by Filippo DinolfoOn this week’s first of two episodes: It’s our E3 Pre-Show. We recap EA’s Pre-E3 event and share our thoughts on EA as a whole. We speculate on Microsoft, Bethesda, the PC Gaming, and Ubisoft events. Plus we rapid fire a plethora of neat announcements!
6/11/2017 – The E3 2017 Pre-Show
- Intro
- Shout out to Namco, Tekken 7 gets the series’ first #1 sales in UK since T3.
- No real particulars on what we’re playing this week. We’re playing E3.
- P: But I’m all hangry because I won’t get my Chinese food until tomorrow.
- EA Recap:
- Madden
- FIFA
- NFS Payback
- Anthem
- NBA Live 18
- A Way Out
- Josef Fares new project.
- BF1: In The Name of the Tzar
- Star Wars Battlefront 2
- P: Generally a by-the-numbers EA show, but damn if they weren’t really likable.
- Preliminary Notes on Microsoft
- Can Microsoft afford to spend much time on Project Scorpio?
- Need emphasis on games, Scalebound’s cancellation yielded to Horizon, Zelda
- Will Phil Spencer capitalize on Sony’s nasty backward compatibility gaffe?
- Preliminary Notes on Bethesda
- It’s only been a year since Doom, but we need to go back there.
- Two new IPs rumored. What’s on deck next?
- Preliminary Notes on PC Gaming
- Hopefully the target audience won’t be so narrow this year, give the show to Valve
- Preliminary Notes on Ubisoft
- Aisha Tyler out, shudder to think about her replacement
- Rest of the news
- New Kingdom Hearts III trailer
- Roll7 (OlliOlli, Not A Hero) announced Laser League for early access in late 2017
- Microids bring Syberias, Flashback Remastered, Gear.Club, Blacksad to Switch
- Accolade returns with Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back for PS4/PC
- Wayforward’s The Mummy Demastered for PC/PS4/XB1/Switch out in August
- CD Projekt Red refuses to be blackmailed by hackers over Cyberpunk 2077 files
- Unlikely Fall 2017 release for Shenmue III pushed to Fall 2018
- Fortnite is real, goes into Early Access on PC/XB1/PS4 7/25, open beta in 2018
- Edmund McMillen’s next game is The End is Nigh, out 7/12 for PC
- Atlus announced localization for three 3DS games in NA
- Atlus publishing Vanillaware’s 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim. No dates, platforms yet.
- Sniper Elite devs announce co-op Strange Brigade for PS4/XB1/PC coming soon
- Cryptic Studios working on Magic: The Gathering RPG for PC and consoles
- Dissidia Final Fantasy NT finally confirmed for PS4 in early 2018
- Telltale announced Minecraft: Story Mode Season Two for 7/11 premiere
- Ninja Theory announced Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice for 8/8 release for $30
- Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon coming to 3DS on 11/17
- Pokemon Gold and Silver coming to 3DS VC on 9/22
- Pokken Tournament DX coming to Switch 9/22
- Fable Fortune coming to Xbox One Game Preview on 7/11
- Capcom announced Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 for PS4/XB1/PC on 8/8
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