Upon investigating a hideout, Carrington reaches out to Joanna and starts filtering shady information through her AR system. Paranoia and suspicion are nothing new in the Perfect Dark universe, and once again, Joanna will need to be careful who she trusts. Throughout her journey, she can utilize new gadgets like analyzing voices to create deepfakes, disguising herself as other NPCs, and more.

Of course, Joanna is equally skilled in combat, utilizing both lethal and non-lethal combat, close-quarters combat and an array of weapons to take down enemies. Players can mix and match these approaches, even utilizing the environment, to complete their objectives. There are risks and rewards to both.

Perfect Dark is coming to Xbox Series X/S and PC. Stay tuned for more details shortly.

Notably enough, the trailer is entirely in-engine, and showcases an impressive visual leap for the game, especially compared to its decidedly lower budget predecessors. Sadly, the trailer still doesn’t showcase any actual gameplay, instead being presented as a cinematic, narrative-driven showing of the game, so those who were hoping to get a better idea of what gameplay improvements it will bring are going to have to wait longer for that information.

Meanwhile, a release date also still hasn’t been announced for State of Decay 3, with Microsoft simply reiterating that it remains in development for Xbox Series X/S, PC, and Game Pass. Hopefully more details on the game will be arriving in the not too distant future.

Regardless of what you’re looking forward to, the showcase is reportedly quite lengthy. Giant Bomb’s Jeff Grubb revealed that he heard it’s “two hours long.”

Aside from the frequently rumored Gears 6, it’s unknown what other unannounced titles could appear. Rumors indicate that one of the first-party titles appearing at the showcase will also launch on the same day, but it’s unknown if this is a previously revealed game.

Dragon Age: Dreadwolf could also appear, though Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier indicated it may have a new name. Of course, Microsoft is also likely to showcase  Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Avowed, Starfield: Shattered Space, South of Midnight, Clockwork Revolution and more. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will receive a dedicated Direct afterwards.

The Xbox Games Showcase airs on June 9th at 10 AM PT, with more updates from June 10th till the end of the week on the Official Xbox Podcast. Stay tuned for updates in the meantime.

A new Xbox Wire post confirmed that the Official Xbox Podcast will receive “special episodes” providing updates and “deeper dives” into games from the showcase. These will be available from June 10th throughout the week and will receive dedicated articles. Fans can expect more details after the primary showcase.

The Xbox Games Showcase will stream in 4K/60 FPS on the official Xbox, Bethesda and Activision channels and includes subtitle support for dozens of languages, from Arabic (MSA), Hungarian, Indonesian, Japanese, Latvian and Portuguese to Tamil, Thai, Zulu, German and Chinese (Traditional and Hong Kong).

Titles like Perfect Dark, DOOM: The Dark Ages and Gears 6 are rumored to appear alongside this year’s confirmed releases like Avowed, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, and Starfield: Shattered Space. Stay tuned for live coverage when the event airs.

In a new feature about potential announcements at the showcase, Jez Corden of Windows Central said he’s heard of “nostalgic announcements that should chase away the blues for classic Xbox 360 RPG fans.” The fact that Blue Dragon is only available on Xbox 360 since launching in 2007 is a given, but the word “blues” really gives it away. Then again, “announcements” plural could mean other titles in addition (Lost Odyssey as well, perhaps?). As always, we’ll need to for official confirmation.

Developed by Mistwalker and Artoon, the 2007 role-playing game is the first from Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi after leaving Square Enix. It received generally positive reviews back in the day but never received any ports, remasters or remakes. Perhaps the announcement is a re-release for modern platforms. Time will tell, so stay tuned for the showcase on June 9th.

Following the showcase is a mysterious [REDACTED] Direct – a deep dive into the “next installment of a beloved franchise.” Based on rumors over the past six months, it’s likely the next title in the Call of Duty Black Ops series. Developed by Treyarch and codenamed “Cerberus” (which lines up with the logo), it’s reportedly based on the Gulf War and features an open-world campaign.

The showcase will also reportedly see Microsoft announcing Gears 6, which Liam McIntyre (who plays JD Fenix) recently teased. The sequel has also seen its share of rumors, from delivering a potential “this is what next-gen is about” moment to offering an even more open-ended world than its predecessor. Stay tuned for more details and teases in the coming weeks.