Xbox Games Showcase + Starfield Direct Highlights

Today, we had a new showcase hosted by Xbox, showing off the games they will be bringing to Xbox, Game Pass, and PC for the rest of this year and into 2024, followed up by a dedicated presentation on Starfield. There were some good ones here, including starting off strong with the next Fable game, so let's take a look at what was shown.

Fable

Starting off strong, Xbox showed us the next Fable game! The last mainline game came out in 2010, so seeing the announcement for the next one felt like a dream.

South of Midnight

Then we had an interesting reveal for South of Midnight, an action-adventure game from the developers behind We Happy Few.

Star Wars Outlaws

We got an interesting look at a new Star Wars game being developed by Ubisoft. There wasn't much shown here, but we will be getting more details of the game in Ubisoft's presentation tomorrow (6/12).

Payday 3 Gameplay Trailer - Release Date Announced

Out of nowhere, Payday 3 was shown off and it looks incredible! Not only was its September 21st release date announced, but it is available to pre-order now starting at $40 on Steam.

Persona 3 Reload - A Persona 3 Remake is On the Way

A completely updated Persona 3 remake is on its way! This looks to be in a similar style to Persona 5 and I absolutely love it.

Avowed

Avowed was finally shown off in the first official gameplay trailer. Obsidian, the developers of Fallout New Vegas and The Outer Worlds, are really showing off their stuff here in this gorgeous world.

Sea of Thieves: The Legend of Monkey Island DLC Announced

A new expansion for Sea of Thieves was announced as well, containing a brand new story revolving around Monkey Island. It will be FREE and release on July 20th.

Microsoft Simulator 2024

A brand new flight simulator game was announced that has more of an emphasis on performing jobs that different aircraft carriers are designed to like rescuing mountaineers or transporting cargo.

Hellblade 2: Senua's Saga

The next game in the Hellblade series was shown again and it still looks as fabulous as it did before.

Like a Dragon : Infinite Wealth

The next game in the Like a Dragon franchise has been revealed and it looks to be a great one! It seems we have our protagonist, Ichiban Kasuga, in an English speaking place, naked of course.

Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess

Capcom showed off a new IP that has a super distinct art-style. I love the vibrant colors personally and it looks to be a really interesting one to watch.

Forza Motorsport

Forza Motorsport finally has an official trailer with a release date of October 10th of this year!

Elder Scrolls Online - Journey to Necrom Expansion

The next expansion for The Elder Scrolls Online was shown off with a release date of June 20th this year.

Persona 5 Tactica

Taking Persona 5 and putting a Fire Emblem-like spin on it? Well that's what happened here and it looks amazing.

Jusant

Jusant, the newest game from Life is Strange developer DON'T NOD was revealed! A demo is available on Steam now.

Still Awake The Deep

The next game from the developers behind Everybody's Gone to Rapture, Still Wakes the Deep looks to be a first-person story-driven experience set on a oil rig in the middle of the ocean. It will be available in early 2024.

Dungeons of Hinterberg

A gorgeous looking Action-Adventure RPG was shown off next, which looks to be a damn good time.

Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty Expansion Release Date Shown

The Cyberpunk 2077 expansion got an official trailer today and a release date of September 26th this year. So far, it looks fantastic and I can't wait to see Keanu Reeves in the game again!

Cities: Skylines 2

A trailer for Cities: Skylines 2 was shown off, announcing pre-orders are live and the game will release on October 24th.

Metaphor: ReFantazio

A new JRPG from the acclaimed developers of the Persona series was announced today for a release next year.

Towerborne

Next Towerborne was shown off. This co-op adventure is planned to have a wealth of content and seasonal updates, while having a good focus on customizability of your character!

Clockwork Revolution

Finally, of the new games shown, we have InExile's newest IP, Clockwork Revolution. Watching this gave me serious Bioshock Infinite vibes, so I am all in with this one!

Starfield

After the presentation showing off new games, Xbox had a full direct dedicated to showing off Starfield and giving more information about its world, story, and gameplay elements. While I was keeping myself more grounded, Starfield looks to be shaping up to be an incredible game.

With 1000+ different planets to explore, you will be able to look around cities, create your own outposts, fight against enemies in combat, meet companions, and possibly develop romances! The ground gameplay seems very similar to Fallout or Skyrim, and base building looks awesome, but it was the space/ship mechanics that stole the show for me.

Being able to really customize your ship with the module system looks awesome. I love that it can effect how your ship will run and function. Then we have the space combat, which can be just standard shooting at ships, you can target specific modules with the right upgrade (like FTL), and you can even fully board and take the ship over from the inside, capture it, and put it in your fleet to use later.

There's a lot more that they went over, but I am blown away by what Starfield is cracking up to be. Definitely watch the presentation if you have any interest at all!

And those are the highlights from today's Xbox direct! There are so many cool games here and now, September and October will be really packed months.

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