Xbox Showcase Reportedly Coming This Week Featuring Metro 2039

Abdul Saad

Prominent insider and leaker NateTheHate recently responded on Twitter to claims by Windows Central’s Jez Corden that Xbox will hold a small show. NateTheHate stated that the event will be an Xbox-branded showcase on April 16 and is expected to reveal the rumored upcoming Metro game, Metro 2039. He also reiterated that he has been unable to confirm the date of his previous claim regarding a Sony PlayStation State of Play presentation on April 16 and that he has not been able to verify the Xbox event’s branding.

The Microsoft show will broadcast on April 16th & is the venue of choice for the Metro 2039 reveal. I don't know the branding of the show.

Before anyone asks: No, I have not been able to confirm the previously rumored State of Play date information yet. https://t.co/Uj831hs4b1

— NateTheHate2 (@NateTheHate2) April 12, 2026

NateTheHate previously claimed that the next State of Play broadcast may happen on April 16. It is also worth noting that Insider Gaming believes the official announcement for Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag Remake could occur on the same date. If true, the announcement will likely be made at the event.

According to a recent Insider Gaming report, which cites anonymous sources, three projects are currently “locked in” at the studio: Invictus, a multiplayer title; Obsidian, a remake of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag scheduled to release later this year; and a third game codenamed Neo, also known as Hexe, which is now slated for release in 2027.

In a report from Insider Gaming’s Tom Henderson last year, several details for multiple of Ubisoft’s upcoming Assassin’s Creed titles were revealed. The report claims that the upcoming title Assassin’s Creed Hexe, will be a linear title with some open world elements. It will allegedly launch at the end of the Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ post launch content plans which has around two years of DLC support. It will also receive one year of DLC support. According to past reports, the game won’t be an RPG and will have players control a Witch named Elsa. It’s worth noting these are all rumours and should be taken with a grain of salt.

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