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Xbox Developer_Direct will show Redfall and more in January

Here's everything you need to know about the showcase

Marco Wutz

Xbox Developer_Direct will show Redfall and more in January
Xbox Developer_Direct will show Redfall and more in January /

Microsoft will host the Xbox Developer_Direct showcase on January 25, 2023, at 12pm PT / 3pm ET / 8pm GMT.

A report by WindowsCentral had previously stated the same, Xbox now confirmed the findings. Players will finally hear some news on the upcoming games for Xbox Game Pass in 2023 and beyond at the show.

Xbox Developer_Direct focuses on titles from Arkane, ZeniMax Online, Turn 10, and Mojang, which means we'll see co-op game Redfall, The Elder Scrolls Online, racing title Forza Motorsport, and Minecraft Legends.

Starfield, though highly anticipated, will skip this showcase for a separate event a bit later down the line, as confirmed by Bethesda.

With a very diminished presence at The Game Awards 2022, Xbox kept its plans for 2023 largely under wraps, which led to speculation that there isn’t much in the pipeline beyond this year. Xbox will likely use this show to change that perception, injecting some confidence and hype into fans.

Fans have asked Microsoft for a bit more transparency and this Xbox Developer Direct might be the company’s response. We’ll have to wait and see which format the show will use and if events like this one become more frequent in the future. Borrowing its name from Nintendo’s Direct shows, which do happen somewhat often, might be a deliberate hint at a new strategy.

You can watch Xbox Developer_Direct on Xbox’s Twitch and YouTube channels.

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Marco Wutz
MARCO WUTZ

Marco Wutz is a writer from Parkstetten, Germany. He has a degree in Ancient History and a particular love for real-time and turn-based strategy games like StarCraft, Age of Empires, Total War, Age of Wonders, Crusader Kings, and Civilization as well as a soft spot for Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail. He began covering StarCraft 2 as a writer in 2011 for the largest German community around the game and hosted a live tournament on a stage at gamescom 2014 before he went on to work for Bonjwa, one of the country's biggest Twitch channels. He branched out to write in English in 2015 by joining tl.net, the global center of the StarCraft scene run by Team Liquid, which was nominated as the Best Coverage Website of the Year at the Esports Industry Awards in 2017. He worked as a translator on The Crusader Stands Watch, a biography in memory of Dennis "INTERNETHULK" Hawelka, and provided live coverage of many StarCraft 2 events on the social channels of tl.net as well as DreamHack, the world's largest gaming festival. From there, he transitioned into writing about the games industry in general after his graduation, joining GLHF, a content agency specializing in video games coverage for media partners across the globe, in 2021. He has also written for NGL.ONE, kicker, ComputerBild, USA Today's ForTheWin, The Sun, Men's Journal, and Parade. Email: marco.wutz@glhf.gg

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