[Video Game Review] E3 (2014) | Electronic Entertainment Expo
What is it: E3 is the world's premier trade show for computer and video games and related products. The show is owned by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), the U.S. association dedicated to serving the business and public affairs needs of the companies, publishing interactive games for video game consoles, handheld devices, personal computers, and the Internet.
Review: by Anthony, The Duah, Brock, and Chris
The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) is one of if not the biggest event for video game fans every year. All the major gaming companies and publishers gather to announce their future upcoming projects and show trailers for games closer to release and gameplay footage of game releasing soon. Added to that are the indie game developers and the new games they show. Seeing the smaller developers get some love is always great. Indie games are mostly hit or miss, but when they hit you're rewarded with great games such as Hotline Miami and Super Meat Boy.
There was so much gaming news we had to get on a podcast to cover all of this.
Microsoft
Watch Microsoft’s Press Conference Here:
Here’s a list of games announced and shown during Microsoft’s press conference:
Exclusives:
- Forza Horizon 2
- Sunset Overdrive
- Disney Fantasia Music Evolved
- Dance Central Spotlight
- Fable Legends
- Halo: The Master Chief Collection
- Phantom Dust
- Scalebound
- Crackdown
- FRU
Multi-platform
- Dead Rising 3 DLC
- Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
- Evolve
- Assassin’s Creed: Unity
- Dragon Age: Inquisition
- Project Spark
- Ori And The Blind Forest
- Inside
- Rise Of The Tomb Raider
- Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- Tom Clancy: The Division
- Warframe
Indie Games
- Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
- Aztez
- Knight Squad
- Plague Inc Evolved
- White Night
- Cuphead
- Hyper Light Drifter
- Lifeless Planet
- Mighty No. 9
- Grave
- Threes
- Fenix Rage
- Woolfe
- #IDARB
- Hellraid
- Below
- Chariot
- Habitat
- Spectra
- Forced
- Another World
- There Came An Echo
- Source
- Guacamelee Super Turbo CE
- Wulverblade
- Pure Pool
- Roundabout
- The Golf Club
- Siegecraft Commander
- Calibre 10 Racing
- Earthlock
- Slash Dash
- Riptide 2
- Qube
- Dive Kick
Sony
Watch Sony’s Press Conference Here:
Here’s a list of games announced and shown during Sony’s press conference:
Exclusives:
- The Order 1886
- Entwined
- inFAMOUS: First Light
- Little Big Planet 3
- Bloodborne
- Let It Die
- ABZU
- The Last Of Us
- Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
Multi-platform
- Destiny
- Far Cry 4
- Dead Island 2
- Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls
- Battlefield Hardline
- Magicka 2
- Grim Fandango
- Mortal Kombat X
- Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Batman: Arkham Knight
Indie Games
- Broforce
- Titan Souls
- Not a Hero
- Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
- The Talos Principle
- No Man’s Sky
Free To Play (PS+ Not Needed)
- Planetside 2
- War Thunder
- Loadout
- Kingdom Under Fire II
Nintendo
Watch Nintendo’s Press Conference Here:
Here’s a list of games announced and shown during Nintendo’s press conference:
- Super Smash Bros
- Yoshi’s Woolly World
- Captain Toad’s Treasure Tracker
- “Zelda Wii U”
- Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
- Bayonetta 2
- Hyrule Warriors
- Kirby And The Rainbow Curse
- Xenoblade Chronicles X
- Mario Maker
- Splatoon
- Fantasy Life
- Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
- Mario Party 10
- Monster Hunter 4
EA
Watch EA’s Press Conference Here:
Here’s a list of games announced and shown during EA’s press conference:
- Star Wars Battlefront
- Dragon Age: Inquisition
- New Mass Effect Game
- Sims 4
- UFC
- NHL15
- “Burnout Game”
- PGA Tour
- Madden NFL 15
- Dawngate
- Mirror’s Edge 2
- FIFA 15
- Battlefield Hardline
Ubisoft
Watch Ubisoft’s Press Conference Here:
Here’s a list of games announced and shown during Ubisoft’s press conference:
- Far Cry 4
- Just Dance Now
- Tom Clancy: The Division
- The Crew
- Assassin’s Creed Unity
- Shape Up
- Valiant Hearts
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
Overall:
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Sony
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Nintendo
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Ubisoft
Summary
Overall we really enjoyed Microsoft and Nintendo’s presentations the most. Sony and Ubisoft had solid shows each, and EA just fell a bit short in their presentation.
[H/T to the hard working folks at Reddit/r/Gaming]
