It’s going to be a big weekend for Microsoft as theXbox-centric event known as X018kicks off in Mexico City. Revealed last month in a new blog post, the event promises plenty of gaming news for fans from both first and third party sources. Unfortunately, Microsoft didn’t share much else as to what fans could expect to see whether in person or via streaming methods like Mixer. Thankfully, that changed earlier today as new information finally came out
The new details regardingMicrosoft’s X018 eventcame courtesy of Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb, who took to Twitter to make a few announcements. Hryb’s weekly online show, Inside Xbox, will be broadcast live from Mexico City for a full 2 hours full of games on Saturday, November 10 at 4 p.m. ET. The Tweet went on to reveal plenty of first-party titles will be on display, including many which came out this year such asForza Horizon 4,Sea of Thieves, andState of Decay 2. After a number of delays,Crackdown 3will also be on hand and shown off in some capacity.
In addition to games, a blog post also went on to reveal that Microsoft will be announcing 12 new titles joining the alreadyexpansive Xbox Game Pass service. The event will also feature plenty of guests like Xbox head Phil Spencer, Head of Microsoft Studios Matt Booty, and Minecraft Studio Head Helen Chiang. Lastly, for fans of free stuff, those watching on Mixer and logged into their Microsoft account will receive in-game items forSea of ThievesandForza Horizon 4.
Xbox fans will want to tune into X018 this weekend as Microsoft has previously confirmed that it has plenty of secrets to share as well. While fans already know that Halo Infinite won’t be there, the company does have a surprise or two ready to share. Speculation has naturally engulfed the community with many believing that aFable 4teaser of some sort could be shown. With Microsoft publishing general manager Shannon Loftis previously revealing that thecompany has a number of games in development, fans have also started to wonder if Darrell Gallagher’s Santa Monica studio may be included in this, or if it’s still too early for The Initiative.
