Gamescom 2015: News From Xbox One, New Games, DVR Features, Chatpad and More
Xbox One was at Gamescom 2015 in Cologne, Germany, Tuesday to preview its upcoming games, features and news.
The live video stream was available Tuesday morning to users around the world to learn about what Xbox One has on tap for the near future.
Phil Spencer, head of Xbox, kicked off the show. He announced the compilation game Rare Replay is available starting Tuesday. Rare Replay includes 30 classic games from the developer Rare. It will cost $30 and will include classic games like Battletoads, Perfect Dark, Banjo-Kazooie, Conker's Bad Fur Day, R.C. Pro-Am and many more.
Spencer was excited to unveil the World Premiere of Quantum Break. Quantum Break is an action shooter in which players have the capability of stopping time during gunfire battles. The game looks action-packed, and Spencer is excited about it. The game will debut April 2016.
Scalebound was previewed by Hideki Kamiya. Scalebound is an action-adventure RPG with dragons and lots of fighting. The main character has a dragon to help him, but he will also have to fight off other dragons. Kamiya showed the gameplay for the first time to Gamescom attendees. The game will debut during the holiday season of 2016.
Mike Ybarra, head of platform engineering for Xbox, introduced the new DVR features available for the Xbox One. This feature will allow Xbox One to record free-to-air programs without interrupting the gaming experience. All recorded programs can then be streamed on any Windows 10 device in the house, including a phone. The DVR feature will be coming in 2016, and it will be available without a subscription. Ybarra also announced the chatpad that will allow users to chat, search for games, enter codes and take screenshots. The chatpad will be available in November and is available for pre-order now.
Ybarra announced all future Xbox 360 games will be playable on Xbox One. This means Xbox One and Xbox Live Gold members will be receiving even more free games. Everyone will be able to access backward compatibility this November for free. Ybarra also said in November Xbox One will be updated to Windows 10.
The Minecraft Windows 10 Edition Beta is out, and all existing players of Minecraft will be receiving the Windows 10 version for free.
Dark Souls 3 was previewed and it looks very brutal.
Homefront: The Revolution was previewed. The game includes tons of anarchy and violence. America is occupied by a foreign nation and the player must fight for freedom. The game will also have a multiplayer mode. Xbox One owners will have early access to the multiplayer beta version of the game this winter.
FIFA 16 was the next game to be previewed. The Xbox One version of FIFA 16 will give a legend player early to players. Buyers of the special FIFA 16 Xbox One console will get EA Access and three legend players. With EA Access, players will be able to play FIFA 16 before the general public.
Spencer came back on the stage to introduce the new Halo, Halo 5 Guardians. The game will debut in late October. Two eSports teams played Halo 5 Guardians multiplayer mode for the first time. There will be a special 1 TB Halo 5 Xbox One available for preorder starting Tuesday.
The new Tomb Raider, Rise of the Tomb Raider was previewed, and it looks very realistic. Lara Croft returns with the capability to upgrade her weapons and learn new special skills. She shows off her sneak attacks in the game to avoid guards. Rise of the Tomb Raider launches in November.
To close out the show, there was one more announcement from 343 Industries' Bonnie Ross. Ross announced that in fall 2016, the second chapter of Halo Wars will be coming.
Watch the full briefing from Xbox below:
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