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Games => General Gaming => Topic started by: MysterD on Tuesday, June 07, 2016, 03:50:57 PM
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Since Idol hasn't started E3 2016 Thread, I will....
LEAKS / RUMORS:
Eurogamer - Dead Rising 4 + State of Decay 2 are planned for Microsoft E3 Reveal. (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-06-07-dead-rising-4-state-of-decay-2-tipped-for-microsoft-e3-reveal)
GameSpot - Bethesda planning Skyrim Remaster, Evil Within 2, Wolfenstein 2, and more. (http://www.gamespot.com/articles/skyrim-remaster-evil-within-2-wolfenstein-2-and-mo/1100-6440527/?ftag=GSS-05-10aaa0a)
GamesRadar - Prey 2 might be revealed at E3. (http://www.gamesradar.com/skyrim-remaster-wolfenstein-2-and-prey-2-rumored-for-bethesdas-e3-conference/?utm_content=bufferf5084&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=buffer_grfb)
GameSpot - Injustice 2 poster leaked-out. (http://www.gamespot.com/articles/injustice-gods-among-us-2-poster-leaks-shows-batma/1100-6440533/)
GameSPot - Watch Dogs 2 supposedly will be in San Francisco + have a new lead protagonist. (http://www.gamespot.com/articles/watch-dogs-2-set-in-san-francisco-launching-in-nov/1100-6440528/)
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State of Decay 2!?!? Hell yea!
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PREY 2!!!!
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Deus Ex GO (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uRJwWkQr8k) announced. The GO series are some really wonderful mobile games. I will totally get this one as well.
CD Projekt is working on a standalone Gwent game. (http://nerdleaks.com/videogames/cd-projekt-will-announce-gwent-the-witcher-card-game-278)
The trademark was filled with class 9 and 41 (videogames, software, etc.) into the European Union Intellectual Property Office two days ago (June 6th), with what seems to be the official logo.
Logos on the site.
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Watch Dogs 2:
World Premiere REVEAL. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2qEYCuFxGs)
Marcus: Character Introduction. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzlbaMboCiM)
"Cinematic Reveal" Trailer. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hh9x4NqW0Dw)
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Possible Gwent murals?
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ckipn7xUYAAbXAZ.jpg)
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GameRant - Vampyr: Trailer leaked from DontNod's upcoming game. (http://gamerant.com/vampyr-e3-trailer-leak-524/)
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Battlefield 1:
GameSpot - Battlefield 1 presentation from EA Conference. (http://www.gamespot.com/videos/battlefield-1-presentation-at-e3-2016/2300-6432598/)
GameSpot - AntiTank Teaser Trailer. (http://www.gamespot.com/videos/battlefield-1-anti-tank-teaser-trailer/2300-6432566/)
GameSpot - Bombastic Gameplay Trailer. (http://www.gamespot.com/articles/watch-battlefield-1s-bombastic-gameplay-trailer-se/1100-6440722/)
Titanfall 2:
GameSpot - Multiplayer Trailer. (http://www.gamespot.com/videos/titanfall-2-multiplayer-trailer-live-at-e3-2016/2300-6432584/)
GameSpot - Single Player Campaign Trailer. (http://www.gamespot.com/videos/titanfall-2-single-player-gameplay-trailer/2300-6432574/)
GameSpot - Impressions of SP Campaign Trailer. (http://www.gamespot.com/videos/titanfall-2-impressions-at-e3-2016/2300-6432581/)
Mass Effect: Andromeda:
GameSpot - Trailer from E3 2016. (http://www.gamespot.com/videos/mass-effect-andromeda-trailer-live-at-e3-2016/2300-6432589/)
GameSpot - A few story details revealed from E3 2016. (http://www.gamespot.com/articles/more-mass-effect-andromeda-story-details-revealed-/1100-6440719/)
FIFA 17:
Polygon - Story Mode Trailer. (http://www.polygon.com/e3/2016/6/12/11914382/fifa-17-story-mode-trailer)
Madden NFL 17:
GameSpot - "Play The Moment" added to Franchise Mode to experience key moments in a game (like NFL RedZone does for NFL Network). (http://www.gamespot.com/articles/madden-nfl-17-introduces-play-the-moment-into-its-/1100-6440712/)
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Telltale's The Walking Dead: Season 3.
