Today, Microsoft has revealed its next batch of Xbox Game Pass titles, with some huge additions coming our way including Death Stranding Director's Cut later this week. However, it's one of next week's arrivals that's caught our eye, with Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 delivering a proper Series X|S showpiece on XGP in just over a week's time.

Yep, Saber Interactive's Space Marine sequel is a little over a year old at this point, and it's bound for Xbox Game Pass (Premium and Ultimate) on January 29th. It doesn't feel like that long since we were tearing away at hordes of Tyranids for our Pure Xbox review, and we still remember this one very fondly indeed. Saber's shooter is one of the best looking and feeling genre examples this generation.

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Seriously, the game's signature Grimdark aesthetic is captured perfectly in the team's updated World War Z engine. Stunning backdrops, dense environments and swarms of enemies as far as the eye can see; Space Marine 2 smashed our expectations of what a Space Marine sequel would ultimately look like. It might not be as ambitious as some current-gen titles in regards to originality, but this is still one of the finest-looking games on Xbox Series X|S, we reckon.

As we alluded to earlier, this positivity goes beyond visuals as well. Space Marine 2 feels great to play, from satisfying melee combat to super-solid third-person shooting and grounded, weighty movement mechanics. It's Gears of War with the action cranked up to 11, and we reckon lots of you are going to have fun with this one on XGP.

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What's more, Xbox Game Pass players are going to benefit from a raft of patches and updates that the Space Marine 2 team has delivered over the last year and change. Yep, Saber is still updating this one with new multiplayer content, balance tweaks and more over a year on - the game is in pretty darn good shape these days. And, you'll be able to experience all of this first hand when Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 hits Xbox Game Pass Premium and Ultimate next week.

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