[Malankazooie]

Just putting this out there, and believe me it is just me ruminating on what E3 may bring, but for some reason I think Microsoft might have something about their next console. They pride themselves on getting the jump on Sony and there's been a lot of PS5 leaking going on, so I could see Microsoft 'fast tracking' something to leave everyone talking at E3... in a big way.

[Aptorian]

If they're aiming for early 2020 maybe. But I wouldn't expect more than a confirmation that it exists. They won't waste media attention they could have all for themselves at a private event later in the year.

This post has been edited by Aptorian: 30 May 2019 - 05:55 AM

[Morgoth]

Malankazooie, on 30 May 2019 - 05:13 AM, said:

Just putting this out there, and believe me it is just me ruminating on what E3 may bring, but for some reason I think Microsoft might have something about their next console. They pride themselves on getting the jump on Sony and there's been a lot of PS5 leaking going on, so I could see Microsoft 'fast tracking' something to leave everyone talking at E3... in a big way.

I don't think an official announcement and an interview with the head developer constitutes a leak.

[Malankazooie]

I was more alluding to the sneaky video of the so called 'industry analyst' talking about a date. If that is legit, I wouldn't be surprised if MS has something more for people to chew on with their E3 conference.

In other news, here's the E3 schedule if you haven't seen it yet.

spoiler for size.

Spoiler

[Mentalist]

PC Gaming show might include a reveal of a Baldur's Gate 3.... being made by Larian.

Like Skull & Bones, Beyond Good & Evil 2 will not appear in this year's UbiE3. Unlike Skull & Bones, the game will have a progress update stream as part of the "Space Monkey Program Reports" prior to the conference.

Phil Spencer tweeted out that the Microsoft showing will include 14 titles from Xbox Game Studios. Start guessing as to which ones are in!

[Macros]

Wait what???
BG 3????

[Aptorian]

My dark horse is Minecraft 2 for Next Generation Xbox launch, backwards compatible, available on all platforms except PlayStation.

Coming out fall 2020.

[Mentalist]

Macros, on 31 May 2019 - 09:08 AM, said:

Wait what???
BG 3????

Yeah... they got a big "III" on their site right now, teasing something. Some redditors checked the metadata of the image description and "Baldur's Gate 3" comes up a few times.

Exciting news

[Obdigore]

Mentalist, on 31 May 2019 - 12:10 PM, said:

Macros, on 31 May 2019 - 09:08 AM, said:

Wait what???
BG 3????

Yeah... they got a big "III" on their site right now, teasing something. Some redditors checked the metadata of the image description and "Baldur's Gate 3" comes up a few times.

Exciting news

I wonder if they are updating the ruleset to 5e. This and Cyberpunk are by far the most exciting things that I've heard about so far.

[Mentalist]

Google is doing a Stadia conference thing on Thursday. Rumour has it that Baldur's Gate 3 will be revealed there.

[Mentalist]

Lackluster Bachelorette, on 02 June 2019 - 09:51 PM, said:

Never did play those. PC only iirc?

I think they already did a console release. And the porting of the remasters of all the Black Isle Classics (Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale and Planescape Torment) is supposedly currenty in the works as well.

[Mentalist]

New title being teased for a premiere in during Squeeenix's showcase: Oitriders. There's a teaser with a person being "reactivated" from cryo-sleep.
Supposedly this is the new shooter by People Can Fly, the team behind Bulletstorm (cue maark's excitement)

Squeenix's show starting to get packed. We are expecting:
-Avengers reveal
-most likely more info on FF7-R
-likely something about Kingdom Hearts III DLC
-likely more Life is Strange 2
-Okinaki, the new action-RPG from the Tokyo RPG Factory
-(hopefully) Platinum Games will have something more on Babylon's Fall, that game they teased last E3
-Dying Light 2 stated that Squeenix will be distributing the game in NA, so they'll be featured in the showcase.
-likely some more updates on the Switch version of Dragon Quest 11, and maybe related Dragon Quest spin-off games
-also Final Fantasy XIV is supposed to get a new expansion
-whatever new remasters/ports Squeenix is doing this year (hoping for the remaster of the original Nier with a PC version, personally).
-probably some surprises, because why not?



EDIT: Ubi, u so silly. Amazon UK leaked the existence of Watch Dogs Legion, a post-brexit dystopian London. Apparently, it's super-ambitious, since you can hack into and play as any single NPC. No, I have no idea how'd that work or what kind of brain implants Ubi expects the Brexiteers to implement. (and remember, it's Ubisoft, so nothing's political, mmkay?)

So now I guess we'll get the reveal and release date at the conference.

This post has been edited by Mentalist: 03 June 2019 - 11:48 PM

[Aptorian]

Okay, that Watch Dogs rumor sounds excellent.

[Malankazooie]

Babylon's Fall and Ghost of Tsushima.

Any you connected gamers have the 411? Anything to be revealed at E3 about these two titles? Seems as if Babylon's Fall had that E3 tease last year and have been quiet since.

[Mentalist]

Malankazooie, on 04 June 2019 - 03:41 AM, said:

Babylon's Fall and Ghost of Tsushima.

