Xbox announces Developer Direct for next week, will include Indiana Jones game reveal
Plus a deep dive into Avowed, and more
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Fasten your seatbelts - Xbox has announced its first Developer_Direct event of 2024, which will include the full reveal of MachineGames’ upcomingIndiana Jonesaction-adventure game.
The event will be streamed on Thursday, January 18, at 3pm ET / 12pm PT / 8pm GMT, equivalent to 7am AEDT on January 19. An hour later, shortly after Developer_Direct concludes, ZeniMax Online Studios will hostThe Elder Scrolls Online2024 Global Reveal, which anews poston Xbox Wire teases will “preview 2024’s biggest update.”
As for the Developer_Direct, there’s plenty to look forward to. ForIndiana Jonesfans, the event promises a full 10 minutes of “game and developer insights, including details about the game’s setting and story, how fans will actually play as Indy, additional details from his next globe-trotting adventure, and the premiere of the first gameplay trailer.”
Obsidian Entertainment’s fantasy role-playing game (RPG)Avowedwill also be shown, with “the first deep dive into the gameplay experience fans can expect.” Otherwise, viewers will be given more details about the upcoming grand strategy gameAra: History Untoldfrom Oxide Games, and greater insight behind the development of Ninja Theory’s action-adventureSenua’s Saga: Hellblade 2.
It’s worth noting that there will be no updates on any ActivisionBlizzardgames during the presentation, but fans have been told that they “can look forward to news from those teams later this year.”
Afterward, during the standaloneElder Scrolls Onlinepresentation, the Xbox Wire post states that viewers will be shown “the game’s next major Chapter, including the new zone, storyline, and other major features coming in the game’s biggest update this year.”
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