We have already seen the first gameplays of video games running on Xbox Series X, Microsoft's next-generation console. In an Inside Xbox broadcast on May 7, the Redmond company has presented some of the titles of developers outside the brand that are creating video games for the system.
On the broadcast have been titles as notorious as Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 and DIRT 5; brand new titles like Bright Memory: Infinite and The Medium, and surprises like the announcement of Yakuza: Like a Dragon for the Xbox and PC ecosystem.
All of them will be optimized for Xbox Series X, taking advantage of technologies such as Raytracing DirectX and faster loading times. Most of them will also use Smart Delivery, the functionality that allows you to buy them on Xbox One and transfer the title and the saved game to the new console.
Assassin's Creed Valhalla: first gameplay with little game
After the presentation of the new Assassin's Creed last week this week we promised to see gameplay of Valhalla on the Inside Xbox. The promise has been partially fulfilled. We haven't seen how the title is played, but this new cinematic trailer is made with the title graphics engine running on Xbox Series X.
In the video, just a minute and a half long, we are shown some of the main characters of the adventure, including Eivor, the protagonist (although we can also choose a female protagonist). The Viking is seen storming British fortresses and fighting fiercely.
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2: The Vampire Role Comes to Xbox Series X
Hardsuit Labs and Paradox Interactive have announced that Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 come, in addition to PC and consoles of the present generation, to Xbox Series X. The new has been accompanied by a new trailer that represents how the game will look on the Microsoft console, and shows a combat system very inspired by the of Dishonored.
DIRT 5: the mud dirtying more on the next-gen
DIRT 5 is a reality. The Codemasters Extreme Racing title will have a fifth installment to be released in October 2020 for Xbox One, PS4, and PC; sometime this year for PS5 and Xbox Series X; and in early 2021 for Google Stadia.
The cinematic trailer shown is made with the in-game graphics engine and features competitions on icy tracks, on wet muddy roads and night environments; perfect places to show off the spectacular lighting effects and reflections with RayTracing.
From Codemasters they promise varied vehicles such as rally cars, SUVs, buggies, trucks and more with which we will compete in places like New York, Rio de Janeiro, China and Greece. There will be a narrative campaign and multiplayer online and local in split screen for up to 4 players.
Yakuza: Like a Dragon come out on Xbox and PC systems
One of the Inside Xbox surprises. Yakuza: Like a Dragon, the eighth installment in the series, will launch on Xbox Series X, Xbox One, and PC in addition to PS4 on an undetermined release date. Having Smart Delivery and a new movie trailer presents what it will look like on Microsoft's next-generation console, where it will be one of the premiere titles.
Bright Memory Infinite: parkour, shooting, swords and futuristic cars
Bright Memory Infinite, previously announced for Xbox One and PS4, get the most out of Xbox Series X with fast-paced action and lighting effects that take advantage of RayTracing. It is a mixture of shooter in first person with a melee action game in which we will move in a nimble way, walking along walls and jumping to great heights.
The title, located in a metropolis in the year 2036, will narrate strange temporary events that will mix two worlds, which will make us face soldiers armed with sword and shield, enemies with firearms, and even participate in driving levels aboard a futuristic car.
The Medium: Next Generation Psychological Terror
The creators of Layers of Fear, Blair Witch and Observer have presented The Medium, a psychological horror game announced for Xbox Series X and PC; and be included in Xbox Game Pass. The title will put us in the shoes of Marianne, a medium who lives between two worlds: the real one (apparently in London, apparently in the trailer) and the spiritual one. The plot will take us to explore a huge abandoned hotel.
The soundtrack of the game is composed by Akira Yamaoka, recognized by titles like Silent Hill and Shadows of the Damned, in addition to Arkadiusz Reikowski, musician of other Bloober Team projects.
Scarlet Nexus: action anime post apocalyptic
New to Bandai Namco is a hack and slash that mixes melee blows with "psycho-chemical" powers. In Scarlet Nexus We will assume the role of Yuito Sumeragi, a member of the OSF military group. Your goal is to destroy strange and invulnerable beings who have conquered the streets of Nuevo Himuka, a futuristic city. It is directed by those responsible for the saga Tales of and be available for Xbox One and Xbox Series X.
Madden NFL 21: American football will continue in the next generation
Electronic Arts has announced, from the hand of the American football professional Patrick Mahomes, that NFL 21 It will have a version for Xbox Series X and have Smart Delivery. In the video you can see for just a couple of seconds what the game will look like on the new Microsoft console.
Call of the sea: underwater mysteries with a Spanish scent
The Inside Xbox has brought us the announcement of Call of the sea, a first-person narrative mystery adventure inspired by titles like Firewatch and Subnautica, and how to tell HP Lovecraft stories. The title, developed by the new studio Out of the Blue, is a Spanish, Greek and American co-production in which developers of Metroid: Samus Returns, Light blue, Guacamelee 2 and Spacelords.
The title will take us, in the role of Norah (played by Cissy Jones, from Firewatch), to an island with the mission of looking for our husband. We will have to solve puzzles, explore and discover the secrets of the island while we face and share the emotions of the protagonist. Be available on Xbox Series X, Xbox One, and PC in late 2020, and included in Xbox Game Pass.
Chorus: Rise as One: a shooter galactic with a lot of narrative load
The creators of Manticore Galaxy on Fire They will bring to Xbox Series X, Xbox One, PC, PS5, PS4 and Google Stadia a new spacecraft shooting game: Chorus. The title will take us to a dark galaxy in a story with two protagonists: Nara, a pilot with a dark past, and Forsaken, her conscious ship. Together they will engage in battles throughout the universe, uniting the resistance to combat the Circle sect and its leader, the Great Prophet.
Scorn: first person horror inspired by Alien and David Lynch
It is not the first time that we see Scorn, and despite the new trailer, we still do not have a release date on the horizon, but the video published on the Inside Xbox serves to confirm that the title will reach the Xbox Series X, as well as the PC. Ebb Software's first-person horror game promises puzzles, exploration of a non-linear world, and diverse stories. Its creators cite artists of the stature of H.R. Giger (graphic artist behind the design of Alien, writers like Franz Kafka and directors like David Lynch.
Second Extinction: Extinct dinosaurs with friends
Second Extinction is a shooter cooperative for three players of Systemic Reaction, the creators of Generation Zero. In this title for Xbox Series X, Xbox One and PC, players will have to face hordes of mutated dinosaurs of all kinds. For this they will have different firearms and powerful abilities capable of killing enemies in very gore ways.
The Ascent: a cooperative and cyberpunk action RPG
In this isometric perspective action RPG for PC, Xbox Series X and Xbox One, players will have to face corporations and street gangs with the blow of a gun and with skills, either alone or with friends. The Ascent take us to a cyberpunk city where humans and different alien species live together, all of them enslaved by a mega corporation that suddenly collapses.
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