Xbox Game Pass has announced and released a significant amount of games over the past few months. This past week Xbox Game Pass has added six different games, including the Zero Escape trilogy and F1 2021 for Ultimate subscribers. Next week things aren't slowing down, with both Crusader Kings 3 and Weird West arriving as day one Xbox Game Pass launches. Looking forward, two new Xbox Game Pass titles have been confirmed during the Future Games Show Spring Showcase 2022 event.
The first game confirmed during the Future Games Show presentation is Turbo Golf Racing. Imagine Rocket League on a golf course and the entire concept of Turbo Golf Racing should make sense. Players race down a golf course, keeping their ball in front of them. Along the way, if Turbo Golf Racing players hit their ball through a mid-course goal they can earn boosts that launch their ball forward or Mario Kart-like power-ups with which to attack their foes. Turbo Golf Racing will launch Day One on both PC and console Xbox Game Pass for Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S.
The second Xbox Game Pass release confirmed during the Future Games Show Spring Showcase is named Marauders. Marauders is an exciting new project from Small Impact Games and was originally funded through Fig as "Marauder." It's a first-person shooter pitched as a tactical sci-fi space pirate game with four-player co-op. Think diesel-punk Borderlands meets Escape from Tarkov, as players will raid ships for loot, compete with other teams, and then have to survive and escape to keep their ill-gotten gains. Marauders is PC-exclusive, so will only be available to PC Game Pass and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers.
Unfortunately, neither Turbo Golf Racing nor Marauders have a specific release date to announce just yet. Turbo Golf Racing does say that a beta will be coming soon, though, and the state of that beta may well determine when the game will launch. Marauders can confirm a 2022 launch, so interested gamers can expect to hear more later this year.
While it's disappointing not to have a release date for either Turbo Golf Racing or Marauders, it's hard to blame either game for not capitalizing on the opportunity the Future Games Show offered them. Plus, the confirmation that they're both Xbox Game Pass titles should help maintain plenty of excitement over the coming months.
New releases on Xbox Game Pass continue to come down the pipeline at unexpected speeds. At least 19 games have been added to Xbox Game Pass in March and two, MLB The Show 22 and Chinatown Detective Agency, will be included the first week of April. Expect to hear more Xbox Game Pass announcements in the weeks and months to come.