My Xbox Games Showcase Predictions
We’re less than a week out from the Xbox Games Showcase, so I thought I’d dive deep into my predictions for the show which includes game reveals, announcements and release dates.
We’re less than a week away from the BIG Xbox Games Showcase and it’s anyone guess at what could be at the show but thought I’d throw my guess on what could possibly be announced.
First;y. there’s a few studios I don’t think will be there as they’ve just released games , so I wouldn’t expect games from the likes Of Id Software, Compulsion Games and Ninja Theory are just to name a few notable ones.
We’ve been waiting on some games for a pretty long time now, so I think we’ll get some trailers for the following games:
Fable Gameplay Reveal Trailer (Playground Games)
State Of Decay 3 Trailer (Undead Labs)
Perfect Dark Trailer (The Initiative)
Clockwork Revolution Gameplay Trailer with a release window (InXile)
Everwild Returns (Rare)
Gears Of War: E-Day Story Trailer (The Coalition)
The Outer Worlds 2 Release Date (Obsidian)
Next up on the list is the recurring games that either release every year or are currently ongoing service games, I think we’ll see the following:
Sea Of Thieves BIG update focused around a collaboration like the previous Pirates Of The Caribbean update - I think it’s highly likely they have something in the works for SoT after the great launch on PS5 last year,
Overwatch 2 Season 17 Trailer - Overwatch 2 Season 16 is gonna end on June 24th so It’s highly likely they’ll tease the next season or outright show it off
Call Of Duty next game announced
Minecraft Vibrant Visuals Update Trailer And Release Date - the upcoming update has already been somewhat shown off so my guess is we’ll get a release date and some form of reintroduction to the changes coming to the game
I’m bot sure we’ll see a ton of new first party games but Xbox has so much in the pipeline that I could be wrong on that front. Maybe we’ll get a Costume Quest 3 from Double FIne or a Fallout 3 Remaster ready for the upcoming Fallout Show on Amazon Prime.
Third Party publishers like SEGA and Square Enix like to show up in force for these big game showcase and I think this year is no different. Though I do think it’ll be scaled back a bit from other publishers as they may. want to show for Summer Game Fest instead.
Persona 5: The Phantom X - I think this one is coming sooner than we think and it’ll be on the same day as everyone else on June 26th. I also think their gonna be some form of perks included with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
FINAL FANTASY 7 Remake - I’ve been making this prediction for years but I think now is the time, especially with the recent announcement of a Nintendo Switch 2 port. I’m gonna double down and say it’s coming to Xbox Game Pass in August
Persona 4: Rewind Announcement and coming to Game Pass on Day One - honestly this feels like the worst kept secret with the domain registration and voice actors confirming they aren’t in the game. Either way I”m gonna be hyped if it does turn up
Zenless Zone Zero new character reveal
When it comes to Indie games, I haven’t got a clue on what will show up as it’s usually a grab bag of a bunch of indie games thrown into a montage.
Lastly we’ll see some downloadable content coming to existing games in the form of Starborn for Starfield and The Order `of The Giants for Indiana Jones And The Great Circle.
2025 has been a crazy year for game so far and it looks like Xbox is gonna deliver some more great games for the rest of the year. Hopefully I get some of my predictions right and don’t make too much of a fool of myself.
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout's Next crossover is with Bethesda's Doom
Devolver Digital and Mediatonic have announced that Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout is crossing over with Bethesda DOOM.
From January 12 a collection of Doom-themed costumes will be available in the in-game store, including Doomguy, a Cacodemon, and a Cyberdemon. This is the latest in a line of crossovers with other gaming properties since the game launched, including such games as Untitled Goose Game and Sonic the Hedgehog.
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout is currently in the middle of its third season on PlayStation 4 and PC.
Persona Soundtrack Comes To Spotify
Atlus has announced that most of the original soundtracks for the Persona games will be dropping onto Spotify.
Here's a list of the following Atlus soundtracks available on Spotify now:
Persona 5 OST
P4 & P4 Golden OST
P3 & FES OST
P2 Sound Collections
P4 Dancing All Night OST
P4 Arena Ultimax OST
Never More - Reincarnation: Persona 4
P3 & P4 Vocal Sound Collection
PQ & PQ2 OST
As a massive nerd for Persona, I'm super stoked to see the soundtrack become easily accessible to listen to. Previously you could only get hold of the soundtrack for the games by purchasing the collector’s edition of the games or via uploads on YouTube.
Here are some of my favorite tracks from all the games I've played:
Mass Destruction (Persona 3 FES)
The Snow Queen (Persona 3 FES)
Pursuing My True Self (Persona 4 Golden)
Time To Make History (Persona 4 Golden)
Wake Up, Get Up, Get Out There (Persona 5)
Phantom (Persona 5)
Life Will Chhange (Persona 5)
I could have listed at least another ten songs, I don't know how Atlus does it but the songs gain so much meaning over the course of each game. If you can't tell, this is just a huge ploy to encourage you to go play Persona 5 Royal. Which you should because it's one of, if not the best game that released in 2020.
Hitman 3 New Feature Revealed
IO Interactive has revealed an upcoming feature for Hitman 3. Players will be able to unlock "persistent shortcuts" in levels, which will open up new paths on previously played levels.
Originally revealed by Game Informer, the new shortcuts are said to "encourage exploration, reward curiosity, and incentivize replayability" with players being able to open up new routes by interacting with doors, certain areas, and access points in each level. Agent 47 will then be able to use them during future playthroughs to get to areas of the map faster or to head off a target before they reach a specific destination.
I'm personally looking forward to checking this out for myself when Hitman 3 launches on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 and PC on January 20, 2021.
The Year Of Creation
What's up folks and welcome to another blog post. I struggled for so awhile trying to figure out the introduction to this post so I thought I'd just rehash my podcast intro for it.
I have always been able to focus on something and hammer away at it continuously but 2020 kinda took that from me and stomped on it hard. I managed to somehow keep posting daily on Instagram and exercising but everything else went to the wayside.
Content creation is something I’ve always been drawn too and I plan to go bananas in 2021. The Podcast is moving homes from SoundCloud to HelloGhostly.com. This means sadly that either i lose all the current episodes I've created or import them all over, which takes a ton of time. Hopefully, I'll then be able to bring the podcast to more platforms such as Spotify or Amazon Music.
Gaming News is coming back to the website on a weekly basis covering the best news for consoles such as Xbox Series X, PS5, and Nintendo Switch. However, it's gonna be a little bit different as I'll only be covering the news that interests me, and I might inject some opinion along the way.
Lastly, I plan to do another regular feature on the website focusing on content creators in general, I'll be revealing more on that in the near future.
2021 has given me perspective on what's important, My family is always gonna be my first priority but creating is a close second. I plan to create a ton of awesome content over the course of the next year and i can't wait to get started.
