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Liveblog: Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase 2022On the frontline and in your face, video games
On the frontline and in your face, video games
Not-E3 2022 continues today with the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase, and we’ll be liveblogging it right here. Will we see more ofStarfieldthat isn’t CGI target footage and concept art? Could we get a closer look at Playground Games’ mysterious newFable? WillRedfallget its first major public appearance since, uh, the last the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase? Dunno, but you can watch the whole show via the stream embedded below, and follow along with commentary from myself and vid bud Liam. The curtain raises at 6pm BST / 7pm CEST / 1pm ET.
Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2022Watch on YouTube
Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2022
Our live coverage of this event has finished.
14:24 pmUTCWelcome back to the RPS liveblog tool, inside which Liam and I will be locked without food or water at 6pm BST / 7pm CEST / 1pm ET. See you then.
Welcome back to the RPS liveblog tool, inside which Liam and I will be locked without food or water at 6pm BST / 7pm CEST / 1pm ET. See you then.
16:59 pmUTCOkay, we’re about good to go after some slightly terrifying technical problems. Liam is here too!
Okay, we’re about good to go after some slightly terrifying technical problems. Liam is here too!
17:00 pmUTCHello! I’m also here and VERY excited to see what Xbox / Bethesda have in store!
Hello! I’m also here and VERY excited to see what Xbox / Bethesda have in store!
17:00 pmUTCAny last minute predictions before things kick off, James?
Any last minute predictions before things kick off, James?
17:01 pmUTCIf there isn’t something Starfield-related I’ll eat thermal paste. You?
If there isn’t something Starfield-related I’ll eat thermal paste. You?
17:02 pmUTCMy heart says Fable. My head says Starfield. Either way, I’m hoping for: video games.
My heart says Fable. My head says Starfield. Either way, I’m hoping for: video games.
17:02 pmUTCbrucethemoose says:> Game Pass on the Steam Deck
This would be amazing.
But getting UWP apps to work on linux (via WINE???) would be a technical miracle, and a huge policy shift for Microsoft.
Simply cross licensing the available games to Steam would be an equally huge licensing miracle. I guess they could start with a small subset of gamepass, and slowly grow the catalog?Yeah, it’s technically possible on paper. Just a faff.
brucethemoose says:> Game Pass on the Steam Deck
This would be amazing.
But getting UWP apps to work on linux (via WINE???) would be a technical miracle, and a huge policy shift for Microsoft.
Simply cross licensing the available games to Steam would be an equally huge licensing miracle. I guess they could start with a small subset of gamepass, and slowly grow the catalog?Yeah, it’s technically possible on paper. Just a faff.
Yeah, it’s technically possible on paper. Just a faff.
17:03 pmUTCAnd we’re off, starting with… Redfall. The fall of Red. This is Arkane’s vampire FPS, if you don’t remember its reveal at last year’s Xbethbox event.
And we’re off, starting with… Redfall. The fall of Red. This is Arkane’s vampire FPS, if you don’t remember its reveal at last year’s Xbethbox event.
17:05 pmUTCCombat looks good! I like the Nosferatu-y vampire designs.
Combat looks good! I like the Nosferatu-y vampire designs.
17:06 pmUTCBit of highly-choreographed, but tasty-looking solo gameplay before a teammate shows up and it transitions into more of Redfall 101 how-it-works vid.
Bit of highly-choreographed, but tasty-looking solo gameplay before a teammate shows up and it transitions into more of Redfall 101 how-it-works vid.
17:08 pmUTCLots of footage of your vamp hunters' powers. I particular like the phantom elevator summon that flings teammates up in the air. Wish I could that.
Lots of footage of your vamp hunters' powers. I particular like the phantom elevator summon that flings teammates up in the air. Wish I could that.
17:08 pmUTCAnd that’s Redfall. Still coming 2023, as per the recent delay news.
And that’s Redfall. Still coming 2023, as per the recent delay news.
17:09 pmUTCNext up it’s Silksong, the long awaited sequel to Hollow Knight! Most expected this to show up during a Nintendo Direct, but clearly Microsoft have gotten there first.
Next up it’s Silksong, the long awaited sequel to Hollow Knight! Most expected this to show up during a Nintendo Direct, but clearly Microsoft have gotten there first.
17:09 pmUTCNo release date yet, but Silksong will be coming to Game Pass!
No release date yet, but Silksong will be coming to Game Pass!
17:10 pmUTCHere’s a…Rick and Morty FPS???
Here’s a…Rick and Morty FPS???
