That time has come again for game studios to showcase their biggest games and projects for the rest of the year. The 2024 Xbox Games Showcase is one of the biggest of these events, and this year will be no exception. With the Black Ops 6 Direct following, some exciting reveals will surely happen.
This is the first year that Microsoft has owned Activision Blizzard since its acquisition in 2023. This might create a certain theme for this showcase with older Activision titles being added to Game Pass, but tensions could also be high. With no acknowledgment at the Summer Game Fest about Microsoft’s recent layoffs, the live chats will likely have some discourse among players.
How to Watch the 2024 Xbox Games Showcase
You can watch the Xbox Games Showcase at 1 pm EST on June 9 on any official Xbox, Bethesda or Activision channels. That includes YouTube, Twitch or Facebook, but you can also check it out on LinkedIn. There will even be a version with an audio description on Xbox’s ASL channel for those with limited or no hearing.
The Black Ops 6 Direct will follow immediately, so you don’t need to go anywhere to continue watching. Below, we’ll list the reveals and announcements for both events.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Xbox and Activision have shown a teaser for the next Call of Duty, Black Ops 6, and have given it a release date of October 25, 2024. Not only is this the first time in 10 years that Xbox has showcased a Call of Duty title, but this is the first time that a CoD title will be playable on Game Pass as a Day One title.
Doom: The Dark Ages
An exciting new entry into the Doom franchise looks to bring gruesome combat back to players at the hands of our favorite Doom Guy. The game is set to launch sometime in 2025 and will bring combat using new weapons like spinning razor shields, skull grinders and plenty more that we haven’t seen yet.
State of Decay 3
A new cinematic trailer for State of Decay 3 has been shown, continuing the zombie slaying saga from a fresh perspective. Following the trends, State of Decay 3 will be launching as a Day One title on Game Pass, joining the roster of Xbox’s next-gen sequels.
Dragon Age The Veilguard
A new entry into the Dragon Age saga, Veilguard will be coming to Xbox Series X|S in the Fall of 2024. We were only shown a quick trailer, but the gameplay reveal should be coming in the next few days.
Starfield: Shattered Space
Bethesda has fully unveiled their Shattered Space expansion, which will be available tonight as an update to the base game. This update will be coming with new content to play, explore and decorate your bases, so there will be plenty of things to explore all over again.
Fallout 76: Skyline Valley
A new update coming to Fallout 76 set for June 12, 2024, the Skyline Valley update looks to bring some new features to the realm of Shenandoah. One of the most notable features is the addition of playing as a Ghoul, which should certainly bring some new changes to your gameplay.
Expedition 33
Coming to Game Pass on Xbox and PC in 2025, Expedition 33 appears to be a story-driven adventure with lots to look at. It should play as a third-person RPG, with turn-based combat and real-time mechanics, and the graphics are certainly built for advanced systems. What the story will fully entail remains to be seen.
South of Midnight
A third-person story-driven experience, South of Midnight is set to launch in 2025 on Game Pass. The gameplay trailer showed off an intentionally low-frame-rate visual style, paired with exciting combat and seamless transitions into cutscenes.
World of Warcraft: The War Within
The tenth expansion of WoW should be available on August 26, bringing new characters, stories and places to explore. It’s set to be the first of a new saga in WoW that looks to bring more excitement to players than ever before.
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater
A remake of MGS 3: Snake Eater, this looks to modernize both the visuals and gameplay of the 2004 hit. The stealth gameplay looks to be a focus, as is a major part of the series, so seeing this gameplay on modern systems is sure to bring players back to the series with excitement.
Sea of Thieves Season 13
Coming on June 26, the next season of Sea of Thieves has new ships, stories and equipment to alter your gameplay for the villainous. There will be a new world event for players to participate in, and there will be a skeleton crew that you can take on alone or with friends.
Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn
From the makers of Ashen comes a new third-person RPG where your goal is to kill all the gods in exciting action combat with stunning visuals. Just what these gods will have up their sleeves is up to players to find out for themselves on July 18, 2024.
