A few days ago we got to see what’s in store for Xbox and Game Pass with the Xbox Games Showcase 2023, which showed off an astounding 27 upcoming titles. It was then followed up by an extensive look into Bethesda’s most ambitious project, Starfield. You can watch the full presentation here.
But that wasn’t the end of what the Xbox crew had in store for us as just this morning we were given an even deeper look into many of the same games we saw on Sunday, including never-before-seen footage for Lies of P, the first DLC expansion for High on Life, the Dune/Microsoft Flight Simulator crossover, and so much more.
Developer Deep Dives
Avowed: Taking a Deeper Dive into the Showcase Trailer
Those wishing to discover more about Avowed are invited to join us as we talk to Carrie Patel, Game Director on Avowed, as she gives us our first introduction to the Living Lands, a mysterious island filled with adventure and danger in the fictional world of Eora. Learn about Kai, the first companion introduced to the player, and find out more about your adventures in the upcoming first-person fantasy-RPG from Obsidian Entertainment.
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Windows, Steam, Xbox Cloud Gaming – Available day one with Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass
Discover Towerborne
Go behind the scenes of Towerborne, the newest adventure from Stoic, the creators of the Banner Saga. Learn more from the development team about what inspired Stoic to make Towerborne, along with more details around the art style, seasonality, and lore. New gameplay footage shows the player journey from The Belfry to the world map, then into combat. See how combos can make your Ace even more powerful in battle and multiplayer allows friends to join in on the fun. Towerborne has something for everyone, and seasons will bring even more content post-launch. Watch to learn more and sign up for Towerborne Insiders Program today!
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows, Steam, Xbox Cloud Gaming – Available day one with Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass
Phil Spencer Joins Thunder Lotus for a 33 Immortals Gameplay Deep-Dive
“Every year in our Showcase, there’s one game that kind of pops for me – something I’m very interested in. This year, we got to announce 33 Immortals from Thunder Lotus.” So began Head of Xbox Phil Spencer in a very special Let’s Play of this new action game from the creators of Spiritfarer. Spencer was joined by two developers from Thunder Lotus… and 30 other players to take a dive into this deeply unusual new roguelike. They discussed the shift from releasing Spiritfarer to a very different experience, how you create a 33-player co-op game, and much more.
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Windows, Xbox Cloud Gaming – Available day one with Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty Brings Exclusive Gameplay – and a Keanu Reeves Interview!
Exclusive footage from CD Projekt Red showed off Dogtown’s black market, one of the many locations to discover in Phantom Liberty, the upcoming expansion to Cyberpunk 2077. Quest Director Paweł Sasko introduced players to the chromed-out vendors who hawk their wares here and gave some more insight into just what players can expect from the expansion. Afterwards, Keanu Reeves joined for an interview, sharing his (and Johnny Silverhand’s) thoughts on Dogtown, its ruler Colonel Hansen, secret agent Solomon Reed, and more.
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S
High on Life Is Getting Horror-Comedy DLC: High on Knife
Squanch Games appeared to show us High on Knife, a DLC expansion for the acclaimed High on Life. Taking the game in a horror-comedy direction, High on Knife stars Knifey, the bloodthirsty melee weapon voiced by Michael Cusack. The trailer shows off new characters, enemies and biomes – and also introduces us to a brand new character/gun. Enter Harper, the newest gun of the High on Life universe, voiced by Sarah Sherman (“Saturday Night Live”)! Check out more about High on Knife in our full article.
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows
Lies of P Gets a Deep-Dive, Shows Off New Gameplay
Neowiz just gave an exclusive look at Lies of P during the Xbox Extended Showcase today, highlighting several of the core features that are unique to the game. Fans were treated to never-before-seen content that gave a closer look at the weapon combination system, Legion Arms and P’s Organ just to name a few. Follow the game on Twitter, Facebook, and TikTok, or join the community on the official Discord server for the latest updates. Also, test your mettle with the demo, which is available now!
