{"id":6804,"date":"2024-01-18T10:56:13","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T15:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/msftnewsnow.com\/?p=6804"},"modified":"2025-05-11T17:18:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T00:18:02","slug":"xbox-developer-direct-2024-everything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/msftnewsnow.com\/xbox-developer-direct-2024-everything\/","title":{"rendered":"Xbox Developer Direct 2024: Everything exciting you need to know about Indiana Jones, Avowed, Starfield, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2024\/01\/09\/xbox-developer-direct-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Xbox Developer Direct 2024<\/a> is a livestream event that will showcase some of the upcoming games for Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Game Pass. The event will take place today, January 18, 2024 at 12pm PT \/ 3pm ET \/ 8pm UK and can be watched on the official Xbox and <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/MbZxH-1RNiY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bethesda YouTube channels<\/a>, Twitch, and Facebook.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Developer_Direct 2024\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MbZxH-1RNiY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2>Xbox Developer Direct 2024 Highlights<\/h2>\r\n<p>Some of the games that will be featured in the Developer Direct are:<\/p>\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_6809\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6809\" style=\"width: 1910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/e7drz69p964.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/indiana.webp?strip=all&lossy=1&quality=88&sharp=1&w=2560&ssl=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6809\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/msftnewsnow.com\/xbox-developer-direct-2024-everything\/indiana\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/e7drz69p964.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/indiana.webp?strip=all&lossy=1&quality=88&sharp=1&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"indiana\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/msftnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/indiana-300x169.webp\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/msftnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/indiana-1024x576.webp\" class=\"wp-image-6809 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/e7drz69p964.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/indiana.webp?strip=all&lossy=1&quality=88&sharp=1&ssl=1\" alt=\"xbox developer direct Indiana jones\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e7drz69p964.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/indiana.webp?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;quality=88&amp;sharp=1&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/e7drz69p964.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/indiana-300x169.webp?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;quality=88&amp;sharp=1&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/e7drz69p964.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/indiana-1024x576.webp?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;quality=88&amp;sharp=1&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/e7drz69p964.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/indiana-150x84.webp?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;quality=88&amp;sharp=1&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/e7drz69p964.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/indiana-768x432.webp?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;quality=88&amp;sharp=1&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/e7drz69p964.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/indiana-1536x864.webp?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;quality=88&amp;sharp=1&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/e7drz69p964.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/indiana-1200x675.webp?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;quality=88&amp;sharp=1&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/e7drz69p964.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/indiana.webp?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;quality=88&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=384&amp;ssl=1 384w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6809\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Indiana Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><strong>Indiana Jones<\/strong>: An upcoming, yet to be released, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cvAIqsTYnMU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">action-adventure game from MachineGames<\/a>, the studio behind the Wolfenstein series. The game is based on the iconic movie franchise and will feature the legendary archaeologist and adventurer in a thrilling and original story.\u00a0<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xbox.com\/en-us\/games\/store\/avowed\/9nhrdqvfpq34\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Avowed<\/strong><\/a>: A new fantasy role-playing game from Obsidian Entertainment, the studio behind Fallout: New Vegas and The Outer Worlds. The game is set in the world of Eora, the same as the Pillars of Eternity series, and will offer a rich and immersive experience with a first-person perspective.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xbox.com\/en-US\/games\/starfield\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Starfield<\/strong><\/a>: A new sci-fi role-playing game from Bethesda Game Studios, the studio behind The Elder Scrolls and Fallout series. The game is set in a vast and epic space exploration setting, and will be the first new IP from the studio in 25 years.\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Xbox Developer Direct 2024\u00a0is a highly anticipated event that will reveal more details and gameplay footage of some of the most awaited games for Xbox and Game Pass. The event will also showcase the diversity and quality of the Xbox ecosystem, as well as the benefits of the Game Pass subscription service, which offers access to hundreds of games for a monthly fee.<\/p>\r\n<h2>How and when to watch Xbox Developer Direct 2024<\/h2>\r\n<p>Xbox Developer Direct 2024 kicks off today, January 18th at 3PM ET. And, as per usual, there are multiple places to watch it: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ELFSdlFmDNI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitch.tv\/Xbox\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitch<\/a> (where an <a href=\"http:\/\/twitch.tv\/XboxASL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ASL version<\/a> is also available), as well as <a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/Xbox\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Xbox Developer Direct 2024\u00a0is a highly anticipated event that will reveal more details and gameplay footage of some of the most awaited games for Xbox and Game Pass.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":208461344,"featured_media":6812,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[24,2487],"tags":[1314,761,1316,1216,667,726,2012,1222],"class_list":["post-6804","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-xbox-and-gaming","tag-bethesda","tag-developer","tag-starfield","tag-xbox","tag-xbox-game-pass","tag-xbox-game-pass-ultimate","tag-xbox-series-x","tag-xbox-series-xs"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/msftnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Developer-Direct-2024-5039dcadfcd5ef079bf1.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pfgCZY-1LK","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6888,"url":"https:\/\/msftnewsnow.com\/xbox-developer-direct-event-recap\/","url_meta":{"origin":6804,"position":0},"title":"Xbox Developer Direct 2024 Recap: Get ready for these 5 upcoming blockbuster titles","author":"Dave W. 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