Gears of War: E-Day Open Beta Starts August 6 for Game Pass Members
Microsoft has announced the next wave of Xbox Game Pass additions, including early access to the Gears of War: E-Day open beta on August 6 for Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass members.
The upcoming additions are:
- Gears of War: E-Day Open Beta (Xbox Series X|S, PC) — August 6 (Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass)
- Monsters are Coming! (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, PC) — August 6 (Game Pass Premium, Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass)
- PowerWash Simulator 2 (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, PC) — August 6 (Game Pass Premium, Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass)
- Bounty Star (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, PC) — August 11 (Game Pass Premium, Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass)
- Date Everything! (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, PC) — August 11 (Game Pass Premium, Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass)
- Grounded 2 (Game Preview) (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, PC) — August 11 (Game Pass Premium, Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass)
- Ball x Pit (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, PC) — August 12 (Game Pass Premium, Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass)
- Cricket 26 (Cloud, consoles, PC) — August 13 (Game Pass Premium, Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass)
- Mio: Memories in Orbit (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, PC) — August 13 (Game Pass Premium, Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass)
- Sandustry (Game Preview) (PC) — August 13 (Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass)
- Egging On (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, PC) — August 18 (Game Pass Premium, Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass)

The following games will leave the service catalog on August 15:
- Menace
- Atlas Fallen
- Aliens: Firesteam Elite
- Firewatch
Source: iXBT.games
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