Microsoft held an ID@Xbox showcase over the weekend, which must have clearly been put together by Zack Snyder as it ran for a gargantuan number of hours. Reports of a gaming industry follow-up, Zack Snyder’s Nintendo Direct, are still mere hearsay at this point. Anyway, dozens of games were shown off from a number of smaller developers, but the key takeaway here is that 22 of those titles will be coming to Xbox Game Pass in the near future.

This year, Microsoft kicked some serious ass. While their first-party future will still take some time to be realised, Microsoft’s third-party offerings were incredibly exciting. From Devil May Cry 5 finally emerging from the darkness to a hat trick of Gears of War announcements, Microsoft was throwing punch after punch in their press conference, with knockouts aplenty finding their mark. Did you miss all of that hot action? Well here's a handy round-up for you.

Microsoft's ID@Xbox - a program that allows independent game developers to self-publish their titles for Windows PC and Xbox One - has already given us some incredible games, and it looks to be giving us even more in the near future!

Cuphead is one of the most promising indie titles the Xbox has to offer, but don't let it's cartoony exterior mask the brutal experince underneath.

With October almost here, it's time to find out which games you'll picking up for free with Games with Gold.

Below is so indie it won't even tell you what it's about - that's for players to explore and discover for themselves.

Below is so indie it won't even tell you what it's about - that's for players to explore and discover for themselves.

Just how many indie games are coming to the Xbox One? Well, a lot actually.