Xbox Focuses on Massive Lineup of the Biggest Franchises and Original IPs Fans Can Play Over the Next 12 Months

At Xbox, we are on a mission to bring the joy and community of gaming to everyone on the planet and that’s why our teams and partners have been hard at work building a truly diverse line-up of content for players of all types to look forward to. And with Xbox, you have more ways to play those game than ever before – on console, PC, or on the go.

Everything in today’s Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase is targeted to launch in the next 12 months. You will find something to suit everyone, from industry-defining racing games to gripping narratives to compelling strategy titles and the most anticipated open-world RPG in 20 years. Today’s gameplay featured extended look at some highly-anticipated titles, such as Starfield, Forza Motorsport, Diablo 4And RedfallPentiment is a focused and unique example of this. It’s High On LifeAnd Ravenlok. Xbox is bringing the biggest franchises to you, as well as original IPs.

S consoles and high-end PCs, you can look forward to|S consoles and high-end PCs, you can look forward to Redfall, StarfieldAnd Forza Motorsport. You can also experience these games via Xbox Cloud Gaming on your phone, tablet, and TV.

Start this week off with Microsoft Flight Simulator, you’ll be jumping into monthly launches and game updates that will keep you entertained for the next 12 months. And if you’re looking for the best way to get ready for the next 12 months of games, get started with the new Game Pass deal that gets you 3 months for just $1.

Here is a summary of everything we announced during the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase.

Xbox and Bethesda announce massive franchises and new IPs

Announcing a new partnership between Xbox Game Studios and Kojima Productions

Today we announced the partnership of Xbox Game Studios with Kojima Productions. The goal is to develop a new video game for Xbox that uses the power provided by the cloud. Hideo Kojima is one of the most innovative and creative minds in our industry we can’t wait to share what our teams will create together.

Bethesda Games Studios Releases the First Look Starfield Gaming

We are proud to present the first gameplay video from StarfieldTodd Howard, the Game Director of Bethesda Game Studios took gamers on a guided tour through this new generation of role-playing games set amid the stars. Bethesda Game Studios presents the first new universe for 25 years. Starfield will allow you to create any character you want and explore with unparalleled freedom as you embark on an epic journey to answer humanity’s greatest mystery. The year 2330 is the time when humanity ventures beyond our solar system and settles new planets. From humble beginnings as a space miner, you will join Constellation – the last group of space explorers seeking rare artifacts throughout the galaxy – and navigate the vast expanse of the Settled Systems in Bethesda Game Studios’ biggest and most ambitious game. What will you find? StarfieldAre you ready?

Xbox Series X|S, coming to Windows PCs, Day One on Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass, and via Xbox Cloud Gaming.

Take a bite out of it Redfall’s Gameplay Reveal

Experience Redfall,Arkane Austin has just released a new co-op FPS. Redfall brings you an open world packed with mystery, a diverse roster of heroes to choose from, strategic combat that will keep you on your toes, painstakingly crafted environments, a rich narrative driving you through the world, a wide array of weapons… and vampires. You are about to confront the bloodsucking menace. RedfallLaunches in 2023

S Console Launch Special, Coming to Windows PCs Day One, Xbox Game Pass, PC Game Pass, as well as via Xbox Cloud Gaming|S, coming to Windows PCs, Day One on Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass, and via Xbox Cloud Gaming.

All-new Forza MotorsportThe most technologically advanced racing game has ever been created

We went under the hood to share the next generation of Forza Motorsport to immerse you in the spectacle of racing like you’ve never seen before. A brand new trailer was created and launched alongside the first-ever gameplay. Forza Motorsport. Forza MotorsportS consoles.|S consoles. It showcases the Xbox Series X

S Console Launch Exclusive, Coming to Windows PCs and Day One for Xbox Game Pass or PC Game Pass|S, coming to Windows PCs, and Day One on Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass.

Introduction Minecraft Legends

Mojang Studios unveiled Minecraft LegendsBlackbird Interactive has developed a brand new action strategy game called ‘The Game of Action,’ which will launch in 2023. Minecraft LegendsThis game takes you to Minecraft in an exciting and new way. Players will be leading their friends in epic battles for the Overworld. You can find more information at our Xbox Wire article here. Follow the Minecraft Legends journey on @Legends_Game and for email updates and to join our Discord, visit https://www.minecraft.net/about-legends.  

