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Xbox Game Passhas addedMafia: Definitive Editionto its content library. The open-world action-adventure is the fourthXbox Game Passaddition in August 2024.
An even more memorable milestone marked by this release concerns its place in the Xbox Game Pass annual lineup, asMafia: Definitive Editionhappens 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 thesurprise launch of theDoom + Doom 2bundle.
Xbox Game Pass Adds Its 100th Game of 2024
Mafia: Definitive Editionis the first-ever installment in the long-running franchise to reach Xbox Game Pass. As a remake of the very firstMafiagame from 2002, it also serves as an excellent entry point into the series. Its 2020 release was met with predominantly positive reviews, with manycritics praisingMafia: Definitive Editionfor 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.
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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 thatMafia: Definitive Editionpresently boasts over 59,000 “Very Positive” user reviews on Steam.
TheMafiaremake rounds off thefirst 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 includeCore Keeper, which is scheduled to launch on August 27, andSOPA: Tale of the Stolen Potato, which is still without a concrete release date.
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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.
