Today’s big ol’ Starfield reveal included a bunch of details about customization, and it turns out you can build your own space ship from scratch and fly it around the galaxy. Bethesda’s Todd Howard took to the stage at the end of today’s Xbox Bethesda showcase and revealed the very …
Read More »Xbox Game Studios list: The Microsoft-owned studios and the exclusives they are developing
Microsoft has been investing heavily in first-party development for Xbox Series X, and the Xbox Game Studios list continues to grow as a result. Through investment and acquisitions, Xbox Game Studios is now an enviable force in the industry. There are more upcoming Xbox Series X games in development than …
Read More »Hellblade 2 artist creates gorgeous Starfield-like demo in Unreal Engine 5
Starfield’s recent delay is a huge disappointment to all those eagerly anticipating Bethesda’s sci-fi RPG dubbed ‘Skyrim in Space’. The date shift has seen the game slip from its November 11 launch to an unspecified date sometime in the first half of 2023. To fill that Starfield-shaped void, a Hellblade …
Read More »Phil Spencer: “We will continue to work to better meet expectations” after Starfield and Redfall delays
Following Starfield and Redfall delays which considerably weakened Xbox’s 2022 lineup, Microsoft gaming boss Phil Spencer assured fans that Xbox studios “will continue to work to better meet expectations.” “These decisions are hard on teams making the games and our fans,” Spencer said in a tweet (opens in new tab) …
Read More »The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion helped inspire Starfields dialogue system
Dialogue and persuasion systems in Starfield were partly inspired by Oblivion. In the latest episode of developer update Into the Starfield, design director Emil Pagliarulo said that Bethesda knew it wanted to do “some kind of persuasion mini-game thing.” In response, quest director Will Shen said “it was funny, we …
Read More »Your Starfield Companions will watch you grow while forming bonds with one another
Your Starfield Companions will be watching your actions just as much as you’ll be watching theirs. Bethesda revealed new details about how you’ll interact with the Starfield NPCs you travel with over the course of the game in a new developer diary video. “No matter what story we write, the …
Read More »Starfield watch user manual reveals Bluetooth features
Images of a special Starfield-themed watch have leaked online. Just below, you can see a post on the Starfield subreddit, which claims to show a number of images from an unannounced Starfield-themed watch, and the same user also claims to have a found a draft instruction manual for the watch …
Read More »Starfield has more than twice as many dialogue lines as Skyrim
Starfield has over 150,000 line of dialog, according to game director Todd Howard. Earlier today, Xbox held a special Tokyo Game Show 2021 presentation, a showcase that was chiefly dedicated to its Japanese audience. During the presentation, Starfield creative director Todd Howard briefly appeared to reveal that the RPG would …
Read More »Starfield will be more of a hardcore RPG according to Todd Howard
New Starfield gameplay details have been revealed by director Todd Howard. Speaking to The Telegraph (opens in new tab) yesterday following Starfield‘s big unveiling at E3 2021, Howard revealed some smaller details about the game. The director describes it as “a bit more hardcore of a role-playing game than we’ve …
Read More »Starfield set to release in “late 2022” according to reporter
Update: Starfield isn’t coming this year, but it will still make the cut off for 2022, according to the latest rumors about Bethesda’s upcoming sci-fi RPG. Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier, who has a solid record of teasing out details for games early, started a Twitter thread (opens in new tab) …
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