Microsoft today presented the 2023 Xbox Games Showcase, which also included an extended Starfield Direct. You can watch all the Xbox Games Showcase trailers below and you’ll find the Starfield videos underneath!
XBOX GAMES SHOWCASE TRAILERS
FABLE
What does it mean to be a Hero? Well, in the fairytale land of Albion, that is entirely up to you. With a dark threat looming, and in a world where your reputation precedes you, your choices will change Albion forever.
SOUTH OF MIDNIGHT
From Compulsion Games, a fantastical and macabre third-person action-adventure set in the American Deep South.
STAR WARS OUTLAWS
Massive Entertainment, Ubisoft, and Lucasfilm Games pulled back the curtain today on the first-ever open world Star Wars game, Star Wars Outlaws, releasing in 2024 on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC.
Set between the events of The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, players will step into the role of Kay Vess, a clever scoundrel in the galactic underworld. In Star Wars Outlaws, Kay is looking to attempt one of the biggest heists the Outer Rim has ever seen, all in an effort to start a new life.
33 IMMORTALS
33 Immortals is a co-op action-roguelike for 33 players. Play a damned soul, and rebel against God’s final judgement. Dive straight into epic 33-player co-op battles with instant “pick-up and raid” matchmaking.
Cooperate with your allies to survive against hordes of monsters and massive, challenging bosses. Expand your arsenal and equip powerful new relics to permanently upgrade your soul. Face the wrath of God in a fight for your eternal life. Coming 2024 on Xbox Series X|S, Windows PC and with Xbox Game Pass for console and PC.
PAYDAY 3
Payday 3 is the much-anticipated sequel to one of the most popular co-op shooters ever. Since its release, Payday-players have been reveling in the thrill of a perfectly planned and executed heist. That’s what makes Payday a high-octane, co-op FPS experience without equal.
Step out of retirement back into the life of crime in the shoes of the Payday Gang, the envy of their peers and the nightmare of law-enforcement wherever they go. Several years after the crew’s reign of terror over Washington DC has ended, they assemble once again to deal with the threat that roused them out of early retirement.
PERSONA 3 RELOAD
Your story begins again. Memento Mori. Awaken the depths of your heart in Persona 3 Reload, the genre-defining RPG now reborn for modern consoles. Coming to Xbox Game Pass, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Windows PC in early 2024.
AVOWED
Explore the Living Lands, a mysterious island filled with adventure and danger. As an envoy of Aedyr, you are sent to investigate rumors of a spreading plague with a secret that threatens to destroy everything.
Can you save the island and your soul from the forces threatening to tear them apart? Avowed coming in 2024, Play Day One with Xbox Game Pass.
SEA OF THIEVES: THE LEGEND OF MONKEY ISLAND
Split across three hilarious Tall Tales packed with secrets and side-quests, Sea of Thieves: The Legend of Monkey Island invites pirates to meet classic characters, in a new narrative that brings the iconic locations of Monkey Island to the Sea of Thieves.
The adventure begins on Mêlée Island, where pirates can take in the sights, smells and roguish splendor of the island as they seek to uncover why everyone suddenly seems to think quite highly of self-proclaimed mighty pirate, and known poodle pacifier, Guybrush Threepwood.
Something’s quite clearly wrong… This love-letter to the classic adventure game series will be available to play alone or with a crew, with three Tall Tales being added over three months as free updates for all players, starting July 20.
MICROSOFT FLIGHT SIMULATOR 2024
Coming 2024 – the next generation of the legendary franchise. Join the aviation adventure in a groundbreaking simulator developed for Xbox Series X|S and PC.
MICROSOFT FLIGHT SIMULATOR – DUNE EXPANSION
In partnership with Legendary and Warner Bros. Entertainment, Microsoft Flight Simulator has created an authentically detailed House Atreides Ornithopter. Master the complex controls of one of the most dynamic aircraft ever conceived as you pilot your ornithopter through awe-inspiring locations across the mysterious desert planet of Arrakis. See Dune Part Two in theaters and play the expansion November 3, 2023.
SENUA’S SAGA: HELLBLADE II
Sink deep into the next chapter of Senua’s story with this showcase of cinematic immersion, beautifully realized visuals and encapsulating sound from the team at Ninja Theory. Captured on Xbox Series X.
LIKE A DRAGON: INFINITE WEALTH
Coming early 2024
FALLOUT 76
Join 15 million players in the ever-evolving Wasteland in Fallout 76. Build your C.A.M.P.; customize your player’s outfit, weapons, and playstyle; and pave your path through exciting quests.
In the meantime, answer the call of Vault 76 as you explore, quest, build, craft, and fight across a post-apocalyptic Wasteland in West Virginia. With so many ways to play, you too can answer the call of Vault 76.