17:12 pmUTCRick and Morty-inspired, actually. But it stars Justin Roiland as your sentient, squishy alien gun, which in turn is used to plug other squishy aliens.
Rick and Morty-inspired, actually. But it stars Justin Roiland as your sentient, squishy alien gun, which in turn is used to plug other squishy aliens.
17:13 pmUTCSarah Bond is on stage now. She’s letting us know that the entire show is focused only on games launching over the next 12 months. Seems like they’ve listened to feedback about last year’s show that there were too many CGI teaser trailers.
Sarah Bond is on stage now. She’s letting us know that the entire show is focused only on games launching over the next 12 months. Seems like they’ve listened to feedback about last year’s show that there were too many CGI teaser trailers.
17:13 pmUTCs’called High on Life, out October 2022. Quite liked the colourful art style of that, but R&M humour ain’t for me, and that trailer was full of it.
s’called High on Life, out October 2022. Quite liked the colourful art style of that, but R&M humour ain’t for me, and that trailer was full of it.
17:15 pmUTCHuh! Riot’s catalogue of games are coming to Game Pass. Subscribers will get access to every hero in League of Legends, Valorant, League of Legends: Wild Rift and Legends of Runeterra.
Huh! Riot’s catalogue of games are coming to Game Pass. Subscribers will get access to every hero in League of Legends, Valorant, League of Legends: Wild Rift and Legends of Runeterra.
17:16 pmUTCAgreed.
Agreed.
17:17 pmUTCA Plague Tale: Requiem up next. Some sneaky in-game footage to start…
A Plague Tale: Requiem up next. Some sneaky in-game footage to start…
17:18 pmUTCThat said, protagonist Amica is on the warpath - looks like a bigger emphasis on fightin' and stealth kills?
That said, protagonist Amica is on the warpath - looks like a bigger emphasis on fightin' and stealth kills?
17:18 pmUTCOur first look at the new Forza Motorsport is up next! Shiny cars, incoming.
Our first look at the new Forza Motorsport is up next! Shiny cars, incoming.
17:19 pmUTCI know nothing about cars, but cor, look at those bonnets. Very shiny. Weather effects are looking very sharp as well. Out next year, and coming to PC!
I know nothing about cars, but cor, look at those bonnets. Very shiny. Weather effects are looking very sharp as well. Out next year, and coming to PC!
17:20 pmUTC"The most technically advanced racing game ever made". Quite the statement.
“The most technically advanced racing game ever made”. Quite the statement.
17:21 pmUTCOoh, Motorsport has ray tracing “on track” - Forza Horizon 5 only had it in the mode where you ogle a parked motor in a garage.
Ooh, Motorsport has ray tracing “on track” - Forza Horizon 5 only had it in the mode where you ogle a parked motor in a garage.
17:22 pmUTCDynamic time of day really makes each course pop. Look at that fairground! This looks gorgeous.
Dynamic time of day really makes each course pop. Look at that fairground! This looks gorgeous.
17:24 pmUTCTHE SHINEST CARS
THE SHINEST CARS
17:25 pmUTCOverhauled physics, advanced car damage, dynamic time and day. This looks like a proper successor to Xbox’s premiere driving simulator. No word on a release date (or even an official name?) but that’s it for Forza.
Overhauled physics, advanced car damage, dynamic time and day. This looks like a proper successor to Xbox’s premiere driving simulator. No word on a release date (or even an official name?) but that’s it for Forza.
17:27 pmUTCSpeaking of radiant-looking vehicles, here’s some new stuff for Microsoft Flight Simulator’s 40th Anniversary. Includes the Spirit of St Louis and the Wright Flyer!
Speaking of radiant-looking vehicles, here’s some new stuff for Microsoft Flight Simulator’s 40th Anniversary. Includes the Spirit of St Louis and the Wright Flyer!
17:27 pmUTCAlso, um, the Pelican from Halo??? In Flight Sim. Yup.
Also, um, the Pelican from Halo??? In Flight Sim. Yup.
17:29 pmUTCOur first look at an Acti-Blizz title now (I was unsure if they’d even mention the acquisition to be honest). Overwatch 2 is getting a new hero in the form of a punky Australian lady and is entering early access on October 4th!
Our first look at an Acti-Blizz title now (I was unsure if they’d even mention the acquisition to be honest). Overwatch 2 is getting a new hero in the form of a punky Australian lady and is entering early access on October 4th!
17:32 pmUTCPete Hines is here! His shoes match his jacket. Good ol' Pete.
Pete Hines is here! His shoes match his jacket. Good ol' Pete.
17:34 pmUTCThe Elder Scrolls: High Isle comes to Xbox next week. It launched for PC on Tuesday.
