Microsoft has been making moves in recent months to bring more games to the Xbox Game Pass, the company’s subscription service featuring over 100 titles. Microsoft’s recent acquisition of Bethesda brought a collection of 20 games to the service, and Microsoft’s continued push to add toXbox Game Passwill seeEmpire of Sinjoin that list soon.
The turn-based mafia strategy game released last year to polarizing reviews.Some who reviewedEmpire of Sinwere pulled into the atmospheric, 1920s Chicago setting, while others were taken out of the experience by bugs and balance issues. The game from famedDoomdesigner John Romero and his wife Brenda has players take on the role of mob bosses, each inspired by real-life Chicago gangsters from the Prohibition era. As players build their empire, they can gain more territory by force, through turn-based strategic combat, or through persuasive means and deal making. The game’s blend of genres is one of the things most reviewers agree works well.
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Often these subscription services are ways for players to revisit older titles without having to purchase a game outright, or play a game particularly hard to track down by other means. Having classics on a subscription service, similar to the early days of Netflix, makes sense. Now that the pop culture landscape has changed andNetflix produces plenty of original content, the same thing could happen with Xbox Game Pass.Outridersmay be a big test for this kind of change, if the rumors are true.
Empire of Sinwill join another recent acquisition to the service, asThe Evil Withinis coming to Xbox Game Pass. While that game has been out for a few years, developer Tango Gameworks is now part of Microsoft Game Studios, so future releases from Tango will be Xbox exclusives. Microsoft’s aggressive year continues as the company is looking to angle itself as the go-to platform, and Xbox Game Pass as the go-to service, for the next console generation.
Empire of Sinis available now for PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.
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