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5 best trailers from Xbox Games Showcase
Xbox’s Sunday showcase was packed with new trailers for some of the biggest games coming out this year and next. The one that caught my eye the most was Keeper, a strange new adventure game from Double Fine Studios where you’re a lighthouse with legs.
There were plenty of others worth shouting out as well, like the blood-soaked Ninja Gaiden 4 trailer or the official reveal of the long-rumored Persona 4 remake, Persona 4 Revival.
You can check out our picks for the best trailers at this year’s Xbox Game Showcase below.
ROG Xbox Ally: Everything we know so far
That’s it for Xbox’s big Summer Game Fest showcase! We got a slew of trailers for new games, but one of the most exciting announcements was Xbox’s upcoming handheld: the ROG Xbox Ally.
If you’re thinking of getting this Steam Deck and Switch 2 competitor, we’ve broken down everything you need to know about the ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X.
Xbox has also shared a 10-minute behind-the-scenes feature that dives into all the specs and performance upgrades you can expect.
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The Outer Worlds 2 is the biggest game Obsidian’s ever made
“It’s truly an exciting time here at Obsidian,” a studio exec wrapped up today’s presentation. The Outer Worlds 2 is the biggest game the acclaimed Fallout studio has ever made, with more choices and stuff to do than ever before.
2025 also marks the first time the studio’s released three games in one year, and it has “no plans to slow down.”
The Outer Worlds 2 factions and companions
There will be six companions in The Outer Worlds 2, each with their own quests. There’s Aza, the rift-worshipping cultist; Marisol, an assassin who’s seen better days; and Niles, an Earth Directorate agent at a crossroads.
In that same vein, each of the game’s factions also has its own story and sense of humor. What’s caught my attention is how you can tune into each faction’s radio station. Each plays up to 20 tracks. That’s a fun spin on the popular in-game radio personalities like Three Dog and Mr. New Vegas in other Fallout games.
Obsidian was ‘able to go a lot deeper’ with sequel
The Outer Worlds 2 creative director Leonard Boyarsky said the sequel plans to widen the series’ scope and add even more choices for players to explore:
“It’s a continuation of the themes of robber barons in space, and how people are controlled by the stories they’re told by the people who have power over them. This time we’re able to go a lot deeper because we have more time and money. We’re able to make it a much more true, Obsidian reactive RPG than we were the first time around.
“So we’re going deeper and more complex with everything for the sequel. Deeper story, lore, RPG interactions, reactivity. All the things we’ve been known for as a company.
“Surprisingly, this is the only time in over 25 years that I’ve had the chance to do a full sequel for a world I helped co-create. It’s a fantastic opportunity to explore and expand the universe in interesting ways, and to go even further with the themes of how people are affected by living in a dystopian corporate reality.”
Fallout New Vegas-style perks are back!
Obsidian is streamlining players’ skill set for The Outer Worlds 2, and it looks like a huge improvement from the clunky system we saw in the first.
Most exciting in my opinion is the addition of traits, which seem a distant cousin of the kinds of perks we saw in Fallout New Vegas that can affect gameplay in beneficial and often entertaining ways.
For instance, a new Serial Killer perk makes enemies drop hearts that give you a permanent health bonus on pick-up.
Onto the Outer Worlds 2 showcase!
With the standard Xbox presentation out of the way, we’re diving straight into a presentation on the Outer Worlds 2 from Obsidian.
CEO Feargus Urquhart began by calling this “the year of Obsidian” before he was interrupted by comedian Ben Schwartz. The Sonic voice actor took over as Mark, Obsidian’s “head of sequels,” to dive into the studio’s upcoming RPG.
Call of Duty Black Ops 7 caps off Xbox showcase
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Call of Duty Black Ops 7 was the last reveal of Xbox’s standard showcase. It didn’t offer too many details about the highly anticipated sequel, though it looks to be set in the near-future. There’s also a magical techno-butterfly-looking thing?
The official Call of Duty blog says it’ll will feature “a thrilling and innovative co-op campaign” as well as “the next twisted chapter of round-based Zombies in the heart of the Dark Aether.” Call of Duty Black Ops 7 is set to come out later this year.
Double Fine’s Keeper looks intriguing
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Psychonauts developer Double Fine Studios is known for their oddball games, and its latest Keeper seems to be continuing that tradition.
