This week, Xbox’s ‘Games with Gold’ list for the first month of the new decade was finally released.
Xbox Live Gold subscribers and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers will get access to four free games in January as part of their subscriptions, thanks to Xbox Games With Gold.
It’s been hard trying to gauge what will make up the first GwG deal of 2020, but we finally have confirmation on the games that will feature.
Continue reading to find out more.
Kicking off the decade
For the full month of January, Xbox Games With Gold will offer:
Batman: The Telltale Series, Tekken 6, Lego Star Wars 2: The Original Trilogy and Styx: Shards of Darkness, the 2017 stealth-adventure game from developer Cyanide.
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Let's not waste any time!
Batman: The Telltale Series
Enter the fractured psyche of Bruce Wayne and discover the powerful and far-reaching consequences of your choices as the Dark Knight.
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+ 4Your actions and your choices will determine the fate of the Batman
In this gritty and violent new story from the award-winning creators of The Walking Dead, you'll make discoveries that will shatter Bruce Wayne's world and the already fragile Gotham City.
The free game gives you access to all five episodes in this all-new series from the award-winning studio, so get playing.
Tekken 6
Tekken 6 is actually the seventh main instalment in the Tekken franchise - one of the most successful fighting games series of all time.
click to enlarge + 4Tekken 6 features bigger stages with more interactivity than its predecessors, such as walls or floors that can be broken to reveal new fighting areas.
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The character customization feature has been enhanced, and certain items have implications in some aspects of gameplay.
LEGO Star Wars 2: The Original Trilogy
LEGO Star Wars 2: The Original Trilogy follows the Rebel Alliance's battle to dismantle the Galactic Empire and rebuild a galaxy in pieces.
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From Darth Vader's pursuit of Princess Leia aboard her blockade runner to a showdown on the reconstructed Death Star, the game includes plenty of the family-friendly action.
This game includes all the puzzles and humour that earned the original LEGO Star Wars such popularity and acclaim.
Styx: Shards of Darkness
Styx returns in a new stealth adventure where players can explore huge open environments, assassinate enemies, and experiment with the vast array of lethal abilities and weapons in our assassin's arsenal.
click to enlarge + 4Sneak your way around alone, or with a friend in coop mode
Climb the dizzying Elven city, traverse the perilous territory of the Dwarfs, and survive vast unexplored lands filled with lethal dangers to fulfil your mission - but failure to succeed could have huge consequences for your kin.
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Climb, swing, and hang through multi-layered sandbox environments, and spend experience points in assassination, infiltration and magic to learn new skills and abilities.
December's Games
Remember that three of December’s Games With Gold titles - Jurassic World Evolution, Insane Robots, and Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - are still available to download as part of Xbox Games With Gold.
Stay tuned for RealSport's Games With Gold "February 2020 predictions" piece.