Everything that happened at Microsoft’s game-filled E3 2019 press conference

Next-gen starts in late 2020, people

While EA technically kicked off E3 yesterday, Microsoft actually did it today.

No, it wasn’t as “oh hey Devil May Cry 5 was announced with a practically crying Hideaki Itsuno coming out on stage thanking his fans for sticking with him,” good as last year, but we got a lot of games, which is a positive for a Microsoft conference.

We got a lot of dates and a few confirmations of family-oriented games that are now part of Microsoft’s secret weapon (Forza LEGO DLC, a LEGO Star Wars game that encapsulates all nine films, Minecraft Dungeons, a Diablo-like dungeon crawler). Plus, Microsoft got to steal Sony’s thunder and get a few massive reveals of their own for multiplatform titles, like Keanu freaking Reeves in Cyberpunk 2077 and the always crowd pleasing Dragon Ball Z. And don’t forget the PC/Xbox One exclusive Phantasy Star Online 2 mic drop!

In all, I enjoyed it, even if it didn’t feel like a Microsoft conference. Even if most of what was on display isn’t exclusive to Xbox, and even if the bit about Project Scarlett (the new Xbox coming in late 2020) was vague at best, we still got some pleasant, fun announcements.

_{[You can find a recap of EA Play at the aforementioned link.]}

• Microsoft kicks off their E3 conference with The Outer Worlds, which is bound for October

• Minecraft Dungeons looks like the cutest Diablo clone, coming Spring 2020

• Ninja Theory’s next game is Bleeding Edge and you can play it soon

• Ori and the Will of the Wisps is set for February 2020

• Microsoft teases Blair Witch game, bound for August

• Holy hell, Keanu Reeves is in Cyberpunk 2077

• Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order trailer commandeers an AT-AT

• Xbox Game Pass gets four new games today, including Arkham Knight

• Battletoads trailer reveals its warts-and-all brawling action

• Xbox Game Pass PC and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription pages now live

• Spiritfarer has style, charm, and a fabulous moose

• RPG Time: The Legend of Wright brings your old D&D notebook to life

• Wasteland 3 coming to raze Colorado to the ground

• All nine Star Wars films are being crammed into one Star Wars LEGO game

• Double Fine Productions is now a Microsoft first-party studio

• Microsoft Flight Simulator is back in a big way

• Age of Empires II is getting remastered with a new campaign

• Way to the Woods looks like a charmingly abstract adventure

• Dragon Ball Z Kakarot is the action-RPG we’ve been waiting for

• Groundhog Day + family tragedy = 12 Minutes

• Gears 5 releases September 10

• Gears 5 is getting a character pack for the new Terminator film, Dark Fate

• Lego Speed Champions expansion coming to Forza Horizon 4 this week

• Dying Light 2 springs to life next spring

• State of Decay 2’s Heartland expansion is out today

• The Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 promises up to 40 hours per charge

• The next Tales game, Tales of Arise, officially announced at E3

• Gears Pop! popped a new trailer with a smidge of gameplay

• Crossfire X will bring military mayhem to Xbox One in 2020

• Xbox is bringing Phantasy Star Online 2 west next year

• Watch the first trailer for The Elden Ring

• Borderlands 2’s free Commander Lilith DLC is out now

• The next generation of Xbox begins holiday 2020, with Halo as a launch title