Overview
- Xbox published a second August lineup on Tuesday that lists 10 titles joining Game Pass between August 18 and September 1, including day‑one additions Blood Dungeon on August 25 and Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy on August 27.
- Five games are scheduled to leave Game Pass on August 31 — Another Crab’s Treasure, I Am Your Beast, Neon Abyss, One Lonely Outpost and The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt — Remastered Edition — while NBA 2K26 will depart on September 6.
- Microsoft’s announcement marks several tier changes, with multiple games flagged as moving to Game Pass Premium and others arriving on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass, shifting who can access each title.
- Xbox Store listings offer limited discounts of around 20% on departing games until they leave, creating a short window for subscribers to buy titles they want to keep.
- The removals highlight Xbox’s rotation strategy of adding day‑one releases and reassigning titles between tiers, and The Witcher 3’s brief run on Game Pass since February may affect players who planned to use the service ahead of the game’s upcoming paid expansion.