Xbox Games Showcase live report Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Xbox Games Showcase live report Well Halo there! Microsoft shows its next-gen hand, live from 5pm BST Blog by Martin Robinson Editor-in-chief Updated on 16 Sep 2020 516 comments Ooooooh, I'm a tinglin' because this one should be special. After a slight false start earlier in the year, Microsoft is about to properly show its hand when it comes to the next generation of Xbox. The Xbox Games Showcase is - as the name suggests - about games and nothing else. Join us at 5pm BST to see what surprises await. Our live coverage of this event has finished. Coverage 15:35 pm UTC *taps mic* – Martin Robinson 15:35 pm UTC *sniffs it suspiciously* – Martin Robinson 15:36 pm UTC *clears throat* – Martin Robinson 15:36 pm UTC *keeps clearing throat* – Martin Robinson 15:36 pm UTC *really hacking away now* – Martin Robinson 15:37 pm UTC *spits massive glob of phlegm* – Martin Robinson 15:37 pm UTC But wait, look! The phlegm is XBOX GREEN. – Martin Robinson 15:37 pm UTC Hello and welcome to the live report for today's Xbox Games Showcase. – Martin Robinson 15:37 pm UTC Sorry about all the coughing and whatnot. – Martin Robinson 15:38 pm UTC That's proper old Hollywood behaviour. – Martin Robinson 15:39 pm UTC You're all off watching the pre-show aren't you? – Martin Robinson 15:39 pm UTC That's plain rude. – Martin Robinson 15:44 pm UTC I've probably bored you with this before but my friend once interviewed Donald Sutherland and before he could even ask a question Donald demanded a spittoon. – Martin Robinson 15:45 pm UTC MarkMarkYepMark: I don't fancy being your friend and having to tell Donald that Spittoon has a double "t" in it. I knew that... Honest. (Thank heavens for the edit button). – Martin Robinson 15:45 pm UTC 15 minutes to go so I'm going to do the decent thing and get a beer. – Martin Robinson 15:52 pm UTC If you're not old and grumpy like most of us here in the Eurogamer live report you can join the younger, happier Eurogamer video team in their showcase reaction. – Martin Robinson 15:54 pm UTC And if you'd like a little heads-up on what we know so far, here's a handy guide for you. – Martin Robinson 15:54 pm UTC Kami: I'm hitting the lucozade citrus chill atm. That sounds much more palatable than what you were drinking last time! – Martin Robinson 15:54 pm UTC So, predictions... – Martin Robinson 15:54 pm UTC I'll let you go first. – Martin Robinson 15:55 pm UTC Plz. – Martin Robinson 15:56 pm UTC Oh god you're all in for a CRUSHING DISAPPOINTMENT tonight. – Martin Robinson 15:56 pm UTC I'd love Phil S to come rollerblading on stage, though, before doing a massive JSRF tag and announcing it's BAAAAAAAAAACK. – Martin Robinson 15:57 pm UTC GarciaHotspur: Gradius 6 then surely? Don't. Just don't. – Martin Robinson 15:57 pm UTC Halo Infinite is of course locked in. – Martin Robinson 15:58 pm UTC And I don't think anyone would be too surprised to see a new Forza Motorsport and Playground Games' Fable. – Martin Robinson 15:58 pm UTC What else, though? – Martin Robinson 15:59 pm UTC We're expecting new IP from Obsidian and something from The Initiative - the fancy Santa Monica studio Xbox has founded with veterans from the likes of Crystal Dynamics. – Martin Robinson 15:59 pm UTC Will either of those make an appearance? – Martin Robinson 15:59 pm UTC Kami: XBox 360 had some lovely JRPGs early on. Blue Dragon, Infinite Undiscovery... We have just had Dragon Quest 11 announced for Xbox! I think I'm up for a third playthrough of that too... – Martin Robinson 16:00 pm UTC I honestly would be happy if we had an hour of Microsoft Flight Sim tbh. – Martin Robinson 16:00 pm UTC Ten seconds. – Martin Robinson 16:00 pm UTC And. Here. We. Go. – Martin Robinson 16:00 pm UTC PEGI 18 PEOPLE! HOLD TIGHT FOR SOME GROT! – Martin Robinson 16:01 pm UTC kaisersoser: Nice pre show. Some delightful surprises! I missed the entire thing because I was too busy making sure I had beer for this. Ever the professional. – Martin Robinson 16:01 pm UTC Well, this will be Halo Infinite then. – Martin Robinson 16:02 pm UTC Which sounds very much like 343 is going back to the drawing board a bit - and going back to Combat