Quake, Quake II, Quake Arenas Added To Xbox Game Pass

For the ongoing lineup of titles promised for Xbox Game Pass, that list continues to grow as new major releases arrives to the service. As of the most recent announcement from Microsoft this week, subscribers can expect Psychonauts 2, Myst, and 12 Minutes later on for the remainder of August. But, Microsoft also promised other releases prior.

Then, the Xbox company disclosed that Amplitude Studios’ Humankind is to be a day one release for Xbox Game Pass for PC. Howbeit, there is also a special release addition for Xbox Game Pass on console as well. In that, Surgeon Simulator 2: Access All Areas is to ship for the service come September 2nd next month.

Now during QuakeCon on Thursday, the is Software revealed that more games are due for arrival to the service. Those titles include the following:

Console

Quake – 8/19

Quake II – 8/19
Quake Arenas – 8/19

Cloud

Quake – 8/19

“The legendary first-person shooter that inspires today’s retro shooters is back! In celebration of its 25th anniversary, Quake returns today with an enhanced re-release on PC and Xbox One and with Xbox Game Pass,” Bethesda Softworks Content Manager Parker Wilhelm reveals. “As part of the celebration, Quake II and Quake III: Arena are also now available with Xbox Game Pass for PC in their original form.”

Simultaneously during the reveal, id Software unveiled Quake: a remaster of the original 1996 release. The game is said to feature all expansions for the game including an original add-on, Dimension of the Machine. You can read the full report by heading here.

Which Quake are you most interested to play first?

Source: Xbox Wire

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