The Elder Scrolls: High Isle comes to Xbox next week. It launched for PC on Tuesday.
17:34 pmUTCQuick CGI-only look at Ara: History Untold, a stratgey game from Ashes of the Singularity devs Oxide Games.
Quick CGI-only look at Ara: History Untold, a stratgey game from Ashes of the Singularity devs Oxide Games.
17:35 pmUTC"Historical grand strategy", to be specific. Will launch on Game Pass, but no exact release date.
“Historical grand strategy”, to be specific. Will launch on Game Pass, but no exact release date.
17:36 pmUTCJames! Todd’s on his way to show us Starfield!
James! Todd’s on his way to show us Starfield!
17:37 pmUTCBack in Forza land and on Forza Horizon 5, which has a Hot Wheels expansion! The leaks were true.
Back in Forza land and on Forza Horizon 5, which has a Hot Wheels expansion! The leaks were true.
17:38 pmUTCHmm something Dinosaur related now.
Hmm something Dinosaur related now.
17:39 pmUTCAw that Forza!Hot Wheels trailer was fun. Big plastic tracks through the sky, just like in my imagination as a nine-year-old. Out on July 19th.
Aw that Forza!Hot Wheels trailer was fun. Big plastic tracks through the sky, just like in my imagination as a nine-year-old. Out on July 19th.
17:39 pmUTCArk 2 is coming in 2023 for Xbox and PC. Was that Vin Diesel riding on the back of a dinosaur? I bloody hope so.
Ark 2 is coming in 2023 for Xbox and PC. Was that Vin Diesel riding on the back of a dinosaur? I bloody hope so.
17:41 pmUTCNow for another peek at Scorn, the H.R. Geiger-y FPS. Coming to Game Pass and out on October 21st 2022.
Now for another peek at Scorn, the H.R. Geiger-y FPS. Coming to Game Pass and out on October 21st 2022.
17:42 pmUTCLiam was making audible “eww” sounds during the Scorn trailer. Which I suspect might be mission accomplished for its art team.
Liam was making audible “eww” sounds during the Scorn trailer. Which I suspect might be mission accomplished for its art team.
17:44 pmUTCWe’re being shown a new trailer for Flintlock. This is a steampunk souls-like from the developers of Ashen that looks absolutely wicked. Your little fox pal lets you fly through the air? I’m into this. Coming early 2023, and will be available on Game Pass.
We’re being shown a new trailer for Flintlock. This is a steampunk souls-like from the developers of Ashen that looks absolutely wicked. Your little fox pal lets you fly through the air? I’m into this. Coming early 2023, and will be available on Game Pass.
17:45 pmUTCSomething new and Minecraft-related from Mojang next. An action-strategy game! Still looks to include building mechanics, but with a third-person, almost ARPG-looking perspective.
Something new and Minecraft-related from Mojang next. An action-strategy game! Still looks to include building mechanics, but with a third-person, almost ARPG-looking perspective.
17:46 pmUTCMinecraft Legends, it’s called. Out next year.
Minecraft Legends, it’s called. Out next year.
17:46 pmUTCCrafting? Gathering? Farming? Americana soundtrack? MECHS? Lightyear Frontier looks like my kind of thing. Coming next year.
Crafting? Gathering? Farming? Americana soundtrack? MECHS? Lightyear Frontier looks like my kind of thing. Coming next year.
17:50 pmUTCGunfire Reborn, the vaguely Borderlandsish co-op FPS that’s been knocking around on PC for a while, it coming to the newer Xboxes. And Game Pass!
Gunfire Reborn, the vaguely Borderlandsish co-op FPS that’s been knocking around on PC for a while, it coming to the newer Xboxes. And Game Pass!
17:52 pmUTCFresh footage of As Dusk Falls, the hybrid 2D/3D “interactive drama.” One for Supermassive fans, this.
Fresh footage of As Dusk Falls, the hybrid 2D/3D “interactive drama.” One for Supermassive fans, this.
17:53 pmUTCOh, and it’s out on July 19th.
Oh, and it’s out on July 19th.
17:54 pmUTCNaraka: Bladepoint is coming to consoles. It’s a 60 player battle royale that’s been on PC for yonks alreadyBUTit is getting a campaign mode, so that’s nice. Out on June 23rd.
Naraka: Bladepoint is coming to consoles. It’s a 60 player battle royale that’s been on PC for yonks alreadyBUTit is getting a campaign mode, so that’s nice. Out on June 23rd.
17:56 pmUTCI’m a big fan of this chicken and this chicken alone. Cheers.
