Tag: Bethesda
News Bethesda & id Software Congratulate Nintendo On Metroid Dread's Release With DOOM Artwork
Doom Slayer's outfit has also been added to Smash
Earlier this week in the world of Nintendo, Doom Slayer was announced as a Mii Fighter Costume for the all-star brawler Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Now, just days later, id Software and Bethesda have congratulated Nintendo and MercurySteam on the latest Switch exclusive, Metroid Dread. To celebrate,...
News Arkane Lyon Studio Head Leaves Role After The 'Successful Launch' Of Deathloop
"I’m very proud of what we accomplished"
The head of the Arkane Lyon, Romuald Capron, has departed from the company after almost 17 years. Arkane Lyon is the same Bethesda developer behind the recent PlayStation 5 and PC release, Deathloop. Capron joined as a COO and production director in 2005 and was appointed as the studio head in 2019...
News Xbox Joins In On #ThankYouSakurai Smash Bros. Ultimate Celebrations
"It's an honor for us and our friends"
Although many Xbox fans were hoping to see Halo's Master Chief added to the roster of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as the final fighter, it turned out to be Sora from the Kingdom Hearts series in the end. Microsoft fans didn't walk away empty-handed, though - with id Software's Doom Slayer entering the battle as...
News Starfield Will Be Bethesda's 'Largest Translation Effort' Ever
"Over 300 actors and over 150,000 lines of dialogue"
Yesterday during Xbox's Tokyo Game Show livestream, Bethesda's Todd Howard made a brief appearance thanking Japanese fans for their support of series' like The Elder Scrolls and Fallout. Along with this message, he touched on Bethesda's new space RPG, Starfield - sharing some exclusive news for...
News Xbox Updates Its Studio Web Page With Bethesda's Development Teams
It's now been a year since they joined forces
Believe it or not, it's already been one year since Xbox announced its acquisition of Bethesda's parent company ZeniMax Media, valued at $7.5 billion. This included developers such as id Software, Arkane and even the Japan-based team at Tango Gameworks. To mark this special occasion it appears Microsoft...
News Bethesda Is Sending The Star Of Deathloop A PS5 So He Can Play His Own Game
The Xbox-owned Bethesda saves the day
You'd think that being part of Deathloop, it would be pretty easy for you to play the game when it launches, right? Apparently not, as Jason Kelley, the voice of protagonist Colt, has been unable to play the game due to the lack of a PlayStation 5 to play it on. Thankfully, the Xbox-owned Bethesda has swooped in...
News It's Officially Been A Year Since Xbox And Bethesda Joined Forces
No really, it has
This time last year it was just a normal September day until Xbox decided to shake up the games industry forever. In a shock announcement, Xbox revealed it had acquired ZeniMax Media, the parent company of Bethesda Softworks. As a result, developers such as Bethesda, id Software, Arkane and Tango Gameworks were all now going to...
News When Is Deathloop Coming To Xbox? Everything We Know So Far
Release date rumours
Bethesda's Deathloop has officially released today on PlayStation 5, and in case you missed it yesterday, the game received some absolutely stunning scores across the board, including a 10/10 from IGN and GameSpot. Of course, the big talking point from an Xbox perspective is that Deathloop is actually owned by Xbox Game Studios...
News Xbox Game Studios' Deathloop Becomes One Of The Highest Reviewed PS5 Games Of 2021
We can't wait for it to come to Xbox
Deathloop arrives on PS5 tomorrow and has already become one of the highest-rated games of 2021. While we wouldn't usually comment on PlayStation console exclusive titles, it's a bit more interesting here, purely because the game comes from Arkane Studios, one of Bethesda's developers. Of course, we all now know...
News Bethesda And Xbox Shut Down Speculation About 'Starfield Coming To PS5' (Again)
Nothing has changed
We've heard on a number of occasions now how Bethesda's space RPG Starfield will be a "PC and Xbox" exclusive, but it hasn't stopped some fans out there from attempting to twist comments made by the Bethesda executive, Pete Hines. Hines recently responded to a fan on Twitter speculating about the possibility of the upcoming game...
