The no-E3 party continues! This time it’s time for Xbox to show what they got in store for us. Missed the showcase? Here’s a summary!
We kick off big-time, historical war interviews with previous presidents, Firestarter from the Prodigy playing in the background, and tons of explosions and mayhem. This is Call of Duty Black Ops 6, set in the 90s after the Cold War. Game Pass day 1 is once again confirmed after Phill Spencer took the stage and from here on, we dive into the rest of the showcase.
Next game shown is a World Premiere, Bethesda presents the next installment of Doom, this is once again a big title to lead the presentation, this is Doom: The Dark Ages, coming in 2025.
None other than State of Decay is shown next, third installment and third game in the franchise.
When you think the bangers keep coming, you get punched in the face by yet another banger! To quote the WWE wrestler Sheamus, this is banger after banger after banger, none other than Dragon Age Veilguard:
Starfield Shattered space DLC is shown next, also confirming more content coming and some new areas in the game, this is looking mighty fine again.
Next up is your Vault Tec intermission Skyline Vanney is the newest Fallout 76 expansion.
We are getting another world premiere: Expedition 33, coming in 2025, play it day one with Game Pass.
South of Midnight is another game coming to Game Pass! They just keep em coming at this point.
World of Warcraft is the next bomb being dropped in this heavily loaded presentation. This is The War Within and it is coming end of august. Battlenet on the 26th.
Metal Gear Solid:
Sea of Thieves season called Become a Villain
Flintlock: Age of Dawn, coming July 18th.
Age of Mythology, also coming to Game Pass.
Next up is Perfect Dark, yes, we are finally getting a new entry in this classic franchise and if the trailer is that nice, I can’t wait for the game to arrive…
Diablo 4 gets a new expansion as well, looking good!
And here’s Fable, with a new impressive trailer, releasing 2025.
Next up, a world premiere of FragPunk, a 5vs5 hero shooter that mixes up first-person action with cards.
Followed by a cute world premiere featuring a gorgeous style. It’s called Winter Burrow.
Annapurna revealed its new game with a typical artsy style. It looks like a story-driven game about your teenage years where music plays a crucial role. This is Mixtape, also coming in 2025.
Asobo Studio reveals the next generation of Flight Simulator.
Bethesda takes the stage and showcases The Elder Scrolls Online 10th anniversary showreel. You can play all DLC for free, for a limited time.
Next up, another world premiere. A Square Enix game! An all-new supernatural thriller in the Life is Strange series. Releasing October 29.
More Bethesda! Here’s Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. It’s releasing this year!
Next up is the return of the upcoming mech-game that looks like it could even be Armored Core. This looks like a lot of fun! Mecha Break is releasing next year with a beta test this August!
No time to take it slow, another impressive trailer is already here! Entering the dark world the action fantasy game Wuchang Fallen Feathers.
Another Xbox Studios game takes the stage. Avowed shows some gameplay and mixes fantasy with exploration and action. Very promising and will be released in 2024.
A new world premiere from Rebellion. They showcased a post-apo shooter with some mysterious monsters and even robots. Loving the atmosphere of this one! Atomfall will be released in 2025.
Want some more Japanese-inspired games? Sure looks like a trend this year! It’s the upcoming Assassin’s Creed Shadows and boy does it look like the Assassin’s Creed we’ve all been waiting on!
Time for some STALKER 2 gameplay. The game has been in development for a while now but it’s looking better than ever. Now let’s hope it plays smoothly too, which wasn’t the case during my Gamescom demo sadly..
In addition to all the games, there is an Xbox Series X all-digital coming this Holiday! And some new colors as well. No word of a handheld tho… Is this the new Holiday hardware that was rumored? It seems like it is. No Xbox handheld it is.
And here’s the one more thing from Xbox Game Studios. It’s Gears of War! Gears of War E-Day to be exact!
That’s it for the Xbox showcase, it’s followed by a deeper dive into Black Ops 6.
