With the PlayStation Showcase and Summer Game Fest Opening Showcase out of the way, attention now turns to Microsoft and Bethesda's dual-purpose Xbox Showcase and Starfield Direct later today.
This, remember, is a show broken into two halves and it all begins at 6pm UK time (BST) or 7pm CEST / 1pm EDT / 10am PDT. I'll replace the image above with a live stream embed when they're available. It's showing on Twitch and YouTube, if you're wondering.
I'll be keeping tabs of everything that happens right here in a live report, while also chatting with you and pulling in your keen observations and witty remarks. We'll play guess the game! It's going to be so much fun you won't even believe it.
So, what to expect? Well Starfield, obviously, and there's a lot riding on this showing. Remember, Starfield is due out 6th September, which is less than three months away. And yet, we still haven't seen much of it in action. We haven't played it, either, and I don't think it's playable out in LA this week. Should we be worried? Sunday's showing should provide an answer one way or another.
As for the Xbox half of the show, Microsoft could do with generating some excitement. Cyberpunk 2077 expansion Phantom Liberty was conspicuous in its absence at the Summer Game Fest opening show, which I expect means it will be on Microsoft's stage on Sunday. CD Projekt Red and Microsoft have a history of working together on big announcements — remember Keanu Reeves' «breathtaking» appearance? That was on Microsoft's stage. Maybe Idris Elba, who stars in Phantom Liberty, will be there on Sunday. Maybe Keanu will be there, too!
What else? Fable 4, potentially. Microsoft dropped an Xbox Showcase tease recently, showing a trail of glitter leading from an
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