Dubbed by its publisher as NASA-punk,Starfieldhas been a source of great intrigue partly because of the excitement surrounding Bethesda’s first original intellectual property in years, and partly because not much is known about the game as yet. Beyond a teaser video, a fewunofficialStarfieldleaks, and animated concept art, Bethesda’s marketing campaign is yet to be in full swing.Despite this,Starfieldis poised to become one of the most talked about titles of this year – asStarfield’srelease date has been set for November 11, exactly eleven years to the daySkyrimfirst took the gaming world by storm. Fans of Bethesda can expect for the curtains to be pulled back in the coming months, but until then, these tiny morsels will have to do.RELATED:Starfield’s Concept Art Shows an Attention to Detail That Should Serve the Game WellThe game’s official Twitter account posted yet another animated concept art last night, this time seemingly teasing the pleasure city of Neon. Constructed in the middle of a nondescript aquatic world, the tweet implies that Xenofresh Corporation has made it their home – offering the drug Aurora, synthesized from the local marine life, exclusively within the glimmering streets of Neon. Drawing a parallel to Bethesda’s other franchises, Aurora might theStarfieldequivalent toMoon Sugar from theElder Scrollsgamesor Jet fromFallout.
While each individual tweet does not provide much in terms of info or an insight into the game’s lore, put together they reveal a significant amount ofStarfield’ssettingand the larger universe the game takes place in. Despite this, there has been a growing agitation among its fledgling fanbase, as ever sinceStarfieldgot announced at E3 in 2018, the following three and a half years have been scarce on information and – for the most part – filled with silence. As the game’s release date looms ever closer, people are anxious to finally see what the game is all about.
The reality of the situation, however, is thatStarfieldwill likely only do a deep dive into its systems and gameplay during the remoteonline version of E3 this year. While no date has been announced for the convention yet, all signs point towardsStarfieldreserving any and all substantial reveals for the event. This would be par for the course in terms of what to expect from Bethesda, asFallout 4andSkyrimall had late marketing pushes, with gameplay trailers dropping mere months away from those games' releases.
Starfieldlaunches November 11 for PC and Xbox Series X/S.
