Xbox Games Showcase and [REDACTED] Direct Announced For June 9

Microsoft has announced that an Xbox Games Showcase will go live on June 9, and a “Redacted” Direct will be hosted afterwards. The showcase will feature several games from Activision Blizzard, Bethesda, and Xbox Game Studios. The event will take place the same week as Summer Game Fest. Additionally, the event following will be “a special deep-dive into the next installment of a beloved franchise”. According to The Verge’s sources that are familiar with the company’s plans,  said franchise is Call of Duty.

The full details via the Xbox Wire:

Mark your calendars! The Xbox Games Showcase will be livestreamed on June 9, 2024, starting at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm BST (additional time zones below).

Like our double-feature last year with Starfield Direct, immediately following the Showcase we’ll be airing a special deep-dive into the next installment of a beloved franchise. We can’t say much, so for now we’ll call it the Xbox Games Showcase followed by [REDACTED] Direct.

This will also be our first Showcase featuring games from our portfolio of studios across Activision, Blizzard, Bethesda and Xbox Game Studios, in addition to titles from our third-party partners.

Airtime for the Xbox Games Showcase followed by [REDACTED] Direct in local time zones:

PT: June 9, 10am

ET: June 9, 1pm

BST: June 9, 6pm

CET: June 9, 7pm

JST: June 9, 2am

AEST: June 9, 3am

June 9’s double-feature broadcast also kicks off a week’s worth of coverage here on Xbox Wire and The Official Xbox Podcast, featuring updates and deep-dives on a ton of games.

Xbox will host a premier viewing event in Los Angeles and Xbox FanFest is giving away tickets! Enter the FanFest Sweepstakes, which begins on May 2, for a chance to win tickets or even a free trip to get you there. To get notified with more details about the event and sweepstakes, sign up for FanFest at aka.ms/XboxFanFest.

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