Microsoft and Bethesda held a 90-minute joint showcase that revealed tons of Xbox games.<\/b>
\nGoing into E3 2021, Microsoft was always the company to watch. While the Xbox Series X has been light on exclusives so far, there was a sense that E3 was going to be where the narrative changed. That\u2019s largely because of Bethesda, which Microsoft officially acquired this year in a blockbuster deal. To celebrate, Microsoft and Bethesda decided to hold a 90-minute megaconference this year, which set fans\u2019 expectations extremely high. It\u2019s safe to say that Microsoft delivered. The show was packed wall-to-wall with news, announcements, and updates on previously revealed games. It started with a grand unveil for Starfield, Bethesda\u2019s open-world space game, which will launch in November2022. Halo Infinite got a spotlight as well, though it still doesn\u2019t have a firm release date. It wouldn\u2019t be a Microsoft show without Forza, and the latest installment of the racing series got a massive segment as well. That barely scratches the surface of what was shown during Microsoft\u2019s loaded press conference, so here\u2019s all the highlights. Halo Infinite is coming this holiday season, but it still doesn\u2019t have a firm release date. Microsoft\u2019s shooter juggernaut was supposed to launch with the Xbox Series X last November, but was indefinitely delayed nearly a full year. The game and its first multiplayer season will launch at the same time. A new trailer gives a deeper look at the game\u2019s story. It turns out that Cortana has been \u201cdeleted,\u201d and there\u2019s a new A.I. helping Master Chief. We also got a glimpse at the game\u2019s multiplayer mode, which looks like traditional Halo play. The multiplayer will be free-to-play. Starfield has a release date, but it\u2019s a little later than fans may have been expecting. Bethesda\u2019s open-world sci-fi game will officially land on November 11,2022 \u2014 well over a year from now. A cinematic teaser trailer shows a character walking around a massive spaceship. At one point, they toss a gun down on a table before jumping into the pilot seat. The game will be available on Xbox Game Pass on launch day. It will be a console exclusive for Xbox Series X\/S and be available on PC as well, but not Xbox One. The news leaked hours before the official Microsoft show after The Washington Post mistakenly published the trailer early, along with a \u201cmaking of\u201d feature. We got a glimpse at a brand-new Bethesda title, which will be exclusive to Xbox. Redfall is a new vampire shooter from Arkane Studios. The game is set to launch next summer. Forza Horizon 5 is coming on November 9. The racing game got a massive spotlight at the Microsoft stream that focused on its new setting, Mexico. The game has an open-world battle royale mode called The Eliminator. Pyshconauts 2 got a brand-new trailer, which gave another look at the anticipated platformer. It\u2019ll launch on August 25 on Xbox Series X\/S, Xbox One, and PC. The Outer Worlds 2 is in development, though that\u2019s about all we know about it. The RPG got a cheeky trailer, which joked about how the game doesn\u2019t have any form of gameplay ready to show yet. Following its official reveal earlier this week, we got a first glimpse at Battlefield 2042 \u2018s actual gameplay. EA dropped a new trailer that was heavy on stunts and gadgets. We also got to see some of its new specialists in action, including character zipping around with a grappling hook. Microsoft shared a new trailer for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.2: Heart of Chernobyl, which gave a close look at its story and gameplay. The biggest reveal is that the game will launch on April 28, 2022. Just Cause developer Avalanche is making a new Xbox game called Contraband. A vague teaser trailer noted that it\u2019s an ope- world co-op game, though it didn\u2019t say too much beyond that. Xbox exclusive A Plague Tale: Innocence is getting a new sequel. A Plague Tale: Requiem looks very much in line with the original stealth adventure game that takes place during a plague. It features more giant swarms of rats, a defining feature of the original, and will launch sometime in 2022. Diablo 2: Resurrection, a remake of the classic Blizzard title, got an official release date. It\u2019ll launch on September 23. Microsoft Flight Simulator is finally coming to Xbox. A new trailer for the console version showed the game running in 4K on Xbox Series X. It\u2019ll be available via Xbox Game Pass on July 27. It\u2019s also getting a free expansion based around the Top Gun franchise to coincide with the upcoming film Top Gun: Maverick. As teased ahead of the show by the Game Pass Twitter account, Yakuza: Like a Dragon is joining the service today. Indie hit Hades will hit the service on August 13, when the game lands on Xbox for the first time. Game Pass is also getting more Bethesda titles, including Fallout 3 and The Evil Within 2.<\/p>\n