In July, Microsoft will showcase its first-party roadmap in full, with confirmed reveals from Xbox Game Studios, including the likes of Halo Infinite. What else can we realistically expect, and when exactly does the event go live? Here's what we know and expect so far.
At the Game Awards 2019, Senua's Saga: Hellblade II was officially revealed. It's being developed by Ninja Theory and appears to take a much darker tone than the first game. Here's everything we know about it right now.
Today, Jordan Denton, who worked as an Associate Sound Designer on The Last of Us 2, announced that she was joining Xbox Game Studios' Obsidian Entertainment as an Audio Designer.
Everyone says that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and it looks like PlayStation really likes what Xbox Game Studios did with its new logo and branding to Xbox Game Studios. The whole Marvel-like animation is quite striking because it shows the different games offered on the platform. It's an advertisement in itself, not just a logo.
During today's Inside Xbox 20/20 showcase, Matt Booty, head of Xbox Game Studios, confirmed that Halo Infinite and other Xbox Game Studios titles would be shown in July.
Xbox has announced Xbox 20/20, a series of monthly events that will be showing the future of Xbox with different topics each month. Xbox 20/20 starts with the May 7 showcase for third-party games, with an Xbox Game Studios event coming in July.
The Initiative is a new studio Microsoft formed in Santa Monica, California, to produce "AAAA" games. The team wants to produce Microsoft Exclusive on the level of God of War.
A noteworthy insider recently offered some tantalizing teases about what could be on the horizon for Xbox Game Studios.
Xbox Game Studios faces common challenges during the coronavirus pandemic, but is yet to delay titles within its 2020 lineup.
Recently, Dean Rymer, who has worked at BioWare and Sony Santa Monica, joined inXile Entertainment. inXile is now a part of Xbox Game Studios and working on Wasteland 3 and some other titles from the looks of it. Rymer is now the Lead Combat Designer, but it's unclear what game he's working on.
In a recent interview with USGamer, developers from Compulsion Games talked about the studio's learning experience with We Happy Few and how its next project should have a better development and come together in a better fashion overall.
Senua's Saga: Hellblade II is being made by around 40 developers, a team twice as large as the one that worked on the first game. The direction of the narrative will also focus on how suffering shapes myths, gods and religion.
We all know that Microsoft's Ninja Theory team is working on Senua's Saga: Hellblade II and Bleeding Edge at the moment, but that's not all the studio has been up to. Today, the team revealed "Project: Mara," which appears to be a psychological horror game in the works.
The Initiative is Microsoft's "AAAA" studio that's tasked with creating quality experiences. It's based in Santa Monica and the team keeps on growing. A lot of Sony Santa Monica developers have made the jump, but another one recently joined the team, too.
Microsoft's latest Xbox Game Studios acquisition, Double Fine Productions, lost its Twitter account over the holiday period.
According to the job listing, The Initiative will develop "AAAA" games for Xbox. This probably means that they're aiming for the highest quality and will spare no expense. I'm secretly hoping for an open-world action-adventure.
Halo Infinite is an upcoming shooter from 343 Industries. While the team steered the universe into a bold new direction with Halo 4, there were a number of missteps when it came to the story in Halo 5: Guardians.
The official Minecraft Earth Twitter account just said, "Upgrades and improvements and bug fixes... We're getting ready for the new year with lots of updates that make it better to play in the world of Minecraft Earth."
Microsoft Flight Simulator is an upcoming well, fight simulator, from Xbox Game Studios. The Microsoft team is working with an external partner to make it a comprehensive experience on PC.
This morning, many gamers woke up to a pleasant surprise. Ori and the Will of the Wisps, is available for digital preorder on the Microsoft Store. The game costs just $30 and is launching on March 11, 2020.