E3 expo – what we think we know

Features

May 18, 2014

E3 is less than a month away, taking place in Los Angeles, USA from 10 – 12 June 2014.

It is the crown jewel of gaming events, and all the big players in the video game industry use it as platform to announce their latest and greatest projects. This year should see another big year of releases and announcements, given that this is the first E3 since the launch of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

There are a lot of E3 rumours out there, and it is hard to distinguish fact from fiction sometimes.

Here is what we think will go down at E3 2014 in terms of game announcements, broken down into 3 categories: Will the game be shown off; will it be playable; and will it get a release date.

Sony

The PlayStation creators need to beef up their game library, lest they feel the wrath of slightly bored PS4 owners.

Game	Shown Off	Playable	Release Date
The Last Guardian	Yes	No	Yes
Uncharted	Yes	No	No
The Order 1886	Yes	Yes	Yes
Deep Down	Yes	Yes	No
Driveclub	Yes	Yes	Yes
Rime	Yes	Yes	No
The Witness	Yes	Yes	Yes
Hohokum	Yes	No	Yes
Velocity X2	No	Yes	No
Shadow of the Beast	Yes	No	No
Ratchet and Clank	Teased	No	No
God of War	Teased	No	No

Microsoft

The Xbox One might only be landing in SA in September, but that does not mean we can’t excited about it now. Just think of all the games we will have access to when it finally does arrive! Fingers crossed for a new Halo and Gears of War.

Game	Shown off	Playable	Release Date
Halo 5	Yes	No	Yes
Gears of War	Yes	No	No
Quantum Break	Yes	Yes	Yes
Sunset Overdrive	Yes	Yes	Yes
Forza Horizon 2	Teased	No	No
Fable Legends	Yes	Yes	Yes
Alan Wake 2	Teased	No	No

Nintendo

Nintendo is in a weird place right now. We know almost everything there is to know about the Wii U and 3DS, and the company recently announced it has no plans to launch a new console in the near future. Any bets on a new Mario game being revealed?

Game	Shown Off	Playable	Release Date
Super Smash Bros	Yes	Yes	Yes
Zelda – Wii U	Yes	No	No
Bayonetta 2	Yes	Yes	Yes
Hyrule Warriors	Yes	Yes	No
Shin Magame Tensei X Fire Emblem	Yes	No	No
X (Monolith Soft Game)	Yes	Yes	Yes
Yarn Yoshi	Yes	Yes	No
Animal Crossing – Wii U	Teased	No	No
Sonic Boom	Yes	Yes	No
Monster Hunter 4	Yes	Yes	Yes

Third-Party Titles

There are also a ton of titles already in development that we know of, some we have heard whispers of, and others that need a release date already.

Game	Shown Off	Playable	Release Date
Alien: Isolation	Yes	Yes	Yes
Assassin’s Creed: Unity	Yes	Yes	Yes
Batman: Arkham Knight	Yes	Yes	Yes
Destiny	Yes	Yes	Yes
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare	Yes	Yes	Yes
Dragon Age Inquisition	Yes	Yes	Yes
Evolve	Yes	Yes	Yes
Far Cry 4	Yes	Yes	Yes
Kingdom Hearts III	Yes	No	No
Ni No Kuni Sequel	Teased	No	No
Mirrors Edge 2	Yes	No	No
The Sims 4	Yes	Yes	Yes
The Division	Yes	Yes	No
The Witcher 3	Yes	Yes	Yes
Resident Evil 7	Yes	No	Yes
Final Fantasy XIV	Yes	No	No
Borderlands pre-sequel	Yes	Yes	Yes
Dishonored II	Yes	No	No
Dino Crisis	Teased	No	No
Rise of Incarnates	Yes	No	No
Fallout 4	Teased	No	No
Hitman	Teased	No	No
Project Nagano	Teased	No	No