{"id":481205,"date":"2026-02-17T18:18:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T18:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/481205\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T18:18:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T18:18:19","slug":"xbox-confirms-kingdom-come-deliverance-2-for-game-pass-after-teaser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/481205\/","title":{"rendered":"Xbox confirms Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 for Game Pass after teaser"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"infoUpdate-log tracking-[.02em] pt-2 font-normal\">Update (2\/17\/26): Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 has been confirmed as an upcoming addition to the Xbox Game Pass subscription service. This article has been updated to reflect that confirmation.<\/p>\n<p id=\"94768235-550b-4709-820a-f7f0a3d12865\">Xbox social media posts have confirmed that Warhorse Studios&#8217; action RPG <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.windowscentral.com\/tag\/kingdom-come-deliverance-0\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.windowscentral.com\/tag\/kingdom-come-deliverance-0\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.windowscentral.com\/tag\/kingdom-come-deliverance-0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kingdom Come: Deliverance<\/a> 2 is headed for <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.windowscentral.com\/tag\/xbox-game-pass\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.windowscentral.com\/tag\/xbox-game-pass\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.windowscentral.com\/tag\/xbox-game-pass\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Xbox Game Pass<\/a> on March 3.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">wait here. the games will be with you shortly.https:\/\/t.co\/6bYat5e5Vg pic.twitter.com\/kzMw3d9I1q<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/2023759489913000347\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/2023759489913000347\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">February 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"a1a64f9e-b5b6-417a-97ca-a88809ac4eb4\">Xbox Game Pass revived its social media marketing campaign featuring faux leaked internal emails from &#8220;Melissa McGamepass&#8221; to tease a major addition to the service. On February 16, posts on official Xbox Game Pass socials included an image intended to resemble a leaked email from Melissa McGamepass to Xbox Game Pass Social hyped up a large release slate for the upcoming year, including more March announcements.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"a1a64f9e-b5b6-417a-97ca-a88809ac4eb4-1\">&#8220;If you&#8217;re getting quite hungry for a fun adventure, all I can say is something big is about to be deliverance&#8217;d [sic] to Xbox Game Pass,&#8221; the pseudo-email reads just before insisting it should be kept &#8220;super-duper secret.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>You may like<\/p>\n<p>The Xbox Game Pass social post pointed out the strange spelling of the word &#8220;delivered&#8221; as &#8220;deliveranced&#8221;, tipping off commenters who quickly picked up the possibility that Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 could be coming to Game Pass soon.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">huh, that\u2019s a weird way to spell \u201cdelivered\u201d pic.twitter.com\/zHL2tgxvpc<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/2023442179625259508\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/2023442179625259508\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">February 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"d84d8d30-b9bc-4860-a8c7-662d27c6aa93\">Kingdom Come: Deliverance \u2014 Warhorse Studios&#8217; epic action RPG about a peasant boy who becomes a knight on his quest to avenge his murdered parents \u2014 garnered quite a bit of attention when it <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.windowscentral.com\/gaming\/one-of-the-best-rpgs-ive-ever-played-just-came-to-xbox-game-pass-and-got-a-free-next-gen-upgrade-update-too\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.windowscentral.com\/gaming\/one-of-the-best-rpgs-ive-ever-played-just-came-to-xbox-game-pass-and-got-a-free-next-gen-upgrade-update-too\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.windowscentral.com\/gaming\/one-of-the-best-rpgs-ive-ever-played-just-came-to-xbox-game-pass-and-got-a-free-next-gen-upgrade-update-too\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">came to Xbox Game Pass<\/a> just a few short days ago. The addition of the game to the subscription service came alongside the launch of its next-gen upgrade, which significantly improved the eight-year-old RPG&#8217;s visuals and performance with native support for 60 FPS and ultra-quality settings.<\/p>\n<p>The much-anticipated sequel, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, was released last year and quickly earned acclaim from critics and players alike, with <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.windowscentral.com\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.windowscentral.com\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.windowscentral.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Windows Central<\/a>&#8216;s own <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.windowscentral.com\/author\/brendan-lowry\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.windowscentral.com\/author\/brendan-lowry\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.windowscentral.com\/author\/brendan-lowry\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Brendan Lowry<\/a> giving the game a 5-star rating.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was thoroughly surprised by how perfect of a sequel it is, with Warhorse building on everything fans loved about KCD while simultaneously fixing its major story, combat, and performance issues,&#8221; Lowry writes of <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.windowscentral.com\/gaming\/kingdom-come-deliverance-2-review\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.windowscentral.com\/gaming\/kingdom-come-deliverance-2-review\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.windowscentral.com\/gaming\/kingdom-come-deliverance-2-review\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 in his review<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">All the latest news, reviews, and guides for Windows and Xbox diehards.<\/p>\n<p>Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Official Launch Trailer &#8211; YouTube<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771352298_570_maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Official Launch Trailer - YouTube\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"watch-on-youtube-7ynJN-HejlY\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/7ynJN-HejlY\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/7ynJN-HejlY\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Watch On <\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"522c9b71-8010-4c63-a9fa-0328ec7da6e7\">If you want to experience the full breadth of KCD protagonist Henry&#8217;s story, you may want to go ahead and get a head start by playing Kingdom Come: Deliverance before its sequel lands on Game Pass. <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/howlongtobeat.com\/game\/21697\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/howlongtobeat.com\/game\/21697\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">How Long to Beat<\/a> reports that KCD&#8217;s main story can take players 40 hours, while completionists can expect to sink about 130+ hours into the first part of this epic action RPG. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 boasts an even longer main story, clocking in at roughly <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/howlongtobeat.com\/game\/148973\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/howlongtobeat.com\/game\/148973\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">54.5 hours<\/a>, with a completionist run taking approximately 140+ hours.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-de77544c-96a6-45cf-874c-e268fc700a3e\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s best Xbox Game Pass deals<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/windowscentral\/\" id=\"eeabec69-0e25-4c6b-923c-6363ae003943\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/windowscentral\/\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:29.96%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/rX94E5y9uUKpUAhcKF7Ruj.png\" alt=\"Click to join us on r\/WindowsCentral\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/rX94E5y9uUKpUAhcKF7Ruj.png\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/rX94E5y9uUKpUAhcKF7Ruj.png\" class=\"pull-leftinline\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"c2e96654-0d15-4281-9b4c-3c74caccd02c\">Join us on <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/windowscentral\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/windowscentral\/\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Reddit at r\/WindowsCentral <\/a>to share your insights and discuss our latest news, reviews, and more.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Update (2\/17\/26): Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 has been confirmed as an upcoming addition to the Xbox Game Pass&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":481206,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[49,48,61],"class_list":["post-481205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/481205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=481205"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/481205\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/481206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=481205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=481205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=481205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}