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Windows – Available day one with Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass
Get an Exclusive Look Behind the Scenes of the Microsoft Flight Simulator – Dune Expansion
Head of the Microsoft Flight Simulator team, Jorg Neumann, host Parris Lilly and Academy Award-winning production designer of the Dune film franchise, Patrice Vermette, took us behind the scenes of the Microsoft Flight Simulator – Dune Expansion and provide exciting details coming in this free content update.
See “Dune: Part Two” in theaters and experience Microsoft Flight Simulator – Dune Expansion on November 3, 2023. Microsoft Flight Simulator – Dune Expansion is free for all Game Pass subscribers and owners of Microsoft Flight Simulator. For the latest information on Microsoft Flight Simulator, stay tuned to @MSFSOfficial on Twitter. For the latest information on ‘Dune: Part Two’, please follow @dunemovie.
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II – Go Behind the Scenes of the Latest Trailer
Ninja Theory take us behind the scenes of Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, exploring how their use of performance capture is bringing the story of Senua to life. From humble beginnings in a converted board room, to a state-of-the-art performance capture stage at their Cambridge studio, Ninja Theory aim to suspend your disbelief and sink you into Senua’s world and story.
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Windows, Xbox Cloud Gaming, and Steam – Available day one with Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass
New Reveals
Variant Exosuits and Savage Gauntlet Bring Even More Customization and Player Choice to Exoprimal
Attention, Exofighters – new variant Exosuits have been approved for use in the wargames! Revealed in detail during Xbox Games Showcase Extended, these “Alpha” variants change the way each suit plays. In addition, Exoprimal Director Takuro Hiraoka showcased an additional high-octane co-op mode, Savage Gauntlet. This mode tasks players with clearing missions efficiently rather than racing against another team, giving players a new way to test their skills against dino hordes. Finally, an additional Open Beta Test will begin soon — you can learn more here on Xbox Wire! Check out the official Exoprimal website for more details about start time for your region.
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows, Xbox Cloud Gaming — Available day one with Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass
The First Descendant Announces Crossplay Beta
The First Descendant, a next-generation third-person looter shooter, revealed a never-before-seen Xbox Series gameplay trailer, and announced a crossplay beta. With high-quality graphics developed using Unreal Engine 5, it presents fun, strategic boss fights through 4-player co-op, unique characters, exciting gunplay, and looting. Available on PC and consoles, including Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One, The First Descendant Crossplay Beta will start Tuesday, August 22, 2023, and run for a week until Monday, August 28, 2023.
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows
Mech Mash-up, Go Mecha Ball Coming to PC and Xbox in Early 2024
Get ready to roll, shoot and dash through an action-packed roguelite extravaganza in Go Mecha Ball, coming exclusively to PC and Xbox in early 2024 from indie supergroup Whale Peak Games and Super Rare Originals! Switch between a gun-toting walking mech and an agile, rolling ball while blasting your way through four distinct worlds, filled with angry sons of glitches, relentless boss battles and increasingly wacky tools and obstacles! Unlock several dozen new weapons, abilities and upgrades alongside four unique mechs in a never-ending explosion of punchy, acrobatic action that heralds a new generation of physics-based, 3D platform roguelite fun!
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Windows, Game Pass
The Lamplighters League Shows More of Its Alternate 1930s Setting
Developed by Harebrained Schemes, the creators of The Shadowrun Trilogy and BattleTech, The Lamplighters League is an original pulp adventure set in an alternate 1930s, challenging players to use a mix of real-time infiltration, tactical turn-based combat, and team management to thwart the plans of the Banished Court, a tyrannical cult on the cusp of world domination. The best of the best are all gone, so now it’s up to the best of the worst! The Lamplighters League will be available on October 3 this year.