Kotaku - Telltale presents The Walking Dead: Season 3 Trailer. (http://kotaku.com/https-www-youtube-com-watch-v-pgxqmvmftwy-telltale-s-1781850877?utm_campaign=Socialflow_Kotaku_Facebook&utm_source=Kotaku_Facebook&utm_medium=Socialflow)
Eurogamer - More information on TWD Season 3. (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-06-12-the-walking-dead-season-3-revealed)
Dishonored 2:
VG 247 - Teaser Trailer. (https://www.vg247.com/2016/06/12/dishonored-2-teaser-leaks-ahead-of-bethesdas-e3-2016/)
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Gwent is "confirmed". The leaked logo is penciled in at the top of the large murals (https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ckx_wxWVEAE_Qxi.jpg:large).
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Mass Effect: Andromeda:
GameSpot - Trailer from E3 2016. (http://www.gamespot.com/videos/mass-effect-andromeda-trailer-live-at-e3-2016/2300-6432589/)
GameSpot - A few story details revealed from E3 2016. (http://www.gamespot.com/articles/more-mass-effect-andromeda-story-details-revealed-/1100-6440719/)
I'm going to play the shit out of this.
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Bethesda Conference is on-going.
Adam Sessler and Morgan Webb are hosting it.
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New QUAKE TRAILER.
Quake Champions announced.
This will be a Multiplayer Arena-style FPS.
There will be different characters with different skills.
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Fallout 4 DLC's coming soon:
Contraptions DLC.
Vault-Tec DLC [i.e. Build Your Own Vault].
Nuka World DLC.
Skyrim: Special Edition (Skyrim Remastered) announced for PC, PS4, and X1.
Arkane Studios is rebooting Prey.
Doom 2016 is getting more content.
Snapmap updates and new features.
FFA mode in Multiplayer.
1st Level for Doom 2016 SP on Steam will be FREE this weekend to try-out.
Elder Scrolls Online: Dark Brotherhood DLC Trailer shown-off.
One Tamriel feature announced for this Fall.
Bethesda VR announced. DOOM 2016 + Fallout 4 will support VR techs on the platforms using.
Arkane is showing-off Dishonored 2 gameplay.
New trailer for Dishonored 2.
Limited Collector's Edition announced for Dishonored 2.
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The existence of Quake Champions makes the almost arena Doom MP make more sense.
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Twitter - Skyrim: Special Edition is coming October 28th; and will be FREE to Steam-owners of Skyrim & ALL DLC's or Skyrim: Legendary Edition. (https://twitter.com/BethesdaStudios/status/742194847101095936)
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The Prey trailer is weird because why is it even called Prey? It looks to have nothing to do with the original.
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The Prey trailer is weird because why is it even called Prey? It looks to have nothing to do with the original.
Usually, when re-using the same old-title for a new game...they're basically rebooting it.
It's a FPS and has aliens in it - so, I guess they feel that's what makes Prey what it is. [shrug]
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Not sure if this will be a good thing or bad, but in Quake Champions each character will have a special ability. So it's got a bit of that hero shooter flavor, like Overwatch. whether this ends up being good or bad is yet to be seen.
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Doesn't sound great to me. But I'm about as close to a Quake purist as you can get. I'll reserve judgment until I see it, but I hope they make smart decisions about it. I would love nothing more than a brilliant new Quake game.
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Well, I'm glad to see Quake with a new MP Game...
...but I'm still waiting for a brand new Quake SP Campaign!
[taps foot impatiently]
They had New Colossus in their opening DOS-like List for what they planned to show-off at the beginning of the show, but never showed it off.
Maybe they're saving this for Quakecon?
That's rumored to supposed to be the sub-title for the next Wolfenstein game, BTW.
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PC Gamer - Chris Avellone (formerly of Obsidian) is also working on Prey reboot. (http://www.pcgamer.com/bethesda-confirms-that-prey-is-coming-back/?utm_content=buffer15f0a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=buffer-pcgamer)
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Dishonored 2 Full Stage Show (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCMMewYcrQI)
The official gameplay trailer starts at around 18:25.
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Carmack was just on the MS conference, wearing an Occulus, helping show crossplay for Minecraft. (Never showed the rest of his face.) Looks like they're shooting for universal crossplay on that one. Forza Horizon 3 will have it on PC and Xbox.
Edit: It's more than just crossplay. They're hitting this idea of "play anywhere" pretty hard. FH3 and Scalebound will have it. Buy once, play on either platform, saves are always synched.
Sea of Thieves too, and the gameplay footage for that looked amazing.
