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Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase
Todd Howard opened the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase by revealing sci-fi RPG Starfield and announcing its release date: November 11th, 2022.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl made an appearance, followed by Back 4 Blood and Avalanche Studios' new open-world caper Contraband.
Sea of Thieves is crossing over with Pirates of the Caribbean on June 22nd, before Battlefield 2042 exploded onto the scene with a gameplay montage. Then attention shifted to Psychonauts 2, which finally has a release date: August 25th.
Next up is fuzzy fighting with Party Animals, then make your escape from Hades on August 13th before turning your attention to the mysteries of Somerville.
Halo Infinite is on track for a holiday launch, and the multiplayer looks pretty sweet. The Outer Worlds 2 was announced, another glimpse of Age of Empires IV was shown, Microsoft Flight Simulator is headed to Xbox Series X/S and Forza Horizon 5 takes the driving extravaganza next-gen.
Oh, and Arkane is delivering their own take on the Left 4 Dead formula with Redfall, a futuristic co-op romp with vampires.
Other highlights
- Yakuza: Like a Dragon now on Xbox Game Pass
- 10 more Bethesda games on Game Pass including DOOM Eternal
- New Fallout 76 Steel Reign Brotherhood of Steel teaser
- Halo Infinite multiplayer will be free-to-play to all on Xbox and PC
- Blizzard Entertainment’s Diablo II Resurrected launches on September 23rd