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Xbox Games Showcase 2023 and Starfield Direct liveblogAll the latest from Microsoft and Bethesda’s NotE3 shows
All the latest from Microsoft and Bethesda’s NotE3 shows
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We’re rolling out the liveblog widget once again for today’sXbox Games Showcase, as well as theStarfield-focusedStarfieldDirect, which will follow immediately after. And will be about Starfield. Come join us – we’ll be up and running just before Microsoft’s main showcase begins at 6pm BST / 1pm EDT / 10am PDT.
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Also, Starfield. Lots of Starfield.
Stick around and you can also follow along with ourPC Gaming Show 2023 liveblog; this fellow NotE3 event starts at 9pm BST / 4pm EDT / 1pm PDT, which should be immediately after Starfield Direct closes its curtains.
Our live coverage of this event has finished.
15:47 pmUTCSee you here on Sunday the 11th, 6pm BST / 1pm EDT / 10am PDT, for the Xbox Games Showcase and Starfield Direct super-combined super-liveblog. Bring snacks.
See you here on Sunday the 11th, 6pm BST / 1pm EDT / 10am PDT, for the Xbox Games Showcase and Starfield Direct super-combined super-liveblog. Bring snacks.
16:49 pmUTCRight, we’re just about settling in for about five hours of NotE3 liveblogging. Is that TOO MUCH liveblogging? According to the Working Time Regulations of 1998, no it is not.
Right, we’re just about settling in for about five hours of NotE3 liveblogging. Is that TOO MUCH liveblogging? According to the Working Time Regulations of 1998, no it is not.
16:50 pmUTCHello, hello. How are we all doing? Are we excited for Todd Howard to talk about spaceships?
Hello, hello. How are we all doing? Are we excited for Todd Howard to talk about spaceships?
Hello, hello. How are we all doing? Are we excited for Todd Howard to talk about spaceships?
16:56 pmUTCI’ve spent the last few days sitting on the deck of a cabin in the Lake District, so I will be spending this whole presentation staring at the screen like that one Limmy meme. You know the one. Where he’s just woken up. I have forgotten what video games are.
I’ve spent the last few days sitting on the deck of a cabin in the Lake District, so I will be spending this whole presentation staring at the screen like that one Limmy meme. You know the one. Where he’s just woken up. I have forgotten what video games are.
16:59 pmUTCI’m receiving word that the whole Xbox/Bethesda show, including Starfield, is two hours long. Which is one hour less than I’d assumed, but in any case, the PC Gaming Show will follow at 9pm BST.
I’m receiving word that the whole Xbox/Bethesda show, including Starfield, is two hours long. Which is one hour less than I’d assumed, but in any case, the PC Gaming Show will follow at 9pm BST.
16:59 pmUTCAlso, one minute to go!
Also, one minute to go!
17:01 pmUTC10 seconds! Here we go!
10 seconds! Here we go!
17:02 pmUTCAnd we’re opening with a digital Richard Ayoade, of all things.
And we’re opening with a digital Richard Ayoade, of all things.
17:02 pmUTCIs this Fable?
Is this Fable?
17:02 pmUTCIt’s Fable! They kicked a chicken! Like that one achivement!
It’s Fable! They kicked a chicken! Like that one achivement!
17:03 pmUTCOh, Richard Ayoade is big in this. I’m sure Rachel can figure out how many times as tall as Lady D.
Oh, Richard Ayoade is big in this. I’m sure Rachel can figure out how many times as tall as Lady D.
17:05 pmUTCI’m genuinely more interested in Fable now that is confirmed to feature a kaiju Dean Lerner.
I’m genuinely more interested in Fable now that is confirmed to feature a kaiju Dean Lerner.
17:05 pmUTCLovely animation style, this. Reminds me of Coraline.
Lovely animation style, this. Reminds me of Coraline.
17:06 pmUTCPretty much all CG, though, so if you were hoping for an in-game look at Fable you’re not missing much.
Pretty much all CG, though, so if you were hoping for an in-game look at Fable you’re not missing much.
17:07 pmUTCNow here’s a Star Wars game from Massive.
Now here’s a Star Wars game from Massive.
17:07 pmUTCA young woman asks our rather unwell looking musician if they’ve seen a giant monster, which seemingly rises out of the water behind her. Looks like she can cast spells?
That’ll be South of Midnight. No gameplay. Is that going to be a theme today, do we reckon?