Age of Mythology Retold
Coming September 4, 2024, Age of Mythology will be a city-building tower defense-style of strategy game that takes players to the different civilizations across the globe. Similar to Civilization, the game looks to be focused around building up a society that can expand and defend itself against its enemies.
Perfect Dark
From Crystal Dynamics comes a reboot of the Perfect Dark series with striking visuals and exciting gameplay. With stealth combat and open engagement, you have the opportunity to take control of a skilled agent who’s wrapped up in more than what they or anyone else was expecting. There’s no set release date, as the game is still in the deep stages of development.
Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred
The new expansion for Diablo 4 got a cinematic trailer showing off some of the story. While no gameplay was shown, we did get a release date of October 8, 2024. It’ll come with new stories, new foes to vanquish and a new region to explore.
Fable
Xbox showcased some of the upcoming Fable game, with a cinematic trailer sprinkling some gameplay into the mix. It looks visually striking with plenty to explore, and it’s set to launch sometime in 2025, coming to Xbox on Game Pass.
Fragpunk
An exciting new take on arena shooters, Fragpunk looks like a mix of a deckbuilder and a shooter. You’ll have to take advantage of certain cards to have an effect on the gameplay that’ll give you the edge in battle. The game should be coming to Xbox and PC in 2025.
Winter Burrow
A top-down third-person RPG puts you in the shoes of an anthropomorphic mouse who’s on a quest to protect themselves and those they care about. It looks to be a wholesome game, with some dark and thoughtful themes mixed in.
Mixtape
A new visually striking adventure, Mixtape puts you in the shoes of a teenager trying to live their life to the fullest during a time of transition. Set to a soundtrack that’s sure to get players feeling nostalgic, Mixtape will be coming in 2025 to Xbox and PC on Game Pass.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
An update to Microsoft Flight Simulator looks to be bringing new planes, locations and experiences to the game. It’ll be launching on November 19, 2024.
The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road
Along with a new Gold Road DLC for the Elder Scrolls Online, Bethesda announced that for a limited time players will be able to play all of the DLC for free.
Life is Strange: Double Exposure
A new murder mystery in the Life is Strange series, there will be a new story for Max to experience coming October 29, 2024. She’ll have to save her friend’s life in not one, but two different timelines, and she’ll have to do it alone.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
A new in-engine trailer shows off some of the visuals, story and gameplay for the upcoming Indiana Jones RPG. The story looks to be as exciting of an adventure as the movies aim to be, and it’ll be coming in 2024 to Xbox and PC as a Day one Game Pass title.
Mecha Break
Mecha Break looks to bring intense aerial and ground-based combat with stunning graphics to Xbox and PC in 2025. With Gundam-style visuals, destructive environments and fast-paced gameplay, MEcha Break might be the game that Mecha fans are waiting for.
Wuchang Fallen Feathers
A third-person fantasy RPG, Wuchang appears to be a heavily stylized 2025 release coming to Xbox and PC. The story appears inspired by Asian cultures with some more magical and fantasy elements mixed in with the intense combat.
Avowed
A fantasy RPG that allows you to choose your side, Avowed should bring first-person combat with magic and melee weapons to Xbox and PC later in 2024. It looks like the side you choose will determine the gameplay experience for the duration of the game, but how different they will be remains to be seen.
Atomfall
Coming to Xbox and PC in 2025, Atomfall is a first-person action RPG set in what appears to be WWII, but with more advanced technology than we have even now. Just what the story will entail remains to be seen, but the gameplay trailer demonstrated exciting gameplay.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows
Players got a good look at some of the expected gameplay for Assassin’s Creed Shadows, between both main characters and the ways they’ll interact with the world. The game will be coming on November 15, 2024.
Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl
A story-driven first-person shooter set in a post-apocalyptic version of Ukraine where there was a second nuclear incident in the 2000s. Not only does the game look striking, but the gameplay and story look to be a breath of fresh air on September 5, 2024.
Gears of War E-Day
A new cinematic trailer for the next Gears of War shows a darker take on an already dark franchise. Players should expect similar gameplay to the rest of the franchise, with a story taking on what happened before the first game in the franchise.