News Xbox Fans Could Win A Custom Bethesda Series X|S Controller
Celebrate QuakeCon in style
QuakeCon 2021 is taking place this weekend and to celebrate Bethesda is giving away a special custom Xbox Series X|S controller. It features the logos from all of Bethesda's franchises such as The Elder Scrolls and Quake. Provided you're located in the US, all you have to do is follow and retweet the official Bethesda...
News Bethesda's Ghostwire: Tokyo Delayed To 2022, Pushing Xbox Release Back Even Further
"Thank you for being patient"
The development team at Tango Gameworks has announced today that their upcoming action-adventure game Ghostwire: Tokyo has been delayed to 2022, which means we probably won't see it on Xbox consoles until 2023. The announcement was made on social media, where the team explained that the health of employees is...
News Bethesda's Deathloop Will Be A Timed Exclusive On PS5 Until September 2022
Phil has also voiced his excitement about Arkane's work
One of Bethesda's upcoming releases is Arkane's Deathloop. During Sony's latest State of Play today, the studio shared an official gameplay walkthrough of the PlayStation 5 build. Towards the end is where it gets interesting for Xbox fans - with the trailer reminding everyone in fine print...
News Fallout Composer Inon Zur Is Working On Bethesda's Starfield
"We can’t wait to share more"
In news that totally slipped past us on the day of Xbox's big E3 2021 showcase last month, it was confirmed that Fallout composer Inon Zur will be providing the score for Bethesda's Starfield, set to release next year. On his website, Zur shared his "admiration and appreciation to the incomparable creative visionary...
News Unknown id Software Project Rated By Aussie Classification Board
Is it DOOM, Quake or something else?
A rating for an untitled project by id Software surfaced on the Australian Classification Board yesterday. It is codenamed 'Project 2021B' and nobody seems to be entirely sure what this mysterious rating might be for. The code name is similar to 'Project 2021A' - which supposedly ended up being DOOM 3 for PSVR...
News Another Bethesda IP Has Joined Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Skyrim's Dragonborn becomes a Mii Fighter
Nintendo recently announced a new fighter for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. As part of this, it also revealed a new line of Mii Fighter costumes. In total, there were four new outfits revealed and one of them happens to be Dragonborn from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. This new costume is a swordfighter and is...
News Bethesda's Redfall Appears To Have Been In Development For Four Years
And id Software is seemingly helping with it
We've been learning some more details about Redfall over the past few days - Bethesda and Arkane Studios' upcoming Xbox exclusive summer 2022 co-op shooter - courtesy of a couple of LinkedIn profiles. The first is from a former tech artist at Arkane, whose profile acknowledges that he worked on R&D /...
News Don't Worry, Bethesda Still Has Plans For Another Wolfenstein Game
"No worries there"
It was perhaps a bit of a surprise that we didn't see any sign of Wolfenstein 3 at Xbox and Bethesda's E3 2021 Games Showcase this year, but Bethesda's Pete Hines has confirmed a new Wolfenstein game is definitely still on the way. Speaking to GameSpot last week, Hines simply stated fans will "have to wait until we get to the...
News Bethesda's Indiana Jones Game Is Still 'Very, Very' Early In Development
In other words, we'll be waiting a while!
There was a lot of excitement at the beginning of this year when Bethesda and MachineGames announced a brand-new Indiana Jones title, set to arrive on Xbox in collaboration with Lucasfilm Games at some point. We haven't heard much else about it so far, but speaking to GameSpot earlier this week, Bethesda's...
Random It Looks Like Bethesda Originally Teased Redfall Last Year
Sneaky!
