New Games with Gold for August 2021

Dean Shimabukuro (Sr. Marketing Program Manager) - The August Games with Gold lineup is here. On the Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, return to an apocalyptic Earth in Darksiders III, and embark on an epic adventure in Yooka-Laylee. And for our classic lineup via Backward Compatibility, discover the hidden truths of Lost Planet 3, and become the ultimate fighter in Garou: Mark of the Wolves

[darthv72]

Not too bad. Lost Planet is a series Id like to see get a reboot. And i have not played Mark of the Wolves since the DC. Great fighter though.

[HankHill]

First month in a long time that GWG is better than PS+ imo. I'm sure Sony will step it up next month and hopefully Microsoft does too.

[Father__Merrin]

Not too bad but what ever comes out I never get the time to complete any of them. I more look forward to the back compat as they are for keeps.

[BLAKHOODe]

Darksiders 3 has been on PS+ before. But I'm going to give this month to Xbox.. just barely. Still a weak month from both companies, but probably the best Xbox lineup in a long time.

[autobotdan]

Garou Greatest fighting game of all time

[Deathdeliverer]

I wouldn’t go that far. It’s definitely top 20 though.

[autobotdan]

The best there is, the best there ever was, the best there ever will be

[Deathdeliverer]

Who used to say that?!?! I could easily google it but noooo….. Did Triple H used to say that? The Miz?

[autobotdan]

Some Hitman

[Deathdeliverer]

The hitman hart! Sure did 😂🤣 I’m so lame cause that was my favorite wrestler as a kid!

[autobotdan]

Yeah he had some of the funniest wresting quotes. So memorable. I miss the 1990's when wresting was fun to watch

[Deathdeliverer]

PS+ Has a wildcard in the new Action battle royale game. It could be incredible, could be trash. Trailers look cool though. Gold is all trash except for its ONE legend shining in the darkness and that’s Garou. IF you are a fighting game fan, it’s definitely a top 20 of all time. Maybe even top 15. It is old as hell and dated though. I’ll give the PS game a go for a week and that’ll be more than enough to know who wins this month.

[GhostofHorizon]

Come one now, you're better than this.

It doesn't matter who wins, I think we can all agree this is a solid month for Games with Gold. It's certainly one of the best months in a long while.

I'm saying this as a PS fan.

[Deathdeliverer]

Kinda hard to count out a game that has never been played before…. But hey, do you. That’s all I’m saying.

[GhostofHorizon]

I think you're missing the point here.

The only people that lose or win anything are the players. Sony doesn't need you to defend them, this is not a battleground.

Personally I think Hunter's Arena looks interesting but it also has a price tag, something witch other Battle Royale games do not and this will hold it back until it eventually becomes F2P or dies off. I think we all win if it's a good game.

[FPS_D3TH]

Weak games for both systems but the summer sales have been pretty great so to be expected imo

[franwex]

There’s been a lot of SNK fighting games from the 360 lately.
They actually do play nicely if you’re into the genre.

[MIDGETonSTILTS17]

Better than expected

[Orchard]

First decent month in a long time... perhaps even over a year?

[whitbyfox]

Who the hell only has gold? Gamepass just dropped Flight Simulator game of the year.

[AriesBear]

Great month!!

[DJStotty]

Need to add Series X tag