Xbox Games Showcase 2026: Every Game Announced, Including Gears of War: E-Day, Persona 6 and Spyro

The Xbox Games Showcase 2026 has wrapped up, giving us a clearer look at what Microsoft and its partners have lined up for the coming months and beyond.

This year's event carried a little more weight than usual. Xbox is celebrating its 25th anniversary, while the company also used the showcase to clarify that it is not abandoning console exclusives entirely. Microsoft confirmed that Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution will be Xbox console exclusive rather than timed exclusives, even as several other first-party games continue to launch across Xbox, PC and Playstation.

The showcase itself covered a lot of ground. We saw the first gameplay footage from Gears of War: E-Day, a release date for Halo: Campaign Evolved, a proper reveal for Persona 6, the return of Spyro, a new Metro game and fresh looks at several games that have been quiet for a while.

Xbox also announced the translucent green Xbox Series X25 Limited Edition and the matching Xbox Wireless Controller X25 Special Edition, both inspired by the original Xbox console and launching in select markets in November.

Here is every game announced or shown during the Xbox Games Showcase 2026.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 made an appearance with the first look at its new version of DMZ. The extraction-based mode places players in a volatile conflict zone where they can deploy alone or with a squad, recover military technology and extract with whatever they manage to carry out.

The trailer leaned heavily into the unpredictability of each deployment, with opportunities to fight, negotiate or betray other players depending on how a run unfolds. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 launches on October 23.

Clockwork Revolution

Clockwork Revolution returned with another substantial trailer showing more of inXile Entertainment’s time-bending steampunk RPG.

The trailer introduced Morgan’s gang, the Rotten Row Hooligans, as a heist goes wrong and places the group on a collision course with Lady Ironwood. Morgan eventually discovers the Chronometer, a device that allows players to travel into the past and make choices that reshape the future.

Clockwork Revolution does not have a confirmed release date yet, but Microsoft confirmed that it will be an Xbox console exclusive rather than a timed exclusive.

DOOM: The Dark Ages | Revelations

DOOM: The Dark Ages is receiving a new campaign expansion called Revelations.

The expansion places the Doom Slayer in a frozen purgatory and introduces new levels, demons, puzzles and mysteries. It also adds the Chain Spear, a new weapon designed to give players more mobility during combat while still fitting into the game’s heavy, close-range fighting style.

DOOM: The Dark Ages | Revelations launches on July 7.

Fable

Playground Games revealed another trailer for Fable, offering a closer look at the game’s story and introducing Isabel, the Hero of Wraithmarsh.

Played by Hayley Atwell, Isabel is a former student of Guildmaster Humphry the Golden whose attempts to right Albion’s wrongs have pushed her down a much darker path. The trailer also teased the return of Jack of Blades, one of the most recognisable villains from the original Fable.

Fable launches on February 23, 2027, with early access beginning on February 18 for players who purchase the Premium Edition.

Gears of War: E-Day

Gears of War: E-Day was one of the biggest games at the showcase, with The Coalition finally revealing its first proper gameplay footage.

The prequel takes players back to Emergence Day, the moment when the Locust invasion began and the world changed forever. It follows younger versions of Marcus Fenix and Dominic Santiago while exploring the early stages of their partnership.

The gameplay trailer showed a familiar mixture of cover-based shooting, heavy weapons and brutal close-range combat, but with more emphasis on horror and the overwhelming scale of the initial invasion.

Gears of War: E-Day launches on October 6, 2026, for Xbox and PC. It will be an Xbox console exclusive. Players who pre-order the game will receive early access to an open beta beginning on August 6.

Halo: Campaign Evolved

Halo Studios confirmed that Halo: Campaign Evolved will launch on July 28, 2026.

The remake revisits the campaign from Halo: Combat Evolved with updated visuals, modernised presentation and several additions. The latest trailer focused on Operation: Meteorite, a new three-mission storyline featuring Master Chief and Sergeant Johnson on a covert UNSC operation behind enemy lines.

Halo: Campaign Evolved will be available across Xbox Series X|S, PC and PlayStation 5. Players who purchase eligible editions can begin playing up to five days early on July 23.

Minecraft Dungeons II

Minecraft Dungeons II is officially coming on September 29.

