It's uncommon to be impressed by a Gamescom press conference, but Microsoft defied all odds today when it took the stage in Cologne, Germany. Within just an hour more than a dozen games were shown off backed by meaningful announcements. It was fast-paced to a point where some spectators had trouble keeping up with all the information.
While several third-party titles were shown, the exclusives and Xbox One OS oriented announcements were what took the show to a whole new level. Below you will find the 10 most important pieces of content presented at Microsoft's Gamescom 2015 Press Conference.
Microsoft Just Killed It At Gamescom 2015 With These 10 Xbox Announcements
Backward compatability is arriving in November with over 100 games
Crackdown 3 has fully destructible environments in multiplayer
DVR is coming soon
Forza Motorsport 6 to get Circuit of the Americas
A Halo 5 Special Edition Console is ready to strike
Creative Assembly is making a Halo Wars 2 game
Killer Instinct 3 is on its way, will include Battletoads character
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Kindred Fates is an open world monster battling RPG, and a love letter to the monster battle genre. Our goal is to evolve the genre, and finally bring fans what they've been asking for.
Embark on an inspiring mission of human connection beyond the UCA. Sam — with companions by his side — sets out on a new journey to save humanity from extinction. Join them as they traverse a world beset by otherworldly enemies, obstacles and a haunting question: should we have connected?
Star Citizen is an upcoming space trading and combat simulator video game for Microsoft Windows. Star Citizen will consist of two main components: first person space combat and trading in a massively multiplayer persistent universe and customizable private servers (known as Star Citizen), and a branching single-player game (known as Squadron 42). The game will also feature VR support.