While the 2013 edition of the Gamescom (the show dedicated to video game that takes place in Cologne) will officially start tomorrow, the major players in the industry have already held their own press conference. Including Microsoft.
And of course, Microsoft has focused almost all of its conference on its new console, the Xbox One, whose output is expected within a few weeks at most. Moreover, we now know the list of games that will be on the shelf right after the console is out . Currently there are 23 game.Note that FIFA 14 will be available in a cloud version with each copy preordered of the Xbox One. Here's the 23 games :
- Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag (Ubisoft, Ubisoft)
- Battlefield 4 (DICE, Electronic Arts)
- Call of Duty : Ghosts (Infinity Ward, Activision)
- Crimson Dragon (Grounding/Land Ho!, Microsoft Studios)
- Dead Rising 3 (Capcom Vancouver, Microsoft)
- FIFA 14 (EA Sports, Electronic Arts)
- Fighter Within (AMA Ltd., Ubisoft)
- Forza Motorsport 5 (Turn 10 Studios, Microsoft Studios)
- Just Dance 2014 (Ubisoft Paris, Ubisoft)
- Killer Instinct (Double Helix, Microsoft Studios)
- LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (TT Games, Warner Bros. Interactive)
- Lococycle (Twisted Pixel, Microsoft Studios)
- Madden NFL 25 (EA Sports, Electronic Arts)
- NBA 2K14 (Visual Concepts, 2K Sports)
- NBA LIVE 14 (EA Sports, Electronic Arts)
- Need for Speed: Rivals (Ghost Games, Electronic Arts)
- Peggle 2 (Popcap, Electronic Arts) – Digital Only
- Powerstar Golf (Zoe Mode, Microsoft Studios)
- Ryse : Son of Rome (Crytek, Microsoft Studios)
- Skylanders: Swap Force (Vicarious Visions, Activision)
- Watch Dogs (Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft)
- Zoo Tycoon (Frontier Developments Ltd., Microsoft Studios)
- Zumba Fitness : World Party (Zoë Mode, Majesco)
So what conclusions can be drawn at the sight of this list? Well, we can take advantage of strong licenses, and it should contain a lot of surprises, but also disappointments, no need to lie.