A young woman asks our rather unwell looking musician if they’ve seen a giant monster, which seemingly rises out of the water behind her. Looks like she can cast spells?
That’ll be South of Midnight. No gameplay. Is that going to be a theme today, do we reckon?
17:08 pmUTCMassive’s SW trailer is focusing on a half-Han Solo, half-Rey small time criminal type.
Massive’s SW trailer is focusing on a half-Han Solo, half-Rey small time criminal type.
17:09 pmUTCWarderDragon says:Let’s hope the Fable reboot takes absolutely no inspiration from the non-game that was Fable 3!Yeah Fable 3 was a bit disappointing. I bought the special edition for that game, which has literally started to rot over the last few years. An extremely cursed artefact.
WarderDragon says:Let’s hope the Fable reboot takes absolutely no inspiration from the non-game that was Fable 3!Yeah Fable 3 was a bit disappointing. I bought the special edition for that game, which has literally started to rot over the last few years. An extremely cursed artefact.
Yeah Fable 3 was a bit disappointing. I bought the special edition for that game, which has literally started to rot over the last few years. An extremely cursed artefact.
17:10 pmUTCStar Wars: Outlaws, it’s called, and coming in 2024. Looks mildly interesting - not without the usual Star Wars space battles, but is all about the underworld crims-and-crooks side of the galaxy.
Star Wars: Outlaws, it’s called, and coming in 2024. Looks mildly interesting - not without the usual Star Wars space battles, but is all about the underworld crims-and-crooks side of the galaxy.
33 Immortals. Out next year.
17:13 pmUTCPayday 3!
Payday 3!
17:14 pmUTCLars Westergren says:What was the name of that “being a rogue in Star Wars” game that was cancelled? 1313?That was the one!
Lars Westergren says:What was the name of that “being a rogue in Star Wars” game that was cancelled? 1313?That was the one!
That was the one!
17:14 pmUTCLooks a lot like Payday 2, but slightly more mobile - your robber can slide now. Out Sept 21.
Looks a lot like Payday 2, but slightly more mobile - your robber can slide now. Out Sept 21.
17:15 pmUTCAn Atlus game. Is this the Persona 3 remake? Quick, everyone, act surprised!
An Atlus game. Is this the Persona 3 remake? Quick, everyone, act surprised!
An Atlus game. Is this the Persona 3 remake? Quick, everyone, act surprised!
17:16 pmUTCI hope Payday 3 builds on the stealthy/actual heist stuff of P2. Can’t recall ever actually pulling a theft that didn’t descend into a gun massacre.
I hope Payday 3 builds on the stealthy/actual heist stuff of P2. Can’t recall ever actually pulling a theft that didn’t descend into a gun massacre.
17:16 pmUTCOooh, this might be Avowed, Obdisian’s fantasy RPG.
Oooh, this might be Avowed, Obdisian’s fantasy RPG.
17:17 pmUTCI’m a very recent Persona convert having only discovered the joy of Persona 5 towards the end of last year, but i’m happy to see an earlier entry in the series get a lavish remake that brings it in line with more recent entries.Persona 3 Reload. Out early next year!
I’m a very recent Persona convert having only discovered the joy of Persona 5 towards the end of last year, but i’m happy to see an earlier entry in the series get a lavish remake that brings it in line with more recent entries.Persona 3 Reload. Out early next year!
I’m a very recent Persona convert having only discovered the joy of Persona 5 towards the end of last year, but i’m happy to see an earlier entry in the series get a lavish remake that brings it in line with more recent entries.
Persona 3 Reload. Out early next year!
17:17 pmUTCIt’s colourful, I’ll give it that.
It’s colourful, I’ll give it that.
17:17 pmUTCWarderDragon says:Dark Messiah kick to that dwarf face right there.Huge fan of big kicks. That was a superb kick.
WarderDragon says:Dark Messiah kick to that dwarf face right there.Huge fan of big kicks. That was a superb kick.
Huge fan of big kicks. That was a superb kick.
17:18 pmUTCYep, Avowed, and it’s coming sometime next year. Looked potentially decent? Lots of funky spells that aren’t the usual flame/ice throwing.
Yep, Avowed, and it’s coming sometime next year. Looked potentially decent? Lots of funky spells that aren’t the usual flame/ice throwing.
