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Redfall, A New Xbox Exclusive Shooter From Arkane, Coming In 2022, Revealed At E3

Microsoft closed out its E3 2021 showcase with a look at an exclusive new shooter from Arkane.

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Microsoft closed out its Xbox/Bethesda E3 2021 presentation with the reveal of a brand-new title from Arkane, the studio behind Dishonored and Prey. The game is called Redfall, and it's coming exclusively to Xbox in 2022.

Billed as an open-world co-op shooter, Redfall casts players as a ragtag team of heroes who are fighting to drive back a legion of vampires. The reveal trailer was reminiscent of Left 4 Dead and Back 4 Blood, showcasing the different characters working together to eliminate supernatural foes.

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According to the official Redfall website, the game "blends single- and multiplayer options seamlessly." You'll be able to venture off solo or with a team of three other players. The vampires besieging the city are the result of a scientific experiment gone awry, and you'll need to contend with various mutations--as well as human cultists supporting them.

It will still have elements of Arkane's past works, however, according to Bethesda's Pete Hines. The world won't always be the same based on how you play, and exploration will be rewarded. He said that players will clearly see where the Arkane DNA is when playing the final game.

Redfall is being made in collaboration with Evan Narcisse, a former game journalist and comics writer who created Rise of the Blank Panther.

Redfall is slated to release exclusively for Xbox Series X|S and PC in Summer 2022. Like other first-party titles, the game will also be available on Xbox Game Pass on day one. You can check out the first trailer for Redfall above.

Microsoft showcased a ton of other games during its Xbox/Bethesda E3 2021 presentation. In addition to Redfall, we got our first look at Starfield, Bethesda's first new IP in more than 25 years, as well as multiplayer gameplay from Halo Infinite. You can catch up on all the biggest news and reveal in our Xbox/Bethesda E3 showcase roundup.

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Trailers, trailers, trailers. I cannot judge a game based on trailers & it is disappointing that they still don't listen & waste their money on trailers & not just reveal ACTUAL gameplay.

A beautiful trailer & then inferior graphics when the games releases will only piss me off. The concept looks amazing & I am glued for GAMEPLAY reveal.

With competition from awesome CO-OP from COD Zombies, Zombie Army 4, Killing Floor 2, Second Extinction, Back 4 Blood & Aliens Fireteam it will be put through its scrutiny & it better be good.

Games in this genre must fullfill a few requirements;

1-Must have great graphics

2-Must have fluid character movement

3-Needs good weapon variety with good effects & feels good to use

4-Enough resources & ammo as to not irritate the players & annoy them, and pin them up against one another. Otherwise they quit & your player base goes down fast. Must have a CASUAL or EASY mode. If devs were smart, they would give players HANDICAP in games so newbies can play with experts & teach them as they go, rather than for newbs to be discouraged. How smart would that be & have more people play & continue to play your game & be long time fans! Otherwise what I find is that if I am too good & my friends get introduced to a difficult game, they don't want to continue the game & want to play something else! Devs keep in mind your trying to SELL games & not make the game just challenging for the consumer! There is nothing worst than a great game that is too hard & you simply cannot force yourself to play the ridiculous settings.

5-Must be able to heal players relatively easily & allow for newbs to be inspired to play & get better.

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I didn't even notice this was by Arkane (Dishonored and Prey series).

I'm a little more excited about this one...

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This game looks interesting to me. If it plays something like Borderlands but with a somewhat more serious tone, that's fine with me. A group of misfits fighting against a vampire menace kind of reminds me of John Carpenter's Vampires as well. I look forward to hearing more about Redfall in the future.

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Wow what a RIPOFF/CLONE/WANNA BE of an offspring of LEFT 4 DEAD and BORDERLANDS had a baby. But I'd still think about buying it. MAYBE (that's if I ever find and buy the"elusive Xbox series X or S".

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is it a 3rd person-view game?
If so,i think i am in

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This game looks really good. I'm actually the most excited about this game in particular. I see the fanboys are already in here trying to downplay the game. That how you know the game made a good first impression.

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"slated to release exclusively for Xbox Series X|S and PC"

So it's not Xbox exclusive. Maybe fix your deceptive headline.

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@pharoe777: You sure as hell do not need gamepass to play this on PC.

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@pharoe777: What are you rephrasing? Your post literally says it needs gamepass so it's exclusive.

It neither needs gamepass nor is it exclusive. Your post has not a single fact in it. You should probably just delete it.

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@pharoe777: So now you're just mad. And *I'm* being petty, lol.

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@Thanatos2k: I think anyone who uses Gamespot knows that Xbox 'exclusives' are on PC too.

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@xgalacticax: I've read the comments by others here. You vastly overestimate them. Look at the other guy who responded to me.

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Unless the studio is owned by Xbox, any claim a game is exclusive to Xbox is dubious.

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@Barighm: Bargihm became a Sony fanboi as of late due to him playing some nice Sony exclusives LOOOOL.

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@daidochus: Anyone who calls me a fanboy is a moron (or a troll). Unless it's a Souls fanboy. I won't deny that.

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@Barighm: Arkane Studios went to Microsoft in the ZeniMax deal.

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@xiricon: Right. Forgot about that. My bad, although to be fair, my response doesn't explicitly state otherwise.

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@Barighm: Your post expressed uncertainty, and I only provided the info in question. No bads to be given, all good.

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