Microsoft is ready to share more information about its plans for Xbox Game Pass in March. Today's wave of new games features four titles for Xbox One and five for PC. They'll all be rolling out to Xbox Game Pass subscribers soon, with console titles confirmed for release between March 5 and March 13 and PC titles still waiting for their final release dates.
For console, basketball fans will be excited to hear that NBA 2K20 is headlining the Xbox One Game Pass releases for early March. The sim will be available starting March 5 alongside another simulator, Train Sim World 2020. Then on March 11, Xbox Game Pass will make available the highly anticipated sequel Ori and the Will of the Wisps. This is Ori's launch date, available to all Game Pass subscribers day-of. Rounding out early March on Xbox One Game Pass is Pikuniku, a recently cartoonish released puzzle game from Annapurna.
Xbox Game Pass PC has a robust selection of five new games coming soon. These games don't have specific release dates yet, so stay tuned for further information. They'll likely be out in early March just like their console counterparts. Also like on console, Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Pikuniku, and Train Sim World 2020 are coming to Game Pass PC. Rounding out the offering are two other games: The Lord of the Rings: Adventure Card Game and indie beat 'em up Mother Russia Bleeds.
Microsoft also wants to let fans know, or remind them if they missed the news, that Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary is now out on PC via Halo: The Master Chief Collection. PC Halo fans can now play both the revamped original Halo release and Halo: Reach as they please.
Two other big Xbox Game Pass additions are coming to both PC and Xbox One in early March. Bleeding Edge, Ninja Theory's online multiplayer action game, will be holding another weekend beta event. The event will run from March 13 through 15. Also coming soon is State of Decay 2's Juggernaut Edition free update. It'll include a bunch of new content, including a new map, and is still available on Xbox Game Pass.
Expect further information about Xbox Game Pass in March in the weeks to come, including final release information for announced games and more games to come in later March. Also, note that at the end of March 5 games will be leaving Xbox Game Pass, so Deus Ex and Shenmue fans might want to start their playthroughs before it's too late.