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[Draugoth]

Mark your calendars! The Xbox Games Showcase will be livestreamed on June 9, 2024, starting at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm BST (additional time zones below).

Like our double-feature last year with Starfield Direct, immediately following the Showcase we'll be airing a special deep-dive into the next installment of a beloved franchise. We can't say much, so for now we'll call it the Xbox Games Showcase followed by [REDACTED] Direct.


This will also be our first Showcase featuring games from our portfolio of studios across Activision, Blizzard, Bethesda and Xbox Game Studios, in addition to titles from our third-party partners.


You'll be able to enjoy both of our June 9 livestreams live through a variety of outlets, and in over 30 languages, and American Sign Language and English Audio Descriptions:

• YouTube.com/Xbox
• Twitch.tv/Xbox
• Twitch.tv/XboxASL
• Facebook.com/Xbox

Airtime for the Xbox Games Showcase followed by [REDACTED] Direct in local time zones:

• PT: June 9, 10am
• ET: June 9, 1pm
• BST: June 9, 6pm
• CET: June 9, 7pm
• JST: June 9, 2am
• AEST: June 9, 3am

 

[Metnut]

Sounds exciting. They had a pretty sweet showcase last year. Looking forward to seeing Avowed and Fable.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

This industry breathes stupid teases of everything. Would be funny if someone messed up layer on the second image and you can get letters by playing with gamma settings.

and in over 30 languages

Good to know Microsoft knows how to spend money on anything but making good games.

 

[MDSLKTR]

Looks like Black ops.

 

[Punished Miku]

Nice. I just hope nothing leaks. Would be cool to ... you know ... feel some excitement about something.

 

[adamsapple]

Looks like Black ops.

Yep, probably a Gulf War Blops thing.

 

[Mortisfacio]

If they actually show gameplay of Fable, please no more ugly female. Would rather see some effeminate Korean looking boy than whatever that was last time.

 

[N0S]

Greatest line-up in history

 

[kanjobazooie]

 

[Varteras]

If they actually show gameplay of Fable, please no more ugly female. Would rather see some effeminate Korean looking boy than whatever that was last time.

Look I'm gonna be real with you. If they put big tits on her, I'm not even gonna care about her being ugly. I'd fuck adamsapple if I knew he had awesome bewbs.

 

[LordCBH]

Thank god it's after Hellblade so I won't have to sit through another mediocre trailer for it.

 

[tmlDan]

def COD related

 

[Topher]

Oh......COD?

 

[Varteras]

Thank god it's after Hellblade so I won't have to sit through another mediocre trailer for it.

Oh no. They're still gonna do another nothingburger video about their time in Iceland and how they figured out what the rocks there look like when they're wet.

 

[Darsxx82]

Looks like Black ops.

Yes, in the way that Starfield had extended gameplay last year after the Showcase.

 

[LordCBH]

Oh no. They're still gonna do another nothingburger video about their time in Iceland and how they figured out what the rocks there look like when they're wet.

I'll use that time to pour me some more wine and piss off my balcony then.

 

[Topher]

Fable and Perfect Dark. That's what I want to see.

 

[LordCBH]

Yep, probably a Gulf War Blops thing.

I really hope the campaign doesn't go open world like the rumors have said. I REALLY hope it doesn't.

 

[Punished Miku]

Fable and Perfect Dark. That's what I want to see.

I think we saw Fable already, and probably wont get much until its closer to release. Main things I feel confident in are Gears, Perfect Dark, ID Software, Starfield DLC.

Lots more possibilities though.

 

[Evil Calvin]

Gears 6 and Doom Year Zero

 

[LordCBH]

I think we saw Fable already, and probably wont get much until its closer to release. Main things I feel confident in are Gears, Perfect Dark, ID Software, Starfield DLC.

Lots more possibilities though.

100% here for Gears

 

[Barlow]

 

[Draugoth]

Update from Tom Warren:

"Microsoft is only teasing the Call of Duty direct as "the next installment of a beloved franchise," but sources familiar with the company's plans tell me that this is indeed Call of Duty.

This will be the first Xbox showcase featuring games across Activision Blizzard, Bethesda, and Microsoft's Xbox Game Studios. I understand Microsoft is currently planning to announce a new Gears of War game during the show. The showcase will also include a number of release dates for upcoming Xbox games like Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, Avowed, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle.

We'll likely get a date on when the big Shattered Space expansion is coming to Starfield. Todd Howard recently revealed it's due in the fall, and I understand Bethesda is currently targeting September. Activision is targeting the next Call of Duty for late October, with Avowed and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 likely to follow in November, and Indiana Jones in December.

