Tag: E3

Is Hype Really So Bad?

As E3 grows ever-closer, the eternal conflict between cynical games journalists and PR specialists wages on. The former warning us against the dangers of getting excited for unreleased products, and the latter trying to get us all to board the hype train for these new releases, keeping the community buzzing. While hype can, in fact, ...

E3: Expectations for the Xbox

Time flies. With June around the corner, it’s time to settle down and see what games are coming out. Already, Xbox developers have revealed some big names for the year. Many of them are sequels and rumors. There’s also some surprising news from Phil Spencer, concerning the future of the Xbox. Expectations for this E3 ...

Square Enix Teases Surprise JRPG for Consoles

In an interview with Japanese magazine Nikkei Trendy and translated by Siliconera, Square Enix president Yosuke Matsuda threw some light on what fans can expect for the coming year and the company’s presentation at E3 2015. Matsuda described his ambition for 2015 to be a “box of surprise” with a lot of new offerings from both the ...

Ubisoft has high ambitions for Watch Dogs 2, promises “radical” changes

When Ubisoft first revealed Watch Dogs it looked like this was going to be one of those rare titles that can change the gaming industry thanks to its innovative features. Well, earlier this year the game was finally released and while most would agree that Watch Dogs is a pretty solid title, I think it’s ...

Fallout 4 will not be present at Gamescom 2014 says Bethesda’s VP

There is definitely no shortage of rumors and speculations regarding Fallout 4, but recently there was news that gave fans some real hope. As you can see from this listing Bethesda has confirmed that it will be attending Gamescom 2014, which takes place in Cologne Germany between August 14th – 17th. This is not exactly a ...

Cole Train might return in the next Gears of War title

It’s been more that a year since Gears of War: Judgement was released and news about a possible sequel has been scarce since then. The situation hasn’t changed much lately and all we really know about the next installation is that Black Tusk Studios will presumably develop it for the Xbox One. This isn’t much ...

Nordic Games confirmed that Darksiders still has a future

The dissolution of THQ last year was a heavy blow to the gaming industry. The company was responsible for creating excellent series such as Saints Row, Company of Heroes, Homefront, Red Faction, Warhammer 40K, and of course, Darksiders. These franchises were later bough by other companies who said they are planning to continue the good work of ...

Why is Co-Op only coming in Assassin’s Creed Unity?

During E3, Ubisoft showed off Assassin’s Creed Unity, the next installment in their critically acclaimed franchise, which featured a fantastic looking four-player cooperative mode as the focus of the game. While it blew many fans away, there was a lingering question in the back of everyone’s mind: What took so long? Ubisoft detailed many of ...

Sony gives details about the new LittleBigPlanet 3 characters

LittleBigPlanet 3 was announced by Sony earlier this month during their E3 2014 media briefing. The game is being developed by Sumo Digital and Xdev, and will arrive for the PS3 and PS4 sometime during November. The upcoming title will come with some new features for Create Mode and will introduce three brand new characters ...