Skip to main content

Xbox will hold three video game showcases this June, including a Starfield stream

Xbox will hold three significant livestreams in June, including an “Xbox Games Showcase and Starfield Direct Double Feature” and an Xbox Games Showcase Extended that will provide an even deeper dive into the games from the double feature.

Every year, Xbox holds some sort of announcement-filled showcase in June. Most of the time, this lined up with E3, but E3 2023 was canceled in March. Still, these three showcases are happening during the week when E3 2023 would have taken place.

Recommended Videos

The string of shows starts at 10 a.m. PT on Sunday, June 11, with the Xbox Games Showcase. An Xbox Wire post says this showcase will be focused on “new surprises and first looks from our incredibly talented internal studios, and our many creative partners around the world.” Hopefully, we’ll get updates on highly anticipated exclusives like Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 and Avowed. Interestingly, the “and Bethesda” part of the showcase’s title from last year was removed, suggesting that ZeniMax Media’s studios won’t have much of a presence in the showcase.

Maybe that’s because of what follows that presentation. As soon as the Xbox Games Showcase ends, the previously announced Starfield Direct will begin. This will finally be Bethesda Game Studios’ massive deep dive into Starfield and will include lots of new gameplay and developer interviews so players can have a better sense of the game ahead of its release this September.

Xbox Games Showcase and Starfield Direct Double Feature
Microsoft

Finally, at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 13, Xbox Games Showcase Extended will take place. This show is intended to give longer looks and deep dives into some of the games briefly seen in the Sunday showcase, though it’s possible that this presentation will have some exclusive announcements too.

With these three livestreams and various Xbox FanFest events happening around the world that week, the week of June 11 seems like it will be quite an exciting one for Xbox fans and could get their minds off the disappointing release of Redfall. These showcases will all be livestreamed on YouTube, Twitch, and Facebook.

Tomas Franzese
A former Gaming Staff Writer at Digital Trends, Tomas Franzese now reports on and reviews the latest releases and exciting…
4 big predictions for where video games are going in 2025
Lucia and her partner rob a store in GTA 6.

Well, 2024 is officially behind us -- and thank goodness for that. The last 12 months has been a constant roller coaster ride, taking the world through a series of unprecedented events. While the video game industry wasn't as quite as volatile as, say, the American political landscape, it was certainly a whirlwind year. Mass layoffs left tens of thousands without jobs, hyped-up games flopped, and harassment was on the rise. In between those headaches, we got a surprisingly strong year of unpredictable games like Balatro and Black Myth: Wukong.

That makes 2025 a little difficult to predict. We saw the best and worst of the industry last year, and it's unclear which side the needle will fall on by December 2025. Are things going to stabilize and give us a year with less layoffs and more great games? Or is the industry going to decay further, giving us more studio closures and big-budget flops?

Read more
2024 gaming report card: How did PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo fare?
Living room with Microsoft Xbox Series X (L) and Sony PlayStation 5 home video game consoles alongside a television and soundbar.

After a long and busy 12 months, 2024 is officially in the books. Players have a few weeks to rest before the video game release calendar picks up in February with a barrage of major releases. That's a problem for next month, though. Until then, we've still got some time to reflect on what was a rollercoaster year for the gaming industry, full of surprise hits, total flops, and surprising no shows.

At the center of all that was the three pillars of mainstream gaming: Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo. While their power may be waning in the age of portable PCs like the Steam Deck, these platform holders are still the watercooler conversation starters whose every move generates buzz. This year, all three companies found themselves in a strange spot. PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X hit the awkward midpoint of their lifespans, while the Nintendo Switch was left to tread water after its much anticipated successor was pushed out of 2024. All three would have to get creative if they were going to end the year strong.

Read more
The best Xbox games of 2024: Indiana Jones, Hellblade 2, and more
Best XBOX Games of 2024

2024 was a year of metamorphosis for Xbox. The long-gestating acquisition of Activision Blizzard finally finished toward the end of last year, and in 2024, we saw the fallout of the biggest gaming company acquisition of all time. A year of high peaks and low valleys for Microsoft's gaming brand followed.

Microsoft laid off thousands of game developers at different points this year. It shut down studios like Arkane Austin, Mighty Dog, and Roundhouse Studios, and sold off Hi-Fi Rush and its developer, Tango Gameworks, after attempting to shut them down. Xbox Game Pass confusingly split into several tiers, getting more expensive for those who want to play new games on the service day one. Xbox Game Studios Publishing's Ara: History Untold and Towerborne were PC exclusives at launch this year, which alludes to a significant shift in Xbox's strategy.

Read more