Scorpio is official as of right now. 6 teraflops. 60Hz, 4K res. Fully backward and forward compatible. 320GB/sec mem bandwidth.
'Project Scorpio" officially called. (Wasn't sure as I was typing above.) Next year.
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Kind of weird they show the Xbox One S and Project Scorpio to come in late 2017. If I was on the fence for buying an Xbox One then the smart move is to wait.
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Yeah, I don't blame you. I feel exactly the same way about the PS4 right now, with the Neo officially confirmed. If I were you, I'd wait. plus it looks like everything they do exclusively in gaming will appear under Windows 10 as well. So if you prefer to game on PC anyway, you'll be covered.
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Well I'm not actually interested in a One, heh. It was more hypothetical but the PS4/Neo thing is the same. I want a PS4 but I'm in zero rush to buy in now that I know the Neo is coming.
And if I had the money I am definitely upgrading my PC first.
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I was surprised, but that's because I misread. Didn't pay attention to that crucial "if (I was on the fence)". :)
So this Scorpio is a "half-step"? I think it's at least the same-sized step as the One took over the 360. They're not calling it the next gen, and they're keeping everything cross-compatible (both ways). I imagine the software performance scaling will be similar to that of PCs of different specs. I believe Sony is doing the same with the Neo (which now that MS showed their cards first can be changed and handled to their best advantage), promising that, as Spencer put it today, nobody will be left behind.
So the big players are changing the rules of the game. They're emulating the mobile market in a way. I'm not sure how this is all going to go. No more discrete console generations? Seems that way.
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I think it's a bad move, personally, as there's zero reason to own a console at that point (for me). I'd much rather own a competent PC which I'm going to own anyway, which all the games come to anyway since consoles have fuck all in the way of exclusives anymore. It would be cheaper in the short term to upgrade a console than a PC, but I don't know how well that will hold up when you buy a couple of those things over the course of a few years. You start approaching PC price points, and those tend to last me much longer anyway with just a few cheaper upgrades to extend it when necessary.
I get why they want to do it, but I just don't see it working. Do people really have this kind of money to blow on consoles? And what's the upswing? 4k is utterly meaningless for most people with reasonably-sized televisions, and either they massively fragment the market with a console that's super powerful and has cool games which alienates the people who have the older models, or they don't let the developers use it to its fullest extent because they don't want to fragment the market. I guess I'm just confused what they hope to accomplish. My PS4 is not an iPhone and I would never treat it like one.
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Well, there's certainly zero reason for anyone who prefers PC gaming to own an Xbox One or next, from this point forward. All Xbox-"exclusive" content is also going to appear as a Windows-10 app. 4K is certainly meaningless to me. Right now, the forces I see at work here are (1) an arms race with Sony--MS wants to "end the narrative" (their quote, in context) about Sony hardware being more powerful--and (2) grabbing a big chunk of the PC-gaming market, even if that means sacrificing some console viability.
It all depends on how this Scorpio will be poised. I mean that right now MS could choose to turn the current Xbox into a full-fledged PC--with a system update. Maybe they'll be blurring the lines further over the next 18 months. Who knows. I'm certainly not spending a penny on any console hardware over that span, assuming what I have continues to work properly. I need to see where this is all going first.
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Legit Reviews - AMD announced RX470 and RX460 cards for the PC Gaming Show at E3 2016. (http://www.legitreviews.com/amd-radeon-rx-470-radeon-rx-460-graphics-cards-announced_182512)
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Sony Conference is now under-way.
Sony with a huge LIVE orchestra.
A brand-new God of War game is being shown off.
Days Gone shown-off by Bend Studios.
The Last Guardian being shown-off, listed for release on October 25th, 2016.
Horizon: Zero Dawn is being shown-off.
Detroit: Become Human being shown-off; a decision-making game about androids from Quantic Dream.
Resident Evil VII announced - and will support PlayStation VR.
Demo gets released TONIGHT.
Game coming January 27th, 2017.
Far Point being shown-off.
Batman Arkham VR coming in October.
FF XV trailer - with VR support.
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare gameplay footage.
Crash Bandicoot Series Remastered announced.
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Kojima is here...and showing-off something.
Norman Reedus will star in....Death Stranding.
Insomniac Games is making a Spider-Man game.
Days Gone is a getting a game-play demo now.
Compilation vid of a bunch of different PS4 games (Some shown at this conference, some not) and the VR Headset.
