Games with Gold January 2017 Announced

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Already over 2016? Looking forward to what you might get your hands on in 2017? Microsoft announces their solid January 2017 Games with Gold Line up. Whether you’re a fighting game fan or an old-school platformer enthusiast, Games with Gold has you sorted.

Here are January 2017’s free games…

World of Van Helsing: Deathtrap: January 1^st to 31^st (Xbox One)

Killer Instinct Season 2 Ultra Edition: January 16^th to February 15^th(Xbox One)

The Cave: January 1^st to 15^th (Xbox 360 and Xbox One)

Rayman Origins: January 16^th to 31^st (Xbox 360 and Xbox One)

Rayman Origins is an ingenious platformer, blending colorful cartoon charm with solid level design and mechanics. Rayman Origins is one of the first of Ubisoft’s unique Ubi-Art collection. Killer Instinct Season 2: Ultra Edition is a fast paced and skill orientated fighting game. Including numerous characters ranging from Omen to Aganos, to Hisako. The game also provides a breath of nostalgia for older fans by providing classic Killer Instinct 2. Also coming your way are World of Van Helsing: Deathtrap an action RPG/ tower defense hybrid. While The Cave is a sidescrolling platformer from Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion designer Ron Gilbert.

So whether you’re into sidescrollers, fighting games, RPG’s or classics, Games with Gold has you sorted for the month of January. And don’t forget, if you’re still interested in picking up Outlast (a first person survival horror game) from last month’s selection, you have until January 15^th. Last month’s selection also included Burnout Paradise, Outland, and Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition. For everything, Xbox stay tuned to Thenerdstash.