Xbox Game Pass: the new features for the end of March 2022 unveiled, with several games available in day one

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• Shredders (Cloud, PC & Xbox Series X|S) ID@Xbox – March 17

Available as soon as it launches in the Game Pass: Race into the snowboarding event of the year to do the most breathtaking tricks and hope to earn an invitation to an exclusive tournament. To prove you’re up to it, master the art of park riding, buttering, rails and massive kickers and earn your place in the world of snowboarding. Enjoy the game on Xbox One and other devices you already own with cloud gaming through Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.

• The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet of Disorder (Cloud, Console & PC) ID@Xbox – March 17

Live an adventure filled with humour, surprises and unexpected encounters in the heroic fantasy universe of the Donjon de Naheulbeuk. Lead a team of reluctant heroes who will compete in clumsiness in this tactical RPG that will put your skills to the test.

• Tainted Grail: Conquest (Console) ID@Xbox – March 22

Already available in the PC Game Pass and soon on console! Explore ever-changing maps, battle deadly enemies, and uncover the fate of the cursed island of Avalon in this unique, endlessly playable mix of roguelike, card game, and RPG. Create your own combos using hundreds of cards and learn to survive in a dark and unforgiving world under the yoke of a mysterious and deadly force: the wyrdness.

• Zero Escape: The Nonary Games (Cloud, Console & PC) – March 22

Several foreigners are kidnapped to participate by force in a diabolical and deadly game. Who will you trust? The tension mounts as the situation becomes inextricable. Can you escape the Nonary Games or will you pay the ultimate price?

• Norco (PC) ID@Xbox – March 24

Available from launch on PC Game Pass: Norco is a gothic point-and-click storytelling adventure that immerses you in the seedy suburbs and industrialized swamps of unnatural Louisiana. Your brother Blake has disappeared following the death of your mother. To hope to find him, you will have to follow a security android on the run in the refineries, shopping malls and drainage canals of the suburbs of New Orleans.

• F1 2021 (Console) EA Play – March 24

The lights are green! Members of EA Play and Game Pass Ultimate will be able to experience an immersive story in the world of F1, race the tracks with their own team and achieve their dreams in F1 2021, which joins a large collection of racing games playable via EA Play.

• Crusader Kings III (Xbox Series X|S) ID@Xbox – March 29

Already available in the PC Game Pass and soon on Xbox Series X|S! Your legacy awaits. Choose a noble house and guide your dynasty to greatness over generations, in an epic Middle Ages. War is only one way to establish your rule. True strategy requires honed diplomatic skills, mastery of your kingdom, and cunning. Crusader Kings III continues Paradox Development Studio’s popular series, with its acclaimed marriage of immersive grand strategy and deep medieval role-playing.

• Weird West (Cloud, Console & PC) ID@Xbox – March 31

Available as soon as it is released in the Game Pass: Discover a dark and alternative universe that appropriates the myth of the Wild West, where lawmen and Aces of the trigger meet fantastic creatures daily. Drift through this unforgiving territory and uncover the mysterious origins of a group of out-of-the-ordinary heroes.

The Xbox app on PC

Last month, we brought you a major update for installing and managing games, which allows you to choose the installation folder, get more options to manage your games, and use mods with more titles. We continue to create updates based on your feedback, the next wave of these is already available for Xbox Insiders and will be available to everyone at the end of March.

• Navigation in the application: Several changes will improve navigation in the application and access to games. This first update brings everything to the sidebar and makes it easier to access Xbox Cloud Gaming.
• Performance Indicators: A new indicator lets you check if a title will run on your PC, before installing it.

Later this month, you’ll be able to find and install Rainbow Six: Siege and Rainbow Six: Extraction directly from the Xbox app.

For early access to these new features and more, join the Xbox Insider Program.

Downloadable content and update

• Genesis Noir: The Astronomy Update – Available

The Astronomy Update is available, adding three new levels and an expanded universe so you can explore the cosmos even further and venture into the past and future.

• Lawn Mowing Simulator: Dino Safari – Available

Game Pass members save 10% on this content! Your business is starting to make a name for itself, and you’ve just landed your biggest deal yet: the Dino Safari. The task will be monstrous! Spin around the T-Rex paddock, Cretaceous Canyon, Herbivore Valley and Raptor Lair to make sure you complete your mission, there shouldn’t be a bone!

Nine new games compatible with touch controls

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members can now play 9 more games with touch controls! Find the full list of compatible games here and start playing on the Xbox app on Windows PC, the mobile app on Android devices, or from xbox.com/play on your Windows PC or Apple phones and tablets, without needing of a handle. Here is the list of new titles with touch controls:

• Among Us ;
• Katamari Damacy Reroll ;
• Lumines Remastered ;
• Pupperazzi ;
• rubber bandits ;
• Spelunky 2 ;
• Telling Lies ;
• Undungeon ;
• Young Souls.

They are leaving us soon

It will soon be time to say goodbye to these titles. You still have a few days to try these games or complete them before they leave the service. As always, remember that you can use your Game Pass members-only discount to save up to 20% on these titles and keep them in your library.

March, 31st

• Madden NFL 20 (Cloud, Console & PC) EA Play
• Narita Boy (Cloud, Console & PC)
• Shadow Warrior 2 (Cloud, Console & PC)

April 11

• Destiny 2: Beyond Light, Shadowkeep & Forsaken (CP)