{"id":125974,"date":"2022-08-01T08:22:51","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T06:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=125974"},"modified":"2022-08-01T08:22:51","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T06:22:51","slug":"xbox-game-pass-announces-titles-for-the-first-week-of-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/xbox\/125974-xbox-game-pass-announces-titles-for-the-first-week-of-august","title":{"rendered":"Xbox Game Pass announces titles for the first week of August"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft has <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2022\/07\/29\/next-week-on-xbox-new-games-for-august-1-to-5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a><\/strong> nine titles coming to Xbox Game Pass in the first week of August 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Most of these titles include Smart Delivery, which automatically downloads the best version of the game depending on your platform.<\/p>\n<p>The titles coming to Xbox Game Pass this week are listed below.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Azure Striker Gunvolt 3 (Smart Delivery) \u2014 August 1<\/h3>\n<p><em>Gunvolt 3<\/em> is a high-speed 2D action game that will have you play as both Kirin and series protagonist Gunvolt.<\/p>\n<p>Players can switch between them on the fly while conquering Gunvolt 3\u2019s many stages and bosses.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/heDpzWIqo54\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">After Wave: Downfall \u2014 August 2<\/h3>\n<p><em>Downfall<\/em> is an arcade shooter where you battle against monsters with a cool battleship.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8qqsobhi7S0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Frogun (Smart Delivery) \u2014 August 2<\/h3>\n<p><em>Frogun<\/em> is an old-school platformer which follows Renata as she embarks on an epic quest to rescue her parents with her trusty Frog-shaped grappling hook.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rSqnaeV9v0g\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Gale of Windoria (Console and PC with Smart Delivery) \u2014 August 3<\/h3>\n<p><em>Gale of Windoria<\/em> is a role-playing adventure game that will have you make use of the elementals in turn-based battles and dungeon gimmicks by combining unique character abilities.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aWtN5v3B4JA\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Gigapocalypse (Smart Delivery) \u00a0\u2014 August 4<\/h3>\n<p><em>Gigapocalypse<\/em> is a 2D pixel art destruction game inspired by classic Kaij\u016b movies such as <em>Godzilla, King Kong<\/em>, and the classic game <em>Rampage<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CdYeqOt70LA\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">QuByte Classics: Thunderbolt \u2014 August 4<\/h3>\n<p>This is a compilation of two vertical-scrolling shoot \u2018em ups from the series <em>Thunderbolt <\/em>released in 1995 \u2014 porting the 8-bit and 16-bit versions of the game.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0rDiZFXAHec\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Turbo Golf Racing (Console and PC with Smart Delivery) \u2014 August 4<\/h3>\n<p><em>Turbo Golf Racing<\/em> is an arcade-style multiplayer golfing experience.<\/p>\n<p>Players will drive, boost, jump, flip, and fly their turbo-powered cars as you chip, putt, and smash giant golf balls.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x8vesb-J41M\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Flying Soldiers \u2014 August 5<\/h3>\n<p><em>Flying Soldiers<\/em> is a unique puzzle game that will task players with commanding an odd squad of birds as you devise a plan to navigate them to the end of the battlefield safely.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZPG0pylR_r8\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Roll The Cat (Smart Delivery) \u00a0\u2014 August 5<\/h3>\n<p><em>Roll The Cat<\/em> is a relaxing puzzle game that will task players with putting some restless cats back to bed.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wR5wQi7SPZo\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Read: <a title=\"Permalink to August Games with Gold revealed\" href=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/125968-august-games-with-gold-revealed\" rel=\"bookmark\">August Games with Gold revealed<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a list of titles coming to Xbox Game Pass in the first week of August 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