THE END.
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GameRant - Crazy trailer for Kojima's game with Norman Reedus: Death Stranding. (http://gamerant.com/hideo-kojima-death-stranding-trailer-e3/)
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Oh man oh man oh man oh man!
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State of Decay 2:
RockPaperShotgun - State of Decay 2 announced; adding co-op; and is coming to Windows 10. (https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/06/13/state-of-decay-2-announced-2017/)
Injustice 2:
GameSpot - Injustice 2 will have loot drops + gear that can be changed. (http://www.gamespot.com/articles/injustice-2-has-loot-drops-and-gear-that-changes-s/1100-6440884/)
Mafia III
GiantBomb - Mafia 3 E3 2016 Trailer. (http://www.giantbomb.com/videos/e3-2016-1960s-new-orleans-seems-like-a-bad-place-i/2300-11321/)
Bulletstorm: Remastered Edition:
GameSpot - Bulletstorm Remastered revealed. (http://www.gamespot.com/articles/bulletstorm-remaster-revealed-in-a-weird-way/1100-6440866/?ftag=GSS-05-10aaa0b)
Titanfall 2:
Twitter - Titanfall 2 PC version requires Origin. (https://twitter.com/MysterD/status/742852140717199366)
Twitter - Titanfall 2 will use dedicates servers. (https://twitter.com/Titanfallgame/status/742854582972207104)
Twitter - Titanfall 2 PC will support Windows 7, 8, 8.1, and 10. (https://twitter.com/Spessmen/status/742849875985977345)
Twitter - Titanfall 2 is on an even more heavily modified version of Source Engine. (https://twitter.com/Spessmen/status/742846358546190336)
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Dishonored 2:
PC Gamer - "Flesh and Steel" Mode (i.e. No Supernatural Powers Allowed mode) revealed by Harvey Smith. (http://www.pcgamer.com/you-can-play-the-whole-of-dishonored-2-without-using-powers/)
Skyrim: Special Edition
PC Gamer - Existing Skyrim Mods will (almost) be fully compatible with Skyrim: Special Edition. (http://www.pcgamer.com/existing-skyrim-mods-will-be-almost-fully-compatible-with-the-special-edition/?utm_content=buffer03c2d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=buffer_pcgamer)
Ghost Recon: Wildlands
PC Gamer - Their thoughts from playing Ghost Recon: Wildlands hands-on. (http://www.pcgamer.com/ghost-recon-wildlands-hands-on-outstanding-sandbox-buffoonery-in-bolivia/)
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The Bulletstorm is surprising but hey, I liked Bulletstorm.
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The Bulletstorm is surprising but hey, I liked Bulletstorm.
I do wonder if it's a Microsoft exclusive.
If it is, I wonder if it'll hit the PC.
If it hits PC and is also a M$ exclusive, I'd sadly bet it might be Windows 10 Store Exclusive... :(
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That's a weird choice. I don't remember that game being especially popular. I mean I think it did okay, but it seems like an odd thing to bring back. Maybe with the popularity recent shooters seem to be getting? I never finished it, I might give it a whirl if it was real cheap.
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The new Zelda game looks either like the best thing ever or totally not my thing. We'll see I guess?
In either case, it's interesting.
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God of War 4 [working title]:
VG247 - God of War 4 is NOT an open-world game. (https://www.vg247.com/2016/06/15/god-of-war-new-game-set-after-god-of-war-3-will-not-be-open-world/)
GameSpot - TC Carson (original voice of Kratos) will NOT be doing the voice-work for Kratos in God of War 4 b/c Sony went with Christopher Judge for GoW 4. (http://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-god-of-war-does-not-feature-original-kratos-vo/1100-6440925/)
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That's a weird choice. I don't remember that game being especially popular. I mean I think it did okay, but it seems like an odd thing to bring back. Maybe with the popularity recent shooters seem to be getting? I never finished it, I might give it a whirl if it was real cheap.
Bulletstorm is fun for a while. But it's shallow, and becomes repetitive. I didn't play it long. Good thing I got it dirt cheap. It's all about chaining skillshots, as I recall.
