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Three new games join Xbox Game Pass today: Aerial_Knight’s DropShot (Series X|S, PC, Cloud) and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora (Series X|S, PC, Cloud) are added for Ultimate/PC, while Avowed lands on XGP Premium (already available in Ultimate/PC).
Next Week on Xbox previews a Feb 16–20 lineup across Xbox consoles and PC/Game Pass, featuring strategy survival (Star Trek: Voyager – Across the Unknown), the Quartz Edition of Styx: Blades of Greed, fast shooters and platformers (Aerial_Knight’s DropShot, Hex Park, HeadHunters), horror experiences (Backrooms Level X, Horror Tale 2: 4k Remaster), and many indie titles releasing Feb 17–20, with prices and pre-orders noted.
Grasshopper Manufacture reveals Romeo is A Dead Man, a third‑person single‑player action‑adventure arriving February 11, 2026 on Xbox Series X|S. Players follow Romeo Stargazer, an FBI Space-Time Agent known as Dead Man, through a chaos-filled story spawned by a time paradox, featuring intense combat and the Bloody Summer finisher. The interview with Suda51 and Ren Yamazaki explains the game’s ad‑libbed development style, emphasis on crafting a memorable protagonist, and the studio’s commitment to a bold, distinctive IP amid the challenges of creating a new IP.
Turok: Origins is coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, and PC (via Steam) this fall, with a newly announced Switch 2 version and fresh gameplay footage and screenshots; players will fight dinosaurs and aliens, upgrade DNA powers, and can play solo or with friends.
Dragon Quest VII Reimagined lands on Xbox Series X|S on February 5, 2026, and a roundup of early reviews largely praises its modernized pacing, visuals, and quality-of-life updates, while noting some content cuts and its episodic structure can slow the journey.
Windows Central’s coverage argues that Final Fantasy 7 Remake on Xbox is the definitive version thanks to strong optimization and the Xbox ecosystem: Play Anywhere cross-buy and cross-save, available performance modes (30 FPS in Quality and up to 60 FPS on Series X|S), and solid handheld performance on Xbox Ally with seamless Windows/Xbox ecosystem integration.
Ubisoft has rolled out native 60FPS upgrades for Far Cry 3 Classic Edition, Blood Dragon Classic Edition, and Far Cry Primal on Xbox Series X|S, going live January 21. The Series X runs Far Cry 3 Classic Edition at 1440p60 and the Series S at 1080p60, while Blood Dragon Classic Edition also hits 60FPS. Primal already had 60FPS via FPS Boost, but the native upgrade adds more consistency. The upgrades are free and require only updating the games.
Ubisoft is bringing 60fps updates to Far Cry 3, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, and Far Cry Primal on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, with patches launching January 21, 2026. Primal on older systems and the original Far Cry 3 already had 60fps via various boosts, and Far Cry 4 and Far Cry 5 joined the 60fps club in earlier patches. There’s no announced plan for Far Cry 2. A Far Cry anthology TV series is in development for FX from Noah Hawley and Rob McElhenney.
Final Fantasy 7 Remake remains a strong, time-capsule experience on Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch 2, offering faithful ports with platform-specific quirks: the Xbox version mirrors the PS5 Intergrade experience but lacks haptic feedback and has slightly longer load times, offset by Quick Resume and Play Anywhere; the Switch 2 version uses DLSS upscaling and looks good for the hardware, though some textures appear dotty and hair styling is affected; the upcoming Rebirth sequel enhances the concepts, making Remake still worth playing now while anticipation builds for the final game in the trilogy.
Ahead of the February 12 Xbox launch, 12 Sega Game Gear titles will be playable inside Yakuza Kiwami 3 (and Dark Tides), including Sonic Chaos, Pac-Man, Streets of Rage and more, with some titles offering split-screen multiplayer; the package also includes three classic arcade games, though some fans are disappointed that these games can’t be played outside the Yakuza bundle.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, and Essential subscribers can play EA Sports FC 26 for free during January 15–18 as part of Free Play Days. Premium is offered at $1 for 14 days and Essential at $1 for 30 days, while Ultimate remains $30/month. FC 26 led 2025 console revenue through November and earned a 7/10 in GameSpot's review, praised as the series’ best recent installment with some flaws; the promo features a Toni Kroos video.
Square Enix will patch Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade on PS5 and PC next Thursday with new 'streamlined progression' options (keep HP/MP topped up, always deal 9,999 damage, and max items); Switch 2 and Xbox Series X|S ports will receive the same features on January 22, 2026, with similar tweaks possibly coming to Rebirth and Part 3 in the future.
Digital Foundry's analysis of the Final Fantasy 7 Remake demo on Xbox Series X|S reveals that the Xbox versions are visually comparable to PS5, with some instances where Switch 2 may look better due to AI upscaling, despite lower resolutions. The review highlights similarities in visual quality across platforms and notes ongoing testing for the full game release.
A demo for Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade is now available on Switch 2 and Xbox Series X|S, allowing players to start the game early with save data transfer, ahead of the full release on January 22. The demo includes the first chapter and offers in-game rewards, with the full trilogy also coming to these platforms, previously exclusive to PlayStation. The game will feature an easy mode and requires significant storage space, especially on Switch 2.
Square Enix has released a free demo of Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade for Xbox Series X|S, featuring the entire first chapter, with save data transferable to the full game launching on January 22, 2026, and bonus items available for players who try the demo.