17:20 pmUTCSea of Thieves and… Lucasfilm?It’s a Monkey Island tie in! There’s Stan! And Guybrush! What a neat thing!The Legend of Monkey Island launches on July 20th.
Sea of Thieves and… Lucasfilm?It’s a Monkey Island tie in! There’s Stan! And Guybrush! What a neat thing!The Legend of Monkey Island launches on July 20th.
Sea of Thieves and… Lucasfilm?
It’s a Monkey Island tie in! There’s Stan! And Guybrush! What a neat thing!
The Legend of Monkey Island launches on July 20th.
17:21 pmUTCSomething Flight Sim now. With dirt-dumping aerial firefighting, search and rescue and air ambulancing?
Something Flight Sim now. With dirt-dumping aerial firefighting, search and rescue and air ambulancing?
17:22 pmUTCThis is literally every possible use for a plane/helicopter.
This is literally every possible use for a plane/helicopter.
17:22 pmUTCMicrsosoft Flight Simulator 2024 confirmed! Releasing in 2030. Nah I’m just fucking around, it’s 2024.
Micrsosoft Flight Simulator 2024 confirmed! Releasing in 2030. Nah I’m just fucking around, it’s 2024.
17:24 pmUTCSenua’s Saga Hellblade II is up next. It’s been a while since we last had an update, but it looks like we’re being treated to some fresh gameplay.
Senua’s Saga Hellblade II is up next. It’s been a while since we last had an update, but it looks like we’re being treated to some fresh gameplay.
17:24 pmUTCBut also…a Dune expansion for current!Microsoft Flight Sim. You can fly…one of those..flappy wing insect vehicle things. Releasing this year, on November 23rd.
But also…a Dune expansion for current!Microsoft Flight Sim. You can fly…one of those..flappy wing insect vehicle things. Releasing this year, on November 23rd.
17:25 pmUTCNot a huge fan of this woman whispering in my ear. If you’re not wearing headphones, you’re missing out on some spooky audio mixing right now.
Not a huge fan of this woman whispering in my ear. If you’re not wearing headphones, you’re missing out on some spooky audio mixing right now.
17:27 pmUTCNew gameplay shows Senua stood in the middle of a cave, listening to whispering voices as the walls shift and crack around her. It looks phenomenal. The water. Senua’s facial expressions. The walls. Goodness me.
New gameplay shows Senua stood in the middle of a cave, listening to whispering voices as the walls shift and crack around her. It looks phenomenal. The water. Senua’s facial expressions. The walls. Goodness me.
17:29 pmUTCWell the whispering was a bit much but Senua’s Saga Hellblade II is scheduled to launch next year which is quite exciting.
Well the whispering was a bit much but Senua’s Saga Hellblade II is scheduled to launch next year which is quite exciting.
17:29 pmUTCAh, now here’s Like a Dragon 8. Trailer begins with yer man Ichiban waking up naked on a packed American beach?
Ah, now here’s Like a Dragon 8. Trailer begins with yer man Ichiban waking up naked on a packed American beach?
17:31 pmUTCOkay that’s for something called Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth. Is that what LAD 8 is now called? Not clear.
Okay that’s for something called Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth. Is that what LAD 8 is now called? Not clear.
17:32 pmUTCA Fallout 76 update, complete with a classic Fallout animation showing Vault Boy and co larking about. It looks like players will be travelling to Atlantic City soon?I should really check this out. I hear it’s really good these days.
A Fallout 76 update, complete with a classic Fallout animation showing Vault Boy and co larking about. It looks like players will be travelling to Atlantic City soon?I should really check this out. I hear it’s really good these days.
A Fallout 76 update, complete with a classic Fallout animation showing Vault Boy and co larking about. It looks like players will be travelling to Atlantic City soon?
I should really check this out. I hear it’s really good these days.
17:33 pmUTCNext: something new from Capcom. Looks like an ancient Japan setting with samurai vs slimy monsters.
Next: something new from Capcom. Looks like an ancient Japan setting with samurai vs slimy monsters.
17:34 pmUTCThat’s Path of the Goddess. No date, but coming to Game Pass.
That’s Path of the Goddess. No date, but coming to Game Pass.
17:34 pmUTCCars! Is this Forza? I assume this is Forza.
Cars! Is this Forza? I assume this is Forza.
17:35 pmUTCBit of a GM ad, this.
Bit of a GM ad, this.
