Video Game General 5.0: HEROES NEVER DIE!

General Discussion
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E3 2017

So…the time has come upon us once again! We’re a little over a month away at this point and there will be more information pouring over the next few weeks so all aboard!

Official Website:
https://www.e3expo.com/

Date: E3 will officially be going on from June 13th to June 15th this year. Of course this doesn’t include what any other conferences that may happen before these days. Dates for conferences and events will be placed below.

Chat

Discord chat for this year is updated courtesy of Rockbogart!

Rumor Mill(on going progress up until the end of the conferences)

Mother 3 western release?:
This rumor has been going on for quite some time now. Each timewe think it’s coming it’s been disappointing. Latest rumor is that it’s heading to Switch and of course Reggie is always trying to avoid directly the answering the question whenever it comes up so maybe this year?

Interestingly enough this most recent rumor comes from Laura Kate who has been correct on a few rumors regarding the Switch.

Rabbids X Mario RPG game
Who in the heck asked for this? Lol When the rumor about this game popped up it was way out of left field and when the Switch was released nothing else was heard about it…but then the rumor popped up again recently this time from Kotaku

This rumor first started out from Laura Kate and now Kotaku is saying they got art assets of the game and it supposedly uses the Snowdrop engine. It’s only the 2nd time this game has popped up but chances are if this is a thing it will definitely show up this year.
Edit: All we need is confirmation at this point. http://www.siliconera.com/2017/05/24/mario-rabbids-crossover-revealed-switch-latest-leak/

Devil May Cry 5:
Yeah this rumor is STILL going…


It’s not just the fact that though at this point…

With Itsuno stating that he’s working on a new project many fans are hoping that it’s DMC5

It’s also very possible that the game Itsuno is working on is a sequel to Dragon’s Dogma…but it’s very interesting that Johnny and and Langdon were doing work so long ago and we still have no idea for what it was for and that was a year ago.

Ninja Gaiden 4:
This has been floating around for a minute as well…Confirmed to be in development by Team Ninja and then complete silence on it

They’ve said that Nioh is the gateway towards Ninja Gaiden so since Nioh got released this year it’s a bit doubtful we’ll see much of anything on this project. But a little tease could be possible.

2 unknown Bethesda projects

They sent out an E3 invite this year that has 2 areas on it that state ‘under construction’. Interestingly enough supposedly last year they were supposed to announce a new Wolfenstein game according to rumors but that didn’t happen…then there’s also the rumors floating around about Evil Within 2.

Retro Studios new game
It’s been 3 years since the release of Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze and the dev has been pretty silent. There was that rumor from Laura Kate a while back stating that the game their working on isn’t Metroid or Donkey Kong. Could be interesting…
http://sheattack.com/nintendo-switch-metroid-rumors/

Interestingly enough though Laura has stated that she’s heard that a new Metroid is in dev though…

Metroid?

People been bugging about it for a minute and Federation Force well…In any case Nintendo stated before that they have plans for 2D and 3D so it’s probably not a matter of if but when at this point.

Next Assassin’s Creed game could show up this year, potentially set in Egypt

Ubisoft actually decided they were going to take a break to improve the quality of the franchise after Syndicate. Most of the rumors seem to point that the new game is coming out this year.

Pokemon on the Switch:
Believe this is another rumor that started from Laura Kate

Things don’t seem to be looking up for this rumor at the moment since there hasn’t been much else about it and not to mention the fact that as of me typing this a Pokemon just happened and they announced Pokken for Switch, Pokemon Gold and Silver for 3ds VC and Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon for 3ds. Apparently though there was 4 chan rumor that was fairly spot on that happened 2 months before this Direct:

As always though…rumors are rumors until officially announced so don’t get your hopes and dreams crushed like the people hoping the game to be announced at the Direct.