I’m a big fan of this chicken and this chicken alone. Cheers.
17:58 pmUTCNow a reveal for Pentiment, a new adventure game from Obsidian. Very eye-catching Renaissance-meets-Newgrounds art style. Cute AND historical, and it’s coming to Game Pass this November.
Now a reveal for Pentiment, a new adventure game from Obsidian. Very eye-catching Renaissance-meets-Newgrounds art style. Cute AND historical, and it’s coming to Game Pass this November.
17:59 pmUTCObsidian’s Grounded is leaving early-access this September. It looks set to conclude the game’s story, revealing why you’ve been all shrunken ‘n that.
Obsidian’s Grounded is leaving early-access this September. It looks set to conclude the game’s story, revealing why you’ve been all shrunken ‘n that.
18:01 pmUTCHmm. This looks a bit like Diablo’s Necromancer to me…
Hmm. This looks a bit like Diablo’s Necromancer to me…
18:02 pmUTCAnother announcement, Ereban: Shadow Legacy. Third-person action-adventure where you play an angry shadow lady with absolutely no time for the robotic enforcers stomping around. Liking the mobility aspects where you turn into a literal puff of smoke to swoop around.
Another announcement, Ereban: Shadow Legacy. Third-person action-adventure where you play an angry shadow lady with absolutely no time for the robotic enforcers stomping around. Liking the mobility aspects where you turn into a literal puff of smoke to swoop around.
18:04 pmUTCThe Necromancer is the fifth and final class coming to Diablo 4. Considering the backlash to Immortal (and if you haven’t been keeping up,do take a look at Rebecca’s report on that game’s ridiculous monetisation practices) this is perhaps a well-timed look at the next “proper” game in the series.
The Necromancer is the fifth and final class coming to Diablo 4. Considering the backlash to Immortal (and if you haven’t been keeping up,do take a look at Rebecca’s report on that game’s ridiculous monetisation practices) this is perhaps a well-timed look at the next “proper” game in the series.
18:05 pmUTCWe’re getting a closer look at the game’s open world. Strongholds, local events, dungeons. There’s a lot to do here.
We’re getting a closer look at the game’s open world. Strongholds, local events, dungeons. There’s a lot to do here.
18:08 pmUTCBlizzard will support Diablo 4 “for years to come”. Visually it looks like a huge step up from Diablo 3, too. It’s looking very good, and will launch in 2023.
Blizzard will support Diablo 4 “for years to come”. Visually it looks like a huge step up from Diablo 3, too. It’s looking very good, and will launch in 2023.
18:09 pmUTCThis Sea of Thieves musical number has left the fourth wall in pathetic tatters.
This Sea of Thieves musical number has left the fourth wall in pathetic tatters.
18:14 pmUTCNext up is Cocoon, a top-down puzzle-platformer coming next year. You are: a tiny fly-boy. Your task: Moving orbs around? Is that a fly thing? Lovely vibes thouugh, considering it shares at least one developer with Inside and Limbo.
Next up is Cocoon, a top-down puzzle-platformer coming next year. You are: a tiny fly-boy. Your task: Moving orbs around? Is that a fly thing? Lovely vibes thouugh, considering it shares at least one developer with Inside and Limbo.
18:17 pmUTCThe next game from Team Ninja is up next. Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is coming in 2023. Not much has been revealed at this stage, but it looks like you’ll be playing as a samurai fighting huge scary dragons?
The next game from Team Ninja is up next. Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is coming in 2023. Not much has been revealed at this stage, but it looks like you’ll be playing as a samurai fighting huge scary dragons?
18:18 pmUTCKOJIMA IS HERE. THE LEAKS WERE REAL.
KOJIMA IS HERE. THE LEAKS WERE REAL.
18:19 pmUTCNothing to reveal just yet, but Kojima is teaming up with Xbox Game Studios to make… something? At some point? Neat!
Nothing to reveal just yet, but Kojima is teaming up with Xbox Game Studios to make… something? At some point? Neat!
18:19 pmUTCNice surprise for Persona fans: Persona 3, Persona 4 Golden and Persona 5 Royal are all coming to Game Pass. Ibelievethat’s the first time 3 has been on PC, and the first confirmation of a Windows port for 5?
Nice surprise for Persona fans: Persona 3, Persona 4 Golden and Persona 5 Royal are all coming to Game Pass. Ibelievethat’s the first time 3 has been on PC, and the first confirmation of a Windows port for 5?
18:20 pmUTCStarfield gameplay! I won’t have to eat thermal paste.
Starfield gameplay! I won’t have to eat thermal paste.
