Xbox Games Showcase 2024 Roundup + Biggest Announcements - 1

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Xbox Games Showcase 2024 Roundup + Biggest Announcements

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Microsoft’s annual Xbox Games Showcase last Sunday delivered plenty of announcements and reveals, ranging from new games to awaited game release dates and new hardware. The event was streamed on official Xbox, Activision, and Bethesda channels across YouTube, Facebook, and Twitch.

Some of the biggest game announcements include Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 , the next entry in the military shooter franchise, scheduled for release on October 25. Gears of War: E-Day was also announced, a prequel to the franchise set fourteen years before the events of the original game. However, a release date wasn’t confirmed.

Doom: The Dark Ages is a medieval-era prequel to Doom and is scheduled for release in 2025, alongside a long-awaited new entry in the Fable franchise. MachineGames’ action-adventure title Indiana Jones and The Great Circle, set between the events of Raiders of the Lost Ark and Last Crusade, was also revealed and is set for release sometime this year.

Additional game teases included Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 (launching in November), World of Warcraft: The War Within (August 2024), Avowed (2024), Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater (no official date), Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred (October 2024), Starfield: Shattered Space (2024), Atomfall (2025), State of Decay 3 (no official date), and more.

Microsoft’s event also included some hardware announcements. The company unveiled a disc-less Xbox Series X in white, a Special Edition 2TB “Galaxy Black” version of Xbox Series X, and a white 1TB Xbox Series S.

While a potential Xbox handheld device was rumored online, there was no official announcement.

Users took to Reddit to express excitement about the announced games, with some even calling the event the best in years. Others, however, complained about the lack of specific release dates for many of the games.

Nintendo Adds Mega Man Classic Games For Nintendo Switch Online Members - 2

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Nintendo Adds Mega Man Classic Games For Nintendo Switch Online Members

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Nintendo recently announced that Nintendo Switch Online members have access to five classic games recently added to the library of NES, Super NES, and Game Boy games. The new additions are Mega Man: Dr. Wily’s Revenge , Mega Man II, III, IV, and V .

The video game company shared a video as part of the announcement that demonstrated the five games and provided more details about each of these classic sidescrolling action platformers.

Nintendo also reminded users that they can find other classics, like Super Mario Bros 3, Kirby’s Dream Land, The Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past , and Super Mario World on the Nintendo Switch Online service.

Users Thrilled With These New Additions

After sharing the update on X , hundreds of users commented and shared their enthusiasm. “This is awesome news! Mega Man fans must be thrilled to have these classic games available to play on Nintendo Switch Online. Mega Man’s adventures never get old!” said one user.

“Don’t pass these up just because they’re the Game Boy versions. The first game may be a bit rough, but they greatly improve as the series goes on. Culminating in the brilliant Megaman V, which is also entirely its own thing,” added another.