17:35 pmUTCI know cars. No one has ever doubted my knowledge about cars. I’m looking at these cars right now and stroking my chin and nodding, because I understand what’s happening and I’m very excited about it.
I know cars. No one has ever doubted my knowledge about cars. I’m looking at these cars right now and stroking my chin and nodding, because I understand what’s happening and I’m very excited about it.
17:36 pmUTCNew Corvettes are coming to Forza Motorsport. They lookveryshiny. Some lovely ray tracing going on here.
New Corvettes are coming to Forza Motorsport. They lookveryshiny. Some lovely ray tracing going on here.
17:37 pmUTC…I wanna make clear that the LAD: Infinite Wealth trailer was literally, in its entirety, a man walking around naked on a beach.Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Reveal TrailerWatch on YouTube
…I wanna make clear that the LAD: Infinite Wealth trailer was literally, in its entirety, a man walking around naked on a beach.Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Reveal TrailerWatch on YouTube
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Reveal TrailerWatch on YouTube
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Reveal Trailer
17:37 pmUTCElder Scrolls Online now.
Elder Scrolls Online now.
17:40 pmUTCOhhhh yeah it’s the Necrom expansion. Set in Morrowind, and is already out now.
Ohhhh yeah it’s the Necrom expansion. Set in Morrowind, and is already out now.
17:42 pmUTCOverwatch 2, here. Looks like the remnants of the game’s scrapped co-op mode will be added to the game in an upcoming season in the form of story missions.A new game mode, flashpoint, will also be available to play. That launches August 10th.Game pass subscribers can gain access to every new hero added to the game so far on the same day. Pretty neat!
Overwatch 2, here. Looks like the remnants of the game’s scrapped co-op mode will be added to the game in an upcoming season in the form of story missions.A new game mode, flashpoint, will also be available to play. That launches August 10th.Game pass subscribers can gain access to every new hero added to the game so far on the same day. Pretty neat!
Overwatch 2, here. Looks like the remnants of the game’s scrapped co-op mode will be added to the game in an upcoming season in the form of story missions.
A new game mode, flashpoint, will also be available to play. That launches August 10th.
Game pass subscribers can gain access to every new hero added to the game so far on the same day. Pretty neat!
17:43 pmUTCLars Westergren says:Oh the PC show starts in 2.5 hours? Damn I’m going to have to be up late today.It does! James and I will also be covering that one on the site, too.
Lars Westergren says:Oh the PC show starts in 2.5 hours? Damn I’m going to have to be up late today.It does! James and I will also be covering that one on the site, too.
It does! James and I will also be covering that one on the site, too.
17:44 pmUTCStarfield trailer. A teaser for the full presentation later, perhaps? A voice-over just said “A field of stars” which has tickled me.
Starfield trailer. A teaser for the full presentation later, perhaps? A voice-over just said “A field of stars” which has tickled me.
17:44 pmUTCMore Persona, specifically a trailer for Persona 5 Tactica, the chibi tactics game that Atlus West accidentally revealed on Instagram the other day.
More Persona, specifically a trailer for Persona 5 Tactica, the chibi tactics game that Atlus West accidentally revealed on Instagram the other day.
17:45 pmUTCI mean I’m interested in Starfield but you guys know you have a whole show dedicated to it in, like, 15 minutes right
I mean I’m interested in Starfield but you guys know you have a whole show dedicated to it in, like, 15 minutes right
17:45 pmUTCThis does look very exciting. A town made from scrap. A colourful nightclub. Huge spaceships. Zipping around with a jetpack. Hitting a weird alien monster with an axe. It looks grand.
This does look very exciting. A town made from scrap. A colourful nightclub. Huge spaceships. Zipping around with a jetpack. Hitting a weird alien monster with an axe. It looks grand.
17:49 pmUTCDon’t Nod’s next game is up. Very pretty, very chill 3D jumper-and-climber called Jusant. Out in Autumn this year.
Don’t Nod’s next game is up. Very pretty, very chill 3D jumper-and-climber called Jusant. Out in Autumn this year.
Still Wakes The Deep. Out early next year. Day one on Game Pass, too.
17:51 pmUTCDungeons of Hinterbeg is our next reveal. Very autumnal-coloured action-platformer with some puzzling and hack-n-slashing.
Dungeons of Hinterbeg is our next reveal. Very autumnal-coloured action-platformer with some puzzling and hack-n-slashing.
