Day One Xbox Game Pass gets a delay and a new name

Edition World of bikesformerly known as Ghost Bikewas delayed and the game is now scheduled to launch in early 2025. World of bikes will be available on Xbox Game Pass on release day, and this is sure to excite subscribers who enjoy riding bikes and customizing motorcycles.

World of bikes was originally revealed at the 2023 Annapurna Interactive Showcase and given the title Ghost Bike at that time. The reveal gave players a first look at the game's unique art style and its focus on cycling, and hinted that the title would be released in 2024. However, it has now been confirmed that World of bikes you'll miss the projected release window and fans will have to wait a little longer before they can jump on their bikes and explore the game's semi-open world.

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Indeed, the trailer that appeared at the Xbox Partner Preview on October 17, 2024 hinted at that World of bikes it will now be released in early 2025. The trailer that introduced the new game title also gave players another look at World of bikes in motion and confirmed that it will be coming to Xbox Game Pass upon release. While the first reveal of the game already hinted at it World of bikes will be available via Xbox Game Pass, a new trailer confirms that the title and release date changes haven't changed those plans.

Ghost Bike has a new name

Developer Messhof provided some insight into the changes that have been made Ghost Bike to World of bikes. More specifically, the developer suggests that the game has undergone some narrative changes since its initial reveal, stating that its tone is no longer harmonious with the title. Ghost Bike.

This may indicate that the game has moved away from the focus on death that Messhof says was the foundation World of bikesstory when it was revealed. “It was a game about dying on a bike after being hit by a car and ending up in a cycling Valhalla,” the developer writes. This emphasis on death was also baked into the game's description before its new title was revealed, as it indicated that players would be “on a mission to revive the last of the Ghost Bikes, the magical couriers who plied between the world of the living and the world of the dead.”

However, that description has now changed, and the new version suggests that players will be working to “perform the long-awaited ritual of the Great Shift to save the teetering universe.” In addition, the new description states that the main character has been “chosen by the ancient cycling spirits” and the possible death that Messhof mentions is no longer World of bikesinciting incident. Be that as it may, indie video game fans will be able to confirm the specifics of the game's story for themselves fairly soon, as World of bikesThe release on Xbox Game Pass is just months away.