Summer Game Fest predictions: Will we hear from Ark 2, Elden Ring, or Iron Man? DexertoSummer Game Fest is gracing our screens on June 7, marking another major event in the Summer of Games. While the PlayStation State of Play and Xbox Showcase (followed by CoD Direct) focus more directly on their own consoles, Summer Game Fest teases games across all platforms \u2014 from PC, Xbox, PlayStations, and more. The stream will take place on June 7 at 10:00 pm BST \/ 2:00 pm PT, and we\u2019re expecting some exciting announcements. In fact, we\u2019re so excited that the Dexerto team has had a go at trying to predict what news we\u2019ll hear from the event. So, we\u2019ve compiled a list of everything we want to see in Summer Game Fest 2024, and we\u2019re hoping our dreams will come true. Let\u2019s dive into our predictions. Ark 2 As soon as I found out you can tame dodos and use your\u2026 waste\u2026 as fertilizer, I was sold on Ark. After all, who doesn\u2019t want to ride epic dinosaurs and live your Jurassic Park era in a video game? Ark 2 is set to come out in late 2024, and Summer Game Fest would be the perfect spot for Studio Wildcard to announce the release date. We\u2019re almost halfway through the year, and Ark 2 could easily be one of the most anticipated titles of the year. (Words by Jessica Filby) Dragon Age Dreadwolf It\u2019s been almost a decade since the release of Dragon Age: Inquisition, and in that time, its sequel has undergone a lot of changes. Following staff and leadership turnover, layoffs at BioWare, and other development hurdles, EA has announced plans to fully reveal Dragon Age: Dreadwolf this summer. Given how tumultuous the game\u2019s development cycle has been, it\u2019s safe to say most fans are, at most, staying cautiously optimistic. Dragon Age: Dreadwolf\u2019s reveal has the chance to get fans excited for the future of the series, though there is a lot riding on this not-so-first impression to be a good one. (Words by Noelle Corbett) Elden Ring DLC in playable form By the time Summer Game Fest arrives, Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree will be a week away from release; what better time to stoke up some final hype? The DLC is just around the corner, but we\u2019re yet to see any prolonged gameplay. Sure, FromSoft is probably just ensuring spoilers don\u2019t leak, but it would be fun to see the new region before many of us jump in. We expect the opening moments of the expansion will involve a huge twist involving Miquella, Messmer, and Mohg, but is a showcase of the new weapons too much to ask? Words by Sam Smith Jurassic Park: Survival There aren\u2019t enough dinosaur games. Ark stands above all, but it feels like new games focused on prehistoric creatures just aren\u2019t as serviced as they should be. Jurassic Park, especially outside of the wonderful park builder Evolution series, has been dormant in the action genre. Sabre Interactive\u2019s Jurassic Park: Survival is a big chance to rectify that. Set just after the events of the first movie, this single-player FPS action game picks up at a nostalgic time for the series and is a pitch that is a dream for anyone who is a massive fan of the older films. If done right, this could end up being the Alien: Isolation of Jurassic Park, in terms of a game that slots into the main canon and becomes a beloved addition to the franchise. I\u2019d love an update on how that game is looking this summer. Words by Patrick Dane Vampire: the Masquerade \u2013 Bloodlines 2 release date We\u2019ve got extended gameplay trailers, teasers, and enough content to really sink our teeth into for Vampire: The Masquerade \u2013 Bloodlines 2, but what\u2019s the point if we have no release date to look forward to? It\u2019s been five years since the game was first teased, and it only has a release window in 2024. Given how close we are to the highly anticipated sequel, there\u2019s no better time to announce its solidified release date. (Words by Jessica Filby) Resident Evil 9 Ethan Winters may have crumbled into a fine fungal powder after the events of Resident Evil Village, but that doesn\u2019t mean this undead franchise is ready for the gaming graveyard. In fact, ever since we saw that mysterious figure watching Ethan and Mia\u2019s daughter, Rose, in the closing credits of Village, we\u2019ve been desperate for news of another Resident Evil game. I\u2019m confident, based on the development timescales between Resident Evil 7 and Village, that we\u2019ll hear something about a new installment, which I predict will bring the Winter\u2019s Saga (You can have that one Capcom) to an end. (Words by Tom Percival) Judas Ken Levine\u2019s Judas has been in the making for a long time. The phrase \u2018narrative legos\u2019 was used to describe this game almost a decade ago by Ken Levine, in that this would tell an original story that was built to make something unique for each player. It\u2019s not clear if that idea remains intact all these years later, but at the very least, the first game by the Bioshock creator since Bioshock Infinite is significant. Levine\u2019s style looks very much intact here, and \u2018Bioshock in space\u2019 is a moniker that has stuck to the game. That doesn\u2019t