Everything Microsoft announced at its XO18 Mexico City event

Microsoft is throwing a big fan in Mexico City, and it's a lot of new announcements about new games, services, and acquisitions at its XO18 fan event. We've summarized what happened at the event here:

At the recent Electronic Entertainment Expo event, Microsoft acquired four development studios and opened a new one. And today, it was announced in InXile Entertainment, the maker of the Wasteland and The Bard's Tale series. InXile's head is game pioneer Brian Fargo.

The deal is part of Microsoft's strategy, headed by executive Matt Booty, to bring more exclusives to the Xbox platform. As part of Microsoft Studios, InXile will have the support and freedom to fully realize its creative ambitions on both existing franchises and new projects, Microsoft said.

The studio will continue to operate autonomously, with a focus on role-playing games.

"We're excited to have the team, the people, the craft," Booty said on stage. In a video, Fargo said, "I'm not retiring anymore soon," even though he had previously announced he would.

Microsoft also said it is acquiring Obsidian Entertainment.

The Irvine, California-based Obsidian Entertainment was founded in 2003 by industry veterans from Black Isle Studios (similar to InXile). It quickly made to name for itself with the exclusive Xbox Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords. Over the last fifteen years, the studio has delivered genre-defining RPGs to players on both console and PC with titles Fallout: New Vegas, South Park: The Stick of Truth, and Pillars of Eternity.

Microsoft said it will be the first time to be creative and to fully realize their creative ambitions. Both Obsidian and InXile will continue to operate independently.

Together, the two new studios Microsoft Studios to now include 13 distinct development teams.

Crackdown 3 will be finally ship on February 15, 2019. Microsoft also showed off Crackdown 3's Wrecking Zone multiplayer mode.

In Wrecking Zone, environmental destruction is a weapon you can use to take down your enemies. Developed by Microsoft Studios in collaboration with Sumo Digital and Elbow Rocket, Crackdown 3 will bring super-powered agents to New Providence, an action-packed open-world.

Your job is a criminal organization using an explosive set of weapons and abilities. You can play the campaign in one-player mode or in co-op with a friend.

Crackdown 3 is available for Xbox One Xbox One and Windows 10.

Microsoft will give the original Crackdown, enhanced for Xbox One, to all the fans of Microsoft. Microsoft also showed new content from Just Cause 4, Sea of ​​Thieves, State of Decay 2, and many more. Microsoft now has a total of 327 titles enhanced for Xbox One X console.

Microsoft said that PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) will be getting its Xbox Game Pass, a monthly subscription service that costs $ 10 a month.

Microsoft is adding new games to Xbox Game Pass, bringing the total to more than 100 titles. If you sign up today through January 3, you can get the first month for just $ 1.

Thief of Thieves, is available starting today. Other titles on the list Starting with Blind Forest, Kingdom Two Crowns and Hellblades: Senua's Sacrifice. On November 22, Microsoft is adding Agents of Mayhem, MXGP3, and Thomas Was Alone. Aftercharge, Supermarket Shriek, Zero Mutant Year, Pathologic 2, Good Life, Void Bastards, and Secret Neighbor. Next year, Ori and the Will of the Wisps will be added.

Black Friday deals

Microsoft said it was offering discounts of up to $ 100 off select Xbox One console deals. The lowest price Xbox One X will be available for $ 400. You can save $ 10 on Xbox Wireless controllers, and there are a bunch of game discounts, like 35 percent off PUBG.

Forza Horizon 4 Fortune Island Expansion

Ben Thaker-Fell, chief designer of the Forza Horizon series, announced the first expansion for Forza
Horizon 4, Fortune Island, which will be released on December 13 on Xbox and Windows 10 PCs.

It takes place on the remote northern reaches of the British Isles, where they will encounter extreme conditions, fierce lightning storms, cliff side dirt roads, and sweeping paved mountain switchbacks under the glow of the aurora borealis (Northern Lights).

Forza Horizon 4 players will also be able to drive all five of Ken Block's high-powered, custom-built Ford
vehicles from the upcoming GymkhanaTEN, the 10th installment of the Gymkhana viral video franchise.

