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E3 2021 is less than a month away, and one thing I love is video game rumors, so here is a list of all the rumors and leaks I have found from the corners of the net! Nothing is confirmed, so take it as you will, but I think it's fun to dream of what could be! Starting with...

Nintendo:

- The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild sequel (big info drop, gameplay trailer, release window of spring 2022) UPDATE: Gameplay was shown, release year of 2022 is the goal, could be pushed into 2023

- Fire Emblem (an all new entry made by Intelligent Systems, or a remake of Genealogy of the Holy War) NOPE

- Donkey Kong (new game made by Mario Odyssey team) NOPE

- Splatoon 3 (new gameplay trailer) NOPE

- Bayonetta 3 (gameplay reveal, 2022 release) NOPE

- Mario Kart 9 (reveal) NOPE

- Metroid (new 2D game reveal) UPDATE: Announced as Metroid Dread, releasing on October 8th 2021!

- Super Mario Party 2 (reveal trailer) NOPE

- The Legend of Zelda (Switch ports of Ocarina of Time, Majora’s Mask, Wind Waker, Twilight Princess) NOPE

- Radiant Historia (Switch port, sequel reveal) NOPE

- Ring Fit Adventure sequel (reveal) NOPE

- Earthbound reboot (reveal) NOPE

- Detective Pikachu sequel (Switch reveal) NOPE

- Pokémon Diamond/Pearl remakes (new gameplay trailer) NOPE

- Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (teaser) NOPE

- Super Mario Odyssey 2 (teaser) NOPE

- Super Smash Bros Ultimate (next fighter reveal, immediate shadow drop on eShop) UPDATE: Announced as Kazuya from the Tekken series, no release date yet

Playstation:

- E3 "season" State of Play

- Dreams + (PS5 port)

- Back 4 Blood (new gameplay trailer) UPDATE: New CGI trailer, and PvP mode shown

- Project Cars 3

- Symphogear Unite

- Stray

- Sonic Colors Ultimate (PS4 Remaster) UPDATE: This was confirmed on May 27th, Sonic Colors remaster coming to PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch, with gameplay and visual upgrades, releasing September 7th, 2021!

- The Mitchells VS. The Machines

- Grand Theft Auto V (PS5 gameplay showcase)

- Sunset Overdrive Refreshed (PS4/PS5 remaster of Xbox game)

- Sunset Overdrive sequel (reveal)

- Metal Gear Solid Remake (reveal)

- Last of Us Remake (teaser trailer)

Microsoft:

- 1 to 3 hour long showcase UPDATE: This was confirmed to be taking place on June 13th, at 12:00 pm CST, approximately 90 minutes total including Bethesda content

- Acquisition of Sega?? NOPE

- Announcement of new studio formed/acquired NOPE

- HALO Infinite (new gameplay) UPDATE: New trailer shown

- Psychonauts 2 (gameplay trailer, possible reveal of a very soon release date) UPDATE: Psychonauts 2 is releasing on August 25th 2021!

- Age of Empires IV UPDATE: Releasing on October 28th 2021!

- Forza Horizon 5 UPDATE: Announced, takes place in Mexico, looks incredible

- Far Cry 6 (gameplay reveal) UPDATE: Releasing on October 7th 2021, DLC announced where you can play as the villains from Far Cry 3, 4, and 5.

- Witcher 3 ("Next-Gen"/current gen remaster) NOPE

- Hellblade 2 (gameplay reveal) NOPE

- State of Decay 3 (gameplay reveal) NOPE

- Everwild (gameplay reveal) NOPE

- Alan Wake 2 (teaser trailer) NOPE

- Elden Ring (reveal set for 6/14/2021) UPDATE: This was shown during the Summer Game Fest on 6/10/2021, with a gameplay trailer and a release date of January 21st 2022!!

