Several of the game launches announced by Microsoft at the E3 conference came from video game publisher Bethesda, behind hits such as Fallout and Doom. Microsoft last year bought ZeniMax Media, parent company of Bethesda, for $7.5 billion.<\/b>
\non Sunday showcased 30 upcoming games and said most of those titles will be available on its monthly subscription service,. The company said it would launch new games on every month through the end of the year, including titles such as PC strategy series \u00ab\u00a0Age of Empires IV\u00a0\u00bb and racing game \u00ab\u00a0Forza Horizon 5.\u00a0\u00bb One of Microsoft’s big-ticket games, \u00ab\u00a0Halo Infinite,\u00a0\u00bb is now set for a holiday launch this year after being delayed due to the challenge of developers being stuck at home during coronavirus restrictions. Several of the game launches announced by Microsoft at the E3 conference came from video game publisher Bethesda, behind hits such as Fallout and Doom. Microsoft last year bought ZeniMax Media, parent company of Bethesda, for $7.5 billion. Microsoft also announced launch dates of two big-budget games, exclusive to and PC – role playing game \u00ab\u00a0Starfield\u00a0\u00bb and vampire-themed shooting game \u00ab\u00a0Redfall.\u00a0\u00bb \u00ab\u00a0Starfield\u00a0\u00bb will launch on Nov.11,2022 and \u00ab\u00a0Redfall\u00a0\u00bb next Summer. Both Microsoft and launched their next-generation gaming devices in November last year and have seen heightened demand for the consoles as gamers stuck at home due to the pandemic snapped up the devices. Gaming analytics firm Newzoo forecasts that the global games market will generate revenue of $175.8 billion in 2021, with 2.9 billion players, and surpass $200 billion in 2023. Microsoft has also been developing its cloud gaming service to attract casual gamers and its own streaming devices. Game Pass has hundreds of games playable on Xbox consoles, Android devices and PCs with a $9.99 monthly fee. \u00ab\u00a0What makes us different from a service like is that we give players both options, a subscription package and also a full retail store,\u00a0\u00bb said Phil Spencer, head of Xbox.<\/p>\n