XBOX @ gamescom Broadcast 2026: All Announcements

Xbox and developer Tallboys announced that Militsioner, the surrealist survival title, is coming to Xbox, alongside a PC release.

• Premise & Setting: A Kafkaesque first-person immersive sim set in a town overseen by a giant policeman who watches your every move after you are falsely arrested.
• Gameplay Mechanics: Players must plan an escape by manipulating character relationships - using options to anger, flatter, lie to, or even romance the giant - alongside stealth, theft, and environmental interaction.
• Release Window: Scheduled to launch in 2027.
• Game Pass Availability: Available Day One on Xbox Game Pass.

SEGA and RGG Studio released an in-depth interview with Studio Head and Executive Director Masayoshi Yokoyama discussing STRANGER THAN HEAVEN.

• Premise & Scope: A 50-year action-adventure saga following men with nowhere to go and their desperate struggle to find a place to call home.
• Gameplay & Settings: Spans five cities and distinct eras of modern Japan, combining brutal, extreme combat for survival with musical showmanship to thrive.
• Developer: Developed by RGG Studio (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio) and published by SEGA.
• Release Date: Launching on January 15, 2027. Also coming to Game Pass Day One.

Xbox and Team17 showcased a new trailer for Holstin, a psychological survival horror game developed by Sonka.

• Setting & Premise: Set in an eerie, isolated 1990s Polish town (Jeziorne-Kolonia) consumed by an ominous, foul presence.
• Gameplay & Mechanics: Features exploration of a decaying town, interrogations of unhelpful and deteriorating locals, and survival combat against ungodly manifestations.
• Publisher: Published under the Team17 Digital label.
• Availability: Holstin will be available for PC and consoles in 2027 and is a Game Pass Day One release.

Bohemia Interactive and Xbox revealed the release date and feature breakdown for the DayZ Badlands expansion, bringing a new survival experience to the desert.

• New Map & Setting: Introduces Nasdara Province, a massive 267 km² arid expanse filled with unique environmental threats, water scarcity, and war-torn points of interest.
• Key Gameplay Additions: Introduces motorcycles for fast travel, rebuildable houses for player bases and loot stashes, and dynamic loot events triggered via radio transmissions.
• New Gear & Survival Mechanics: Adds regional firearms, thematic clothing, and fresh survival challenges where resource management is critical.
• Release Date & Platform: Launches on Xbox Series X|S, PC, and PS5 on October 15, 2026.

Xbox revealed The Séance of Blake Manor, a supernatural detective mystery set in late 19th-century Ireland.

• Setting & Premise: Set in 1897 Ireland, players investigate the disappearance of a young woman at a remote hotel filled with secrets and otherworldly occurrences.
• Gameplay Mechanics: Play as Private Investigator Declan Ward to interview and interrogate suspects, log findings in a detective journal, and solve the mystery behind the hotel and its ominous séance.
• Release Date & Platforms: Launches October 27, 2026 for Xbox Series X|S, PS5, and Nintendo Switch 2. The game is already available on PC.
• Game Pass Availability: Available Day One on Xbox Game Pass (Xbox & PC).

Xbox announced the launch date for Armatus alongside a dark teaser tagline: "Every darkened corner is a tombstone."

• Release Date & Platforms: Launches on January 7, 2027, for Xbox Series X|S, PC, PS5, and Nintendo Switch 2.
• Game Pass Availability: Available Day One on Xbox Game Pass.

Xbox revealed the release date for Deep Dish Dungeon alongside a new trailer showcasing its upcoming release.

• Release Date & Platforms: Launches on October 13, 2026, for Xbox Series X|S and PC.
• Game Pass Availability: Available Day One on Game Pass.

Microsoft Flight Simulator announced the launch date for its upcoming National Championship Air Races update.

• Event Location & Setting: Brings the world's fastest motorsport to the skies over New Mexico, allowing simmers to experience the thrill of high-speed competitive air racing.
• Release Date: The racing expansion officially launches on October 13, 2026.

Xbox revealed the Filmic Archive DLC for Dune: Awakening, bringing movie-inspired cosmetics and building sets from Dune: Part One and Dune: Part Two.

• Film-Inspired Gear: Adds iconic armors and outfits including Harkonnen Cataphract Armor, Atreides Hoplite Armor, the Longhaul Stillsuit, Caladan Stormcoat, and Sardaukar gear with weapons, tactical swatches, and emotes.
• Base Building: Introduces 73 Sardaukar-themed construction pieces and 17 decorative items to build imperial-style fortresses.
• Release Date: Releases on September 22, 2026, alongside the console release of the game. It will be available on Game Pass from Day One.

Xbox has released an extended quest gameplay demo for Fable, highlighting the capital city of Bowerstone and returning RPG features.

• World & Setting: Explores Bowerstone, the bustling capital of Albion, featuring citizens with dynamic routines and individual lives.
• Classic RPG Mechanics: Showcases buying homes and businesses, customizing character appearance, building a reputation, and starting a family.
• Combat & Choice: Features real-time combat and choice-driven quests where player actions directly shape Albion and how NPCs react to the Hero.

Xbox has released a release date trailer for Terrible Lizards, detailing the horror-survival platformer's setting and mechanics.

