Summary
- NHL 25 joins Xbox Game Pass Ultimate on April 10.
- NHL 25 is the latest installment in the long-running hockey game franchise.
- Blue Prince will also be joining Game Pass on April 10.
Yet another game is coming to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate on April 10, with NHL 25 now confirmed for the service. Xbox gamers get the most bang for their buck with an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription. This ensures that they get everything added to consoles and PC, plus exclusive discounts, online multiplayer, and various other perks.
One Xbox Game Pass Ultimate perk is access to games that are added to the EA Play library. EA adds all of its games to EA Play eventually, so fans of the publisher's games can get a lot of value out of Game Pass Ultimate. As it so happens, the next update to the EA Play library is coming on April 10, meaning Game Pass Ultimate subscribers don't have to wait long to play yet another new EA-published game.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Adds a Day-One Title and an Acclaimed ARPG
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate adds its first day-one title for April 2025, as well as one critically acclaimed action RPG that recently turned 11.
NHL 25 is joining EA Play on April 10, meaning that is the same day that it will be available to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers. NHL 25 is a hockey game and the latest entry in the long-running sports franchise. NHL 25 reviews weren't nearly as high as some previous entries in the series, but Game Pass Ultimate subscribers can come to their own conclusions once the game makes its debut on April 10.
Upcoming Xbox Game Pass Games for April 2025
- Commandos: Origins - April 9
- Blue Prince - April 10
- NHL 25 - April 10
- Grand Theft Auto 5 - April 15
- Hunt Showdown 1896 - April 15
- Tempopo - April 17
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - April 24
NHL 25 isn't the only new Game Pass Ultimate game coming on April 10. It will be joined by Blue Prince, a brand-new puzzle game that has been earning rave reviews. Blue Prince reviews have been so high, in fact, that it is now the highest-rated new game release of 2025 so far, beating Split Fiction for the title.
Game Pass Ultimate subscribers have a lot to look forward to these next few weeks. Grand Theft Auto 5 and Hunt Showdown 1896 are coming to Game Pass Ultimate on April 15, while Tempopo will be added on April 17. Finally, the highly-anticipated turn-based RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is coming to Game Pass Ultimate on April 24, making that an especially exciting day for subscribers.
