Bethesda will finally show off Indiana Jones gameplay at the Developer Direct showcase happening later this month
Three years after it was first revealed, the Indiana Jones game in development at MachineGames is finally ready for the spotlight. Microsoft announced today that the upcoming game will take center stage at the next Developer Direct showcase, set to take place on January 18.
Despite all the time that's passed since the Indiana Jones game was announced, we still don't really know anything about it, including where (or even when) it will be set. The Developer Direct showcase looks set to change all that: Microsoft said the presentation will include details on the setting and story, «how fans will actually play as Indy,» and—this is the big one—the first-ever gameplay trailer.
Don't miss the gameplay reveal of our new #IndianaJones game at the Xbox #DeveloperDirect. We can't wait to show you what we've been working on! pic.twitter.com/lCNKWiFN2kJanuary 9, 2024
Optimists may also hope for a release date, or at least a target: MachineGames hasn't announced any kind of launch window but at this point I reckon it has to be getting close enough for developers to at least make an educated guess.
The Indy game is the headliner, if only because it's the game we've known the least about for the longest time, but it's not coming to the show alone. Obsidian will present the first «deep dive» into Avowed, the first-person RPG set in its Pillars of Eternity world (honestly, that's the one I'm most excited for), and Oxide Games will reveal gameplay, «key features,» and future plans for its 'Civilisation meets Crusader Kings' historical grand-strategy game Ara: History Untold. Ninja Theory will also reveal more about the process of developing Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2, including a look at «the ambition and meticulous care involved in
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