The Best Upcoming Videogames And VR News: These Are The Highlights From E3!
This week, gamers from all over the world have assembled in L.A. to take part in the biggest gaming convention in the world: E3 (Electronics Entertainment Expo).
Held from June 13 to June 16, E3 has attracted over 68,000 participants and the biggest companies in the gaming industry presented their new consoles, games and upcoming projects.
Here's everything you need to know!
Virtual Reality
Virtual Reality has reached the masses in the last couple of years - at least since the Playstation VR, many consumers have finally got a VR device in their households.
But what was always lacking were the graphics - while the experience of VR itself is incredibly fun, the graphics always seemed to be outdated by at least 10 years, looking like minecraft or gameboy animations.
In recent months, the gaming developers have finally created VR version of big games like Skyrim, Fallout 4 and Mario Kart.
This gives the players not only a great storyline and a gaming series that they're familiar with, but also more detailed and realistic graphics.
Other new VR games include DOOM VFR, Bravo Team, Arktika.1 , GT Sport, Lone Echo, and Monster of the Deep: Final Fantasy XV.
Xbox One X
Microsoft introduced the new Xbox One X - disclosing the secret about the alias "Project Scorpio".
It's essentially a smaller, faster, updated Version of the current Xbox with true 4K quality.
The Xbox One X is supposed to be the most powerful gaming console to date - with "40% more power than any other console."
An enhanced CPU, 12GB graphic memory and a 6 Teraflop GPU enable this incredible performance.
Although critics were rather disappointed to see only minimal and internal changes after the big hype around project scorpio, the Xbox One X has quickly become one of the most desired items on amazon this week.
It will be released on the 7th of November this year.
NEW GAMES
There were hundreds of new games announced and available for testing during E3.
Every major gaming developer like Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft, Ubisoft, Bethesda and more have announced their newest projects.
Below are some of the new game releases that caught my attention:
All the games outlined and more look to be many hours invested over the next year. VR is making a real push but I'm curious on your thought of AR and the direction you see it going? Especially since Facebook now is even looking into the technology. I see AR being more viable to put into implementation while VR gains popularity and heightened immersion. Awesome post!
Very informative, thanks for providing a summary of E3. Of the games you detailed and having recently watched the Assassins Creed movie, I would say I'm most interested in Assassins Creed Origin.
Yes the trailer looks amazing, I'd love to try it out. Assassins Creed games have always been very fun to play.
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Ubisoft has a game play video done by Achievement hunter available. I gives a decent view of what to expect from the game.
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Yes, The game looks awesome, I really like that it is in the Egypt area. Also, they really have improved the gameplay and gameplay mechanics from what i I have seen. Really looking forward to this one :D pls Ubisoft don't fuck it up.
Sequel, sequel, sequel. Every single E3 It's the same old story. Never a brand new original game, the same Xbox One X it's pratically a sequel! What a shame.
I think Nintendo is using E3 to showcase some of their ambitious moves, like mashup titles. Which in it in itself is nothing new but definitely a new direction to show off the Switch. Mario and Rabbids, funny and intriguing. Definitely agree with the lack of uniqueness from the powerhouses.
You have a point. I guess the industry is so competitive that it's hard/risky to come out with a completely new game or console
That's the point. They aren't brave anymore, they're too much focused on making money that forgot the main scope of their job: to make good games.
agreed 💯
money over uniqueness
I can't wait for Assassin's Creed Origins and Spiderman!
The setting for Assassin's creed is simply epic.. and the graphics look amazing!
And spiderman will be lots of fun too I believe!
putting all my hopes in call of duty - maybe they will get it right this time which means they have to get back to good old times - just played CoD 2 : this 11 year old game is still awesome!
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Can't wait for God of War 4 ...
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Thank you!
Yes that one looks particularly epic, according to the website and trailer!
That's a lot of exciting games coming up. Looking forward to Assassin Creed Origins.
That was definitely one of the highlights. I'm glad they took a year off from their schedule of releasing sequels to really improve the game
Awesome post!! I loved the sony and nintengo games that are coming!!
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Thank you - yes those are exciting!
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What was the first video game that really hooked you? Mine was 64 Golden eye
Hmm, I think it would have to be FIFA! Or actually, football manager from way back in the day. I love my football (soccer) so those games always got me excited as a kid