GTA 6 Trailer Released and ID@Xbox Game Demo Winterfest Begins
This week, the gaming industry is buzzing with excitement as the highly anticipated trailer for GTA 6 has been unveiled. Additionally, gamers are eagerly awaiting The Game Awards, which will take place next Thursday and showcase the best games of 2023. This event also provides an opportunity for new announcements within the entertainment sector.
However, there is more to the gaming world than just these two major events. Just a few hours ago, Microsoft kicked off the ID@Xbox Game Demo Winterfest, an annual festival that allows gamers to discover some of the most intriguing indie games coming to Xbox consoles in the near future.
The ID@Xbox Game Demo Winterfest began yesterday and will continue until December 31. During this time, gamers can try out demos of 33 different games, all of which are available on Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One through the Xbox Store.
It’s important to note that these demos are not full-fledged tests, but rather short video game demonstrations similar to those found at fairs and events like Gamescom. As a result, each demo will have a relatively brief duration. Among the standout demos are Captain Bones, Champion Shift, New Star GP, Vagrus The Riven Realms, and The Land Beneath Us.
For a complete list of the demos available, you can easily search for them by name in the Xbox Store:
- 502s Arcade (502 Studios)
- Backbeat (Ichigoichie) – Available Now
- Captain Bones (World of Poly)
- Champion Shift (SRG Studios)
- Chessarama (Minimol Games) – Available Now
- Deceive Inc. (Sweet Bandits Studios) – Available Now
- Dinosaur Fossil Hunter (Pyramid Games S.A.)
- Donut Dodo (pixel.games)
- Go Mecha Ball (Whale Peak Games)
- Hidden Through Time 2 (Rogueside)
- Howl (Mipumi Games) – Pre-order Now
- Kiborg (Dog Studio)
- King Arthur: Knights Tale (NeocoreGames) – Pre-order Now
- Kingdoms and Castles (BlitWorks Games) – Available Now
- Long Gone Days (Serenity Forge) – Available Now
- New Star GP (New Star Games)
- Town (EP Games)
- Parcel Corps (Secret Mode)
- Pinball FX (Zen Studios) – Available Now
- Pinball M (Zen Studios) – Available Now
- PlateUp! (Its Happening)
- Puzzledorf (Stuarts Pixel Games)
- Roguematch: The Extraplanar Invasion (Starstruck Games)
- Shoulders of Giants (Moving Pieces Interactive) – Available Now
- Sker Ritual (Wales Interactive)
- Slave Zero X (Poppy Works) – Pre-order Now
- Slopecrashers (byteparrot)
- Space Boat (Recombobulator Games)
- SquadBlast (Ultrahorse)
- Strings Theory (BeautifulBee)
- The Holy Gosh Darn (Perfectly Paranormal)
- The Land Beneath Us (FairPlay Studios)
- Vagrus The Riven Realms (Lost Pilgrims Studio)
Xbox Fans, Don’t Miss The Game Awards
For Xbox fans, there is even more excitement on the horizon. In addition to the ID@Xbox Game Demo Winterfest, Microsoft has promised significant announcements during The Game Awards, which will be presented by Geoff Keighley. One of the highly anticipated announcements could be Dishonored 3.