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Here’s our first look at Bethesda’s Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

2024-01-18T15:50:35-05:00

A few years after it was first announced, we finally have a glimpse at the Indiana Jones game from Bethesda studio and Wolfenstein developer MachineGames. It's called Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, and the gameplay reveal was shown during Microsoft's Developer Direct event. It's an action-adventure game that takes place in both first and third person, depending on the scenario, and it's set between the films Raiders of the Lost Ark and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, with Bethesda boss Todd Howard serving as executive producer. It doesn't have a release date, but Microsoft says it's coming later in 2024 to Xbox and PC.

And yes, the …

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How to watch the Xbox Developer Direct 2024

2024-01-18T09:00:00-05:00

We're only a few weeks into 2024, and it's already time for a gaming event. Kicking things off this year is the Xbox Developer Direct 2024, which is described as "a deep-dive into some of the biggest games coming to Xbox platforms."

Right now, we know that includes at least a few previously announced titles: an Indiana Jones game from the studio behind Wolfenstein, the very intense-looking sequel to Hellblade, the upcoming Obsidian RPG Avowed, and Ara: History Untold, a turn-based strategy game from a new studio founded by Firaxis Games developers.

Other than that, there will likely be at least a few surprises. Rumors have been swirling ab …

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Why Microsoft might be considering Xbox exclusives on PlayStation and Nintendo Switch

2024-01-18T08:50:56-05:00

Rumors are swirling that Microsoft has been considering bringing some Xbox exclusives to rival PlayStation and Nintendo Switch platforms. Sea of Thieves and Hi-Fi Rush have both reportedly been under cross-platform consideration, and when you combine the rumors with recent comments from Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Xbox CFO Tim Stuart, it's clear Microsoft is weighing its Xbox strategy now that the Activision Blizzard deal is complete.

At a Wells Fargo summit in late November, Stuart detailed what he described as "a bit of a change of strategy" for Microsoft Gaming, the division that houses Xbox and Microsoft's overall gaming efforts. "N …

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Microsoft’s second Xbox Developer Direct on January 18th will feature Indiana Jones

2024-01-09T10:04:04-05:00

Microsoft is holding a second Xbox Developer Direct event on January 18th. Much like last year's initial event, Microsoft will detail some of its plans for Xbox this year and provide updates on games that are planned for release. The developers of the Indiana Jones game, MachinesGames, are going to reveal how the title is progressing with "more than 10 minutes of game and developer insights."

The game will be exclusive to Xbox and PC, according to testimony during the FTC v. Microsoft case last year. The game was originally announced in 2021, just months before Microsoft finalized its $7.5 billion deal to acquire ZeniMax Media, the parent c …

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