Xbox is again at Tokyo Game Show, and gamers have been on the middle of our just-concluded our Xbox Digital Broadcast. The Showcase featured new gameplay, information, and divulges for Japanese and Japan-inspired video games coming to your Xbox console and PC, and appearances from Head of Xbox Phil Spencer and Head of Xbox Creator Experience Sarah Bond.
“Japan will all the time have a particular place in my coronary heart for pioneering progressive methods to play, from the Game Boy, to PSP, to the Switch”, mentioned Phil Spencer in his opening tackle, and the present actually introduced that pioneering spirit to the fore. From the gameplay reveal of Hotel Barcelona – a landmark collaboration between sport design legends Swery65 and Suda51 – to an announcement of a Day One Game Pass launch for Like a Dragon: The Man Who Erased His Name, our present included a few of Japanese growth’s greatest, most essential names.
The broadcast additionally revealed a few of the newest content material being constructed by Japanese creators for Xbox. Square Enix introduced Octopath Traveler II on Xbox, and we confirmed off the most recent on upcoming titles like Palworld, Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, and extra. And for racing followers, we have been capable of showcase the brand new, Japan-set Hakone monitor and extra for the upcoming Forza Motorsport.
Read on to find out about each single sport included within the present:
Titles from Xbox Game Studios and Bethesda
Forza Motorsport
Fresh from its hands-on previews, the upcoming Forza Motorsport gave us a more in-depth have a look at its beautiful Japanese Hakone monitor, with stunning cherry blossom bushes masking a difficult turnpike – and driving on that monitor was one of many automobiles out there within the sport, a 2020 Toyota GR Supra. Forza Motorsport will likely be launched for Xbox Series X|S (with Xbox Game Pass), Windows PC (with PC Game Pass) and Steam on October 10, with early entry gamers getting entry from October 5. Buying the sport may even give you the 2024 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray in your storage inside Forza Horizon 5.
Fallout 76: Atlantic City
Fallout 76 Art Director Jonathan Rush made an look to introduce Atlantic City, a model new location coming to the sport on December 5. “Since we introduced Atlantic City on the Xbox Showcase final June, we’ve upped the ante with a lot nice content material that we’re splitting it into two releases, mentioned Rush. “Atlantic City has stacked the deck with new content material together with new areas, new factions, new creatures, new missions, and new rewards. Plus, a flush on line casino the place our Wastelanders can take a look at their luck.” Steam gamers who already personal the sport can be part of the enjoyable early, with Atlantic City out there on the Public Test Server from October 3.
The Elder Scrolls Online
ZeniMax Online Studios is happy to share that The Elder Scrolls Online will launch in Japan on Xbox consoles, together with full localization in Japanese on November 15, 2023. During the phase, ESO Creative Director Rich Lambert additionally highlighted the brand new content material just lately launched within the Necrom Chapter, which console gamers will have the ability to play regionally this November.
Games from Our Partners
Ace Attorney
The Ace Attorney sequence is likely one of the most beloved visible novel sequence of all time, and the unique Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy is now coming to Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass on September 26. And that’s not all! Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy – comprising three extra video games that includes a brand new protagonist – may even arrive for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Windows PC in early 2024.
Altheia: The Wrath of Aferi
This new action-adventure odyssey was created by two brothers, and confirmed off never-before-seen gameplay. We acquired an excellent have a look at its characters – the warrior Lili and mysterious monk Sadi – puzzles, and fight, all set inside mysterious and harmful ruined temples impressed by the work of Hayao Miyazaki and Mamoru Hosoda. Both fight and puzzling are created with the 2 characters in thoughts, asking you to make use of each of their powers’ to proceed. Altheia: The Wrath of Aferi is coming quickly for Xbox and Windows PC.
Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes
This religious successor to the beloved Suikoden sequence will arrive on Xbox consoles (with Xbox Game Pass) on April 23, 2024 – and pre-orders at the moment are dwell. A brand new trailer gave us a have a look at its unimaginable mixture of pixel artwork and 3D visuals, multi-hero turn-based fight, and a narrative advised on a very epic scale.
Exoprimal
Capcom’s madcap dinosaur-slaying on-line multiplayer sport gave us a style of what’s to come back in Season 2. A brand new trailer confirmed off the brand new Ocean Platform map, the brand new ‘Escape’ ultimate mission, new Drone and Edge Strike rigs, some really outlandish new costumes, and extra. We additionally acquired a have a look at the sport’s much-anticipated crossover with Street Fighter 6, with Exosuit skins and animations primarily based on Ryu, Guile, and Chun-Li. Exoprimal Season 2 will arrive on October 18.
Hotel Barcelona
Hotel Barcelona is the long-awaited collaboration between sport design legends Swery65 and Suda51, and our Xbox Digital Broadcast introduced us a never-before-seen gameplay trailer from the self-styled “2.5D slasher movie parodic motion” sport. Drawing influences from throughout horror’s historical past, you’ll be pitted in opposition to all the things from alien entities to AI-enhanced sharks, all whereas caught in an limitless time loop crammed with serial killers – and solely your deceased previous selves that will help you.
