Xbox Game Pass wave 2: Dune: Awakening, Minecraft Dungeons 2 and Gears of War: E-Day
In brief
- Microsoft has named a second Xbox Game Pass wave with Dune: Awakening, Minecraft Dungeons 2 and Gears of War: E-Day, though the year is unclear.
Dune: Awakening is listed for 22 September and is tied to Game Pass Premium, PC and Ultimate. Minecraft Dungeons 2 and Gears of War: E-Day are also mentioned in the same source as day-one releases for 29 September and 6 October, respectively.
What happened
IGN published an overview of the second wave of Xbox Game Pass games for September. The title and URL refer to September 2026, but the supplied text also includes a year that points to 2027. As a result, the year for this Wave 2 lineup cannot be confirmed from the fragment alone.
In the lineup, Dune: Awakening is listed for 22 September. The game is said to be available via Game Pass Premium, PC and Ultimate. The source also names Minecraft Dungeons 2 as a day-one release for PC and Ultimate on 29 September, and Gears of War: E-Day as a day-one release for PC and Ultimate on 6 October.
In addition, several other titles are linked to Game Pass Premium. The fragment mentions Marvel Cosmic Invasion, Planet of Lana 2 or Planet of Lana II, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Ninja Gaiden 4. Keeper is also mentioned as a game Premium subscribers can play, although the supplied fragment is cut off at that point.
Timeline
15 September: RuneScape: Dragonwilds is listed in the lineup for Cloud, Xbox Series X/S and PC, with Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium and PC Game Pass.
16 September: Marvel Cosmic Invasion and Planet of Lana II are listed in the lineup.
22 September: Dune: Awakening is scheduled for Game Pass Premium, PC and Ultimate.
29 September: Minecraft Dungeons 2 gets day-one access for PC and Ultimate.
6 October: Gears of War: E-Day gets day-one access for PC and Ultimate.
Background
The source uses both Planet of Lana 2 and Planet of Lana II, suggesting either a naming variation or an inconsistent title reference. Platform and subscription details for some entries are also not fully visible in the supplied fragment, so those mentions should be read cautiously.
The combination of the URL, publication context and text makes it clear that Microsoft has announced a new Game Pass wave, but the exact year of the lineup remains unclear in this source.