In a move that surprised no-one, Bethesda capped off its E3 press conference by unveiling a fresh batch of details for its undisputed crown jewel, Fallout 4.
While it may have slipped out of the gates a little earlier than scheduled thanks to Bethesda's pre-E3 rehearsal earlier today, the publisher formally revealed Dishonored 2 during its inaugural presser this evening.
What better way to open a presser than some good old-fashioned demon killing? Well, that's exactly what Bethesda did when the lights dimmed on the publisher's first-ever E3 conference, treating fans in attendance to the very first gameplay trailer for its upcoming Doom reboot.
Fallout 4! Doom! And much, much more. E3 2015 is finally kicking off, ladies and gentlemen, and this year's inaugural press conference will be hosted by Bethesda - for the first time in the company's history no less.
If it was ever in doubt that Killzone developer Guerrilla Games was gearing up for an announcement at Sony's E3 2015 press event next week, the developer's recent teaser image effectively puts any remaining uncertainty to bed. The bigger question now is what exactly the creative team could be teasing.
Though their journey may have begun on PlayStation Vita two years ago, Iota and Atoi are primed to march defiantly onto PlayStation 4 this September, after developer Media Molecule confirmed Tearaway Unfolded's console release.
When CI Games confirmed that Lords of the Fallen 2 was indeed in development a fortnight ago, many were surprised that co-developer Deck 13 wasn't to be involved. Fast forward to now and it appears we have a conclusive answer to the studio's absence, after it revealed its all new IP in partnership with Focus Home Interactive.
It was Game of Thrones' Melisandre that warned the night is dark and full of terrors, but clearly The Red Woman has never ventured into the dark recesses of space to experience real terror. For Frictional Games latest first-person scarefest Soma, the developer is hoping to serve up a new exercise in horror; one that reads as an intoxicating cocktail of Event Horizon, Dead Space and a smidgen of BioShock.
During yesterday's press event for the Oculus Rift, the creative team behind the VR device finally unveiled the consumer-ready hardware for the first time, but the showcase itself also boasted plenty of room for software, too.
One quick glance at the 2016 calendar will tell you that Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice is primed to sate our appetite for a titanic comic book clash in little under a year's time. However, Supes tussle with The Caped Crusader is by no means the only showdown that will chew up the scenery, with Steve Rogers and Tony Stark locking horns for Marvel's much-anticipated Captain America: Civil War.