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Here's a list to all the videos and trailers shown at this E3. (http://imgur.com/gallery/pyIwQ)
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Bethesda Game Studios:
VG247 - Bethesda has 2 unannounced projects that are big games like that of Fallout 4 + Skyrim, along-side of the development of Elder Scrolls 6. (https://www.vg247.com/2016/06/15/bethesdas-two-unannounced-projects-are-big-games-like-fallout-4-and-skyrim/)
Quake Champions:
GameSpot - Quake Champions is PC first at launch, console versions have not been ruled out for later. (http://www.gamespot.com/articles/quake-champions-is-pc-only-for-launch-but-console-/1100-6440932/)
Fallout 4: Nuka World DLC:
Frag Hero - Nuka World DLC will let you become a Raider and even their Leader, if you want to. (http://fraghero.com/this-upcoming-fallout-4-dlc-will-let-you-become-an-evil-raider/)
Dead Rising 4:
Destructoid - Dead Rising 4 feels like a return to form. (https://www.destructoid.com/dead-rising-4-feels-like-a-return-to-form-368666.phtml?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook)
Eurogamer - 14 minutes or so of gameplay from X1 version. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZdjJXKhcl0)
Eurogamer - Dead Rising 4 is a Microsoft exclusive for Xbox platforms + Windows 10 for ONE YEAR. (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-06-17-dead-rising-4-is-microsoft-exclusive-for-a-year)
Halo 6:
PC Gamer - Halo 6 will probably wind-up on both Windows 10 and Xbox platforms. (http://www.pcgamer.com/halo-6-will-release-on-windows-10/?utm_content=buffer2cbab&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=buffer_pcgamer)
Crackdown 3:
PC Gamer - Crackdown 3 is part of Windows 10 & XBox One "Play Anywhere" initiative; will be coming to PC in 2017. (http://www.pcgamer.com/crackdown-3-is-coming-to-pc-but-not-until-2017/?utm_content=buffer0d6c7&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=buffer_pcgamer)
Gears of War 4:
GameSpot - Their thoughts on Gears 4. (http://www.gamespot.com/articles/is-gears-of-war-4-worth-the-return-to-sera/1100-6440863/?ftag=GSS-05-10aaa0a)
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild:
Shacknews - Their thoughts on the new upcoming Zelda game. (http://www.shacknews.com/article/95325/e3-2016-the-legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-is-a-breath-of-fresh-air)
Youtube - E3 2016 Trailer for Zelda: BotW. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rPxiXXxftE)
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Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age:
Kotaku - Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age has an additional 2x's and 4x's normal speed mode. (http://kotaku.com/final-fantasy-xii-the-zodiac-age-has-a-fast-forward-but-1782062162?utm_campaign=Socialflow_Kotaku_Facebook&utm_source=Kotaku_Facebook&utm_medium=Socialflow)
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Gwent to have substantial singleplayer component (http://kotaku.com/the-witchers-gwent-spinoff-has-a-beefy-single-player-mo-1781989529). 10+ hour campaign? Yes please!
Nintendo stealth released Rhythm Heaven Megamix (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-4YoppQ6NM) on the 3DS eshop. Woo!
They also showed Box Box Boy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbOWGQvatG8), sequel to Box Boy. I loved that game so a sequel is great news. The original game is also on sale on the eshop if you havent grabbed it yet. If you like puzzle games and adorableness, get it.
Nintendo had a new IP to show as well, Ever Oasis (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fsPHrBtzAw) for 3DS. Looks kinda cool.
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On IGN, I saw this cool game (which is listed on Steam over here (http://store.steampowered.com/app/473690)) called Absolver - online open world action / melee / fighting game / RPG.
If you ain't seen it, check it out - looks damn cool.
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Man, Phil Spencer just had a great interview on Giant Bomb tonight. And Jeff (Gerstmann) was grilling him with all kinds of questions ans journalism. Great interview. Great stuff.
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So Capcom showed Monster Hunter Generations on the Treehouse stream and said that a demo was available now but only if you have a key. You can get one from the $4 tier of the E3 Humble Bundle or via an email to random people that will come with two codes. If any of you has a spare I'd appreciate it, though the demo gets released publicly on the 30th so if not then I guess I'll wait it out.
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Microsoft XBox One, XBox One S, Project Scorpio & Windows 10 PC:
Eurogamer - Microsoft's mixed messages at E3 aren't pretty for XBox One owners. (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-06-16-microsofts-mixed-messages-at-e3-arent-pretty-for-xbox-one-owners)
GameSpot - Dave McCarthy of Microsoft says Scorpio is built to try to "wipe out generational boundaries". (http://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-exec-scorpio-wipes-out-generational-boundarie/1100-6440985/)
PC Games N - Phil Spencer says Microsoft is committed to PC Gaming on Giant Bomb interview last night. (http://www.pcgamesn.com/microsoft-committed-to-pc-gaming)
Side Note: That Giant Bomb Interview last night w/ Spencer was great.
