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Every game from the Xbox and Bethesda showcase at E3 2021Get yer new Arkane game reveal, Forza Horizon and Starfield trailer right here!
Get yer new Arkane game reveal, Forza Horizon and Starfield trailer right here!
E3 2021 is the first E3 since Xbox acquired Bethesda and shuffled the studio into its deck of game assets. Accordingly, tonight’s Xbox E3 livestream was in fact an Xbox and Bethesda Showcase. Twice the game content! Here’s a round up of everything that happened during this year’s show (that is pertinent to PC players).
Don’t forget to watch our news for the best bits as they happen. We’re also doing round ups of the other big shows, includingthe Ubisoft Forward stream, all the games fromNetflix’s Geeked Week, Geoff’sSummer Game Fest, and a breakdown of Double Fine’sDay Of The Devs.
Xbox and Bethesda had some great stuff of their own. My pick of the bunch is the new Arkane Austin gameRedfall, but it was cool to see theStarfieldtease, and confirmation of a new Outer Worlds sequel.
Starfield - new trailer and release date
Starfield: Official Teaser TrailerWatch on YouTube
Starfield: Official Teaser Trailer
Aparently this sequel to the grim, irradiated survival shooter is going to be all 4K and have well good ray tracing. This new trailer had lots of different light sources so I’ll take their word for it. It’s coming out April 28th next year.
Back 4 Blood - new trailer
We didn’t see a whole lot of the Left4Dead-like, since there’s a whole Warner Bros. thing on it after the Xthesda showcase, but I’m really liking the look of the environments. We also saw a bit of PvP.
Back 4 Blood – Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2021 – Official PvP Announce TrailerWatch on YouTube
Back 4 Blood – Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2021 – Official PvP Announce Trailer
Contraband - new game reveal and teaser
Contraband – Official Announce Trailer – Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2021Watch on YouTube
Contraband – Official Announce Trailer – Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2021
Sea Of Thieves - Pirates Of The Caribbean crossover reveal
Jack Sparrow and a few other franchise favourites (including Davey Jones) turn up for a crossover called A Pirate’s Life. In the year of our sloop 2021, this is really more of a get for the Pirates franchise than for Sea Of Thieves. It’s free for all players on June 22nd.
Sea of Thieves: A Pirate’s Life - Announcement TrailerWatch on YouTube
Sea of Thieves: A Pirate’s Life - Announcement Trailer
Yakuza Like A Dragon - LAD joins the Yakuza series on Game Pass
The most recent entry in this much beloved and incredibly wild RPG series has joined the the free-for-all, as of right now.
Play Yakuza: Like a Dragon TODAY with Xbox Game Pass – Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2021Watch on YouTube
Play Yakuza: Like a Dragon TODAY with Xbox Game Pass – Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2021
Battlefield 2042 - new gameplay trailer
Brendyhad a look at 2042 a few days ago, and now we, too, get to see the new massively multiplayer war game, featuring tornadoes and wingsuits and launching a quadbike at a helicopter.
Battlefield 2042 Official Gameplay TrailerWatch on YouTube
Battlefield 2042 Official Gameplay Trailer
Twelve Minutes - new trailer and release date
This cool time loop puzzle game, starring actual massive film stars instead of voice actors, now has a release date of August 19th, and is on Game Pass from day one.
Twelve Minutes – Official Date Announce Trailer – Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2021Watch on YouTube
Twelve Minutes – Official Date Announce Trailer – Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2021
Psychonauts 2 - new trailer and release date
I was only saying the other day that the originalPsychonautsis rad, and now we get a new trailer for the sequel, revealing the release date of August 25th. The action platformer is looking as trippy and imaginative as ever, and you know what? I’m hype.
Psychonauts 2 - Official Gameplay Trailer - Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2021Watch on YouTube
Psychonauts 2 - Official Gameplay Trailer - Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2021
Fallout 76 - Steel Reign and The Pitt updates
Steel Reign is a new free story update to the MMO Fallout 76, in which the Brotherhood Of Steel is having some internal conflict that needs to be sorted out. There was alsoa tease for The Pitt, a free update that lets you travel out of Appalachia on Expeditions.
Fallout 76: Steel Reign Reveal TrailerWatch on YouTube
Fallout 76: Steel Reign Reveal Trailer
Somerville - new game reveal
An isometric, somewhat gloomy looking adventure game where you have a family and a dog, and there is some kind of A Quiet Place-esque apocalypse. It’s low poly but high dread and looks really good.
Somerville E3 2021 TrailerWatch on YouTube
Somerville E3 2021 Trailer
Halo Infinite - multiplayer reveal
There can only be one Master Chief, unless there are loads of him all there having FPS space adventures at once.
Halo Infinite Official Multiplayer RevealWatch on YouTube
Halo Infinite Official Multiplayer Reveal
Diablo II Resurrected - new trailer and release date
The wash and brush up of everyone’s favourite Diablo game has a release date: September 23rd. The original Diablo II is over 20 years old. Ack.
