The fact that there will be no official E3 in 2022 does not prevent Microsoft from hosting a huge showcase event anyway – and because Microsoft acquires other companies like a vacuum cleaner dust mice, this time Bethesda is also part of the party. And do you know what that means? That’s right: Starfield! Finally there was official gameplay from Bethesda’s role-playing mega-project to see.
But not only that: Below you will find all the new games, trailers and announcements that Microsoft has trumpeted to the world as part of the Summer Game Fest 2022.
Oh, and if you’re up for any announcements beyond of the Microsoft show: Of course we have that too an overview of all important new games of the Summer Game Fest 2022 for you.
Starfield
15:00
Starfield: Huge gameplay trailer shows 15 minutes of battles, planets, spaceships
The biggest bang of the entire show is, unsurprisingly, Starfield’s gameplay reveal. And he was impressive! 15 minutes of real gameplay from Bethesda’s space epic – and there are so many exciting details in it that at this very moment a gigantic title story about Starfield is being created here in the editorial office. Until then, enjoy the trailer.
Overwatch 2
2:02
Overwatch 2 surprises with Free2Play release in October
A surprising announcement about Overwatch 2: The Hero Shooter will be released on October 4th, 2022 – and will be Free2Play! Starting this fall, you’ll be able to play the semi-sequel to the first Overwatch in Early Access while the developers use your data to keep evolving the thing.
Diablo 4
2:31
Diablo 4: Trailer announces the Necromancer as the fifth playable class
Many fans still have their veins pounding with anger about Diablo Immortal, but here everyone should agree: The Necromancer trailer for Diablo 4 looks great! In addition, some gameplay was shown, for example the new character editor, which gives you many more setting options for your classes than any other Diablos before. The Shared Universe was also explained in more detail – all information about it in our separate report on the new Diablo 4 gameplay.
Redfall
5:52
Redfall: Trailer finally shows real gameplay of Arkane’s open-world shooter
After months of silence, Arkane’s new open-world shooter Redfall finally has real gameplay. After Dishonored and Prey there could only be one logical next step: Vampires in Massachusetts! In a small American town you hunt vampires and cultists either solo or in co-op for up to four people.
Arkane-typical, there are tons of big and small stories to discover in the streets of Redfall, you can either sneak or cause one big fire after the other with a gun in your hand. But beware: Redfall will not be a stealth game like Dishonored, the quiet stepping remains a rather disordered option.
If you still can’t figure out how Redfall’s Open World works in detail: We pestered the developers with questions and analyzed the gameplay in detail. More about this here:
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Redfall: This is how the open-world shooter works
LoL, Valorant & Riot
3:06
League of Legends and Valorant are now in Game Pass, with all champions and agents
The announcement may have slipped your way, but it’s huge! League of Legends is now available to all Microsoft Game Pass owners – including all playable heroes! So you save hundreds of dollars. Valorant and all other Riot games are also going into Game Pass. You can get the complete classification of what this means for Riot in our assessment by Riot expert Steffi Schlottag.
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2:29
Flight Simulator reveals helicopters and a spaceship (!) in the trailer
Microsoft’s Flight Simulator has two really cool new features at the show: helicopters and a spaceship! And not just any spaceship, but the Pelican gunboat from the Halo universe, which can even fly into space in the gameplay shown. Certainly a nice gimmick, but for Flight Simulator fans the helicopters should be even a bit cooler.
The Halo DLC is available now for free to all base game owners, with helicopters coming as part of an enhanced Flight Simulator edition in November 2022.
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2:03
A Plague Tale 2 looks more and more like The Last of Us in the Dark Ages
A Plague Tale: Requiem is an absolute favorite within our medieval community. Microsoft shows new gameplay at the show.
Scorn
1:20
The single player shooter hope Scorn has a lot of alien flair – and finally a release!
Oh, if only this game would finally come out. Scorn looks like such a cool alien horror experience. The latest trailer also promises that – it also communicates a release date: October 21, 2022.
Forza Motorsport
1:11
After years of radio silence, Forza Motosport shows gameplay in hammer graphics
It’s easy to forget that with all the hype surrounding Forza Horizon, but Forza Motorsport could also be a really, really good racing game – just more for motorsport enthusiasts who want to experience the thrill of real racing without diving into hardcore simulations. After a long silence, the developers are now showing new gameplay for Forza Motorsport 8, which is just called Forza Motorsport.
Pretty impressive vehicle damage for the series, ray tracing effects, various tracks, cars and hey, that could be really great. There is also a release period at last: it should be ready in spring 2023.
Forza Horizon 5: Hot Wheels
1:24
Forza Horizon 5: Trailer finally reveals the first major DLC… Hot Wheels
The alleged leak turns out to be true: after months of waiting, Forza Horizon 5 will actually get its first major DLC in July 2022. Hot Wheels follows their own toy tradition and lets you drive through 100 meter high loops – this type of DLC was already available for Forza Horizon 3.
Ark 2
1:13
Ark 2: Sequel to one of the biggest survival games of recent years is coming in 2023
There was still no gameplay to see, but at least a fancy cinematic trailer for the sequel to Ark: Survival Evolved. Ark 2 will be released in 2023.
More Announcements
In addition to the really big announcements, there are tons of smaller, cool highlights that we don’t want to withhold from you, of course.
- Hollow Knight: Silksong: The sequel to one of the best Metroidvania of all time finally shows new gameplay again, which of course we also have for you in the gameplay trailer for Silksong.
- Fallout 76: There was a new story trailer for the expansion The Pit with a release date in September 2022.
- Pentiment: Obsidian likes to try unconventional ideas, but the medieval Pentiment takes the cake. By the way, we already have an extensive cover story on this:
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The nicest thing about Pentiment is that this game can be made
- High on Life: The creator of Rick and Morty brings you a pretty wacky science shooter in which you fight off an alien cartel… with talking guns. Yes.
- Ara: History Untold will be a turn-based strategy game in which you write your very own history of mankind. So like Civilization and Humankind, but somehow different. We don’t know yet ourselves.
- Flintlock: The Pretty Cool Action RPG has shown off new gameplay. Find out more in our big cover story on Flintlock:
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Role-playing game with open world: In Flintlock you fight a god
- Grounded: The World’s Smallest Survival Game has a release date – September 22, 2022 will be the full version after Obsidian’s multiplayer game has been in Early Access for quite a while.
- The Last Case of Benedict Fox: New announcement. Seems to be a very atmospheric sidescroller with a spooky atmosphere.
- As Dusk Falls: A story-adventure that might be of particular interest to Life is Strange fans.
- Persona is coming to Xbox: The JRPG fans in the editorial office have the casino chip in their coffee. Persona 3 through 5 are coming to Xbox and PC. Persona 5 Royal will launch on October 21, 2022.
- Lightyear Frontier: A farming sci-fi game about colonizing an alien planet. Looks cute.
- Sea of Thieves: Season 7 has been announced for July 21, 2022. Harr, harr, harr.
- Ravenlock looks like a very magical journey to a strange magic realm. Greetings from Alice in Wonderland.
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