Evolved. – Martin Robinson 16:03 pm UTC Miyamotosan: Has anyone else got two doofus's talking over their video feed? That's your punishment for watching the pre-show and not joining us here exclusively. – Martin Robinson 16:03 pm UTC vert1go: Neck stab count so far: 0 It is early days... – Martin Robinson 16:03 pm UTC Right, that's the CG bit done. – Martin Robinson 16:03 pm UTC 343 I love you, but no-one plays Halo for the CG bits. – Martin Robinson 16:03 pm UTC GIVE US SOME GAMEPLAY. – Martin Robinson 16:04 pm UTC Yeah like this will do - a dramatic emergency landing on a Halo ring sets up our first look at Infinite in action. – Martin Robinson 16:04 pm UTC Which is obviously a bit familiar from Combat Evolved's iconic introduction of the ring world. – Martin Robinson 16:04 pm UTC Wish this bearded lad would pipe down a bit. – Martin Robinson 16:05 pm UTC Well, the Master Chief has a new annoying comedy sidekick. – Martin Robinson 16:05 pm UTC Elsewhere, though - Halo Infinite does indeed look a lot like Combat Evolved. – Martin Robinson 16:06 pm UTC It also looks a lot like Halo 5 to me - I'm not seeing anything that screams next-gen, but I am also watching on a compressed 1080p60 feed. – Martin Robinson 16:06 pm UTC What it does show is that the more freeform battles of Combat Evolved's open levels feature. – Martin Robinson 16:07 pm UTC As do, for now, solely Covenant enemies. – Martin Robinson 16:07 pm UTC And as soon as I say that a big bastard brute shows up. – Martin Robinson 16:08 pm UTC An elevator zooms quickly up from the ground and we get a sense of exactly how big this world is. – Martin Robinson 16:08 pm UTC I think that was being pitched as Halo Infinite's Breath of the Wild moment. – Martin Robinson 16:09 pm UTC And yes the Chief does have a grappling hook. – Martin Robinson 16:09 pm UTC There's something incredibly camp about a grappling hook. – Martin Robinson 16:09 pm UTC So I approve, basically. – Martin Robinson 16:09 pm UTC Is Cortana the grappling hook? Is this a sneaky remake of that weird Bionic Commando reboot? – Martin Robinson 16:10 pm UTC 45709: Place your bets will we get a release date and price? I'd very much bet against it. – Martin Robinson 16:12 pm UTC So, Halo Infinite - it looks... decent? We'll be seeing a bit more of it later on tonight and will be sure to tell you all we discover. – Martin Robinson 16:12 pm UTC It's the most ambitious game they've done yet, say 343. – Martin Robinson 16:12 pm UTC Still waiting for the day someone comes out and just admits this is the least ambitious thing they've done. – Martin Robinson 16:13 pm UTC That they're just sort of going through the motions and living from paycheque to paycheque. Watching the clock tick to 5pm every day. – Martin Robinson 16:13 pm UTC Anyway that was Halo Infinite it'll be 4K60 and will be Halo. – Martin Robinson 16:13 pm UTC Here's a new game. – Martin Robinson 16:14 pm UTC It's a CG trailer, unfortunately. – Martin Robinson 16:14 pm UTC So feck knows exactly what kind of game it is. – Martin Robinson 16:14 pm UTC It's got a manky deer in it tho. – Martin Robinson 16:14 pm UTC And it is State of Decay 3. – Martin Robinson 16:15 pm UTC Hope they put the manky deer on the cover. – Martin Robinson 16:15 pm UTC There's Phil! What t-shirt is he wearing? – Martin Robinson 16:15 pm UTC Oh it's just a Halo Infinite t-shirt. No sneaky tease - yet, anyway. – Martin Robinson 16:15 pm UTC Instead we're getting a slick sales pitch on Games Pass. – Martin Robinson 16:16 pm UTC samquorn92: How many Japanese developed games can we expect today? We've had Dragon Quest 11 already - I know it's old, but it's the biggest series Japan has so it's quite a statement of intent. – Martin Robinson 16:16 pm UTC And here's cars. – Martin Robinson 16:16 pm UTC Because I'm me I can tell you there was a Chaparral there. – Martin Robinson 16:16 pm UTC And here's an in-engine look at what I think is simply called Forza Motorsport. – Martin Robinson 16:17 pm UTC We start at Laguna Seca and also see a lot of a garage that I presume acts as some sort of hub. – Martin Robinson 16:17 pm UTC And there's a lot of IMSA and GT machinery pounding around, which I approve of. – Martin Robinson 16:17 pm UTC One thing