Borderlands 3 arrives on Xbox Game Pass with South of Midnight on day one in April's first game drop

Xbox Game Pass is back for its first delivery of the month, and it's packing massive adventures and day one drops galore.

Yesterday was all about the Direct showcase, that we rattled through in our , but it seems that expected that there’d be more attention to spare. Sorry, team, we’re not sure there was.

It doesn’t matter now, though, because at least we can reflect – a new update has arrived after some big deliveries recently, with the offering the Arcade Collection, and the appearance of day-one release 33 Immortals in the .

It isn’t all exciting stuff, though, as back in February, and the before seeing the franchise off of the service entirely. It’s a huge loss, and one that has some making up to do with it.

Luckily, it seems that it's willing to deliver an Xbox Game Pass April 2025 update, with some fresh day-one titles, some Blizzard classics, and a few extra titles to make the Xbox Game Pass Standard experience a little sweeter. Here’s everything you need to know abou the new and incoming Xbox Game Pass April 2025 update.

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Xbox Game Pass April 2025 update

Here’s everything coming to the Xbox Game Pass library in the first Xbox Game Pass April 2025 update, as revealed by a :

Xbox Game Pass Standard

• Borderlands 3 Ultimate Edition (console, cloud, PC) – available now
• All You Need is Help (console) – available now
• Still Wakes the Deep (|S) – available now
• Wargroove 2 (console) – available now
• 3: Reaper of Souls – Ultimate Evil Edition (console, PC) – April 8

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC

• (Xbox Series X|S, cloud, PC) – April 8
• Commandos: Origins (Xbox Series X|S, cloud, PC) – April 9
• Blue Prince (Xbox Series X|S, cloud, PC) – April 10
• Hunt Showdown 1896 (PC) – April 15

It’s a big update that is coming with a good few day one launches, including South of Midnight, which is set to be a nostalgic blast. And, with Blue Prince arriving away from , this arrival is a chance for Xbox to prove that it’s not just first-party bangers up its sleeve.

If what you're looking for isn't here, then worry not, because it could be on the way, especially as following the recent showcase,

REMINDER - Hollow Knight: Silksong arrives day one on Game Pass

— Xbox Game Pass (@XboxGamePass) April 2, 2025

to remind players that Hollow Knight: Silksong will be coming to the service on day one, when it releases at some point in 2025. Get excited, because we certainly are.

Xbox Game Pass April 2025 update – games leaving

As with every update, there has to be a few games on the way out of the door, but at least we don’t have to worry about any more games leaving – they’re already completely absent. Here’s everything leaving the service on April 15:

• Botany Manor

• Coral Island

• Harold Halibut

• Homestead Arcana

• Kona

• Orcs Must Die! 3

• Turbo Golf Racing

If you’re a big fan of any of these games, make the most of the 20% off purchase offer that Game Pass offers before they depart for good. It’s a tidy update to the service, but as ever, it’s up to you to decide if the losses make it worth it.