Xbox 20/20 offered first look at Series X gameplay and we picked our favourites
Microsoft debuted its new Xbox 20/20 feature which kicked off its monthly Inside Xbox show. This is now a regular feature which will continue for the rest of the year in the lead up to the launch of the Xbox Series X.
In a press release, Microsoft said: “COVID-19 has challenged us to rethink the way we come together to celebrate the important milestones in gaming. Xbox 20/20 is a way to engage, connect and celebrate with our global community about what is in store for the next generation of gaming. Every month of Xbox 20/20 will bring something different but will feature our biggest news about Xbox Series X, Xbox Game Studios, Xbox Game Pass and Project xCloud.”
This month’s Xbox 20/20 featured 13 game previews in total and we picked out the five which caught our eye.
As part of the show, Microsoft revealed that several of the games use its Smart Delivery feature. This clever thing allows you to download the version that matches your current hardware. This is going to save a lot of people a ton of money as you won’t have to upgrade your hardware right away to get the Series X versions of certain cross-gen games.
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2
Vampires in Seattle… yes please!
Enter the World of Darkness and rise through vampire society. Experience Seattle – a city full of alluring, dangerous, characters and factions. You are dead now but stronger, quicker, more alluring and with potential for so much more. Choose to be brutal and unflinching or cultured and seductive. Use charm, cunning, terror and sheer will to rise through vampire society. What monster will you be?
Call of the Sea
Agatha Christie in paradise!
Call of the Sea is an otherworldly adventure game set in the 1930s South Pacific. Explore a lush island paradise and puzzle out the secrets of a lost civilization in the hunt for your husband’s missing expedition.
Scarlet Nexus
Stylish anime hack-and-slasher from Bandai Namco.
In a far distant future, humanity’s last hope falls into the hands of an elite group of psionic soldiers, who battle an invincible threat known as, Others. Unravel the mysteries of a Brain Punk future caught between technology and psychic abilities in, SCARLET NEXUS.
Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Hopefully less troublesome for LGBTQ people than past instalments.
Become Ichiban Kasuga, a low-ranking yakuza grunt left on the brink of death by the man he trusted most. Take up your legendary bat and get ready to crack some underworld skulls in dynamic RPG combat set against the backdrop of modern-day Japan.
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
Looks good, but is that really gameplay?! Hmmm… also, where are the women?!
Ninth century AD. Driven from Norway by endless wars and dwindling resources, a Viking raider, Eivor, leads a clan of Norsemen across the icy North Sea to the rich lands of England’s broken kingdoms. Their mission: establish a new permanent home, no matter the cost.
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