The road to the launch of the next generation of console gaming is fully underway and right now, Microsoft are leading the charge in a huge way with how they not only fully revealed the Xbox Series X back in December at the Video Game awards but in the news we have had since then such as tech demos showcasing loading times with the new SSD tech and the Smart Delivery service. Today we will finally get to see actual Xbox Series X gameplay from third part titles with Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, which was finally revealed last week, having its Xbox Series X gameplay revealed to the world for the first time.
What other games and surprises are in store for fans have been left to actually watching show an whilst I am not expecting to see HALO Infinite gameplay today, I am hoping the other announced to be linked to the Xbox Series X at launch title Cyberpunk 2077 gameplay may be shown. Oh and get ready to see lots of this image today!
Below you will see all the news and trailers as the event rolled as well as my own final thoughts…so sit back and here we go:
Starting with Aaron Greeberg with the introduction announcing that Microsoft Studios first party gameplay will be shown at an event in….July!!
Bright Memory Infinite
Bright Memory: Infinite is an all-new lightning-fast fusion of the FPS and action genres, created by FYQD-Studio. Combine a wide variety of skills and abilities to unleash dazzling combo attacks. Bright Memory: Infinite is set in a sprawling, futuristic metropolis in the year 2036. A strange phenomenon for which scientists can find no explanation has occurred in the skies around the world. The Supernatural Science Research Organization (SRO) has sent agents out to various regions to investigate this phenomenon. It is soon discovered that these strange occurrences are connected to an archaic mystery – an as-of-yet unknown history of two worlds, about to come to light…
DIRT 5
DIRT 5 writes a new chapter in the legacy of DiRT – bolder and braver than ever before. Travel the globe, tame the most incredible off-road machines with your friends, and be part of a vibe that delivers big on epic action, pure expression, and unbridled style.
SCORN
Scorn is an atmospheric first-person horror adventure currently in development by Ebb Software.
CHORUS Rise as One
Chorus is a new space-flight combat shooter releasing in 2021. Become Nara and Forsaken, her sentient starfighter, on a compelling, personal journey of redemption. Unlock devastating weapons and mind-bending abilities in a true evolution of the space-combat shooter. Explore breath-taking interstellar vistas, ancient temples and venture beyond our waking reality. Outgun, outwit, and outmaneuver your enemies in an epic quest to free the galaxy from oppression.
Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines 2
Enter the World of Darkness and rise through vampire society. Experience Seattle – a city full of alluring, dangerous, characters and factions. You are dead now but stronger, quicker, more alluring and with potential for so much more. Choose to be brutal and unflinching or cultured and seductive. Use charm, cunning, terror and sheer will to rise through vampire society. What monster will you be? Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 is coming to Xbox Series X and Xbox One
Call of the Sea
Call of the Sea is an otherworldly adventure game set in the 1930s South Pacific. Explore a lush island paradise and puzzle out the secrets of a lost civilization in the hunt for your husband’s missing expedition.
The Ascent
The Ascent is a solo and co-op action RPG set in a cyberpunk world. The mega corporation that owns you and everyone, The Ascent Group, has just collapsed. Can you survive without it?
The Medium
The Medium is a next-gen psychological horror game, featuring a ‘dual’ soundtrack by Akira Yamaoka and Arkadiusz Reikowski. Become a medium living in two worlds: the real and the spirit one. Haunted by a vision of a child’s murder, you travel to an abandoned hotel resort, which years ago became the stage of an unthinkable tragedy. There you begin your search for difficult answers. Coming Holiday 2020 to PC & Xbox Series X
Scarlet Nexus
In a far distant future, humanity’s last hope falls into the hands of an elite group of psionic soldiers, who battle an invincible threat known as, Others. Unravel the mysteries of a Brain Punk future caught between technology and psychic abilities in, SCARLET NEXUS.
Second Extinction:
Second Extinction is an intense 3 player co-op FPS, where you work as a team to take down large groups of savage mutated dinosaurs. Fight through a maelstrom of bullets, bombs, teeth, claws and gore, it’s up to you to reclaim Earth!
Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Yakuza: Like a Dragon launches Day 1 on Xbox Series X! Become Ichiban Kasuga, a low-ranking yakuza grunt left on the brink of death by the man he trusted most. Take up your legendary bat and get ready to crack some underworld skulls in dynamic RPG combat set against the backdrop of modern-day Japan.
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Xbox Series X Gameplay
Get a first look at gameplay for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. Footage is representative of Xbox Series X gameplay!
Ninth century AD. Driven from Norway by endless wars and dwindling resources, a Viking raider, Eivor, leads a clan of Norsemen across the icy North Sea to the rich lands of England’s broken kingdoms. Their mission: establish a new permanent home, no matter the cost.
My Final Thoughts..
Well….Xbox fans wanted games…and games is what they got from today’s Inside Xbox, all of these being third party games and we still have the Microsoft Studios lineup to be revealed in July. Some are 2021 titles as to be expected by having Yakuza: Like a Dragon as a day one launch title for the Xbox Series X and Xbox One is just incredible.
Had hoped for more of a true gameplay demo for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, but it looks incredible with a look at how raiding will have an impact on gameplay as Eivor and his tribe try to get a foothold in England as well as a cheeky hint at the use of Stonehenge perhaps as well.
The RTX and graphical power of the Xbox Series X was unleashed today and the footage was incredible with the lighting, particle effects all evolved with the power of the Series X console. I knew it would be impressive but these are just the third party games, just imagine what the 15 Microsoft Studios have to show off come July. One thing is for sure…..
Xbox Series X is ready to go!
