With E3 2021 just around the corner, we’ve rounded up the key announcements the TechRadar team wants to see at this year’s event. Some will likely happen, others likely won’t – and some are seriously wishful thinking. Indulge us here!
E3 2021 is just around the corner and, here at TechRadar, we’re seriously starting to feel the buzz. While E3 will look a bit different this year, taking the form of a digital event rather than an in-person expo, that hasn’t dampened our spirits (too much). After E3 2020 was canceled, we’re more than ready for a season of big gaming announcements, reveals and teases. It’s like Christmas Day for gamers. And one of the best parts of preparing for E3 is predicting what we’re going to see. So we’ve rounded up the TechRadar team’s E3 2021 predictions. While some of these predictions are likely, and others possible, there are plenty that are just downright wishful thinking. But it’s all a bit of harmless fun and it’s E3 after all: anything could happen. Vic Hood, Gaming Editor I’m a huge Fable fan and when Fable 4 (officially just called ‘Fable’) was revealed back in 2020, it’s fair to say I was a tad excited. We may have only got a few-second teaser trailer but that was enough to get me hyped. I’m hoping that this E3, we get a closer look at what we can expect from the new Fable: where it’s set, what creatures we can expect to see, whether it’ll still focus on heroes and whether the rumors about time-traveling are actually true. Even if it’s just a cinematic trailer – please, Microsoft. Give me something. Axel Metz, News Writer Some sort of Skate-related project is in the works over at EA, that much is clear. It’s been 11 years (11!) since the release of Skate 3, and back in June last year the game’s developers sent fans of the franchise into delirium after announcing that they were “back” – whatever that means. Could we see Skate 4 officially (and finally) announced at E3 2021, then? It’s not a game we expect to be able to play any time soon – what’s another few years after a decade-long wait, right? It would, however, be awesome to see EA swap shooters for skateboards for at least a few minutes. Daryl Baxter, Software & Downloads Writer It’s finally happening. Free Radical is coming back with original founders David Doak and Steve Ellis, with the sole aim of creating a new TimeSplitters game. It’s not looking likely that we’ll see this anytime soon, which is why I’d love to see an HD remaster of the original trilogy, or just the second entry, announced at E3 2021. Especially with the Switch Pro about to be announced, playing TimeSplitters 2 on this handheld, in online multiplayer, is something that could very well while we wait for the new game to arrive. Samuel Roberts, Senior Entertainment Editor My best gaming experience during 2020’s pandemic was replaying RTS games from the 1990s. EA resuscitated Command and Conquer and Red Alert for a well-priced, beautiful update in last year’s Remastered Collection – and now it’s time for two more games in the series to get similar treatment.
