Play Gears of War: E-Day Before Others With Xbox Game Pass
You can play the Gears of War: E-Day beta, Ball x Pit and more this month.
Xbox Game Pass will introduce a host of new games in the first half of August 2026, alongside the Gears of War: E-Day open beta. This open beta for Game Pass Ultimate or PC Game Pass subscribers will feature the E-Day mode of the Gears of War series, offering a larger-scale Horde Siege PvE experience. Beast of Reincarnation, a new game from Pokémon developer Game Freak, will launch on August 4, followed by the indie title Date Everything! on August 11.
Sports enthusiasts will have Cricket 26 available on August 13, along with the indie factory game Sandustry on the same day in Game Preview. The complete lineup of games joining Xbox Game Pass in August 2026 includes Heretic + Hexen, Monsters are Coming!, PowerWash Simulator 2, Bounty Star, Date Everything!, Mio: Memories in Orbit, Sandustry, Egging On, Grounded 2, Ball x Pit, and Cricket 26.
Some games, like Menace, Atlas Fallen, Aliens: Fireteam Elite, and Firewatch, will leave the service on August 15, 18, and 13, respectively, but will still be available for purchase at a discounted price.
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