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Windows, Xbox Cloud Gaming – Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass
Lightyear Frontier Shows Off Its Mech-Based Multiplayer Farming
Join Kelly, Carolina, Sebastian, and Anita as they start their homestead together on the Lightyear Frontier, complete with an overhauled new design for the mech! At the beginning of a new dawn, follow their journeys as they split up for different tasks. Throughout the day, you’ll see them rejoin each other to gather resources, farm alien crops, construct buildings, and explore the wilds of the Frontier. In their explorations, they discover a hidden ancient structure, seeking answers to the questions around the planet’s past. What story will this foreboding monolith tell?
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Windows, Xbox Cloud Gaming – Available day one with Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass
Cult Horror Game Phasmophobia to Haunt Xbox Soon
Phasmophobia is now coming to the Xbox Series X|S in August 2023. Phasmophobia is a 4-player, online co-op, psychological horror game. You and your team of paranormal investigators will enter haunted locations filled with paranormal activity and try to gather as much evidence as you can. Use your ghost-hunting equipment to find and record evidence to sell on to a ghost removal team.
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S
ID@Xbox Reveals 10 Games Coming to Game Pass
An ID@Xbox montage showed off 10 new games coming through our indie program, all of which will come to Game Pass on their Xbox launch day. The games included were: Galacticare, Techtonica, Another Crab’s Treasure, The Wandering Village, Neon White, Harold Halibut, Mineko’s Night Market, The Bookwalker, Sea of Stars and Little Kitty, Big City. You can read more about all of the games, including hands-on impressions, in our full round-up of the montage here on Xbox Wire.
ID@Xbox Developer Accelerator Program Introduces Its Games
We announced the ID@Xbox Developer Accelerator Program earlier this year, with a key mission to bring games to life from underrepresented creators through funding, support, and more. Today, in Xbox Games Showcase Extended, we showed 11 of the games that have already come through the program: Despelote, Drag Her!, El Paso, Elsewhere, Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical, Naiad, Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3 To, Island of Winds, Sonzai, Psychroma, Botany Manor, and Slime Heroes. You can find out more about every single one – and the people who made them – in our full rundown on Xbox Wire.
Updates Coming Soon
The Elder Scrolls Online – Why Now is a Perfect Time for New Players to Check Out Necrom
The Elder Scrolls Online Creative Director Rich Lambert and Art Director CJ Grebb break down footage of the latest Necrom Chapter and discuss all the reasons why ESO and the latest Chapter is worth jumping into today for new and returning players. The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom is now available on PC/Mac and will launch on consoles June 20, 2023. Find out why Necrom is the perfect time to join the game for new players on Xbox Wire.
Platforms: Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Windows, Game Pass (Base Game)
Fallout 76 – Once in a Blue Moon Trailer
Gather ‘round the campfire and watch Bethesda Games Studio’s newest trailer for the upcoming Fallout 76 update, Once in a Blue Moon, launching on June 20 across all platforms. Brave two new Public Events, Safe and Sound and Beasts of Burden, uncover the Blue Devil and the Ogua, two new cryptids spotted in Appalachia and much more in this free update for all Fallout 76 players. Learn more about all of Fallout 76’s most recent announcements on Xbox Wire.
Platforms: Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Windows, Game Pass
Hi-Fi Rush – Arcade Challenge! Update! Announced
Tango Gameworks revealed their hit game Hi-Fi Rush will be getting new content next month, with the Arcade Challenge! Update! This update will include a variety of new content, including two new game modes: BMP RUSH! and Power Up! Tower Up!, featuring new music as well as a grab bag of new player customizations and Special Attacks. The Arcade Challenge! Update! will be coming on July 5, free for all players who already own the game. Hi-Fi Rush is available now on Xbox Series X|S and PC.
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Windows, Game Pass
Cassie Peterson is an Editor for Gaming Trend but also a sporadic content creator and exceedingly average Rainbow Six Siege player. She goes by MzPanik on Twitter and Twitch and all of the gaming platforms.
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