E3 2016 News:
EA:
Games featured in this conference included:
- Titanfall 2-Sequel to the Xbox One exclusive that is now on PS4 too and boats a single player campaign as well as multiplayer and releases on October 28th 2016
- Fifa 17-Features a new story mode, not dissimilar to NBA's offering last year, only without the Spike Lee.
- Mass Effect Andromeda-Continues to still be incredibly ambiguous, with barely a hint of gameplay.
- Fe-An indie game out of Gothenberg, Sweden that looks to be quite the interesting and unique experience.
- Several Star Wars Projects were discussed in minimal detail. The highlight was the tiny snippet of the Amy Hennig penned game coming out of Visceral Studios, developers of Dead Space.
- Battlefield 1-Saw its gameplay reveal which showed off its signature destruction as well as new vehicles such as Zeppelins and Horses.
Bethesda:
Wolfenstein: New Colossus referenced during the intro.
Quake: Champions announced exclusively for PC. Hero based multiplayer arena shooter.
The Elder Scrolls: Legends announced for PC. Card-based game similar to Hearthstone.
Fallout 4 DLC announced:
- Contraptions - Next week
- Vault-Tec - July 2016
- Nuka-World - August 2016
DOOM 4 DLC announced:
- Map editor with new additions, free for everyone.
- More game modes, free for everyone.
- Unto the Evil Multiplayer paid DLC announced.
Prey announced, a reboot of the classic 2K title. Originally a sequel but it was canned for a reboot. Arkane Studios (Dishonored 2) will be handling the development.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition announced for PS4, Xbox One and PC. A remaster with better visuals and all DLC plus mod support on consoles.
The Elder Scrolls Online includes support for Japanese players and the Dark Brotherhood addition to the gameplay.
Besthesda going into VR (HTC Vive) with Fallout 4 for 2017. DOOM 4 also referenced.
Dishonored 2 gameplay was shown off. Set around 15 years after the first. A choice between 2 characters to play, both are fully-voiced and unscripted simulated missions. Set for PS4, Xbox One and PC on November 11th 2016.[/quote]
Microsoft:
Two new consoles announced:
- Xbox One S - From $299-$399. $399 offers 2TB HDD. 40% smaller with 4K Blu-ray access and HDR. Available this August.
- Project Scorpio - The new 4K Gaming & HDVR console to match the PS4 Neo. Holiday 2017.
Xbox Play Anywhere - a new deal that allows owners who buy a game from either Windows 10 or Xbox One can own a version from the other digitally. Games included in the deal:
- Ark: Survival Evolved
- Crackdown 3 - 2017
- Dead Rising 4
- Forza Horizon 3 - September 27th 2016, 4 player campaign co-op with Australian setting
- Gears of War 4
- Halo Wars 2 - February 21st 2017, Beta now available this week
- Killer Instinct Season 3 - Includes General RAMM (Gears of War) as special character inclusion
- ReCore - September 13th 2016
- Scalebound - 2017, co-op now included
- Sea of Thieves
- State of Decay 2
New Xbox Live features were announced due for the Summer:
- Background Music
- Prefered Language usage
- Cortana
- Clubs on Xbox Live
- Looking for Groups
- Arena on Xbox Live, a tournament platform
Minecraft talk:
- The Friendly Update
- Realms
- Cross-platform across Xbox devices (Xbox One, Windows 10, Microsoft Surface, iOS & Android)
- Texture packs available for Pocket & Windows 10.
- Add-ons coming this fall.
Other games announced/shown off:
- Inside - From Limbo developers Playdead.
- Final Fantasy XV - Gameplay on the Xbox One version.
- Gwent: A Witcher Card Game - From CD Projekt Red, card game by popular demand from Witcher III.
- Tekken 7 - For Xbox One, originally confirmed for PS4 only for a while. Early 2017 for all platforms.
- We Happy Few - From Compulsion Games, weird drug-like game due June 2016.
Ubisoft:
Games included in the conference:
- Just Dance 2017 - PS4 & Xbox One in October followed by Nintendo NX in 2017
- Ghost Recon: Wildlands - PS4, Xbox One & PC in March 7, 2017
- South Park: The Fractured But Whole - PS4, Xbox One & PC in December 6, 2016 with a digital copy of South Park: The Stick of Truth
- The Division - Expansions; Underground (June 28th) & Survival (TBA date)
- Eagle Flight VR - All three VR platforms
- Star Trek: Bridge Crew VR
- For Honor - Single-player campaign included, PS4, Xbox One & PC in February 14, 2017
- Grow Up - Sequel to Grow Home
- Trials of the Blood Dragon - New instalment to Trials, out now for PS4, Xbox One & PC
- Watch_Dogs 2 - PS4, Xbox One & PC in November 15, 2016. Timed exclusive DLC with PlayStation
- Bone Crushing Simulator (Steep) - PS4, Xbox One & PC in December 2016
Sony:
Playstation VR will launch on the 13th of October 2016 in America at a price point of $399 and will have 50 games from launch until the end of
the year.
Games included in the conference:
Crash Bandicoot 1-3 remastered - Remastered from the ground up for PS4.
God of War - Looks like it's going for a norse style reboot. Still in development for Playstation 4
Days Gone - In development for PS4
The Last Guardian - Playstation 4 exclusive 25th October 2016
Horizon Zero Dawn - Playstation 4 exclusive 28th February 2017
Detroit: Become Human - New game shown last year by Quantic Dream
Resident Evil VII - 24th January 2017 will be fully playable from start to finish through Playstation VR, will be multi-platform(Xbox One, Playstation 4 & VR, Steam & Windows 10)
Far point - Playstation VR title
Batman Arkham VR - Playstation VR title
Star Wars Battlefront X-Wing VR Mission - Will update with a clean trailer when it goes live
Final Fantasy XV - Also works with PSVR where you get to play as Prompto
Call of Duty Infinite Warfare + Modern Warfare Remastered - Launching 4th of November 2016. (will upload official link to trailer when it hits) multi- platform release. Modern Warfare sold together with Infinite Warfare
Crash Bandicoot Skylanders Imaginators reveal - Crash pack will be Playstation 4 exclusive
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens - 28th june 2016 multiplatform
Death Stranding - The new game from Kojima Productions with Norman Reedus for Playstation 4
Spiderman - Insomniac Games working on this with Marvel, Playstation 4 exclusive
All credit to these recaps go to Arbalest (Sony) and NormanicGrav (Bethesda, Microsoft & Ubisoft)!
Apart from the EA one, that was me.