{
  "id": 15787586,
  "title": "ID@Xbox Showcase October 2026: Everything Announced",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/id-xbox-showcase-october-2026-everything-announced",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-20T18:09:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IGN",
    "slug": "ign",
    "url": "https://www.ign.com/articles/idxbox-showcase-october-2026-everything-announced"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The October 2026 ID@Xbox Showcase presented by IGN showcased a plethora of upcoming games for Xbox Series X/S and PC. Among the highlights, Shrek 2 Remastered was set to launch on November 10, 2026, bringing the beloved ogre back with enhanced graphics, new features, and more. The Big Bad Wolf also made a return in The Wolf Among Us Remastered, which would arrive on October 29, 2026, accompanied by improved visuals, audio, and a new Noir Mode.\n\nZero Parades: Director's Cut was slated for release on November 3, 2026, on both Xbox Series X/S and PC, featuring a sci-fi atmospheric adventure where players traverse a harsh, remote exoplanet. Croak, a hand-drawn 2D precision platformer, promised tongue-grapple and pinball-bounce action as players control a frog prince on a quest to reach the Witch's Banquet.\n\nMr. Records, an adventure game about transcending through music, would be released on PC and Xbox Series X/S in Spring 2027. Chronoscript: The Endless End, an exploration-based action-adventure game set in two worlds, was revealed in a new trailer and would be released on Xbox Series X/S, PC, and PS5 in early summer 2027.\n\nLove Is A Roguelite (LIAR) mixed turn-based tactics, deck-building, and dating within a procedurally generated love story, launching in Fall 2027 on Xbox Series X/S and PC. Drill Keeper, a deck-building roguelike siege defense game, would be released on PC Game Pass in summer 2027, where players secure vital resources for their people. Mr. Magpie's Harmless Card Game, a rogue-like deck-building game, received a new trailer and would be released on Xbox Series X/S and PC in early 2027.\n\nLastly, A Game About Digging a Hole Together allowed players to dig a hole at a beach with friends, while Scramble Knights Online was slated for release on October 26, 2026, with a new trailer showcasing the MMO-lite action RPG. Paper Shredder, an incremental game where players shred confidential records to earn a payout, would be released on Xbox Series X/S and PC in winter 2026. Finally, Vanran, a dark fantasy action RPG, promised to take players on an adventure in a world of rebellion.",
  "summary": "From remasters/director's cuts of Shrek 2, The Wolf Among Us, and Zero Parades to games about shredding paper (Paper Shredder!), tongue-grappling and pinball-bouncing (Croak), and digging holes (A Game About Digging a Hole Together) and more, here's everything revealed at the latest ID@Xbox Showcase Presented by IGN.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}