Xbox & Bethesda closed their massive E3 show with the announcement of Arkane Studios' latest IP, Redfall. It was the first time we had seen or even heard of Redfall, but it appears Arkane may have originally teased the game as early as last year. As spotted by some eagle-eyed fans, Arkane's key art from last year - which showcased many...
News Bethesda's Pete Hines Apologises To Fans Upset By Starfield Xbox Exclusivity
"If you want to play Starfield, [it's] PC and Xbox"
Update: Following the interview, Pete Hines issued a tweet reiterating that he's "not apologising for exclusivity" and merely to PlayStation fans who feel upset by the deal. Here's the full response he gave to a fan: "I'm not apologizing for exclusivity. I don't "have" to do anything. Some of our...
News Todd Howard Suggests Bethesda Leaving PlayStation Behind Will Make For A 'Better Product'
"People’s ability to play our games doesn't go down"
Bethesda's Todd Howard has opened up about joining Xbox and leaving PlayStation behind. Since the acquisition of Bethesda by Microsoft, it was unclear how things would play out. Will their future titles be Xbox exclusive? Or will they still remain multiplatform? Xbox head Phil Spencer previously...
News Bethesda's Todd Howard Says Starfield Will Be 'Like Skyrim In Space'
It's also been described as a "Han Solo simulator"
The Bethesda team has been busy talking about Starfield ever since it received a proper reveal and release date at Xbox's E3 2021 Showcase this past Sunday, including a new behind-the-scenes video with a bunch of cool artwork. Notably, speaking to The Washington Post earlier this week, Bethesda...
Video Here's Another Behind-The-Scenes Look At Bethesda's Starfield
"The journey begins"
Following months of rumours and even some leaked screenshots, Bethesda finally gave us a very brief first look at Starfield yesterday as part of Xbox's E3 2021 Showcase, although it was only in the form of a quick teaser trailer. However, the team has today expanded on this a little further with a new video called 'Into the Sta
Reaction Xbox Just Had Its Best E3 Showcase In Years, And Game Pass Was The Star
It's going to be an exciting end to 2021
Have you recovered from yesterday's Xbox and Bethesda E3 2021 Showcase yet? We polled the Pure Xbox community immediately following the event, and the majority of votes gave the show a top-marks A
News Xbox Games Showcase: Extended Airs June 17th
Talk time with key Xbox studios
If you somehow left wanting even more after the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase, don't worry Microsoft has got you covered. On 17th June (that's later this week) at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm BST / 7pm CEST, video game and tech YouTuber 'Parris' will be hosting a special Xbox Games Showcase: Extended. As you can see...
Video Watch The Full 4K Replay Of Xbox & Bethesda's E3 2021 Showcase
Catch up on the entire event
Missed today's Xbox & Bethesda E3 2021 livestream but want to watch it back for yourself? You've got an advantage over the rest of us - the video on demand version is a crisp 4K, 60fps video, so you'll see footage of all those new Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S games in the highest possible quality. Grab yourself...
News These 10 Bethesda Games Are Joining Xbox Game Pass Today
Lots more Bethesda goodness!
You've got to love a bit of Xbox Game Pass news! Microsoft has announced as part of Xbox's E3 2021 Showcase that no less than 10 games are joining Xbox Game Pass today from the newly-acquired Bethesda. Without further ado, here's the full list of additions for today (June 13): Arx Fatalis (PC) Dishonored: Death of the...
Roundup Here's What Was Revealed At Xbox & Bethesda's E3 2021 Showcase
Missed the event? Here's a recap
Weren't able to catch the Xbox & Bethesda E3 2021 event earlier today? No worries! You can always go back and watch the on-demand version for yourself, complete with a rundown of announcements over at our live blog. If you don't fancy watching it all the way through, we've also detailed all the important reveals...
Poll How Would You Grade Xbox & Bethesda's E3 2021 Showcase?
Give us your verdict
The dust is now beginning to settle on today's Xbox & Bethesda E3 2021 Showcase! If you haven't had a chance to watch it yet, you can catch the full thing over at our live blog page, and we'll also soon provide a full recap of all the Xbox related announcements that occurred as part of the show. So, all things considered,...
