Microsofts 2025 Xbox Games Showcase on Sunday promises a look at new and upcoming games from Xbox Games Studios — including studios like Activision Blizzard, Bethesda Softworks, Obsidian Entertainment, and Playground Games — and third-party partners from around the globe.
This years Xbox Games Showcase will dedicate a separate presentation to first-person sci-fi RPG The Outer Worlds 2. Developer Obsidian Entertainment will offer a deeper look into the sequel to the award-winning Outer Worlds after the main show.
For every big announcement at Xbox Games Showcase 2025, including new trailers and major game announcements, check out Polygons StoryStream below. You can also watch the Xbox Games Showcase 2025 and Outer Worlds 2 Direct live right here.
- ByMarloes Valentina StellaJun 6, 2025 Where to watch the Xbox Games Showcase 2025 and Outer Worlds 2 Direct
Microsofts annual Xbox Games Showcase is a double header this year: Its directly followed by the Outer Worlds 2 Direct, a livestream focused on Obsidian Entertainments forthcoming space-faring RPG.
Heres everything we know about the two events, including where to watch Xbox Games Showcase 2025 (and the Outer Worlds 2 Direct), what time the shows start, and what to expect from the streams.
Read Article > - ByJosh BroadwellJun 8, 2025 Activision reveals Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, with Raven and Treyarch at the helm
Microsoft and Activision revealed Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 in a dramatic cinematic trailer during the 2025 Xbox Games Showcase. Having two Black Ops games release consecutively is a first for the franchise, and Activisions Treyarch and Raven studios teamed up to make it happen following 2024s Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.
The Black Ops 7 trailer is a trippy thing, like something you might expect out of Remedys Alan Wake series, with scenes of the protagonist appearing to experience a fragmented consciousness, a moment where a cityscape folds in on itself Inception-style, laughing TV sets, red butterflies made of data, and talking robot butlers escorting someone through a suspiciously, eerily calm executive suite. While were not entirely sure whats going on, we do know whos leading the charge this time: David Mason, the lead from Black Ops 2 whose last appearance was in 2018s Black Ops 4.
Read Article > - ByMarc GriffinJun 8, 2025 TMNTs Michelangelo revealed as playable character in Tony Hawks Pro Skater 3 and 4
Asobo Studio — the developer behind A Plague Tale: Innocence and its sequel, A Plague Tale: Requiem — has revealed the next game in the A Plague Tale franchise: a prequel called Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy. The news was shared during the Xbox Games Showcase via a reveal trailer that gave players their first look at the game.
Set 15 years before the events of the first game, Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy naturally features a new protagonist. Resonance follows the story of Sophia, a treasure-hunter who is determined to discover the secrets of her past, despite being on the run from an army of mysterious pursuers.
Read Article > - ByMarc GriffinMay 30, 2025 Ubisoft teasing a big Splinter Cell announcement ahead of Summer Game Fest A random man from something Splinter Cell-related from Ubisoft.Image: Ubisoft
After letting slip that the company was working on a new Rayman title, Ubisoft is now teasing something Splinter Cell-related, just days before Summer Game Fest kicks off.
The company uploaded a cryptic post on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday with an image of what appears to be Sam Fisher, the beloved main character from the stealth action-adventure franchise. Using eye and mouth emojis, the social account typed “#SplinterCell” with no further context.
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