E3 General Discussion Thread
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"With E3 2018 only a few days away, the internet has started to fill up with articles predicting what we'll see at the show, to which I'd like to contribute one prediction of which I'm absolutely stone-cold certain: by this time next week, we'll definitely have seen a torrent of judgements regarding which companies have "won" or "lost" the industry's biggest annual event.
"It's easy to roll one's eyes at this decades-old industry ritual but, in reality, E3 conference presentations have often served as a pretty solid indicator of where companies' fortunes are headed. Whether that's because of the influence of the conferences themselves setting the tone for how the media and consumers view a company, or whether it's because the conferences can serve as a canary in the coalmine for a company's strategy or internal culture going wildly awry, or perhaps a bit of both, the result remains the same; whenever a platform holder is about to have an annus horribilis, they often precede it with an underwhelming, ill-judged, or downright embarrassing E3 conference."
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-06-08-xbox-has-everything-to-prove-at-e3
"It's easy to roll one's eyes at this decades-old industry ritual but, in reality, E3 conference presentations have often served as a pretty solid indicator of where companies' fortunes are headed. Whether that's because of the influence of the conferences themselves setting the tone for how the media and consumers view a company, or whether it's because the conferences can serve as a canary in the coalmine for a company's strategy or internal culture going wildly awry, or perhaps a bit of both, the result remains the same; whenever a platform holder is about to have an annus horribilis, they often precede it with an underwhelming, ill-judged, or downright embarrassing E3 conference."
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-06-08-xbox-has-everything-to-prove-at-e3
I'm excited to see who wins the who wins E3 articles. I think polygon is in for a good showing, but I would never count out Eurogamer, and of course, TDBank is overflowing with win.
When I saw that game posted and had a few likes, I just KNEW that Dno69 would like that fog filled crap!
First Azurik, and now this?!
Pre-conference annoucements so far:
- Ubisoft confirmed, this years Assassin's Creed is named Odyssey. Link
- Code Vein will launch 28th September on PC, PS4 and Xbox One. Trailer
- Telltale Games will launch the first episode of The Walking Dead: The Final Season on 14th August. Link. Trailer.
- Fear the Wolves (Battle Royale-game) - E3 2018 Trailer. Trailer.
- Sony Bend's Days Gone will release on February 22, 2019. Trailer.
- Avalanche Studios announces Generation Zero (coop-shooter, 1980's, set in Sweden, fight against machines). Will launch in 2019 on PS4/PC/XBO. Link. Trailer.
- WB Games and IO Interactive announce Hitman 2 (no episodic, post-launch content). Will launch November 13th on PS4/PC/XBO. Trailer. Link.
New Assassin Coop-Game now available for pre-orders. Trailer. - Strange Brigade (Coop-survival) - E3 2018 Trailer. Trailer.
- Crackdown 3 has been delayed to February 2019. Link.
- LEAK: Just Cause 4 got leaked through Steam. Link.
- Koei Tecmo and Team Ninja introduces Dead Or Alive 6. Will launch early 2019 on PC/PS4/XBO. Link. Trailer.
- Bandai Namco and Dontnod Entertainment present Twin Mirror, a narrative story-driven Thriller. Will launch in 2019 on PS4/PC/XBO. Link. Trailer.
- Phantom Doctrine announced by Good Shepherd Entertainment and CreativeForge Games. XCOM-like tactical Conspiracy Thriller. Will launch this year on PS4/PC/XBO. Link. Trailer.
- Playstation announces Tetris Effect. Made by Mizuguchi (REZ: Infinite/Lumines). Will launch this Fall on PS4 exclusively. Will support PS VR. Link. Trailer.
When I saw that game posted and had a few likes, I just KNEW that Dno69 would like that fog filled crap!
First Azurik, and now this?!
That’s a low blow man. Comparing Azurik to Superman 64. I thought we were friends?
