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It’s E3 time! The world’s biggest celebration of video games is not officially underway, but the press conferences are here to regale us with memes, Keanu Reeves and a ton of surprises. Our bodies are, as they say, ready.
The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) itself takes place between June 11 and 13 this year and will, once again, be held in Los Angeles, California. But the big talking points come from the preshow press conferences. In the show’s long history, we’ve seen Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo take the stage, but in more recent years, Bethesda have also stepped up and held its own conference, revealing tidbits of information about upcoming games or entire swaths of resources for hotly-anticipated titles.
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You can find the full E3 schedule here if you need to get up to speed on all things Electronic Entertainment Expo, but if you’re mostly interested in Doom, dragons or even the dreamy Todd Howard, you’ll likely want to catch the Bethesda conference live. We’ve got just the information you need right here.
Starfield was announced at E3 2018, but we’ve heard little since. We won’t be finding out more in June.
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Where to watch
If you aren’t lucky enough to be in the room at E3 for the Bethesda Showcase than you’ll be streaming online. A list of links is below and we have the livestream above as well!
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What do we expect to see?
If loose lips sink ships, Bethesda has stapled its collective mouth shut. We’ve heard very little from the big B on their E3 plans, but for one simple sentence. The company’s conference blog post does offer up the “it’s going to be a hell of a night” line, while pointing to an in-depth look at Doom Eternal, the sequel to 2016’s Doom. That will be the centerpiece of the show — or perhaps, at least, how it all kicks off — but beyond that Bethesda is keeping mum.
Last year, Rage 2 received an Andrew W.K. live performance and we got our first glimpse at Starfield. Hard to say how far along that one is, but unfortunately we won’t be hearing too much about it this year. With the Fallout-esque The Outer Worlds, developed by Obsidian, gathering a ton of preshow hype, will Bethesda give us a surprise look at its purported galaxies-and-space-guns saga? Doubtful.
Along with Starfield, there’s another game Todd Howard has crossed off the list: The Elder Scrolls 6. So what can we expect? Maybe more Elder Scrolls Online, DLC plans and additional content for Fallout 76, Wolfenstein news and something new out of Arkane, who previously worked on the Dishonored series but look keen to move on from that.
Upcoming E3 press conferences
Saturday, June 8
Sunday, June 9
- Microsoft / Xbox — The gaming giant’s biggest news was Project Scarlett, its next-generation Xbox, coming in 2020. The new device is up to 4x more powerful, the company said, and like the next-gen PlayStation it’ll include a fast non-mechanical SSD hard drive, and it’ll be powered by custom innards built with the help of chipmaker AMD. The company also announced that Halo Infinite will launch alongside Project Scarlett next year. Meantime, Microsoft is starting public tests of its Project xCloud streaming service in October, promising people the ability to play high end games on their mobile devices while away from home. While fans wait, Microsoft announced an update to its Xbox Elite Controller Series 2 as well as a slew of new games. And action star Keanu Reeves, fresh off the success of John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum, was on stage to announce his involvement with Cyberpunk 2077, which is coming next year.
- Bethesda — 5:30 p.m. PT (8:30 p.m. ET)
Monday, June 10
Tuesday, June 11
- Nintendo (livestream only) — 9 a.m. PT (noon ET)
We’re there
CNET will be on the ground, covering covering E3 2019 alongside our sister site, Gamespot. We’ll update this page throughout the show as more games are announced.
We’re there
CNET will be on the ground, covering covering E3 2019 alongside our sister site, Gamespot. We’ll update this page throughout the show as more games are announced.