{"id":14221,"date":"2026-09-15T19:56:47","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T16:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/?p=14221"},"modified":"2026-09-16T02:25:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T22:55:54","slug":"xbox-game-pass-september-2026-wave-2-lineup-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/2026\/09\/15\/xbox-game-pass-september-2026-wave-2-lineup-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Xbox Game Pass September 2026 Wave 2 Lineup Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Microsoft has announced the Xbox Game Pass September 2027 Wave 2 lineup, and it includes Dune Awakening, plus Minecraft Dungeons 2 and Gears of War: E-Day for Ultimate and PC subscribers.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Sandy survival RPG Dune: Awakening is amongst this month&#8217;s biggest additions, and lands for Game Pass Premium, PC and Ultimate subscribers on September 22. PC and Ultimate subscribers will meanwhile get day-one access to Minecraft Dungeons 2 and Gears of War: E-Day on September 29 and October 6, respectively.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Also worth a look this month are comicbook beat &#8217;em up Marvel Cosmic Invasion, sci-fi puzzler Planet of Lana 2, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Ninja Gaiden 4, all of which join Xbox Game Pass Premium. If you&#8217;ve yet to try it already, Premium subscribers also get to play Keeper, just as the game also pops up on PlayStation 5.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Other titles on offer include bike-racing party game Ultimate Sheep Raccoon, sci-fi horror Routine, action RPG roguelike Kernel Hearts, dark fairytale Metroidvania Well Dweller and 2.5D roguelite beat &#8217;em up Mad King Redemption. Anything tickle your fancy?<\/p>\n<p><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">The 100 Best Xbox Games of All Time<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\">&lt;img alt=&quot;What is an Xbox? Microsoft has spent 25 years trying to answer the question, but for fans, the answer is easy: \u201cXbox\u201d evokes one-eared headsets wired into the memory card slots of massive controllers with breakaway cords. A dashboard with gleaming skeuomorphic blades and avatars adorned in earned accessories. That sound that plays when a hard-earned Achievement finally pops. \u201cXbox\u201d means heavy-duty hardware. Tactile sensations. Friends connecting for the first time. And that\u2019s before we even get to the games.<\/p>\n<p>It may be that the very idea of an Xbox game is coming to an end. Microsoft has undeniably shifted its tactics, with a new focus on multi-platform releases, handheld Xboxes that are actually miniature Windows computers, and the potential that future Xbox consoles may simply be gaming PCs. So now seems as good a time as any to look back at the entire history of Microsoft\u2019s console journey and rank the best Xbox games, with help from our friends at Outside Xbox, the multimillion-subscriber channel that serves up weekly videos about video games and video game-adjacent things<\/p>\n<p>When we say \u201cthe best Xbox games,\u201d we mean the ones that most evoke that weighty sense of \u201cXboxness.\u201d Some are first-party, most are exclusives, and all of them are indelibly tied to the legacy of and fondness for a platform that\u2019s left a massive mark on gaming. These are the 100 Best Xbox Games of All Time. We&#8217;ll be updating this list daily with 25 games at 7am PST\/10am ET\/3pm GMT from Tuesday, 20th January to Friday, 23rd January, until number one is revealed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; decoding=&#8221;async&#8221; class=&#8221;progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity&#8221; loading=&#8221;lazy&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/xbox-game-pass-september-2026-wave-2-lineup-announced.gif&#8221; data-cy=&#8221;progressive-image&#8221;&gt;<span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3027214138 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\"><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 data-cy=\"title2\" class=\"title2 jsx-1903782357 jsx-3735650234\">Xbox Game Pass September 2026 Wave 2 lineup:<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"list jsx-4224303756\" data-cy=\"list\">\n<li><strong><\/strong>RuneScape: Dragonwilds (Cloud, Xbox Series X\/S, and PC) \u2013 September 15, Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li>Marvel Cosmic Invasion (Cloud, Xbox Series X\/S, Handheld, and PC) \u2013 September 