Microsoft held its second Xbox Partner Preview event, where the company spent roughly 30 minutes highlighting third-party games coming to Xbox consoles and Windows PCs down the road.
If you missed the event, we're breaking down and rounding up all the biggest reveals, announcements, and trailers, which you can check out below.
Unknown 9: Awakening Gets New Gameplay Trailer, Out this Summer
Starting off the show, Reflector Entertainment shared a new gameplay trailer for Unknown 9: Awakening, which is out this summer.
This is the latest look at Unknown 9: Awakening since the game was revealed almost four years ago during Gamescom Opening Night Live.
Sleight of Hand Is the Next Game from Framed Creator Joshua Boggs
Joshua Boggs, the developer behind the mobile game Framed, has announced his next project: Sleight of Hand. Like his previous project, Sleight of Hand is a noir game with stealth gameplay. Players control Lady Luck, a private detective using dark magic to take down her former coven.
Sleight of Hand will be released on Xbox and PC sometime next year and will also be available on Microsoft’s game service, Game Pass.
11 Bit Studios Upcoming Sci-Fi Game, The Alters Gets New Gameplay Trailer, But No Release Date
The Alters, a new sci-fi game with many thrills and tense moments, got a new gameplay trailer at today's Partner Preview. The new gameplay trailer shows Jan Dolski, who crafted various iterations of himself as he tries to escape a lethal planet.
Creatures of Ava, Looks Like a More Cozier Version of Palworld
11 Bit Studios used today's Partner Preview showcase to reveal its next game, Creatures of Ava.
Creatures of Ava is a nonviolent action-adventure game set in a fictional world filled with monsters. Players control Vic, who uses a flute to tame wild creatures suffering from an infection instead of fighting to eradicate them.
Creatures of Ava is set to release sometime this year and will be available on day one for Xbox and PC Game Pass subscribers.
The Long-Awaited Sequel, The Sinking City 2, Is Out Next Year
Following a long legal battle, Frogwares has finally revealed that The Sinking City 2 is finally coming out sometime next year.
The Full Release of Final Fantasty 14 on Xbox Is Out In a Few Weeks
Square Enix revealed that the full release of Final Fantasy 14 will be released on March 21 for Xbox.
The First 3 S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Games Are Getting Remastered for Modern Consoles
If you are planning to play the upcoming game S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, but you have yet to play the first one (or its other enteries), today's Xbox Partner Preview revealed that S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, Clear Sky, and Call of Pripyat are all getting remastered for modern consoles.
Titled S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Legends of the Zone Trilogy, this remastered compilation got a stealth release today.
The First Berserker Gets New Trailer and a Release Window
Announced last December at the 2023 Game Awards, Neople’s upcoming action RPG The First Berserker got a new trailer at today’s show.
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