[Paul Rice]

Where does it explain that in the link?

I may have posted the wrong link!

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/109/1099217p1.html

Whoops!

[Vickytoria Vasquez]

Yes, that is what "appears" considering the total lack of the Skyrim billboard (they must have forgotten to put that up)... but the important part isn't what is plastered blatantly across for all to see, it is what is not known on the inside... hence that is what I mentioned.

You made it sound like there was nothing else in the booth except some secret only for pre-scheduled patrons and therefore stoking the fires of baseless hope, the likes of which conspiracies thrive. Heck, for all we know there could be extraterrestrials, Elvis, bigfoot, Jimmy Hoffa, and definitive proof of JFK's assassin all in that booth!

I will confess, however, that it's indeed intriguing that they'd require pre-scheduling for entrance into their booth, and I am curious to know how one would have gone about obtaining such a coveted appointment. Like I posted before, if they are showing content of TES:V, it most assuredly would be within the confines of a severely binding NDA - meaning we won't know about it anyway until after TES:V has been officially confirmed.

[CHARLODDE]

I may have posted the wrong link!

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/109/1099217p1.html

Whoops!

Awesome thanks. It comes out July 6th, which may be a couple days before the GI comes out. I doubt Bioware would want to overshadow the DLC with an announcement of DA2 anyway.

[Adam Baumgartner]

You made it sound like there was nothing else in the booth except some secret only for pre-scheduled patrons and therefore stoking the fires of baseless hope, the likes of which conspiracies thrive. Heck, for all we know there could be extraterrestrials, Elvis, bigfoot, Jimmy Hoffa, and definitive proof of JFK's assassin all in that booth!

I will confess, however, that it's indeed intriguing that they'd require pre-scheduling for entrance into their booth, and I am curious to know how one would have gone about obtaining such a coveted appointment. Like I posted before, if they are showing content of TES:V, it most assuredly would be within the confines of a severely binding NDA - meaning we won't know about it anyway until after TES:V has been officially confirmed.

Haaahaa, it was Pete on the grassy knoll wasn't it?!?! Only a privileged few now know...

[Mark Hepworth]

interview with Pete Hines:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xdpbnj_e3-2010-bethesda-e3-2010-lineup_tech

nothing about TESV (

[Gavin Roberts]

Haaahaa, it was Pete on the grassy knoll wasn't it?!?! Only a privileged few now know...

...makes perfect sense to me! :gun:

[Robert DeLarosa]

interview with Pete Hines:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xdpbnj_e3-2010-bethesda-e3-2010-lineup_tech

nothing about TESV (

Thanks for the link! Rage does look so very amazing... but I didn't expect Pete to say much (to the press about TESV) whilst at E3 (now that we're on to his 1960's shenanigans).

[Melis Hristina]

Oh my, that caption to the Pete Hines interview is so, so very wrong.

"[...] Bethesda, makers of some awesome and gritty shooters, hack and slashers [...]"

Say what? The editor that put that up clearly has no idea what Beth is about.

[Sam Parker]

Well...if their booth is so secretive, then of course they don't want to talk about it all. I'm just assuming it's TES:V.

[Mrs. Patton]

Oh my, that caption to the Pete Hines interview is so, so very wrong.

"[...] Bethesda, makers of some awesome and gritty shooters, hack and slashers [...]"

Say what? The editor that put that up clearly has no idea what Beth is about.

It amazes me that these people don't know the difference between Bethesda Softworks and Bethesda Game Studios.

Unless he was calling Fallout 3 a gritty shooter and TES games hack and slashers.

[Alexis Acevedo]

It is the fact, what Bethesda used one booth from two today?

[Miguel]

Well...if their booth is so secretive, then of course they don't want to talk about it all. I'm just assuming it's TES:V.

They're actually just showing their games off to VIP's like celebrities.

[Rhysa Hughes]

It amazes me that these people don't know the difference between Bethesda Softworks and Bethesda Game Studios.

Unless he was calling Fallout 3 a gritty shooter and TES games hack and slashers.

True.

Why can't he just say Fallout 3 and the TES series (heck even just say Oblivion)?

Its not like they're indie games that no one ever heard of... :brokencomputer:

[Damned_Queen]

http://www.kotaku.com.au/2009/11/bioware-what-weve-learned-from-bethesda-and-what-makes-us-unique/

I thought this article was sort of intriguing, apparently Dragon Age: Origins took 6 years to make. If that is indeed true then it seems ludicrous that Dragon Age 2 would be announced so soon after release of the Dragon Age: Origins. It seems unlikely that after showing off Dragon Age: Origins DLC, they would announce a sequel and if they were to announce a sequel, then why wouldn't BioWare have done so at E3 where it would have gotten a lot more media coverage then it would in Game Informer. That theory seems to apply to TES:V as well, but Bethesda seems to stick to tradition when announcing a game and therefore will announce it via Game Informer.

[Philip Lyon]

http://www.kotaku.com.au/2009/11/bioware-what-weve-learned-from-bethesda-and-what-makes-us-unique/

I thought this article was sort of intriguing, apparently Dragon Age: Origins took 6 years to make. If that is indeed true then it seems ludicrous that Dragon Age 2 would be announced so soon after release of the Dragon Age: Origins. It seems unlikely that after showing off Dragon Age: Origins DLC, they would announce a sequel and If they were to announce a sequel, then why wouldn't BioWare have done so at E3 where it would have gotten a lot more media coverage then it would in Game Informer. That theory seems to apply to TES:V as well, but Bethesda seems to stick to tradition when announcing a game and therefore will announce it via Game Informer.