18:22 pmUTCI can’t wait to see all those fields full of stars.
I can’t wait to see all those fields full of stars.
18:22 pmUTCBetween Todd, Pete and Phil the jacket game has been strong in this ActiBethBox presentation.
Between Todd, Pete and Phil the jacket game has been strong in this ActiBethBox presentation.
18:22 pmUTCTodd Howard is here to introduce the clip, set on a moon named Kreet. Not ‘Crete’, as I was just about to type before seeing the subtitle.
Todd Howard is here to introduce the clip, set on a moon named Kreet. Not ‘Crete’, as I was just about to type before seeing the subtitle.
18:24 pmUTCOur spaceperson steps off the ship and immediately starts scanning alien plants and wandering around. Looks a bit like leaving Vault 101 in Fallout 3, but in space.
Our spaceperson steps off the ship and immediately starts scanning alien plants and wandering around. Looks a bit like leaving Vault 101 in Fallout 3, but in space.
18:25 pmUTCIt’s very atmospheric isn’t it? Interior and exterior locations are looking very nice.
It’s very atmospheric isn’t it? Interior and exterior locations are looking very nice.
18:25 pmUTCTime for some shooty combat against some pirates. Aaaaand some lockpicking. Tis indeed a Bethesda RPG.
Time for some shooty combat against some pirates. Aaaaand some lockpicking. Tis indeed a Bethesda RPG.
18:27 pmUTCNow we’ve left Kreet and are on New Atlantis, a heavily populated city. In space. Also, the combat looks like Fallout 4’s. In space.
Now we’ve left Kreet and are on New Atlantis, a heavily populated city. In space. Also, the combat looks like Fallout 4’s. In space.
18:29 pmUTCThis is probably disrespectful to both Bethesda and Obsidian, but: this looks like The Outer Worlds on a bigger budget.
This is probably disrespectful to both Bethesda and Obsidian, but: this looks like The Outer Worlds on a bigger budget.
18:31 pmUTCI’m glad to see the base building elements return from Fallout 4. Also: customisable space ships? OK, Todd. I’m listening.
I’m glad to see the base building elements return from Fallout 4. Also: customisable space ships? OK, Todd. I’m listening.
18:32 pmUTCShip building looks cool - it uses a modular system for swapping in and out loads of individual parts. Can choose your own crew as well.
Ship building looks cool - it uses a modular system for swapping in and out loads of individual parts. Can choose your own crew as well.
18:33 pmUTC…and then fly your pimped out ship into 3D space battles. Going a bit Ratchet & Clank here if you ask me.
…and then fly your pimped out ship into 3D space battles. Going a bit Ratchet & Clank here if you ask me.
18:34 pmUTCApparently we can land anywhere, on any planet. Heard that before, Todd.
Apparently we can land anywhere, on any planet. Heard that before, Todd.
18:35 pmUTCIt’s a big claim but we’re not shown how ‘landing anywhere’ works. Presumably Bethesda haven’t created planet-sized planets for every planet.
It’s a big claim but we’re not shown how ‘landing anywhere’ works. Presumably Bethesda haven’t created planet-sized planets for every planet.
18:38 pmUTCAfter playing the beta earlier this year I’m keen to get my hands on Overwatch 2 when it enters early access this October. Other than that, I quite liked the look of The Last Case of Benedict Fox. How about you?
After playing the beta earlier this year I’m keen to get my hands on Overwatch 2 when it enters early access this October. Other than that, I quite liked the look of The Last Case of Benedict Fox. How about you?
18:40 pmUTCEreban: Shadow Legacy is probably my pick of the ‘new’ stuff, I do fancy a spot of fast-paced stealth murder. And to be honest I liked Fallout 4 enough that I don’t really mind if Starfield is just interstellar Fallout 4.
Ereban: Shadow Legacy is probably my pick of the ‘new’ stuff, I do fancy a spot of fast-paced stealth murder. And to be honest I liked Fallout 4 enough that I don’t really mind if Starfield is just interstellar Fallout 4.
18:42 pmUTCBut yes, that’s all from Xbethboxesda. In about 19 minutes Rebecca and Hayden will take over liveblogging duties for the PC Gaming Show -check that out here.
But yes, that’s all from Xbethboxesda. In about 19 minutes Rebecca and Hayden will take over liveblogging duties for the PC Gaming Show -check that out here.
18:43 pmUTCCheers!
Cheers!
18:43 pmUTCI’m also off to make a little recap video about all those things we saw ‘n that. Laters!
I’m also off to make a little recap video about all those things we saw ‘n that. Laters!
