All announcements from the Xbox conference at Tokyo Game Show 2022.
Following Xbox’s new commitment to the Japanese market in which Phil Spencer has put everything on his side with numerous trips and meetings with Japanese developers and publishers that have resulted in the arrival of games such as the Yakuza series or the imminent Persona 5, Xbox this year organized a digital event on the occasion of Tokyo Game Show 2022 where we have shown some of the news that are about to reach Xbox Series X | S and PC consoles in the coming months. Including games that will be available with Xbox Game Pass.
Historically, Xbox has always suffered to gain a foothold in the Japanese industry, but in the last two years, after the arrival of Xbox Series X | S and the establishment of Xbox Game Pass, the American brand has reaped much better numbers than with its previous generation of consoles and it seems that it intends to continue with its streak thanks to new games of Japanese taste that will soon arrive on the platform. Both known sagas and new proposals. These have been the most important announcements of the Xbox event at the Tokyo Game Show 2022.
New Wo Long Dev Diary: Fallen Dynasty
After announcing a new game yesterday at the State of Play, Team Ninja has stopped by this Xbox event to share a new development diary for Wo Long, the Chinese-themed RPG action game that was announced a few months ago during the Xbox & Bethesda Showcase. Take a look if you want to see new gameplay and new details of both the narrative and the gameplay of this new proposal from the creators of Nioh. For example, it has been possible to take a first look at the system of character creation.
New Exoprimal Story Trailer
Another of the important names that have been dropped by this Xbox event has been Exoprimal, Capcom’s first-person shooter that will arrive in 2023 on PlayStation, Xbox and PC consoles. On this occasion, the company has decided to focus on showing a new story trailer to better understand the narrative background of this futuristic science fiction universe where the Earth is being invaded by a horde of dinosaurs.
BlazBlue makes the leap to Xbox
Without a doubt, great news for lovers of fighting games. the BlazBlue series, one of the most important and beloved in Japan, finally makes the leap to Xbox consoles with the arrival of BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle and Guilty Gear Strive for Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, the last two installments of this popular franchise. At the moment there is no specific date of arrival, but we know that It will be in 2023 and they will be available with Xbox Game Pass.
Ni No Kuni Remastered now available on Xbox Game Pass
Ni No Kuni is another one of those Japanese franchises that Xbox gamers have been asking for years to make the leap to the platform, and it finally has. Specifically, Ni No Kuni Remastered arrives today on Xbox One and Xbox Series X | S, also available through Xbox Game Pass, while its sequel, Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdomwill arrive on a date to be confirmed in 2023. Great news for fans of the JRPG genre who have an Xbox.
Danganronpa V3 now available on Xbox Game Pass
In the same way, without talking about popular Japanese franchises, and a bit eccentric, the name of Danganronpa would surely come out there. During this event on the occasion of the Tokyo Game Show 2022, the arrival of Danganronpa V3 to Xbox Game Pass today. Available on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, it is the third installment in the main series of this visual novel franchise created by Spike Chunsoft.
Palworld, the machine gun Pokémon is coming to Xbox
If we had to choose the craziest game among those that have been shown at this Xbox event on the occasion of the Tokyo Game Show 2022, without a doubt, the Palworld series. A game that describes itself as an online multiplayer survival, exploration and crafting experience where you can capture and live with fantasy creatures called “Pal” in the purest Pokémon style. Only here they are captured by shooting and you can put them to work. This game was already known, but now we know that it will come soon to Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.
Overwatch 2 shows off Kiriko’s skills
Until the purchase of Activision Blizzard is closed in the middle of next year, it cannot be said that it is a first-party Xbox game, but Overwatch 2 has once again teamed up with Xbox to show for the first time the skills of Kiriko, the new playable character that will be available soon in the Blizzard game. He aims to be one of the most popular characters thanks to his ninja abilities, such as the ability to summon a spectral familiar in the form of a fox.
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Coming to Xbox Game Pass
Xbox has taken advantage of this digital event to announce some of the big names that will join Xbox Game Pass in the coming days, and one of them has been Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, the penultimate installment in Ubisoft’s long-running series, and will be available starting today, September 15. This second installment of the series after its jump to the open world action RPG with Assassin’s Creed Origins is one of the modern installments that received the best reception from critics and the public both for its setting in classical Greece, and for its history.
Deathloop is coming to Xbox Game Pass
As has been rumored for a few days now, the ‘one more thing’ of this Xbox digital event on the occasion of the Tokyo Game Show 2022 has been the announcement of Deathloop for Xbox consoles and its arrival on Xbox Game Pass for both consoles , PC and cloud starting next September 20. This is the latest first-person shooter from Arkane Studios, creators of Dishonored and Prey, which came exclusively to PS5 and PC during the past 2021.