23 days ago | By Tech Radar

The beloved and slightly bizarre Persona series is heading to Xbox for the first time, as three of its RPGs move over to Microsoft's platform. Revealed during the Xbox and Bethesda Showcase , Persona 5 Royal, Persona 4 Golden, and Person 3 Portable, will release on Xbox Series X |S, Xbox One , and PC on October 21 later this year. While all three games had previously released on PlayStation consoles, this is the first time the Persona series will be making its way to Xbox territory. The JRPG series has developed a loyal fanbase since its inception 25 years ago. Known for its slick anime...
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Cocoon is a new game from the mind behind Inside and Limbo

23 days ago | By VentureBeat

Microsoft debuted Cocoon during its Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase today.
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Grounded is leaving early access and releasing fully this September

23 days ago | By Tech Radar

Obsidian Entertainment's survival game Grounded has received a new trailer at Microsoft and Bethesda showcase, confirming that it is finally leaving Early Access and entering its full release in September 2022. The game, which initially came out in early access in 2020, has had a long road to getting to full release but it looks like that patience from the community is about to pay off. In a trailer for the game, further details about what to expect in the full release were outlined. Now the 'full yard' is here with features such as base defense, wild biomes, crafts, huge bosses, and...
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Diablo 4's final class revealed in in-depth gameplay trailer

23 days ago | By Tech Radar

Activision Blizzard may not yet be a part of Microsoft, but that's not stopped them from rocking up in Microsoft Xbox and Bethesda Showcase to give a chunky gameplay video of Diablo 4 in action. Blizzard took the opportunity to reveal Diablo 4 's fifth and final class: the necromancer. This commander will be able to summon skeletons and other ghoulies to find alongside it their battles against Lilith's demon horde. You can see the necromancer in action in this gory reveal trailer:
While the necromancer reveal is cool to see, it was also great to get a more detailed overview of the more...
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Cocoon is a charming new sci-fi puzzler from the designer of Limbo

23 days ago | By Tech Radar

Cocoon, a new sci-fi puzzler from the designer behind Limbo and Inside, made its debut at the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase - and we're already intrigued. In development at indie studio Geometric Interactive, and published by Annapurna Interactive, the world premiere trailer for Cocoon showed the winged protagonist emerging from a metallic cocoon before running around a futuristic map placing glowing orbs on censors and using other orbs to grapple upwards and onto objects. Check it out below:
According to the trailer's YouTubedescription, Cocoon "takes you on an adventure across worlds...
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Ark 2 will let you ride ridiculously large dinosaurs next year

23 days ago | By Tech Radar

Prehistoric survival game Ark 2 has been teased in a new trailer. The video, which was shown during the Xbox and Bethesda Showcase , confirms the sequel to 2017's Ark: Survival Evolved is coming later this year. Although only a cinematic trailer, it demonstrates the core premise of the upcoming multiplayer title: survive in a hostile alien world populated by vicious dinos ready to tear you to bits. You'll also be taming the beasties and riding around like you're at a Jurassic rodeo. Although no gameplay was shown, the teaser offers some background lore to the new video game. Players will...
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Fallout 76 and Elder Scrolls Online expansions outlined bringing life to MMOs

23 days ago | By Tech Radar

During the Xbox Bethesda showcase, two Bethesda MMO releases were further outlined, giving players of both The Elder Scrolls Online and Fallout 76 a glimpse of what's ahead. First up, The Elder Scrolls Online showed off a trailer for its latest expansion High Isle. For the first time in the game's long history, it is exploring somewhere new. This is a brand new area for ESO, which has previously explored many other established locations from the Elder Scrolls lore. It's not clear exactly what we are going to be exploring, but special mention is given to the Bretons, who look like they're...
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Junker Queen has been officially confirmed for Overwatch 2

23 days ago | By Tech Radar

A new trailer for Overwatch 2 premiered at the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase and brought with it big news: Junker Queen will officially be a playable hero. For those who aren't aware, Junker Queen is the leader of the Junkers and we've previously heard her voice before in the Junkertown map. Overwatch fans had been crying out for Junker Queen to become a playable hero in Overwatch for a while, with former creative director Jeff Kaplan confirming the developer had "big plans" for the character. Now, thanks to the new trailer, we've had our first look at what to expect from the Queen of...
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Minecraft Legends is coming in 2023

23 days ago | By VentureBeat

Mojang revealed Minecraft Legends during today's Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase.
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High on Life is the new hilarious sci-fi shooter from the Rick and Morty team

23 days ago | By Tech Radar

High on Life, the new sci-fi shooter from the creators of Rick and Morty, made its debut at the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase, with a hilarious world premiere trailer. Developed by Squanch Games, who previously worked with the creators on Trover Saves the Universe, High on Life sees you taking on the alien drug cartel who are selling humans as narcotics - with help from a human bounty hunter. The trailer shows a vivid sci-fi world full of odd creatures, including care bear-like creatures, insect-looking aliens and disgusting blobby aliens. But what we enjoyed most from the trailer was...
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A Plague Tale: Requiem gets new gameplay trailer at Xbox showcase

23 days ago | By VentureBeat

A Plague Tale: Requiem got a new gameplay trailer at the Xbox and Bethesda Showcase, revealing its new stealth mechanics.
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Overwatch 2 enters early access on October 4

23 days ago | By VentureBeat

Blizzard announced during today's Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase that Overwatch 2 is entering early access on October 4.
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New FPS High on Life revealed at Xbox Games Showcase

23 days ago | By VentureBeat

Justin Roiland's latest game, High on Life, was revealed at the Xbox show, and is due to launch later this year.
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Riot Games is bringing its hits to Games Pass

23 days ago | By VentureBeat

Riot Games announced today that it is bringing its hit live-service games to Xbox and PC Game Pass.
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Xbox and Bethesda Showcase will be a ‘gameplay show'

23 days ago | By Tech Radar

The Xbox and Bethesda Showcase will reportedly focus on in-game footage rather than cinematic trailers, and will include a few surprise reveals. That's according to Xbox head Phil Spencer, who spoke about the Xbox Bethesda showcase during the Xbox FanFest watch party (a pre-show event in which various members of the Xbox team talk about the upcoming livestream). As noted by The Verge's Tom Warren in a tweet , Spencer gave some clues as to what we can expect. “Today is really a gameplay show,” Spencer reportedly said during the stream. That means it'll include fewer CGI-based videos, such...
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Xbox Bethesda showcase live: all the announcements, trailers and latest news

23 days ago | By Tech Radar

The Xbox Bethesda Showcase is the first of its kind since the Zenimax acquisition and we're pretty excited to see what's in store. We'll be live blogging up until after the show closes so buckle in for the ride. Summer Game Fest continues with the Xbox Bethesda Showcase where fans are hoping to see and hear more are a slew of amazing-looking games. After the delay of Starfield, an update on that wouldn't go amiss. Rumours are already starting to fly around about Avowed, so let's dive right in to all the latest on the event.
Avowed is stirring up some rumors pre-show thanks to a...
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