The pieces are aligning and the rules of the game have changed. Microsoft moves to make 2024 the best year in Xbox history. Both on Xbox Series X/S consoles and beyond. Activision Blizzard enters the equation and that makes a huge difference. And what’s better: novelty and the surprise factor have always worked in favor of Game Pass, and that, added to the launches scheduled for the 12 months of the year, has drawn a thunderous horizon for us. AND We have brought together the best in one place.
The essentials: Game Pass, the console, PC and cloud gaming service, is once again Xbox’s definitive battering ram, offering all the games from its studios at launch, plus a selection of the most anticipated third-party titles 2024. Its game proposal is unbeatable and will be even more so when it receives long-awaited games such as Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II or STALKER 2. And although these are not news, it is a mere matter of time before Call of Duty or Blizzard hits are added to the catalog.
Now, the Xbox release calendar goes beyond what is produced from the colossal Xbox Game Studios and everything that comes with Game Pass: the 12 months of 2024 are full of great games in each and every genre: from raw action to role-playing, through strategy, fighting, survival and even flight simulation. There is no room for boredom or monotony. And in terms of adventures? Well, in the absence of an official announcement, we have reason to believe that Indiana Jones himself will make a difference this year.
It is no coincidence that many of us who write to you every day have the games that will come to PC and the Microsoft console in our sights. And be careful, Xbox will not be the only one that will give us surprises and joys this 2024: in iGamesNews we have already shared what PlayStation will offer its players.
Without further ado, below you will find all the planned and announced releases for Xbox arranged alphabetically, with their respective release dates, a reference text so that you know all the details and a fact that you will be happy to keep in mind: whether it will be available for release on Xbox Game Pass.
Ark 2
Vin Diesel himself sponsors and stars in the sequel to ARK: Survival Evolved, offering a mix between sequel and remake: according to its creators, the brutal survival experience has been updated and redesigned and, in addition to the engine change, major improvements have been introduced in mobility, attack, creation and the environment. He ARK definitive? The ingredients are there.
Alone in the Dark
The rebirth of the cult classic of Survival Horror in each and every one of its sections. Rediscovering Derceto’s cursed mansion as Edward Carnby or Emily Hartwood is an experience in itself, updating both the gameplay and expanding the original plot. And, of course, offering an artistic and sound section at the level of what is expected from current games.
Avowed
Obsidian’s biggest game since joining Xbox Game Studios. And it hasn’t stopped (The Outer Worlds, Grounded, Pentiment…). Avowed It distances itself from The Elder Scrolls formula to offer a feat of magic, swords and fantasy with the narrative and playable elements that have positioned the studio as one of the best Xbox signings.
Black Myth Wukong
Black Myth Wukong captivates from its premise: it is the story of The Journey to the West through FromSoftware’s dark fantasy action formula. If we add to these two elements the playable and visual spectacle that can be achieved with Unreal Engine 5, we will definitely come across one of the hits of the year.
Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero
The Dragon Ball Budokai Tenkaichi saga continues. Akira Toriyama’s universe dresses in Unreal Engine to bring back the amazing explosive combats of the manganime in colossal and highly destructible settings. And be careful, not only will the classic characters return, but we will also see the transformations and enemies from Dragon Ball Super. What a fanservice festival!
Dragon’s Dogma 2
Fantasy and sword exploits with the master touch of a Capcom on a roll. Dragon’s Dogma 2 wants to be the obsession of those in love with solo roles. Its best weapons, an immersive experience, a plot that radiates epicness and the ambition to offer the definitive deployment of the brutal RE Engine.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
Microsoft’s aeronautical simulator returns with more ambition to PC and consoles: beyond offering the fantasy of piloting airplanes and air vehicles, including new transport models, a mission system is added that includes rescues, parachute jumps or the aerial fumigation. Flight Simulator bet on the much more, and also on the much better.
GreedFall 2: The Dying World
The universe Greedfall is expanded with a truly original twist: the adventure takes place three years earlier, but the most unique thing is that the world we will know is dying. Can you guess whose turn it will be to stop it? Spiders is once again committed to mixing fantasy, role-playing and a setting inspired by the 18th century, increasing the weight of narrative immersion and adventure. A winning combination.
