Following the listings leaked by Walmart Canada (by the way, an official statement was issued to VICE's Motherboard which blamed the leak squarely on a technical glitch), Bethesda reacted very differently in comparison to every other publisher whose E3 2018 games supposedly got leaked.
First of all, the official Rage Twitter account was reactivated and posted the following (and rather fun) tweet of 'corrections' for Walmart.
Hey @WalmartCanada here are a few notes. pic.twitter.com/R1od2aTEMC
— RAGE 2 (@rage) May 9, 2018
Yesterday, however, the cryptic teases continued on the official Bethesda Twitter account. The first image shows London's famous Big Ben; the second image shows a rocket going to space. What do these two images have in common? First of all, the pinkish color (the same one used by RAGE's account to "correct" the Walmart leak).
Furthermore, if you look closely the Big Ben's hands indicate 5:14 and the very same numbers are also etched on the rocket's upper part. This could suggest that we'll learn more about one or more Bethesda titles on Monday, May 14th, ahead of a full reveal during the E3 2018 Showcase event.
— Bethesda (@bethesda) May 10, 2018
— Bethesda (@bethesda) May 10, 2018
A third image also popped on Twitter a few hours ago, using the same pinkish color once again. There are some differences here, though, as we couldn't spot the numbers anywhere in this case. Furthermore, the place has been recognized as the Sukiyabashi Crossing in Tokyo's Ginza quarter. Fans are therefore speculating whether that means Arkane's ambitious The Crossing project (whose trademark was renewed in late 2016) is being rekindled once again and primed for an E3 2018 reveal.
— Bethesda (@bethesda) May 11, 2018
On top of all these teases, Bethesda Senior VP of Global Communication and Marketing Pete Hines said on Twitter that the E3 2018 Showcase event might be the longest ever made by the company. He also confirmed he'll be presenting it.
#Bethesda Showcase is in one month. I’m starting to get excited. We have a lot to show you this year. Might be our longest E3 Showcase ever? Not sure, but it’s packed. #BE3
The Bethesda E3 2018 Showcase event will air on June 10th at 6:30 PM Pacific Time.
About the author: With over two decades of experience in gaming journalism, Alessio Palumbo has led the gaming vertical at Wccftech since August 2015. He started working at a young age for Italian websites like Everyeye.it, Gamestar.it, Nextgame.it, and Multiplayer.it before kickstarting the indie English-language publication Worlds Factory as its founder and Editor in Chief. In the last decade, he has coordinated the overall output of Wccftech's gaming section, managed PR relations, assigned reviews, produced daily news coverage, edited gaming content as needed, and delivered game reviews. Arguably, his trademark content is the long series of exclusive developer interviews that have been cited by Wikipedia and by the biggest news media and gaming publications. His passion for technology also makes him knowledgeable when it comes to gaming hardware and tech. His favorite genres include RPGs, MMORPGs, and action/adventure games.
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