Xbox boss praises Playground Games and cites the recent Forza Horizon 5 preview as "where they set the bar for themselves in building a game."
Xbox boss Phil Spencer and Xbox Game Studios head Matt Booty have discussed the future of the series and "where [they] would like to go with it" several times.
Other noteworthy winners include Halo Infinite, Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 and more.
Multiple upcoming first party Xbox games are currently scheduled for 2023 launches, according to GamesBeat journalist Jeff Grubb.
The development team is "hard at work making something we're sure fans of our games and the Pillars of Eternity universe are going to love."
Arkane Studios' next title is an open world co-op shooter were vampires have blocked out the sun and one must fight for survival.
Just Cause developer's next title will be its "most ambitious and spectacular" game till date. It's set in the fictional world of Bayan in the 1970s.
Insider rumors seem to suggest that Microsoft might announce up to 3 studio acquisitions at its Xbox E3 conference this year.
Re-transmission rights for licensed music in the showcase have also been acquired by Microsoft for those co-streaming the event.
"We are committed to building a diverse collection of studios that deliver a predictable pipeline of high-quality games," says Xbox's Matt Booty.
Some of these "won't come to light for years." In the meantime, Microsoft is looking to extend "the Xbox experience to more devices today."
Microsoft currently has nearly two dozen studios under its Xbox Game Studios umbrella, but has previously said that it's still looking to add more.
Capcom, Take Two Interactive and Warner Bros. Games also on the schedule. The PC Gaming Show and Future Games Show are returning as well.
Ninja Theory may pop in to tell fans that development is still on-going. However, an in-engine gameplay demo isn't currently planned for the show.
All three chapters of Dontnod's excellent episodic adventure game will be free for the month of June in honor of Pride Month.
Things are starting to heat up with Bethesda's next big RPG as several reports point to a reveal and release date announcement at E3 2021.
The showcase will run for 90 minutes and features games coming to Xbox this holiday season, Xbox Game Pass releases and much more.
Bethesda is making the change so that it can give both the latest update and the Console Enhanced edition its "undivided attention."
The initial PC port of Combat Evolved, which was developed by Gearbox Software, is often visually inferior to the Xbox version.
Camera Assist, invincibility, switching off fall damage and font legibility are also included.