Indiana Jones
- It is expected to arrive throughout 2024 on PC and Xbox Series X / S
What a tandem Lucasfilm Games and Bethesda have made! Giving the Indiaja Jones franchise to those responsible for the Wolfenstein saga is doubling down on the action and adventure of the film icon in video games. Without a defined date, although with several signs that advance its arrival in 2024the return of Indy is positioned as one of Xbox Game Studios’ key releases.
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
The sum of what was learned with all the degrees Like a Dragon to date plus an original twist: Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio takes us out of the Kamurocho neighborhood to take Ichiban to Hawaii. More activities, more yakuza troubles, the revalidation of turn-based combat and tons of hours of gameplay ahead.
Little Nightmares III
There are no two without three. Little Nightmares III opens the door to cooperative multiplayer without closing it to the “single player” of the first two installments. And the truth is that it’s hard not to agree with its creators: this adventure saga full of puzzles and challenges lends itself wonderfully to that kind of novelty.
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater
Konami has big plans for Solid Snake. He began relaunching the saga in 2023 and now brings it up to date with a remake of Metal Gear Solid 3. The best game in the entire saga and, also, the starting point based on the events. What’s more, the new Snake Eater uses all the features of PS5, from the DualSense controller to spatial sound.
Persona 3 Reload
- It will arrive February 2 on Xbox Series X / S, Xbox One and PC (Included in Game Pass)
The Persona saga has always been a great fit for Game Pass. Especially when we are talking about one of the best deliveries after a brand new update. A remake made with Unreal Engine that makes it the ultimate obsession of those who were fascinated with Persona 5.
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
Ubisoft brings back the legendary Prince of Persia and recovers the essence of the first games with a special touch: The Lost Crown It is a metroidvania of non-linear levels – in lateral scrolling – that seeks to please lovers of classics and platform action games alike.
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
Ninja Theory’s most ambitious work and one of Xbox Game Studios’ top releases for 2024. Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II continues Senua’s emotional journey, intermingling the folklore and superstition of Celtic Iceland with the protagonist’s internal grief. A powerful narrative full of myths and fantasy and, at the same time, a visual section that aspires to photorealism.
Skull and Bones
With ten guns per side, wind in the stern and full sail! Skull and Bones is Ubisoft’s ultimate pirate adventure. A sea of adventures, full of dangers, treasures and combats on the high seas that comes wrapped in all those lessons learned by the Gauls in their best video game sagas.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2: Heart of Chornobyl
The sequel to S.T.A.L.K.E.R has generated enormous expectations both for its powerful presentation letter and for its concept of offering a non-linear story in a setting of no less than 64 km². A very powerful and irresistible bet: S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2: Heart of Chornobyl comes directly to the launch Game Pass.
Star Wars Outlaws
The universe of Star Wars expands in a really interesting new direction through video games. Ubisoft has created a great new action RPG story set in the Age of Imperial decline. There will be shootings, interplanetary trips and we will have to look at the walls of the cantinas when we sit down to have a drink: in Star Wars Outlaws There may be signs for bounty hunters with our face on them.
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
He Suicide Squad He stars in his first video game, and they have everything to lose: their two options are to kill Superman and the rest of the Justice League or to detonate the explosive they wear around their necks. The not so negative part is that, if they decide on the former, they will be able to turn the city of Metropolis upside down with explosions and demolitions. Especially if we decide to play multiplayer.
Tekken 8
More aggressive, more epic. The Iron Fist Saga continues and is positioned as the best fighting game of all of 2024. The quarrels of the Mishima clan will be resolved with the power of Unreal Engine 5 on the screen, more brutal mechanics at the controls and an online that is a pleasure to play with rollback netcode. What a combo!
Warhammer 40000: Space Marine 2
The sequel to Space Marine It is brutal in each and every one of its sections. Games Workshop’s futuristic universe bets heavily on explosive action, offering that epicness that can only be offered in those glorious planetary-scale purges of the Space Marines. A festival of lead, fire and viscera in the style Warhammer 40.000.
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