You play as a sentient lighthouse (it literally sprouts legs in the trailer) wandering around a strange, Tim Burton-esque landscape of floating monsters, jeweled caverns, and small villages seemingly populated by robots.
Keeper launches on October 17.
Gears of War remastered
How is Gears of War already 20 years old? To celebrate the iconic series’ anniversary, Xbox is remastering the original with 4K resolution, up to 120 FPS support, and “fully modernized multiplayer” that includes cross-platform and crossplay along with good ol’ fashioned splitscreen.
It’s called Gears of War: Reloaded and it comes out August 26.
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Duke it out in Invincible fighting game
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Prime Video’s hit animated superhero show Invincible is getting its own fighting game! It’s called Invincible Vs, and it’s coming out next year.
The fighting looks surprisingly good, and just as bloody as the show. It looks to be a 3v3 tag fighter with a roster that includes Viltrumite soldiers, Atom Eve, Rex Splode and more characters from the series.
Persona 4 remake (finally) announced
Head back to the Velvet Room in Persona 4 Revival (yes, it’s real!) at…some point in the future. No release date was revealed, but the long-rumored remake is finally confirmed. You can check out the full trailer below.
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Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 shreds with new demo
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Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 has Doomguy and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! What more could an aging millennial burnout want?
The remake comes out on July 11, but you can check out a demo right now if you’ve already pre-ordered your copy.
Radioactive fish are biting in Fallout 76: Gone Fission update
Bethesda’s Fallout 76 got an old-timey commercial for its Gone Fission update.
The update, which went live earlier this week, introduced a slew of new features like Local Legends, fishing challenges, and new C.A.M.P. items all themed to angling.
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Life is Strange studio reveals sci-fi adventure Aphelion
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DontNod, the studio behind fan-favorite RPGs like Life is Strange, is taking players to the stars in its next adventure: Aphelion.
A reveal trailer for Aphelion, out in 2026, showed off a icy crash site and an astronaut exploring stark environments on alien planets. Possibly with monsters lurking about? It looks like a cross between Dead Space, Starfield and Uncharted.
Here’s the official description: “By 2060, Earth will be uninhabitable. The discovery of a 9th planet – Persephone – at the edge of the Solar System, is humanity’s best hope. The European Space Agency is dispatching the Hope 01 scientific mission, consisting of 2 accomplished astronauts, Ariane and Thomas. Their mission: to survey the planet and determine whether humanity can prosper anew here. Stranded on a frozen planet, astronaut Ariane must brave rugged landscapes and shifting realities to rescue her wounded partner, Thomas. This story-rich sci-fi adventure blends exploration, traversal, and tense stealth gameplay.”
Grounded 2 in early access next month
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Honey, we’re shrunk again. The first Grounded turned players mini to survive the trials and tribulations of their own backyard. Now Grounded 2 will make them pint-size once more to take on spiders, ride ants, and build their miniature safe havens.
A game preview will go live on July 29, letting players get some hands-on first impressions.
Pokemon studio unveils Monster Hunter-style adventure
Pokemon series creator Game Freak is cooking up a stunning new adventure called Beast of Reincarnation. The trailer at today’s showcase seemed to take heavy inspiration from Japanese folklore and other catch-’em’-all games like Monster Hunter, but with some sci-fi elements as well. It’s coming to PC and consoles next year.
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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle DLC gets new trailer
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The first bit of DLC for last year’s terrific “Indiana Jones and The Great Circle” is just around the corner, and we got an explosive new trailer for it.
The Order of Giants arrives on September 4 on Xbox, PC, and PS5, where it’ll send our ol’ pal Indy beneath the streets of Rome to retrieve a relic.
Ninja Gaiden 4 coming this October
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Koei Tecmo debuted a bloody new trailer for Ninja Gaiden 4, which will release on Xbox, PS5, and PC on October 21.
Easily the highlight of the trailer was seeing the OG protagonist Ryu Hayabusa cracking skulls again, but the new hero looks like a ruthless killing machine in his own right.
New 3D Super Meat Boy
I’ve been a fan of Edmund McMillen’s games since playing Super Meat Boy on Newgrounds, and now everyone’s favorite platforming meat sack is making the jump from 2D to 3D.
Xbox announced Super Meat Boy 3D in a new trailer that you can check out below. It promises a lot of the same nail-biting platforming challenges the series is known for.
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Everything in today’s show will be playable on the Xbox Ally
Xbox has confirmed that all the games you’ll see in today’s showcase are playable on the Xbox Ally, Microsoft’s upcoming handheld version of its super popular console.
