The Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2025 broadcast has wrapped up, delivering a flurry of new announcements, world premieres, and updates from Xbox Game Studios and its global partners. With Japan taking centre stage, the showcase highlighted everything from long-requested settings in Forza Horizon to fresh RPG reveals, ensuring a major year ahead for Xbox players across console, PC, and cloud.
Forza Horizon 6 Announced with Japan Setting
One of the biggest moments at the Xbox Tokyo Game Show was the confirmation of Forza Horizon 6. Playground Games revealed that the open-world racing series will arrive in 2026, transporting the Horizon Festival to Japan for the first time. A teaser trailer showed glimpses of cherry blossoms, Mount Fuji, and bustling cityscapes — instantly cementing it as one of the most anticipated Xbox titles of the decade. Forza Horizon 6 will launch day one on Game Pass and support Xbox Play Anywhere, with a post-launch PlayStation 5 release also confirmed.
Ninja Gaiden 4 and Age of Mythology: Heavenly Spear
Fans of action games were treated to a deep dive into Ninja Gaiden 4, co-developed by Team Ninja and PlatinumGames. A new dynamic difficulty system, a training mode, and exclusive Xbox Design Lab controllers were all revealed, with the game set to launch October 21. Meanwhile, Age of Mythology: Retold unveiled its Heavenly Spear expansion, a Japan-inspired story campaign featuring new gods, monsters, and powers. Launching September 30, it promises to be one of the most ambitious expansions in the franchise’s history.
Call of Duty and Fallout Join the Spotlight
The Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2025 also delivered updates from some of gaming’s biggest franchises. Treyarch and Beenox revealed Japan-set multiplayer maps for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, including a Tokyo cityscape with a karaoke bar and cat café, and a countryside castle repurposed as a guild base. Fallout 76 developers also took the stage to thank Japanese players, showcasing the most creative Japanese-built C.A.M.P.s from its recent updates.
Microsoft Flight Simulator Expands Japan’s Skies
As part of the celebration, Microsoft Flight Simulator announced its latest free expansion — World Update 20: Japan. Covering 20,000 square kilometres with 23 new photogrammetry cities, handcrafted airports, and dozens of landmarks, the update further strengthens the simulator’s ties to the region. A new Local Legend, the NAMC YS-11, also joined the fleet, available now for simmers worldwide.
World Premieres and Partner Announcements
The Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2025 wasn’t just about first-party updates. Square Enix shadow-dropped Romancing Saga 2: Revenge of the Seven, while Capcom unveiled Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection alongside the news that the first two entries are finally coming to Xbox. Other highlights included IO Interactive’s 007 First Light with Gemma Chan joining the cast, a Bruce Lee-themed mission for Hitman: World of Assassination, and the world premiere of Gungrave Gore: Blood Heat, rebuilt in Unreal Engine 5.
Xbox Game Pass Continues to Grow
Game Pass subscribers also had plenty to celebrate. The Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2025 confirmed that upcoming releases like Terminull Brigade, Winter Burrow, and Forza Horizon 6 will all arrive day one on the service. With 2025 already boasting some of the year’s highest-reviewed games on Metacritic, including Blue Prince, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and Hollow Knight: Silksong, Xbox doubled down on its promise of day-one quality for subscribers.
Looking Ahead
Closing out the Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2025, Xbox re-emphasised its commitment to Japanese players and developers while teasing an even busier 2026. With Forza Horizon 6, Ninja Gaiden 4, The Outer Worlds 2, and Gears of War: E-Day all on the horizon, the next year looks set to be a landmark moment in Xbox history.
