News Xbox and Bethesda showcase, Summer game fest, and anything that "isn't E3"

[dwwaino]

Since there will be no E3 this year Microsoft and Bethesda have announced their own showcase around usual E3 times. I assume other publishers will do something similar and will update the thread accordingly (hence why this isn't in the Xbox thread). Not much else reported at this time.

Xbox Has Announced Its E3 Sized Xbox And Bethesda Games Showcase

Xbox Has Announced Its E3 Sized Xbox And Bethesda Games Showcase

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[Mantastic]

Looking forward to the Starfield hype train leaving the station.

 

[dexter_]

The one game I'm most intrigued to see is Avowed. I wonder if it's an Outer Worlds style small scale RPG or a large scale Skyrim type game with towns, dungeons etc. We really know nothing about it.

 

[biaseddustyfan]

The one game I'm most intrigued to see is Avowed. I wonder if it's an Outer Worlds style small scale RPG or a large scale Skyrim type game with towns, dungeons etc. We really know nothing about it.

yes very excited for Avowed as a Pillars of Eternity 1+2 fan plus Elder Scrolls fan. there is a lot of hope around online that'll be large in scope like a Bethesda game but I'm not so sure. my hope would be like Skyrim but more old-school RPG features, but I'm not gonna get my hopes up haha. also interested to see if they will announce the game Josh Sawyer has been working on (supposedly a 16th century murder mystery "Disco Elysium" style RPG)

 

[hornetswce]

Starfield and Redfall delayed to 2023


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[dwwaino]

Starfield and Redfall delayed to 2023


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Imagine my shock.

 

[Deathly]

Game with a release date that has been in development for 8+ years but has had nothing to show for it gets delayed. What a surprise. Redfall is a shame tho', looked like a fun weekend game to play with friends. The 2022 game list is shortening.

 

[Mantastic]

I feel like they just picked the Starfield launch date 5 years ago because 11.11.22 is a cool ass date. Like if the game was ready now, they would have held it back for that.

But Bethesda can't afford to launch another unfinished game. Glad they delayed it. Please give me info on the Collector’s Edition already.

 

[hornetswce]

My first reaction when Microsoft bought Bethesda was imagine if Starfield is a dumpster fire. Wasn’t Fallout 4 pretty buggy on release?


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[dwwaino]

It definitely felt like it would be delayed given we've not even had a breadcrumb about it this year.

 

[Deathly]

My first reaction when Microsoft bought Bethesda was imagine if Starfield is a dumpster fire. Wasn’t Fallout 4 pretty buggy on release?


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Not just F4. BGS have always had underwhelming launches but the modding community is what makes their games. Would be surprised if this isn't the case with Starfield too eventually.

 

[Mantastic]

The Fallout 4 launch was fine. Always going to be some bugs in games with that scope, but they were mild as hell. 76 though......

 

[Cyber_punk]

My first reaction when Microsoft bought Bethesda was imagine if Starfield is a dumpster fire. Wasn’t Fallout 4 pretty buggy on release?


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A Bethesda game, buggy on release? Surely not.

 

[Bianconeri]

My first reaction when Microsoft bought Bethesda was imagine if Starfield is a dumpster fire. Wasn’t Fallout 4 pretty buggy on release?


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I think Fallout 4 was just as buggy as any Bethesda game on release and Fallout 76 was the one that was almost unplayable.

 

[Dancing Potato]

Bought Fallout 4 at launch and had no issues with it.

Nothing like the sort of bugs we see on day one of a lot of big release in recent times

 

[UnitedWarrior93]

Yeah F4 was fine at launch, didn't get F76 at launch so can't comment.

No surprise that Starfield is delayed, 2022 looking a bit slim for xbox exclusives? next few years should start to take off though.

 

[dwwaino]

505 are having their own showcase next week. I thought maybe they'd all do it around the same time but if more start announcing these things I'll update the thread.

505 Games Is Holding Its Own Livestream Showcase Next Week

505 Games Is Holding Its Own Livestream Showcase Next Week

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[00Stinger]

I've stopped buying games on release because of bugs

Wait a few months until the game is cheaper and is finished

 

[Allikat]

Yeah F4 was fine at launch, didn't get F76 at launch so can't comment.

No surprise that Starfield is delayed, 2022 looking a bit slim for xbox exclusives? next few years should start to take off though.

fo76 is still full of bugs. it's like bethesda saw how many people actually play it, threw up their hands & gave up. it's definitely improved since launch, but still super buggy

 

[biaseddustyfan]

don't really care that much about bugs

it's more when you can tell they've stripped out half the systems, shortened questlines, dumbed it down vs previous entries and half arsed characters that i melt

in terms of RPG's at least, i can always get past bugs and average combat but i can't get past s**t quests/characters/story or having nothing to do in the game

 

[dwwaino]

Times for the showcases for the thing that isn't E3

All The Australian Times For June's Big (Not E3) Gaming Showcases

All The Australian Times For June's Big (Not E3) Gaming Showcases

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[dwwaino]

Hopefully we get some new games. I don't know about you guys but it feels like gaming is super flat right now. Just long stretches between anything meaningful coming out. It's a great chance to catch up on your back catalogue or if you're an MMO nerd like me it's an opportunity to just focus on the one game for a while and not worry about missing anything. Though I can tell by just from the activity of this board alone of late that things are quiet on the gaming front as most of our traffic comes from new releases. That's just not happening right now.

 

[Deathly]

Anything on Perfect Dark would be nice.

 

[Dancing Potato]

Anything on Perfect Dark would be nice.

Agreed. It's been a while since the initial announcement.

 

[biaseddustyfan]

Hopefully we get some new games. I don't know about you guys but it feels like gaming is super flat right now. Just long stretches between anything meaningful coming out. It's a great chance to catch up on your back catalogue or if you're an MMO nerd like me it's an opportunity to just focus on the one game for a while and not worry about missing anything. Though I can tell by just from the activity of this board alone of late that things are quiet on the gaming front as most of our traffic comes from new releases. That's just not happening right now.

Do you mean completely new unannounced games or just games we haven't seen much of ? It seems like we should get Starfield, Avowed and Pentiment gameplay which will make the RPG people.like me happy at least. Pentiment is meant to be out this year. Also rumours of inxile making a steampunk RPG

In general I think covid affected videogame development more than some realise. Tooka studios a long time to adapt, and outside the studios themselves it really messed with voice acting, mocap etc. Games that did get rushed out were almost all underdone and then everyone got scared and delayed their games to try finish them properly leading to a lot of big gaps. It doesn't help when half of the great companies of old are releasing total garbage now and no one's come through to replace them

Anyway I'm excited for this conference, unless I'm wrong it's 3am Monday for us? Which kinda sucks, don't think I will bother staying up haha