The sequel expands on the original dungeon crawler with new environments, tougher enemies and additional character customisation options. The latest gameplay trailer also introduced the Twisted Warden, one of the new threats waiting in the Overworld.

Players who pre-order Minecraft Dungeons II will receive two hero skins, the Twisted Cape and a Twisted Chicken pet.

Senua

Ninja Theory revealed Senua, a new action-adventure game set in the Hellblade universe.

The game takes place after the events of Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II and follows Senua as she becomes trapped between life and death in a fractured vision of purgatory. To reach the afterlife and reunite with those she has lost, she must fight her way through a world shaped by her own mind.

The trailer showed a more action-focused direction for the series, including tactical combat against multiple enemies, different weapons, focus abilities, puzzles and large boss encounters.

Senua launches in 2027.

Spyro: A Realm Beyond

Toys for Bob revealed Spyro: A Realm Beyond, the first completely original Spyro game in almost two decades.

The new adventure introduces a fresh world, expanded exploration and a major new mechanic: full dragon flight. Spyro will be able to fly freely through environments rather than being restricted to shorter gliding sections.

Tom Kenny is also returning as the voice of Spyro. Spyro: A Realm Beyond launches in spring 2027.

State of Decay 3

State of Decay 3 finally received its first proper gameplay trailer.

The latest entry in Undead Labs’ open-world survival series once again focuses on building settlements, maintaining a community of survivors and pushing back against an increasingly dangerous zombie threat.

The game can be played solo or in shared-world co-op for up to four players. State of Decay 3 launches in 2027.

Bad Magpie

New indie studio Milktooth revealed Bad Magpie, a strange and slightly chaotic new game starring a one-winged magpie.

The reveal trailer showed the bird causing havoc across an otherwise peaceful world, setting fire to flowers and leaving destruction in its wake. However, the trailer also hinted at a more emotional story involving the magpie’s lost flock and a mysterious fallen star.

Bad Magpie launches in 2027.

Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse

Konami revealed that Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse will launch on October 15.

The new 2D action-exploration game is being developed by Evil Empire and Motion Twin, the creators of Dead Cells. Set 23 years after Castlevania: Dracula’s Curse, it follows Rose Belmont, the daughter of Trevor Belmont, as she attempts to save a devastated Paris.

The game mixes the classic Castlevania structure with faster movement, more freedom during exploration and tarot-based Arcana abilities.

Crazy Taxi: World Tour

Crazy Taxi is back with Crazy Taxi: World Tour, an all-new entry in Sega’s arcade driving series.

The trailer featured the return of The Offspring’s “All I Want” and followed Axel through a high-speed chase before teasing a much larger international adventure. The game will feature five cities, a full story campaign, online multiplayer racing, vehicle customisation and a revamped classic mode.

Crazy Taxi: World Tour launches in 2027.

JOIN US

JOIN US is a darkly comedic action-survival game that allows players to build and manage their own doomsday cult.

Players can recruit followers, construct a compound, issue teachings and prepare for the apocalypse. The game can be played solo or in co-op with up to four players, with the latest trailer showing more of its recruitment systems, combat and story campaign.

JOIN US launches in March 2027 and will be available through Game Pass.

Magicians: The Devil’s Deal

Magicians: The Devil’s Deal is a narrative-driven first-person action game set in Theatreland, a twisted version of Victorian London where stage magic has become real.

Players take control of Jacob, a fallen magician trapped in a pact with the Devil. The game combines atmospheric exploration with fast-paced combat and evolving magical powers.

Magicians: The Devil’s Deal launches in 2027.

Metro 2039

Metro 2039 received its first gameplay trailer, confirming a February 2027 release window.

The latest entry takes players back to post-apocalyptic Moscow for another mixture of first-person shooting, stealth, horror and survival. The trailer introduced the Fuhrer Hunter, a mysterious figure who has used lies and propaganda to seize power within the Metro.

The footage also showed new weapons, mutant variants, equipment and additional ways to use the environment during combat and exploration.

Persona 6

Atlus officially revealed Persona 6 with a brief teaser trailer.

The next mainline Persona game will tell a new standalone story while retaining the series’ familiar mixture of character-driven storytelling, role-playing systems and social simulation elements.

The teaser did not reveal a release date, but Persona 6 is now available to wishlist.

Persona 4 Revival

Persona 4 Revival also appeared during the showcase with a new trailer and a confirmed release date.

