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Cole Martin

Xbox says all the games shown in the 2025 Showcase are still coming — but why should we believe them?

The Grim Reaper leaves Xbox projects Perfect Dark and Everwild in its wake as it knocks on the door for Contraband, with State of Decay 3's logo on the door in the foreground.

In mid-June, the Xbox Games Showcase highlighted the newest slate of Xbox titles that was widely celebrated by the community. Now, the fates of some of those games hang in the balance after previously announced titles were abruptly canceled as Microsoft cuts costs to bolster its investments in AI.

Microsoft insists all recently revealed games are safe from the chopping block, including titles from Obsidian like The Outer Worlds 2, Clockwork Revolution, and Grounded 2. Double Fine's Keeper and Black Ops 7 are also in that lot, though even Call of Duty's teams weren't safe from Microsoft's hatchet.

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