Obsidian Entertainment’s The Outer Worlds may not be the most bombastic title showcased at E3 2019. However, gameplay footage has looked incredibly good, highlighting the exceptional world-building done by the development team. Check out the latest gameplay footage below, with Obsidian’s Leonard Boyarsky and Brian Hines at the recent E3 Coliseum event (courtesy of Gameslice).

Starting at about 4 minutes and 30 seconds into the presentation, the demo is roughly 22 minutes long. It features our hero and his companions – Ellie and the newly revealed Nyoka – heading off to deal with someone named Clive. Throughout the demo, we get a look at dialogue trees and how certain options are greyed out, depending on your stat choices.

While in combat, it’s possible to use Tactical Time Dilation (akin to Fallout 3/4’s V.A.T.S.) to slow down time and aim at specific body parts. Depending on where you aim, it’s possible to maim, blind, and cripple enemies. One cool aspect of the demo was Nyoka’s chain gun, which becomes more powerful if you spec into the Leadership tree of abilities.

The Outer Worlds is out on October 25th for Xbox One, PS4, and PC. It will be a timed exclusive for the Epic Games Store on PC, but is also coming to Xbox Game Pass at launch.

The Coalition’s Gears 5 received a number of announcements at the Xbox E3 2019, particularly the reveal of Escape mode. That being said, we only saw a brief trailer focusing on protagonist Kait Diaz’s troubled mind. When will more of the campaign be revealed?

Several days before release in September, it seems. According to studio head Rod Fergusson on Mixer (at the 1 hour and 19 minute mark), there will be a campaign cinematic showcased at the E3 Coliseum event later today. For now, however, the development team is holding back on showcasing any of the campaign to maintain the element of surprise.

Gears 5 will be releasing on September 10th for Xbox One and PC. It supports 4K resolution, HDR, and 60 FPS on the Xbox One X, but will drop to 4K and 30 FPS in split-screen co-op with three players. If you pre-order the Ultimate Edition or subscribe to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, you can play the game four days earlier.

We’ve known for a while that CD Projekt RED will be bringing Cyberpunk 2077 to E3 2019, and that they’re claiming the show will be the most important ever in their history as a studio, which means we can probably expect to see and hear plenty about the upcoming RPG. However, it won’t just be at a press event that we’ll be doing that.

The official E3 Twitter account has confirmed that CD Projekt RED CEO Marcin Iwiński will be attending an E3 Coliseum panel, where he’ll be discussing “the past, present, and future” of the studio, while also speaking about their upcoming project. While Coliseum panels don’t usually bring any new gameplay footage or trailers with them, we can still expect to hear more about the game’s development and other behind-the-scenes details, so it’ll be worth tuning in.

In related news, CD Projekt RED recently spoke about their inner policies regarding crunch and how they plan on combatting that issue, even as they look to work overtime in the lead up to E3 2019. Meanwhile, the same reports have also suggested that the development for Cyberpunk 2077 has been somewhat rocky. Read more on that through here.

Don’t miss CD PROJEKT CEO Marcin Iwiński discussing the past, present and future of @CDPROJEKTRED, including Cyberpunk 2077, live at #E3Coliseum – get tickets at https://t.co/QOa74rE263 #E32019 pic.twitter.com/0II2cLt8XF

— E3 (@E3) May 20, 2019

E3 has always been about the spectacle- grand trade shows, elaborate booths, grandiose media interviews with bold proclamations, that sort of thing. Something like panels is what you would find at smaller, more intimate industry events, like the Game Developer’s Conference.

However, it looks like that may be changing with E3 this year. The Entertainment Software Association (the organizers of E3) as well as Geoff Keighley are both partnering up to bring us E3 Coliseum, where attendees can expect two days of conversations, panels, talks, and “other surprises”.

“For the past six months, we’ve quietly been working with all the major game teams to curate special presentations, said Keighley. “Thousands of fans will get to attend in person.“Alongside presentations from game developers, we will also welcome some very special guests from the broader entertainment world. They’ll join us to speak about the cultural significance of gaming and how this incredible medium has influenced their work. Lots of surprises in store here.

“We will be sharing more details in the coming weeks about the speaker lineup for E3 Coliseum.”

As of right now, Activision, Bethesda Softworks, Microsoft, Gearbox Publishing, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Square-Enix, Ubisoft, and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment are all confirmed to be hosting panels at the event- but more companies will be announced in the coming weeks, so if your favorite company whose name begins with an N didn’t make it on to the list, there is still some time, at least.

Stay tuned to GamingBolt for more coverage and information on and from E3.