Microsoft’s mystery June Direct game reportedly Call of Duty, new Gears title also set to be revealed

Following Microsoft announcement it’s once again holding an Xbox showcase this June, a new report has shed some light on what we can expect to see – including a new Gears of War game as well as a reveal for the next Call of Duty.

That’s according to The Verge’s Tom Warren, citing “sources familiar with the company’s plans”. The publication reports, as has already been widely speculated, the next Call of Duty – rumoured to be a new Black Ops game – will be the focus of Microsoft’s post-showcase Direct, which the company has so-far only teased with the word “redacted”.

As for the showcase itself, The Verge says Microsoft will use the occasional to reveal a new entry in the Gears of War series – something we’ve known Gears studio The Coalition has been working on for a while now – as well as a rash of release dates.

MachineGames’ Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is reportedly targeting a December release this year, with Microsoft planning to launch one big title a month in the run-up to its arrival. Starfield’s Shattered Space expansion is said to be aiming to launch in September (Bethesda Todd Howard confirmed a “fall” release earlier this week), with Call of Duty in late October, then Avowed and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 expected to follow in November.

All it all, it sounds like it’ll be a busy one; The Verge’s sources say this year’s Xbox showcase will feature more games than the 2023 show, and some clarification on 2025’s release line-up. Whether the long-awaited Fable reboot will make the list remains to be seen.

This year’s Xbox Games Showcase will air on 9th June at 6pm UK time (10am PT, 1pm ET), with Microsoft’s increasingly less mysterious “redacted” showcase to follow immediately after.