As much as Nintendo fans might hope and pray, Metroid Prime 4 will most likely be absent from its 40-minute presentation on Tuesday. Metroid Prime 4 has had development issues that caused the entire project to be rebooted in 2020, so it’s unlikely that the game will be ready to be shown off in its current state. Additionally, Nintendo clarified that its showcase will revolve primarily around games releasing later in 2021, so, despite many studios announcing things releasing over the next few years, Nintendo is focused on the rest of this year. If development is ahead of schedule, Metroid Prime 4 could potentially be showcased at a future Nintendo Direct towards the end of the year, but it probably won’t surface at E3 2

With a reboot on the horizon , the Fable franchise has always provided players with a plethora of unique and grisly legendary weapons to collect, from goliath-sized maces to rapid-firing pistols. Whether it be pursuing a campaign of absolute evilness or setting out to destroy all the Hobbes in the world, the Fable franchise presents players with powerful weapons to fulfill the wildest of fantasi

Fans needed something big to keep the hype train rolling after such a long wait. Though the marketing didn’t give away too much late game information, it did give up the games big ticket character: Johnny Silverhand. The marketing also revealed his motivations for the entire g

Instead, those who tuned in for the event were instead treated to a long presentation about i ts new Prime Matter publishing label . In some ways, it felt more like a presentation aimed at developers and potential partners than one geared towards gamers, with very little on offer in the way of new gameplay footage and trailers. That said, there were one or two nice surprises on of

Fable should also invest heavily into the game’s magic system so that it has a breadth of options for players to choose from to use magic in aggressive and non-aggressive ways. Fable should also bring back the co-op that fans of the series love, but it could do a lot to improve on past iterations as well. Allowing players to make vastly different builds would allow multiplayer to be more rewarding while allowing online players to leave a bigger footprint on other players’ worlds would be great for players doing an entire co-op run of the g

Some trailers or marketing campaigns take this a step too far by giving fans too much information. Whether by virtue of the content itself or fans making inferences, it can ruin the surprise. And that’s the ultimate let down: building up all that suspense only to shut it down right before the release. It’s happened in every generation and PS4 is no exception, taking some of its biggest titles and throwing the high point in our fa

One game is notably missing from this list is Elden Ring . It seems like the general consensus for Elden Ring ‘s E3 presence is so all over the place that it’s hard to say whether or not it will make an appearance. Updates on the game have been few and far between over the last two years, and Bandai Namco already has two upcoming games with release dates to focus on for its showcase: Scarlet Nexus and Tales of Ari

Also formerly known as Project Athia , Forspoken is a new IP being developed exclusively for the PlayStation 5 by Luminous Productions and published by Square Enix. While Square Enix has a show, it has already been pretty clear about what exactly it’ll be showcasing. While there’s definitely room for surprises, because of Forspoken ‘s existence as a PS5 exclusive , it doesn’t seem like the title will be making an appearance. Sony has been notably absent from E3 for a few years now, but the company often times does its own events during the summer. It’s much more likely that Forspoken will make its next appearance during a PlayStation event than at E3 2

The difference between Fable and The Elder Scrolls, though, is that The Elder Scrolls hasn’t gone anywhere. Even though there hasn’t been a numbered single-player entry in The Elder Scrolls in ten years, Skyrim alone is so unbelievably successful that Bethesda hasn’t needed to release a new game. Skyrim just keeps coming back and delivering every time. The success of The Elder Scrolls: Online should also be noted. Even though the main games haven’t been updated beyond a deluge of Skyrim remasters, The Elder Scrolls is going str

Following months of speculation, Microsoft finally announced a new Fable game for Xbox 360 emulator and Windows back in July of 2020 and even provided a minute-long trailer to get fans excited. Since then, though, there’s been very little news on the Playground Games developed title. Many had hoped to get an update at this year’s E3, but were forced to settle for a Halo Infinite- centric show inst

With this in mind, news regarding either the Diamond & Pearl remakes or the upcoming open-world adventure game, Pokemon Legends: Arceus , seemed fairly likely, especially as both games are due out in the next seven months. 2021 also marks the franchise’s 25th anniversary ; yet another reason why some fans had anticipated an appearance from Pikachu and his pals at some point during the ev