
Quick Summary
Diablo and EA Sports UFC 5 lead this month's Xbox Game Pass games so far.
They are both coming to the platform from 14 January, with a whole stack of other games also having been added in the last few days.
If you're a fan of Diablo IV (and let's face it, who isn't?) and have Xbox Game Pass Ultimate or PC Game Pass then you're in for a treat this month. You can finally see where it all started, with Blizzard's first action-RPG dungeon crawler being added to the game library.
Diablo will be available to play at no extra cost from 14 January. You'll need a PC, as it's not available for Xbox consoles, but it shouldn't require a bonkers rig as it'll be presented in its original 1997 form.
Ironically, a console version was made back in the day, but that was for PlayStation only, so you'll have to wait and see if Xbox ever makes a remastered version for its own consoles.
Those who do have a PC to run it own will find a true treat. The original game continues to be rated 94 on Metacritic and is inarguably one of the best action-RPGs of all time – if not, the best as it helped define the genre.
As is now the norm with the series, you take on a single adventurer and must hack, slash and magic your way through a procedurally generated dungeon. It was pretty groundbreaking at the time of release, and is a must play if you've never had the chance before.
Coming to Xbox Series X/S
While Diablo is PC exclusive on Game Pass, there are still plenty of games coming to the platform for Xbox Series X/S owners too. Indeed, Road 96, Lightyear Frontier, Robin Hood – Sherwood Builders, Rolling Hills, and My Time at Sandrock have already been added in the last few days.
You can also look forward to EA Sports UFC 5 if you have Ultimate membership, as that's coming to EA Play on 14 January (which is included in Xbox Game Pass Ultimate).
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Sadly though, if you haven't played Common’Hood, Escape Academy, Exoprimal, Figment, Insurgency Sandstorm, or Those Who Remain yet, you'd better get a wriggle on as they will all be leaving Game Pass on 15 January.
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