There are new Xbox Game Pass titles for the second half of January, and leading the charge is Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2. The follow-up to the 2011 game lets players brutalize aliens in the goriest of ways in true Warhammer 40K fashion.

This week's Xbox Game Pass recommendations include a zany Yakuza spinoff, a co-op adventure, and a way for football fans to win the Super Bowl themselves.

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Xbox Game Pass is one of the top gaming subscription services. It offers a catalog of games that players can enjoy for free as part of their subscription.

Yep, the OG Hollow Knight from 2018 has just been upgraded for current-gen consoles, featuring "higher frame-rates, higher resolution and additional effects" along with "additional updates and refinements across all platforms". That's a nice surprise!

If you own a Samsung TV from 2023 or later, you don’t even need to own an Xbox. Thanks to Samsung Gaming Hub, these newer TVs can stream games directly from the cloud, no console required. Pair an Xbox controller, sign into Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, and you’re instantly playing major releases like Starfield or Halo Infinite straight on your TV.