
Renowned Microsoft member Paul Thurrott revealed in a tweet that the Xbox company will hold a ‘News for Games’ event on March 23.
Microsoft is apparently hosting a “what’s new for games” event on March 23.
To be followed by an “What’s New in Windows” event! No date yet.
– Paul Thurrott (@thurrott) February 26, 2021
Thurrott did not follow up with any information about what kind of ads could be shown at this event. However, this aligns with Jeff Grubb’s rumors that Microsoft’s acquisition of Bethesda could be revealed (unless this process contains it) with a major event taking place in the second half of March.
In addition to the Bethesda news, here’s a recap of what Microsoft is planning on its Xbox Game Studios and which could make an appearance at this upcoming event.
Studio | Known Projects |
343 Industries | Working hard to deliver Halo Infinite this fall. |
The Coalition | They helped with Gears Tactics last year. Still, a new mainline Gears game is unlikely to be released until the end of 2022. |
Compulsion Games | We Happy Few was released in 2018. His next game (set in a new world / IP) was sparked a few months ago by Phil Spencer, who cited it as one of the most exciting titles from Xbox Game Studios. |
Double Fine Productions | Psychonauts 2 has been confirmed to be released this year. We have not yet heard of a concrete release date, however. |
The initiative | The studio is reimagining Perfect Dark, as announced in early December. It is likely too early to show anything, however. |
inXile Training | They released Wasteland 3 not too long ago, although some DLC should be available this year. The developers are also already working on two new RPG projects. |
Mojang Studios | They just released a new DLC for Minecraft Dungeons. |
Ninja Theory | The developer recently introduced some of the Mara Project. It’s been a while since we saw Saga de Senua: Hellblade II, however. |
Obsidian Training | Finalizing the DLC for The Outer Worlds while working on Avowed (which still seems a long way off, anyway). |
playground Games | It is said to be working on Forza Horizon 5, which could be released later this year. I am also busy with the Fable reboot announced in July 2020. |
Crude | In addition to the ongoing support of Sea of Thieves, Rare is developing Everwild, although seven months ago they were still “brainstorming game ideas”. |
Turn 10 Studios | Developing a new Forza Motorsport game that is returning to the franchise’s roots. |
Undead labs | State of Decay 3 was in ‘early pre-production’ in July 2020. |
Edge of the world | After the release of Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition, all eyes are now on Age of Empires IV, which by December 2020 was already in a ‘fully playable state’. |