Sep 18, 2026 · 30 min · 9 segments
Were gaming TV shows like X-Play bad for the industry? Game Pass or Fail for September/October 2026! Plus, a PlayView for the hyper-violent Hellraiser Revival!
Shane SatterfieldHostLast month, we told you to cancel your Game Pass subscription because two AA games in resonance of Playing Tale Legacy and Beast of Reincarnation, and the Gears of War E-Day beta were the only big highlights.
None of these releases are big enough to sustain you for another month, so September truly has to stand on its own two feet.
This is also the last month where we may be rating things in this show the same way.
Rumors are swirling that Xbox is about to remove day one games from the service, drop the price by three bucks a month, and launch an ad-supported cheaper tier.
The new games that are coming to Microsoft service over the next six weeks or so.
Ninja Gaiden 4 was also just moved into the cheaper premium tier so more people can play it.
Then, beginning September 22nd, a cavalcade of new games launches onto Game Pass.
It begins with the console version of Dune Awakening, an MMO-styled survival game that should give players months and months of play.
Ongoing games like this give us pause on game pass because you could get hooked and then they're gone leaving you to buy it at full price on that same day dark fantasy metroidvania well dweller becomes available then the very next day on september 23rd another roguelite joins game pass with beat em up mad king redemption Things don't get really cooking until September 29th, when Minecraft Dungeons 2 becomes available for play.
The first entry in this Diablo-like spin-off of Minecraft is an underrated gem, and we expect the sequel to be the same.
However, this is most certainly a double-A game, since it sells for just 30 bucks if you buy it outright.
Then it's another full week before we receive the true jewel in the Game Pass September 2026 crown, Gears of War E-Day.
E-Day is a fully priced $70 game, and if its beta was any indication, you'll likely keep playing it after its 15-hour campaign is complete.
This franchise would have been a Game Pass subscription no-brainer back in the early aughts, but the series has lost a lot of interest over the last decade.
It has to pull a lot of weight in September and October to make the $23 monthly charge worth it when it launches October 6th.
Now, let's take a look at the games that are leaving Game Pass over the next six weeks, and the list is very long.
Just yesterday, big dogs like Cyberpunk 2077, Dead Cells, Spiritfarer, and Frostpunk 2 took a hike.
Last month, we told you to cancel your Game Pass subscription because two AA games in resonance of Playing Tale Legacy and Beast of Reincarnation, and the Gears of War E-Day beta were the only big highlights.
None of these releases are big enough to sustain you for another month, so September truly has to stand on its own two feet.
This is also the last month where we may be rating things in this show the same way.
Rumors are swirling that Xbox is about to remove day one games from the service, drop the price by three bucks a month, and launch an ad-supported cheaper tier.
The new games that are coming to Microsoft service over the next six weeks or so.
Ninja Gaiden 4 was also just moved into the cheaper premium tier so more people can play it.
Then, beginning September 22nd, a cavalcade of new games launches onto Game Pass.
It begins with the console version of Dune Awakening, an MMO-styled survival game that should give players months and months of play.
Ongoing games like this give us pause on game pass because you could get hooked and then they're gone leaving you to buy it at full price on that same day dark fantasy metroidvania well dweller becomes available then the very next day on september 23rd another roguelite joins game pass with beat em up mad king redemption Things don't get really cooking until September 29th, when Minecraft Dungeons 2 becomes available for play.
The first entry in this Diablo-like spin-off of Minecraft is an underrated gem, and we expect the sequel to be the same.
However, this is most certainly a double-A game, since it sells for just 30 bucks if you buy it outright.
Then it's another full week before we receive the true jewel in the Game Pass September 2026 crown, Gears of War E-Day.
E-Day is a fully priced $70 game, and if its beta was any indication, you'll likely keep playing it after its 15-hour campaign is complete.
This franchise would have been a Game Pass subscription no-brainer back in the early aughts, but the series has lost a lot of interest over the last decade.
It has to pull a lot of weight in September and October to make the $23 monthly charge worth it when it launches October 6th.
Now, let's take a look at the games that are leaving Game Pass over the next six weeks, and the list is very long.
Just yesterday, big dogs like Cyberpunk 2077, Dead Cells, Spiritfarer, and Frostpunk 2 took a hike.
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