Main Conferences: Conference dates and times will be placed here as I become aware of them

EA: Saturday June 10th @ 12:00 PM PT/ 3:00 PM ET
Microsoft: Sunday June 11th @ 2:00 PM PT/ 5:00 PM ET
Bethesda: Sunday June 11th @ 9:00 PM PT / 12:00 PM ET
Devolver Digital: June 11th @ 10:00 PM PT/ June 12th 1:00 AM ET
PC: Monday June 12th @ 10:00 AM PT / 1:00 PM ET
Ubisoft: Monday June 12th @ 1:00PM / 4:00 PM ET
Sony: Monday June 12th 6:00 PM PT/ 9:00 PM ET
Nintendo: Tuesday June 13th 9:00 AM PT / 12:00 PM ET
Square Enix: TBA

Other Events: Any other major events not directly tied to a main conference like tournaments I will place here as I am made aware of them.

Microsoft: They will be doing streaming of games throughout most of the event on Xbox Daily

Nintendo:
Treehouse streams - taking place immediately after their Direct Showcase on Tues.

Splatoon 2 Invitational Tourney - takes place on June 13th. Around 2:30 PM PT / 5:30 PM ET

Arms Invitational Tourney - takes place on June 14th. Around 3:30 PM PT / 6:30 PM ET

Pokken Tournament DX Invitational Tourney - June 14th @ 10:30 AM PT/ 1:30 PM ET

Sony: Sony usually does streams of games as well throughout

E3 Coliseum line-up

E3 bets
Any takers this year?
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Streams: Some of these may not be exact…I’ll update them if anything changes.

Spoiler

Youtube E3 Channel
https://www.youtube.com/user/E3

Youtube E3 hub
https://gaming.youtube.com/e3

Nintendo’s E3 stream
http://e3.nintendo.com/

Nintendo’s Twitch Channel
https://www.twitch.tv/nintendo/profile

IGN E3 Hub and Stream
http://www.ign.com/events/e3

Twitch E3 Stream
https://www.twitch.tv/

Twitch Broadcast Schedule
https://blog.twitch.tv/e3-2017-on-twitch-ed8455742c71

Microsoft’s Twitch Channel
https://www.twitch.tv/xbox/profile

PC’s Twitch Channel
Watch live video from pcgamer on www.twitch.tv

Bethesda’s Twitch Channel
https://www.twitch.tv/bethesda/profile

Ubisoft’s Twitch Channel
https://www.twitch.tv/ubisoft/profile

EA’s Twitch Channel
https://www.twitch.tv/ea/profile

Squeenix’s Twitch Channel
https://www.twitch.tv/squareenix

Gamespot E3 Hub
http://www.gamespot.com/e3/

Gamespot E3 Schedule
http://www.gamespot.com/e3/live/

pours alcohol on the ground for GT

Sony Streams:
Sony’s Twitch Channel
Watch live video from playstation on www.twitch.tv

Neogaf 2017 gif thread

Neogaf 2016 gif thread

Neogaf gif thread 2015

Past E3 conference moments
lol worthy

Spoiler

Konami’s Infamous E3 2010 Conference

Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6OCnvvkSLM
Full Conference:

Nintendo’s E3 2008 Conference

Highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6OCnvvkSLM
Full Conference:

Sony’s E3 2006 Conference

Highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IH2w2l1JTs4
Full Conference: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLjWeMTwRVc

Microsoft’s E3 2010 Conference

Microsoft’s E3 2010 Conference Highlights
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QflHRLW0Tz8

Microsoft E3 2010 - Skittles…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEXqmvKfzEA

Admittedly this one isn’t so much bad since it actually does a pretty good job as a demonstration…that however doesn’t prevent it from being awkward and gif worthy.

Guile Theme Goes with Everything - Dance Central Demonstration
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTYtH28esTg

Microsoft’s E3 2011 Conference
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPt77q95aDE

Highlights
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2adTBhU5VhI

Ubisoft E3 2010 Conference - Battle Tag
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vizBWaNdSgQ

Ubisoft E3 2009 Conference - James Cameron talks about Avatar: The Game for what seems like forever…and doesn’t show one screenshot or any footage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XrQgA2PWvg

Ubisoft E3 2011 Conference - Mr. Caffeine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5u_Q0fX_C8

To be fair…Ubisoft’s conference that year isn’t that bad considering the content…but DOODLY DOODLY DOODLY DOO brought it down a few notches.

Mr. Caffeine Metal Remix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5mUapJTYyE

Microsoft E3 2012 - Usher whips out a concert for Dance Central 3 out of nowhere
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SAKcGA71g4

The game shows up about a bit 3/4 of the way through the performance and at first it seems like he’s finally demonstrating it…but then you realize the truth lol.

