A reader looks forward to the upcoming E3 event and tries to guess what new games the major publishers will announce.
Were already at the end of April and for a gamer that means two important things: a) the summer games drought is about to begin and b) E3 is getting close. Im here to talk about point b.
E3, as I imagine everyone whos reading this will know, is the biggest video game trade show of the year. Although technically its not a trade show anymore because its open to the public now, if they pay through the nose to get in, but basically its a big convention where every publisher turns up and shows off their wares for the future, often announcing or showing off brand new games, or even consoles, for the very first time.
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It starts on the weekend of 9 June and runs all the way till Thursday, although because its in L.A. all the times are very inconvenient for those of us watching in the UK. This years event is different than usual because Sony is not turning up and neither are EA (although they still have livestreams and events planned).
Sonys absence is a bit disappointing, but Id like to make my predictions of what everyone else will be doing – which I dont pretend for a moment to be comprehensive and are naturally biased to what Im interested in.
Microsoft
Everyone assumes the reason Sony arent going is because theyre focusing on the PlayStation 5 and its too early for them to really talk about it yet (even though they kind of already have via that Wired article). Microsoft are essentially in the same position but since the Xbox One has not done so well theyve got less to lose by talking up the next gen now. That said, I think theyll focus on streaming and Project xCloud more, as well as the already announced Halo Infinite. I wouldnt be surprised if they also announced the Fable reboot too, and perhaps a few other games to prove that they do actually have decent first party games now.
Nintendo
Always the wild card but theyve got so many games announced for this year, that they havent shown off yet, that theyre, perhaps, a little more predictable than normal. Animal Crossing, Pokémon Sword/Shield, and Luigis Mansion 3 must surely be at E3 and youd assume at least a couple of surprise too. More Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC for a start and Im going to bet that the Microsoft team-up rumours are true, at least as far as Banjo-Kazooie and/or Minecraft in Smash go.
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EA
Id love to ignore EA but unfortunately they own BioWare and the Star Wars licence, and theyre probably going to be majorly focused on Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order at E3. I wasnt that impressed by the reveal trailer but hopefully the actual gameplay footage will look good.
Ubisoft
Surely this has got to be the year that they unveil the Splinter Cell reboot, although I admit Im not sure what else they have in store. It seems too soon for more Far Cry or Ghost Recon, but Far Cry has become a yearly franchise, more or less, so maybe Far Cry 6? Too soon for me though.
Bethesda
They had a great E3 last year then a terrible Christmas, mostly thanks to Fallout 76, so who knows what theyll do this year. Doom Eternal will obviously be there but theres got to be a good chance theyll show off The Elder Scrolls VI or Starfield, even though it was pretty obvious they werent planning to do so this early.
Square Enix
Their Avengers game has been MIA for years now, so maybe this is the year? Although I dont know of any specific reason to think it is over any other. Im hoping to learn more about the new Platinum game and maybe a hint at their next gen tech, since they always seem to be one of the first to show that off. Or maybe thats what Final Fantasy VII Remake is for now?
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Activision
Im not actually entirely sure theyre going this year, but they will have announced the new Call Of Duty by June and Im going to be interested to see if theyll have anything else, because without Destiny theyre pretty much a one-trick pony now.
Warner Bros.
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