S and Xbox One are now available. Day One is on Xbox Game Pass or PC Game Pass. Also, Xbox Cloud Gaming will be available.|S, Xbox One, and Windows PCs, Day One on Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass, and via Xbox Cloud Gaming.

Obsidian Announces Pentiment

Get it in 16ThBavaria in the century Pentiment Players will be taken on an emotional journey with Journeyman Artist Andreas Meller during times of social turmoil. The murders of over twenty-five years will keep players in suspense. Players will need to interview the residents and make decisions. The consequences of these actions will continue to impact the community for decades to come. The game’s director Josh Sawyer is leading the creative team that has been inspired by history, woodcut prints and illuminated manuscripts. Stay tuned for additional information. Pentiment We will get closer to the release of it in November. 

Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One, coming to Windows PCs, Day One on Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass, and via Xbox Cloud Gaming.

An Expert in Genre Strategy Games: A Grand Strategy Game

Xbox Game Studios Publishing are excited to announce The History of AraThe upcoming historical, turn-based grand strategy game, ‘, is now available for Windows PC with PC Game Pass. Oxide Games’ Ara is History Untold, an in-development game that features many of the same leads who created one of most loved turn-based strategic games of all times. This is In The History of Ara As they build and lead nations throughout history, they will also be able to conduct diplomacy and compete with other players in an effort to show that they can take on the most powerful leaders. Players can sign up to the Gamer Club in order to ensure that the final version of the game is the best it can be. Insider Program: Ara starting today, where you’ll join a passionate community of strategy game fans in the first technical alpha later this year and leave your mark on the game throughout development.

Windows PCs and the Day One PC Game Pass.

Play Dusk FallsAn Original Interactive Drama From INTERIOR/NIGHT that can hold up to 8 players when it launches on July 19.

INTERIOR/NIGHT’s debut game is an uncompromising tale of family, resilience and sacrifice, coming to Xbox, Windows, Steam and Xbox Game Pass on July 19. In Dusk Falls you’ll have agency over the lives of relatable, far from perfect human beings, inviting you to empathize with their real-life struggles and aspirations. The cinematic tale is made possible by digitally rendered actors. This creates a truly unique experience, much like a motion graphic book.

S console launch exclusive on Xbox One and Xbox One. Available on Windows PCs on Day One via Xbox Game Pass or PC Game Pass as well as Xbox Cloud Gaming.|S and Xbox One, coming to Windows PCs, Day One on Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass, and via Xbox Cloud Gaming.

These are the most anticipated and beloved franchises of our partners

Riot Games Pass will feature its Biggest Games

In a first for Game Pass, the partnership will extend beyond PC to include Riot’s mobile-only and mobile-accessible titles. All Game Pass members can receive bonus codes across titles such as League of Legends (PC), League of Legends – Wild Rift (Mobile), Legends of Runeterra (PC & Mobile), Tactical Teamfighting (PC & Mobile), and Valorant (PC).

All Hell Breaks loose in Diablo IV, Come in 2023

We are thrilled to report that Diablo IVS, and Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox Series X|S. Cross-progression and play will be possible on all platforms. With couch-cooperative, console players have the option to play with a friend. Find out what is in store for the next Generation of Action RPG. Player choice will be at the heart of an unforgettable journey, and Sanctuary has been designed to combat. Find out more Diablo IV’s end game, where the story concludes but the quest for true power really begins.

Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Windows PCs.

Enjoy 25 years of persona with an Experience Persona 5 Royal, Persona 4 GoldAnd Persona 3 Portable

Salutations to 25 Years of Persona To celebrate this milestone anniversary, we bring you the greatest hits from around the world Persona 5 Royal, Persona 4 Gold And Persona 3 PortableTo Xbox and Windows. This Fall, fans will have the opportunity to enjoy this classic RPG series. Join the Phantom Thieves of Hearts on October 21st 2022 as you don the Joker mask! Persona 5 Royal.

Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Windows PCs, on Xbox Game Pass, and via Xbox Cloud Gaming.

Enter the Dark Fantasy World of Team NINJA’s Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty

Fumihiko Yosuda (Nioh), Masaaki Yamagiwa(Bloodborne), created it together. Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty The dramatic and action-packed tale of a soldier in the militia fighting to survive in an alternate fantasy version of Later Han Dynasty, where demons terrorize the Three Kingdoms, follows.  The swordplay is a combination of Chinese martial arts and Chinese swordplay. Players must defeat deadly enemies soldiers, as well as other dangerous creatures. Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty In early 2023, launch

S, Windows PCs, Day One on Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass, and via Xbox Cloud Gaming.|S, Windows PCs, Day One on Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass, and via Xbox Cloud Gaming.

