Earlier this year, Team XBOX revealed the return date for the XBOX Games Showcase and the Direct afterward focused on the highly anticipated Gears of War: E-Day. Celebrating 25 years of XBOX this year, many have been wondering what would be in this year’s showcase. Without further ado, here is the rundown of everything that was revealed.

Gears of War: E-Day is set to release on October 6, 2026. The game’s first official gameplay reveal showcased today highlights Gears’ transition to Unreal Engine 5 and new gameplay features like being able to slide and jump, opening combat and the game’s overall level design to new heights.

The new trailer for Fable is another character-focused introduction to Isabel, the Hero of Wraithmarsh. Isabel, brought to life by the amazing Hayley Atwell, is a powerful Hero with a tragic past. A former pupil of Guildmaster Humphry the Golden, her obsession with righting Albion’s wrongs has driven her to darkness in her search for answers. Fable is set to launch on February 23, 2027.

When Halo: Campaign Evolved was first revealed, one of the more interesting things that was announced was the inclusion of three new missions with Sgt. Johnson. The trailer showcased today during the XBOX Games Showcase was the first look at the new missions coming into the game. The missions revolve around Operation: METEORITE, a clandestine UNSC operation behind enemy lines.

The new trailer for Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy shows how the game will blend intense close-quarters combat, exploration, and emotional storytelling, expanding the universe of A Plague Tale while uncovering the terrifying origins.

Resonance is set 15 years before the events of the first game and follows Sophia on a dangerous journey across a mysterious island haunted by ancient myths and buried secrets.

Persona 4 Revival is set to launch next year on February 18, 2027. Players will be able to once again join their friends in Inaba for a full reimagining of the modern classic RPG, featuring enhanced visuals, improved gameplay, modern aesthetics, and quality-of-life updates that will bring the classic to life like never before.

The first official gameplay was released for State of Decay 3. As with the other games, players will build settlements, keep a community of survivors alive, and fight back against a dynamic and encroaching zombie threat as they reclaim a world overrun by blood plague.

The game features solo play or shared-world co-op for up to four players, pitted against evolved zombie threats, in an open world sandbox survival fantasy. State of Decay 3 will launch in 2027.

Season 20 of Sea of Thieves is here, bringing players the opportunity to create things with Custom Seas. Players can set the rules to create their own custom game modes, add in items and enemies as they see fit, freely assign crews, and capture the mayhem via a free camera mode that unlocks boundless storytelling potential. Custom Seas launches on June 18, 2026.

A gameplay trailer was released for METRO 2039. The new footage was captured completely in-game with jaw-dropping visuals, showing how the action and story unfold across a dystopian post-apocalyptic future. With a blend of first-person shots and custom camera angles, fans got a first look at the Fuhrer Hunter, the man who has washed the Metro in lies and propaganda to gain the ultimate power.

Bad Magpie is set to arrive in 2027. The reveal trailer opens with a one-winged magpie running through a meadow of flowers, which she promptly sets on fire. The magpie then proceeds to wreak gleeful havoc on an idyllic world seemingly totally unprepared for her. But the carnage is interrupted by a haunting memory: the grounded magpie desperately chasing the shadows of her departing flock.

Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember is set in the aftermath of the first game amid a fantasy take on the late Eastern Han period of Chinese history. You’ll play a nameless champion fighting against humans and demons alike across vast battlefields.

The sequel features an evolved Chinese martial arts style that integrates both offensive and defensive combat. The game will launch in Early 2027.

Join Us is an open-world 1-4 player co-op action/survival cult simulator where players will recruit followers, build a compound, issue their own teachings, and prepare their cult for the coming apocalypse.

Senua is the next title in the Hellblade universe. After the events of Hellblade II, Senua, a Celtic warrior, is trapped between life and death in a fractured vision of purgatory. She must fight to reach the afterlife and reunite with those she loved and lost, battling forces that threaten everything she believes in.

As it has been every year, Fallout 76 has a new season released around this time. The free Infestations update changes once-familiar locations to host new dangers promising two things: a tough fight and sweet loot for those who survive, including new 4-Star Legendary weapon and armor mods!

There are free daily rewards June 7 to June 15 and a free trial for Fallout 1st June 8 to June 15.

Doom: The Dark Ages | Revelations is an all-new campaign expansion unleashing a brutal new chapter of the Slayer’s saga. Thrust into a merciless purgatory, the DOOM Slayer confronts haunting truths to reclaim his freedom across new levels with deeper puzzles, fearsome demons and intriguing mysteries.

The expansion adds the all-new Chain Spear, expanding the dimensions, granting the Slayer a deadly combination of power and mobility.

Crazy Taxi: World Tour is launching in 2027. The new game adds an in-depth story campaign that unfolds across five unique cities, online multiplayer racing, car customization and a revamped classic mode, all while maintaining the spirit that made the original an icon.

