Microsoft's October 2024 Xbox Game Pass Wave 2 Brings Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6 To Subscribers

Microsoft Corp. MSFT has revealed the Xbox Game Pass Wave 2 lineup for October 2024, and it's headlined by Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, set to release on Oct. 25.

This marks the first time a Call of Duty game has launched day-one on Game Pass, following Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard in 2023.

This move is part of Microsoft’s strategy to leverage high-profile titles to expand the Game Pass user base. Phil Spencer, head of Xbox, has long stressed the power of Game Pass in driving engagement and sales.

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A Game Pass Lineup Loaded With Heavy Hitters

While Black Ops 6 is the crown jewel of this month's additions, the October Wave 2 lineup offers much more:

• South Park: The Fractured but Whole (Cloud, Console, PC) – Oct. 16
• Donut County (Cloud, Console, PC) – Oct. 17
• MechWarrior 5: Clans (Cloud, PC, Xbox Series X|S) – Oct. 17
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Cloud, Console, PC) – Oct. 25
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Cloud) – Oct. 25
• Call of Duty: Warzone (Cloud) – Oct. 25
• Ashen (Cloud, Console, PC) – Oct. 29
• Dead Island 2 (PC) – Oct. 31

Additionally, looking ahead to November, Microsoft confirmed that StarCraft: Remastered and StarCraft II: Campaign Collection will join Game Pass on Nov. 5.

Games Leaving Game Pass On Oct. 31

As new games arrive, some titles are rotating out of the service. The following will leave Game Pass at the end of October:

• Frog Detective: The Entire Mystery (Cloud, Console, PC)
• Headbangers (Cloud, Console, PC)
• Inkulinati (Cloud, Console, PC)
• Lonely Mountain's Downhill (Cloud, Console, PC)
• Mineko's Night Market (Cloud, Console, PC)

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