These rides began rolling out in Forza Horizon 4 earlier this month for Car Pass members with the release of the 1977 Ford GymkhanaTEN, F-150 Hoonitruck and the 1993 Ford Escort Cosworth Group A. Coming in for the 1965 Ford Hoonicorn Mustang V2 and the 2017 Ford Fiesta RS and arrives in December 2016 Ford GymkhanaTEN Focus RS RX.

Forza Horizon 4 Fortune Island will be available as part of the Forza Horizon 4 Expansions Bundle
which provides players with two game expansions at a reduced cost of $ 35. Owners of Forza Horizon
4 Ultimate Edition and Forza Horizon 4 Ultimate Add-Ons Bundle will receive Fortune Island at no
additional cost.

Minecraft Marketplace Expansion

Helen Chiang, head of Minecraft, said the game has surpassed 91 million monthly players.

She showed off the contributions of one partner, PixelHeads, to the Minecraft Marketplace. There are now 13 million purchases for their creations since the marketplace last June.

Viewers also got a look at the history behind Cats and Pandas in Minecraft, which will be released next month. There's a new game coming, dubbed Minecraft Dungeons.

Battle rival crews in The Arena in Sea of ​​Thieves

Sea of ​​Thieves will see its fifth free content. The Arena will release in early 2019, with a new competitive game that allows players to test their pirating skills in fast-paced matches against rival crews.

Each match is a treasure that brings together all the most exciting elements of Sea of ​​Thieves. The Arena also includes a new-tavern area with a new Trading Company – the Sea
Dogs – which will offer new goals, opportunities and opportunities to progress to Pirate Legend.

State of Decay 2's free Zedhunter pack

Microsoft showed the next content pack for State of Decay 2 launching November 16: The Zedhunter Pack.

This new pack adds the powerful and silent crossbow to a new zombie-slaying weapon along with additional melee weapons, facilities, blood plague consumables, and gameplay updates like
the ability to respect your skills in the game.

State of Decay 2 has four million players, and Microsoft will make it available for free. The crossbows let you take out zombies quietly without bringing a horde down upon you.

Exclusive Bastards Void

Inspired by BioShock and System Shock 2, Void Bastards is a strategy-shooter that will test your wits. It is coming to Xbox as an exclusive launch console.

In the game, your job is to lead the misfit prisoners of the Void Ark through the derelict spaceships and myriad dangers of the Sargasso Nebula. You have to choose where to go, mastering combat, managing ship controls, scavenging supplies, and craft improvised tools. The campaign will last 12 to 15 hours.

Void Bastards will also come to Xbox Game Pass coinciding with its launch on Xbox One. It's coming from developer Jonathan Chey's Blue Manchu, a new studio in Australia, and Humble Bundle.

Other announcements

There are downloadable content expansions coming for Shadow of the Tomb Raider in the first of seven month updates. The first one is called The Forge, and it has new attack modes and weapons.

Microsoft said there are also visual enhancements coming from EA for Battlefield V on the Xbox One X game console. The game will support 4K Ultra HD and HDR on the Xbox One X.

Capcom showed off Devil May Cry's 5's Void Mode, a training mode. It lets you experiment with moves and attacks. You can practice the Devil Breaker ability. You can use the Sweet Surrender Devil Breaker to heal yourself in combat, and you can also use Mega Man's arm in the game.

Bandai Namco has added two new Dragon Ball fighters – SSGSS Vegeta and Golden Frieza – to the Jump Force roster. These characters will have super-powered modes and special moves.

Kingdom Hearts III Winnie the Pooh as a new character. Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy XIII-2, and Final XIII-2 Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII for Xbox One X.

Next week, Xbox One will come next week. There are a bunch of new games like Fortnite, Vigor, Thunder War, Xmorph Defense, and others that will support the mouse and keyboard. Fortnite will only match the players and use the same game, meaning it will not mix mouse-keyboard and Xbox controller players in the same match. It will be effective on November 14. Razer will have some accessories available, starting at CES in January.

And the Xbox Adaptive Controller will be available in 17 new markets in 2019.

Chris Charla of Microsoft said that they have played more than 4 billion hours. He said Ooblets, Tunic, and Winter of Arcade (with multiple games).

Lastly, Microsoft's #givewithXbox campaign will donate $ 5 of Xbox for social media. The gift of love will be split among four inspirational charities: Child's Play, Outreach Gamers, SpecialEffect and Operation Supply Drop.