Xbox have opened the Tokyo Game Show with their very own broadcast this year, previously promising updates on projects from Xbox Game Studios, Activision, Blizzard and Bethesda. While we got a look at all of those things, a few other reveals found their way into the broadcast as well.
The show lasted forty minutes, so let’s jump straight into the announcements that were made during the broadcast.
The trailer focused on the game’s prologue, the Virtuous Mission, which leads into the events of the main game. Some other key moments made their way into the trailer too, though if you’ve never played this game before I wouldn’t watch this trailer. The game is still without a date so I assume it’s due out in 2025.
The collaboration will see a few characters get skins inspired by the popular anime. The content will be dropping on October 17th.
It’s called Immortal Pillars and looks to incorporate other types of mythology that weren’t previously in the original game.
Both the campaign and multiplayer aspects of these games will be updated and they’ll both be available on PC Game Pass later this year, on November 5th to be exact.
The game has you playing as a whimsical raccoon who must deliver mail on his BMX to try and save as much money as he can before the big festival in a months time. You can also make sushi. What more could you want?
The game seems to tell a tale across many different time periods and mixes a pixel art style with modern visuals, not too unlike Octopath Traveler and the like. It looks good.
It’s been a while, but We Love Katamari is finally on Xbox and is even part of Game Pass. It marks the first time the series has been on Xbox since Reroll four years ago. Oh, and it’s out today.
Look, it’s not for me, and this genre is just…I don’t know…..but it’s made by a group of passionate people I guess. There’s a beta coming soon too if you want to try it.
The game is looking stylish as hell and the demo is quite substantial, allowing you to carry over progress in to the main game from the prologue.
It’s an alchemy RPG, as are the other ones, and I’m sure this is a vibe for someone. It is the first time in a long time (maybe even ever) that the Atelier games have been on Xbox. It’s still on track for release in March 2025.
The game looks like a dire League of Legends-esque experience and League of Legends was already pretty dire. I’m sure it’s for someone. AsuraJang Rumble is what it’s called and it’s coming to Xbox.
I feel like all my friends talk about One Piece and I’m sick of hearing about that, so it’s nice to see Bleach back again. It could be a 3D arena fighter, though, like all of the anime games seem to be. It’s called BLEACH: Rebirth of Souls, and it’s due in early 2025.
If you questioned my use of the word “finally”, then we’re on the same wavelength. The game has you scavenging planets in fully customisable armed vehicles. It’s due out on January 24th in 2025.
While they mentioned cats and dogs initially, I feel like they only confirmed that cats are coming to Fallout 76 at the end of 2024. Maybe dogs will come too. Who knows.
It feels like an eternity since this was announced so it’s nice to see it finally coming together. The collection includes both games and is due on March 6th 2025.
You control sentient tetris blocks, or something, and try and fit yourselves through all kinds of weird environments. The game utilises a stitchy art style and is called ALL YOU NEED IS HELP which I think seems appropriate. You can play it with your friends too. It seems odd but PixelJunk games are always good. It’s also on Game Pass.
The concept is really good but the game is still looking a bit rough, but it does look better than the previous showing. Toyama created both Gravity Rush and the original Silent Hill so I have a lot of faith in him and his team. It’s still on track for release in November this year.
The game features a Toriyama-esque artistic style and has you competing in turn based battles while inside a mech. I’m not sure about this one but it’s giving SandLand 2.0, not that that’s a bad thing. Oh and it takes place on a planet called Bitter……
The game is looking like a massive improvement over the original – it’s still on track for release in November.
Trials of Mana, Legends of Mana and the Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster (which includes Final Fantasy I through VI) are available on Xbox starting today. The Mana games are on Game Pass while Pixel Remaster is for sale today. All three trailers for the games are shown above.