“If you’re a GamePass subscriber, you’ll be very happy in 90 minutes.”
Larry “Major Nelson ‘Hryb promised a crowded house in Fortress Melbourne something special, setting up the Xbox and Bethesda 2022 showcase.
And, boy, did it offer more gaming than Xbox fans are used to.
Xbox and Bethesda first introduced the Starfield game. (Bethesda)
Microsoft ended the program this morning with an expanded look at its next biggest game: Starfield.
That was the information the pouring fans wanted to see.
More than 100 galaxies to explore. More than 1,000 planets.
Tyroleans, moons and mysterious landscapes, pirates, fantastic creatures, resource gathering and a little history!
It looks like we’ll be chasing artifacts across galaxies to figure out the mystery of what “they” are building.
Who or what “they” are remains to be seen.
Create your own spaceships in Starfield. (Bethesda)
It seems that the player can switch between the first and third person game.
Behind it all is a very detailed character creation and updating system, with the ability to build advanced locations and spaceships.
You can choose your crew, the appearance and layout of your ship and fly to cross space and fight enemy ships.
It is both daunting and inspiring in scope.
It will be available on the first day on Xbox GamePass in 2023 on Xbox Series X | S, Cloud and PC.
Hideo Kojima (Xbox)
Hideo Kojima x Xbox Studios
PlayStation sweetheart Hideo Kojima has joined Xbox.
The maker of Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding appeared in person to announce the partnership.
He spoke of a “completely new game” that “has always wanted to do” and the potential of Microsoft’s cloud technology.
However, do not hold your breath. Kojima-san said “it may take a while” before he sees anything else.
This is sure to be a success.
Minecraft Legends takes what fans know and love about their biomes and superimposes them with an end-of-the-world threat.
It is a game of action and strategy in the third person.
It will be available on Xbox GamePass on the first day on Xbox Series X | S, Cloud and PC.
Minecraft Legends is a new Mojang strategy game. (Microsoft)
The Cherry team from Australia has been clearing its sequel to the highly valued Hollow Knight for years and it looks amazing.
No one expected it to be in an Xbox display case or to be available to play on the first day on Xbox GamePass.
There is no release date yet, but it will hit consoles, PCs and the cloud.
Hollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry)
Forza Motorsport will arrive in the spring of 2023 and is in the first position to be the best looking racing game on consoles.
Dynamic time of day, damage to scratches and dirt and all this in beautiful 4K.
Xbox proudly displayed “all 4K images from the game” at the bottom of the screen while showing off its most realistic world to date.
It will be available on Xbox GamePass on Xbox, Cloud and PC on the first day.
Forza Motorsport’s new track layout was highlighted during the Xbox Showcase. (Xbox / Microsoft)
Forza Horizon 5 x Hot Wheels
The leaks were true and we are very happy that they are.
Driving upside down in a looping loop on July 19, 2022 may not come soon enough.
Forza Horizon 5 will receive a Hotwheels DLC. (Playground games)
Halo: Infinite … a Flight Simulator?
By far, the biggest – and most disappointing – mockery of the show.
There was encouragement as the classic Halo theme echoed in Melbourne Fortress and the Master Chief’s ship appeared on the screen.
It turns out that it has just been added to Flight Simulator along with some helicopters and gliders.
Ricky and Morty High on Life-inspired game was announced. (Squanch Games)
We didn’t have this world premiere on our bingo card.
Bring Rick and Morty’s fun to a weird first-person shooter game on weirdest planets with weapons talking to you? Yes please.
There is no release date yet, but it will be available on Xbox GamePass on the first day on Xbox, Cloud and PC consoles.
Vin Diesel growling on top of a T-rex. That’s all you need to know.
It arrives in 2023 and looks like it will have a Kratos / Arteus style relationship between a warrior and a child.
It will be available on Xbox GamePass on Xbox, Cloud and PC on the first day.
ARK II is the sequel to ARK: Survival Evolved and will arrive later this year. (Study Chair)
The game’s debut of this upcoming open-world cooperative FPS opened the show.
It didn’t help that the audio and screen kept cutting at our event, but nonetheless, the audience loved it.
Arkane Studios (Prey, Dishonored) are leaving players on an island full of vampires in early 2023.
It will be available on Xbox GamePass on Xbox, Cloud and PC on the first day.
Arkane Studios showed incredible gameplay for Redfall, which will be released on Xbox next year. (Arkane Studios)
An Australian-accented “Wastelander” is the new addition to Overwatch 2.
The trailer promised “a new era” starting October 4th.
It’s free, but there’s no word on whether it solves the problems fans had with the reworked 5-on-5 battles.
I’ve never seen a trailer ending with “to continue”, but this one!
Overwatch 2 will be released in October. (Blizzard Entertainment)
After years in development hell, Scorn finally has a release date.
The grotesque and bloody FPS, which is not for the curious, will be released on October 21, 2022.
It will be available on Xbox GamePass on the first day on Xbox Series X | S, Cloud and PC.
Scorn is a close title from Ebb Software. (Ebb Software)
Diablo 4 is up and running in 2023 and its fifth and final class is Necromancer.
The gameplay looks great, and exactly as you’d expect.
It will be available on Xbox GamePass on Xbox Series X | S, Cloud and PC.
Everyone’s favorite pirate simulator is getting a major update.
You can now customize, save, and even name your boat.
The functions will be launched with season 7 on July 21, 2022.
The game is now available on Xbox GamePass on Xbox Series X | S, Cloud and PC.
The free Sea of Thieves update will arrive on Xbox Game Pass in July. (Microsoft)
The creators of the new Inside and Limbo game are coming to Xbox.
Unlike its predecessors, it’s in 3D and reminded me of Death’s Door.
If the trailer has anything to do with the music of this game it is the next level.
It will be available on the first day on Xbox GamePass in 2023 on Xbox Series X | S, Cloud and PC.
This is a bit like a first-person interpretation of Stardew Valley.
Launched into a new world with nothing but a mech, you need to gather resources around you, cultivate and improve your technology and settlement.
It will arrive in the spring of 2023.
Lightyear Frontier will be available on Xbox GamePass on the first day on Xbox Series X | S, Cloud and PC.
Lightyear Frontier agricultural simulator arrives in 2023. (Frame Break)
- No one has returned to Xbox. Persona 5 Royale will arrive first on October 21, followed by Persona 4 Golden and Persona 3 Portable.
- In Plague Tale: Requiem will arrive in 2022. We took a first look at the gameplay that has added a crossbow, grenades and stealthy killings with knives.
- Now – which is very similar to Civilization – is underway. The CG trailer looked great, but no gameplay was shown.
- Elder Scrolls Online: High Isle: Comes to consoles next week.
- Fallout 76 Expeditions The Pitt will arrive in September.
- Flintlock, a 3D action game, was announced for early 2023.
- Gunfire Reborn: A “roguelite” FPS with cell shadow will arrive in October 2022.
- Like Dusk Falls, an interactive comic-style tale, will arrive on July 19th. You can play this one with up to 8 players, which is interesting.
- Naraka Bladepoint, a Japanese battle royale with up to 60 players, will arrive on June 23.
- The latest case of Benedict Fox, an incredible side-scrolling horror title, will arrive in the spring of 2023.
- Grounded will finally arrive in full this September after years of early access.
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