Microsoft has announced the timing of the subsequent Xbox Video games Showcase, to be livestreamed on June 9 at 1 pm ET. Identical to final yr, the occasion will unfold on the Sunday of Summer Game Fest, which kicks off on June 7 by way of livestreams and in-person occasions in Los Angeles. Additionally much like final yr, the place Xbox’s showcase was adopted by the Starfield Direct livestream, this yr’s showcase might be adopted by a deep dive on an upcoming recreation — and in accordance with The Verge’s reporting, that’s Name of Responsibility.
Though it’s not but confirmed, Name of Responsibility followers on-line have extensively speculated that upcoming recreation might be Name of Responsibility Black Ops Gulf Battle, whose improvement has been rumored for fairly a while. The Name of Responsibility fandom has been invigorated by this information, with many highlighting how lengthy it’s been because the franchise has been showcased on this means.
“Final time Name of Responsibility was a part of Xbox Showcase was Name of Responsibility: Superior Warfare in June 2014,” wrote CharlieIntel, mainstay of the Name of Responsibility neighborhood, on X (previously Twitter).
It’s an fascinating time for Name of Responsibility to return to the forefront of Xbox’s portfolio, as nicely, on condition that final yr was the primary time that the annual franchise entry received outsold by one other recreation. 2023’s best-selling recreation was Hogwarts Legacy, breaking Name of Responsibility’s long-running streak. That’s worldwide gross sales, nonetheless; in america, Name of Responsibility remains to be on the high of the heap, making it a dependable and non-risky alternative for Xbox’s showcase this yr.
As for the remainder of the showcase, Microsoft’s announcement says it’ll embrace its “portfolio of studios throughout Activision, Blizzard, Bethesda and Xbox Recreation Studios, along with titles from our third-party companions.”