Well said.

[Jonathan Montero]

How in-depth are announcements in Game Informer usually?

[Richard]

How in-depth are announcements in Game Informer usually?

They're usually very detailed. Obviously, it depends on how much the developer/publisher wants to reveal about the game, but as far as I can recall game announcements in Game Informer have always been paired with a multi-page article (Portal 2 is a good example).

[Miss Hayley]

Ah good, was a little worried we would only have a couple of concept art pictures to go by and some vague details. A solid release date would almost be to much to hope for haha

[W E I R D]

This I think has been gone over before, but does anyone think Guild Wars 2 or Thief 4 could be the GI?

Guild Wars 2 has already been announced and shown a lot, but it's still a possibility, I think.

[kirsty joanne hines]

Would Thief 4 make fantasy fans soil themselves? Can't see that one really. I think this would be the only time I would ever think 'I hope Thief 4 isn't announced'

[cheryl wright]

This I think has been gone over before, but does anyone think Guild Wars 2 or Thief 4 could be the GI?

Guild Wars 2 has already been announced and shown a lot, but it's still a possibility, I think.

Guild Wars 2 is a possibility. They are already http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3179611. I guess they could do a gameinformer also. I'd rather have TESV though. :meh:

EDIT:

Would Thief 4 make fantasy fans soil themselves? Can't see that one really.

I agree.

Also, it seems like Eidos Montreal would be focusing more on Deus Ex: Revolution, which is being shown at E3. Maybe Thief 4 is too early in development.

[Riky Carrasco]

http://www.kotaku.com.au/2009/11/bioware-what-weve-learned-from-bethesda-and-what-makes-us-unique/

I thought this article was sort of intriguing, apparently Dragon Age: Origins took 6 years to make. If that is indeed true then it seems ludicrous that Dragon Age 2 would be announced so soon after release of the Dragon Age: Origins. It seems unlikely that after showing off Dragon Age: Origins DLC, they would announce a sequel and if they were to announce a sequel, then why wouldn't BioWare have done so at E3 where it would have gotten a lot more media coverage then it would in Game Informer. That theory seems to apply to TES:V as well, but Bethesda seems to stick to tradition when announcing a game and therefore will announce it via Game Informer.

Sorry to burst bubbles, but I'm sure I read about this when DA:O came out -- yes they worked on it for 6 years, but they were working on the trilogy as a whole - and they said the turn around time between games would be fast as a result. I'll see if I can dig a link up to cite.

Edit:

I searched my usual blogs and could not find where I heard that. Now that I think of it, it might have been in one of the podcast interviews that Casey Hudson and other Bioware reps have done in support of the DA and ME series - I swear I read/heard something about concurrent development of the series resulting in a much shorter turn around time between sequels - but because I can't find my evidence, you can believe it or not as you want.

Second Edit:

Could be I'm confusing myself - now I wonder if the concurrent development/turnaround time thing was regarding ME2 and ME3... Pah, I've confused myself.

At any rate, I believe they could get DA:2 out quickly if they use the same basic engine; I'm sure they have all the lore and basic plotting worked out for the series, I would not be surprised really if they did hit Feb 2011.
(if they want to take a little longer so the game doesn't look so ugly, especially on consoles, that would be swell)

[gemma]

It amazes me that these people don't know the difference between Bethesda Softworks and Bethesda Game Studios.

Unless he was calling Fallout 3 a gritty shooter and TES games hack and slashers.

Well, it took most of the forum months of explaining to get the difference. Which is why lots of us think they should be more selective in what they publish or people won't like them as much anymore.

I still think Dragon Age 2 is an equal contender, but I tend to think that it'd be on hold while the majority of time and resources go into the much more well-liked Mass Effect sequel.

Could someone with lots of time on their hands maybe try to list off anything it could be? I know what it's not:

Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Shown at E3)
Kingdom Hearts III (Confirmed as not in development yet in the current GI)

But that list isn't very long because I haven't been able to keep track.

[Yung Prince]

Unfortunately, I don't have lots of time in my hands to make a list of anything it could be but perhaps I could suggest the Witcher 2 and Dungeon Siege 3. Both games have already been announced but I am not sure if they were shown at E3. Then again, I think that neither of those two games can justify the term "giant" fantasy sequel unless of course the GI people want for some reason to overhype their July cover and August edition. The Witcher was commercially very successful and I personally loved the game but it is a series made by a relatively small developer and most people probably wouldn't describe as a giant sequel. And Dungeon Siege is a quite popular series but it was taken over by Obsidian a developer that I personally think of as at least decent but many people probably think of as mediocre.

I tend to be one of the more cautious and patient people in these threads but the GI remark about a giant fantasy sequel coinciding with the expiration of the Skyrim trademark has almost convinced me. Honestly, I can't think of anything else other than TES V. I suppose you can only use this term for something coming from one of the 3 Bs (Blizzard, Bioware, Bethesda). Correct me if I am wrong but I think that Diablo III was shown at E3 and it is far too early to speak for Dragon Age II. So we are left with only option and I will be both surprised and disappointed if Bethesda doesn't announce TES V on their site near the end of this month with GI revealing their exclusive cover early next month.

[neil slattery]

I just found out that both the Witcher 2 and Dungeon Siege 3 were shown at E3 so there is no point discussing about them. We are running out of options all the time which makes me very happy but I will be very angry at GI if they fail to deliver and reveal some sort of a second rate fantasy sequel that nobody seems to care about or something totally different.