Microsoft

Intro

• Mystery game opened with a lot of atmosphere. It was Halo Infinite.

Halo Infinite

• Phil Spencer came on rocking his jacket and t-shirt, as is expected.
• He talked about Fanfest and other charities.
• Then he said they would show off 50 games.
• 18 exclusives, 15 world premieres, but that’s usually a lie because they are almost always time.

Ori: The Will of the Wisps

• Another Ori featuring a lot more characters and a trailer was show off that featured a lot of action.
• Announced for 2019.

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

• From Software popped up, and in a while, we discovered it was a ninja/samurai flavored souls game.

Todd Howard

• Todd Howard everyone!
• Fallout 4 added to game pass.
• Fallout 76 is a prequel to all the games.
• 4 times the size of Fallout 4, set in West Virginia.
• The cinematic trailer was unleashed in black and white.
• The game was revealed to be a PROPER Fallout sequel.

Captain Spirit

• An in-engine gameplay trailer was shown featuring a child playing around with space toys and doing cool stuff to the real world.
• Set in the same universe as life is strange.
• Free download.

Nier Automata

• Oh look, a PS4 game on Xbox.

Crackdown 3

• A big in-engine trailer featuring a LOT of Terry Crews.
• It ironically looked like Saints Row 4.

Metro Exodus

• A bigass gameplay trailer was shown, showcasing the plot, exploration, and enemy encounters.
• Phil Spencer came back on and the brakes were put on the onslaught of trailers.

Kingdom Hearts 3

• A lot of gameplay was shown in a trailer, featuring a lot of speaking scenes from Frozen, along with confirmations of content from Wreck it Ralph, Tangled, Hercules and Toy Story.

Sea of Thieves

• Story content has been added, featuring a lengthy cutscene for a trailer.
• Cursed Sails and Sacred Seas, coming July and September.

Battlefield V

• Same Trailer as EA press.

Forza Horizon 4

• A long trailer was shown showing multiple kinds of weather and locales.
• “Great Britain” is the location.
• The world will feature a shared world drive instead drivatars.
• The game features multiple seasons.
• You can interact with other cars from your car.
• Release date October 2nd, available on Game Pass.

Acquisitions

• Phil Spencer came back on again, making a few boasts and talking about the new studios acquired with The Initiative, Undead Labs, Playground Games, and Ninja Theory, Compulsion games. All will now be big

We Happy Few

• Story trailer was shown off.
• Release date August 10, 2018.

PUBG

• Summer 2018 was given a release date along with new game modes, maps, and DLC.

Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition

• Oh wow, a PS4 game on Xbox!

The Division 2

• A very tactical trailer was shown that featured nothing other than talking.
• It was followed up with a gameplay demo that featured a forested environment.
• It was revealed to be in DC and featured a firefight in an airplane graveyard.
• Xbox Game Pass
• Ashley Spencer introduced FastStart, a program that will install your games faster.
• She made a really awkward smile while nobody clapped.
• Games that are Xbox Exclusives will release on Game Pass same day as retail release.
• They also added many many games to the library including ESO, The Division, Fallout 4 which are available now.

Indie Game Sizzle Reel

• One of these will catch your interest.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

• A new trailer was shown with a lot of gameplay featuring the plot, locations, and action gameplay.

Session.

• It’s not Skate 4, you guys.

Black Desert

• MMO trailer with many scenes.

Devil May Cry 5

• A mixed trailer and gameplay trailer showed off the short-haired new Dante from DMC. I see no way in which this will cause a commotion.
• Real Dante was shown at the end.
• This might be a Dad game.
• The devs came out to talk about it, one of them talked about the Xbox One X enhancements.
• Hideki Sagochi said it will be the “best game he’s ever made”

Cuphead The Delicious Last Course

• Coming in 2019, only a teaser was shown.

Tunic

• An isometric rogue game with a whimsical fox featuring polygonal graphics.
• Afterward, Phil Spencer came out saying all the next games are world premieres.

Jump Force

• Trailer combining your favorite characters from many different fighting animes.

Dying Light 2

• The game had an introductory trailer that showed the setting with a bit of gameplay.
• After, the dev came out to talk about new features of the game.
• It was emphasized that the game world will have actual consequences.
• They showed a “live” gameplay demo featuring a large amount of traversal.
• Afterward, they showed a critical choice in the game that had different consequences depending on whether you side with a faction or kill them.

Battletoads

• Only a teaser and 2019 were shown.

Just Cause 4

• A reel full of in-game cutscenes and gameplay was shown, it’s more of the same.

Gears Pop! & Tactics & 5

• A mobile game, based on Gears of War Pop Vinyl toys, teased with a small trailer.
• After, Gears Tactics was shown, an RTS adaptation of the series.
• Then they officially announced Gears 5 and showed off a cinematic trailer.
• The cinematic trailer was very emotional if you’re invested in the franchise.
• A lot of the scenery looked spectacular too, along with some new enemy designs.
• Coming 2019.

Phil Spencer

• Big Phil came out to close the show, summarize everything, and say more random things about the company and the console.
• Big fakeout ending, as another game came out.

Cyberpunk 2077

• We got our first real look at the game, featuring a full story trailer that showcased the setting and story.