Inside Xbox April 7, 2020 Recap

Yesterday, Microsoft’s gaming division held an Inside Xbox stream. Today, we have a full recap for you, thanks to a helpful presser.

If you missed yesterday’s announcements and videos, here are the big takeaways:

  • Xbox Game Pass has expanded to include Korea and Japan.
    • The service will also add several new games on console and PC, including Stranger Things 3: The Game, Overcooked! 2, Football Manager 2020, Alvastia Chronicles, Mistover and Journey to the Savage Planet
  • New details, trailer and gameplay revealed for Obsidian’s Grounded
    • Grounded will enter Xbox Game Preview via Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and Steam Early Access on July 28, 2020
    • They hosted a livestream, and showed the game’s single player experience
    • See the trailer below all this text
  • Xbox Game Bar introduces access to apps without widgets
    • Xbox Game Bar, the customizable gaming overlay built into Windows 10 for PC, will offer access for Insiders to apps from partners including Razer, XSplit and Intel through widgets to improve the PC gaming experience.
  • Project xCloud adds new EA games
    • The Sims 4
    • Unravel 2
    • Dragon Age: Inquisition
  • Free update coming to Sea of Thieves
    • The (free) Ships of Fortune update will release later this month
    • Ships of Fortune adds new depth to the game’s trading companies, allowing players to represent their favourite one as an emissary. They’ll receive boosted rewards for doing so.
  • Forza Street coming to iOS and Android on May 5th
    • The game will ‘hit the streets’ on mobile in just a few weeks, and for a limited time, the Founder’s Pack will be given to anyone who plays Forza Street between May 5 and June 5 as a welcoming gift
    • The Founder’s Pack includes the rare 2017 Ford GT and some in-game credits and gold in your message center
  • New details about Gears Tactics
    • The Coalition celebrated Gears Tactics going gold with a new video highlighting five badass things you need to know before launch and their commitment to a gameplay experience tailored to PC, including new details on a partnership with Intel.
    • Gears Tactics is available April 28 on Windows 10 PC, Steam and with Xbox Game Pass for PC (Beta)
  • New ID@Xbox titles are coming to Xbox One
    • The Hotline Miami Collection is now available
    • The episode also provided a look at a brand new game, The Last Campfire from Hello Games, a dark fantasy that combines a beautiful art style with a wide variety of puzzles, and shared a new trailer for Atomicrops, an action-packed farming simulator where you must cultivate and defend the last farm in a post-apocalypse wasteland.