Following up an amazing 2021 where Xbox was the clear publisher of the year, Xbox is staring at another very exciting year. Xbox is set to release two of the most anticipated new IP for the year with Redfall set for a summer release and Starfield set for a fall release. With that in mind, let’s take a look at some of the other possibilities 2022 may hold for Xbox: The strategy of debuting Forza Horizon 5 at E3 last year and releasing the title just a few months later worked brilliantly for Xbox. Xbox surely saw the success of this strategy and its applicability moving forward. With so many g ..read more

As the very successful Alpha test of Halo Infinite closes and we move toward the launch on December 8th, it looks like 343i is beginning to plan their next Halo projects. Halo Infinite will take up most of 343i’s support for quite some time, so it looks like the studio will look to hire a Publishing Senior Producer for their next game and leverage external teams for the project. The job description clearly indicates that the game will be in the Halo universe and indicates they want someone with experience on consoles. Aside from that, there is not an indication of genre or perspective. Could ..read more

Everything is coming up Xbox lately, they have undoubtedly grabbed the console momentum. The momentum really started with E3 2021, when they showcased Halo, Forza Horizon 5, a massive slate of games coming to gamepass and huge new exclusive Xbox games including Redfall, Starfield and The Outer Worlds 2. The momentum continued all throughout the summer with a really good slate of Gamepass releases including standouts Knockout City, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Death’s Door, The Ascent, Twelve Minutes, Sea of Thieves: A Pirates Life, Hades and Psychonauts 2. The excitement around all of these ga ..read more

The recent months have been absolutely brimming with Xbox content, games and news. That trend looks very likely to continue this fall with a slate of big games releasing and a massive amount of games coming to Gamepass. The month of September, however, looks barren. There’s no news event, show, first party releases or big gamepass titles the entire month. That could just be a coincidence, but it could also be a sign that some surprise news could be on the way. There is a recent precedence for this with the lead up to the Series X launch leaving a big hole in September. Until that is, that the ..read more

Massive Game Reveals: Project Omen (October 2022) Project Typhoon (March 2022) Forza Horizon 5 (October 2021) Zenimax Online Studios Game Reveal (No Date) Xbox Global Publishing Surprise 2 new exclusives similar to the size of Ark 2/Stalker 2 Awesome Gameplay and Many Games Coming This Year: Halo campaign and multiplayer (November 2021) Psychonauts 2 (August 2021) Grounded (June 2021) Microsoft Flight Sim (July 2021) As Dusk Falls (September 2021) Stalker (December 2021) Crossfire X (September 2021) The Gunk (October 2021) Age of Empires IV (September 2021) ID@Xbox Starfield (September 202 ..read more

Xbox’s E3 2021 is in just two weeks and that means that it’s time to take a look at what Xbox needs to do to capture the full media cycle and gaming mind share moving forward. If you’re interested, I’ve always made my predictions for what Xbox’s full 90 minute E3 conference will hold. Bethesda/ZeniMax deal was massive and means exclusivity and awesome games for Xbox Gamers – The most crucial thing for Xbox to establish this year at E3 is that Xbox is the home for Bethesda and if you want to play the games then you need to jump into the Xbox ecosystem. After assuring this, showing some of the ..read more

The Xbox Studios have been growing at a very high rate in recent years while also adding new Xbox studios into the fold. The size of the first party now sits at 23 studios. As you can see from the gorgeous illustration by @Klobrille, there’s a lot of exciting games in development by these studios! All game data below is from RAWG.IO 343 Industries Employee Count: 750 Job Listings: 16 Rumors: There is some discussion based on job listings that 343i is in the early stages of pre-development for a new game in the Halo Universe. Website: https://www.343industries.com 343 Games List Alpha Dog ..read more

As we near E3, studios begin to hype their games and we start hearing bits and pieces about games in the works. This certainly is the case for inXile Entertainment. Over the past year, we’ve seen inXile release the latest installment in their hit, turn-based RPG series, Wasteland. They’ve also been very busy with hiring and a number of juicy details have been made available in recent job listings. Job listings have indicated that the title will be a role-playing game, so there is no question they’ll incorporate their world-class touch in that realm. The other real questions are what type of e ..read more

As more information falls into place about the number of projects that the Xbox and Bethesda/ZeniMax studios are working on, the Xbox Roadmap becomes a little bit clearer (though we’re still learning about the games). Below I take an attempt at placing the first party known and unknown titles on a several year roadmap. This list does not include any third party exclusive or Xbox publishing games, so with that in mind, the years should be even more action packed! The post Xbox: The Future is NOW, A look at the Xbox Roadmap first appeared on Xbox Worlds ..read more

A new job listing by Zenimax Media could be hinting that a new id Software title is in development. There are a few different titles they could take inspiration from, Commander Keen, Doom, Quake or Rage. Based on recent developments they could be eager to capitalize on the success of the most recent doom game. The post WOW New Job Listing Hints at New id Software Game first appeared on Xbox Worlds ..read more