8 More Lives

After dumping five games from Xbox Game Pass on June 15, Microsoft has announced the next slate of eight removals for June, bringing the total number of games removed from Game Pass in June to 13. Games leaving Xbox Game Pass on June 30 include Payday 2, Tomb Raider, and Rise of the Tomb Raider. Slay the Spire, Ultimate Chicken Horse, Mecha Break, Volcano Princess, and Unpacking are also being sent packing. As a reminder, if you’d like to keep any of these games, you can buy them at a discount, as Game Pass subscribers can save up to 20% before they’re removed from the service. In terms of new

Moana is gorgeous to look at, but it's too faithful to the animated original's storyline (and even camera moves) to offer anything new to the tale. Catherine Laga'aia makes a great bright-eyed protagonist, but Dwayne Johnson can't nail the swaggering demigod Maui's charisma in live-action.