Xbox Games with Gold for August 2023 Announced - News

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Microsoft has announced the Xbox Live Games with Gold for August 2023. Two Xbox One games will be free to download next month.

Here is the list of Games with Gold:

• Blue Fire ($19.99 ERP): Available August 1 to 31
• Inertial Drift ($19.99 ERP): Available August 1 to August 31

Here is an overview of the games:

Blue Fire

Evil forces have taken over the world of Penumbra. They need a warrior of light and darkness! Embark on a journey to explore temples filled with 3D platforming challenges, battle wild enemies, and go on side quests. Master the art of movement as you face increasingly challenging Void Puzzles and unlock the secrets that will save the day.

Inertial Drift

Can you master the perfect drift? Drive through a 90s retro future in this arcade racing game that leverages a unique handling model and twin-stick drift mechanices. Choose from 16 unique cars across 20 wild tracks to tear through the neon streets. Rev up your skills in single-player story move and then prove you’re the best in multiplayer.

A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.

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SuperNintend0rk (on 27 July 2023)

Another joke of a month but at least Xbox finally had the common sense to put Games with Gold out of its misery lol

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scrapking SuperNintend0rk (on 28 July 2023)

I can't deny that most of the titles have not been bigger games, or very well received. But I've actually had some fun with some of the titles in the last couple of years. shrug

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SuperNintend0rk scrapking (on 28 July 2023)

True they did give away some good indie games now and then but most months have been pretty rough.

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Pemalite scrapking (on 28 July 2023)

If you redeemed every title, you would have 440 games tied to your account now.

Then get Gamepass on top of it... And you are set for some time.

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scrapking Pemalite (on 29 July 2023)

I definitely didn't manage to grab every title. I even later had to buy two Sonic titles (I wanted to play them after they were added to FPS Boost) that I'd missed when they were up on Games With Gold. D'oh! :) But I did manage to grab a couple/few hundred, I expect.

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TheTitaniumNub (on 27 July 2023)

I played through Blue Fire on PC a couple years back, decent little indie game.

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Kakadu18 TheTitaniumNub (on 29 July 2023)

This is one rare instance where I've heard of one of these games before.

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DonFerrari (on 28 July 2023)

Is this the last month and they are closing with a bang?

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scrapking DonFerrari (on 28 July 2023)

I think they may have been reluctant to close with a bang, given there'd be nothing the next month. From Microsoft's perspective, perhaps it's better to end on a whimper so that few people miss it once it's gone?

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zippy (on 30 July 2023)

To be fair they are both solid games

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Pemalite (on 27 July 2023)

R.I.P Xbox Live Gold.

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scrapking Pemalite (on 28 July 2023)

Yeah, I was an Xbox Live beta tester back in the second intake (I applied for the first wave of beta testers as well, but didn't make it in until the second) back in 2002. Holy wow, that was 21 years ago. Unreal.

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BonfiresDown (on 27 July 2023)

RIP people who were hoping for a spectacular sendoff for Xbox Live.

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