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Microsoft held a special event in Mexico City to promote all the happenings surrounding Xbox One, titled X018. The event showed off loads of new footage for upcoming games, announcements of release dates, DLC, and features, and even a few surprise Microsoft acquisitions. You can check out the full roundup of all the news from the show below.

Crackdown 3

Crackdown 3 is finally happening with a solid release date. You’ll be able to patrol the city and crack the skulls of some criminal overlords on February 15, 2019. [Full story]

The company also debuted a brand new multiplayer mode for Crackdown 3 called Wrecking Zone. It pits two teams of five against each other in a destructible arena.

Plus, for fans or newcomers alike, the original Crackdown is now free through November 30. Get in there and clean up the town, agents.

Forza Horizon 4 DLC

Forza Horizon 4 showed off its first big expansion, titled Fortune Island. The DLC will take you to the windy roads and treacherous weather of the northern British Isles, and introduce a host of new cars as well.

Xbox Game Pass Adding 16 More Games

Xbox One’s all-you-can-eat subscription service, Xbox Game Pass, announced 16 new games heading to the subscription in the coming months. Those include PUBG, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, and Ori and the Blind Forest, among others.

The company also mentioned that Ori and the Will of the Wisps, the sequel to the Blind Forest, will come to Game Pass on release day next year.

Finally, Game Pass now has its own dedicated app, which will help players discover new games and set them to download from wherever they are.

New Studio Acquisitions

Microsoft expanded its portfolio of studios as well, with two more announcements. The first was the InXile, the studio behind Wasteland and The Bard’s Tale.

The second studio acquisition was the developer behind Knights of the Old Republic and Fallout: New Vegas, Obsidian Entertainment.

Xbox One Black Friday Deals

With Black Friday around the corner, Microsoft couldn’t resist teasing the deals it has in store for the retail holiday. Xbox One consoles and games will get some deep discounts.

State of Decay 2 Getting Free DLC, Very Soon

The zombie survival game State of Decay 2 is getting a free DLC pack, and just like that zombie you don’t realize is right behind you, it’s closer than you think. [Full Story]

Sea of Thieves Getting New PvP Arena

Sea of Thieves showed off its next big update, which will bring a new PvP competitive arena to the pirate game. [Full Story]

Devil May Cry 5 Void Mode

DMC5 showed off a lengthy look at the new Void mode, which will let demon hunters test their skills or just try out new moves in a simulated environment with lots of options. [Full Story]

Final Fantasy XIII Trilogy Now Xbox One Backwards Compatible

The Xbox One backwards compatibility list has gotten another expansion with the addition of all three Final Fantasy XIII games. Civilization Revolution, already backwards compatible, has also been updated with Xbox One X enhancements. [Full Story]

New Kingdom Hearts 3 Trailer

The latest trailer for the Disney and Square Enix epic Kingdom Hearts 3 debuted, giving us an extended view of Pooh bear. [Full Story]

Xbox One KBM Support

Several games will be getting keyboard and mouse support on Xbox One, including Fortnite. [Full Story]

Metro Exodus Gets A Big Collector’s Edition

We got a closer look at Metro Exodus, including its hulking $235 Spartan Collector’s Edition. [Full Story]

Jump Force Trailer Is Just Saiyan

An extended look at Jump Force gave us a better look at some fighters, including some notable names from the Dragon Ball franchise. [Full Story]

Microsoft’s X018 event was full of announcements across the Xbox One console family. They include a release date for Crackdown 3 and Forza Horizon 4‘s first expansion, plus the announcement of a new training mode for Devil May Cry 5. The backwards compatible library also continues to grow, as does Microsoft’s list of first-party studios.

Note: The video refers to Crackdown 3’s multiplayer mode Wrecking Zone as Wrecking Crew, and to Devil May Cry 5’s The Void as Void Mode. GameSpot apologizes for the error.

During Microsoft’s XO18 livestream, the developers behind Shadow of the Tomb Raider revealed more info about the upcoming DLC for the game. In The Forge, players will be able to take on a number of new challenges and tombs, even allowing for players to work with a friend to solve many complex puzzles. In the new trailer, we saw a glimpse of what’s to come in the new adventure, which will take the Lara Croft to a complex smithing temple hidden in the dense jungles.

In The Forge, Lara and her ally will uncover a new tomb in South America, housing a new threat that will put the world at risk yet again. Like other DLCs from previous Tomb Raider games, these updates add entirely new areas to explore, and along with new enemies and weapons to find. What’s interesting about The Forge, however, is that it will add co-op play, with many of the puzzles and tombs tasking both characters to solve many of its complex challenges. Along with story content, there’s also the inclusion of the Score Attack mode, which will allow players to compete agains each other by traversing the environment and gaining a higher score over their opponent.

As the first post-launch DLC for Shadow of the Tomb Raider, The Forge will be one of several new expansions coming to the game. Though you can play the entire DLC with a friend, you can still play solo as well. With a planned schedule of new content over the next several months, the season pass will allow many players to take part in new events and story missions that will gradually be included in the game. The Forge is set to launch on November 13, this new expansion will add even more tombs and secrets to uncover.

There’s much more to see from XO18. In addition to the reveal of Crackdown 3‘s multiplayer mode, the new IP Void Masters, there were several new games revealed for Xbox One’s Game Pass–including PUBG, Hellblade, and Agents of Mayhem.

Microsoft has announced it will acquire Obsidian Entertainment, developer of role-playing games including Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Fallout: New Vegas, South Park: The Stick of Truth, Alpha Protocol, and Pillars of Eternity, among others. The announcement was made during X018, an Xbox fan event that is taking place in Mexico City.

“As one of the industry’s premiere RPG developers, we couldn’t be more excited about the opportunity to add their expertise to Microsoft Studios, while enabling the studio to preserve its unique culture and build on its talent and vision to fully realize their creative ambitions,” Microsoft said in a statement.

This is one of two acquisitions Microsoft revealed intentions of making during X018. It is also set to acquire inXile Entertainment, the studio behind Wasteland 2, Torment: Tides of Numenera, and The Bard’s Tale IV: Barrows Deep. As Microsoft notes itself, these two studios share heritage and develop games in similar genres. The platform holder has said both Obsidian and inXile “will continue to operate autonomously and bring their unique talents, IP, and expertise to Microsoft Studios as they build new RPG experiences for our players and fans.”

Microsoft also notes that with these two new studios as part of its family, Microsoft Studios is now made up of “13 distinct and diverse game development teams.” During E3 2018, Microsoft confirmed acquisitions of Santa Monica-based The Initiative, a new studio led by Darrell Gallagher, former head of studio for Tomb Raider developer Crystal Dynamics.

Additionally, State of Decay developer Undead Labs, Forza Horizon studio Playground Games, We Happy Few developer Compulsion Games, and Ninja Theory, the British developer of Heavenly Sword, DmC: Devil May Cry, and Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, were also added to its studio portfolio.