X/S Games Annual Releases Trivia Quiz

"Assassin's Creed Valhalla" was one of the first Xbox X/S games, released on 10 November 2020. "Assassin's Creed Valhalla" is the twelfth in the series of games that was first released in 2007.

"Madden NFL 21" is the 31st installment of the "Madden NFL" series of American football video games. The game was released on 4 December 2020 and was based on the 2020-2021 National Football League (NFL) lineup. Yearly updates to "Madden NFL" are typically released in December of each year, numbered for the next year, perhaps in time to be popular gifts for year-end holidays.

"Flight Simulator" was first released for personal computers and 1982 and has since evolved into a realistic simulator that is used in some pilot training programs. The month following release, July 2021, "Flight Simulator" was the third best-selling Microsoft game.

"Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction" was released for multiple platforms on the same date in January 2022. Up to three players can cooperate in the game objectives to defeat the alien enemy "Archaeans". The "Rainbow Six" series of games started in 1998, the same year a series of books also titled "Rainbow Six" began.

"Hogwarts Legacy" is a prequel to the "Harry Potter" novels set approximately 100 years prior. Upon release in February 2023, the game enjoyed good sales. This despite real-world controversy caused by comments by J.K. Rowling concerning transgender people, and accusations that the "Potter" universe contained anti-Jewish tropes.

"Tekken 8" was the tenth version of a game that debuted in 1994 as an arcade game. "Tekken 8" was the first title in the series that was initially released on game systems instead of as an arcade game. "Tekken 8" also had a crossplay feature that allows players on different systems (Xbox X/S, Play Station 5, etc.) to play together.

"Tomb Raider I-III Remastered" was released in 2024, follow the next year by "Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered". Both are updated compilations of earlier "games, "Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered" was of "The Last Revelation", "Chronicles", and "The Angel of Darkness".

The developer Aspyr used generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) to reproduce the voices of two live voice actresses, for which Aspyr later apologized and issued a patch to remove the AI voices from the game.

"NHL 26" is the 35th version of the series of National Hockey League games that were first published in 1991. Typical for games of "winter" sports in the northern hemisphere (American football, hockey, basketball, etc.), they tend to be released later in the calendar year and numbered for the following year in which the season ends.

"Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade" is one of a series of games that is based on the 1997 game "Final Fantasy VII". When the 2026 game was first released for Xbox, a limited-edition bundle also provided the original "Final Fantasy VII".

"Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2" is the second in a series of collections of earlier "Metal Gear" games that bring those titles to new platforms, including Xbox Series X/S. "Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2" includes "Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots" (released 2008), "Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker" (released 2010), and "Metal Gear Solid: Ghost Babel" (released 2000). "Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2" also includes a database of the entire "Metal Gear" canon up to the date of release, and a digital soundtrack of "Metal Gear Solid" instrumental and vocal tracks.