
Since you don’t even have a main antagonist until the final hours, the story pales in comparison to the original. "The new battle system is fun, but not nearly as satisfying or rewarding as Origins’. Game Informer's Joe Juba enjoyed Dragon Age 2, but says in his review that it's a step back from Dragon Age: Origins. Both titles work on Xbox One via backward compatibility.


If you want to take a stroll down memory lane, you can download Dragon Age 2 between December 1 and 15, and Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction between December 16 and 31. Xbox's next offering is decidedly retro, with the biggest games falling on Xbox 360. Just don't forget to download your free Xbox games for the remainder of this month, and set a reminder to get your free haul of titles in the month ahead. This includes Halo Infinite and Bethesda's new, forthcoming sci-fi RPG, Starfield.Thanks to Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales, many of you are likely swimming in new games to play. Microsoft adds releases of its own and many third-party games on the same day they are released in stores. Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and original Xbox games are part of the line-up, the latter two through backward compatibility, so there are plenty of top titles to choose from. Some titles might become unavailable as others are added, but you also have the option of buying any of the collection outright at discounted prices. You can download the games and play them as often as you like, as long as you continue to pay the monthly fee.

If you upgrade to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, you also get Xbox Live Gold, PC Game Pass, EA Play and access to Xbox Cloud Gaming, all for the same price. Xbox Games Pass gives you access to well over 300 games to download and play on your Xbox One or Xbox Series X/S for one monthly fee. What is Xbox Game Pass and Game Pass Ultimate? Here's everything you need to know about Game Pass and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.