Diablo ® II Resurrected ™ Street Date TrailerWatch on YouTube
Diablo ® II Resurrected ™ Street Date Trailer
A Plague Tale Requiem - new game reveal
I was broadly a fan of the ratnados of the first Plague Tale. It’s a light/shadow/rat puzzle game with a sweet story about an extremely cute, accidentally apocalyptic toddler at the heart. I will take more of it. Reqiem is coming some time next year.
[E3 2021] A Plague Tale: Requiem - World Premiere Reveal TrailerWatch on YouTube
[E3 2021] A Plague Tale: Requiem - World Premiere Reveal Trailer
Far Cry 6 - yet another new trailer
Ubi’s new Far Cry game is the girl everyone wants to dance with, it seems. This trailer does include some glimpses of the game in action.
Far Cry 6: Xbox Gameplay Overview Trailer | Ubisoft [NA]Watch on YouTube
Far Cry 6: Xbox Gameplay Overview Trailer | Ubisoft [NA]
Slime Rancher 2 - new game reveal
In my day slime was something you poured over your parents on a TV show, but since 2017 it’s also been something you can ranch in a cute little life sim. It’s been revealed that you can go back to that slime life next year in a sequel.
Slime Rancher 2 Announcement TrailerWatch on YouTube
Slime Rancher 2 Announcement Trailer
Shredders - new trailer
Riders Republic for people who areseriousabout snowboarding. It’s out in time for Christmas, some time in December this year.
Shredders Trailer – Xbox & Bethesda Games ShowcaseWatch on YouTube
Shredders Trailer – Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase
Atomic Heart - new trailer
Atomic Heart looks like kind of a Fallout-like, maybe? It’s been kicking around for a while now, and there’s definitely a lot going on in the trailer - not including the amazing song chosen as the backing track.
Atomic Heart – Official Announce Trailer – Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2021Watch on YouTube
Atomic Heart – Official Announce Trailer – Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2021
Replaced - new game reveal
Averycool looking 2D pixeart action RPG. It looks part apocalyptic, part scifi. One of my favourite trailers from the weekend so far, I think. Keep an eye out for replaced next year.
REPLACED | Announce TrailerWatch on YouTube
REPLACED | Announce Trailer
Grounded - Shroom & Doom update
The Honey I Shrunk The Survival Game is getting a Shroom And Doom update on June 20th, including mushroom, sitting, and another giant hideous spider.
Grounded - The Shroom & Doom Update - Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2021Watch on YouTube
Grounded - The Shroom & Doom Update - Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2021
Among Us - 15 player lobbies
Ruin relationships with even more of your friends at once!!
Among Us 15 Player Lobbies – Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2021 – Official Announce TrailerWatch on YouTube
Among Us 15 Player Lobbies – Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2021 – Official Announce Trailer
Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes - new trailer
Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Announcement TrailerWatch on YouTube
Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Announcement Trailer
The Ascent - new trailer
A cyberpunk, isometric action shooter that you can play solo or co-op. Ed previewed this and found it to beacceptable.
Play The Ascent Day One with Xbox Game Pass – Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2021Watch on YouTube
Play The Ascent Day One with Xbox Game Pass – Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2021
Age Of Empires IV - new trailer
A new look at some gameplay for the newst, upcoming entry in the daddy of all RTS games, which is out on October 28th.
Age of Empires IV - Official Gameplay Trailer - Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2021Watch on YouTube
Age of Empires IV - Official Gameplay Trailer - Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2021
The Outer Worlds 2 - new game reveal and meta trailer
The sequel to that cool space RPG about capitalism and slow motion shooting. The teaser trailer was literally just letting us know it exists, and it made no bones about that with some meta voice over.
The Outer Worlds 2 - Official Announce Trailer - Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2021Watch on YouTube
The Outer Worlds 2 - Official Announce Trailer - Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2021
Microsoft Flight Simulator - free Top Gun-themed expansion
Hahaha what? Amazing.
Microsoft Flight Simulator - Xbox Series X|S Gameplay Trailer - Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2021Watch on YouTube
Microsoft Flight Simulator - Xbox Series X|S Gameplay Trailer - Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2021
Forza Horizon 5 - new trailer
As well asa trailer, we got an in depth look at the next Forza Horizon, which is set in Mexico. If you like off-roading in fourbiefours and mini-games where you explode pinatas, then this is the car game for you.
Forza Horizon 5 Official Gameplay Demo - Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2021Watch on YouTube
Forza Horizon 5 Official Gameplay Demo - Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2021
RedFall - new game reveal
A co-op squad shooter from Arkane Austin, where a bunch of cool nerds have tooled up with amazing guns and super powers, and are protecting their besieged hometown from giant vampires. One of the characters has a pet raven and another has a robot. I love it. Coming next year.
Watch on YouTube
E3 2021 may be over but our memories live on - see everything on ourE3 hub. Many more big game showcases and streams are still to come this summer, leading up to Gamescom, so see oursummer games stream scheduleto stay up to date.
