Key things
- Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled is now available on all Xbox Game Pass tiers, including Core.
- XGP Core also received DayZ and the original Goat Simulator today.
- In addition to CTR Nitro-Fueled, XGP Standard received Forza Motorsport, Hauntia and Humanity today.
Xbox Game Pass he added Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled to its content catalog. The popular kart racer has hit Microsoft's subscription service just as Xbox Game Pass has added three more titles to its standard tier library.
Developed by Canadian studio Beenox, CTR Nitro-Fueled is a remaster of Naughty Dog's 1999 PlayStation classic Crash Team Racing. It launched in June 2019 to overwhelmingly positive reviews, as underscored by its “Strong” rating on OpenCritic, derived from an average score of 83 and a 90% recommendation rate. Many reviewers praised Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled for its vibrant visuals, extensive content, and excellent split-screen multiplayer, among others.
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Five and a half years after its original debut, Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled made its way to Xbox Game Pass and reached Microsoft's subscription service in the early hours of ET on December 4th. This edition is exclusively available to Xbox One and Series X/S users, as the game was never ported to PC. While they like some console exclusives Halo 5: Guardians are available to PC players with an Xbox Game Pass subscription via Xbox Cloud Gaming, CTR Nitro-Fueled she hasn't received the same treatment—yet.
CTR Nitro-Fueled is also available on the XGP core as of today
Not being a Day 1 release, Kart Racer 2019 has now been added to the XGP Standard and Ultimate libraries simultaneously. In addition to that it even made it into the Xbox Game Pass Core catalog, which isn't updated nearly as often as the other tiers of the service. Besides CTR Nitro-Fueledit also received XGP Core DayZ and the original Goat simulator as part of the December 4 library update. Goat simulator is a bit of an odd addition as it was just pulled from the other XGP tiers in November 2024, shortly after its remaster was added to them. However, rather than being an unprecedented XGP Core exclusive, 2014 Goat simulator is now listed as available again in all Xbox Game Pass tiers.
Xbox Game Pass games from December 2024
|
Game |
Date added |
Game Pass Level(s). |
Platforms |
Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled |
December 4th |
Core, Standard, Ultimate |
Comfort |
|
|
DayZ |
December 4th |
Core |
Comfort |
As of May 2020, it is available at non-basic levels. |
|
Goat simulator |
December 4th |
Core |
Comfort |
Removed from non-basic levels in November 2024; now it seems to be back for everyone. |
|
Forza Motorsport |
December 4th |
Standard |
Series X/S |
Available on PC GP and XGP Ultimate from October 2023. |
|
Haunts |
December 4th |
Standard |
Comfort |
Available on PC GP and XGP Ultimate from May 2024. |
|
Humanity |
December 4th |
Standard |
Comfort |
Available on PC GP and XGP Ultimate from May 2024. |
|
EA Sports WRC |
December 5th |
Ultimate, PC |
Cloud, PC, Series X/S |
|
|
Overthrown (game preview) |
December 5th |
Ultimate, PC |
Cloud, PC, Series X/S |
First day release |
|
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle |
December 9 |
Ultimate, PC |
Cloud, PC, Series X/S |
First day release |
|
Wildfrost |
December 10th |
Ultimate, PC |
Cloud, console, PC |
In addition CTR Nitro-FueledThe December 4th XGP catalog update introduces three more titles to the Standard-tier library: Forza Motorsport, Hauntsand Humanity. All of these were previously available to non-Ultimate subscribers until Microsoft revamped its subscription tiers over the summer, when they were dropped for new XGP Standard members.
By the end of December 2024, Microsoft's subscription services should reach at least four more games. Xbox Game Pass is also losing 13 games this month, starting with Forza Horizon 4 and six other titles on December 15.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is the top tier of Microsoft's flagship gaming subscription service, offering more than 100 game titles to play with a single purchase, making it one of the most compelling value propositions in the Xbox ecosystem to date.