17:52 pmUTCKeanu! It’s Keanu!He’s here to talk about Phantom Liberty, the upcoming expansion for Cyberpunk 2077.
Keanu! It’s Keanu!He’s here to talk about Phantom Liberty, the upcoming expansion for Cyberpunk 2077.
Keanu! It’s Keanu!
He’s here to talk about Phantom Liberty, the upcoming expansion for Cyberpunk 2077.
17:52 pmUTCWhere did he run off to???
Where did he run off to???
17:52 pmUTCI can’t wait for Idris Elba to come and clear the cupboards.
I can’t wait for Idris Elba to come and clear the cupboards.
17:54 pmUTCV is dying, and the president is being held hostage in a rough part of town. Looks like you’ll be hanging out with Idris in a hunt to find a cure for your mysterious affliction.It looks grand, and it’s out September 26th. That’s soon!
V is dying, and the president is being held hostage in a rough part of town. Looks like you’ll be hanging out with Idris in a hunt to find a cure for your mysterious affliction.It looks grand, and it’s out September 26th. That’s soon!
V is dying, and the president is being held hostage in a rough part of town. Looks like you’ll be hanging out with Idris in a hunt to find a cure for your mysterious affliction.
It looks grand, and it’s out September 26th. That’s soon!
17:55 pmUTCThere are so many games coming out this year. Deary me.
There are so many games coming out this year. Deary me.
17:55 pmUTCCities Skylines 2, looks like.
Cities Skylines 2, looks like.
17:56 pmUTCYep! That’s out October 24th.
Yep! That’s out October 24th.
17:56 pmUTCI am going to be insufferable about this game when it comes out. It’s me, the city builder liker.
I am going to be insufferable about this game when it comes out. It’s me, the city builder liker.
17:58 pmUTCAnother Atlus game?It’s a stylish turn-based RPG (of course). But what is it…?
Another Atlus game?It’s a stylish turn-based RPG (of course). But what is it…?
Another Atlus game?
It’s a stylish turn-based RPG (of course). But what is it…?
17:58 pmUTCMetaphor Re Fantazio! Out in 2024. Atlus fans are eating well this evening.
Metaphor Re Fantazio! Out in 2024. Atlus fans are eating well this evening.
18:00 pmUTCFrom the Banner Saga devs, it’s a co-op fantasy fighter: Towerborne. Coming 2024. Looked a bit Streets of Rage-ish, if that had goblins.
From the Banner Saga devs, it’s a co-op fantasy fighter: Towerborne. Coming 2024. Looked a bit Streets of Rage-ish, if that had goblins.
18:03 pmUTCIt’s a first-person shooter set in a steampunk city with a time travel twist! Looks like your actions will have a huge effect on your surroundings.Clockwork Revolution. Coming “in due time”.
It’s a first-person shooter set in a steampunk city with a time travel twist! Looks like your actions will have a huge effect on your surroundings.Clockwork Revolution. Coming “in due time”.
It’s a first-person shooter set in a steampunk city with a time travel twist! Looks like your actions will have a huge effect on your surroundings.
Clockwork Revolution. Coming “in due time”.
18:04 pmUTCPretty good showcase overall, I thought? A bit heavy on the CGI trailers, mind.
Pretty good showcase overall, I thought? A bit heavy on the CGI trailers, mind.
18:05 pmUTCOh look there’s a new Xbox Series S, in black. There I’ve told you.
Oh look there’s a new Xbox Series S, in black. There I’ve told you.
18:06 pmUTCNow: Starfield Direct!
Now: Starfield Direct!
18:06 pmUTCSHOW. ME. THE. WEIRD. ALIENS. TODD.
SHOW. ME. THE. WEIRD. ALIENS. TODD.
18:07 pmUTCTodd Howard is here. He’s not wearing a jacket. I’m FURIOUS.
Todd Howard is here. He’s not wearing a jacket. I’m FURIOUS.
18:08 pmUTCWe’re kicking things off with a montage of planets you’ll be able to explore. The variety is huge.
We’re kicking things off with a montage of planets you’ll be able to explore. The variety is huge.
18:09 pmUTCHoping for a few more alien-looking worlds than the largely Earth-ish planets we’ve seen so far.
Hoping for a few more alien-looking worlds than the largely Earth-ish planets we’ve seen so far.
18:10 pmUTCCombat is looking snappy!
