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This morning, The ESA revealed the full lineup of committed companies who will participate online in E3 2021 Organizers revealed plans for an all-virtual convention, featuring some of the biggest names in the industry such as Microsoft, Nintendo, Capcom, and Ubisoft Here's their brief statement from today. Credit: ESA With early commitments from Nintendo, Xbox, Capcom, Konami,[...]

It has been confirmed today that any thoughts of having E3 2021 in person are off the table as the live event portion has been canceled Earlier this month it was already reported that the ESA would be moving forward with plans for an online event, however, the plans were early and nothing had been[...]

E3 2021 is apparently going to be happening online this year, but there apparently is a long road ahead for it with some questionable requirements Video Games Chronicle had the scoop this morning on what is being planned out, and it appears a number of the changes that happened in previous years are going to[...]

Just to catch you up a little bit, after E3 2020 was canceled due to COVID-19, the assumption was Nintendo would probably just run their annual Direct event the day the convention was supposed to start anyway because that's the way they've always done it But then the news came out that they would, in[...]

Apparently, Square Enix's plans for E3 2020 will be coming out slowly over the next two months, according to a new report According to multiple sites, during a recent stockholders meeting, a Q&A session prompted the team to talk about what their plans were for 2020 after E3 was canceled Which lead to us finding[...]

With E3 canceled and everyone resorting to live streams, the devs decided to do the same thing, but with the organization that would have brought us E3 had the COVID-19 outbreak not happened The event will take place next Tuesday, June 16th at 8am PDT on YouTube, and feature a number of esports stars and[...]

With E3 officially canceled, many of the video game studios and publishers have to resort to new means to get their information out to the public The vast majority going the livestream route This particular one will be a three-day event hosted by Kinda Funny's Greg Miller and produced by Media Indie Exchange (The MIX) will[...]

It looks like Funko won't be holding back their exclusives as GameStop just put up pre-orders for upcoming Pops for E3 This is not the first year we have seen Funko drop exclusives from E3 but this is the first year E3 has been canceled There will be 5 games getting exclusives first up is[...]

The figure is set a GameStop Exclusive figure and was set for the E3 Pop reveals Tyrael features a very unique mold showing him levitating in the air with a sword in hand Fans and non-fans of Diablo can appreciate this special mold, design, and paint style. The new Diablo Tyrael Funko Pop is scheduled for[...]

The popular E3 event, EA Play, is going to be done digitally next month as it will change into EA Play Live 2020 Like so many other live gaming events, Electronic Arts has made the decision to keep everything online so players and fans can practice safe social distancing due to the COVID-19 worldwide pandemic[...]

E3 may be canceled this year, but PC Gamer has announced they will still present the annual PC Gaming Show in June The company made the announcement yesterday, letting fans know that the show would return and will be livestreamed on Saturday, June 6th If you're not familiar with the program, this is a show[...]

The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has apparently decided to set up new dates for E3 2021 after this year's event was canceled The organization themselves haven't posted anything themselves, but GameIndustry.biz are reporting that they shared news with their partners on Friday night that they are simply now looking ahead to next year's event What's[...]

The ESA confirmed this morning that E3 2020 has officially been canceled over coronavirus concerns Up until a week ago, the organization let people know they were closely monitoring the situation Now it appears with Los Angeles in a state of emergency, the United States government being slow to respond, and no end in sight[...]

The company basically broke gaming Twitter this evening with the notice that E3 2020 is probably going to be canceled in the morning. Credit: Devolver Digital The firestorm on Twitter you might be seeing this evening was started with a single post from the company, which spoke volumes on the coronavirus watch It simply said, "Cancel your[...]

Provided that E3 2020 doesn't get canceled from the coronavirus, we know for certain at least one game that will be there is GhostWire: Tokyo We're not gonna lie, we almost forgot this game was still happening This is primarily due to two things One, Bethesda has kept leaks about the game under control for[...]

Last week we reported on how iam8bit resigned from E3 2020 as the creative directors of the event This week, the ESA has responded to that decision According to Video Games Chronicle, the organization provided a statement on the matter, showing that they are moving forward with the event despite the loss of their input. Credit:[...]

Another interesting pullout from E3 2020, but this one has nothing to do with the coronavirus as iam8bit has resigned from the event The company made the announcement on their Twitter account just a short time ago It reads, "It's with mixed emotions that @iam8bit has decided to resign as Creative Directors of what was to[...]

In all this coronavirus talk, you might be wondering what's happening with E3 2020 Apparently, the ESA has an eye on what's happening A bit of news from Game Informer, as they briefly chatted with the organization after GDC 2020 was postponed The company sent a response which basically sounds like they're going to still[...]

After today's announcements that Sony won't be at E3 2020, and they'll be doing their own thing in New York City, the ESA has responded The company posted a response on their own website, keeping their opinion and outlook on the situation short and to the point. Credit: E3 "E3 is a signature event celebrating the video[...]

Which is the kind of tactical planning that the Pokemon series excels at. credit// Nintendo When it comes to the base combat, Pokeon Sword and Shield is much like Pokemon: Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee, in that it has significantly upped the type strength / weakness balance, so the proper combination of types can lead to some[...]

The Luigi’s Mansion series exists solely to answer the question “do you want to bust ghosts with a goo-tastic duplicate of yourself?” and Luigi’s Mansion

New Super Lucky’s Tale is just like the original, only better, and on the Switch. It includes various tweaks to existing content as well as some new

505 Games and Typhoon Studios' Journey to the Savage Planet is a sci-fi exploration game with a side of survival and narrative elements. The game drops

GungHo America has, so far, been relegated to providing support for GungHo’s existing games on the world-wide market. However, the company now has its own

12 Minutes is an Annapurna Interactive title that requires to player to play the same day over and over in order to solve a mystery. It’s Groundhog Day in

Not only was the demo level at E3 a wild ride of hallucinations, trippy yet horrifying dream sequences, and unbelievably horrific visuals The game isn't a pure representation of any specific Lovecraft tale, but it does pull obvious influence from H.P Lovecraft's various stories of madness, Ancient Ones, and slow creeping horror. The game puts players[...]

Despite getting its start as an April Fool's joke, Conan Chop Chop was one of the most entertaining games available for demo at E3 this year The game is a rogue-lite hack and slash with a brutal difficulty curve and multi-player co-op The simplistic level designs, Cyanide & Happiness style characters, and spastic animations do[...]

The demo build of the game available at E3 just last month was similar to the version shown off at previously at PAX West last year and PAX East back in March. The demo mission tasked players with taking on a few groups of regular enemy types, a mini-boss, and then two full boss fights[...]

This comes on the heels of a very celebratory E3, where Double Fine announced that they had been acquired by Microsoft. //Credit: Double Fine Productions Now, is this bad news for the 24,000 or so people that backed Psychonauts 2 on Fig? Probably not The game raised close to $4 million before the acquisition, and you know[...]

One of the stories we forgot to revisit from E3 2019 was a special visit we had with GAEMS before the convention even started to check out their latest gear If you're not familiar with this company, they specialize in mobile gaming on a grander scale And by grander, we mean portable consoles complete with[...]