A Plague Tale: RequiemContinues the journey of Hugo and Amicia

The end of innocence in A Plague Tale: RequiemBegin a journey that will take you on an emotional, heartbreaking adventure into a dark, beautiful world. You’ll discover how much it costs to save those you care about in the desperate fight for survival. You can strike from the shadows and unleash terror with various weapons, tools, and unarthly abilities. A Plague Tale: RequiemReleases in 2022

Xbox Series X|S, Windows PCs, Day One on Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass, and via Xbox Cloud Gaming.

Play Overwatch 2Start October Free

Attention, heroes! Overwatch 2Available as an interactive, live streaming service on October 4, at no cost. You can tune into the Overwatch 2 Reveal Event on Overwatch’s Youtube Channel on June 16 to learn more about what is to come for the game. And stick around until the end of the event to watch the full-length version of the new animated short “The Wastelander”, featuring new Tank hero Junker Queen.


S, Xbox One, and Windows PCs.|S, Xbox One, and Windows PCs.

Get More Amazing Experiences From the Games You Love

Hot Wheels returns to Forza with the first, eagerly awaited expansion Forza Horizon 5

Hot Wheels and Forza Horizon are now back together Forza Horizon 5: Hot Wheels expansion. The new expansion is available for Xbox consoles, Steam PC on Windows, Steam, and Cloud Gaming Beta. It will introduce players to Horizon HOT WHEELS park, which can be found high up in the cloudy heights above Mexico. You can complete missions that unlock Hot Wheels Heats events, and you will be able to celebrate Hot Wheels’ history in the new Horizon Story. Forza is the first game to allow you and your friends to co-op the whole expansion. We’re excited to expand the Forza Horizon 5Ten brand new To Forza cars in the fleet, four of which are Hot Wheels at life-size.

S is now available for Windows PCs and Xbox Game Pass.|S and Windows PCs, with Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass, and via Xbox Cloud Gaming.

Microsoft Flight Simulator celebrates 40 years and an exclusive Halo Infinite Pelican release

Microsoft’s oldest-running gaming franchise Microsoft Flight Simulator, today announced That it looks forward to celebrating 40 years of flying around the world with the Microsoft Flight Simulator 40thXbox Game Pass Members and Xbox Game Pass Owners can enjoy the Anniversary Edition for free. Microsoft Flight Simulator. The 40ThThe Anniversary Edition is a celebration of the franchise, and will include a variety of delicious treatsSIt is both a tribute for past editions and a way to introduce new, highly-anticipated aircraft types like helicopters and gliders. The 40Th Anniversary Edition will also offer the famous “Spirit of St. Louis”, a true-to-life Airbus A310, and more. In an exclusive partnership, Halo and 343 Industries will also offer the Anniversary Edition. Microsoft Flight SimulatorThis add-on introduces a Halo Infinite Pelican addon. It’s available for free today in the in-sim marketplace. The latest news about Microsoft Flight SimulatorYou can visit the Xbox Wire page here. Stay tuned! @MSFSOfficialFollow us on Twitter. 

S is now available for Windows PCs and Xbox Game Pass.|S and Windows PCs, with Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass, and via Xbox Cloud Gaming.

Grounded Graduates from Game Preview to Full Game this September

Grounded is preparing to leave Game Preview this September as it launches its full 1.0 release. Find out how the teens got into the yard and the mad scientist behind it in the fully playable campaign – all of which can be experienced alone or with a group of friends! A new area of The Adventures in Science Fiction is also available with this release. Grounded world – the upper yard. This update includes new armor and weapon recipes as well as the Mantis giant. You can now get into your backyard!

S and Xbox One are now available with Xbox Game Pass or PC Game Pass.|S, Xbox One, and Windows PCs, with Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass, and via Xbox Cloud Gaming.

It’s Time to Become a Captain of Adventure in Sea of Thieves!

 The latest version of the magazine is a beautiful blend. Sea of ThievesA trailer revealed the major new feature in Season Seven, Captaincy! The team is excited to offer this suite of features to sailors who love to sail. Sea of Thieves.

S and Xbox One are now available with Xbox Game Pass or PC Game Pass.|S, Xbox One, and Windows PCs, with Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass, and via Xbox Cloud Gaming.

