Microsoft’s Game Pass service is quickly becoming the crown jewel of their gaming empire. The service has seen a steady stable of games come and go, and the latest batch is being lead by the much anticipated RPG from Obsidian Entertainment, but there’s also a good variety of other things coming as well.

This newest rotation of games this go around has quite the variety of titles. The biggest, by far, is The Outer Worlds which will release day and date with the retail release on October 31st. Another day and date release is Afterparty on October 29th, where you play two friends stuck in hell and having to drink the Devil under the table to escape.

Other titles being included is Subnautica, Lonely Moutains: Downhill, Secret Neighbor and Lego Star Wars 3. The games will be added to the service throughout the end of October and beginning of November, so keep your eyes peeled.

If investing in Origin Access Premier for early access to full-games like BioWare’s Anthem or DICE’s Battlefield 5 doesn’t seem appealing, then don’t worry- there might still be more incentive. Electronic Arts has added several new games to the Origin Access Vault, which is fully accessible to Basic subscribers (at $5 per month, or $30 per year). The biggest is perhaps Madden NFL 19 – it released in August 2018 and made several improvements, while adding a new Longshot story (it has its shortcomings though, so keep that in mind).

Gone Home is the next best option, offering a compelling first person narrative that’s equal parts creepy and insightful. The Fullbright Company’s newest title Tacoma is unfortunately not available in the Vault, but that might change down the line. If you’re a Star Wars fan though, there’s plenty to keep you covered.

LucasArts’ Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 1 and 2 have been added to the Vault. LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga, a compilation of the first three games, along with LEGO Star Wars 3: The Clone Wars and Star Wars TIE Fighter Special Edition are also available. Overall, in addition to the dozens of other titles in the Vault, these are some pretty good offerings overall.

Microsoft has announced the free games that Xbox Live Gold subscribers will be getting in September as part of its Games With Gold program. These include both Xbox One titles and Xbox 360 games which are backwards compatible.

The Xbox One offerings include Prison Architect and Livelock. The former will be available through the next month, but Livelock can only be download from September 16th onwards. After that, it will be available until October 15th.

As for Xbox 360, there’s LEGO Star Wars 3: The Clone Wars, which will be available from September 1st to September 15th. From September  16th to September 30th, subscribers can download the Sega Vintage Collection: Monster World. This actually includes three titles – Wonder Boy in Monster Land (Monster World), Wonder Boy in Monster World (aka Wonder Boy 5: Monster World 3) and Monster World 4.

Those new to Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass can still pick up each for $2 – they’ll also receive an additional month for both services free.

LucasArts and TT Games today announced that Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars is now available.

“The LEGO Star Wars games deliver a winning combination of enormous fun, signature humour and high quality gaming. We look forward to another massive blockbuster title for LucasArts with LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars,” said Mary Bihr, VP of Global Publishing at LucasArts. “TT Games has done an extraordinary job making the biggest and most fun LEGO Star Wars game to date and we’re thrilled to share this experience with families and gamers of all ages around the world.”

“It’s been incredibly enjoyable helping to build a brand new LEGO Star Wars experience with LucasArts,” said Tom Stone, director at TT Games. “Giving the player all new experiences and ways to experience Star Wars has always been our goal and I’m confident that fans around the world are going to love what they find.”

LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars is PEGI rated and will be available on the Wii, Microsoft 360 and PS3, Nintendo 3DS, PSP system, DS and PC from today.

The game releases on March 25th.

This newest video from Travellers Tales gives you a closer look at the latest adventure in the LEGO Star Wars universe. Reflecting Clone Wars in all its glory and combining it with the quirky humour expected of LEGO games, get a better understanding of how space travel, combat and your favourite heroes such as C-3PO and R2-D2 are featured in this highly anticipated next chapter.

LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars is released in the UK on 25th March 2011.

In the developer walkthrough above, Andrew Bell, Co-Project Lead of LEGO Star Wars 3: The Clone Wars, will show off a lot of cool new stuff in his upcoming game.

Bell says in the beginning of the video how this will be the best LEGO Star Wars game ever- and it certainly looks like it. There’s just too much to explain. Watch the video above, it’s really, really awesome.

LEGO Star Wars 3: The Clone Wars will be releasing March next year for the Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PC, DS and PSP.