E3 2016: All the news, trailers and first impressions from the show

E3 2016

Bethesda didn't pull any punches with its E3 presentation and immediately broken by announcing Quake Champions. ID Software promised the new game will be a return of old-school arena shooter action.

It will also be as fast as Quake fans remembered with frame rates of at least 120fps and even higher with the frame rate unlocked.

E3 2016

While we were hoping for a new Elder Scrolls, sadly it was never in the cards for E3 2016. But we'll gladly take the remastered edition of Elder Scrolls Skyrim Bethesda announced. Beyond sharper textures, the new version features new snow and water shaders, volumetric god rays, dynamic depth of field and more a ton of additional graphical improvements.

Elder Scrolls has also been spun off into a new card digital collectable card game similar to Hearthstone.

Bethesda also announced a number of new pieces of downloadable content for Fallout 4, many of which expand the game's home building features. Contraptions introduces building objects such as elevators, armor racks, weapon racks, and it will all be available starting next week.

Vaultec Workshop looks to be the most exciting update that hits later this July and it essentially allow users to create their own vaults. Part Fallout Shelter and Doom Snap maps, vaults start off as blueprints and from there users can snap together rooms and conduct experiments on their dwellers.

Lastly Bethesda teased Fallout 4 next big DLC expansion would be called Nuka World and it's due to release in August 2016. Unlike the last two additions, this will be a larger piece of content similar to the Far Harbor.

In one last surprise announcement, Fallout 4 is coming to the HTC Vive and virtual reality in 2017.

E3 2016

Prey 2 made it's reappearance as we expected, except now it's just been renamed Prey and being developed by Arkane Austin. The new game is quite a bit different from its decade-old predecessor.

Prey casts the player as Morgan Yu, a run of the mill space man who is unfortunately the subject of experiment. Even more unfortunate circumstances lead the space station Morgan is on to being over overrun by aliens, fortunately Morgan gains powers and a lot of guns to deal with the invasion.

Surprisingly it's due to come next year to Xbox One/PC/PS4.

E3 2016

Last but not least, Bethesda spent a large bulk of its keynote showing off some actual Dishonored 2 gameplay. From the looks of the new game plays more with time and slow motion. On top of this, the sequel adds a new playable character in the form of Empress Emily Kaldwin, who is able to reach out with purple-colored telekinetic tendrils.

Dishonored 2 is also introduces a new setting called Karnaca or the "jewel of the South." It features a distinct Mediterranean vibe and greater vertically, allowing users to climb higher onto the city's rooftops. Dishonored 2 will launch on November 11.

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