
One of the biggest Xbox Game Pass surprises last month was Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders after the game was quietly inserted into the January lineup - and it seems that the development team has been enjoying a rather successful launch as a result.
Late last week, the Snow Riders team logged onto social media to reveal that 500,000 people have "taken to the slopes" in this new Lonely Mountains sequel - less than two weeks after its release. Xbox exec Sarah Bond then went on to congratulate the game for its "amazing launch".
We're assuming that the title's inclusion in Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass service has done wonders for the release getting half a million players in under two weeks - so, more power to them! Hopefully the studio is seeing good success from this influx of players so far.
As we move forward from January's XGP additions, we're still waiting on a full roadmap for the month of February. We know of two massive titles coming to the library in Avowed and Far Cry New Dawn, but beyond that, we're largely in the dark about February's lineup. Here's hoping Microsoft spills some more Xbox Game Pass beans later this week!