Xbox Game Pass has unveiled a new set of in-game goodies coming towards well-known free-to-play titles. Offering items such as skins, characters, and in-game currencies, these benefits will make many players happy. I, for one, am eager to check what will be available on two of my favourite games.
Starting this week, Microsoft will being rolling out Game Pass goodies to PC and Ultimate members in addition to the plethora of games it refreshes each month. The list of participating titles includes Heroes of the Storm, Naraka: Bladepoint, Smite 2, and The Finals for now. But the team is planning to add Call of Duty: Warzone, Asphalt Legends Unite, War Thunder, and Enlisted in April, with more coming up later. The idea is to always have new benefits to look forward to.
In detail, each game is getting the following:
- Heroes of the Storm (PC)
Unlock 30 Heroes from across Blizzard Entertainment’s universes by Linking your -Battle.net account. - Naraka: Bladepoint (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Unlock all heroes, exclusive Xbox headgear, and the Phoenix Princess Pack (Justina Gu) by Using your Xbox profile to log in. - Smite 2 (Console and PC)
Unlock the exclusive High Velocity Hecate Skin, 5 gods (Ares, Anhur, Hecate, Hercules and Nemesis), the OP Title, and GG Emote with the Smite 2 Welcome Pack by Linking your account. - The Finals (Xbox Series X|S and PC)
Unlock the Stryker Grid Set, featuring a full outfit, three weapon skins, a charm, a 25% boost to Match XP, and 500 Multibucks by Linking your Embark ID.
Additionally, those who didn’t already can also grab previously available benefits such as:
- Genshin Impact (Console)
Unlock the ‘Wings of Fate’s Course Intertwined’ as a gift in the in-game mailbox upon logging into Genshin Impact on Xbox. Plus, unlock Intertwined Fate ×2, Northlander Billet Trove ×1, Hero’s Wit ×10, Mora ×100,000, and Mystic Enhancement Ore ×15, by Linking your HoYoverse account. - League of Legends (PC)
Unlock all 160+ champions, get day one access to new champions, and enjoy a 20% XP Boost to account levelling by Linking your Riot account. - Legends of Runeterra (PC)
Unlock all cards in the Foundations Set by Linking your Riot account. - Overwatch 2 (Console and PC)
Unlock six skins, including Cardboard Reinhardt and Turtleship D.Va!, plus get a one-time grant of 30 Mythic Prisms and a 10% XP boost with access to shop cosmetics from the past three seasons by Linking your Battle.net account. - Teamfight Tactics (PC)
Unlock 1-Star Rare Little Legend Tacticians and one skin on a monthly rotation by Linking your Riot account. - Valorant (Console and PC)
Unlock all Agents, get day-one access to new Agents, and enjoy a 20% Match XP Boost to Battle Pass, Event Pass, and active Agent Contract progress by Linking your Riot account.
As for Asphalt Legends Unite, Call of Duty: Warzone, War Thunder, and Enlisted, the Xbox team didn’t indicate which goodies await us. A bummer since the last two are the ones I play the most. That said, if I had to guess, I would say that we can expect car packs or skins in Asphalt Legends Unite, operators and weapons skins in Warzone, plus decals, XP boosters, and in-game currencies in War Thunder and Enlisted – the latter of which has been updated with Nvidia’s DLSS 4 upscaling and Multi Frame Generation if you own an RTX 50 Series GPU. Warzone will likely be the one getting the best benefits since it’s owned by Microsoft.
Regardless, it is always nice when free goodies come your way. It would have been even better if all Game Pass users, including Core members, were part of it, but freebies aren’t necessarily free. The company needs a way to separate and add value to its £14.99 monthly tier. Lastly, note that some of these perks and bonuses may be region-locked, i.e. only available in some countries.
