Thanks for 25 Years, XBOX Players — From Wolfenstein 3 and Halo Firefight to Classic XBOX Games on PC: Everything Announced Today
Xbox marked 25 years with FanFest announcements including new Fable gameplay, Halo’s free Winter Update, DOOM: The Dark Ages’ Slaughter Mode, and expanded backward compatibility on PC.
Xbox celebrated its 25th anniversary with a FanFest event in Seattle, reflecting on player achievements and community milestones. The company highlighted tools to review personal gaming history, including first games played, total hours, and top titles. Attendees experienced hands-on demos of new content, reinforcing the event’s focus on player engagement and nostalgia.
Halo’s cooperative survival mode, Firefight, will launch as a free Winter Update, with FanFest attendees getting early access. New footage from Fable showcased magical combat against cursed creatures, offering clues to the upcoming adventure. Both features will be explored further on the Official Xbox Podcast following the event.
DOOM: The Dark Ages will introduce Slaughter Mode on November 16 at no extra cost for eligible owners of the Revelations DLC, Premium Edition, or Premium Upgrade. The mode features escalating enemy rounds, randomized bosses, and replayable arenas with stacking rewards based on player performance.
Xbox Backward Compatibility on PC expanded to include 25 original Xbox games, adding titles like Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind. Achievements were also added to select original Xbox games, including Knights of the Old Republic. Wolfenstein 3 was confirmed in development at MachineGames, with actors Brian Bloom and Debra Wilson returning.