For those who aren’t enthusiastic about this year’s offering or want something sooner, there’s indie survival horror Dead Static Drive and stealth shooter Sniper Elite: Resistance. The former arrives tomorrow for Ultimate and PC subscribers, while the latter will be available with Game Pass Premium.

Egging On and Whiskerwood follow on November 6th for Ultimate and PC while interdimension survival crafting title Voidtrain leaves early access on November. It will be available for Premium, Ultimate and PC tiers. Great God Grove, Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris, and Pigeon Simulator are next up on November 11th while Relic Hunters Legend and Winter Burrow round out Wave 1’s offerings on November 12th.

Unfortunately, Microsoft has reaffirmed that S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl will be leaving Game Pass. Check out other titles that won’t be available post-November 15th:

• Blacksmith Master (Game Preview) (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Football Manager 2024 (PC)
• Football Manager 2024 Console Edition (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Frostpunk (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Spirittea (Cloud, Console, and PC)

Thanks to the official announcement, The Lara Croft Collection is now also available to pre-order through the Nintendo eShop, and is priced at $24.99. The collection is a bundle featuring two games: Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, and Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris.

The Nintendo Switch release of The Lara Croft Collection will feature the same classic co-op centric games, along with the ability to play local multiplayer between up to four players.

A Nintendo Switch release for the two Lara Croft games being this close was first hinted at back in May when an ESRB rating for a bundle with the two titles popped up on the ratings board’s official website. For context, both Crystal Dynamics and Feral Games had first announced plans to bring the two titles on to the Nintendo Switch all the way back in 2021.

Both of the Lara Croft games have been out for quite some time on other platforms. Crystal Dynamics and Feral Games had announced plans to bring the two titles to the Nintendo Switch all the way back in 2021. While originally slated for release in 2022, the studios clearly saw some delays. The collection, however, finally seems to be set for a launch soon.

Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light and Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris are both isometric adventure games that place a strong emphasis on exploration and puzzle solving. Both games also quite heavily emphasise co-operative play, allowing for up to two players in Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, and for up to four players in Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris.

It’s May 16th and that means more free games are available on Xbox Live Gold courtesy of the Free Games With Gold promotion.

To start with, Lara Croft and The Temple of Osiris is now free on the Xbox One and will be yours to download until June 15th. Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams – Director’s Cut will still be available until May 31st so you can still pick that up now.

Xbox 360 players will get Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga from today till May 31st. Thanks to backwards compatibility, Xbox One users can also download the game for free. That makes three solid to great games to enjoy if you’re an Xbox Live Gold subscriber.

If that weren’t enough, more than 275 Xbox 360 titles like Red Dead Redemption and Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 are currently discounted as part of the Backwards Compatibility Super Sale. Head here for more details and share your thoughts with us below in the comments.

Microsoft has announced its Xbox Games With Gold titles for May 2017. The line-up might not be as blockbuster-packed as previous months, there are some good offerings to be had.

For Xbox One, there is Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams – Director’s Cut, an indie platformer that’s surprisingly fun. It’s available from May 1st to 31st. Then there’s Lara Croft and The Temple of Osiris, an isometric action adventure title that supports co-op and features everyone’s favourite Tomb Raider. It’s out on May 16th and will be available till June 15th.

Xbox 360 users get Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 on May 1st to 15th and Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga from May 16th to 31st. At least the latter has a number of good Lego games to play through. Thanks to backwards compatibility, Xbox One users effectively get four free games a month as opposed to two.

Thoughts on this month’s line-up? Let us know in the comments below.

Square Enix will be at Gamescom 2014 from August 13th to 17th and will be bringing in tons of different titles to show off. These include Lara Croft and The Temple of Osiris, Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX, Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call, Nosgoth and much more. This includes Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen and Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King.

This will reportedly be Square Enix’s biggest showing yet as it will have more than 180 hands-on stations for players to try out games. Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn fans will not only be able to play with 48 players in real time to fight off epic bosses but will also be able to experience the frontline PvP mode which sees 8 team of three squaring off against each other. Lara Croft and The Temple of Osiris will also be able to play and you can try out the new four player co-op in the process.

Sound good? Let us know in the comments below.

Lara Croft had a rather low-key E3 with Rise of the Tomb Raider being teased during Microsoft’s E3 media briefing and seemingly forgotten over the next few days. However, Square Enix also revealed that a follow-up to The Guardian of Light, namely Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris, would be coming out this year. The publisher has now revealed that the top down puzzle shooters will be available on December 9th.

Like its predecessor, you’ll be able to team up with a friend to fight enemies and solve puzzles. However, it will now be a four player co-op experience.

Lara Croft and The Temple of Osiris will be releasing for Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS4, PS3 and PC this Holiday season. Will you be picking it up? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.