- Dragon Age 4 (teaser trailer) NOPE

- Dying Light 2 (new gameplay, 2022 release year) UPDATE: This was confirmed on May 27th to be releasing on December 7th 2021!!

- Fable (gameplay teaser) NOPE

- Gears Tactics sequel NOPE

- Perfect Dark (gameplay teaser) NOPE

- Battlefield 6 UPDATE: Announced before E3

- Knights of the Old Republic remake NOPE

- Shadow of Mordor 3 NOPE

- Baldur's Gate 3 NOPE

- Netherealms next game (Marvel themed, maybe Avengers vs X-Men) NOPE

- Guardians of the Galaxy UPDATE: Announced at the Square Enix show, releasing on October 26th 2021!

- Avowed (gameplay teaser) NOPE

- Starfield (full reveal with gameplay) leads into Bethesda's showcase UPDATE: First preview shown, releasing exclusively on Xbox, November 11th 2022!

Bethesda:

- joint showcase with Microsoft (because of acquisition) UPDATE: This was confirmed to be taking place on June 13th, at 12:00 pm CST, approximately 90 minutes total including Microsoft content

- Starfield (discussion) UPDATE: Expected release on November 11th 2022!

- "OMEN" (reveal, new IP from Arkane Studios) UPDATE: Arkane announced vampire focused action title, Redfall, exclusive to Xbox.

- Deathloop (gameplay) NOPE

- Ghostwire Tokyo (gameplay) NOPE

- Wolfenstein 3 (teaser) NOPE

- Elder Scrolls 6 (full reveal) NOPE

- Prey 2 (reveal) NOPE

Square Enix:

- Final Fantasy XVI (new trailer with gameplay) NOPE

- Forspoken (new gameplay) NOPE

- Dragon Quest XII (teaser) UPDATE: This was announced on May 26th, title art shown, officially named "Dragon Quest XII: The Flames of Fate". More adult in tone, gameplay revamp, and being made in Unreal Engine 5.

- NEO: The World Ends with You (new gameplay) NOPE

- Final Fantasy VII Remake part 2 (teaser, showing Cloud in a forest apparently) NOPE

Capcom:

- Resident Evil Village DLC (teaser) UPDATE: Village DLC announcement

- Resident Evil Revelations 3 (reveal) NOPE

- Resident Evil PS1 Collection (reveal) NOPE

- Dragon's Dogma 2 (reveal) NOPE

- Monster Hunter Rise DLC (reveal) UPDATE: DLC announcement

- Monster Hunter Stories 2 UPDATE: DLC announcement

- Pragmata (teaser with gameplay) NOPE

- Ace Attorney Chronicles UPDATE: New gameplay mechanics shown

Bandai Namco:

- Elden Ring (same footage as Microsoft show) UPDATE: This was shown during the Summer Game Fest on 6/10/2021, with a gameplay trailer and a release date of January 21st 2022!!

- Tales of Arise (new gameplay) UPDATE: Gameplay announced two additional party members

- Boruto Ultimate Ninja Storm NOPE

- Digimon Survive NOPE

- Scarlet Nexus NOPE

- Guilty Gear Strive NOPE

SEGA:

- Persona 4 Golden (Switch port) NOPE

- Persona 5 Royal (Switch port) NOPE

- Sonic (tease of new game series) UPDATE: this was announced on May 27th, a brand new Sonic game made by Sonic Team releasing in 2022

Other:

- Bioshock 4 (reveal) NOPE

- Borderlands (spin-off reveal) UPDATE: spin-off title Tiny Tina's Wonderlands was announced at the Summer Game Fest! Game will be a full length fantasy-themed title similar to the DLC of Borderlands 2 "Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep"!

- Jedi Fallen Order sequel (reveal) NOPE

- Grand Theft Auto VI (reveal) NOPE

- new IP from Rockstar games NOPE

Again, nothing has been confirmed, these are just rumors. We shall see what happens, but if even a few of these are true, we could have a good E3 this year!