to note there - that just said Windows and Xbox Series X. No Xbox One. – Martin Robinson 16:19 pm UTC This is Everwild, which is either a terrible 90s indie rock band or Rare's new IP, I forget. – Martin Robinson 16:19 pm UTC What kind of game is it? WHO KNOWS IT'S ANOTHER CG TRAILER. – Martin Robinson 16:20 pm UTC Again, Xbox Series X and Windows PC the only platforms that show up there. – Martin Robinson 16:20 pm UTC Everwild is a place to be eternal, we're told by Everwild's executive producer. – Martin Robinson 16:20 pm UTC Hmmmm. – Martin Robinson 16:21 pm UTC Next, let's go a bit more domestic with Dontnod's... – Martin Robinson 16:21 pm UTC (Runs to google to remind myself what Dontnod are working on atm) – Martin Robinson 16:21 pm UTC Yes I knew that of course. – Martin Robinson 16:23 pm UTC That was Tell Me Why. And this is Moon Studios, the devs behind Ori. – Martin Robinson 16:23 pm UTC And they're making a special Xbox Series X version of Ori and the Will O' the Wisps – Martin Robinson 16:23 pm UTC I got that wrong didn't I? It's Ori and the Will of the Wisps. – Martin Robinson 16:24 pm UTC attomm19883: Only Halo showed gameplay then, so far. So disappointing. Forza was in-engine, if that counts... – Martin Robinson 16:24 pm UTC (I don't think it does) – Martin Robinson 16:24 pm UTC Private Division - 2K's indie arm - now has something to show us. – Martin Robinson 16:25 pm UTC Ah, it's... Outer Worlds. I guess on Xbox Series X. – Martin Robinson 16:25 pm UTC Peril on Gorgon, an Outer Worlds expansion coming September 9th. If that's your kind of thing. – Martin Robinson 16:26 pm UTC And Grounded is next. – Martin Robinson 16:26 pm UTC Obsidian's new joint that's currently available to check out in early access. – Martin Robinson 16:26 pm UTC Does this mean we'll get to see the studio's new IP next? – Martin Robinson 16:27 pm UTC Feargus is here now - we've seen two Obsidian games, so how about a third? – Martin Robinson 16:28 pm UTC And here we go. – Martin Robinson 16:28 pm UTC It's a CG trailer. – Martin Robinson 16:28 pm UTC So *shrugs*. – Martin Robinson 16:29 pm UTC Ah hang on, we've got a bit of first-person gameplay that looks very Skyrim. – Martin Robinson 16:29 pm UTC oakie007: Right that's it... I'm holding my breath until a decent game is shown... RIP. – Martin Robinson 16:29 pm UTC That could be something quite special, of course - though it's very hard to say based on that. – Martin Robinson 16:30 pm UTC That's Avowed, then. – Martin Robinson 16:31 pm UTC And this is a new game from Interior Night - London-based, and founded by a Quantic Dreams veteran. – Martin Robinson 16:31 pm UTC It's a grounded experience - as you might expect given the studio's heritage. – Martin Robinson 16:31 pm UTC An interactive drama. – Martin Robinson 16:32 pm UTC Weirdly it looks to me like Linklater's rotoscoped films Waking Life and his great take on A Scanner Darkly. – Martin Robinson 16:33 pm UTC Very hard to get a handle on that one, but here's Hellblade 2. – Martin Robinson 16:33 pm UTC The reveal is that Hellblade 2 is set in Iceland. And there's a new video about how they scouted the location. – Martin Robinson 16:33 pm UTC Oh video games. – Martin Robinson 16:34 pm UTC Double Fine are next with what must be Psychonauts 2. – Martin Robinson 16:35 pm UTC There is absolutely nothing so far that's motivating me to get a Series X later this year. But let's see! – Martin Robinson 16:35 pm UTC Oh god yes please. – Martin Robinson 16:35 pm UTC It's okay it's Jack Black singing. – Martin Robinson 16:36 pm UTC BRB, rushing to Curry's to pre-order this Jack Black singing machine MS wants me to buy. – Martin Robinson 16:38 pm UTC Destiny 2 is coming to Series X, and to Games Pass. – Martin Robinson 16:38 pm UTC Do people still play Destiny 2? It feels like three lifetimes ago that I bounced so hard off it. – Martin Robinson 16:38 pm UTC We'll be getting a 4K60 version of Destiny for Series X too. – Martin Robinson 16:40 pm UTC I just came back from a quick toilet break, so let's say..... NOW! – Martin Robinson 16:41 pm UTC And with a nice look at STALKER 2 - hang on, they're still making STALKER 2 - I'm certainly feeling this a bit more. – Martin Robinson 16:41 pm UTC