All announced at Xbox Developer Direct

LAST year, Xbox was buoyed by its amazing library of indie games, with only a few big-budget titles taking the spotlight.

To counteract this, Xbox launched 2023 with a developer directly to showcase five of its biggest upcoming first-party games.

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Unfortunately, Starfield wasn’t part of the event and the team has informed everyone that there will be a showcase for it at a later date.

Here’s everything announced at Xbox Developer Direct 2023.

Minecraft Legends introduces co-op and online PvP modes

Players will share their army and resources with their teams, so you must strategize with your allies.

The world is procedurally generated to make things different every game.

In PvP, players build bases in teams, and then you must go out and destroy your opponent’s base while protecting your own.

A single-player story mode has already been announced, with a release date set for April 18, 2023.

Forza Motorsport is bigger and better than ever

There are over 500 cars available at launch and over 800 upgrades to customize your car.

The developer claims there will be more options than Forza Motorsport 5, 6 and 7 combined.

There will be 20 environments available at launch, with five new tracks in the series.

It will have a single-player focused career mode for fans and will launch sometime in 2023.

Hi-Fi Rush announced and released

A rhythm-based action game with platform elements has been announced by the team behind The Evil Within.

The more attacks you perform on the beat, the more powerful your attacks become, with each attack contributing to the soundtrack.

It’s a major distraction from the studio’s usual games, and has a cartoon art style rather than a realistic one.

There’s a cat companion and rhythm bar to help you keep up the beat in Hi-Fi Rush, and it’s available now on Xbox Game Pass.

Elder Scrolls reveals more about the upcoming Necrom chapter

Elder Scrolls Online will release a new chapter called Necrom this year.

The team claims that it will add thousands of hours of gameplay to the MMORPG with a new single-player story.

It will of course add many more multiplayer elements, although many of these will be saved for an individual showcase.

The next chapter of Elder Scrolls Online will be released on June 5th, 2023.

Redfall unveils new Deep Dive gameplay trailer

Much more information has been given about the upcoming first-person shooter Redfall.

It will feature both single player and co-op gameplay for up to four players.

Redfall is a suspense horror game with RPG elements like skill trees.

Fans can play the vampire horror sooner than we thought as it will be released on May 2nd, 2023.

Written by Georgina Young on behalf of GOOD LUCK AND HAVE FUN.

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