The Xbox Ally releases later this year, and the highly anticipated Hollow Knight: Silksong will be available at launch.
The Xbox handheld is real
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Xbox’s competitor for the Nintendo Switch 2 has long been the subject of rumors, but we just got our first look at its next-generation ROG Ally gaming handheld. It’s a modified version of the Asus ROG Ally, with an added Xbox button on the left side of the system.
“The Xbox Ally is an Xbox you can hold in your hands, bringing together the power of Xbox and the freedom of Windows,” says Xbox president Sarah Bond.
World premiere of Resonance: A Plague Tale legacy
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The Plague Tale series looks to be headed for ancient Rome in a new trailer for Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy. The game is coming in 2026 to Xbox, PS5, and PC. And like High on Life 2, it’ll be available to play on Game Pass from day one.
Next up: High on Life 2
We’re getting a sequel to one of the funniest shooters we’ve ever played: Squanch Games’ irreverent High on Life. It’s coming this winter to Xbox, PS5, and PC. You can check out the official trailer below:
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Xbox Games Showcase is underway
Xbox kicked things off with a new Outer Worlds 2 story trailer that showed off the game’s big bad venture capitalist and some shots of the combat and worlds we’ll explore.
It’s an odd first move given that we’re getting a full Outer Worlds 2 presentation after the showcase, but hey, at least we finally have a release date: October 29.
You can check out the new story trailer for The Outer Worlds 2 below:
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The countdown begins
We’re less than 30 minutes away from the Xbox Games Showcase, and the pre-roll video countdown is already underway on Microsoft’s live stream page on YouTube. The countdown shows NPCs fishing in what looks to be Fallout 76 or possibly one of the games being announced during today’s presentation.
All the biggest Summer Game Fest announcements
It’s been an explosive Summer Game Fest so far. You can check out all the buzz around the latest announcements and trailers on our Summer Game Fest hub, including our first look at Resident Evil 9: Requiem, an epic new co-op adventure from LEGO, and the return of “Shovel Knight” developer Yacht Club Games with a new game that looks ripped straight from the Game Boy Color.
Save big on these Xbox games
While you’re waiting for Xbox’s big showcase today, you can stock up on games for your library without breaking the bank. Xbox is celebrating all the Summer Game Fest hype by slashing prices on must-play titles like Lies of P and Star Wars: Outlaws, one of the best games set in a galaxy far, far away that we’ve had in ages.
Right now, you can score 65% off Overcooked! All You Can Eat, the definitive edition of one of our favorite couch co-op series.
New Gears of War: E-Day trailer or gameplay?
It’s been a year since developer The Coalition announced Gears of War: E-Day, a prequel game that explores the early days of the Locust outbreak. Several familiar faces are expected to return after a handful of Gears of War sequels went in wild directions, so that’s something for fans to get excited about.
What we’ve seen of E-Day so far seems phenomenal, but we’re likely to get our first proper look at today’s Xbox Game Showcase. You can check out the announcement trailer below.
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Rumored Persona 4 remake
One of the worst-kept secrets in gaming, the long-speculated Persona 4 remake, will likely be revealed at today’s Xbox Games Showcase.
The remake from legendary RPG studio Atlus is reportedly being developed for Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC. While there’s no word on a Switch 2 port yet, its absence from early leaks doesn’t completely rule out that possibility.
The rumored Persona 4 remake is expected to follow in the footsteps of last year’s critically acclaimed Persona 3 Reload, which updated the graphics, combat, and pacing for modern audiences. If history serves, fans can expect Persona 4, one of the most beloved entries in the franchise, to get a similar overhaul.
Welcome to our Xbox Showcase 2025 live blog!
As Xbox’s big annual summer event, we’re expecting to see the latest and greatest games coming to Microsoft’s gaming console. And now that Xbox is effectively a third-party developer, the games we’ll see won’t just be relegated to systems like Xbox Series X/S.
If you’re a PlayStation or Nintendo gamer, you’ll want to keep an eye out for games potentially coming to your favorite platform. The Outer Wilds 2, which will have its own dedicated showcase immediately after the Xbox event, will be a spotlight title. We could also see updates for Gears of War: E-Day, Fable, and Forza Horizon 6. It’s also not a long shot to expect footage from the next Call of Duty title.
This show might also give us some details on the rumored Xbox handheld collaboration between Asus and Microsoft.