To celebrate 25 years of XBOX, the XBOX 25th Anniversary Collection has been announced. The design is inspired by the look and feel of the original XBOX console with subtle tributes to the journey with the community.

The XBOX Series X25 Limited Edition brings a translucent design to XBOX Series X, drawing inspiration from the original XBOX and a translucent OG Green so many players remember. The XBOX Wireless Controller X25 Special Edition showcases 25 years of play from the original ABXY colors, to the timeless green, including the bumpers honoring the original black and white buttons on the original “Duke” controller.

Both the console and controller will be available as a limited-edition collection in select markets in November. The controller will also be available separately.

Age of Empires IV is getting its next expansion later this year with Raiders of the North. The new trailer today introduced the two new civilizations joining the beloved RTS game later this year. Both civilizations will come with new masteries, music, VO, unique units, buildings and more. New content expands the possibilities of gameplay, including new missions for The Crucible and new biomes available across game modes.

Minecraft Dungeons II launches September 29. The sequel adds an all-new adventure, unexplored lands, mysterious locations, and a growing threat to the Overworld. Dungeons II brings in new environments, tougher enemies –  including the terrifying Twisted Warden – and more ways to customize your character with new items.

Magicians: The Devil’s Deal is a narrative-driven first-person action game set in the twisted realms of Theatreland, a nightmarish reimagining of Victorian London.

The game follows Jacob, a fallen stage magician bound by a pact with the Devil, wielding deadly magical abilities to escape his enemies. The game will blend atmospheric exploration, fast-paced combat, and evolving powers, while introducing a dark journey shaped by ambition, illusion, and consequence.

Magicians: The Devil’s Deal will launch in 2027.

Valor Mortis, the first-person Soulslike will launch on September 24, 2026. Set in a twisted vision of the Napoleonic Wars, Valor Mortis casts players as a former soldier who rises from death and must confront the true cost of destiny, loyalty, and empire. It was also revealed that actor Vincent Cassel will be joining the game as the voice of Napoleon Bonaparte.

July 8 brings in the all-new Thieves Guild storyline to The Elder Scrolls Online. As the story progresses, players will also take to the high seas in a new in-game event, encounter the Prince of Madness and discover a host of new challenges, rewards, and ways to play!

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 will get the free World Update 22, bringing an unprecedented level of detail to over 30 US national parks.  Over 400,000 square kilometers of parks have been added, including parks from 12 states (Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming).

Later this Fall, the game will add the fastest motorsport in the world, the National Championship Air Races, covering the historic racetrack in Reno, Nevada and the new track in Roswell, New Mexico. This free update includes the Jet Class, Biplane Class, T-6 Class, the famous Unlimited Class… and the exciting STOL Drag Class.

Where Winds Meet is now on XBOX. Set in the turbulent 10th Century of ancient China, this narrative-driven exploration experience offers absolute freedom for you to define your own martial arts combat style. There are exclusive benefits for XBOX Game Pass Ultimate subscribers.

There was also a tease for the game’s next expansion, Hidden Mountain, which will arrive in July 2026.

Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse is set to release on October 15, 2026. Set 23 years after 1989’s Castlevania: Dracula’s Curse, this new sequel depicts the growth of a young Rose Belmont – daughter of Trevor – and marries the classic structure of Castlevania with modern enhancements, including enhanced freedom and speed, tarot-based Arcana skills, and more.

Vivarium is a life-sim adventure inspired by classic cel-drawn anime TV shows and films, arriving in 2027. The trailer offers a first look at the cozy slice-of-life gameplay, dynamic time system, and some of the peculiar residents that bring its explorable terrarium world to life, as well as some of the mysteries waiting to be uncovered in the game’s non-linear narrative that is shaped by the players’ choices.

Persona 6 has been officially announced. The much-anticipated Persona 6 brings everything beloved about the series into a bold new standalone story.

Spyro: A Realm Beyond is the first completely original Spyro game in almost 20 years. Developer Toys for Bob is bringing the iconic purple dragon back in a brand-new adventure featuring a new world, expanded exploration, and gameplay innovations. The game will launch in Spring 2027.

The new trailer for Clockwork Revolution introduces main character Morgan’s gang, the Rotten Row Hooligans, as a heist goes sideways and puts them on a collision course with the ruthless Lady Ironwood.

In the chaos, Morgan discovers the Chronometer after being hurled into the past by Prentice — your companion throughout your adventure — and is forced into a desperate fight to survive, rewrite history, and shape a better future. From the grit of the Tangle to the spectacle of Avalon’s underbelly, burlesque halls, and back-alley gunfights, this is a world where every decision echoes forward, and time itself is a weapon.

We got the first official look at the new DMZ experience for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. Player will deploy solo or with a squad into a volatile conflict zone as an off-the-books asset tasked with recovering advanced military technology left in the wake of war.

Loot, fight, negotiate, betray, and extract with whatever you can carry in a living combat sandbox where every run is a risk, every encounter is a choice, and no two deployments play out the same way.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 launches October 23.