Combat is looking snappy!
18:11 pmUTCWell, this is certainly a deep dive. No menu screen will go unexplored.
Well, this is certainly a deep dive. No menu screen will go unexplored.
18:11 pmUTCThat was some delicious looking food. Other than… a plate of beetles and whipped cream? Did I see that right?
That was some delicious looking food. Other than… a plate of beetles and whipped cream? Did I see that right?
18:12 pmUTCWarderDragon says:I know I’m going to spend countless hours in No Man’s Skyrim. People complain about the engine, but that just means thousands of mods will be available.“No Man’s Skyrim” is so good hahahaha.
WarderDragon says:I know I’m going to spend countless hours in No Man’s Skyrim. People complain about the engine, but that just means thousands of mods will be available.“No Man’s Skyrim” is so good hahahaha.
“No Man’s Skyrim” is so good hahahaha.
18:12 pmUTCWarderDragon says:@Liam - the dish was called “Trilo Bites”. I laughed.Well spotted, that’s very good.
WarderDragon says:@Liam - the dish was called “Trilo Bites”. I laughed.Well spotted, that’s very good.
Well spotted, that’s very good.
18:12 pmUTCAh, a spiritual successor to the Mass Effect galaxy map.
Ah, a spiritual successor to the Mass Effect galaxy map.
18:13 pmUTCBut with less good music.
But with less good music.
18:13 pmUTCLook at those buttons! Clicky buttons and dials. This looks great.
Look at those buttons! Clicky buttons and dials. This looks great.
18:14 pmUTCI do like how New Atlantis actually looks like a city. Even the biggest Skyrim/Fallout settlements are ultimately just settlements.
I do like how New Atlantis actually looks like a city. Even the biggest Skyrim/Fallout settlements are ultimately just settlements.
18:15 pmUTCYou’ll become a member of Constellation, a group of explorers who carry an almost mythic reputation.
You’ll become a member of Constellation, a group of explorers who carry an almost mythic reputation.
18:16 pmUTCThere is at least one space pirate in Starfield that resembles an actual pirate.
There is at least one space pirate in Starfield that resembles an actual pirate.
18:17 pmUTCOh you can go to Mars. Can you visit Earth? Can I travel to future Birmingham?
Oh you can go to Mars. Can you visit Earth? Can I travel to future Birmingham?
18:19 pmUTCLars Westergren says:“The great serpent hungersssss” ehh what was that accent supposed to be?Snake.
Lars Westergren says:“The great serpent hungersssss” ehh what was that accent supposed to be?Snake.
18:21 pmUTCOnto character creation. Imagining Geoff K asking an auditorium “Who wants to see some character creation???” and grown men cheering.
Onto character creation. Imagining Geoff K asking an auditorium “Who wants to see some character creation???” and grown men cheering.
18:22 pmUTCThe character creator has had a huge overhaul. Every character in Starfield has been designed using the same set of tools you’ll be given access to at the start of the game.
The character creator has had a huge overhaul. Every character in Starfield has been designed using the same set of tools you’ll be given access to at the start of the game.
18:22 pmUTCHah, it’s the great-great-great-great-great-grandson of the Adoring Fan from Oblivion.
Hah, it’s the great-great-great-great-great-grandson of the Adoring Fan from Oblivion.
18:23 pmUTCBig ol' skill tree.
Big ol' skill tree.
18:25 pmUTCLoads of different ways to play. You can be stealthy. Go in all guns blazing. Talk your way out of conflict. You know. Bethesda things.
Loads of different ways to play. You can be stealthy. Go in all guns blazing. Talk your way out of conflict. You know. Bethesda things.
18:27 pmUTCFred says:Looks like Fallout in space which is pretty much what I expected and will play 200 hours of.Oblivion with guns with swords with guns in space.
Fred says:Looks like Fallout in space which is pretty much what I expected and will play 200 hours of.Oblivion with guns with swords with guns in space.
18:28 pmUTCThis is quite an earnest look at the game, rough edges and all, which I quite like? Makes me hopeful that it’ll deliver on that huge scale the team spoke about at last year’s not-E3.
This is quite an earnest look at the game, rough edges and all, which I quite like? Makes me hopeful that it’ll deliver on that huge scale the team spoke about at last year’s not-E3.
18:29 pmUTCI am going to spend hours building the worst ship you’ve ever seen. Just an absolutely rancid pile of metal. I can’t wait.
