Bethesda Reveals QuakeCon At Home Schedule

Due to the spread of Coronavirus, many live gaming conventions and announcements have been postponed, moved online, or canceled altogether, such as E3 2020. However, Bethesda has officially announced their 3 day QuakeCon will be streamed directly to Twitch, and released the full schedule for their event.

Beginning on Friday, August 7 at 12:00pm EST, Bethesda will be discussing upcoming changes to their most recent games, such as Fallout 76 and Doom Eternal. On Saturday, a Dishonored-inspired tabletop game will be revealed and played, and the vice president of marketing, Pete Hines, will be streaming his playthrough of The Elder Scrolls Online.
 

 

Throughout the weekend, fan-driven discussion segments will be held on some of Bethesda's more beloved games such as Skyrim and Fallout 4, as well as some unique cosplays and considering representation in video games. When releasing their official schedule, Bethesda stated: "The beating heart of QuakeCon remains strong despite world circumstances, so the event will celebrate games, the people who make them, and the people who love them."

Despite its less-than-stellar release, Fallout 76 will be receiving a new Brotherhood of Steel event, along with its traditional updates it receives as an online multiplayer title. Additionally, Bethesda will focus on their more popular online game, Elder Scrolls Online. Starting at 4 pm on Saturday, Bethesda is holding a charity stream of The Elder Scrolls Online, raising money for UNICEF. Although many fans are eager to hear news of the next installment to the Skyrim franchise, Pete Hines stated that it would likely be years before details began to release for Elder Scrolls 6. 

Despite the raging pandemic, video game companies have thrived and quickly adapted to online streams of their previously packed events. Because of the huge success of previous streams like Sony's PlayStation 5 Reveal and Ubisoft Forward, it is likely that online streams may become the new norm for game companies, possibly even after the pandemic has ended. Alternately, companies could accompany their events with a streaming equivalent for those who are unable to physically attend the event. Whatever the case, players will have to wait and see what comes next.
 

Kieran Mouritsen
Editor, NoobFeed