Awurda First Wave

August has just begun, and like clockwork, the first batch of games headed this month to Xbox Game Pass has been revealed. Here's a closer look at what you can expect to play in the first half of the month. Xbox Game Pass August wave 1 games Available today, you can jump into some old-school first-person spellcasting action with Heretic + Hexen. A re-release of the classic shooters, each game has been updated with several new features and enhancements. While we weren't bowled over by it, you can still check out the day-one release of Game Freak's Beast of Reincarnation, an action-RPG set in a

Unreal Engine 5 rides to the rescue as one of Telltale's best adventures gets resurrected. We've seen The Wolf Among Us 2 running, and we're thrilled that it's finally on the right track.

Not only were my fears of the roguelite loop unfounded, but the Burnout roots baked into developer Fuse Games’s DNA was joyously evident in every moment I spent on the track with Star Wars: Galactic Racer. And the times I wasn’t going hundreds of miles per hour when I was on foot did a great job of further Star Wars-ifying my experience. I’m incredibly optimistic about what I’ve seen from this long overdue spiritual successor to Episode 1: Pod Racer, and I can’t wait to play more of it.

Fans may not have to wait until 2027 for the debut of Pokémon Winds and Waves' lovable starter Pokémon.