Bethesda Softworks will be delivering its second Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) keynote this year ahead of the event which kicks off on June 14. In its sophomore E3 year, the game publisher hopes to energize fans with a number of game reveals featured in its press conference.
Broadcasting live on Twitch, Bethesda E3 confirmed new projects like Skyrim on major consoles (PlayStation 4 and Xbox One), a slew of Fallout 4 DLC releases, and other gaming updates for avid for Elder Scrolls and Quake fans.
ZeniMax Media is the parent company of Bethesda (Fallout 4 and Skyrim) as well as a number of game studios like Arkane (Dishonored), Battlecry Studios (BattleCry), Id Software (Doom), MachineGames (Wolfenstein: The New Order), and Tango Gameworks (The Evil Within, and ZeniMax Online (The Elder Scrolls Online). Aside from Bethesda's own reveals, the live broadcast also featured other updates from ZeniMax Media's other creative properties.
Here is a quick rundown of game reveals including some familiar and surprising names as per Express UK: Dishonored 2, DOOM official add-on content, Fallout 4 official add-on content, Fallout Shelter, Prey, Skyrim Special Edition, The Elder Scrolls: Legends, The Elder Scrolls Online, and Quake Champions.
Below is a summary of the announcements and highlights made during the Bethesda Softworks E3 press conference according to Heavy:
1. Quake Champion's new gameplay trailer was showcased featuring action-packed mechanics and a cocktail of violence as warriors used power-ups while gunning each other down.
2. The new CG 'Prey' cinematic preview featured a mysterious male character named 'Morgan' who kept waking up on the same morning routine day after day to the same background alarm clock announcement. Several fight scenes with shadowy creatures were also seen plus a clone of himself entering the picture.
3. Fallout 4 & Fallout Shelter are getting a slew of new DLC releases. Fallout 4 is getting these following downloadable contents: 'Contraptions' (lets gamers build various types of mechanical items), 'Vault Tech Workshop' (allows players to develop their own 'experiments') and 'Nuka World' (a raider adventure through a new vacation destination). Fallout Shelter, on the other hand, will bring forth a set of new quests including an upcoming PC version sometime in July.
4. The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim will have a remastered Special Edition, console mods, and enhanced graphics (e.g. 'volumetric god rays' & 'snow shaders') hitting on Xbox One, PS4 and PC. Meanwhile, The Elder Scrolls Online will have 'One Tamriel' which allows gamers to play over the game's world at any character level after completing the tutorial. A special sneak preview for The Elder Scrolls: Legends got a debut at the presscon.
5. The FPS birther Doom will receive a whole bunch fresh multiplayer content and premium DLC (entitled DOOM: Unto the Evil with three new maps plus a new playable demon character). A free content update was also announced including 'Hexodus' (a Capture-the-Flag mode), Sector (a hold mode), 3 free-for-all modes, and the return of Deathmatch.
6. A debut game trailer for Dishonored 2 was showcased with a slew of awesome details.
Apart from abovementioned highlights, HTC Vive virtual reality headset will roll out next year with Bethesda themed experiences (Fallout 4 and DOOM). Fans will soon immerse in VR environments of Fallout 4 and Doom. Live broadcast was made available via the publisher's Twitch and YouTube channels at these starting times: San Francisco: 7PM / New York: 10PM / London: 3AM (June 13) / Moscow: 5AM (June 13) / Beijing: 10AM (June 13) / Tokyo: 11AM (June 13) / Sydney: 12 PM (June 13).