KUNITSU-GAMI: PATH OF THE GODDESS
A new tale of the Kami awaits. Witness an epic clash between the sprit realm and mortal man, featuring traditional Japanese aesthetics.
FORZA MOTORSPORT
Out-build the competition in the all-new career. Race your friends in multiplayer. Compete in 500+ cars on world-famous tracks with cutting edge AI and advanced physics.
THE ELDER SCROLLS ONLINE: NECROM
Discover the adventures you can have in Tamriel right now and learn about the mysteries to come in The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom. Are you ready to explore an all-new Telvanni Peninsula and Apocrypha, wield the eldritch energies of the Arcanist class, and delve into the secrets of Hermaeus Mora?
The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom is part of the Shadow Over Morrowind adventure and is now live on PC/Mac and arrives June 20 for Xbox and PlayStation consoles. Pre-purchase Necrom now on Xbox or PlayStation consoles to receive unique bonus rewards at launch and immediate access to the Sadrith Mora Spore Steed mount.
OVERWATCH 2: INVASION
New maps, new missions, and all-new ways to play await in Overwatch 2: Invasion, arriving August 10.
PERSONA 5 TACTICA
Ignite a fire in your heart in Persona 5 Tactica, an all-new strategy RPG adventure with the Phantom Thieves of Hearts! Available November 17, 2023 on Xbox Game Pass, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Windows PC!
JUSANT
Jusant is a brand-new action-puzzle climbing game with meditative vibes, coming to Xbox Series X|S and PC.
STILL WAKES THE DEEP
Still Wakes the Deep is a first-person narrative horror from The Chinese Room, creator of Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs, Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture, and Dear Esther. In Still Wakes the Deep, you are an off-shore oil rig worker, fighting for his life through a vicious storm, perilous surroundings, and the dark, freezing North Sea waters.
All lines of communication have been severed. All exits are gone. All that remains is to face the unknowable horror that’s come aboard. Search for your crew and help them survive if you can.
Run, climb, and swim through the flooding corridors and storm-lashed outer decks. Face a terrifying, unrelenting foe. And pray that, one day, you get to see your family again. Still Wakes the Deep is coming in 2024.
DUNGEONS OF HINTERBERG
Dungeons of Hinterberg is an action-adventure RPG that includes monster fighting, puzzle solving, magic wielding, and relationship building, all set around the cozy Alpine village of Hinterberg! Visit Hinterberg when it launches on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox Game Pass in 2024!
CYBERPUNK 2077: PHANTOM LIBERTY
Freedom always comes at a price… Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty arrives on September 26th on Xbox Series X|S. Phantom Liberty is an upcoming spy-thriller expansion for Cyberpunk 2077.
Return as cyber-enhanced mercenary V and embark on a high-stakes mission of espionage and intrigue to save the NUSA President. In the dangerous district of Dogtown, you must forge alliances within a web of shattered loyalties and sinister political machinations. Do you have what it takes to survive?
CITIES: SKYLINES II
If you can dream it, you can build it. Raise a city from nothing and grow it into a thriving metropolis with the most realistic city builder ever. This is world-building without limits. Cities: Skylines II will be available on PC, Gamepass, and Xbox series X|S on October 24th. Pre-order to receive a bonus with landmarks from around the world!
METAPHOR: REFANTAZIO
Enter the mirror of reality… into the pinnacle of fantasy. Fight for the future in Metaphor: ReFantazio, releasing on Xbox Series X|S and Windows PC in 2024!
TOWERBORNE
Can you become the Ace humanity needs to survive? Find out in Towerborne, the newest action-adventure game created by Stoic, the studio that brought you the award-winning Banner Saga trilogy. Coming 2024, Play day one on Xbox Game Pass.
CLOCKWORK REVOLUTION
Clockwork Revolution is a time-bending steampunk first-person RPG. After stumbling across an incredible invention that allows you to travel into the past, you discover the city you call home—the vibrant steam-powered metropolis of Avalon—has been carefully crafted through the alteration of historical events.
By traveling back to key moments, your interactions and choices will have a butterfly effect on the deep, narrative-driven world and characters of Avalon, causing them to change and react in unprecedented ways.
STARFIELD DIRECT
What awaits you among the stars? The next-generation immersive RPG from Bethesda Game Studios, Starfield, arrives on September 6! Get ready to start your epic journey with a look at some brand new Starfield gameplay revealed during the Xbox Games Showcase.
From space flight and combat to weapons, creatures and cities, there’s a lot to see. Starfield launches exclusively on Xbox Series X|S and PC on September 6, 2023. Play it day one with Xbox Game Pass.
Mirko Parlevliet has been reporting on the entertainment industry since 1998 and founded Vital Thrills in 2018 to cover the latest news on streaming, movies, TV, and video games.