I understand Microsoft has a lot of games to show this year, more than the 2023 showcase. We should expect to hear how the 2025 lineup is looking, with some launch dates for some anticipated Xbox games."

 

[spons]

Could be good, although I've been saying that about every single year since the Bone since they know how to unrealistically hype shit up.

 

[Saber]

I'm worried to even ask for more Fable lol

 

[hououinkyouma00]

Looks like Black ops.

Yeah. Mysterious my ass. Everything about it screams COD.

All I really want from Microsoft is more Gears and Forza Horizon. Give me a motherfucking Gears Collection goddamnit.

 

[Topher]

I think we saw Fable already, and probably wont get much until its closer to release. Main things I feel confident in are Gears, Perfect Dark, ID Software, Starfield DLC.

Lots more possibilities though.

I guess I was thinking Fable nearer to completion than it is. Eh....that's fine. I'll temper expectations on that. Definitely looking forward to anything from ID.

 

[Bernoulli]

 

[Sephimoth]

 

[HerjansEagleFeeder]

Will be the first time I'm not watching something like this. Too many disappointments over the last 10 years or so.

 

[digoutyoursoul]

I hope it's good but I don't trust them at all. We have barely seen anything from games announced years ago such as State of Decay 3, Contraband and Everwild so I'd like to see that rectified.

Whatever the show is they still have too many people doing their bidding so it's pointless giving an honest opinion of it, it never gets listened to and we still have people on here, Reddit and social media apps get pissed because you criticise in the hope they do better and standards rise. It's pointless.

People like me who have spent thousands on the hardware and games are the bad guy but the grifters and zealots are the ones listened to . Pointless.

"PS5 when" rinse and repeat.

It's even got to a point some of their grifters are calling the console fans "plastic toy warriors " now. I wonder why.

 

[Darsxx82]

Fable and Perfect Dark. That's what I want to see.

High possibilities for both to be there, the same as for one or both to be moved to another event like TGA.

Gears 6 and Forza Horizon 6 are more candidates for the Showcase due to rumors and indications and because it is time to be announced. FH6 is going to have double the development time than the previous ones.

 

[DarkBatman]

I detest this constant "Oh, this is gonna be a big one" talk. EVERY F*CKING SHOWCASE is going to be a big one, maybe the biggest in the history of gaming. And while there have certainly been some good ones over the last few years, this constant exaggeration is really tiring.

 

[ungalo]

Will be the first time I'm not watching something like this. Too many disappointments over the last 10 years or so.

I'm watching for the laugh this time, the time of expectations is over.

 

[digoutyoursoul]

I detest this constant "Oh, this is gonna be a big one" talk. EVERY F*CKING SHOWCASE is going to be a big one, maybe the biggest in the history of gaming. And while there have certainly been some good ones over the last few years, this constant exaggeration is really tiring.

He's a prick. A Microsoft lackey. Part of the problem like some of the fans.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

 

[NeonDelta]

Got excited until I saw it was Call of duty. Meh

 

[digoutyoursoul]

Don't do this please

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Don't do this please

I overhype myself for these silly shows and walk away every time asking myself why I watched that crap, year after year

But this year....

Why do I do this to myself?

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

Someone say CoD Black Cops?

 

[twilo99]

Bring it

 

[Gojiira]

Disgusting sullying MGS with Xbox nonsense

 

[djjinx2]

Black Ops Day 1 with gamepass*






*Multiplayer only

 

[jshackles]

Glad they're doing the Call of Duty stuff in a dedicated direct

So I can skip it

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Black Ops Day 1 with gamepass*






*Multiplayer only

 

[LordCBH]

Glad they're doing the Call of Duty stuff in a dedicated direct

So I can skip it

It better have next generation fish AI.

 

[intbal]

Fable is a dead franchise. They've already poisoned the well.
Cancel it and give us Brute Force 2.

 

[djjinx2]

Oh no doubt, I'm at 88 days played since WZ 2.0 released with MW2

(I play competitive and don't really play much else bar Forza)

 

[TintoConCasera]

Dreams: new DOOM by id, new Hexen by whatever is left from Raven. Also Perfect Dark is shown and they have decided to bank on nostalgia for the first game with the same atmosphere, music and game design, which results in a super cool game.

Hopes: 1 new cool videogame gets announced, with a gameplay trailer and all.

Fears: 3 new gamepad colors, also they burn a pile of money live.

 

[djjinx2]

Fears: 3 new gamepad colors, also they burn a pile of money live.

You mean by announcing a Series X Pro