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The racing itself isn't interesting to me honestly, and in the first B Class-tier everything feels very easy, even on Highly Skilled.

However, did complete all missions in the tier, and will want to complete the next tiers as well. It's great to tick some boxes and have some missions in Forza again.

To be honest, Hot Wheels' structured mission setup could work great for the entire game!

As Dusk Falls on the same day as the Hot Wheels FH5 expansion? Tough choice - and I still have some hours of Road 96 ahead of me as well. Nice!

@Stoned_Patrol Strongly disagree. The regular Horizon (4 or 5) has a certain sweetspot between arcade and precise racing, but you won't see any of it back on Hot Wheels-like tracks. That wasn't the case in 3's DLC and wasn't the case in the user generated weekly Hot Wheels-esque tracks so far.

Motorsport is boring to me. I can't get enough of Horizon's sweetspot - but Hot Wheels certainly doesn't do it for me.

The Hot Wheels tracks just have so little to do with regular racing and cornering.

Lego Pirates of the Caribbean is on sale as well, for as low as $3. Rarely discounted and one of the most fun instalments in the entire Lego game series if you ask me!

I enjoyed the last Game Pass game of the creators of Her Story, of which I already forgot the name... to be honest. Will definitely try out Immortality - the golf racing game as well.

Liked the first chapter/ playthrough, will play it again and probably finish it as well. Intriguing.

Cheesy, but I don't know if it's trying to be. Hmm.

Great to see Atomic Heart get some loving!

1. Forza Motorsport
2. Atomic Heart
3. Redfall
4. As Dusk Falls
5. Starfield

Ooh, after checking out the weekly Forza Horizon 5 challenges, I'll also check out some Fall Guys again. Want to try the Turtles game as well.

Still lacking a save option. Easy cash, trash release.

@rtr0GMR1 Yeah, this sums it up for me as well.

Noice. Very noice.

And while you're at it, racing developers, make a Blur-like 2nd expansion for Forza Horizon 5. Man, that was the best Mario kart-alternative ever.

Truly hope this will be on Game Pass. I find Diablo worth the money, but it can definitely help to find other players to play alongside with online.

Seen some very surprising and nice looking games!

• Cocoon
• Pentiment
• The Last Case of Benedict Fox
• Starfield
• Forza Horizon 5 DLC and Forza Motorsport
• Ravenlok!!!

Sad to see that Diablo IV won’t be on Game Pass, however, and the lack of Halo Infinite coop gameplay isn’t promising.

Wait, was there no mention of Game Pass for this?

Too repetitive: 64.

Noooo!

Really hoped for something more original. Like...

• Japan
• Matchbox toy cars (in a plastic world)
• An hommage to car movie scenes
• Jurassic World
• Over-the-top arcade racing (underwater tunnels! Racing behind waterfalls!)
• James Bond-themed
• Something like Blur, serious cars with power-ups

ANYTHING would have been better than returning to Hot Wheels again, which is basically just a more orange version of the better user generated tracks.

'Interesting' would be the most positive thing I can write about this.

It looks like a fan made tech demo rather than a proper Sonic game. It's so empty, so devoid of typical Sonic colors and elements, all so replacable.

Wow, so many new additions when you look at it. Honestly though, I only played Forza Horizon 5 this month. I'm a dedicated Game Pass member and play lots of indie games, but this wasn't my month.

This looks seriously weird. Let's try it out!

If you're looking for a great couch co-op experience, definitely check out Lara Croft and the Temple of Isiris.

Nice! Currently using TrueAchievements for this.

Ooh, 2 vs 2 tennis may actually be a nice coop game. Bring it on!

Played this and love(d) this. Such a unique experience!

Will try both, but I don't expect I'll stick to them.

Just calling it: The Stanley Parable will be a Game Pass surprise sooner or later. And I hope it will be as well, as a playthrough is highly recommended because of the brilliant narrative.

XIII-lovers may take a look at RICO London by the way.

How are people so hyped up for Sonic collection #7651?

Some Forza Horizon 5 seasonal challenges no doubt, may start Memoir Blue and/or Life is Strange as well.

@Mingus Haha, touché.

I'm all in on The Pizza Boy Who Saved the World.

Oh wait...

HURRAH? No! BOOH! I looked forward to this as possibly the best online coop game ever.

But it doesn't have coop.

@Mingus Don't agree at all. The voice acting, walking around and the fights of Naheulbeuk are generic and a chore.

I disliked Tunic the first ten minutes, until a review changed my mind about the intention of the game. It's ment as a mystery, with corridors and rooms you can't really see... but are there, and make the sense of discovery great.

I'm liking the discovery and surprises of Tunic, but I'm already looking up to the bossfights, considering how hard it already is to avoid regular swordstrikes. For me, a story focused difficulty is always a plus - and it's something Tunic doesn't have. Will continue playing it, however. Great first hour.

Will probably do the weekly challenges in Forza Horizon 5 as well. Shredders, however, is a bit too simple in game design for me.

Would be fun to do this with some friends, as a desert to a Forza Horizon 5 session for example. Hope it does work better than Forza's convoy options...

A Memoir Blue, if it will actually appear this month, maybe Weird West and definitely Shredders for me.

Haha, awesome

The Mooseman looks quite nice, and so does The Wanderer.

Or... are both just showing concept art?

Bikes? Hell no! A stunt island like the two previous games? Hmm, no, I'm good.

Honestly, I don't really have inspiration myself, but something like Tokyo would be great for drifting and intense street races - and I'd like to see some electrification as well - but I don't think it's very likely.

Wait, we knew this already right?

Let's be careful to call Perfect Dark a 'massive release'. Perfect Dark Zero was absolute horsesh*t.

@Leuke I just looked up Beast Quest... 33% score on Metacritic. Oof.

Fired up FAR: Changing Tides yesterday and liking what I'm playing so far, even though I'm not really a fan of the Limbo-like physics puzzles.

Then started Telling Lies and wow... got me hooked for three hours in a row. Amazing recent addition to Game Pass!

Guardians of the Galaxy! Nice surprise! I will definitely check out FAR as well, looks amazing.

I think these are the most important updates... if fixed properly this time around.

• Fixed issue whilst joining events when already in a Convoy
• Fixed minor notification not always displaying the correct car restrictions in Horizon Tour
• Fixed issue where Horizon Tour would appear as already completed in a series, and cause players to lose their Tour points on historic Series

Has anyone of you played the demo? It wasn't even remotely, even a tiny bit finished. Lost my hope on this one, actually - Game Pass or not.

It looked great in IGN's preview, now after two minutes of talking (you can't make that up in a coop oriented game!) and the already repetitive action thereafter... I'm not so convinced anymore.

Also: is this the start of the game? Tens of 'critical' hits on small monsters? Bullet sponge bonanza. Meh.

@Nightcrawler71 Me too, quite annoying indeed.

Not into survival games, but Flame in the Flood looks pretty great!