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Microsoft XBox One, XBox One S, Project Scorpio & Windows 10 PC:
Eurogamer - Microsoft's mixed messages at E3 aren't pretty for XBox One owners. (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-06-16-microsofts-mixed-messages-at-e3-arent-pretty-for-xbox-one-owners)
That's about as negative as an opinion piece can get, and still appear in a reputable publication. Strategically, it comes at a perfect time, because it can't be repudiated for 18 months, by which time no one will care much about it. I understand some of the sentiments, but the venue in which they were expressed gives them more credibility than such early speculation deserves. Redmond may deserve a few slaps in the face, but not before they get fresh.
Having said that, it is clear that Microsoft are switching gears here. They're heading in a new direction, and the course change has been very quiet. I don't believe for a second that a 6TF box is going to be used just to make current-generation console games look pretty on 4K screens. If Phil was serious about that early pronouncement, his myopia needs immediate help. Proclaimed or not, the new console generation begins in late 2017. It's slated to be a less painful step up than usual, with full hardware backward compatibility, and this lessens the sting of the shorter 8th generation. But they will surely blow it if they don't price this thing according to this paradigm. If they try to make it an expensive "elite" tier, relegating the rest of their user base to a second-class status, they will lose. Why on Earth would anyone buy a console at a PC price point when all "exclusive" content for that console is slated to appear on PCs as well?
No, the only way this Scorpio will sell in mass numbers as a console (rather than a tech basis for full-fledged open PCs) is if it's priced accordingly. Otherwise, Sony will gobble up much of what's left of that pie, because even if their tech step up with Neo isn't nearly as ambitious, it will certainly be enough to deal a blow to the current competition--and they're not doing the "play anywhere" thing with PCs. Their console remains a unique games venue. Perhaps Microsoft are fully prepared for that. They are hedging their bets with Windows 10 and the UWA framework, and they may be perfectly happy with their games business migrating there over time.
Uncertain times ahead. What is certain is that no one who has an 8th-generation console already should be buying any further into this market, until all the facts come in. Sony has yet to come up to bat against the same specter. Just exactly what is the Neo, what will it cost, and will it render obsolete the current PS4? Will the hardware remain as originally revealed, or will it get pulled back for further revisions in light of Microsoft's doings? For now, the fence remains the most comfortable place to perch.
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I can't help but be a bit biased towards PC, since that's my main gaming platform, but the notion of the Microsoft show this year kinda felt like PC is Microsoft's illegitimate child that's finally getting some time with Daddy and some reaffirmation that Windows is still a major gaming platform for Microsoft.
That's all good and dandy but it's worth nothing if the platform is not getting the proper software support it so desperately needs. The Windows Store is a terrible place to get get games. The experience is awful: buying, downloading, installing, and even running the games is terrible. From a technical standpoint, it's a mess.
This article (http://wccftech.com/windows-store-terrible-support-games-microsoft-fix/) might help illustrate some of the issues resulting from the way Microsoft want to run the Windows Store. That's is the core of the problem; Microsoft are trying to treat PC gaming like console gaming, as a closed system with zero tolerance for user access to the game files.
Given what happened with Lionhead, this movement from Microsoft could be an aggressive reaction to try to cut losses.
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Everything that X said. I think Microsoft is going to shoot themselves in the foot if they keep up what they're doing. They want to dominate the PC space by offering us absolutely nothing we don't already have. In fact, they want us to make concessions, and for what? There is no advantage to using the Windows Store for literally anything. I've enumerated my multiple problems with it several times around here, and the experience is still totally broken for me. And these problems have existed since Windows 8 in several cases.
I'm generally pretty anti-Microsoft, but I had no problem with their console business in general until now. They just didn't have games that interested me. There wasn't a reason for me to own a box. And with the way they're pushing things, that's only going to be intensified. I'm not happy with the way Sony is doing things either, necessarily, but they do at least seem to be solidly maintaining the same profile as always, even if they're experimenting with iterative hardware.