I am going to spend hours building the worst ship you’ve ever seen. Just an absolutely rancid pile of metal. I can’t wait.
18:29 pmUTCI would like to ride in the Optimus Prime-shaped spaceship.
I would like to ride in the Optimus Prime-shaped spaceship.
18:30 pmUTCTHAT’S Elias Toufexis as the space cowboy. And he’s romanceable!
THAT’S Elias Toufexis as the space cowboy. And he’s romanceable!
18:30 pmUTC…the cowboy, not Elias Toufexis.
…the cowboy, not Elias Toufexis.
18:32 pmUTCWarderDragon says:My biggest concern is how they expect to make the 1,000 random planets fun to explore. If the reason to go down is to pick up resources that can be found on 900 other planets, that’s going to get dull quickly.Yeah that’s my main concern as well. I’m sort of hoping that there’s enough hand-crafted stuff in there that you don’t have to engage with that unless you want to?
WarderDragon says:My biggest concern is how they expect to make the 1,000 random planets fun to explore. If the reason to go down is to pick up resources that can be found on 900 other planets, that’s going to get dull quickly.Yeah that’s my main concern as well. I’m sort of hoping that there’s enough hand-crafted stuff in there that you don’t have to engage with that unless you want to?
Yeah that’s my main concern as well. I’m sort of hoping that there’s enough hand-crafted stuff in there that you don’t have to engage with that unless you want to?
18:33 pmUTCYou can warp jump (or “grav jump”) out of sticky dogfight situations. Hope this pulls off that Titanfall EJECT EJECT EJECT tension.
You can warp jump (or “grav jump”) out of sticky dogfight situations. Hope this pulls off that Titanfall EJECT EJECT EJECT tension.
18:35 pmUTCIt’s funny you mention Titanfall, James. That ship combat looks to make dogfighting snappy in the same way Titanfall made mech combat a fast paced affair.
It’s funny you mention Titanfall, James. That ship combat looks to make dogfighting snappy in the same way Titanfall made mech combat a fast paced affair.
18:37 pmUTCThe show is taking a break so that Todd can try to sell you a special edition.
The show is taking a break so that Todd can try to sell you a special edition.
18:38 pmUTCColector’s edition time. You can get a watch! The same watch you get in the game! Neat!
Colector’s edition time. You can get a watch! The same watch you get in the game! Neat!
18:40 pmUTCWerthead says:“I can’t wait for Idris Elba to come and clear the cupboards.”
I saw Lets Eat Grandma in London last night and when they dropped that track, the crowd went mental. All thanks to CDPR and Netflix.One of my all-time favourite bands! I saw them live last year and the crowd also went wild for that track. Good for them. They deserve every success.
Werthead says:“I can’t wait for Idris Elba to come and clear the cupboards.”
I saw Lets Eat Grandma in London last night and when they dropped that track, the crowd went mental. All thanks to CDPR and Netflix.One of my all-time favourite bands! I saw them live last year and the crowd also went wild for that track. Good for them. They deserve every success.
One of my all-time favourite bands! I saw them live last year and the crowd also went wild for that track. Good for them. They deserve every success.
18:41 pmUTCBack to Starfield itself and how planets are filled up with randomly generated…everything. Buildings, aliens, plants, resources etc.
Back to Starfield itself and how planets are filled up with randomly generated…everything. Buildings, aliens, plants, resources etc.
18:42 pmUTCRelying so hard on random gen stuff does worry me tbh. Radiant quests in Skyrim/Fallout 4 were famously meh.
Relying so hard on random gen stuff does worry me tbh. Radiant quests in Skyrim/Fallout 4 were famously meh.
18:44 pmUTCSpeaking of Fallout 4, settlement building is back in the form of habitat construction.
Speaking of Fallout 4, settlement building is back in the form of habitat construction.
18:44 pmUTCAh, base building time. This never clicked with me in Fallout 4, but this looks a little more complex here? You can set up resource extractors, assign crewmates to specific jobs.Oh, and you can now build from a top-down viewpoint. That’s going to remove a huge amount of fiddliness. Hopefully.
Ah, base building time. This never clicked with me in Fallout 4, but this looks a little more complex here? You can set up resource extractors, assign crewmates to specific jobs.Oh, and you can now build from a top-down viewpoint. That’s going to remove a huge amount of fiddliness. Hopefully.