Both Swery and Suda appeared within the present to debate the sport. Swery mentioned the sport’s uncommon beginnings – with Suda asking him to announce a collaboration on the fly, with no prior dialogue – and his inspirations from Stanley Kubrick’s ‘The Shining’. Suda defined that he and Swery labored on the preliminary idea collectively – “Then, abruptly, Swery accomplished tons of labor on the event, and Hotel Barcelona materialized. Most of the time, when somebody does lip service like that, the mission by no means materializes… But Swery made this mission a actuality as a way to ship one thing to the followers.”
Make positive to look at the present to be taught rather more about this really distinctive collaboration, and ensure to take a look at our personal interview with Swery! Hotel Barcelona involves Xbox Series X|S in 2024.
Infinity Strash: Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai
Infinity Strash is a brand new Dragon Quest journey impressed by the favored manga and anime sequence, and we noticed a brand new story trailer that launched a lot of its characters. Infinity Strash: Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai involves Xbox Series X|S and Windows PC on September 28.
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name and Like a Dragon: Ishin!
Head of Ryu Ga Gotoku, Masayoshi Yokoyama made a particular look with some thrilling information – Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name and Like a Dragon: Ishin! will likely be becoming a member of Xbox Game Pass, with the previous becoming a member of on its day of launch.
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name tells the story of the as soon as legendary yakuza, Kazuma Kiryu, a person who faked his personal dying and deserted his title for the sake of defending his household. Under the codename “Joryu”, Kiryu embarks on a gripping motion narrative with bone-shattering fight that units the stage for the subsequent instalment of the sequence, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, launching January 26, 2024. Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name will come to Xbox Game Pass on launch day, November 9.
Like a Dragon: Ishin! is a Samurai epic that launched on Xbox earlier this 12 months. Take up the sword of Sakamoto Ryoma and discover feudal Japan to seek out your father’s killer, clear your self of a framed homicide, and restore your honor. It will arrive for Xbox Game Pass this 12 months.
Mineko’s Night Market
This lovely social simulation is coming to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Windows PC (with Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass) on October 26. New gameplay confirmed off how the sport will assist you to scavenge for supplies, craft them, and promote them at your market stall – all whereas constructing relationships with the characters round you.
My Lovely Empress
The third within the My Lovely sequence (following My Lovely Daughter and My Lovely Wife), My Lovely Empress is a brand new outing for small Indonesian studio, GameChanger Studio. Each sport within the sequence is a administration sim that explores the darker impulses in human relationships, and this new entry pushes that to a brand new degree of scale. Playing because the emperor of the Crimson Kingdom, you’ll must steadiness the wants of your topics together with your extra private quest to both resurrect your individual deceased empress, or a brand new relationship with the leaders of neighboring kingdoms. My Lovely Empress will come to Xbox consoles and Windows PC in 2024.
Octopath Traveler II
Xbox’s Sarah Bond appeared on stage to assist introduce the upcoming Xbox launch of Square Enix’s Octopath Traveler II. Sarah revealed that, within the final 5 years, Xbox has greater than doubled the variety of Japanese video games launched on our platforms, and launched a particular message from Square Enix Vice President of Creative Business Unit II, Yu Miyake. Miyake introduced that its stunning HD-2D RPG, Octopath Traveler II will arrive on Xbox platforms in early 2024.
Palworld
This monster-collecting RPG acquired a brand new gameplay trailer throughout the present, displaying off new monsters, character customization, multiplayer, base constructing, crafting, weapons, faction leaders, and extra in its beautiful 3D world. Palworld will arrive for Xbox and Windows in 2024.
Party Animals
Party Animals, the raucous co-op-competitive brawler from Recreate Games introduced a partnership with the Ori sequence (Ori and The Blind Forest, Ori and the Will of the Wisps), which is able to convey playable variations of each Ori and their adoptive mom Naru to the sport.
Persona 3 Reload
Ahead of this epic remake’s launch on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and Windows PC (with Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass) on February 2, 2024, producer Ryota Niitsuma launched the sport and revealed a brand-new ability that’s unique to Persona 3 Reload. Theurgy is a flashy, final assault that Niitsuma calls “a trump card to your battles” – which means there’s a lot that’s new and thrilling for previous gamers and newcomers alike.
Persona 5 Tactica
The upcoming turn-based tactical tackle the critically acclaimed Persona 5 confirmed off new gameplay, and revealed its new Quest system. Producer Atsushi Nomura defined that Quests are particular phases – put aside from the principle story – that include distinctive clear circumstances, however provide sizeable rewards. Taking on a Quest may imply having to beat an enemy in a single flip, or puzzle-style ranges involving manoeuvring bombs round a stage – however in return you possibly can earn totally new personas to make use of, or high-level expertise. Persona 5 Tactica will likely be launched for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Windows PC (with Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass) on November 17, 2023.
PUBG Battlegrounds
In a brand new trailer, we acquired a tease of some curious developments to PUBG Battlegrounds’ Erangel map coming this October. The trailer guarantees extra dynamic and mysterious gameplay – and we acquired a fast have a look at a hidden, subterranean doorway opening earlier than the teaser ended. Make positive to remain tuned for extra particulars.
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty – Conqueror of Jiangdong
Arriving on September 27, Conqueror of Jiangdong is the second of three DLC expansions coming to Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty. A brand new trailer teased its action-packed storyline, and likewise gave us a glimpse of recent weapon sorts, enemies, and managers. We additionally discovered {that a} crossover with Lies of P will convey 2 new weapons to Wo Long on September 27 as effectively.
