Xbox Games With Gold June 2021 Countdown: Leaks, Rumours and More

Update: The games are here!

• The King’s Bird ($19.99 ERP): Available June 1 to 30
• Shadows: Awakening ($29.99 ERP): Available June 16 to July 15
• NeoGeo Battle Coliseum ($9.99 ERP): Available June 1 to 15
• Injustice: Gods Among Us ($19.99 ERP): Available June 16 to 30

The King’s Bird

In this award-winning artistic title, enjoy a seamless platform adventure with physics-based movement. Escape into a world kept secret by a tyrant and discover the truth about your freedom.

Shadows: Awakening

Take control of a demon summoned from the Shadow Realm to consume the souls of long dead heroes. With a gripping storyline and challenging gameplay, find out who is in charge… the demon or the souls that it has devoured?

NeoGeo Battle Coliseum

All the best fighters await you. With a host of original heroes and unique characters that transcend time, unleash this tag-team versus fighter with all your favorite NeoGeo warriors amassed under one roof.

Injustice: Gods Among Us

From the creators of Mortal Kombat, iconic characters from DC Comics such as Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and more, clash together in epic battles. With a massive scale and a bold original storyline, see what happens when our greatest heroes become our greatest threat.

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We're halfway through May, and that means new Games With Gold are coming for Xbox gamers for June.

The service is a nifty bonus for anyone subscribed to Xbox Live Gold or Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and offers four monthly games for users to download.

Usually formed of two Xbox One games and two Backward Compatibility titles, the service usually compliments Game Pass – although there is also some crossover.

Here's what we know so far.

When are Games with Gold June free games revealed?

Unlike Sony PlayStation and the PS Plus subscription, Microsoft's equivalent service doesn't have a set time or day for reveals.

With Sony, it's quite simple. The PS Plus games are revealed on the final Wednesday of a month and go live on the first Tuesday. 

Team Xbox has a slightly more carefree approach. They definitely go live on the Xbox Store on the first day of the month, but as for when they're revealed, well there's little logic to dictate when it's announced.

Major Nelson, the Director of Programming for Xbox Live, typically announces the news (if it doesn't leak beforehand), but he tends to do it, whenever he pleases.

In the past, we've seen the Games with Gold reveal in all manner of days and times. Sometimes even on the weekend, out of hours.

Recent months have seen these announcements come further towards the back end of the month. But again, there's nothing set in stone. 

Unfortunately, it could be fans who are left waiting until the close of the week before the information is shared.

That's because Major Nelson's announcements have been getting later and later in the month these past 6 months.

To save you repeatedly clicking refresh on Major Nelson's Twitter feed in the hopes that something shows, you could set up Twitter notifications. 

For now, check the bottom of this page for a quick reminder of what games are available currently, so you can make sure to download them before they're removed from the service at the end of May.

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Games With Gold June 2021 Predictions

We seldom indulge in Games with Gold predictions because it's almost impossible to predict what Xbox will actually give away.

Some sites have suggested that Life is Strange 2 could be given away since Life Is Strange: True Colors was recently announced.

But this is pretty baseless from what we can tell and we'd try not to get too hyped (or disappointed) until the official Xbox announcement is made.

One thing we would like to see is something for next-gen. PlayStation Plus has handed out Bugnsax, Destruction All-Stars, and Control: Ultimate Edition, with Oddworld: Soulstorm coming soon. We've got Xbox's Gears 5 recently as part of Games With Gold, but if you have Game Pass you'll likely have already sunk some hours into that.

Games With Gold June 2021 Games - Don't Forget!

As with every month, make sure you don't overlook the existing selection of free Xbox Games with Gold titles.

At the time of writing, you can grab the below games throughout May – so hop to it!

• Armello ($19.99 ERP): Available May 1 to 31
• Dungeons 3 ($29.99 ERP): Available May 16 to June 15
• Lego Batman ($19.99 ERP): Available May 1 to 15
• Tropico 4 ($9.99 ERP): Available May 16 to 31