Xboxis holding an extended showcase to delve deeper into some of its first-party games shown off during its Xbox Games Showcase.Xboxhas been adding an extended showcase after its main summer shows since 2021, and they serve to give fans extra insight into some of the most anticipated titles from the main show with developer interviews and extended gameplay walkthroughs.
Xbox’s Showcase featured a big first-party presencewith 11 games from its internal studios. The in-gameFablereveal wowed fans of the classic Xbox franchise with its stunning modern visuals. Fans also learned that both Obsidian’s fantasy RPGAvowedand Ninja Theory’s gritty action sequelSenua’s Saga: Hellblade 2are both slated for 2024 releases.Forza Motorsportfinally received a solid release date of October 10 and the long awaited reveals from two lesser known Xbox Game Studios, Compulsion Games' beautifulSouth of Midnightand inXile’sBioShock-inspired Clockwork Revolution, both captivated fans. With a massive 45 minuteStarfieldblowout to cap it off, Xbox still isn’t done yet in this Summer Game Fest season.
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As if all that wasn’t enough, Xbox will be holding an additional extended showcase on June 13 which will offer closer looks and likely more gameplay of some of Xbox’s mosthighly anticipated titles such asAvowedandHellblade 2.Some of its smaller games and collaborations likeTowerborne, theMicrosoft Flight Simulator Duneexpansion, andThe Elder Scrolls Online: Necromwill also be present. Interestingly, the Extended show will also feature games from Xbox partners that weren’t at the main showcase.
ManyHellbladefans have been wanting to see what the sequel’s combat will look like. With this most recentHellblade 2trailer not featuring Senua in action, it’s possible that the extended showcase could finally provide fans a glimpse of the combat, but that’s just speculation at this time. As forAvowed, some fans came away from the gameplay reveal lukewarm on the visuals of the first-person fantasy RPG. Hopefully its deep dive at Extended will offer a better look at Obsidian’s in-progress title. It would also be nice to get to seeeven more fromFable, South of Midnight, andClockwork Revolutiuon,but these titles sadly won’t be making second appearances. Since those games seem to be further out, it looks like Xbox is giving more focus to the games which are closer to releasing, withHellblade 2andAvowednow stamped with 2024 release windows.
Following up an excellent showcase with even more gameplay from some of the big first party titles is a smart move, especially sinceStarfieldate up a lot of the spotlightwith its own 45-minute direct. As for what those other Xbox partnerships are that will show up at Extended, something like Avalanche’sContrabandor IO Interactive’s rumored Project Dragon fit the description, but these would’ve likely appeared at the main show, and Extended usually features smaller partners.
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