The wait for this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) is almost over as the world’s biggest video game event gets under way in less than a month.
Some of the industry’s most important announcments are made at the show, which takes place at the Los Angeles Convention Center and runs from 11 to 14 June.
This year’s E3 is due to be a big one, with major titles such as Cyberpunk 2077 and Halo Infinite set to dominate the headlines. It’s also thought that Microsoft will steal a march on its rival Sony, which is missing the event, by unveiling the next-generation Xbox.
With a less than a month to go until the show’s doors open, here’s what to expect:
Cyberpunk 2077
Fans got their first proper look at gameplay from CD Projekt Red’s first-person role-playing title Cyberpunk 2077 at E3 last year, but the Polish studio is expected to go even bigger at this year’s event.
The game is set in a sci-fi world that seems to be far more gritty than the utopian environments seen in popular RPGs such as the Mass Effect and Deus Ex series. Instead, it appears to take elements from the dystopian worlds of Bladerunner and Mad Max.
CD Projekt Red, the studio behind the acclaimed The Witcher series, unveiled a one-hour gameplay clip of Cyberpunk 2077 last year, so it could be that “this year we’re going hands-on with the game for the first time”, says GamesRadar.
Halo Infinite
It’s been nearly four years since a new Halo game hit stores but Halo Infinite is due to launch on the Xbox One later this year.
Little is known about the next titles in the Halo franchise other than it will spawn a new game engine and feature “massive landscapes and gorgeous vistas”, says Gamespot.
Don’t expect a Battle Royale-inspired mode, though. Franchise boss Frank O’Connor quashed the rumour on chat forum Resetera, but said that players could “probably make your own Battle Royale mode” in the game’s Forge map creator.
Pokemon Sword and Shield
Following the success of Let’s go, Pikachu! and Let’s go, Eevee! last year, Pokemon’s first traditional RGP launches on the Nintendo Switch in 2019 and is due to be previewed during the Japanese firm’s conference at E3.
Much like previous entries in the pocket monsters series, Pokemon Sword and Shield are two games set in the same fictional world. Those who opt for the Sword version will be given access to certain types of Pokemon to collect, while Shield owners will get their own exclusive Pokemon to find.
Sword and Shield are set in the world of Galar, a fictional island that’s “loosely based on the UK”, says CNet. Three new Pokemon have already been announced - Sobble, Scorbunny and Grookey - but expect many more to be revealed when E3 comes around.
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
The first trailer for Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order arrived last month, giving fans a snapshot of what EA’s upcoming sci-fi adventure game will look like before gameplay footage emerges at E3 in June.
Developed by EA-backed studio Respawn Entertainment, the company behind the hugely popular Apex Legends game, Fallen Order will be a story-driven title that takes place after the events of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. It has been designed to be played solo, as opposed to the recent crop of online-only Star Wars games.
And unlike Star Wars Battlefront II, which came under fire in 2017 for its loot boxes, Fallen Order won’t have the controversial progression system, says Eurogamer.
Next-generation consoles
Finally, the first details about the next generation of games consoles - specifically the new Xbox - are expected to be revealed at E3.
There’s “a very good chance” that Microsoft will unveil its successor to the Xbox One - or at least “heavily hint at what it’s capable of” - at the Los Angeles show, after confirming that the console was in the works at last year’s event, says Polygon.
Sony, meanwhile, has confirmed that it won’t be attending this year’s games conference. It will be the first time the company hasn’t held a product keynote at the show in E3’s 25-year history, suggesting that it will hold its own event later this year to announce the new PS5.
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