After a year of some terrific first-party releases like Hi-Fi Rush, Starfield, and Forza Motorsport, Xbox delivered a short and sweet look at several of the games in development by third-party partners. While the company did confirm that Activision Blizzard wouldn't be the subject of any news or reveals in the wake of its official acquisition, the 30-minute Xbox Partner Preview did have plenty of heavyweight trailers and teasers for games coming to Xbox consoles and PC.
Some of the highlights included a new look at Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth and its new island getaway mode that looks heavily inspired by Animal Crossing. Sure, fighting a giant squid or a gangster voiced by Danny Trejo sounds fun, but establishing your own tropical paradise and riding a magical dolphin to get there? Now that's the Yakuza game we've been waiting for.
Dungeons of Hinterberg continues to look like a wonderful mix of dungeon-crawling and exploring the scenic side of Austria, we got our first look at the gorgeous gameplay for Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, and there was a one-two punch of horror in the form of Alan Wake 2 and Still Wakes the Deep.
You can read up on all those games and more below, ahead of their arrivals in 2024 and beyond.
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
Between gang warfare, killer sharks, and hostile VTubers, the action in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth can get stressful. Fortunately, protagonist Ichiban Kasuga can catch a breather between missions on his very own tropical paradise, Dondoko Island. In this new mode, players will be able to build their own dream homes, interact with friends, and smash the faces in of anyone who attempts to harsh their mellow buzz. That's right, the next Like a Dragon game is basically getting an Animal Crossing mode.
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Alan Wake 2
Only a few more sleeps remain until Alan Wake 2, and in the launch trailer for the game, Remedy Entertainment showed off some brand-new gameplay featuring the Saga Anderson facing off against a terrifying new enemy. Who is the victim, and who is the monster? That's the gruesome answer that Saga will discover when she investigates a series of brutal murders, while Alan Wake will work to write himself out of a nightmarish dimension of his own creation.
Still Wakes the Deep
Inspired by classic horror movies, Still Wakes the Deep is essentially John Carpenter's The Thing on an oil rig. Developer The Chinese Room has put together a game of unsettling themes, while also imbuing the project with a distinctively British atmosphere. A group of professionals, cut off and alone, have to find a way to survive when confronted with a seemingly unbeatable enemy. Scheduled for a 2024 release, this new trailer for the game showed off several of its dangerous environments, atmospheric lighting, and a creepy taste of the terror that's stalking you.
RoboCop: Rogue City
In a new trailer for RoboCop: Rogue City, developer Teyon showed off more of the upcoming game and its efforts to capture the look and feel of Old Detroit. Elements like dark humor, '80s vibes, retro sci-fi, and early cyberpunk themes defined the look and feel of the original RoboCop films, and this new trailer had plenty of those vibes. There was also a brief glimpse at RoboCop himself--once again voiced by Peter Weller--as he researches a sudden rise in gang warfare and even battles his old nemesis ED-209.
Metal Gear Sold Delta: Snake Eater
The first gameplay trailer for Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater has arrived, giving the game a massive Unreal Engine 5 glow-up that captures the Cold War-era aesthetics and jungle guerrilla warfare of the original game. Not too much detail was shown off in this brief look, but so far, the game looks like a breathtaking collection of scenic jungle environments, gorgeous lighting, and opportunities for Naked Snake to work his lethal magic.
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Dungeons of Hinterberg
Ahead of its 2024 release, developer Curve Games showed off a new look at Dungeons of Hinterberg, its adventurous new games that combines fantasy, exploration, and Austrian Alps tourism. As Luisa, players will work to conquer the 25 Dungeons of Hinterberg and work on their social skills in this energetic slaycation simulator.
Ark: Survival Ascended
While we're not certain when Ark 2 will be out, fans of the original game can still look forward to the remake of the first game, Ark: Survival Ascended. In a new trailer, Studio Wildcard showed off all the hard work that has gone into creating highly detailed and realistic-looking environments, the brutal power of the dinosaurs that roam the land, and some of the cross-platform modding that'll be available in this remake. It's out now on PC and will be headed to Xbox and PlayStation consoles in November.
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Manor Lords
Build your own medieval town, assemble the peasants--I mean townsfolk--and establish a thriving community in this game where resistance is feudal. Of course, some bandits will be looking to raid your homestead, so you'll need to rally your villagers to fight back in this historical city-building game that has a keen eye for authenticity. Manor Lords will arrive on PC Game Pass in April 2024.
Ikaro Will Not Die
From FuturLab and Thunderful, Ikaro: Will Not Die is a fast-paced action game with rogue-lite elements and is set in a futuristic facility. That's right, the team behind PowerWash Simulator just debuted a momentum-based action game with some fast-flowing parkour power.
Spirit of the North 2
The acclaimed Spirit of the North is finally getting a sequel, and this time, you'll be taking on the role of an isolated fox who is on a quest to restore the lost guardians and return home. Fortunately, the cunning fox has a raven companion who'll accompany him on his journey across an ancient world left in ruin by the machinations of the dark shaman Grimnir. There's no release date yet for the game, but it'll eventually land on Xbox Series X|S. While you wait, check out this great trailer for the intriguing game.
The Finals
The Finals is an upcoming team-based competitive shooter from Embark Studios, and in this new look at the free-to-play game, the developer showed off some of the fun destruction physics that you can use to your advantage or to create pure chaotic spectacle in a match. For anyone interested in trying out the game, a closed beta kicks off for Xbox on October 26.
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