Next Week on Xbox: New Games for March 17 to 20
Welcome to Next Week on Xbox, where we cover all the new games coming soon to Xbox One and Windows 10 PC! Every week the team at Xbox aims to deliver quality gaming content for you to enjoy on your favorite gaming console. To find out what’s coming soon to Xbox, read on below and click on each of the game profiles for pre-order details (dates are subject to change).
Xbox One X Enhanced – In Overpass, the scree slopes, steep inclines, tree trunks and bogs present as much of an obstacle to victory as other drivers. Take control of powerful buggies and quads from major manufacturers and as you venture into extreme off-road environments and challenge yourself on the game’s highly technical tracks. Pre-order now and get the Yamaha Special Pack free.
Phantasy Star Online 2 (Open Beta) – March 17
Xbox One X Enhanced – The PSO2 open beta lets players choose from four races and nine classes to explore up to 14 locations while tackling various missions and achievements. When logging in for the first time, players will receive a variety of weapons including swords, assault rifles, rods, and gunblades as well as consumables to get started. In addition to the immersive story, the North American version will also include the most-up-to-date balancing and quality-of-life improvements with fully localized text and character voices in English.
Take control of archaeologist Lemeza Kosugi and navigate through puzzles, traps, and deadly Guardians in order to claim the Secret Treasure of Life. You’ll need sharp wits, quick reflexes, and most importantly, all the courage you can muster. Will you succeed in unraveling the secrets of La-Mulana, or will you fall victim to the dangers that surround you?
Renowned archaeologist Lemeza Kosugi has gone missing, and only his daughter Lumisa can find him! Enter Eg-Lana, an upside-down version of the legendary ruins of La-Mulana. Think fast, act fast, and whip hard in order to overcome dangerous traps and elaborate puzzles in your quest to uncover unfathomable secrets. What will you find at the end of your journey: triumph, or defeat?
Unleash greatness with your MLB crew in R.B.I. Baseball 20. R.B.I. redefines arcade baseball action with massive advancements including new batting, pitching, and base running controls, an all-new broadcast-style pitching camera, and major visual improvements along with all your favorite modes like Franchise, Exhibition, Online Multiplayer, and Home Run Derby
Xbox One X Enhanced – Help a little skeleton blast his way out from a dark dungeon and not blow himself up. Explosive Jake is a classic styled arcade game inspired by the likes of Bomberman and other classics. Help him escape from a variety of dangerous castle dungeons and enemies who are blocking his escape.
Dodge and destroy! Blast through waves of arcane enemies and take down monstrous bosses as you defend the Earth from an unknown calamity. As a prologue to Project Starship, vertical bullet hell shoot’em up Red Death sets a collision course against a full-scale invasion bent on eradicating humanity, presented in nostalgic 4-tone style!
Thunder was out playing with his ball in the fields, when he suddenly heard a loud explosion near his house! He rushed home, worried about his parents, only to find no one was there. Just a single letter that said his parents had been kidnapped! Now it’s up to Thunder to rescue his parents! Dominate your enemies with a trusty weapon by your side! Each defeated enemy will drop special gems that make your gun even more powerful!
Xbox One X Enhanced – Prove your worth across different championships before setting out to conquer the Snaefell Mountain Course, a 60 km-long track with both winding and straight sections that will push your riding skills to the limit. TT 2 features 17 additional tracks, 18 different motorbikes including classic models, and the official riders. And now it’s more realistic than ever, thanks to entirely revamped physics and faithfully reproduced rider movements. Pre-order now to get the Ducati 900 Mike Hailwood 1978 & Newcomer pack.
The Secret Order: Shadow Breach – March 20
Xbox One X Enhanced – There are dark secrets that have an annoying tendency to crawl back into the light, escaping oblivion. But there is also Sarah Pennington, the most skilled agent of the ever-watching Secret Order, who is there to face them in this hidden object puzzle adventure game.
Xbox One X Enhanced – Hell’s armies have invaded planet Earth. Now, you must become the Doom Slayer and embark on an epic single-player campaign to conquer demons across dimensions and stop the final destruction of humanity. The only thing they fear… is you. Pre-order to get Doom 64 and the Rip and Tear Pack which includes the Doot Revenant Skin, the Cultist Base Master Level, and Throwback Shotgun Weapon Skin
Celebrate Doom‘s 25th anniversary with the release of Doom 64, originally released on the Nintendo 64 in 1997, and now available for the first time on Xbox One. Fight against demons in your crusade to hunt down the Mother of Demons and stop Hell’s invasion. As you battle through more than 30 action-packed levels, be on the lookout for enhanced weapons and secrets to help you put an end to the demonic threat. Available by pre-ordering Doom Eternal.