Ah, base building time. This never clicked with me in Fallout 4, but this looks a little more complex here? You can set up resource extractors, assign crewmates to specific jobs.
Oh, and you can now build from a top-down viewpoint. That’s going to remove a huge amount of fiddliness. Hopefully.
18:47 pmUTCOh, the varying gravity sounds fun. All my bases will of course be built on planets where I can casually jump onto the roof.
Oh, the varying gravity sounds fun. All my bases will of course be built on planets where I can casually jump onto the roof.
18:48 pmUTCWas that magic? Is this truly Skyrim with guns in space?
Was that magic? Is this truly Skyrim with guns in space?
18:49 pmUTCThat was like the mass telekinesis power in Atomic Heart and for the love of fuck do I want to stop being reminded of Atomic Heart.
That was like the mass telekinesis power in Atomic Heart and for the love of fuck do I want to stop being reminded of Atomic Heart.
18:50 pmUTCWe’re wrapping things up with a montage of the team telling us their favourite bits from the game. You can tell they’re really proud of this thing that they’ve created.
We’re wrapping things up with a montage of the team telling us their favourite bits from the game. You can tell they’re really proud of this thing that they’ve created.
18:51 pmUTCA reminder of the release date (6th September 2023) and we’re done! Oh wait no there’s one more roundup of all the other Microsoft stuff.
A reminder of the release date (6th September 2023) and we’re done! Oh wait no there’s one more roundup of all the other Microsoft stuff.
Public Service Broadcasting - Go!Watch on YouTube
Public Service Broadcasting - Go!
18:54 pmUTCWarderDragon says:So BG3 on Aug 30, Starfield on Sep 6, then Cyberpunk 2077 expansion three weeks later. Yikes!A very busy few weeks!
WarderDragon says:So BG3 on Aug 30, Starfield on Sep 6, then Cyberpunk 2077 expansion three weeks later. Yikes!A very busy few weeks!
A very busy few weeks!
18:54 pmUTCNothing truly wowzered my trousers in that but I’ll probably play Payday 3 and Clockwork Revolution. And I like the look of Dungeons of Hinterberg as well:Dungeons of Hinterberg - Announce TrailerWatch on YouTubeYour pick(s), Liam?
Nothing truly wowzered my trousers in that but I’ll probably play Payday 3 and Clockwork Revolution. And I like the look of Dungeons of Hinterberg as well:Dungeons of Hinterberg - Announce TrailerWatch on YouTubeYour pick(s), Liam?
Nothing truly wowzered my trousers in that but I’ll probably play Payday 3 and Clockwork Revolution. And I like the look of Dungeons of Hinterberg as well:
Dungeons of Hinterberg - Announce TrailerWatch on YouTube
Dungeons of Hinterberg - Announce Trailer
Your pick(s), Liam?
18:56 pmUTCA couple of cool things! Dungeons of Hinterberg looked ace, I agree. As did Jusant and Still Wakes The Deep. Gotta give my top pick to Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess, though, which looked like pure classic Capcom.Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess - Announce TrailerWatch on YouTube
A couple of cool things! Dungeons of Hinterberg looked ace, I agree. As did Jusant and Still Wakes The Deep. Gotta give my top pick to Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess, though, which looked like pure classic Capcom.Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess - Announce TrailerWatch on YouTube
A couple of cool things! Dungeons of Hinterberg looked ace, I agree. As did Jusant and Still Wakes The Deep. Gotta give my top pick to Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess, though, which looked like pure classic Capcom.
Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess - Announce TrailerWatch on YouTube
Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess - Announce Trailer
18:56 pmUTCDave L. says:Would’ve really liked a hint at what Arkane Lyon is up to.Standing outside the windows of Arkane Austin, glaring in?
Dave L. says:Would’ve really liked a hint at what Arkane Lyon is up to.Standing outside the windows of Arkane Austin, glaring in?
18:58 pmUTCAnd with that, we’re wrapping up this particular liveblog, but you can join us in an hour for the PC Gaming Show! Liam and I will be covering thathere.Cheers!
And with that, we’re wrapping up this particular liveblog, but you can join us in an hour for the PC Gaming Show! Liam and I will be covering thathere.Cheers!
And with that, we’re wrapping up this particular liveblog, but you can join us in an hour for the PC Gaming Show! Liam and I will be covering thathere.
Cheers!
