E3: Last News

Sega has joined a number of other game publishers in missing E3 this year, leading to the game industry questioning whether the Los Angeles convention will still go ahead.As reported by IGN, Sega said that “after careful consideration, we have decided not to participate in E3 2023 as an exhibitor. We look forward to sharing more information on announced and unannounced projects in the future.”IGN found that Tencent will also be skipping E3 2023, and claimed that more publishers will not be attending but are yet to make an announcement.The news comes just days after Ubisoft confirmed it would not be attending E3, with the Assassin’s Creed developer deciding to “move in a different direction” and host its own live event in June.Both companies join Xbox and Nintendo in skipping E3 2023, while it’s been reported that Sony will also miss the convention.

Metroid Dread‘s amiibo double pack will grant the player a permanent health boost along with a missile capacity upgrade.The $30 2-pack amiibo, which includes both Samus and the E.M.M.I, will provide players with an extra energy tank, which increases their maximum health by 100, a one-time-only upgrade.However, players will be able to tap the Samus amiibo once a day to top up their health in-game, while the E.M.M.I amiibo will give Samus a Missile Plus tank, increasing her missile capacity to 10 and is also a one-time upgrade.Have an early look at the #MetroidDread Samus and E.M.M.I.

343 Industries‘ highly anticipated Halo Infinite has been through a difficult development but is set to launch later this year.Halo Infinite was announced back in 2018 along with a cinematic trailer that gave fans the first look at the sci-fi shooter.

EA has announced that Battlefield 2042 will feature AI ‘server-filling’ bots that maintain player numbers outside of peak playing hours.In a post that went out yesterday, EA confirmed Battlefield 2042 would feature AI players and went into detail about how the feature will work.In multiplayer, the AI bots are used to ensure that servers are filled ‘no matter your location’.

Nintendo will launch a Game & Watch system featuring the first three Legend Of Zelda games.As revealed during the latest Nintendo Direct at E3, series producer Eiji Aonuma confirmed the handheld is being produced to mark the milestone of the the first game in the series, which released in 1986.The Game & Watch system will feature:Alongside this, there will also be a “special” version of the classic Vermin game starring Link as a playable character.

Silt was shown during the PC Gaming Show Presentation for E3 2021.Silt is the first game from Bristol-based indie developer Spiral Circus. According to the Spiral Circus website, the company was founded in 2018 by Tom Mead and Dom Clarke with a goal to bring surreal art to life in games.Described on its Steam page as “an exploration game set in a surreal oceanic void”, you play as a nameless diver with the ability to possess the fish around them.

Square Enix has revealed a first look at a brand new Final Fantasy game: Stranger Of Paradise – Final Fantasy Origin.Stranger Of Paradise – Final Fantasy Origin is a brand new action game from Square Enix and Team Ninja that will release on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC and PS5.Long-time Final Fantasy developer Tetsuya Nomura has commented that “the trial version will be released shortly for a limited time.”The official description shares a little on what players can expect:“With the memory of their struggle buried deep in their hearts… Jack and his allies, Ash and Jed, burn with resolve to defeat Chaos as they throw open the gates to the Chaos Shrine.

E3 2021 showcase, Square Enix announced Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster, coming soon to Steam and mobile.The Pixel Remaster is a collection of six classic Final Fantasy games, including Final Fantasy I, II, III, IV, V and VI.

Square Enix’s latest game has been revealed as Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy, developed by the team at Eidos Montreal, who are best known for their efforts with the Deus Ex game.The game is a single-player action-adventure game that casts the player as Peter “Starlord” Quinn, the team’s sort-of leader, as they try to save the galaxy from an catastrophe that they might have had a handIn a pre-E3 press briefing, Mary Demarle, Eidos Montreal’s senior narrative director, that Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy wouldn’t have any DLC or microtransactions to ensure that everyone can dive into the game on day 1.“There isn’t going to be any DLC for this game, there isn’t going to be any microtransactions,” explains Demarle.

Sea Of Thieves featuring the characters from Disney’s The Pirates Of The Caribbean.The expansion called A Pirates Life is coming to Sea Of Thieves Season 3 for free on June 22 for PC, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One.During the Bethesda and Xbox conference, Rare took the time to showcase the expansion for Sea Of Thieves, which featured Captain Jack Sparrow, The Black Pearl, the Flying Dutchman, and Davy Jones.The trailer is available below:A Pirate’s Life is split across five “Tall Tales” and is “packed with secrets and side-quests”.

