Xbox Developer Direct 2024 countdown – how to watch the Indiana Jones gameplay reveal
Jan. 17, 2024The Xbox showcase also features another look at Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 and Avowed
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First announced earlier this month,Microsoftcaught the headlines by revealing that Xbox’s first showcase of the year includes our first proper look at Wolfenstein developer MachineGames’s still-untitledIndiana Jones game. You’re getting “more than 10 minutes of game and developer insights,” which will conclude with “the premier of the first gameplay trailer.”
That’s not all, though; you’re also getting a peep at Obsidian’s hotly anticipated RPGAvowedand long-awaited sequelSenua’s Saga: Hellblade 2. Rounding it off is Ara: History Untold, a strategy game from a handful of Civilization creators.
What you won’t be seeing, though, is anything fromActivision Blizzard. Microsoft confirms as much in a press release, saying that “you can look forward to news from those teams later this year.” Fret not; the developer is keeping busy. Blizzard is holding a Diablo 4 Developer Update Livestream at 9am PT, 12am ET, and 5pm GMT to chat about Season 3 - if you don’t fancy waiting, though, ourDiablo 4 Season of the Construct interviewdips into everything new.
As for the Xbox Developer Direct time itself, we’ve spelled everything out for you below, from how to watch the dang thing to providing a countdown if you want something easier to track than the time itself.
Xbox Developer Direct countdown
The Xbox Showcase countdown is now on, with the hours ticking away before you get new looks at Avowed, Ara: History Untold, Hellblade 2, and the gameplay debut of Indiana Jones from Machine Games – one of the most anticipatedupcoming Bethesda gamesof the year. We’ll be counting down the hours with you, and there’s info on where to watch the Xbox Developer Direct below.
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You can watch the Xbox Developer Direct onTwitch,YouTube, andFacebookon Xbox’s dedicated accounts. Alternatively, you can also tune into Bethesda’sYouTubeandTwitchaccounts.
You can also catch the whole thing on Steam or China’s Bilibili platform on Friday, January 19.
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Here’s hoping that we’ll get a better sense of theupcoming Xbox Series X gamesrelease schedule after this Developer Direct concludes, with release dates for Avowed and Hellblade 2 anticipated.
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