For years - YEARS - PlayStation fans had been praying to the Old Gods and the New for a bona fide Final Fantasy VII remake, and Sony finally pulled back the curtain on a revamped version of Square Enix's beloved classic during its E3 showcase this evening.
Guerrilla Games is ready to leave the nest, and the safety that it so often offers. That's right, the Dutch studio, best known for its work on Sony's Killzone franchise, has today unveiled an all-new franchise exclusive to PlayStation platforms in the form of Horizon: Zero Dawn.
To say that an update on The Last Guardian, Team Ico's long-gestating adventure title, was overdue may be the understatement of the year, but opening Sony's E3 press conference this evening was an all-new, slightly surreal trailer for the revamped game. PlayStation's prodigal son has returned.
From Halo 5: Guardians to Rise of the Tomb Raider, Gears of War 4 to the rather surprising addition of backwards compatibility on Xbox One, there's no question that Microsoft had a very strong E3 showcase earlier today. But with mere minutes to go before Sony takes to the stage in the Los Angeles Convention Center, what could the Japanese platform holder call upon if it is to top Microsoft.
While the industry's heavy-hitters have been battling for their stake of the E3 mindshare, developer Harmonix quietly confirmed that Rock Band 4 will debut on October 6 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
Can we all pretend the Jason Derulo segment never happened? Yes? Good. Aside from the seemingly necessary addition of a non-gaming related musical performance, Ubisoft host Aisha Tyler introduced excited fans to Just Dance 2016, the latest entry in the lucrative series that will add a "dance on demand" subscription service for the first time.
It wouldn't be a Ubisoft E3 press conference without a high-res cinematic for Assassin's Creed now, would it? In keeping with tradition, the publisher's penultimate announcement for the day was all about Assassin's Creed: Syndicate, the latest entry into the blockbuster series that takes the clandestine action to Victorian London.
Setting post-pandemic milieus and medieval warfare to one side for the time being, publisher Ubisoft unveiled Anno 2205 during its ongoing E3 press conference, which takes the long-standing franchise to the stars.
In a trailer that wouldn't look out of place on Reddit's Photoshop Battles thread, Ubisoft unveiled the upcoming DLC for its ever-popular Trials Fusion series.
November is fast becoming a crowded marketplace for the video game industry. With Star Wars Battlefront, Rise of the Tomb Raider and Fallout 4 already vying for your attention, Ubisoft today confirmed that The Crew's maiden expansion, Wild Run, will debut for all platforms on November 17.