16, now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li><strong><\/strong>Planet of Lana II (Cloud, Xbox Series X\/S, Handheld, and PC) \u2013 September 16, now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li>Routine (Cloud, Console, Handheld, and PC) \u2013 September 16, now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li>Ultimate Sheep Raccoon (Cloud, Console, and PC) \u2013 September 16, now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li>Kernel Hearts (Cloud, Xbox Series X\/S, and PC) \u2013 September 17, Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li>Ninja Gaiden 4 (Cloud, Xbox Series X\/S, Handheld, and PC) \u2013 September 17, now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li>Dune: Awakening (Cloud, Xbox Series X\/S, Handheld, and PC) \u2013 September 22, Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li>Well Dweller (Cloud, Console, Handheld, and PC) \u2013 September 22, Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li>Mad King Redemption (Cloud, Xbox Series X\/S, Handheld, and PC) \u2013 September 23, Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li>Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Cloud, Console, Handheld, and PC) \u2013 September 25, now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li>Minecraft Dungeons 2 (Cloud, Console, Handheld, and PC) \u2013 September 29, Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li>Keeper (Cloud, Xbox Series X\/S, and PC) \u2013 October 2, now with Game Pass Premium; joining Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li><strong><\/strong>Gears of War: E-Day (Xbox Series X\/S, Handheld, PC, and Cloud) \u2013 October 6, Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">As always, whenever Microsoft giveth, it also taketh away. A number of games leave Game Pass this month, including the rather British-feeling Fallout-like, Atomfall. Be sure to play that before it departs, as well as everything else listed below:<\/p>\n<h2 data-cy=\"title2\" class=\"title2 jsx-1903782357 jsx-3735650234\">Games leaving Xbox Game Pass on September 30:<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"list jsx-4224303756\" data-cy=\"list\">\n<li>Atomfall (Cloud, Console, and PC)<\/li>\n<li>Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light (Cloud, Console, and PC)<\/li>\n<li>Little Nightmares 2 Enhanced Edition (Cloud, Console, and PC)<\/li>\n<li>Little Rocket Lab (Cloud, Console, and PC)<\/li>\n<li>Sifu (Cloud, Console, and PC)<\/li>\n<li>SOPA Tale of the Stolen Potato (Cloud, Console, and PC)<\/li>\n<li>Sworn (Cloud, Console, and PC)<\/li>\n<li>Terminull Brigade (Cloud, Console, and PC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"author-sign-off\" data-cy=\"author-sign-off\"><span class=\"stack jsx-59817748 jsx-1927875859\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"rounded jsx-444076027 jsx-4218469134 profile-thumb jsx-2141281959 aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-1-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tom Phillips Avatar\" class=\"progressive-image profile-thumb-img jsx-249361588 jsx-2338608387 expand\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/xbox-game-pass-september-2026-wave-2-lineup-announced.jpg\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"stack jsx-2509706801 jsx-3630940851\"><span class=\"stack jsx-2959124702 jsx-702910195 author-sign-off-header\">Tom Phillips<\/p>\n<p>News Editor<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"stack jsx-2509706801 jsx-1220387432\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"author-sign-off-socials\" class=\"jsx-2877214176 author-sign-off-socials\"><button type=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"listbox\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-label=\"View social links\" class=\"jsx-2877214176 socials-trigger\"><span title=\"X\" class=\"jsx-2877214176 social-icon-avatar\"><span class=\"ign-icon jsx-2877214176 jsx-2750866048 jsx-2788214270\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"jsx-2877214176\"><\/span><\/span><span title=\"Bluesky\" class=\"jsx-2877214176 social-icon-avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ign-icon jsx-2877214176 jsx-2750866048 jsx-2788214270\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"jsx-2877214176\" alt loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/kraken.ignimgs.com\/_next\/static\/media\/Bluesky.d8b4aa9b.svg?cors=0\"><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"interface jsx-1132626198 sign-off-text\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Tom Phillips is IGN&#8217;s News Editor. 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