June is almost over, making it almost time for a renewed line of Games with Gold. Microsoft has announced the four games that Xbox Live Gold subscribers can claim in July. As usual, the lineup includes two Xbox One games and two backward compatible Xbox 360 games. In what is becoming a trend, Xbox One’s July offerings are likely to appeal to fans of racing and sports.
Throughout the month of July, you can grab the WRC 8 FIA World Rally Championship, a rally racing game that launched last year. WRC 8 has a robust single player career mode and over 100 tracks in 14 countries. The online multiplayer mode features weekly challenges and an esports mode with tournaments. New in the series with WRC 8 is the Dynamic Weather System, which alters track conditions by introducing elements such as rain and snow.
The second Xbox One game, Dunk Lords, will be available from July 16 to August 16. Dunk Lords is a basketball game with a large cast of characters with unique attacks. It is exaggerated by design, combining arcade basketball with combat. Dunk Lords has a story mode that can be played alone or cooperatively with another player, a gauntlet cooperative mode, and an arcade mode that supports up to four players.
For the first half of the month, subscribers can claim Saints Row 2, the Xbox 360-era open-world action game that plays the role of leader of Third Street Saints. Saints Row 2 is where the franchise began to lean towards a comical tone, separating itself from the similar play style of Grand Theft Auto.
And in the second half of the month, you can grab Juju, a cute platform game starring a panda shaman and his friend lizard Peyo.
Some of June’s gifts are still available now, so don’t forget to grab them before they leave. Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse and Sine Mora are free until June 30, while Coffee Talk is free until July 15.
