Microsoft’s Xbox Partner Preview showcase might have an exceptionally rubbish name, but don’t let that fool you into thinking it’s not worth a watch! Tonight’s latest instalment was a pretty decent offering all-round, that, while perhaps not exciting as such, did at least have some interesting reveals. There was first footage of Konami’s Metal Gear Sold 3 remake, a new game from PowerWash Simulator developer FuturLab, and more. And if you’re looking for a summary of it all that won’t take up 30 minutes of your time, then read on.
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth will continue the series’ tradition of extravagant side activities when it releases on 9th November with an absolutely bonkers-looking new addition that’ll see players managing an entire tropical island resort in pure Animal Crossing fashion. There’s fishing, bug catching, crafting, and a whole lot more as detailed in the trailer below.
PowerWash simulator developer FuturLab unveiled its new game Ikaro: Will Not Die, a spiritual successor to the studio’s acclaimed Velocity series that promises “satisfying flow-state” rogue-lite action that you can read more about elsewhere.
In the first of several gameplay reveals, Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture and Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs developer The Chinese Room offered a first proper look at its intriguing narrative-driven first-person horror Still Wakes the Deep. If it’s spooky, 70s-set North Sea oil rig action you’re after then you’ve come to the right place.
Developer Teyon’s RoboCop: Rogue City is, somewhat surprisingly, shaping up to be a pretty good time, as Eurogamer’s Chris Tapsell found out recently. And with its 2nd November release on Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC almost upon us, we’ve now been given a fresh look at its gameplay, including a face-off against the powerful ED-209.
Another one that caught Chris Tapsell’s eye, developer Microbird’s Dungeons of Hinterberg – in which players socialise and dungeon-dive across the once-sleepy Austrian mountain resort that gives the game its name – is due out next year, with a day-one Game Pass launch included. Its latest Xbox showcase appearance offered a closer look at the social aspects driving the game, because success in Dungeons of Hinterberg requires more than just a pointy sword.
Spirit of the North 2 was mostly a surprise because I’ve never heard of Spirit of the North 1, but I am now wiser and certainly intrigued to learn more about the series’ foxy, visually striking adventures. This time around, players take control of a new lead fox who’s partnered with a flying companion. There’s no release date for Spirit of the North 2, but it’s “coming soon”.
Metal Gear Solid Green Triangle: Snake Eater is the previously announced Metal Gear Sold 3 remake from Konami’s internal development team. We haven’t heard all that much about it since its unveiling back in May, but tonight’s Xbox showcase offered up first in-game footage, including a little bit of gameplay. The good news? It looks okay.
Manor Lords is a strategy game that sees players attempting to rustle up a thriving medieval town. It promises in-depth city building, large-scale tactical battles, plus complex economic and social simulations. And if you like that sort of things (which I do, even if I prefer my games to look a little bit less like a damp weekend in Wales), it’s launching for PC on 25th April next year. It’s also a day-one Game Pass release.
The Finals really does look quite smashing with its eye-popping destruction physics, and developer Embark Studio has announced that its free-to-play team-based competitive shooter will be holding a cross-platform open beta for Steam, Xbox Series X/S, and PlayStation 5 from tomorrow, 26th October to 5th November.
Ark: Survival Ascended – developer Studio Wildcard’s controversial remake of dino-shooter hit Ark: Survival Evolved – popped up during tonight’s Xbox Partner Preview to give viewers a first look at some gameplay. That’s certainly a late reveal considering the game enters Steam early access today – or at least should have done; it’s still nowhere to be seen, hours after the announcement, at the time of writing. What Wildcard didn’t mentioned during the showcase is that the Xbox Series X/S and PS5 versions have been delayed to November.
And finally, what better way to celebrate Alan Wake 2‘s impending release this Friday, 27th October, than with a bit of a song and some footage of an FBI agent harassing a haunted granny? Exactly. Please enjoy.
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