Following Microsoft’s announcement it’s once again holding an Xbox Games Showcase this June, a new report has shed some light on what we can expect to see – including a new Gears of War game and a reveal for the next Call of Duty.
That’s according to The Verge’s Tom Warren, citing “sources familiar with [Microsoft’s] plans”. The publication reports, as has already been widely speculated, the next Call of Duty will be the focus of Microsoft’s post-showcase Direct, which the company has so far only teased with the word “redacted”. Previous rumours have suggested this’ll be a new Black Ops game.
As for the showcase itself, The Verge says Microsoft will use the occasion to reveal a new entry in the Gears of War series – something we’ve known Gears studio The Coalition has been working on for a while – alongside a host of release dates for its bigger titles.
MachineGames’ Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is reportedly targeting a December 2024 release, for instance, with Microsoft planning to launch one big game a month in the run-up to its arrival. Starfield’s Shattered Space expansion is said to be aiming to launch in September (Bethesda’s Todd Howard confirmed a “fall” release earlier this week), with Call of Duty in late October, then Avowed and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 expected in November.