A bit of surprise, Microsoft has opened today the dances for this 2022 with a decidedly substantial and important series of new titles destined to enter the Xbox Game Pass catalog with immediate effect, or in the immediate future.

The addition destined to make headlines is definitely that of Mass Effect Legendary Edition. The fine reinterpretation of the famous saga will be included in the EA Play service on January 6th, after not even a year from its publication: consequently the BioWare trilogy will also be available to all Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers starting from the same date.

The adventures of Commander Shepard are not the only "gift of the Befana" coming to subscribers. Also for January 6 are announced the entrances of Embr, colorful action FPS published last September by Curve Digital, and Outer Wilds,very welcome return of the title released from the catalog last July.

But it doesn't end there. In fact, three very interesting indie titles are already available: the refined puzzle game Gorogoa,the pixel-art metroidvania Olija and the very special platformer The Pedestrian,which surprisingly arrives directly at day-one in the catalog Xbox Game Pass.

Moving on to next January 13, on that date it will (finally) make its arrival on Xbox Spelunky 2: the celebrated platformer created by Derek Yu will be immediately included in the subscription. On the same date, Xbox Game Pass subscribers will be able to try their hand directly at the Game Preview of The Anacrusis,a very stylish FPS with 4-player co-op that has been able to deserve the attention of the public with a truly impressive announcement trailer.

So here is the summary of the arrivals announced with this rich update:

• Gorogoa (Cloud, Console and PC) – January 4
• Olija(Cloud, Console and PC) – January 4
• The Pedestrian (Cloud, Console and PC) – January 4
• Mass Effect Legendary Edition (Console and PC) – January 6
• Embr (Cloud, Console and PC) – January 6
• Outer Wilds (Cloud, Console and PC) – January 6
• Spelunky 2 (Console and PC) – January 13
• The Anacrusis - game preview (Console and PC) – January 13

We remind you that Xbox Game Pass is a subscription service that, at a cost of 9.99 Euros per month, allows you to play freely and without limitations to all the titles included in the service, with new games that are added every month. You can buy it from this page on the Microsoft Store, or make a single subscription to Game Pass + Live Gold + EA Play + Cloud Gaming with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, which can be purchased from this page.