Our must‑play picks from October’s Xbox Game Pass additions

Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass subscription service has been in the news a lot lately, and now, it’s back again for a more normal reason: There are more games on the way across October.

This month is pretty notable in that there’s not just one, but three Xbox first-party games on the way, with a couple of them launching in just a couple of weeks. Ninja Gaiden 4 has been developed by PlatinumGames with oversight from Team Ninja, while Xbox Game Studios is publishing the title.

I went hands-on with Ninja…