It’s a new year for Xbox and Bethesda, now forever tied in a marketing marriage, meaning another livestream showcase with updates on upcoming or ongoing games. Important, because I can hear the fierce Googling of it all over the world: Star field won’t be on this showcase. Bethesda is planning a Starfield show, but a date for it has not yet been announced.
During today’s showcase we hear about The Elder Scrolls Online, Forza Motorsport, Minecraft Legendsand redfall.
How to view the Xbox and Bethesda showcase
The Xbox and Bethesda live stream begins on Wednesday, January 25 at noon Pacific On Twitch and YouTube. Here’s how the breaks in other time zones:
- 12 noon PST
- 3 p.m. EST
- 20:00 GMT
- 9 p.m. MET
- 6 a.m. AEST, January 26
Unless Microsoft has some more surprises up its sleeve, it’s laid out pretty well what to expect at the show. The Elder Scrolls Online will reveal its next chapter (read: expansion), along with news of which explorable areas of Tamriel the expansion will add. Turn 10 Studios will appear with a look at the new Forza Motorsport gameplay. Mojang and Blackbird Interactive are releasing some additional details about PvP in their Minecraft strategy game spin-off. We’ll also be seeing more of Arkane Austin’s Redfall, including “combats, customization, bosses, the open world, and more,” says Microsoft.
And seriously, no Starfield. Microsoft has said it plans that standalone show “to spend the right amount of time doing a deep dive” on the next big Bethesda RPG. We can expect more gameplay, space weapons and Todd Howard at a date to be determined in the future.