Xbox Game Pass second wave: Dune: Awakening, Minecraft Dungeons 2 and Gears of War: E-Day mentioned
IGN and Eurogamer report a second Xbox Game Pass wave for September 2026 with Dune: Awakening, Minecraft Dungeons 2 and Gears of War: E-Day.
- The lineup includes Dune: Awakening, Minecraft Dungeons 2 and Gears of War: E-Day, with dates listed for 22 September, 29 September and 6 October.
- Eurogamer adds that Dune: Awakening will get a single-player mode for the console version and that Gears of War: E-Day is being positioned as a major Xbox release.
What happened
IGN published an overview of the second wave of Xbox Game Pass games for September. The headline and URL point to September 2026, but the supplied text also includes a reference to September 2027. Based on the rest of the source and the additional Eurogamer coverage, September 2026 appears to be the intended date, though the fragment is not fully consistent.
In that lineup, IGN lists Dune: Awakening for 22 September, with access via Game Pass Premium, PC and Ultimate. Minecraft Dungeons 2 appears in the same source as a day-one release for PC and Ultimate on 29 September, while Gears of War: E-Day is listed as a day-one release for PC and Ultimate on 6 October.
Eurogamer covers the same Game Pass wave and adds extra context. According to that coverage, Gears of War: E-Day is a new Gears of War game seen as a prologue to the original, while Dune: Awakening started on PC as a multiplayer-first survival MMO and is adding a single-player mode for the console version.
Timeline
15 September 2026: IGN publishes the second wave Xbox Game Pass lineup for September, with an internal year mismatch in the text.
15 September 2026: Dune: Awakening is listed for 22 September via Game Pass Premium, PC and Ultimate.
15 September 2026: Minecraft Dungeons 2 is listed as a day-one release for PC and Ultimate on 29 September.
15 September 2026: Gears of War: E-Day is listed as a day-one release for PC and Ultimate on 6 October.
16 September 2026: Eurogamer publishes additional coverage on the same Game Pass wave, adding context on Dune: Awakening and Gears of War: E-Day.
Background
The supplied sources also mention other titles in the same wave, including Marvel Cosmic Invasion, Planet of Lana II, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Ninja Gaiden 4 and Keeper. Not all platform and subscription details are fully visible in the fragment, so only the explicitly stated dates and tiers can be carried over with confidence.
The source reference for Planet of Lana alternates between Planet of Lana 2 and Planet of Lana II, which suggests a naming variation in the supplied text. The status of Minecraft Dungeons 2 and Gears of War: E-Day as day-one releases is based on IGN's reporting and is not separately confirmed in the provided sources.