E3 2019 Trailer: ‘Griftlands’ Gets an Alpha Test in July

By Alex Kane

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – “Griftlands” is getting an alpha test on the Epic Games Store in July, Klei Entertainment announced Monday at E3.

According to the YouTube description for the latest trailer, the “Griftlands” alpha begins on July 11, though there’s no firm release date for the final game at present. Klei describes the project as “a deck-building rogue-like where you fight and negotiate your way through a broken-down sci-fi world.” The deck-building aspect is noteworthy, but the first thing players probably will notice is the eye-catching cartoon art style.

The Steam listing for the game offers an estimated June 2020 release window. “Griftlands” was first announced at 2017.

The annual
Electronic Entertainment Expo
, better known as E3, takes place at the Los Angeles Convention Center from June 11 to 13. As is tradition, however, things kicked off early on Saturday at 12 p.m. ET with Electronic Arts’ EA Play event, which was held at the Hollywood Palladium on June 8 and 9.

Microsoft had its big Xbox E3 2019 Briefing on Sunday, June 9, at 4 p.m. ET. Publishers Bethesda and Devolver Digital also hosted press conferences that same evening at 8:30 and 10 p.m. ET, respectively.

is coming to Los Angeles on June 11 through 13, and we’ll cover all the highlights of the event
here at

Variety

as well.