E3 2016: Bethesda
By daire-June 13, 2016
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Three years after a sequel reveal at E3, the Prey shooter series is back, albeit it's no longer coming as a sequel. The simply titled Prey is due out on PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 in 2017. The change in name is likely due to the fact that Prey barely resembles Prey 2, a game that famously faced troubled development at the hands of Human Head. Now under the care of Arkane Austin, Prey has a much darker edge to it, along with a nifty new storyline, as detailed by Bethesda below: "You are Morgan Yu, the subject of morally dubious experiments designed to improve the human race. You awaken aboard the Talos 1 in the year 2032 and must uncover the secrets hiding in the depths of the space station while being hunted by the mysterious alien force that has taken over. You’ll have to rely on the tools you find on the station—along with your wits, weapons, and mind-bending abilities—to combat the growing threat and, hopefully, survive." Perhaps the most surprising announcement of the show was that Bethesda has opened a new division of the studio devoted to making VR games. The first of those games will be a VR version of Fallout 4 for the HTC Vive and is due out in 2017. Quite how Fallout 4 will work in VR is a mystery—especially since the demo version at the presser's after-party offered little more than a virtual peek at the Red Rocket scene—so we await answers about a game that was never designed for VR in the first place. Multiple interfaces within the game will need to be tweaked, too, although the Pip-Boy seems like a natural fit for the Vive's motion controllers—and in a video statement, Todd Howard offered high promises about how a Pip-Boy interface will feel in a full VR Fallout game.Fallout 4 DLC
In other news, it was also announced that Fallout 4 is to be released on the HTC Vive in 2017, which seemingly marks yet another step forward in the industry's pursuit of virtual reality technology. It is very likely that this could be one of the most exciting Fallout 4 experiences the developer has compiled to-date, with Bethesda claiming that it's both "ground-breaking" and "perfect" for Fallout 4, in creating a unique VR experience. So, if you would like to take Dogmeat for a walk across the wasteland for real, and maybe even look at your Pip-Boy once or twice... you're not going to have to wait much longer. The two new workshops are called 'Contraptions' and 'Vault-Tec.' The Contraptions workshop, as seen in the trailer below, will bring a number of new features into Fallout 4, including elevators, track kits, sorting machines, conveyer belts and armour racks. On the other hand, the Vault-Tec workshop will allow gamers to create their very own vault, experiment with dwellers and much more.Fallout Shelter
The development and success of Fallout Shelter has been astonishing since the get-go, and now Bethesda has revealed that PC will be the next platform for that game to explore - releasing in July 2016. Fallout Shelter is Getting Quests, a New Combat System, and a PC ReleaseSkyrim Special Edition
Of course, no E3 would be the same without Bethesdas traditional bombshell, which comes in the form of a special edition remaster of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Skyrim Special Edition will feature graphical upgrades including god-rays, new snow shaders, and more, while the console version will support PC mods. PC gamers who are already in possession of the game with either all DLCs or the Legendary Edition can upgrade for free.Check out the latest screenshots below: [su_slider source="media: 8162,8159,8160,8161,8163,8164,8165" limit="10" width="400" title="no"]If you own #Skyrim and all its add-ons or own Legendary Edition on Steam, you'll get a free upgrade to Skyrim Special Edition on Oct 28 #BE3
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