Everything announced at the October 2024 Xbox Partner Preview

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The third Xbox Partner Preview just wrapped up. This showcase, which Xbox previously held versions of in October 2023 and March 2024, put the spotlight on third-party games coming to PC and Xbox Series X/S in the future. For the third edition of this show, we got another look at some notable 2025 Xbox games, such as Wuchang: Fallen Feathers and Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii. Several games were also revealed during the event, including Subnautica 2 and a cooperative multiplayer Control spinoff called FBC: Firebreak.

This Xbox Partner Preview is well worth watching for all Xbox console owners or Game Pass subscribers. Over a dozen games will be spotlighted, so to help you keep track of everything shown off, we’ve recapped every announcement made at the October 2024 Xbox Partner Preview.

Alan Wake 2’s The Lake House DLC is out next week

To kick off the Xbox Partner Preview, we got another look at The Lake House DLC for Alan Wake 2 that was first teased at PlayStation’s September 2024 State of Play. This new trailer showed how the DLC is leaning into the survival horror aspect of the base game as players investigate a Federal Bureau of Control research station near Cauldron Lake. It looks like The Lake House will offer more of what players love about the base game, and thankfully, we won’t have to wait long for it. Remedy Entertainment revealed that The Lake House DLC will launch across PC, Xbox Series X/S, and PS5 on October 22.

Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii is coming earlier than expected

Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii seemed absolutely ridiculous when it was revealed in September, and its Xbox Partner Preview trailer did nothing to dissuade that notion. It delved into the game quite a bit, focusing on how players can sail, customize, and fight on pirate ships. The Like a Dragon series is one of gaming’s most consistently entertaining