Live Watch Today's Xbox & Bethesda E3 2021 Showcase Here
It's the big one, folks!
Today's the big one! Xbox and Bethesda are hosting a massive E3 2021 event, "packed with everything you want to know about the epic gaming lineup coming to Xbox this holiday, upcoming releases on Xbox Game Pass, and more." The main event is scheduled to begin at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm BST / 7pm CEST, and it's expected to...
Guide How To Watch Today's Xbox E3 2021 Event
All the details you need
E3 2021 has officially begun, and the big highlight of the event from an Xbox perspective will be a 90-minute showcase extravaganza from the teams at both Xbox and Bethesda taking place today, June 13 at 10am PT. Microsoft says the event will be "packed with everything you want to know about the epic gaming lineup coming...
News Rumour Claiming Microsoft Is 'Changing The Culture' At Bethesda Was 'Inaccurate'
"My apologies"
If you were browsing social media over the weekend, you might have noticed that one of the big stories going viral in the Xbox community was a rumour suggesting Bethesda employees were becoming disgruntled as a result of Microsoft taking over the company and supposedly 'changing the culture' there. This rumour stemmed from YouTuber...
News It's Official, Xbox And Bethesda's Showcase Is Coming On June 13
Exciting!
After rumours, speculation, and more, we finally have official details for Xbox's showcase over the E3 weekend. As heavily suggested before, the conference will be combined with Bethesda on June 13 at 6PM BST / 1PM ET / 10AM PT. According to the announcement, fans can expect to see the full fruits of the Xbox and Bethesda partnership, as...
News Xbox Fans Down Under Could Win All Seven Bethesda-Themed Controllers
Enter while you can!
If you weren't one of the lucky ones to secure one of those super rare Xbox Series X|S Bethesda-themed controllers, this might be your chance. Provided you're located in Australia, or across the ditch in New Zealand, Xbox and Bethesda ANZ are giving fans the chance to win "all" of the themed controllers. In total, there are...
News Microsoft Rewards: How To Earn 500 Easy Points With This New Bethesda Xbox Challenge
500 points for just a few minutes' work!
It's Microsoft Rewards time! You might have noticed over the weekend that a new punch card went live on the Microsoft Rewards app on Xbox, and it's a fantastic way to get 500 easy points for just a few minutes' work. As you can see from the image above, you first need to activate the punch card on the app,...
News It's True, Xbox And Bethesda Will Host A Joint E3 Showcase
It's gonna be a long one
A rumour aired last week that Xbox and Bethesda will be combining to bring a joint showcase to fruition at E3, and according to a new interview with the head of Xbox Game Studios, Matt Booty - it's true. Speaking to French publication Le Figaro, Booty reportedly said that "Microsoft and Bethesda will hold a joint conference...
News Production On Bethesda's Indiana Jones Game Appears To Be Underway
Exciting times
As you might recall, Bethesda kicked off this year with the surprise announcement of a new Indiana Jones game. While the teaser trailer didn't show much at all, fans did learn that the game is being handled by Bethesda and MachineGames - the team behind the Wolfenstein series. So, what's the latest on this anticipated project?...
News Yes, Bethesda's Starfield Reportedly Will Be An Xbox And PC Exclusive
Insider confirms
While it might have seemed like common knowledge to some people, apparently not everyone is aware that Bethesda's upcoming Starfield will almost certainly be an Xbox Series X|S, PC and Game Pass exclusive. As a result, well-known insider Jeff Grubb has made it loud and clear that Starfield is "exclusive" to Xbox and PC. If...
News New Gameplay Screens Appear To Have Leaked Of Bethesda's Starfield
Supposedly from an early 2018 build
Uh, oh! Looks like Bethesda has had a pretty big leak, as a few new gameplay screenshots appear to have surfaced online from the highly-anticipated Starfield, supposedly from an early 2018 build of the game. Twitter user SkullziTV has posted some of these on his account, stating that they are they are "all from...
