If you buy through affiliate links, we may earn commissions, which help support our testing. February continues January's strong video game release momentum by offering many highly anticipated titles across consoles and PC.

After a somewhat slow start to the year, February is shaping up to be an exciting month for video games. The biggest games of the month include many potential Game of the Year candidates, and Xbox Game Pass subscribers can enjoy one of them at no extra cost.

Another month means more games headed to Xbox Game Pass. There's something big for everyone in February (as shared on Xbox Wire) as Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers can look forward to Obsidian Entertainment's upcoming role-playing game Avowed,

Microsoft has announced its line-up of Xbox Game Pass titles for the beginning of February. The selection is, as you'd expect, headlined by this month's big Xbox Game Studios arrival Avowed, the fresh role-playing game from Fallout: New Vegas developer Obsidian.