By: Bryce L. Jackson

Microsoft held their Inside XBOX livestream on Thursday showing off new games coming to the XBOX Series X. It is the first edition of similar events coming over the summer showcasing the new games expected in the Holiday 2020 launch window. Microsoft will feature games within the Microsoft Game Studio in their July stream. Microsoft showed off 13 3rd Party games during the stream, 9 of which will support Microsoft’s Smart Delivery program, where users can buy a game on XBOX One or PC and will be able to play it on Series X once it becomes available at no additional cost.

Featured Games

Chorus - Take control of Nara, once the Circle’s deadliest warrior, now their most wanted fugitive, on a quest to destroy the dark cult that created her. Unlock devastating weapons and mind-bending abilities in a true evolution of the space-combat shooter. Along with Forsaken, her sentient starfighter, explore ancient temples, engage in exhilarating zero-g combat, and venture beyond our waking reality.

-Game Description via XBOX Website

The Ascent - The Ascent is a solo and co-op action RPG set in a cyberpunk world. The mega corporation that owns you and everyone, The Ascent Group, has just collapsed. Confusion and chaos ensue, security and order are in disarray, and without protection, everyone is left to fend for themselves. Stop gangs and hostile corporations from taking over and discover what really happened.

-Game Description via XBOX Website

The Medium - Become a medium living in two worlds: the real and the spirit one. Haunted by a vision of a child’s murder, you travel to an abandoned hotel resort, which years ago became the stage of an unthinkable tragedy. There you begin your search for difficult answers. The Medium features a “dual” soundtrack by Bloober Team’s Arkadiusz Reikowski and legendary composer Akira Yamaoka of Silent Hill fame.

-Game Description via XBOX Website

Yakuza: Like a Dragon - Become Ichiban Kasuga, a low-ranking yakuza grunt left on the brink of death by the man he trusted most. Take up your legendary bat and get ready to crack some underworld skulls in dynamic RPG combat set against the backdrop of modern-day Japan.

-Game Description via XBOX Website

Scarlet Nexus - Take on the role of Yuito Sumeragi, a new recruit to the OSF aiming to become an elite psionic like the one who saved him as a child. Armed with a talent in psycho-kinesis, explore the futuristic city of New Himuka and uncover the mysteries of a Brain Punk future caught between technology and psychic abilities in SCARLET NEXUS.

-Game Description via XBOX Website

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 - Enter the World of Darkness and rise through vampire society. Experience Seattle - a city full of alluring, dangerous characters and factions. In this sequel to the cult classic, your choices, plots and schemes will change the balance of power.

-Game Description via XBOX Website

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla - In Assassin's Creed Valhalla, become Eivor, a legendary Viking raider on a quest for glory. Explore a dynamic and beautiful open world set against the brutal backdrop of England’s Dark Ages. Raid your enemies, grow your settlement, and build your political power in the quest to earn a place among the gods in Valhalla.

-Game Description via XBOX Website

Bright Memory: Infinite - Bright Memory: Infinite is set in a sprawling, futuristic metropolis in the year 2036. A strange phenomenon for which scientists can find no explanation has occurred in the skies around the world. The Supernatural Science Research Organization (SRO) has sent agents out to various regions to investigate this phenomenon. It is soon discovered that these strange occurrences are connected to an archaic mystery – an as-of-yet unknown history of two worlds, about to come to light...

Game Description via XBOX Website

These are just some of the games featured in the livestream. to watch in full, click the button below.