![]() ![]() Whatever happens, Microsoft usually has a strong E3 showcase. Although not officially announced for the showcase, all indicators seem to suggest that we’ll get a first proper look at what to expect from Starfield, the first new IP from Bethesda Game Studios in nearly 30 years, since its reveal three years ago at the event. It’ll also look to the future with a massive indicator of what to expect from the Microsoft-Bethesda union. In celebrating the franchise and Xbox’s 20th anniversary this year, Infinite will act as a big pillar for the platform’s celebrations. Halo Infinite will get its first proper look-in in a year following its much-criticised showing last summer and an overhaul of its creative leadership, including the return to the franchise of former creative director Joe Staten. There’ll be news on the likes of Xbox Game Pass, Deathloop and more plus unexpected announcements and surprises.īut there are two big efforts that’ll headline from each company. One of the two headline events of E3 2021, a combined Microsoft and Bethesda event will delve into what to expect from the two following the former’s acquisition of the latter for $7.5 billion. Sunday, June 12 – 6pm BST/1pm US EDT/11am US PDT You’ll be able to watch the Wholesome Direct here on the site on Saturday evening. The game has only effectively been in the works since the end of 2020, with Ambertail as a studio announced just before Christmas, with little glimpses here and there including an art style change announced back in March.īut this will be Amber Isle’s full coming-out party with a full-length trailer set to give a look at what to expect from it. Some of the games due to be shown include We Are OFK from Team OFK, life-sim Paralives as well as what’s coming next for Ooblets plus new looks at the likes of Snacko and Bunnyhug’s Moonglow Bay respectively.īut the main event of the Wholesome Direct will be the full debut of Amber Isle, the dino-shop life-sim coming from former Paleo Pines creative director Jordan Bradley and lead programmer Noel Watters at Ambertail Games. Honest to goodness the highlight of last year’s traditional summer announce period, Wholesome Games returns with its big annual showcase for a second year as E3 2021’s second event. Saturday, June 12 – 6pm BST/1pm US EDT/10am US PDT You’ll be able to watch the WWDC 2021 keynote here. We’ll have no dedicated livestream page for the event on the site, but any news that is worth covering on a games level, we’ll have it here. ![]() But there is the possibility we’ll hear more on Apple’s plans for its next-gen silicon following from M1, potentially an M1X or even M2. So we will be waiting until September on that front at least. The keynote is a good event to see how the new OS upgrades could integrate with games, but don’t expect a heavy focus until at least September/October when the new iPhone and iPad range (sans the Pro) all get announced.Ĭhatter seems to indicate there’ll be no new hardware announcements at this year’s WWDC. It’ll also be the first WWDC since Apple introduced its own silicon with the M1 chip that now resides in the 2021 iPad Pro as well as new iMacs plus the launch in late 2020 of the new Macbook Pros, Macbook Airs and Mac Minis. At least as its main focus.īut Apple’s WWDC keynote highlights the changes it’ll bring to its operating systems on iOS, iPad OS and MacOS. Monday, June 7 – 6pm BST/1pm US EDT/10am US PDT Here’s a rundown of what to expect over the course of the next few hours, days and coming week. This is on top of other events over the course of the summer, wrapped up by an online-only gamescom at the end of August and – potentially – an in-person return of PAX West in September in Seattle and, just outside the official end of the summer, EGX Main in London. It’s why the likes of Sony, EA, Activision and others won’t be under the E3 banner.īut those companies and others are rolling deep with Geoff Keighley as he brings back a more condensed and streamlined Summer Game Festival, returning for a month this year than the entirety of the summer as it did last year. But there will be some still disenfranchised with what the ESA has done with the show. No, it’s not in-person at the Los Angeles Convention Center, but the return of the show will see a lot of publishers roll under one roof. ![]() We’re now about to enter year two of the new consoles and the suggestions are, even with things still under lockdown thanks to Covid amid the vaccine rollout, this is set to be an eventful few months.įor one, E3 is back. Arguably a lot more so than last summer and that’s saying something considering the reveal and roll-out of the then-next-gen consoles at the time. This is going to be a jam-packed summer of news and more. ![]()
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