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Fans of the Xbox are going to witness a great start to the new year, with the upcoming additions to the Xbox Game Pass service. According to the official announcement, the subscription-based service is bringing lots of fresh games in January. And among the most popular ones is also one iconic, epic trilogy from EA.

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Yes, the Mass Effect Legendary Edition is finally arriving on the Xbox Game Pass platform, almost a year after its grand debut in 2021. The big news has come directly from Xbox. In its recent news announcement, they shared the major information for the month of January.

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Mass Effect trilogy, and other big titles, arriving on Xbox Game Pass

While revealing the games coming soon to Xbox Game Pass, the service mentioned them briefly as well. Speaking of the obvious one, then the Mass Effect Legendary Edition needs no specific introduction in anyways. However, here is a context for those who need a little nudge to remember the epic universe or are new.

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Mass Effect trilogy consists of three solid games from BioWare and EA, under a series that began in 2007. Following the success of the first entry, the developers came up with a second part as well, Mass Effect 2. Not to mention that this particular game, by itself, is regarded as one of the best games to ever release. Then comes the third one, which wasn’t that great but provided a good culmination to the entire trilogy.

The launch date of the Mass Effect Legendary Edition on the Xbox Game Pass is January 6.

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Meanwhile, the other additions making their way to Xbox Game Pass, on January 6, are games like Embr, Outer Wilds, and Spelunky 2. Then there is The Anacrusis, making its debut on January 13, as an Xbox exclusive, being a co-operative first-person shooter. Its story is set aboard a large starship in space, and the players are required to form teams of up to four members, to fight aliens.

What are your thoughts on the upcoming additions to the Xbox Game Pass? Have you played any of them before on your console? If yes, then do share your experiences of how you feel about them now? Let us know in the comments section below.

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