I remember being really interested in that game seeing pics of it in magazines. Then I saw it on display in Toys R Us or maybe GameStop and lost all interest.
Youtube viewing stats, fwiw:
XBOX
Halo infinite (Halo) 2.1 million views
Gears 5 (IGN) 296K views
Gears Pop (XBOX) 123K views
Gears Tactics (IGN) 49K views
Forza Horizon 4 (XBOX) 1.4 million views
Playstation
Spide-Man (Playstation) 1.5 million views
Ghost Of Tsushima (GameSpot) 1.4 million views
The Last Of Us 2 (Playstation) 3.5 million views
Death Stranding (Playstation) 1.5 million views
XBOX
Halo infinite (Halo) 2.1 million views
Gears 5 (IGN) 296K views
Gears Pop (XBOX) 123K views
Gears Tactics (IGN) 49K views
Forza Horizon 4 (XBOX) 1.4 million views
Playstation
Spide-Man (Playstation) 1.5 million views
Ghost Of Tsushima (GameSpot) 1.4 million views
The Last Of Us 2 (Playstation) 3.5 million views
Death Stranding (Playstation) 1.5 million views
Certainly shows a stark difference in interest. Not surprising the total viewers have a ratio of roughly 2:1 in favour of Sony, just like the sales figures for the hardware.
Poor Gears 5. How the mighty has fallen. Why not get Cliffy.B back since he just closed his studio.
IGNs GOTS nominees
- Anthem
- Assassin's Creed Odyssey
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Death Stranding
- Ghost of Tsushima
- Kingdom Hearts 3
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
- Spider-Man
- Super Smash Bros Ultimate
- The Last of Us Part 2
Top 10 most viewed with all channels combined
- 10,614,199 views Cyberpunk 2077 - official E3 2018 trailer
- 7,946,359 views The Last of Us Part II - E3 2018 Gameplay Reveal Trailer | PS4
- 7,373,495 views Fallout 76 Trailer - E3 2018
- 6,467,624 views The Elder Scrolls VI - Official E3 Announcement Teaser
- 5,763,974 views Devil May Cry 5 - Announcement Trailer
- 5,503,383 views Halo Infinite - E3 2018 - Announcement Trailer
- 5,311,610 views FIFA 19 | Official Reveal Trailer with UEFA Champions League
- 5,246,481 views Death Stranding - E3 2018 4K Trailer | PS4
- 5,117,164 views Ghost of Tsushima - E3 2018 Gameplay Debut | PS4
- 4,471,446 views DOOM Eternal - Official E3 Teaser
MS definitely put on the best show. Very entertaining and right on point. I'm changing my vote to B+. I'd have given them an A- if they'd given us just one new game by 2019 or even the MCC announcement.
I think MS did the best job they could do, given their situation (i.e., that they've got nothing new until 2020). They are in good shape because the mulitplatform scene is looking really good -- which benefits them, and which was shown heavily at their conference.
But MS put their money where their mouth is. They reassured people that good stuff is in the pipeline, which was the main objective.
Sony's presentation was a joke by comparison -- banjo guy, then an intermission after 30 min. (?), an awkward panel, then flute guy. A lot of fluff. Seemed pretentious. They did have some good games, though.
I agree Ubi's show was better than Sony's. I think Sony's was better than Bethesda's. I liked watching the Sony games more than the Bethesda games.
Nintendo nowhere on the list. I'd put Nintendo #5.
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I hope someone takes notice of this E3, and then combines it all into a mega-s***-show next year.
Take the dancing Panda from Ubi, the cheesecake dude who fell over a podium (also from Ubi) the banjo from Sony... The flute from Sony... The talk about what a conference is from Sony, and I literally can't remember anything from EA. Oh wait! EA's enthusiasm for pro-gamers and people who make skins for the Sims! Oh, and ensure that every male wears distressed denim.
But really, if you're going to take a break midshow for a flute solo, why wouldn't you use a jazz flute? #jazzfluteforlife