Rumour Xbox & Bethesda's E3 Event Will Feel Like 'One Big Showcase'
"I think in recent weeks they've decided to make it even closer"
We're now just a month away from the return of E3 in June 2021, so rumours surrounding the event are bound to ramp up over the next few weeks, and this latest report arrives from Venture Beat's Jeff Grubb on his Game Mess Show. Grubb, who often dishes out insider info on the Xbox...
Rumour Microsoft Has Supposedly Bought Ad Time For Starfield In 2021
Could we see a release this year?
There's been a lot of speculation already this year about whether Bethesda's mysterious upcoming Starfield game will release in 2021 - or even be revealed in 2021 - and another rumour about this surfaced over the weekend. According to Xbox Era's Shpeshal_Ed, as highlighted on the latest Xbox Era Podcast
News Hmm, Is This Leaked Concept Art From Bethesda's Starfield?
Apparently so!
There's a lot of hype surrounding Bethesda's mysterious Starfield IP at the moment - which we're hoping to see in action next month at E3 - but before then, it looks like some concept art for the game might have leaked online. The following image was reportedly posted to the Starfield Reddit page yesterday before it was quickly...
News Bethesda Game Studios Is Currently Hiring For An 'Unannounced Title'
Let the speculation begin
Bethesda Game Studios is currently busy at work on the upcoming Starfield and The Elder Scrolls VI - not to mention ongoing support for Fallout 76 - but it looks like the team also has something else in the works. A new job listing from the developer seeks a qualified server engineer to "help create and improve systems for...
Random We're Loving This Official DOOM & Star Wars Crossover Art
This is the slay
Happy Star Wars Day, and May the 4th be with you! Today is the day to celebrate all things Star Wars, and even Bethesda has been getting in on the fun with this amazing official DOOM / Star Wars crossover art! The company posted this over on its Twitter account earlier today, and it quickly racked up thousands of likes on the...
Random Xbox Actually 'Commissioned' This Insane Halo & DOOM Crossover Portrait
It's great to see the family come together
In one of the weirdest stories we've ever had to report (and we've reported on some weird ones!), Xbox has "commissioned" a variety of Bethesda themed portraits in honor of the company joining the first-party family. Throughout the month, more images are said to be coming, but the first is a riff of Halo...
News Outriders Dev Says Inventory Wipe Bug Is Its Top Priority
Plan is to run a "one-off" mass restoration
Outriders' Xbox patch is now available, but while cross-play is now live between platforms, it seems there's now been an increase in inventory wipes. Not long after this update went live the Outriders' socials shared another message stating how the developer was "aware" and "deeply sorry" players were...
News Xbox And Bethesda Mobile Developer Alpha Dog Working On New DOOM Game
"Run and gun through hundreds of exciting levels"
When Microsoft acquired Bethesda's parent company ZeniMax Media, it got the rights to a bunch of studios. One of them was Alpha Dog - a Canadian mobile developer, known for creating "top-tier" 3D games for portable devices. So what's the sudden interest in Alpha Dog, you ask? It's become the hot...
News Xbox Is Running A Bethesda Controller Contest For Achievement Hunters
Achievement unlocked
Remember those beautiful Bethesda controllers that were (and are still) being given away in a sweepstakes the other week? Well, you could possibly have the opportunity to get your hands on them through another new competition. The rules have appeared online and according to Tru
News Win A Crate Full Of Bethesda Themed Xbox Series X Controllers In This New Competition
We want them all!
Massive Bethesda fan? Then you're not going to want to miss out on this new competition, which will see lucky winners receive a crate full of exclusive Xbox Series X themed controllers based on the recent acquisition. The crate contains themed controllers from games such as Fallout, The Evil Within, and The Elder Scrolls - a...
