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Xbox Unveils Early September Game Pass Wave With SpeedRunners 2 and Black Ops Cold War

The lineup shows Game Pass’s rotation strategy through high‑profile day‑one launches, time‑limited trials, tiered releases, with 11 titles scheduled to leave the service.

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A list of games coming soon to Xbox Game Pass, some of which include Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, RuneScape Dragonwilds, and Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage.
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Overview

  • Xbox published its Wave 1 schedule on Tuesday, September 1, and made Shelldiver available on Game Pass immediately across Cloud, console, and PC.
  • The announcement lists eight incoming games from September 1–15 including day‑one SpeedRunners 2 on September 3 and Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War on September 8.
  • Microsoft flagged 11 titles as leaving Game Pass in early September, with NBA 2K26 set to depart on September 6 and a larger group including Cyberpunk 2077, Dead Cells and Frostpunk 2 leaving on September 15.
  • The wave also adds timed and tiered benefits such as a 10‑hour EA Play NHL 27 trial arriving September 4 and TCG Card Shop Simulator exiting Game Preview to launch as a 1.0 release on Game Pass on September 15, while a Pure Xbox report that Moonlighter 2 will arrive on September 2 remains unconfirmed by Xbox.
  • The moves reflect Game Pass’s ongoing content churn designed to retain subscribers by alternating high‑profile additions and trials with scheduled removals, and subscribers should note departure dates to use discounts or complete games before they leave.