Xbox has announced the first wave of new Game Pass additions for the month of October, including Gotham Knights and The Lamplighter's League, with Forza coming soon.
21.09.2023 - 10:11 / ign.com / Phil Spencer / Apollo Justice / Ace Attorney Trilogy
Microsoft made a number of announcements during its Xbox Digital Broadcast at Tokyo Game Show 2023, most of which revolved around Japan and Japan-inspired games and updates. Xbox boss Phil Spencer and Head of Xbox Creator Experience Sarah Bond talked about the importance of the Japanese market. "Japan will always have a special place in my heart for pioneering innovative ways to play, from the Game Boy, to PSP, to the Switch," Spencer said.
Xbox went on to reveal a collaboration between legendary Japanese developers Hidetaka “Swery” Suehiro and Goichi “Suda51” Suda, announce an Xbox version of Octopath Traveller 2, and confirm a raft of Game Pass additions.
If you missed today's broadcast, fear not. This roundup goes over all the biggest news and reveals that came from the Xbox Digital Broadcast at Tokyo Game Show 2023.
The headline announcement was a first look at Hotel Barcelona, a 2.5D action platformer collaboration between Hidetaka “Swery” Suehiro and Goichi “Suda51” Suda. It’s due out on Xbox Series X and S at some point in 2024.
Square Enix and Microsoft had already announced a deal to bring more of the Japanese company’s games to Xbox, and during the show we got confirmation of an Xbox version of Octopath Traveler 2 coming early 2024.
Microsoft showed off the upcoming Forza Motorsport, from Xbox Game Studios’ Turn 10, and its Hakone course as well as the 2020 Toyota GR Supra. Forza Motorsport is due out on Xbox Series X and S, and PC, as well as straight into Game Pass, on October 10. If you buy Forza you get a 2024 Chevrolet Corvette for use in Playground’s Forza Horizon 5.
Bethesda’s Fallout 76 is getting an Atlantic City update, and during the show Art Director Jonathan Rush announced it’s so big it's being split into two releases. The first release comes out December 5, and features new locations, new factions, new missions, and new rewards. There’s even a casino. New Vegas vibes, anyone? Steam players who already own the game can join the fun early, with Atlantic City available on the Public Test Server from October 3.
Sticking with Bethesda games, ZeniMax Online Studios announced massively multiplayer online role-playing game The Elder Scrolls Online is finally coming out in Japan. The fully localised Japanese version launches in Japan on November 15, 2023, with the Necrom expansion launching on console in February.
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy, a remake compiling the first three entries (Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, Justice For All, and Trials and Tribulations) into a single package, hits Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass next week, on September 26. It’ll also be available on mobile with touch controls.
Meanwhile, Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy, which includes remasters of four,
Xbox has announced the first wave of new Game Pass additions for the month of October, including Gotham Knights and The Lamplighter's League, with Forza coming soon.
Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer is visiting Kojima Productions today, as testified by the pictures shared by Kojima himself on Twitter. Xbox executives Sarah Bond (Corporate VP) and Aaron Greenberg (VP of Marketing) are also in attendance, and they brought Kojima a nifty Starfield-themed backpack. They later went with many Kojima Productions members to visit the Kanda Myojin sanctuary in Akihabara, Tokyo.
Phil Spencer has stated that Xbox players can see more AAA releases by Japanese studios come to the platform in the future. Speaking to Game Watch, Spencer said that Xbox will get more games described by the interviewer as “uniquely Japanese AAA titles” down the line.
Xbox boss Phil Spencer has revealed the one game we would love to see revived: MechAssault.
Microsoft’s big bosses were recently asked about the big games that they would want to see return. Interestingly, Sarah Bond and Phil Spencer had completely different answers.
Xbox boss Phil Spencer would love to revisit the Mechassault/Mechwarrior IP but pointed out that, at this point, these are merely personal wishes.
Given how many first party studios now fall under the Xbox Game Studios banner, it’s no surprise that Microsoft technically has the power to oversee revivals of as many dormant franchises as it can- a list that’s bound to grow further still once the company’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard is finalized. However, one name in particular that Xbox boss Phil Spencer has personally had his eyes on that may take some by surprise is MechAssault.
Capcom had already confirmed that Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogyis set to arrive on PC and Game Pass on September 26, but now we also have a firm release date for Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy – January 25, 2024 – and confirmation that a physical release is on the way, too.
Publisher Capcom has announced the release date for Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy.
Earlier this year, Microsoft announced that it was raising the subscription prices for Game Pass and Game Pass Ultimate in all markets except the US, Japan, Chile, Brazil, and Columbia, and as many may have expected, it looks like it won’t be the only price hike we’ll see for Microsoft’s subscription service.
Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer attended Tokyo Game Show 2023 in person to meet with fans and press alike. Japanese website Game Watch published a new interview with the executive just a few hours ago, and the conversation provides several tidbits worth reporting.
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