Xbox Partner Preview March 2026: Everything Announced (Updating Live)

Microsoft volition soon springiness fans a peek down the curtain to spot what its third-party partners are up to with the March 2026 Xbox Partner Preview, and we’re present to stock each of the highlights.

Following its committedness to big a livestream presumption earlier this week, the Xbox institution is lone moments distant from talking astir immoderate of the games it has planned for 2026 and beyond. While determination are definite to beryllium a fewer surprises, the blog station announcing the amusement has already teased appearances from Ryu Ga Gotoku’s Stranger Than Heaven, GSC Game World's S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, and Owlcat's The Expanse: Osiris Reborn.

Expect announcements for titles coming to Xbox consoles and Game Pass erstwhile the presumption starts connected YouTube and Twitch astatine 10am PT / 1pm ET. Until then, support refreshing this leafage for updates connected everything announced astatine the March 2026 Xbox Partner Preview.

Hunter: The Reckoning - Deathwish Reveal Trailer Promises Return to the World of Darkness

The Xbox Partner Preview for March 2026 kicked disconnected with the planetary premiere of Hunter: The Reckoning - Deathwish, a caller first-person enactment crippled acceptable successful the World of Darkness universe. Footage from the game, which is owed retired successful summertime 2027, follows a radical of hunters arsenic they way down a vampire masquerading arsenic a cop.

Wuthering Waves Sets July 2026 Release Window for Xbox Platforms

After coming to PC, mobile devices, and PlayStation 5 implicit the past fewer years, developer Kuro Games is yet bringing Wuthering Waves to Xbox. Players volition spot its action-RPG gameplay travel to Xbox connected PC, Cloud, Game Pass, and Xbox Series X | S sometime successful July 2026.

The Expanse: Osiris Reborn Sets Beta and Launch Schedule With New Gameplay

The Expanse: Osiris Reborn, a third-person enactment RPG acceptable successful The Expanse universe, was 1 of the fewer games we knew would person immoderate beingness during today’s Xbox Partner Preview. Owlcat Games stopped by the amusement to present a caller look astatine gameplay portion promising to present a beta April 22, 2026, with its merchandise model present besides acceptable for outpouring 2027.

Blumhouse Sets Grave Seasons Release Date for August 2026

Developer Perfect Garbage and steadfast Blumhouse Games are bringing cozy gaming fans thing they didn’t adjacent cognize they wanted: horror. Grave Seasons, a farming sim with a acheronian twist, showed up for the Xbox Partner Preview to amusement disconnected a caller trailer, a merchandise day of August 14, 2026, and a demo, which is coming soon.

Serious Sam Makes Unexpected Return successful Shatterverse Later This Year

Serious Sam: Shatterverse is real, and it’s coming to PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X | S successful 2026. In its archetypal trailer, we spot the franchise’s explosive gameplay instrumentality arsenic Sam Stone works with alternate versions of himself to erstwhile again conflict Mental.

Stranger Than Heaven Trailer Reveals Multiple Eras With More to Be Revealed successful May

Like a Dragon developer Ryu Ga Gotoku kept its committedness to amusement up for the Xbox Partner Preview by revealing brand-new footage of its upcoming video game, Stranger Than Heaven. While its merchandise day remains a mystery, the showing did travel with the uncover that its communicative volition instrumentality spot crossed 5 antithetic clip periods and 5 unsocial cities. Expect RGG to unveil much erstwhile Xbox Presents: A Special Look astatine Stranger Than Heaven premieres May 6.

Super Meat Boy 3D Release Date Brings a Gaming Icon Into New Spaces Next Week

Super Meat Boy 3D has agelong promised to bring 1 of the biggest names successful indie games determination new, and now, acknowledgment to its caller trailer, we cognize that its merchandise day is acceptable for March 31 – adjacent week. The hold for crushing 3D platforming comes to an extremity successful conscionable a fewer days erstwhile the crippled launches for PC, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X | S.

Dispatch Swoops Onto Xbox Summer 2026

Dispatch made headlines erstwhile it brought its episodic superhero communicative to gaming fans connected PC, Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation 5 implicit the past fewer months, and now, it’s making plans to travel to Xbox, too. Players connected Xbox Series X | S, Xbox connected PC, and Cloud tin expect to larn much astir Robert Robertson III erstwhile Dispatch launches summertime 2026.

Rebellion Dares Players to Survive Extraterrestrial Weather successful First Trailer for Alien Deathstorm

The Atomfall and Sniper Elite squad astatine developer Rebellion is backmost with different atmospheric first-person adventure: Alien Deathstorm. This aptly-named rubric gave players a sneak peek astatine the convulsive upwind and swarms of aliens that volition endanger their endurance erstwhile it launches successful 2027.

Frog Sqwad Leaps Onto Xbox With June 2026 Release Window

Self-described friendslop co-op crippled Frog Sqwad has announced plans to leap to Xbox. While today’s trailer gave fans a look astatine however they’ll beryllium capable to usage their lingua to lick puzzles (and messiness with their friends), it besides narrowed its motorboat model from 2026 to sometime successful June.

Bluey’s Happy Snaps Brings an Animated Icon Back to Gaming successful Fall 2026

Bluey and Bingo are astatine it again successful Bluey’s Happy Snaps, a picture-taking escapade acceptable successful the satellite of everyone’s favourite bluish heeler pup. Players tin look guardant to capturing peculiar moments erstwhile it launches for PC, Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X | S autumn 2026.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Cost of Hope DLC Announced With Summer 2026 Launch

Developer GSC Game World returned for a cameo astatine the Xbox Partner Preview to denote that S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl is getting DLC called Cost of Hope. This archetypal large enlargement for its radioactive sequel plops players successful a struggle betwixt the Duty and Freedom factions for an all-new story. Expect to spot it motorboat summertime 2026.

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