This is a brand-new product Elder Scrolls Adventure Awaits

 Explore Tamriel’s unexplored parts to protect the Legacy and the Bretons The Elder Scrolls OnlineS starting June 21.|S on June 21. Explore the Systres archipelago, the idyllic residence of the Breton noble class and discover the evil schemes of Ascendant Or.  The new Chapter of the Adventure of the Legacy of the Bretons is a yearlong adventure that allows you dive deeply into the rich history and culture of the Breton people. This chapter will also tell the story of the Ascendant Order, which will be told throughout 2022.

Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows PCs, and via Xbox Cloud Gaming.

You can take a journey to The Pitt this September! Fallout 76’s Expeditions

The first-ever adventure game that allows players to venture beyond the boundaries of the wild will allow them to experience new adventures. Fallout 76’s Appalachia with Expeditions! Free arrival for everyone Fallout 76Expeditions will take players on September 11th to post-nuclear Pittsburgh’s rusted remains. The area, now known as The Pitt is currently in conflict with the Union, which is being under attack by deadly Raiders, brutal Trogs and others. Expeditions allows players to explore the world and complete missions that earn them XP, loot, and legendary items. Is your team strong enough to make it into The Pitt? Later this year, find out!

S and Xbox One are now available with Xbox Game Pass or PC Game Pass.|S, Xbox One, and Windows PCs, with Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass, and via Xbox Cloud Gaming.

Amazing Game Pass titles from Developers Around the World

Learn more Scorn’s Mesmerizing Labyrinth this Halloween!

With Halloween fast approaching, we’re so excited to officially announce that ScornThe 21st October will mark the official launch of this year’s campaign! Players will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in this terrifying horror first-person adventure. Our last significant milestone was December. The team has worked tirelessly to finish the project. With that being said, we’re thrilled to finally be able to reveal some new, exclusive gameplay footage – we hope you like it!

S Console Launch Special, Coming to Windows PCs Day One, Xbox Game Pass, PC Game Pass, as well as via Xbox Cloud Gaming|S, coming to Windows PCs, Day One on Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass, and via Xbox Cloud Gaming.

Ark 2 Is the Future of Survival Games

Vin Diesel stars as Santiago. ARK 2 tells the story of a father and a daughter (“Meeka” played by Auli’i Cravalho!), of betrayal & broken promises, and the strength of the family bond – and of course, it’s a story of badass giant dinosaurs. But even more importantly, this is about players’ own stories – like any good persistent-world online survival game, ‘Survivors’ in ARK 2Each player will have their own path to the end of the game. They’ll form their tribes, find their friends and try to create their creature-aided society.

S Console Launch Special, Coming to Windows PCs Day One, Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass as well via Xbox Cloud Gaming|S, coming to Windows PCs, Day One on Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass, and via Xbox Cloud Gaming.

Fighting for the Fate of a Haunted Land Silksong: Hollow Knight

Find a large, haunted kingdom within Silksong: Hollow Knight! This is the sequel to award winning action adventure. You will be able to explore, fight, and survive while you reach the summit of a country ruled over by silk and song. Silksong: Hollow KnightXbox Game Pass launches

S, Windows PCs, Day One on Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass, and via Xbox Cloud Gaming.|S, Windows PCs, Day One on Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass, and via Xbox Cloud Gaming.

Find out the Grim Family Story! Benedict Fox: The Final Case

Explore the dark and mysterious Metroidvania. Benedict Fox: The Final Case. To find clues, enter the victim’s consciousness. You will be taking up Benedict Fox’s last case, an aspiring detective that is bound to his demon friend.

Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One, coming to Windows PCs, Day One on Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass, and via Xbox Cloud Gaming.

The Highest in Life is a Hilarious Sci-Fi Shooter from Rick and Morty’s Justin Roiland

Fresh out of high school with no job and no ambition, you’ve really got nothing going for you until an alien cartel that wants to get high off humanity invades Earth. Now, you and a team of charismatic talking guns must answer the hero’s call and become the deadliest intergalactic bounty hunter the cosmos has ever seen. In the most recent comedy adventure of Justin Roiland, you will be able to travel across the universe, encounter unique characters and take on the Garmantuous and his band of goons.

S Console Launch Special on Xbox One. Coming to Windows PCs Day One with Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass. Also via Xbox Cloud Gaming.|S and Xbox One, coming to Windows PCs, Day One on Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass, and via Xbox Cloud Gaming.

Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn’s Offers Gunpowder-packed and Magic-fueled Gameplay

Take to Flintlock’s vast battlefields, combining and mastering an arsenal of tools and magical abilities. Join Nor and her mysterious companion, Enki, in this open-world RPG adventure and embark on an epic journey of vengeance, gunpowder and magic in humanity’s last stand. 

S and Xbox One are now available. Day One is on Xbox Game Pass or PC Game Pass. Also, Xbox Cloud Gaming will be available.|S, Xbox One, and Windows PCs, Day One on Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass, and via Xbox Cloud Gaming.

Get started on your homestead in the Far End of the Galaxy Lightyear Frontier

You are now in the Frontier. You will begin your journey on an exotic and stunning planet. Build your own homestead and farm alien crops. Then use your mechs to discover the wonders of this strange land. You can join us for a relaxing farm adventure along with three other friends, when the game lands in Early Access Spring 2023.

S console launch exclusive on Xbox One and Xbox One. Available on Windows PCs on Day One via Xbox Game Pass or PC Game Pass as well as Xbox Cloud Gaming.|S and Xbox One, coming to Windows PCs, Day One on Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass, and via Xbox Cloud Gaming.

Do not let the light get in your way Shadow Legacy of Ereban

Shadow Legacy of ErebanThis is an action-packed stealth platformer that allows you to become Ayana, the last descendant from a lost race. You can use your magical shadow powers, hi-tech gadgets, and avoid killing to find out the truth. This will help you save the morally dying universe.

Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One, coming to Windows PCs, Day One on Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass, and via Xbox Cloud Gaming.

Cocoon can help you expand your mind

From Jeppe Carlsen, the lead gameplay designer of LIMBO and INSIDE — COCOONYou will be taken on an adventurous journey through the worlds between worlds. To unravel the mysteries of the universe, master world-leaping mechanics.

S console launch exclusive on Xbox One and Xbox One. Available on Windows PCs on Day One via Xbox Game Pass or PC Game Pass as well as Xbox Cloud Gaming.|S and Xbox One, coming to Windows PCs, Day One on Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass, and via Xbox Cloud Gaming.

Immersive Fallen World: Explore it! Ravenlok

Cococucumber’s action-packed tale, Ravenlok is a fairytale reimagining of a kingdom troubled by a corrupted Queen and a young girl’s destiny to fulfill a dangerous prophecy. Ravenlok is entangled in a world of darkness and corruption after she stumbles upon a magic mirror. Ravenlok is only looking to go home and she soon rises up to challenge fearsome foes in order to save the kingdom. In this action-packed, unforgettable adventure, you will have to slash the sinister Mask Mansion jesters and burn the Weeping Fungi at the mysterious Mushroom Forest.

S and Xbox One are now available. Day One is on Xbox Game Pass or PC Game Pass. Also, Xbox Cloud Gaming will be available.|S, Xbox One, and Windows PCs, Day One on Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass, and via Xbox Cloud Gaming.

Naraka: Bladepoint With Game Pass, June 23, Unleash the Game

Up to 60 players can play this mythical action-combat game. NARAKA: BLOADEPOINT This is one the top-selling PC games of 2021. It has been played by more than 10,000,000 people since August last year. NetEase’s debut on Xbox Series X|S and Windows PC, players can experience the excitement of melee combat and world exploration with their selected heroes and weapons, competing with other foes to be the last one standing when it launches with Game Pass on June 23.

S console launch exclusive on Windows PCs. Day One Xbox Game Pass on Windows PCs. Also available via Xbox Cloud Gaming.|S, coming to Windows PCs, Day One on Xbox Game Pass, coming to PC Game Pass, and via Xbox Cloud Gaming

Gunfire Reborn Xbox Game Pass October Released!

Action-packed roguelike, Gunfire RebornGame Pass will be getting a new world of fun and excitement from, this October. Select your hero and discover their abilities and special powers. Then, get ready to dive in and have fun!  You will be able to defeat evil foes, learn new skills and get rid of old weapons. You can collect copper and scrolls throughout your adventure to improve your hero’s abilities and recharge your supplies. Play in single-player or recruit your friends for 2–4 player co-op.

Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Windows PCs, Day One on Xbox Game Pass, coming to PC Game PassAnd via Xbox Cloud Gaming.

Last but not least, we encourage you to listen to the Xbox Games Showcase Extended. June 14th, 10 a.m. PT where we will share new trailers, take deeper looks at the news from the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase and speak with some of your favorite game creators.

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