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Game Pass: John Carpenter's Toxic Commando arrives today, 9 Kings expected to hit version 1.0

Saber Interactive's co-op shooter joins the catalogue for Ultimate, Premium and PC Game Pass. On the same day the strategy game 9 Kings, also among the 12 November additions listed by Xbox Wire, is expected to leave early access.

Official image of John Carpenter's Toxic Commando
Image: © Focus Entertainment / Saber Interactive, official Steam capsule

John Carpenter's Toxic Commando is in the Xbox Game Pass catalogue from today, 12 November. Xbox Wire had scheduled it on 3 November for Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium and PC Game Pass, on cloud, Xbox Series X|S and PC. The game's official account confirmed its arrival at 12:33 p.m. Italian time. Up to four players team up on missions in semi-open environments against hordes of zombies. The game from Saber Interactive and Focus Entertainment was released on 12 March 2026. On Steam, at 3:21 p.m. Italian time, it had 128 concurrent players.

Among the 12 November additions Xbox Wire also listed Hooded Horse's 9 Kings, in Game Preview. According to the official trailer from September, the strategy game is expected to leave early access today with version 1.0, on Steam, GOG, Epic Games Store and Xbox on PC.

Sources: Xbox Wire (3 and 6 November 2026); official John Carpenter's Toxic Commando account on X (12 November 2026); official 9 Kings version 1.0 trailer (16 September 2026); TrueAchievements (12 November 2026); Steam page and public API (12 November 2026). Text by Statcade.