Of course, this batch is undoubtedly headlined by the long-awaited arrival of Deathloop, the full version of Grounded, and indie hit Valheim on PC. Parents and the young at heart may also be pleased to see new release Paw Patrol Grand Prix is also part of this latest update. The popular pups’ take on Mario Kart joins Game Pass next week. As previously announced, Arkane’s acclaimed Deathloop arrives on Xbox and enters Game Pass for cloud, console and PC today. The game was one of the last released by Bethesda before Microsoft snapped the company up, and had a year exclusivity window on PlayStation. Couch co-op brawler SpiderHeck arrives next week alongside Slime Rancher 2 and storybook adventure Beacon Pines, which I have my eye on. It looks an appropriately creepy/cute experience perfect for when the nights start to draw in. The month is rounded out by 2D Souls-like Moonscars, management sim Let’s Build a Zoo, the full release of Grounded and indie hit Valheim for PC. Oh, yes, and Paw Patrol Grand Prix.

Deathloop (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X/S) - Available now Hardspace: Shipbreaker (Cloud and Xbox Series X/S) - Available now Beacon Pines (Cloud, Console, and PC) - 22nd September SpiderHeck (Console and PC) - 22nd September Slime Rancher 2 (Game Preview) (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X/S) - 22nd September Moonscars (Cloud, Console, and PC) - 27th September Grounded - Full Release (Cloud, Console, and PC) - 27th September Let’s Build A Zoo (Cloud, Console, and PC) - 29th September Valheim (Game Preview) (PC) - 29th September Paw Patrol Grand Prix (Cloud, Console, and PC) - 30th September

Touch controls come to nine more cloud games: Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony Anniversary Edition, Grounded, Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Remastered, Road 96, Shadowrun Returns, Shadowrun: Dragonfall, Shadowrun: Hong Kong, This War of Mine and Torment: Tides of Numenera. And finally, another month’s end brings another selection of titles leaving Game Pass. From 30th September, you’ll need to wave goodbye to:

AI: The Somnium Files (Cloud, Console, and PC) Astria Ascending (Cloud, Console, and PC) Dandy Ace (Cloud, Console, and PC) Dirt 4 (PC) EA Play Dirt Rally (PC) EA Play Going Under (Cloud, Console, and PC) Lemnis Gate (Cloud, Console, and PC) Slime Rancher (Cloud, Console, and PC) Subnautica: Below Zero (Cloud, Console, and PC) The Procession to Calvary (Cloud, Console, and PC) Unsighted (Cloud, Console, and PC) Visage (Cloud, Console, and PC)

So, when’s GoldenEye 007 turning up? Sometime in October, perhaps?