• Release Date & Platforms: Officially launches on October 29, 2026, with a Day One release on Xbox Game Pass.
• Setting & Premise: Set at "Dalton's Dinos," a quiet roadside dinosaur attraction along Route 66 that conceals sprawling underground caverns and deadly animatronic/monstrous threats.
• Gameplay Mechanics: Focuses on fast-paced traversal and survival, requiring players to run, jump, slide, climb, wall-run, and use stealth to avoid predatory inhabitants.

An official gameplay walkthrough for Exterminauts showcased a complete work order contract on Planet Tian, detailing the PvE co-op shooter's core loop and mechanics.

• Core Premise & Structure: Players squad up as exterminators taking on high-stakes work orders across hostile locations, covering the full shift cycle from deployment to extraction.
• Combat & Enemies: Teams encounter diverse alien "Pests," requiring careful reliance on specialized weapons, tactical equipment, and target prioritization to survive escalating threats.
• Objectives & Gear: Highlights team-focused contract objectives and equipment setups needed to clear infestations efficiently.
• Genre: Co-op PvE shooter.

Atlus West has released a new Story Trailer for Persona 4 Revival, highlighting the core narrative and investigation elements of the remake.

Story Focus: Spotlights the central murder mystery set in rural Inaba, focusing on the investigation into the Midnight Channel and the serial killings.

Rebellion showcased a new Gamescom trailer for Alien Deathstorm, detailing the sci-fi action-horror FPS environment and release window.

• Setting & Premise: Explores a devastated off-world colony ravaged by a cataclysmic mega-storm and overrun by bloodthirsty aliens.
• Gameplay: Features first-person action-horror combat requiring a mix of firepower and tactical cunning to survive lurking alien horrors.
• Release Window: Confirmed for launch in Spring 2027.
• Platforms & Game Pass: Releasing on Xbox Series X|S and PC, with a day-one launch on Xbox Game Pass.

Microsoft has introduced a game preservation feature allowing physical Xbox discs to grant full digital entitlements, enabling cross-device access across the Xbox ecosystem.

• Disc-to-Digital Mechanism: Inserting a supported Xbox One or Xbox Series X disc into a console and launching the game allows players to claim a digital entitlement. The physical disc remains fully functional.
• Added Ecosystem Benefits: Claimed digital entitlements unlock digital features where supported, including Xbox Play Anywhere (PC access) and Xbox Cloud Gaming.
• Supported Catalog: Launching with thousands of supported titles, with additional games added over time.
• Insider Testing Schedule: Xbox Insiders begin testing the feature starting August 31, 2026.

Bedtime Digital Games has announced Chosen by Odin, a 1–3 player co-op action RPG with roguelite mechanics set in the realms of Norse mythology.

• Premise: Play as warriors chosen by Odin to hunt down the cults of Ragnarök across Norse realms, falling in battle only to return to Valhalla and rewrite the saga.
• Core Gameplay: A hybrid of real-time action RPG combat and roguelite progression, featuring a unique dice-crafting system where dice rolls shape character builds.
• Modes: Playable solo offline or in 1–3 player online co-op.
• Build Depth: Includes 50+ blessings, 6 God-given Patron Powers, thousands of craftable dice variations, and deep meta-progression via soul levels and warrior upgrades.
• Status: Steam wishlist and playtest sign-ups are currently live.

Co-op action title Dumpster Gang has been announced, placing players in the paws of mischievous raccoons pulling off neighborhood heists.

• Core Premise: Team up with friends to dumpster dive, solve puzzles, rescue captured pals, and outsmart the exterminator.
• Release Window: Launching in December 2026.
• Platforms & Game Pass: Releasing on PC (Steam and Xbox App) and included day-one with Xbox PC Game Pass.

A tech showcase for Gears of War: E-Day highlighted PC-exclusive graphical enhancements developed by The Coalition in partnership with NVIDIA.

• NVIDIA Tech Suite: Fully supports DLSS 4.5, RTX Mega Geometry (enabling full-detail Unreal Engine 5 Nanite geometry in ray-traced shadows and reflections), and ray tracing.
• Developer Breakdown: Features technical commentary from The Coalition's Kate Rayner (Studio Technical Director) and Mike Perzel (Rendering Lead).
• Captured Hardware: Demo footage captured running on a GeForce RTX 5090 at 4K Ultra Settings.

Microsoft has officially detailed the Xbox 25th Anniversary Collection, led by the individually numbered Xbox Series X25 Limited Edition console and the standalone Xbox X25 Special Edition Wireless Controller.

• Console Features & Design: Custom translucent "OG Green" chassis with homage details throughout 25 years of Xbox history. Each console is individually numbered with a unique engraving.
• Included Game: Comes with a full-game digital download of Halo: Campaign Evolved, a modernized remake of the original Xbox launch campaign.
• Console Pricing & Release: Retails for $899.99 USD MSRP (regional pricing varies) and launches on November 13, 2026. Pre-orders are strictly limited to 1 console per customer.
• Pre-Order Schedule: Direct email invitations for top fans begin rollout today (August 26). General public pre-orders open tomorrow, Thursday, August 27 at 7:00 AM PDT via the Microsoft Store and select retailers.
• Special Edition Controller: The standalone Xbox X25 Wireless Controller features translucent OG Green styling with classic throwback accents. Launches October 20, 2026 ($79.99 USD / €79.99), with pre-orders open today in select markets.

Xbox Series X25 Limited Edition Console