The gaming industry is undergoing a lot of transformation due to technology advancement, industry demands and people preferences and increasing competition. Microsoft Xbox and PlayStation are the major giants of this time in this industry.
PlayStation has been leading and ruling the console industry for many years but for the past few years, Microsoft’s Xbox is giving tough competition due to their hardware innovation, cloud gaming and acquisition of some well known and famous gaming studios like Bethesda in 2021 and Activision Blizzard in 2023.
Xbox Game Pass is one of the main reasons for establishing Xbox as a market leader. Xbox Game Pass services help players get access to a massive game library that includes Day 1 Xbox Exclusive games, recently released games like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Sniper Elite: Resistance etc are some of the best games included in Xbox Game Pass.
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Below are the some of the “Xbox Exclusive Games” listed that are going to make their way in 2025 and beyond.
South of Midnight
Release Date: 8th April, 2025
Publisher: Xbox Games Studios
Developer: Compulsion Games
Genres: Action-adventure game, Fighting game
This is a new game coming in 2025 from Xbox Game Studios which is an action based adventure game and this game will be released on Xbox Series X/S on 8th April 2025. The main character of this game is named “Hazel” and players will control the story plot of this game is based on the Deep South region of America.
Avowed
Release Date: 18th Feb, 2025
Publisher: Xbox Games Studios
Developer: Obsidian Entertainment
Genres: Action role-playing game, Adventure Shooter Video Game
Obsidian Entertainment is coming with their new Xbox exclusive title game in 2025 called: “Avowed”, which is an action-based role-playing game. The story of the game is based in Living Lands, world of Eora which is full of mountainous deserts, dense forests, huge caves and valleys. In this game players can use amazing forces and weapons to beat their enemies like freezing enemies in ice, using two handed axe, sword and pistols etc.
Fable
Release Date: TBC 2025
Publisher: Xbox Games Studios
Developer: Playground Games, Third Kind Games
Genres: Action role-playing game, Adventure – Fighting game
Playground Games is coming with its game named “Fable” in 2025, whose story is based in an imaginary world named “Albion”. This is going to be a Third – person perspective, adventure action based game. In this game, players will get to see better mechanics, visuals and graphics than before. This game was announced in Xbox Showcase in 2020.
Gears of War: E-Day
Release Date: TBC 2025
Publisher: Xbox Games Studios
Developer: The Coalition, People Can Fly
Genres: Third-person shooter, Adventure game
The Gears of War series is coming in 2025 with its sixth installment “Gears of War: E-Day”, a new third-person shooter game. Considering it a prequel, the story of this game is set 14 years before the first game i.e. Gears of War (2016). The game will show how underground creatures called the “Locust Horde” emerge from the Earth and take over the world of Sera. Players will get to see a new city in the game named “City of Kalona”, with main characters: Marcus Fenix and Dom Santiago.
NINJA GAIDEN 4
Release Date: Fall 2025
Publisher: Xbox Games Studios
Developer: Team NINJA and Platinum Games
Genres: Action-Adventure Game
Team Ninja is coming with their new action based adventure game: “Ninja Gaiden 4” which is the sequel of Ninja Gaiden 3. In this game the developers have introduced a new character “Yakumo”, a young ninja who will have a new fighting technique “Bloodraven Form” in which he can mix his blood and the blood of his enemies to create a new powerful and deadly weapon along with previous iconic moves like Flying Swallow and Izuna Drop to defeat his enemies. The protagonist of this game will be Ryu Hayabusa who will have an important role in the story and players will be able to control his character.
ARK 2
Release Date: TBC
Publisher: Studio Wildcard
Developer: Studio Wildcard, Grove Street Games
Genres: Survival game
This is an upcoming survival game by Studio Wildcard. The trailer of this game was revealed for the first time at The Game Awards in 2020 and was supposed to be released in 2022 but Unfortunately it has not been released till now and since then it has been delayed and there is no exact update on when it will be released. Vin Diesel is paired in this game which is why this game is so highlighted and fans are eagerly waiting for this game. The character in this game is named “Santiago” voiced by Vin Diesel, who has to protect his daughter “Mika” voiced by Auli’i Cravalho (“Moana”). Vin Diesel is the executive producer of this game and he has also joined the production team.