Xbox Game Pass March 2023 Wave 1 lineup revealed

Microsoft has Announce The first wave of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in March 2024.

Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun is out today, March 5 (Cloud, Console, PC). This Warhammer 40,000 shooter received a 7/10 from IGN's review: “Retro, fast-paced shooters fit the Warhammer 40K setting well, but Boltgun falls short of greatness because its ideas wear thin too quickly. Some good level design and beautiful environments Makes up for the lack of diversity.

PAW Patrol World (cloud, console, and PC) launches on Game Pass on March 7. Then, on March 12, SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated (cloud, console, PC) launches on Game Pass. IGN's review gave a rating of 5/10: “SpongeBob: SquarePants: The Battle for Bikini Bottom – a soothing sinker in its reverence for nostalgia.”

A day later, on March 13, Control Ultimate Edition (cloud, console, and PC) will launch on Game Pass. Control Ultimate Edition contains the main game and all previously released expansions (The Foundation and AWE). Our Control review praised Remedy's third-person supernatural action adventure, saying that it “creates a captivating and bizarre world that never loses the thread of its supernatural story.”

Then, on March 14, Game Pass will get No More Heroes 3 (cloud, console, and PC). This game received a rating of 6/10 from IGN's review: “No More Heroes 3 is an entertaining but very uneven sequel, its entertaining bosses separated mostly by poor performance and mere boredom.”

Lightyear Frontier (Game Preview) (Cloud, PC, Xbox Series It's an open-world farming exploration game featuring crafting, resource management, and base building, wrapped in a mystery-driven narrative with a cosmic, rustic soundtrack.

And finally, the biggest game: MLB The Show 24 (Cloud and Console) is available on day one with Game Pass starting March 19. Game Pass members can unlock up to four days of early access as well as additional content for the Deluxe Edition if they purchase the game. Deluxe Digital Add-on Package.

Here's the entire Xbox Game Pass March 2024 Wave 1 lineup:

Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun (Cloud, Console, PC) – March 5
PAW Patrol World (Cloud, Console, PC) – March 7
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Humidifier (Cloud, Console, PC) – March 12
Control Ultimate Edition (Cloud, Console, PC) – March 13
No More Heroes 3 (Cloud, Console, PC) – March 14
Lightyear Frontier (Game Preview) (Cloud, PC, Xbox Series
MLB The Show 24 (Cloud and Console) – March 19

As usual, a number of games are leaving Game Pass as new ones arrive. Here is the list:

Leaving Game Pass on March 15:

Hard Space: Shipbreaker (cloud, console, PC)
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Remastered (Cloud, Console, PC)
Paper shredders (cloud, console, PC)

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