sound too bad, all things given. The key, though, will be if the game keeps up with modern sensibilities. We\u2019d love to see some more here to answer lingering questions. Words by Patrick Dane Assassin\u2019s Creed Shadow With the success of Mirage, Assassin\u2019s Creed is so back, and Shadows is the game to prove it wasn\u2019t a fluke \u2014 all we need is more gameplay. We already have a release date and a great look at the two protagonists, but what we really want to see is the landscape and gameplay. The cinematic shots are great, but I want to see how both Naoe and Yasuke handle a fight, as well as how stunning Feudal Japan will look with the classic AC graphics. Words by Jessica Filby Diablo 4 DLC in playable form, or at least a second trailer We know Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred is coming in Q4 of 2024, we know we\u2019re heading back to the jungles of Kurast, and we know that the Prime Evil Mephisto will finally get his chance to shine. With Season 4 of Diablo 4 putting the game on a surer footing, it\u2019s now time to show us a little more of what our next \u2013 proper \u2013 return to Sanctuary will look like. The DLC needs to be a balm for those who are bored of seasonal play, something more meaningful for loyal players to get their teeth into \u2014 and no series does expansion packs like the Diablo games. Words by Sam Smith Iron Man game Dead Space remake developer EA Motive announced back in September 2022 that it has started work on a \u201csingle-player, action-adventure\u201d Iron Man game. Since then, though, there\u2019s been little word on the title. Given the popularity of the hero, thanks to Robert Downey Jr.\u2019s portrayal of Tony Stark in the MCU, Iron Man seems like the perfect hero to give a solo game. However, with so many Marvel gaming projects in the works \u2014 including Marvel Rivals, Arkane Lyon\u2019s Blade, Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra, and Insomniac\u2019s Wolverine game, EA is going to need to make this one stand out from the rest of the Marvel action fans are already expecting. Words by Noelle Corbett Space Marine 2 final trailer We actually got a good look at some of the new gameplay modes Space Marine 2 will offer players. Still, we\u2019re as hungry as a Tyranid who skipped breakfast for more news from the grim, dark galaxy about Captain Titus. I\u2019m particularly curious to see how the Thousand Sons (the Chaos Legion I collect) tie into the wider narrative, and while I\u2019m not expecting any revelatory spoilers in the trailer, a teaser or two about Tzennech\u2019s loyal legions would definitely pique my interest. (Words by Tom Percival) More Black Myth: Wukong gameplay At the risk of sounding a little greedy, we\u2019d love to see more Black Myth: Wokong gameplay at the Summer Game Fest. While we\u2019ve already had a trailer and a twelve-minute gameplay showcase, the game\u2019s August release is barreling toward us, and we worry that not enough people are talking about this intriguing Soulslike. Black Myth: Wokong needs to remind the world that it exists and that those looking for their next challenge this summer after Elden Ring need look no further. Those who enjoyed Lords of the Fallen or Lies of P should be especially hyped. Words by Sam Smith Project 007 It feels about time to finally see Project 007. IO Interactive has now put Hitman 3 to bed, wrapping up their World of Assassination arch. Those games are master classes of tomfoolery and japes, allowing you to figure out your own creative solutions to multi-layered problems. Hopefully, that spirit will be imbued into Project 007. Using gadgets to get at objectives could be really fun, but until we actually see some gameplay, we aren\u2019t really going to know how much this feels like a Hitman game. It could be completely different, but it\u2019s been years since we had an update. A sense of how it plays and when it comes out would be a really welcome addition. Words by Patrick Dane GTA 6 gameplay We\u2019ve been waiting a decade now for GTA 6, and while it was a real treat to get a cinematic glimpse of Vice City again, I\u2019m ready to see what the gameplay will look like. I\u2019m hoping then, even with the news the game\u2019s not set for release until next year, that we finally get an idea of what a next-gen Grand Theft Auto game is capable of. We know from the September 2022 leak that playable builds of the game do exist and have existed for several years, so this prediction seems pretty likely to me. (Words by Tom Percival) Mass Effect 5 Look, I don\u2019t think this is going to happen. EA will want to keep the focus on the upcoming Dragon Age: Dreadwolf, which it itself has taken years to be fully unveiled despite teases here and there. However, it has been a long time since we\u2019ve seen any hints to Bioware\u2019s next Mass Effect game. While Dreadwolf should take all precedence, a tease hinting just a little more about where this game will take place and reminding people it\u2019s still being developed could be a wonderful little addendum to a bigger Dreadwolf presence. Words by Patrick Dane<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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