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Everything announced in today’s Xbox Series X Showcase

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Microsoft’s got a heck of a console with the Xbox Series X. The hardware is impressive, while the Xbox Live and Game Pass ecosystem is a foundation that has been solidified over several years of development and fine-tuning.

What the Xbox Series X truly needs though, is a line-up of games that will be system-sellers. Whereas Sony has built up a reputation over this last console generation as the platform for first-party titles, Microsoft’s line-up has been sporadic at best on that front.

That all changed several years ago when Team Green went on a buying spree, snapping up more than a dozen studios and tasking them with creating the games that would define Xbox in the 2020s.

After years of waiting, it’s finally time to see what Xbox has in store come the end of the year. Here’s everything being announced tonight, so hit F5 to stay updated as we add more content to this post over the next hour!

First up, the pre-show announcements!

Echo Generation

Echo Generation: A turn-based adventure game by Cococucumber coming to Xbox Series X and Xbox One in 2021.

Exomecha

Exomecha is a brand new free-to-play online competitive first-person shooter that takes place in OMECHA, a new and untouched planet with exotic environments.

Hello Neighbor 2

Hello Neighbor 2 is the sequel to the popular stealth horror game about sneaking into your creepy neighbor’s house. You play as a local journalist investigating missing persons reports when you follow a series of clues leading you back to the abandoned house of The Neighbor.

Balan Underworld

Welcome to Balan Underworld: a wondrous show, the likes of which has never been seen before!

And now for the main event!

Halo Infinite

And the show kicks off with a bang! Halo Infinite is taking the franchise in an open-world direction and yes there is a grappling hook.

When all hope is lost and humanity’s fate hangs in the balance, the Master Chief is ready to confront the most ruthless foe he’s ever faced. The legendary Halo series returns with the most expansive Master Chief story yet. Enjoy a first look at Halo Infinite campaign gameplay, captured real-time and representative of the experience on Xbox Series X running at 60FPS and up to 4K resolution.

State of Decay 3

See what’s in store for the next chapter in State of Decay.

Forza Motorsport

Automotive entertainment is reimagined for a new generation.

Everwild

A Unique and unforgettable experience await in a natural and magical world.

Tell Me Why

A new episodic series, from Life is Strange developer Dontnod.

Ori and the Will of the Wisps is getting a big graphical upgrade for Xbox Series X

120hz! That’s a whole more hurt!

New Outer Worlds DLC announced, Peril On Gorgon

It’ll be out on September 9.

Grounded

The BIGGEST games get the BIGGEST launch trailers. And then there’s this one.

Avowed

As Dusk Falls

Crossfire X

Psychonauts 2

Destiny 2 is coming to Xbox Game Pass

Which means ALL the DLC and latest expansions will be available as well.

STALKER 2

Warhammer 40K Darktide

Tetris Effect Connected

The Gunk

The Medium

Fable

Last Updated: July 23, 2020

16 Comments

  1. That was quick. FORZA!!!!!!!

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  2. Alien Emperor Trevor

    July 23, 2020 at 21:13

    • BradeLunner

      July 24, 2020 at 06:40

      Fable and stalker 2! I feel young again! Like I can find American pie funny young again

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    • Iskape

      July 24, 2020 at 08:22

      My exact response! I am more excited for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. than any other AAA game announced yesterday. (Fable is a slightly close second)!

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  3. Pieter Kruger

    July 23, 2020 at 21:42

    Halo Infinite
    Forza Motorsport
    State Of Decay 3
    Everwild
    Avowed
    Crossfire X campaign
    Fable
    Those got me excited! Sadly heard nothing about AOE, Gears Tactics, Flight Sim or whatever The Initiative is working on… Halo looks fantastic in 4k/60…..just those pop ins….what is it with these next gen consoles that still have pop in??

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    • Seeker

      July 23, 2020 at 23:21

      I suspect those pop ins are caused by the game being made to work on the OG Xbox One as well. So the fears of the current gen consoles holding next gen games back is coming true.

      I wonder how multiplayer is going to work between people using Series X and the One. Surely the guys on Series X will have an advantage because of the higher frame rate.

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      • Pieter Kruger

        July 24, 2020 at 07:06

        Nah, if anything games made to work on current gen should not have any pop in on next gen?
        EDIT: Seems Alanah Pearce confirmed Halo demo was running on earlier build.

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  4. setzor

    July 23, 2020 at 21:42

    FABLE!!!!!!!

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  5. MechMachine

    July 24, 2020 at 09:44

    Ok, So apart from their really innovative subscription service and Stalker 2. STALKER 2. WOW. Is it me or did Halo look really terrible ? It did not look next gen. I was waiting for the mic drop moments and there weren’t any. I would go so as far as to say they did the same thing they did the last time. Very little game play and underwhelming games. I have to compare it to what Sony is doing and has done. We just got Ghost of Tsushima. Nothing on their lineup came close to that.

    They may have the most powerful console, but what does that matter when they are releasing unappealing games ? And I question that statement after I saw how Halo looked, their flagship.

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  6. Llama In The Rift

    July 24, 2020 at 06:57

    Avowed looks really interesting, if anything is to be expected from Obsidian is that they’ll do a Elder Scrolls type game better then Bethesda.

    Hyped for Fable and Stalker 2!!

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  7. Pieter Kruger

    July 24, 2020 at 07:26

    Grounded just won best trailer EVER!?

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  8. CrAiGiSh

    July 24, 2020 at 09:10

    Not feeling it this year …

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  9. MechMachine

    July 24, 2020 at 09:44

    Ok, So apart from their really innovative subscription service and Stalker 2. STALKER 2. WOW. Is it me or did Halo look really terrible ? It did not look next gen. I was waiting for the mic drop moments and there weren’t any. I would go so as far as to say they did the same thing they did the last time. Very little game play and underwhelming games. I have to compare it to what Sony is doing and has done. We just got Ghost of Tsushima. Nothing on their lineup came close to that.

    They may have the most powerful console, but what does that matter when they are releasing unappealing games ? And I question that statement after I saw how Halo looked, their flagship.

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    • Iskape

      July 24, 2020 at 13:44

      True. The Halo gameplay for me wasn’t groundbreaking. It didn’t really show off the power of the console. Admittedly, this might just be a limitation of the game engine they are using. Nothing for was a selling point, aside from, as you mentioned, their subscription service and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2.

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  10. Son of Banana Jim

    July 24, 2020 at 09:50

    State of Decay 3? That reminds me, I still need to finish 2. So little time, so many games in the backlog.

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  11. HairyEwok

    July 24, 2020 at 10:33

    If STALKER and FABLE can make a comeback…. Surely Black & White can also do it.
    The Medium is giving me some real Evil Within meets Silent Hill vibes

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