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Xbox One Games with Gold update: 'Rayman Origins,' 'Killer Instinct Season 2' now available for free play

A screenshot of "Rayman Origins," one of the free games for Xbox Games with Gold January 2017 | Microsoft Store

Major titles are up for grabs via the new update of Xbox One Games with Gold. Aside from this, 10 titles added to the Backward Compatibility program have been added to play.

Xbox One Games with Gold January 2017 update brings more titles to play, though "Outlast" is no longer available. Three games remain to be free, including "Killer Instinct Season 2 Ultra," "Rayman Origins" and "World of Van Helsing: Deathtrap."

Members can still enjoy "World of Van Helsing: Deathtrap" until the last day of January. The role-playing game (RPG) game takes the players in the world of Van Helsing, where monsters and enemies are set to destroy them. According to Microsoft, players will need to defend the Silent Forts by means of rebuilding structures, using available items, improve ancient traps and all other necessities to ward off the enemies.

"Killer Instinct: Season 2 Ultra Edition," on the other hand, will continue its free play until Feb. 15. Attack of the Fanboy wrote that the title has expanded what the first season has featured, including three new game modes and nine new characters.

The Ranked Leagues gives the players the opportunity to manage their online battle progress while the Shadow Lab allows training for the players' "Shadow AI," which can fight on behalf of them." The third mode is called the Combo Breaker Training, which pretty much explains what it is.

As for the "Rayman Origins," it is also available until Feb. 15. As per Steam, it generated 88 percent positive reviews from gamers.

"Experience the magical universe of Rayman with legendary 2D gameplay that has captured the hearts of millions of fans!" the description reads.

Members of Xbox One Games with Gold have the advantage of downloading up to four titles every month, two for Xbox 360 and two for Xbox One. The Xbox 360 titles are available to Xbox One via the backward compatibility program.