The second Xbox Developer Direct took place yesterday, with a number of exciting trailer releases, including gameplay from the upcoming Indiana Jones and the Great Circle.
The game is being developed by MachineGames and published by Bethesda Softworks, with Todd Howard - the famed director/designer behind Fallout and Elder Scrolls - producing.
It is mainly a first-person shooter, and is an original Indiana Jones story, set in a timeline between Raiders of the Lost Ark and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
READ HERE: Top Racer Among Latest Batch Of Xbox Game Pass Additions
READ HERE: Legendary Atari Computer Is Getting A New Release This Year
2024 plans:
1) Become Indiana Jones
2) Uncover one of the greatest mysteries of all timeGet a glimpse of your future adventures in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle | #IndianaJones #DeveloperDirect pic.twitter.com/jh9B3ykPcO
— Xbox (@Xbox) January 18, 2024
Other games on show included Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 and Avowed.
Hellblade 2 is the sequel to 2017's Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, which received widespread acclaim from critics and an impressive 88/100 score on Metacritic for the Xbox One.
The Xbox showcase revealed the release date to be 21 May, 2024, for the much anticipated third-person action-adventure sequel.
Avowed is the new RPG from Obsidian Entertainment, and is set in the same world as the highly acclaimed Pillars of Eternity, with new game play footage on show at the Xbox Developer Direct.
From Steam:
"Welcome to the Living Lands, a mysterious island filled with adventure and danger.
"Set in the fictional world of Eora that was first introduced to players in the Pillars of Eternity franchise, Avowed is a first-person fantasy action RPG from the award-winning team at Obsidian Entertainment.
"You are the envoy of Aedyr, a distant land, sent to investigate rumors of a spreading plague throughout the Living Lands - an island full of mysteries and secrets, danger and adventure, and choices and consequences, and untamed wilderness.
"You discover a personal connection to the Living Lands and an ancient secret that threatens to destroy everything. Can you save this unknown frontier and your soul from the forces threatening to tear them asunder?"
SEE ALSO: New Study Warns Of Potential Hearing Loss For Gamers
