Summary
- Xbox Game Pass added Mafia: Definitive Edition on August 13.
- This is the 100th game to reach Microsoft's subscription service in 2024.
- Microsoft is expected to announce the second wave of August 2024 XGP releases soon.
Xbox Game Pass has added Mafia: Definitive Edition to its content library. The open-world action-adventure is the fourth Xbox Game Pass addition in August 2024.
An even more memorable milestone marked by this release concerns its place in the Xbox Game Pass annual lineup, as Mafia: Definitive Edition happens to be the 100th title to reach Microsoft's subscription service in 2024. It was initially expected to take the 99th spot on this year's list of releases, but got pushed back following the surprise launch of the Doom + Doom 2 bundle.
Xbox Game Pass Adds Its 100th Game of 2024
Mafia: Definitive Edition's arrival might not come as a surprise to the most attentive of fans, as multiple sources had already leaked the Xbox Game Pass debut of Mafia: Definitive Edition back in July 2024. The game itself is now available to Microsoft's subscribers on both the Xbox One and the Xbox Series X/S, as well as PC. Mafia: Definitive Edition can also be streamed via Xbox Cloud Gaming, which is an exclusive perk of the XGP Ultimate tier. It comes with 43 achievements that are worth 1,000 Gamerscore points in total.
Mafia: Definitive Edition is the first-ever installment in the long-running franchise to reach Xbox Game Pass. As a remake of the very first Mafia game from 2002, it also serves as an excellent entry point into the series. Its 2020 release was met with predominantly positive reviews, with many critics praising Mafia: Definitive Edition for its intoxicating atmosphere, much-improved driving physics, and a variety of quality-of-life additions that brought the 18-year-old original closer in line with modern sensibilities.
Xbox Game Pass Games in August 2024
|
Game |
Date Added |
Cloud |
Xbox One |
Xbox Series X/S |
PC |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Creatures of Ava |
August 7 |
✅ |
❌ |
✅ |
✅ |
Day-one release |
|
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy |
August 8 |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
|
|
Doom 1 + Doom 2 |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
Enhanced editions; day-one release |
|
|
🆕Mafia: Definitive Edition |
August 13 |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
|
|
Core Keeper |
August 27 |
❌ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
Day-one (1.0) release |
|
SOPA: Tale of the Stolen Potato |
TBA |
❓ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
Day-one release |
That largely positive critical buzz is reflected in the game's "Strong" rating on OpenCritic, based on an aggregate score of 78 and a commendable 81% reviewer recommendation rate. Its player impressions are in line with that level of acclaim, as underlined by the fact that Mafia: Definitive Edition presently boasts over 59,000 "Very Positive" user reviews on Steam.
The Mafia remake rounds off the first wave of August 2024 Xbox Game Pass additions. Wave 2 is expected to be announced soon, possibly as early as today. Two of its titles have already been confirmed on account of being day-one Xbox Game Pass releases. Those include Core Keeper, which is scheduled to launch on August 27, and SOPA: Tale of the Stolen Potato, which is still without a concrete release date.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is the highest tier of Microsoft's flagship game subscription service that offers over 100 game titles that you can play with a single purchase, making it one of the most outstanding value propositions of the Xbox ecosystem to date.
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