Xbox fans now have something exciting to look forward to soon, because Microsoft has announced that a new showcase will take place next week, focusing on indie games coming to Xbox systems. And it won’t be a short event, so indie fans can expect plenty of announcements for a number of games.
The ID@Xbox Fall Showcase will be taking place next Wednesday, September 14, at 10 AM PT. This will make it the second such event this year, following the Xbox Indie Showcase that Microsoft hosted back in March. Just like that one, the next showcase will place the spotlight on several upcoming indie games, boasting a 90+ minute runtime full of “exciting news and debuts.”
The full lineup of announcements likely won’t be revealed before next week, but Microsoft did tease a few of the games that will be making an appearance. Among them will be the rhythm-based first-person shooter Metal: Hellsinger, the arcade racer You Suck at Parking, and the asymmetric multiplayer game Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed. Microsoft promised that viewers can look forward to new announcements and trailers, updates on new indie titles coming to Xbox Game Pass, and “deep dive” developer interviews.
Unlike other big Xbox events, the ID@Xbox Fall Showcase will only be livestreamed through Twitch, though viewers will have the option to view it from a few channels including Xbox and Twitchgaming. Before that, Microsoft will be partnering with Black Girl Gamers for a pre-show that will kick off at 9:30 AM PT and feature new gameplay for the social deduction game Eville. The company also confirmed that Twitch streamers will be free to co-stream the event, even providing directions for those that may be interested but don’t know how.
The past year has seen indie games getting plenty of love at Microsoft’s live events. The Xbox and Bethesda Showcase in June brought notable announcements like the long-awaited new trailer for Hollow Knight: Silksong, while Gamescom last month saw the inclusion of multiple games launching on Xbox Game Pass. With over 90 minutes of reveals set to happen next week, it goes without saying that the trend will continue going into the fall season.
Game Pass in particular has proven to be rather beneficial for indie titles. Not only has it exposed them to a much larger audience than many of them could find on their own, it also gives users more incentive to try out titles they may have never considered playing before. Of course, there’s the downside of beloved games eventually being removed from Game Pass, but with how many more titles are slated to come to the service, users shouldn’t worry about running out of new indie experiences games to discover.
Source: Xbox