We'll see how it goes, but Microsoft has just seemed to have its head up its ass these last few years. Windows 10 was a bad idea, and I know a lot of people who regret making the upgrade, because again, it's asking us to make concessions to their business model without really offering us anything in return. It's just, "Sorry guys, this is how we're doing it now, get used to it." And they have enough pull with the OS market to do that. But they don't in the console market, and they don't in the games market. Nobody is going to switch from getting games on Steam to getting them on the Windows Store, because while Steam has its own problems aplenty, it's a grand platform by comparison.
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Oh, there's no question that they're applying console rules to their own little walled garden on PC. That's the only way this "play anywhere" stuff is going to work: Consoles, phones, tablets, and now Win-10 PCs while inside the MS game-app environment completely restrict user access and other rights. It's understandable on consoles and perhaps even phones. No way is a veteran PC gamer going to think it's reasonable on his turf.
But Microsoft is relentless. They are pushing Windows 10 on people even when they don't want it, and they're using malware-style surreptitious methods of delivery (http://www.pcgamesn.com/gears-of-war/microsoft-altered-the-x-on-the-free-windows-10-upgrade-popup-so-it-means-yes-please). If they can pull that sort of deceptive move with a straight face, what's to stop them changing the rules of the entire OS overnight, with a single unstoppable (for most users) update? We might wake up to new restrictions across the board, with outfits like Valve having to decide between playing nice with the new regime, or having to fall back on alternatives like Linux, which so far have not made a dent on the Windows play space.
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Absolver:
Polygon - Their thoughts on Absolver. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTy52Y5PJXY)
GameSpot - Around 11 minutes with Absolver. (http://www.gamespot.com/videos/absolver-11-minutes-of-gameplay-at-e3-2016/2300-6432950/)
Vampyr:
IGN -> 15 minute Gameplay demo + developer's commentary on Vampyr. (http://www.ign.com/videos/2016/06/17/vampyr-gameplay-showcase-ign-live-e3-2016?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter)
Twitter with IGN - 9 minute Gameplay demo + developer's commentary on Vampyr. (https://twitter.com/IGN/status/743601520344629249)
VG247 - You only get EXP (Experience) when you drain enemies of their blood. (http://www.vg247.com/2016/06/16/vampyr-only-rewards-xp-when-you-drain-victims/)
PC Games N - Vampyr will let you kill anyone in the game...or even nobody, if you so choose to. (http://www.pcgamesn.com/vampyr/vampyr-pacifist-run)
We Happy Few:
IGN - Their thoughts on We Happy Few. (http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/06/16/e3-2016-we-happy-few-may-look-like-bioshock-but-is-a-very-different-beast?abthid=576312676a133e196f000034)
GameSpot - Around 12 minutes of gameplay with We Happy Few. (http://www.gamespot.com/videos/12-minutes-of-we-happy-few-gameplay-at-e3-2016/2300-6432798/)
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If it gets any worse than it does, I honestly would probably suck it up and make the switch to Linux. This is about as much as I'm willing to tolerate, and if it goes too much further I think I'll have to do something.
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@Que
I have too many games on Windows, so "no way" will I abandon that flat-out.
But, if I do at some point have to dual-boot Windows with something else such as SteamOS & Linux - yep, I certainly will.
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So, with E3 2016 over with and in the bag here - what has everybody felt are their personal picks for E3 2016?
What were in your opinion the best games, consoles, hardware, and stuff at E3 2016?
So, for everybody's who has been watching a lot of the E3 stuff...
What has stood out for you for Games? Hardware? Consoles?
I don't have a Best Game Shown at E3 2016 Picked overall yet - as there looked to be a lot of great-looking stuff on hand: Final Fantasy 15, Dishonored 2, God of War 4, New Zelda game, etc. I'm sure there's other stuff I didn't mention here that belong here to be nominated, but I ain't picked a final winner here.
Biggest Surprise for me was Absolver - Never ever heard of the game before, and it just came out of nowhere for me. While I might not care much for the always-online aspect, the whole thing of creating your own fighter/combatant/martial artist, setting up their every move and skills, and traversing an open-world ARPG just sounds awesome.
Vampyr for me was a stand-out. As usual, DontNod does some really interesting and unique stuff + has interesting twists on their games - i.e. go see what they did w/ both Remember Me + Life Is Strange - with their rewind/remix mechanics in both games, Remember Me's skill deck, and now w/ Vampyr where you (as a vampire) have to drain enemies to get EXP (experience). The idea of a European-based RPG (looks heavily London-influenced) set after WW1 sounded good for the get go to me, but it was always a question of execution with DontNod - i.e. Remember Me is pretty good, but takes a little bit before both the story + gameplay take off; and Life Is Strange is great UNTIL it totally screws the gameplay + story up in Episode 5 in the last 1/3rd of the episode). I've liked their last two games a lot, even despite their flaws - but this here w/ Vampyr might be the game that their game that I finally fall in love with. I hope I'm right on this one. I didn't expect to see much more than a trailer on this, but IGN's gameplay demo completely sold me on this thing.
