While 2024 is almost over, it looks like Xbox still has some big news to share before the start of a new year. The Xbox Partner Preview showcase is now live, and like previous events, this is a short but informative look at new and upcoming games from third-party studios like Remedy Entertainment, Sega, 505, and several others.
Microsoft has confirmed that there’ll be over a dozen new trailers shown throughout the 25-minute show, and if you’re looking to check out all of the big announcements, we’ll be running a live look at everything as they’re revealed. For updates, you can hit the F5 key for a quick refresh.
If you are interested in watching along, you can check out this YouTube link for the livestream.
As for what you can expect from this showcase, it has been confirmed that there’ll be a first look at gameplay footage from Alan Wake 2’s The Lake House expansion, a new trailer for Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza, and a brief preview of the dark-fantasy action game Wuchang: Fallen Feathers.
Alan Wake 2: The Lake House
After it was leaked earlier this week, Remedy Entertainment has confirmed that Alan Wake 2’s Lake House expansion will officially launch on October 22. The second expansion following the delightfully weird Night Springs episode, The Lake House looks like it might just be the scariest chapter yet in the Alan Wake saga.
Cronos: The New Dawn
Keeping things spooky, a new cinematic trailer for Cronos: The New Dawn debuted. Developed by Bloober Team–the studio behind the Silent Hill 2 remake–the game is an original survival-horror adventure and put players in the boots of the Traveler, a mysterious individual tasked with finding individuals who died during a devastating apocalypse and extracting them from the past.
Kazuma Kiryu’s best frenemy Majima Goro might be battling with a bout of amnesia in Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, but this new trailer for the spin-off game showed that the infamous brawler still has plenty of muscle-memory to draw from when he takes on scurvy sea-dogs. In case you missed it, the new Like a Dragon game was announced earlier this month and it already has a launch date of February 28, 2025, penciled in.
Blindfire
Out now in early access, Blindfire is a brand-new first-person arena shooter that turns off the lights for players. You’ll need to rely on your senses, equipment, and abilities if you want to survive, and you can try the game out in the Xbox Game Preview program starting today.
Subnautica 2
A direct sequel to Subnautica and Subnautica: Below Zero, Subnautica 2 will launch for Xbox Series X|S and Windows PC via the Xbox Game Preview program in 2025. Like its predecessors, you’ll get to explore new environments and encounter fascinating creatures as you dive into oceans set on an alien planet.
Eden’s Zero
Based on the manga and anime series created by Fairy Tail’s Hiro Mashima, Eden’s Zero is getting its first big game adaptation. Judging by the trailer, it looks like the early storylines of the sci-fi adventure series will serve as a playground for you to wield the anti-gravity powers of Shiki Granbell in
Phasmophobia
Following an unexpected fire at its offices last year that resulted in a delay, Phasmophobia developer has confirmed that its scary co-op game will launch on Xbox Series X|S and PS5 consoles on oCTOBER 29.
A big hit when it arrived on PC in 2020, Phasmophobia is a four-player co-op psychological horror game where players have to hunt down ghosts. Each session is mixes puzzle-solving with horror elements, so if you’re looking to get your heart rate up, this is a great game to check out.