E3 2021 Xbox Games Showcase Bethesda revealed the first look at its brand new Arkane Studios title, Redfall.Redfall is an open-world co-operative FPS being developed by Arkane Austin and will launch exclusively on Xbox Series X|S and PC, as well as day one with Xbox Game Pass, in Summer 2022.Redfall is a “quaint island town” in Massachusetts which is under siege by a legion of vampires who have blocked out the sun and cut the island off from the outside world.Players will be able to choose between a diverse roster of characters, group up with fellow players and create a team of vampire slayers.The game combines single and multiplayer options, allowing players to play alone or team up in a squad with up to three friends for a four-player

E3 2021 Bethesda and Xbox Games Showcase, the sequel to Slime Rancher was revealed to be launching in 2022.Slime Rancher 2 from Monomi Park will see the return of Beatrix LeBeau to catch new slimes on the Far, Far Range and will be launching on Xbox Series X|S, PC and Xbox Game Pass.A brand new reveal trailer debuted and showed off first-person gameplay along with a first look at a range of new location and a whole host of collectable slimes.Here’s the trailer for Slime Rancher 2:The original Slime Rancher is a first-person life simulation adventure game and launched in 2017 for PC and Xbox One.E3 2021 is running from June 12 through to June 15.

Rainbow Six Extraction has been revealed during the Ubisoft Forward official livestream.It’s our first look at the co-op shooter, which was originally announced with the title Rainbow Six Quarantine at E3 2019.

Scars Above had a gameplay reveal at Koch Media‘s E3 livestream.The 3rd-person sci-fi shooter looks a lot like a cross between games like Metroid Prime and Returnal. It stars Kate Ward, a mission specialist and astrobiologist with a background in engineering.

King’s Bounty 2 developer 1C Entertainment confirmed that the sequel will be more of an “epic fantasy adventure” than the original game.Based on the classic turn-based fantasy RPG, King’s Bounty 2 is taking an ambitious step towards the likes of Mass Effect and Fable. The reveal trailer for the game is available below:“[It’s] moving towards this epic fantasy adventure – this is not a small indie title,” said developer Nikolay Baryshnikov.

Nintendo and Ubisoft crossover Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle could be announced at E3.In a post titled ‘Brushie’s Practical Predictions’, they listed games they believe are likely to be announced at this year’s E3.

Microsoft announced its second ID@Xbox Summer Game Fest Demo Event during Summer Game Fest Kickoff Live.Starting from June 15, Xbox players will be able to download and play over 40 demos of upcoming and unreleased games for free.Much like last year’s Xbox Summer Game Fest, an Xbox Wire post has emphasised that “these are not normal ‘game demos’.”“Typically, the demos you see in our Demo channel are created after the game is completed (or nearly completed) and represent the final version,” read the post.“Many of these demos are early, and some are for games that won’t be out for quite some time.

Koch Media, the parent company of Deep Silver, are hosting a ‘Primetime Gaming Stream’ today (June 11) as part of Summer Game Fest at E3.Koch Media’s Primetime Gaming Stream will be held at 8pm BST (that’s 9pm CEST, 3pm EDT, and 12pm PDT) and can be watched through their mysterious teaser website, on YouTube, or on the E3 app.The teaser website, titled We Know Something You Don’t Know, has been up for a while now, showing a static room with a countdown on the left-hand side.

Far Cry 6 is “obviously” based on Fidel Castro though denies that his character, Anton Castillo, is a villain.When asked who he studied and based his character on, Esposito answered “The obvious choice to study is Fidel Castro and it is Cuba”While talking about his own character in the game, Esposito shares that “There’s good and bad in all people, but this guy, out of love and passion for his people – even if they’re faceless to him at certain points in time – allow him to be an absolute hero.”His answer seems to directly clash with original statements from Ubisoft that denied the game would be political or specifically based on Cuba.The original statement from narrative director Navid Khavari stated that the team “doesn’t want to make a

the annual E3 trade expo, says that future iterations of the event will likely continue to combine online and offline components.In a new interview with Gamesindustry.biz, ESA president Stanley Pierre-Louis said that the upcoming E3 2021 will be a “unique opportunity” for the organiser to learn and give his team a better understanding as to how future events could be held.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance could be announced at E3 this week.As reported by GamingBible, a Reddit post points to a few clues that the first-person medieval RPG may be getting a follow-up.The major clue is tied to the game’s publisher Deep Silver’s parent company Koch Media, which has a Primetime Gaming Stream scheduled for June 11.The company has also been teasing something mysterious under its own ‘we know something you don’t‘ website.