Upcoming Xbox games: Best new Xbox Series X|S games for 2024, and beyond

The Thaumaturge (December 4, 2024)

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The Thaumaturge is an upcoming story-rich RPG set in a cold, dark what-if world of Warsaw in 1905. You play as Wiktor Szulski the Thaumaturge, a man gifted with the power to peer into the hearts of man and tame demonic spirits called Salutors which prey on human souls.

Your goal as the Thaumaturge is to investigate the city of Warsaw for signs of Salutors to exorcise from human hosts, uncover conspiracies surrounding the city's corruption, and find your estranged family for a long-overdue reunion.

FANTASIAN Neo Dimension (December 5, 2024)

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Final Fantasy's legendary creator Hironobu Sakaguchi and equally legendary composer, Nobuo Uematsu, team up once more for an original JRPG project called Fantasian Neo Dimension. Step into the shoes of the amnesiac researcher Leo as he journeys to find his father and save the world from a bio-mechanical plague called Mechteria.

Encounter a host of complex characters who will join your adventures, explore a slowly dying world to uncover secrets, and confront wicked villains in turn-based battles where you can alter your abilities mid-battle to deal extra damage.

Fantasian Neo Dimension

Fantasian Neo Dimension

Explore filled with technological wonders, recruit a cast of complex characters with rich histories, and strategically utilize powerful magic to defeat foes in turn-based battles.

Pre-order at: Xbox

Marvel Rivals (December 6, 2024)

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Marvel Rivals is a 5v5 competitive hero-shooter inspired by Overwatch. Play as iconic Marvel superheroes and villains like Iron Man, Spiderman, Dr. Strange, Magneto, Black Panther, Venom, Scarlet Witch, Storm, Starlord, Hela, and much more, and battle each other in over-the-top PVP matches to determine who is the best team in the Marvel universe.

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (December 9, 2024)

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MachineGames, the creators of Wolfenstein: New World Order and Wolfenstein II: New Colossus, has stepped up to create a new first-person adventure game based on the legendary Indiana Jones franchise, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle.

This game will have players control the titular Indiana Jones embarking on a journey set between the events of Raiders of the Ark and The Last Crusade. What starts as a simple investigation to recover a stolen historical artifact quickly evolves into a grand adventure that will take players across the world to explore ancient ruins, battle despicable villains, and unravel the mystery behind the mythical, Great Circle.

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 and 2 Remastered (December 10, 2024)

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Two of the PlayStation One’s darkest, beloved action-adventure games have been resurrected in the form of Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 and 2 Remastered. In these titles, you play as Raziel, a disgraced vampire on a quest to exact his revenge on his former lord and master, the vampire emperor known as Kain.

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 and 2 Remastered will feature both of the original Soul Reaver with new remastered graphics, improved controls, a map with a fast-travel travel integrated, photo mode, and more.

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