{"id":4799,"date":"2026-02-17T15:26:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T15:26:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/17\/microsoft-announces-xbox-game-pass-february-2026-wave-2-lineup-including-witcher-3-and-kingdom-come-deliverance-2\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T15:26:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T15:26:50","slug":"microsoft-announces-xbox-game-pass-february-2026-wave-2-lineup-including-witcher-3-and-kingdom-come-deliverance-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/17\/microsoft-announces-xbox-game-pass-february-2026-wave-2-lineup-including-witcher-3-and-kingdom-come-deliverance-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Announces Xbox Game Pass February 2026 Wave 2 Lineup, Including Witcher 3 and Kingdom Come Deliverance 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Microsoft has announced the Xbox Game Pass February 2026 Wave 2 lineup, which includes big hitters such as The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (and in its Complete Edition, no less) plus Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">As detailed in a post on Xbox Wire, available today, February 17, are Aerial_Knight\u2019s DropShot (Cloud, Xbox Series X\/S, Handheld, and PC) and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora (Cloud, Xbox Series X\/S, Handheld, and PC) for PC and Ultimate subscribers. Premium members also gain access to Avowed (Cloud, Xbox Series X\/S, and PC) \u2014 as detailed in the first wave of February Xbox Game Pass titles announced several weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Coming later this week on February 19 is Death Howl (Cloud, Xbox Series X\/S, Handheld, and PC), as well as EA Sports College Football 26 (Cloud and Xbox Series X\/S for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers). And then it&#8217;s onto the big guns: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt \u2013 Complete Edition (Cloud and Console) also becomes available on February 19 for Game Pass Ultimate and Premium subscribers. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">TCG Card Shop Simulator launches into Game Preview (Cloud, Xbox Series X\/S, Handheld, and PC) on February 24 for Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, PC Game Pass subscribers. A day later, Dice A Million launches on PC, for PC and Ultimate subscribers. Towerborne&#8217;s full game release then turns up (Console, Handheld, and PC)  a day after <em>that<\/em>, on February 26, for Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, PC Game Pass subscribers. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Final Fantasy 3 (Cloud, Xbox Series X\/S, and PC) arrives on March 3 for Game Pass Ultimate, Premium and PC Game Pass members. Finally, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 (Cloud, Xbox Series X\/S, and PC) becomes available on March 3 for Game Pass Ultimate, Premium and PC Game Pass members.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The arrival of The Witcher 3 comes at an interesting moment, as rumors swirl of a third expansion for the title that&#8217;s expected to arrive later this year and potentially bridge the gap between it and CD Projekt&#8217;s The Witcher 4 (which is due in 2027 at the earliest).<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft&#8217;s Xbox Game Pass February 2026 Wave 2 additions. Image credit: Xbox<\/p>\n<h2 data-cy=\"title2\" class=\"title2 jsx-1903782357 jsx-3735650234\">Xbox Game Pass February 2026 Wave 2 lineup:<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"list jsx-4224303756\" data-cy=\"list\">\n<li>Death Howl \u2014 February 19 (Cloud, Xbox Series X\/S, Handheld, and PC) \u2013 Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li>EA Sports College Football 26 \u2014 February 19 (Cloud and Xbox Series X\/S) \u2013 Game Pass Ultimate<\/li>\n<li>The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt &#8211; Complete Edition \u2014 February 19 (Cloud and Console) \u2013 Game Pass Ultimate, Premium<\/li>\n<li>TCG Card Shop Simulator (Game Preview) \u2014 February 24 (Cloud, Xbox Series X\/S, Handheld, and PC) \u2013 Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li>Dice A Million \u2014 February 25 (PC) Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li>Towerborne (Full Game Release) \u2014 February 26 (Console, Handheld, and PC) \u2013 Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li>Final Fantasy 3 \u2014 March 3 (Cloud, Xbox Series X\/S, and PC) \u2013 Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, PC Game Pass<\/li>\n<li>Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 \u2014 March 3 (Cloud, Xbox Series X\/S, and PC) \u2013 Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, PC Game Pass\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">As ever, whenever Microsoft giveth, it also taketh away. Leaving Game Pass on February 28 are Monster Train, Expeditions: A MudRunner Game, Injustice 2 and Middle Earth: Shadow of War \u2014 all of which are currently available for Cloud, Console, and PC.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Tom Phillips is IGN&#8217;s News Editor. You can reach Tom at tom_phillips@ign.com or find him on Bluesky <\/em>@tomphillipseg.bsky.social<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft has announced the Xbox Game Pass February 2026 Wave 2 lineup, which includes big hitters such as The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (and in its Complete Edition, no less) plus Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2. 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