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Bethesda popped up at Gamescom Opening Night Live to reveal that the Rev-8, a vehicle for traversing Starfield’s giant planets in bumpy style, is “available tonight” for free. I gotta say I’m getting big Mass Effect Mako vibes from this thing, but in a charming way—it looks bouncy, seemingly has the ability to hover to help you clear large gaps, and yeah, of course it’s got a gun on it.
The bigger news, though, is that Starfield’s first expansion, Shattered Space, has a release date. As teased at the end of the trailer above, it’s out on September 30. You can read more about the surprise patch on Bethesda’s website, which includes details on a number of bug fixes and details how to get ahold of your own Rev-8 (okay, it’s pretty simple: just talk to your ship technician).
Today’s ground vehicle DLC release answers what may be Starfield’s most-requested feature. Almost immediately upon release last year, Todd Howard was fielding questions about why there were no vehicles in Starfield to drive around despite its scale. (His answer, that you had a jetpack, didn’t quite satisfy). We were disappointed in Starfield’s exploration, but Shattered Space may well …
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