Microsoft reveals Call of Duty for Xbox Game Pass in September By Luís Henrique Costa
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Xbox Game Pass revealed on September 1, 2026, its opening wave of video games scheduled throughout the month across personal computers and home consoles. The inaugural lineup features RuneScape: Dragonwilds, SpeedRunners 2: King of Speed, The Royal Writ, Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage, and Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. Subscribers gain access to these productions through staggered rollouts across the first two weeks of the period.
Microsoft organized the platform schedule with sequential entries starting on September 1, 2026, and continuing until mid-month. The company distributes releases across diverse gaming tiers to provide steady rotation for its digital audience.
Shelldiver joins the subscription library for instant play
Shelldiver debuted immediately. In this incremental narrative, the participant directs a sea turtle tasked with capturing jellyfish while managing and growing a personal retail storefront. Players upgrade everyday trade tools, swim through multiple oceanic biomes, and deliver vital supplies to support the regional marine animal community.
The title runs across Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, and PC Game Pass packages. Members access all gameplay features equally across these three membership tiers.
SpeedRunners 2 King of Speed brings online platform racing on September 3
SpeedRunners 2: King of Speed joined the digital collection on its global launch date of September 3, 2026. The multiplayer competition gathers up to eight remote participants simultaneously in high-intensity platform footraces across complex obstacle courses. Competitors fire mechanical grappling hooks to bypass opponents, leap across hazardous gaps, and deploy strategic power-ups scattered along the circuit.
Access to this competitive title remains limited to subscribers on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass plans. Users on other membership configurations must upgrade their accounts to participate in these eight-player matches.
Dice a Million delivers roguelike deckbuilding on September 4
Dice a Million launched on September 4, 2026, for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox Cloud Gaming, and Game Pass Premium. The production blends roguelike mechanics with strategic card drafting, requiring competitors to select precise dice combinations while deploying defensive gear powers. Participants must overcome steep target thresholds during each completed match within the game system.
Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War headlines additions on September 8
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War enters the platform on September 8, 2026, as the premier blockbuster inclusion of the monthly roster. The military campaign revisits the Cold War era and transports operatives to volatile combat operations spanning East Berlin, Vietnam, Turkey, and the fortified headquarters of the Soviet KGB, where soldiers confront complex international political conspiracies alongside prominent historical figures during the armed standoff between global superpowers.
Strategic combat arrives with The Royal Writ on September 10
The medieval role-playing release The Royal Writ arrives on September 10, 2026, merging collectible strategy cards with tactical grid-based confrontations. Commanders position warriors across a virtual battlefield and manage inevitable troop casualties to ensure the broader survival of the realm. Deceased soldiers permanently integrate into the historical chronicles and collective memory of the ruling monarchy.
Virtua Fighter 5 REVO World Stage introduces rollback netcode on September 10
Hand-to-hand combat expands with Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage on September 10, 2026. The upgraded fighting edition features online matchmaking powered by responsive rollback netcode alongside cross-play functionality across rival consoles, while adding the solo World Stage campaign, comprehensive practice modules, and modern replay tools.
RuneScape Dragonwilds expands cooperative survival on September 15
Cooperative multiplayer adventure RuneScape: Dragonwilds unlocks for active members on September 15, 2026, opening exploration throughout the continent of Ashenfall. Adventurers collaborate to construct territorial fortifications, gather raw materials, and upgrade crafted survival gear before mounting their final offensive against the Dragon Queen in the hostile wilderness. Successful expeditions yield rare resources for the entire squad.
Nine games leave the digital service on September 15, 2026, to accommodate incoming arrivals. The catalog regularly cycles outgoing titles to reallocate resources across server infrastructure.
- Commandos: Origins — Cloud, Xbox and PC
- Cricket 24 — Cloud, Xbox and PC
- Cyberpunk 2077 — Cloud e Xbox
- Dead Cells — Cloud, Xbox and PC
- Deep Rock Galactic Survivor — Cloud, Xbox and PC
- Mullet Madjack — Cloud, Xbox and PC
- Spiritfarer — Cloud, Xbox and PC
- Superliminal — Cloud, Xbox and PC
- Train Sim World 5 — Cloud, Xbox and PC
Microsoft offers member purchase discounts on all departing software before the titles exit the catalog. Players secure full licenses at reduced rates to preserve their campaign progress and saved achievements. These transactional discounts remain active until the games officially disconnect from servers.
Official schedules concentrate these Microsoft releases across the opening fifteen days of September.
The curated roster for the first half of September 2026 gathers cooperative survival challenges, tactical role-playing campaigns, and competitive brawlers for active members. Microsoft plans to announce its second wave of digital additions starting September 15, 2026.
