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Xbox Game Pass Adds Grounded 2 and Other Games This Month
Game Pass subscribers can also play the new ’90s-inspired horror game Abiotic Factor now.
The award-winning, quirky survival game Grounded is like the game version of the classic ’80s comedy film, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. And Xbox Game Pass subscribers can get early access to that game’s sequel, Grounded 2, now.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, a CNET Editors’ Choice award pick, offers hundreds of games you can play on your Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One and PC or mobile device for $20 a month. A subscription gives you access to a large library of games, with new ones, including Doom: The Dark Ages, added monthly, plus other benefits such as online multiplayer and deals on non-Game Pass titles.
Here are the games Microsoft is bringing to Game Pass soon. You can also check out other games the company added to the service recently, like Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4.
Grounded 2 (game preview)
Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers can play now.
You’ve been shrunk to the size of an ant — again — and you’ll have to survive the dangerous, miniature world. You’ll fight spiders and wasps, craft weapons and homes and even ride on your own insect friends to get around. You’ll unravel new mysteries along the way, but be careful. Something else is out there, and it hasn’t forgotten about you.
Abiotic Factor
Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers can play now.
Science meets violence in this 1990s-inspired sci-fi survival game. You and up to five other players can choose your areas of expertise, build your scientist and explore a massive, top-secret underground complex filled with artifacts and supernatural horrors that could tear you limb from limb. And remember, safety, security and secrecy are of the utmost importance… usually.
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers
Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers can play now.
This souls-like RPG is set during the final days of the Ming Dynasty. You play as an amnesiac pirate warrior named Wuchang on a quest to uncover the truth behind a world full of chaos. You’ll fight monstrous creatures in forgotten temples and overgrown ruins, unlock new weapons and master devastating techniques in order to bring peace to yourself and others.
RoboCop: Rogue City
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass and Game Pass Standard subscribers can play now.
Serve the public, protect the innocent and uphold the law as the cyborg RoboCop. You’ll investigate crimes in Old Detroit before using your cyborg strength, cybernetic implants and arsenal of weapons to eradicate gangs from the area. This game is a whole new RoboCop story based on the film series, and Peter Weller, the original RoboCop himself, returns to voice the titular character.
My Friendly Neighborhood
Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers can play now.
Something’s going on with everyone’s favorite Saturday morning puppet show, and it’s up to you to figure out what in this survival horror game. You’ll solve puzzles and use tools and improvised weapons to fend off your multicolored foes. So if you have anything against Barney or Big Bird, you can take out your feelings on them with this game.
Back to the Dawn
Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers can play now.
This game is like if the series Prison Break took place in the Zootopia universe. You’ll play as either a fox named Thomas or a black panther named Bob as they try to navigate the prison system and escape with their lives. With multiple escape routes and over 100 quests you can complete, you can replay this game numerous times and have a different experience each time.
Wheel World
Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers can play now.
If you want to take a nice, relaxing bike ride, this game is for you. Previously known as Ghost Bike, this game puts you behind the handlebars of one of the last ghost bikes around. These bikes can traverse between the lands of the living and the dead. You can explore these lands at your leisure while you race other riders and upgrade your ride with treasures you find along the way.
Farming Simulator 25
Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass and Game Pass Standard subscribers can play on Aug. 1.
Farming isn’t always as simple as games like Stardew Valley might make it out to be, but it can still be very rewarding. If you want a taste of what goes into building and maintaining your own farm, give Farming Simulator 25 a try. You’ll grow diverse crops, raise different animals and with the weather-changing, ground-deforming atmosphere, you’ll face all kinds of challenges along the way.
Games leaving Game Pass on July 31
While Microsoft is adding those games to Game Pass soon, it’s also removing three other games on July 31. So you still have some time to finish your campaign or complete any side quests before you have to buy these games separately.
Gigantic: Rampage Edition
Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess
Turnip Boy Robs a Bank
For more on Xbox, discover other games available on Game Pass now, read our hands-on review of the gaming service and learn which Game Pass plan is right for you. You can also check out what to know about upcoming Xbox game price hikes.
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Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Monday, Dec. 1
Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for Dec. 1.
Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.
Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? Read on for the answers. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.
If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.
Read more: Tips and Tricks for Solving The New York Times Mini Crossword
Let’s get to those Mini Crossword clues and answers.
Mini across clues and answers
1A clue: Tree that’s a symbol of Canada
Answer: MAPLE
6A clue: Back street
Answer: ALLEY
7A clue: Kind of steak with a letter in its name
Answer: TBONE
8A clue: Beer pong targets
Answer: CUPS
9A clue: «___ Pinafore» (Gilbert and Sullivan opera)
Answer: HMS
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: Show mutual interest, as on a dating app
Answer: MATCH
2D clue: «Bad» or «Good Kid, M.A.A.D City»
Answer: ALBUM
3D clue: Sits (down) heavily
Answer: PLOPS
4D clue: Contact ___
Answer: LENS
5D clue: Look here!
Answer: EYE
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Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Dec. 1, #434
Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Dec. 1, No. 434.
Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles.
Today’s Connections: Sports Edition features one of those classic — and difficult — purple categories. You’ll need to look for words inside of words to get that grouping. (Or just solve the other three, and get purple by default.) If you’re struggling with today’s puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.
Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by The Times. It doesn’t appear in the NYT Games app, but it does in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can play it for free online.
Read more: NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle Comes Out of Beta
Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Maybe on the beach.
Green group hint: Deal me in.
Blue group hint: Not necessarily Jim.
Purple group hint: Look at the final part of the words.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Volleyball terms.
Green group: Poker terms.
Blue group: Jameses.
Purple group: Ends in an NWSL team.
Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words
What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is volleyball terms. The four answers are dig, serve, set and spike.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is poker terms. The four answers are blind, flop, river and turn.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is Jameses.The four answers are Cook, Harden, Shields and Worthy.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is ends in an NWSL team.The four answers are balderdash (Houston Dash), concurrent (Kansas City Current), foreign (Seattle Reign) and microwave (San Diego Wave).
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Today’s Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Dec. 1, #1626
Here are hints and the answer for today’s Wordle for Dec. 1, No. 1,626.
Looking for the most recent Wordle answer? Click here for today’s Wordle hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles.
Today’s Wordle puzzle is a little tricky. Many people will confuse it with a similar word that’s spelled differently. If you need a new starter word, check out our list of which letters show up the most in English words. If you need hints and the answer, read on.
Today’s Wordle hints
Before we show you today’s Wordle answer, we’ll give you some hints. If you don’t want a spoiler, look away now.
Wordle hint No. 1: Repeats
Today’s Wordle answer has no repeated letters.
Wordle hint No. 2: Vowels
Today’s Wordle answer has two vowels.
Wordle hint No. 3: First letter
Today’s Wordle answer begins with L.
Wordle hint No. 4: Last letter
Today’s Wordle answer ends with H.
Wordle hint No. 5: Meaning
Today’s Wordle answer can refer to causing a liquid to drain away from something such as soil or ash.
TODAY’S WORDLE ANSWER
Today’s Wordle answer is LEACH.
Yesterday’s Wordle answer
Yesterday’s Wordle answer, Nov. 30, No. 1625 was MUGGY.
Recent Wordle answers
Nov. 26, No. 1621: HOVEL
Nov. 27, No. 1622: REMIT
Nov. 28, No. 1623: COLIC
Nov. 29, No, 1624: GRUFF
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