X019 event: Rare and Obsidian announce new games and XCloud service expands
by Keith Stuart from on (#4V5HA)
Everwild, Grounded and more than 50 new titles for the xCloud streaming service topped the line-up at Microsoft's Xbox fan event
Microsoft revealed a host of new Xbox and PC titles at its X019 fan event in London on Thursday night, including projects from Rare and Obsidian. The company also announced it would expand its xCloud game streaming service and its Xbox Game Pass subscription platform.
The major game revelation was Everwild, a title from veteran studio Rare. With development being led by Louise O'Connor, known for her work on the cult favourite Conker's Bad Fur Day, the project looks to be a mystical, woodland-set action adventure game, with a muted painterly art style reminiscent of Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
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