Microsoft has just revealed the first new games that will join the Xbox Game Pass catalog in April. The headliners are the baseball game MLB The Show 22, which is joining the gaming subscription service on its launch day today alongside Cricket 2022.
The episodic game Life is Strange: True Colors is another highlight, and it follows the releases of the previous Life is Strange games on Xbox Game Pass a couple of years ago. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members can also expect new EA Play titles to be available via Xbox Cloud Gaming this month.
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Here are all the details about the first wave of new Xbox Game Pass games in April:
Five games will also leave Xbox Game Pass in the middle of the months: MLB The Show 21, Rain On Your Parade, The Long Dark, and Pathway will be removed on April 15, and they’ll be followed by F1 2019 on April 18. However, F1 2021, the latest installment in the popular F1 series was added last month to EA Play for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members.