Everything that happened at Microsoft’s X018 event

Microsoft picked up Obsidian and inXile

Microsoft just wrapped X018, its “celebration of all things Xbox.” What went down? A lot of crowd cheering, an on-stage selfie with Square Enix’s Shinji Hashimoto, and a release date for Crackdown 3.

While much of the show’s news was Game Pass-centric as you’d probably expect, there were a few surprises. Microsoft closed out the with two more notable studio acquisitions: Fallout: New Vegas maker Obsidian and Wasteland 2 creator inXile Entertainment. These teams join the likes of Playground Games, Undead Labs, Compulsion Games, Ninja Theory, and The Initi🔯ative.

X018 was uneven at times as certain segments dragged on way longer than they ne🅘eded to, but that back-and-forth pacing kind of comes with the territory for these shows. For better or worse, the stream felt like a longer, more energetic, fan-focused version of the normal showcases.

Here’s a recap of everything noteworthy that happened at X018:

• PUBG♋ is available on Xbox Game Pass lat♌er this week
• Strategy shooter Void Bastards look🌱s out of this w꧟orld
• Crackdown 3 officially launches on February 15
• The trio of Final Fantasy XIII 🐲games are coming to Xbox One via backward compatibil🃏ity
• What’s next for Sea of Thieves? A PvP-centric expansion called The Arena
• SSGSS Vegeta and Golden Frieza join Jump Force
• Sora re🅠turns to the Hundred Acre Wood in this new Kingdom Hearts 3 trailer
• Microsoft is bringing limited mouse and keyboard support to Xbox One very soon, For♈tnite confirmed
• Forza Horizon 4’s first add-on searches for lost treasure while driving through lightning storms
• Microsoft acquires yet anot🌠ꦍher studio with inXile Entertainment
• Oh, Microsoft just acquired Fallout: New Vegas ✅dev 𒈔Obsidian Entertainment