Any you connected gamers have the 411? Anything to be revealed at E3 about these two titles? Seems as if Babylon's Fall had that E3 tease last year and have been quiet since.

I'm hoping to see Babylon's Fall At the Squeeenix conference. It's the game I'm most interested in seeing there, tbh.

Ghost of Tsushima is a Sony 1st party exclusive. It's not part of E3 proper, but who knows what Sony might decide to do to stay in the conversation?

Latest rumours are placing The Last of Us 2 with a Feb 2020 release. By that logic, Ghost of Tsushima would need to either be shadow-dropped in the summer of 2019, or go into the late spring of 2020 if it is to release before the next gen hardware and not over-crowd a different Sony release. (They also gotta fit Dreams and Concrete Genie in there somewhere)

I'm fairly sure we might hear more about it during TGS or something, but that's just me speculating.

[Obdigore]

Mentalist, on 03 June 2019 - 10:26 PM, said:

New title being teased for a premiere in during Squeeenix's showcase: Oitriders. There's a teaser with a person being "reactivated" from cryo-sleep.
Supposedly this is the new shooter by People Can Fly, the team behind Bulletstorm (cue maark's excitement)

Squeenix's show starting to get packed. We are expecting:
-Avengers reveal
-most likely more info on FF7-R
-likely something about Kingdom Hearts III DLC
-likely more Life is Strange 2
-Okinaki, the new action-RPG from the Tokyo RPG Factory
-(hopefully) Platinum Games will have something more on Babylon's Fall, that game they teased last E3
-Dying Light 2 stated that Squeenix will be distributing the game in NA, so they'll be featured in the showcase.
-likely some more updates on the Switch version of Dragon Quest 11, and maybe related Dragon Quest spin-off games
-also Final Fantasy XIV is supposed to get a new expansion
-whatever new remasters/ports Squeenix is doing this year (hoping for the remaster of the original Nier with a PC version, personally).
-probably some surprises, because why not?



EDIT: Ubi, u so silly. Amazon UK leaked the existence of Watch Dogs Legion, a post-brexit dystopian London. Apparently, it's super-ambitious, since you can hack into and play as any single NPC. No, I have no idea how'd that work or what kind of brain implants Ubi expects the Brexiteers to implement. (and remember, it's Ubisoft, so nothing's political, mmkay?)

So now I guess we'll get the reveal and release date at the conference.

FF14 is getting a new xpack in less than a month. There's already a bunch of info out about it, Im not sure its going to be much of a highlight of their E3 show.

[Mentalist]

Capcom hinting something on the 6th (the day of the Stadia thing)

THQ Nordic will be revealing 3 new games from the 5th to the 7th.

Microsoft confirmed the Xbox stage will have Jedi Fallen Order footage.
-also, Age of Empires II Definitive Edition will be playable @ E3. Apparently, 4 new civs. So considering the 3 new expansions for HD, that's gonna be 35 total. Crazy.

Also, an insta-buy once it hits Steam.

Edit: Oh, and Paradox will be showing off Bloodlines 2 gameplay on the 10th- most likely @ the PC gaming show.
-also, Rebellion will be showing 3 games @ E3- Evil Genius 2, Sniper Elite VR and an "un-announced title" (also likely to be revealed @ the PC Gaming show, since they are listed as a sponsor). Now, this is intriguing, cuz Rebellion are the owners of the 2000 AD comics, so this could be a new Dread game, or something else set in the same universe.

This post has been edited by Mentalist: 04 June 2019 - 07:01 PM

[Aptorian]

I just realized that Destiny 3 will likely get the usual fall expansion reveal during E3.

Suddenly destiny is my most anticipated fall release.

[Malankazooie]

Any you guys see that Harry Potter footage that leaked? (like last autumn or something?) I was watching a vid from a video game website and they had a top 10 list of E3 announcements no one would expect, and this Harry Potter game made the list. I was unaware of the leaked footage, but found it and that shit was bonkers looking. I would love to hear something about it at E3. But it seems more of cruel rumor then anything else.

[Mentalist]

Malankazooie, on 04 June 2019 - 10:54 PM, said:

Any you guys see that Harry Potter footage that leaked? (like last autumn or something?) I was watching a vid from a video game website and they had a top 10 list of E3 announcements no one would expect, and this Harry Potter game made the list. I was unaware of the leaked footage, but found it and that shit was bonkers looking. I would love to hear something about it at E3. But it seems more of cruel rumor then anything else.

The way the story goes, the person who posted this was approached for a "market study", and shown the footage before signing an NDA (!!!), so they captured the footage and leaked it online.

WB has been very diligent in scrubbing the footage off YouTube, and that lends it some credence, I suppose.
-IF it is true, I'd expect it to be revealed later on, as it was also discussed as a " next gen" game.

-that being said, Rocksteady confirmed they won't be at E3... again.
-whether it's because they have nothing to show, or because their game's marketing is tied up with Sony is open to speculation.

In any case, I'm hoping for something from either WB Montreal or Monolith. WB typically releases a AAA game in August, but maybe they're planning to stick with just MK 11 and a Lego game this year. Who knows?