Microsoft held its first Xbox + Bethesda Developer Direct this morning highlighting five games that are coming to Xbox and PC consoles this year. It was a decent mix of release dates, longer gameplay segments and a stealth drop.
REDFALL GOT A RELEASE DATE
We finally know that Redfall is releasing on May 2nd for Xbox Series X|S and PC.
We got to see some gameplay of a mission to recover a lighthouse lamp from cultists, where Arkane explained some of the game’s fearsome vampiric enemies. It looks suitably intense, especially when things get dark and claustrophobic indoors. Procedural encounters and dungeons, surprise attacks from super-strong enemies and more all look to add to the danger and excitement of the Redfall experience.
HI-FI RUSH IS TANGO GAMEWORKS NEW GAME AND IT’S OUT TODAY
Who doesn’t love a good stealth drop. It’s a new game called Hi-Fi Rush from Tango Gameworks and its out today.
HI-FI RUSH is pegged as a “rhythm action game”, where your moves all sync with the music to create an awesome soundscape as you fight, not unlike the excellent No Straight Roads from 2020. Performing more on beat will net you better success in battle, and all of the music and pulsating environments will come together to look superb in the moment.
WE GOT ANOTHER LOOK AT FORZA MOTORSPORT
Whilst we didn’t get a release date, we did get an extended look at Forza Motorsport.
The studio says the game contains over 500 cars with more than 800 unique upgrades, driving physics more advanced than the last three games combined, more realistic paint model than ever, per-car damage and dirt accumulation and a whole bunch of other super impressive technical achievements.
All 20 environments in the game have been built from the ground-up for the new generation of consoles as well, with up to 10 times more detail than previous generations, including fully dynamic time of day and weather.
MINECRAFT LEGENDS GOT A RELEASE DATE
We now know that the next Minecraft games is launching on April 18th for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PS5, PS4, Switch and PC.
The team showed off a big chunk of gameplay of Minecraft Legends’ 4v4 PVP battles, talking about the importance of strategy and how skirmishes can turn around in an instant as players get creative with the game’s systems. Of course, there’ll also be a story-driven campaign that sees players reclaim the Overworld from a Piglin invasion.
THE ELDER SCROLLS ONLINE NECROM GOT A RELEASE DATE
ZeniMax Online Studios revealed that The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom will be releasing in June and take players back to the land of Morrowind.
It was also announced that starting today and for a limited time, you can get ESO Plus which includes all chapters and past DLC for any player playing on Xbox Game Pass.
