Xbox Game Pass Continues Growing Its Call of Duty Collection

Xbox Game Pass subscribers now have Call of Duty: Vanguard to jump into, as the shooter joins the lineup of titles available on the service on June 17. Since Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard in October 2023, Xbox has steadily expanded the number of Call of Duty games available through Game Pass, giving access to more entries from one of gaming’s biggest franchises.

The addition of Vanguard may not come as a complete surprise to some subscribers. Rumors earlier this year suggested that the 2021 shooter would be the next Call of Duty title headed to Xbox Game Pass, and those reports have now proven accurate. This has already been a particularly busy month for the subscription service; there were a number of exciting additions in the first half of June, with plenty to look forward to as well.

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Call of Duty Fans Can Now Enjoy Vanguard on Game Pass

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Call of Duty: Vanguard officially joined Xbox Game Pass on June 17, making it available to Ultimate, Premium, and subscribers on console, PC, and the cloud. Developed by Sledgehammer Games and originally released in 2021, the title takes players back to World War 2 and follows the formation of an international special forces unit tasked with stopping a Nazi operation in the closing days of the conflict. In addition to its campaign, Call of Duty: Vanguard includes a Zombies experience created in collaboration with Treyarch as well as traditional multiplayer modes.

When it launched, COD: Vanguard received mixed reviews, with many players praising its gunplay, visuals, and campaign set pieces, while others criticized its progression systems and lack of innovation compared to previous entries in the franchise. Even so, Vanguard remains notable for its extensive multiplayer offering and its return to World War 2, which was the setting of the original trilogy.

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While the addition of Vanguard to Xbox Game Pass gives subscribers the opportunity to check out a title they may have missed, it also means that another Zombies mode has become available through the service. There are currently seven titles from the franchise available on Microsoft’s gaming service, and future Call of Duty titles will no longer be launching day one on Xbox Game Pass, a side effect of the recent price cuts. So, although opinions on Vanguard’s Zombies were divided when the game launched, and remain so even to this day, the mode still offers players another option to dive into.

Also Coming to Xbox Game Pass in June 2026

Game	Date	Game Pass Tier(s)	Notes
Junkster	June 16	Ultimate, PC	Day-one release
Call of Duty: Vanguard	June 17	Ultimate, Premium, PC
EA Sports FC 26 (EA Play)	June 18	Ultimate, PC
Age of Empries Mobile: PC Edition	June 23	Ultimate, PC	Day-one release
Abyssus	June 25	Ultimate, Premium, PC
RV There Yet?	June 30	Ultimate, Premium, PC

Game Pass subscribers still have more to anticipate in the coming months. Besides Call of Duty: Vanguard, June will bring EA Sports FC 26, Age of Empires Mobile: PC Edition, and Abyssus, an FPS roguelite that takes place in the underwater ruins of an ancient civilization. In July, gamers will gain access to the 1.0 release of Palworld, the open-world survival and crafting game that enjoyed an extremely successful launch into early access in January 2024. Halo: Campaign Evolved will also launch day one on Xbox Game Pass at the end of July.