Microsoft has for Gamescom 2021 about the open-world racing game Forza Horizon 5, the building strategy game Age of Empires IV and the Flight Simulator, which was released in 2020, as well as the action adventure Sea of Thieves and had new trailers with not yet shown gameplay and new features in their luggage.
The first eight minutes of Forza Horizon 5
< p class = "p text-width">To get the players in the mood for the release of Forza Horizon 5 on November 9th, Microsoft and the in-house development studio Playground Games brought the first eight minutes of the start sequence to Gamescom – Mercedes-AMG One included!
All further information about the story-based open-world racing game, which will be released on November 9th for the Windows PC, Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One will appear, Microsoft has summarized it in a special.
Age of Empires IV conveys more story (s)
With the new “Hands on History” feature, Microsoft is expanding the “storytelling” topic in Age of Empires and is bringing a series of 28 unlockable videos by experts from all over the world, telling anecdotes about the life of bygone eras in various historical locations Game. With this, the developers want to give the player an “immersive insight into the lives of people from bygone eras”.
Microsoft already rang the bell for the first history lesson at Gamescom and did a first Published in the series “Hands on History”, which deals with the trebuchet, one of the most popular siege weapons of the Middle Ages.
Age of Empires IV is being developed by the Canadian studio Relic Entertainment and will be released on October 28th exclusively via the Microsoft Store for Windows PCs.
Microsoft Flight Simulator with major update
Just in time for Gamescom 2021, Microsoft is also announcing the World Update VI, which will be available from September 7th, which will address the Flight Simulator in the regions of Central Europe around Germany , Austria and Switzerland should give a “previously unknown level of detail”.
The scope of the 6th world update includes new flight scenarios, high-resolution maps, new 3D-rendered maps and the historic German aircraft Junkers Ju 52, nicknamed “Tante Ju”.
Players will also get an insight into the new VoloCity Air Taxi, which will appear in November this year and introduce the new helicopter category in Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Sea of Thieves with a new ship set
The action adventure Sea of Thieves is getting a new ship set called” Mayhem “, which players can purchase by participating in the Making Mayhem event up to September 7th free of charge.
Numerous new trailers and a new controller
In addition to news about State of Decay 2, Wasteland 3: Cult of the Holy Detonation, Dying Light 2 and Crusader Kings III, all of them too come along with a new trailer, Microsoft has also introduced a limited edition of its Xbox Wireless Controller in the Forza Horizon 5 Limited Edition.
The housing of the Xbox Wireless Controller is kept in a transparent yellow tone, which is complemented with elements and details in cyan and magenta. “The special triggers, bumpers and grips are also unique and inspired by the steering wheel feel of a dazzling sports car,” says Microsoft.
The official announcement in the provides an overview of all trailers Microsoft blog Xbox Wire.