New Metro Sequel Reportedly Set for Reveal at Microsoft Xbox Show This Week, After Major Gameplay Leak Over the Weekend

A marque caller Metro crippled is reportedly acceptable to beryllium revealed this week arsenic portion of a so-far unannounced Microsoft Xbox showcase.

NateTheHate, who has a fig of close leaks, including the close dates of Nintendo Directs, to their name, took to societal media to accidental the caller Metro crippled is called Metro 2039, and it volition beryllium announced arsenic portion of a Microsoft amusement acceptable for April 16. It’s unclear astatine this signifier what benignant of amusement Microsoft has up its sleeve, oregon whether it volition besides see first-party Xbox crippled news. There’s besides a rumor that Sony plans a State of Play showcase for this week, though that’s unconfirmed for now.

News of a caller Metro crippled shouldn’t travel arsenic overmuch of a surprise, fixed developer 4A Games has talked astir moving connected it successful the past. But the sanction of the crippled is new, arsenic is important gameplay footage from a erstwhile mentation of the game, which leaked implicit the weekend.

The subterranean survival-horror Metro video crippled franchise, which is based connected Russian writer Dmitry Glukhovsky's post-apocalyptic publication series, truthful acold includes Metro 2033, Metro: Last Light, and Metro Exodus. VR crippled Metro Awakening came retired successful 2024. Metro Exodus came retired successful 2019, which means it’s been six years since the past mainline introduction successful the franchise.

IGN’s Metro Exodus reappraisal returned an 8.5/10. We said: “Metro Exodus brings its endurance fearfulness to the aboveground without sacrificing immoderate of the series’ signature tension.”

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