The remake returns to Inaba with upgraded visuals, improved gameplay, refreshed presentation and quality-of-life updates designed to modernise the original RPG.

Persona 4 Revival launches on February 18, 2027.

Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy

Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy launches on August 27.

Set 15 years before the first A Plague Tale game, Resonance follows Sophia as she explores an island filled with ancient myths, buried secrets and connections to the Macula.

The new gameplay footage showed a noticeably different style of combat, with more emphasis on close-range encounters alongside the exploration and emotional storytelling associated with the series.

Valor Mortis

Valor Mortis is launching on September 24, 2026.

The first-person Soulslike is set in a twisted version of the Napoleonic Wars and follows a former soldier who rises from the dead. The latest trailer also revealed that Vincent Cassel will voice Napoleon Bonaparte.

Players will use supernatural abilities to battle monsters and uncover a conspiracy linked to Napoleon’s ambitions.

Vivarium

Vivarium is a life-simulation adventure inspired by classic hand-drawn anime series and films.

Developed by Studio Meadowflower and published by Serenity Forge, the game takes place inside an explorable terrarium world filled with unusual residents. Players will experience a dynamic time system, slice-of-life activities and a non-linear mystery shaped by their choices.

Vivarium launches in 2027.

Where Winds Meet

Where Winds Meet is now available on Xbox.

The free-to-play open-world action RPG takes place in 10th-century China and allows players to develop their own martial arts combat style while exploring a large, story-driven world.

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers will receive exclusive benefits. The trailer also teased the Hidden Mountain expansion, which arrives in July 2026.

Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember

Team Ninja revealed Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember, a new action RPG launching in early 2027.

The sequel takes place after Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty and returns to a fantasy interpretation of the late Eastern Han period. Players will control another nameless warrior fighting human enemies and demons across large battlefields.

Team Ninja says the sequel will feature an evolved martial arts combat system that incorporates both offensive and defensive techniques.

Age of Empires IV: Raiders of the North

Age of Empires IV is receiving a new expansion called Raiders of the North later this year.

The expansion adds two new civilisations: the Vikings and the Scots. Both will include their own units, buildings, masteries, music and voice lines. Players can also expect additional Crucible missions and new biomes across multiple game modes.

The Elder Scrolls Online: Season One

The Elder Scrolls Online is kicking off Season One on July 8.

The new season introduces a fresh Thieves Guild storyline, an in-game event set on the high seas, an encounter involving the Prince of Madness and several new challenges and rewards.

The Elder Scrolls Online is also now available through PC Game Pass and has joined the Xbox Play Anywhere library.

Fallout 76: Infestations

Fallout 76 players can access the free Infestations update now.

The update transforms several familiar locations across Appalachia into dangerous infestation zones. Players who survive these encounters can earn new loot, including four-star legendary weapon and armour mods.

Fallout 76 is also receiving a new season called Appalachia Under Siege, with additional rewards available through the game’s seasonal progression system.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is receiving a free update focused on US national parks.

World Update 22 introduces more detailed versions of over 30 national parks across 12 states, covering more than 400,000 square kilometres.

A second update arriving later this year will add the National Championship Air Races, including tracks in Reno and Roswell alongside several different aircraft classes.

Sea of Thieves: Season 20

Sea of Thieves Season 20 launches on June 18 with a major new feature called Custom Seas.

The update allows players to create their own custom game modes by adjusting the rules, placing items and enemies, assigning crews and using a free camera to capture the results.

Rare showed off several examples, including a Skeleton Scoreboard competition and a mode called Rowboat Royale.

FAQ

What were the biggest announcements at Xbox Games Showcase 2026?

The biggest announcements included the first gameplay footage from Gears of War: E-Day, the reveal of Persona 6, the return of Spyro in Spyro: A Realm Beyond, a July release date for Halo: Campaign Evolved and new trailers for Fable, Clockwork Revolution and State of Decay 3.

When will Gears of War: E-Day be released?

Gears of War: E-Day launches on October 6, 2026, for Xbox and PC. It will be an Xbox console exclusive and will not launch on PlayStation 5.

Is Persona 6 officially announced?

Yes. Atlus officially revealed Persona 6 during the Xbox Games Showcase 2026. The teaser confirmed that it will feature a new standalone story, but Atlus has not announced a release date yet.

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