That is a surprise, and a very welcome one! – Martin Robinson 16:41 pm UTC This looks INCREDIBLY moody and sinister in all the best possible ways. – Martin Robinson 16:42 pm UTC Yes please very much thank you. – Martin Robinson 16:42 pm UTC And here's! – Martin Robinson 16:42 pm UTC Kiliko: Drink every time it says world premiere I've already been for one pee... – Martin Robinson 16:43 pm UTC This is a new Warhammer game from FatShark? – Martin Robinson 16:43 pm UTC Oh wow it's a 40K game from FatShark, called Darktide. – Martin Robinson 16:44 pm UTC YES PLEASE. – Martin Robinson 16:44 pm UTC All of a sudden this got real good. – Martin Robinson 16:44 pm UTC And now it's Enhance, and it can't get much better than this. – Martin Robinson 16:45 pm UTC This is a new take on Tetris Effect - one of the games of the last few years, if you ask me. – Martin Robinson 16:45 pm UTC SO YES PLEASE. – Martin Robinson 16:45 pm UTC Tetris Effect Connected, coming to Xbox later this year. – Martin Robinson 16:46 pm UTC Image and Form, developers of SteamWorld, are working on something big. – Martin Robinson 16:46 pm UTC That's another big yes please from me. – Martin Robinson 16:46 pm UTC And how! – Martin Robinson 16:47 pm UTC The Gunk! – Martin Robinson 16:47 pm UTC It looks packed full of neat and satisfying little systems like all of Image and Form's games - but this time in 3D! – Martin Robinson 16:48 pm UTC Something moody and grounded now. – Martin Robinson 16:49 pm UTC This, I believe, is Bloober's new joint. – Martin Robinson 16:49 pm UTC (Someone much smarter than me just told me). – Martin Robinson 16:49 pm UTC dai_bonehead: Watching with my 12 year old son. He just let rip with an absolute face melter of a fart. May be the most powerful thing I've experienced in the last hour. The true power of the next generation. – Martin Robinson 16:49 pm UTC Medium! Again, that looks like a Series X and PC exclusive. – Martin Robinson 16:49 pm UTC SEGA – Martin Robinson 16:50 pm UTC I know those guys! – Martin Robinson 16:50 pm UTC They're great. – Martin Robinson 16:50 pm UTC And I can sort of forgive them for taking so goddamn long to bring PSO 2.0 to the west. – Martin Robinson 16:50 pm UTC Ah well, better late than never. – Martin Robinson 16:51 pm UTC Phantasy Star Online 2.0 New Genesis, coming next year. – Martin Robinson 16:52 pm UTC This, I think, is CrossFireEX - and Remedy's single-player piece of the massively popular game. – Martin Robinson 16:52 pm UTC oldmanshoutsatcloud: CAN YOU PROTECT ME FROM FATE? I mean, probably not. – Martin Robinson 16:54 pm UTC Well, that's coming up to a wrap. – Martin Robinson 16:54 pm UTC And there's more to come later in the year. – Martin Robinson 16:54 pm UTC Oh yeah, and one last trailer. – Martin Robinson 16:54 pm UTC (It's Fable). – Martin Robinson 16:55 pm UTC It's a CG trailer though, innit. – Martin Robinson 16:55 pm UTC Well, that revealed absolutely sod all. – Martin Robinson 16:55 pm UTC A bit of an odd show, that. – Martin Robinson 16:56 pm UTC Microsoft is keen to push its sort of platform agnostic games are games angle, which is great and something I broadly approve of. – Martin Robinson 16:56 pm UTC But there is absolutely nothing there convincing me to get a Series X. – Martin Robinson 16:57 pm UTC If I had the spare chunk of change needed for one of these machines later this year - well, I'd just spend it upgrading a PC. – Martin Robinson 16:57 pm UTC Still, let's see what else they've got in the future! As mentioned earlier, we'll have more on Halo for you later tonight. – Martin Robinson 16:57 pm UTC And thanks as ever for joining us. – Martin Robinson 16:58 pm UTC (Don't blame me for the CG trailers, I do keep telling them but they won't listen). – Martin Robinson 16:59 pm UTC oakie007: Mother in law says.... Hi guys... How did Phil do... Not his greatest performance - almost invisible, but a solid presence at the back. 6/10. – Martin Robinson 16:59 pm UTC vert1go: Thank you again Martin! Thank *YOU*! – Martin Robinson Comments Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More Blogs Digital Foundry DF Direct Weekly: do we really need a Horizon Zero Dawn remake? 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