Microsoft announces new Perks system for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate

A new exclusive member benefit that offers free DLC, in-game content, and more.

March 18, 2020

Microsoft has announced, Perks, a new exclusive benefit for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members that will provide new DLC, in-game content, and more, on a regular basis — for free. Starting today, Wednesday, March 18, Ultimate members can redeem the following four Perks for free:

Phantasy Star Online 2: Enter the world of one of Japan’s biggest online RPGs with a special content bundle, which includes unique emotes, in-game cosmetics including an Xbox jacket, a gold ticket Mission Pass and in-game currency with a Meseta Crystal. Available to members in the US and Canada only.
World of Tanks: Mercenaries: A global multiplayer free-to-play game dedicated to tank warfare in the mid-20^th century. Start your journey with three powerful tanks and more!

Sea of Thieves: The essential pirate experience, from sailing and fighting to exploring and looting – everything you need to live the pirate life and become a legend in your own right. With Perks, you get a free Ori-inspired Ancestral Sails, Figurehead, Hull, and Flag to adorn your ship.
Smite: Become divine in the #1 MOBA on Xbox, with a bundle that unlocks five Gods, special character skins and voice packs so you can ride into the battle of the Gods in style. With Smite, join a community of 30 million players and defend your portal in showdowns in the Collesium.

As long as you’re an existing Ultimate member your Perks will automatically be added to the Xbox Game Pass tab on console, or the Xbox app on Windows 10 PC, or within the Xbox Game Pass mobile app. You can sign-up for a new Xbox Game Pass Ultimate account or transition an existing Xbox Gold Live account and get your first month free for $1.

Titles coming soon to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for PC

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Astrologaster – A comedy game set in Shakespeare’s London, play as ‘Doctor’ Simon Forman and treat his patients using astrology and win him a medical license. Explore Simon’s life, relationships, and his work. Make story choices strategically or just for fun – but be warned your choices will have consequences (and unpredictable side effects) in this story-driven adventure game based on a truly ridiculous story.

Bleeding Edge – Xbox Play Anywhere Grab your team and tear it up in Bleeding Edge, an electrifying online brawler where every fighter comes mechanically enhanced for mayhem! Choose your fighter from a diverse cast of colorful characters from the edges of society: burn rubber as bold and beautiful Buttercup with her detachable saw blade arms, wreak havoc as Black-Metal rocker Niđhöggr with his electrifying guitar solos or slash up the streets as Daemon, New York’s most wanted assassin. Come join the cybernetic clash of the century!
Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid – It’s morphin time! Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid pits current and classic rangers and villains in 3 vs. 3 tag battles. Test your skills online against friends and players from around the world for endless replayability. Experience authentic but re-imagined Power Rangers battle sequences like never before.
The Surge 2 – On the way to Jericho City, your plane is shot down by a mysterious storm and crash-lands in the outskirts. You wake up weeks later in a derelict detention facility inside the city. Robots are on a rampage and a dark, expanding nanostorm looms over the cityscape. In this hardcore, brutal melee combat game, The Surge 2 challenges you to unravel its hidden secrets.

Titles coming soon to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for console

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March 19
- Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown
  Aerial combat has never looked or felt better than this. Soar through photorealistic skies with full 360-degree movement. Weather and environments affect your aircraft and HUD, making those dogfights just that more realistic. Take to the skies and become an ace pilot!
- Kona
  Northern Canada, 1970. A strange blizzard ravages Atamipek Lake. Step into the shoes of private detective to investigate surreal events in an eerie village while battling the elements to survive.
- The Surge 2 – Xbox One X Enhanced
  Your plane is shot down by a mysterious storm and crashes in the outskirts of Jericho City. Waking up weeks later in a derelict detention facility inside the city, you find that robots are on the rampage and a dark, expanding nanostorm looms over the city. The Surge 2 challenges you to unravel its hidden secrets in this hardcore, brutal melee combat game.

March 24
- Bleeding Edge – Xbox One X Enhanced / Xbox Play Anywhere
  Join the cybernetic clash of the century! Choose your fighter from a diverse cast of colorful characters from the edges of society: burn rubber as bold and beautiful Buttercup with her detachable saw blade arms, wreak havoc as Black-Metal rocker Niđhöggr with his electrifying guitar solos or slash up the streets as Daemon, New York’s most wanted assassin. Then grab your team and tear it up in Bleeding Edge, an electrifying online brawler where every fighter comes mechanically enhanced for mayhem.
March 26
- Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid
  Experience authentic but re-imagined Power Rangers battle sequences like never before. Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid pits current and classic rangers and villains in 3 vs. 3 tag battles. You can also test your skills online against friends and players from around the world for endless replayability. It’s morphin time!

And finally here’s a list of games that will soon be leaving Game Pass:

Console

Borderlands: The Handsome Collection
Cities: Skylines
The Golf Club 2

LEGO Worlds
Operencia: The Stolen Sun
Vampyr

Battle Chef Brigade
Cities: Skylines

Kingsway
Operencia: The Stolen Sun
Orwell: Keeping an Eye on You

Vampyr

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