Xbox Partner Preview: All the Games and Announcements

Microsoft debuts a new Xbox Partner Preview, a digital event focused on games from third-party studios, featuring SEGA, 505 Games, and Remedy, as well as their major upcoming releases for Xbox Series and PC.

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, the new DLC for Alan Wake 2, and Like a Dragon: Pirate in Hawaii are some of the highlights, along with several unexpected surprises revealed below.

Here’s a breakdown of all the announcements from the Xbox Partner Preview, featuring new details on the standout third-party games coming to Xbox Series X/S, PC, and Game Pass.

Alan Wake 2 – The Lake House

The trailer for the second expansion of Alan Wake 2, The Lake House, dives deeper into the game’s storyline. Our favorite writer returns in an adventure led by agent Kiran Estevez. It will be available starting October 22 on Xbox Series X/S and PC.

Cronos: The New Dawn

Bloober Team announced Cronos: The New Dawn, a new IP arriving on Xbox Series in 2025. It’s a thrilling third-person survival horror game where players must fight overwhelming enemies in combat-based gameplay while unraveling the mysteries of a twisted time-travel narrative.

Blindfire

Blindfire was introduced as a unique shooter featuring maps shrouded in darkness, where teamwork is essential to win. Xbox and PC players can already enjoy this early-access experience.

Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii

SEGA participated in the event to announce that they’ve moved up the release date of Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii to February 21, 2025. The game will offer a pirate crew and special Ichiban Kasuga outfits, featuring Ichiban and his pet crab Nancy as part of the pirate crew, along with two of Ichiban’s iconic outfits for those who pre-order. New naval battle footage was also revealed.

Mouse: P.I. For Hire

Mouse: P.I. For Hire, combining cartoons with video game shooters, announced its arrival on Xbox and PC. In a new trailer, this bold FPS shooter, inspired by 1930s classic cartoons, showcased its gameplay.

Subnautica 2

Subnautica 2 will come to Xbox Game Pass, Xbox Series X|S, and PC Game Preview next year. The sequel plunges players into unknown waters, playable solo or with friends, as they try to survive on an entirely new alien planet.

Animal Well

Animal Well announced its release on Xbox Series today. Players will explore a complex, interconnected labyrinth and uncover all its secrets in an adventure filled with objects that can manipulate the environment in meaningful and surprising ways while encountering beautiful but disturbing creatures.

Eden’s Zero

Konami announced Eden’s Zero, a game arriving on consoles and PC in 2025, based on Hiro Mashima’s new fantasy work. Players will relive the manga’s story by exploring an open-world planet and venturing across the Sakura Cosmos in an action-packed experience.

Eternal Strands

Yellow Brick Games announced that Eternal Strands will be coming to Game Pass in early 2025. In this action-adventure fantasy game, players must cast and combine frost, flames, and kinetic magic to defeat massive 25-meter-tall enemies.

Mistfall Hunter

Mistfall Hunter is a third-person action PvPvE extraction RPG set on a dark and mysterious Nordic-inspired continent full of creatures, loot, and glory-seekers. The game will arrive on Xbox and PC in 2025.

Wheel World

Ghost Bike has been renamed Wheel World, now scheduled for an early 2025 release. Initially conceived as a story about cycling to a Valhalla-like afterlife, gameplay and tonal changes led to a narrative realignment, prompting the adjustment.

Phasmophobia

The genre-defining horror game Phasmophobia is coming to Xbox. Console players can enjoy spine-chilling ghost hunts solo or with up to three friends this Halloween season, as Phasmophobia launches on Xbox Series X|S on October 29, 2024.

The Legend of Baboo

Midwest Games revealed that The Legend of Baboo will come to Xbox in 2025. In this third-person action adventure, two heroes forge a legend. Players will control Sepehr and his loyal dog, Baboo, as they embark on a mystical journey across magical lands to save their family from an ancient and dark evil.

WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers

The new action RPG from Leenzee, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, showcased action-packed gameplay featuring intense battles against evil bosses, devastating skill development, eerie environments, and impressive CGI visuals. The title will be available on Xbox Game Pass from day one in 2025.

FBC: Firebreak

Remedy Entertainment presented FBC: Firebreak, a three-player co-op first-person shooter set in the enigmatic Federal Bureau of Control (FBC) from Control.

As the Bureau’s headquarters face a prolonged deadly siege from otherworldly forces, only Firebreak, their most adaptable response unit, has the skills and courage to restore order. This title will be included in Game Pass for Xbox Series and PC.

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