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Gwent: Love me some card games!
Grow Up: I just recently played through Grow Home and loved every minute of it. Looking forward to the sequel.
Final Fantasy XII HD: I dont think this was E3 specifically but it was close to it so I'm counting it. Hoping for a PC version.
Titanfall 2: This took me by surprise. I ignored the first game because it was multiplayer only, but the sequel has a singleplayer campaign and it looks real cool.
Zelda: It looked real interesting. Will be neat to see a Zelda game with a more open world and how it all pans out.
Monster Hunter Generations: I'm getting excited for this one. Got into MH4 and might start back into that while I wait for the next game. Some of the new changes sound great. I can play as a cat!
Box Box Boy: Box Boy was great. More Box Boy is even better!
Rhythm Heaven Megamix: Sad about no physical release for North America, but the stealth release at the show was unexpected. I really enjoyed the original on DS.
So a fair number of games for me. Also some returning ones like Last Guardian and such. Quake Champions I don't know enough about to get excited over.
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@Idol
I probably would've gotten way more excited about a new Quake if it had a SP Campaign with a Quake 1-like setting, or Quake 2 Strogg sci-fi setting, or (better yet) a mixture of both.
Regardless, Quake 3 Arena/Team Arena was awesome back in the day and that was really MP-focused; so, I still am looking forward to it and hope Quake Champions turns out good.
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Nothing was especially amazing to me, but some stuff looked cool. The Last Guardian at least is looking nice, though I didn't see any extended gameplay. Titanfall 2 actually looked pretty good, and that wasn't on my radar before. Seeing Dishonored 2 reminded me I want to finish the first one, but it was disappointing because "hey look, you can stab dudes in the neck" is about the least appealing thing you can show me in a video game. Was hoping for more interesting mechanical demonstrations. Game still looks real cool. I'd be excited about the new Quake, but all they showed was a dumb CG trailer, so who cares. I'll maybe care after QuakeCon. I hope they do right by it, but I have my doubts.
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@Que
I liked the new Dishonored 2 mechanic where you get a power dealing with time-manipulating.
You can see a game-level in "earlier time" to use to your advantage - to scout out areas and enemies ahead of time, use kills in either time-line to your advantage, solve puzzles, etc etc.
EDIT:
Time Mechanic thingy here:
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@Que
I liked the new Dishonored 2 mechanic where you get a power dealing with time-manipulating.
You can see a game-level in "earlier time" to use to your advantage - to scout out areas and enemies ahead of time, use kills in either time-line to your advantage, solve puzzles, etc etc.
EDIT:
Time Mechanic thingy here:
That's cool but did I actually just watch a Youtube video that maxed out at 360p in 2016?
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That's cool but did I actually just watch a Youtube video that maxed out at 360p in 2016?
Yeah, same here. I thought there was some throttling from Youtube due to high traffic. I manually cranked it up to 720p and it was too slow.. The days of "buffering" are not yet gone.
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I'm guessing to combat people downloading videos, Youtube has gotten really stupid with buffering, which is now no more than like 15 seconds. I used to just pause a slow-streaming video to let the buffer fill up, so then I could play it without stutters and halts. That no longer works. Hasn't worked for a while.
So the best thing to do, ironically for them, is to download the videos you really want to watch in best, uninterrupted quality. Google is your friend on this.
Or is that what you mean by "'buffering'".
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I'm guessing to combat people downloading videos, Youtube has gotten really stupid with buffering, which is now no more than like 15 seconds. I used to just pause a slow-streaming video to let the buffer fill up, so then I could play it without stutters and halts. That no longer works. Hasn't worked for a while.
So the best thing to do, ironically for them, is to download the videos you really want to watch in best, uninterrupted quality. Google is your friend on this.
Or is that what you mean by "'buffering'".
Haha both :P
It's sad that in 2016 streaming is still not the best option and I quite often have to resort to downloading Youtube videos through alternative means or not watching a video altogether. On the bright side that has made me more selective about what to watch on Youtube.