Xbox Game Pass Is Losing One Incredible Game On January 31

Xbox Game Pass is known for its continually expanding library of games, but along with the frequent additions to the subscription service, it does occasionally lose some titles as well. Games that are set to be removed are usually announced alongside additions, so it's often easy to prepare for the changes coming in a month ahead of time. Even with an active subscription, games can't be played after they leave the service, so having enough heads-up for a decent window to play the game tends to ease a lot of potential frustration.

Although the announcement of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in January gave advance notice for titles departing on January 5 and 15, no losses in the lineup were initially confirmed for the rest of the month. As officially revealed through the Xbox Wire blog, however, is leaving Xbox Game Pass on January 31 after roughly a year of availability via the service. Although this is technically just a single title being removed, anyone wanting to play through it in advance might need to carve out an impressive chunk of spare time.

Although the title doesn't offer much clarity on what's included, is actually a package that includes the campaigns from all three modern games. This is an especially convenient way to enjoy the adventures of master assassin Agent 47, especially considering the fact that the first game in the trilogy was originally drip-fed as an episodic release. Outside of Xbox Game Pass, the full bundle can be purchased for a fairly standard price of $69.99, and the older standalone releases of and are no longer available digitally.

For many fans, the trilogy included in was a return to form after the more linear experience of, and its sandbox nature gives it an absurd amount of replayability that makes its removal from Xbox Game Pass especially unfortunate. Agent 47 has the freedom to eliminate targets through a wide variety of methods, from simple silenced pistol shots to much sillier techniques. A free DLC added a roguelite mode