E3 2021 is now fully underway, bringing a huge range of game announcements, reveals, trailers and gameplay footage from major publishers and indie developers alike And we’re here to pull all the best one together for your viewing perusal.
We’ve seen a showcase from Ubisoft ,Gearbox and Guerrilla, but we’ve still got Xbox and Bethesda to look forward to from today onwards.
To help you keep track of the best E3 2021 news, we will be pulling in the biggest announcements and the flashiest trailers for your viewing pleasure right here.
Elden Ring
Elden Ring was finally given a proper reveal, and it looks rather fantastic. It’s clearly a game in the vein of Dark Souls, but with next-gen graphics, and makes no effort to hide that. But it does feature a horse, which could improve the traversal of what appears to be a ruined dark fantasy world.
With George R. R. Martin contributing to the story, Elden Ring could be layered with more twists and mystery than even the most obtuse of Dark Souls games. It’ set for a release on January 21, 2022.
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
Arguably the biggest reveal at Ubisoft Forward, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora was both used to show off a game take on James’s Cameron’s film and the new Snowdrop engine, which look truly next-gen.
We’re not sure anyone was asking for an Avatar game, but it’s coming in 2022 for PS5, Xbox Series X and PC. We’ll have to wait to hear more as the year moves on.
Jurassic World Evolution 2
Jurassic World Evolution 2 is the sequel to Jurassic World Evolution. in the first game, players tried their hands at running a park full of dinosaurs brought back from extinction.
This time, it looks like player will need to take control of an island where a dino outbreak has happened. Corralling the prehistoric creatures is the aim of the game, but details are thin on the ground. It’s coming at some point in 2021.
Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope
Following on from Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, Sparks of Hope sees the mix up of Mario, Lugi, Princes Peach and pals with the collection ow wacky Rabbids characters on a mission to undertake “a galactic journey to defeat a malevolent entity.”
Expect an evolution in game mechanics over its predecessor, more maps, weapons and skills to try out, as well as what looks like a tighter top-down view to draw you deeper into the world of Mario + Rabbids. It’s coming to Nintendo Switch in 2022.
Far Cry 6
We’ve already seen Far Cry 6 in action, and it looks like a typical Far Cry game with extras added to it. But E3 2021 saw Ubisoft server up a trailer that revealed more aobut dictator Antón Castillo, who’s set to be the game’s main antagonist.
There was also a trailer for Far Cry 6: Season Pass, which will see players fill the shoes of the antagonists from previous Far Cry games, notably Vaas Montenegro and Pagan Ming, to explore the backstories of these eclectic villains.
Evil Dead: The Game
Evil Dead: The Game will see player step into the shoes of Ash Williams, or his pals, as they find a way to close a breach between this world and an evil one. Obviously inspired by the Evil Dead movies and TV series, the game is based around multiplier third-person co-op.
As in Left 4 Dead, players can chose to be the titular “Evil” and take on Ash and his pals by possessing zombies of various sizes and guises. It’s coming at some point in 2021.
Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodhunt
Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodhunt is a battle royale game based in the World of Darkness: the same setting as the upcoming Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodline 2.
The game will revolve around rival vampire groups, fighting to survive from an attack by a secret society called The Entity. To do this, the vampires will have a variety of supernatural power at their disposal. The free-to-play game is now accepting registrations for its closed alpha test on PC, which is set to go live on July 2.
Rainbow Six Extraction revolves around a three-player squad undertaking a rescue mission to extract people captured by a weird alien threat known as the Archean.
It’s all about a players vrs. environment action rather than two teams battling it out. And it’ll be set across 12 maps with procedurally generated challenges and a whole mix of enemies that become a more challenging threat the deeper players get into said maps. But new operators will come with new weapons and abilities ot take on this threat, come September 16.
Call of Duty: Warzone Season 4
Call of Duty: Warzone Season 4 got a cinematic trailer, showing off a new masked antagonist who seems pretty handy in a fight. It would appear that Season 4’s conflict will be based around battling to gain control of a satellite crash zone.
Expect new maps, modes, weapons, perks, player skins and more, for both Black Ops Cold War and Warzone. This free content update goes live June 17.
Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance
We saw some game footage for Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance, a co-op hack-and-slash RPG based in the Baldur’s Gate universe.
So far, it looks like a frenetic swords-and-sorcery game that will see four players cut down swaths of Dungeon & Dragons monsters. It’s coming June 22.
Death Stranding: Director’s Cut
The most bizarre trailer of the Summer Game Fest goes to Death Stranding: Director’s Cut, which featured player character Sam Bridges as he figured out how to equip a cardboard box. This gave off major Metal Gear vibes.
As for the game itself, expect a longer version of the original title from Kojima Productions, upgraded for the PS5. There’s no release date right now, but expect a more through reveal in the coming weeks.