Microsoft E3 2009 - Kudo tries to be cool and show off Project Natal but ends up accidentally showing that the device isn’t where it needs to be
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXYSAcXpCnM

Activision E3 2007 Conference - Jamie Kennedy
http://www.gametrailers.com/videos/ptdnjx/activision-e3-2007-press-conference---jamie-kennedy-lowlights
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IifE-EAuSAI

what was jamie thinking!?

Peggle 2’s awkward announcement during Microsoft’s E3 2013 conference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr57Je1fVvM

Sony Announces AT&T as Vita’s 3G service provider
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11zCmB6HXT0

Disney tries to hype High School Musical Sing It @ E3 2007
http://www.gametrailers.com/videos/iuvwzh/high-school-musical--sing-it--e3-2007-press-conference-audience-participation

HYPE!

Spoiler

Sony curb stomps Microsoft’s conference at E3 2013 with No DRM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ht-0Hne4EU

Twilight Princess reveal @ Nintendo’s E3 2004 conference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE2Dc1sx71U

Killer Instinct’s reveal for the Xbox One @ Microsoft’s E3 2013 conference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXqb4GDJG_0

Final Fantasy Versus XIII’s shift to XV and next Gen along with KH3’s first reveal at Sony’s pre-E3 2013 PS4 conference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yE4WEyFlK0

Sony drops bombs during their E3 2015 conference

Final Fantasy 7R announcement reaction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EV9zDHletk

Shemue 3 E3 2015 announcement reaction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqPosnVLgOo

Last Guardian isn’t dead
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPTP9L9vlZg

Bonus: GT’s reactions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZYUq-jzLUg

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Gamescom 2017 info

Microsoft planning to have conference on Aug. 20th

12 pm PT

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my e3 bet.
there will be nothing i care about at this conference.

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Since I am the best at predicting everything.

This year

Capcom announces DMC5

Sega announces a new jet set radio

Shenmue 3 gets a release date

FFVII Remake gets a release date

Capcom announces Capcom vs SNK 3. Original Dev team developing.

Namco announces Soul Calibur 6.

Nintendo announces SSBM2. Wavedashing and L canceling removed. Fanbase told to go fuck themselves.

Bayonetta gets a crossover in DMC5. She has her own playable what if story. (shes secretly in love with dante in the game and hides it by insulting him, but is concerned for him when he is hurt)

Mario Oddessy revealed more

Microsoft announces a new battletoads

Capcom announces that ArcSys is developing Darkstalkers 4, with a disney animator to make sure they don’t fuck up key frames and animation principles.

Konami says sorry to Kojima. Develops P.T.

Sega announces crazy taxi 4, with a crazy online battle mode

Dragon’s Dogma 2 announced.

Capcom announces that the DLC was fake and all 6 characters are in the game.

MvC2 gets a re-re-rerelease. Arcade Perfect. Online Perfect.

Viewtiful Joe sequel announced, featuring Bayonetta from the Bayonetta series.

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I’m hoping we get more info about Days Gone.

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Ugh, I’ll have to defend my diploma during E3 -_-

Hopefully I’ll be free right on June 10th so I can dive deep into the press conferences

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I hope there will be news about the Vampyr game.

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Cool. I have mondays off so I’ll be able to watch the sony E3 stream. Hopefully Nintendos E3 Direct will be on a day I’m off too.

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My E3 Perdictions

Nintendo will not show and instead of during E3 will have their own online showcase.

Microsoft forgets the Xbox One is supposed to play games and instead focuses on shit no one cares about, now 4 years running

Sony Steals the Show unless Nintendo Do another BOTW (despite Nindy not being their)

Bethesda got something cooking

And fuck EA, and Ubisoft, no one cares

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I can’t wait to get salty at Nintendo even if they have a great showcase because either F-Zero, Metroid and/or Mother 3 no show again.

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Shenmue 3
Yakuza Kiwami 2
Persona 7 teaser
Final fantasy XV-2
Onimusha 1 remake
Dino crisis 1 remake
Whatever Zoolander last shilled (hahah)
Random nintendo IP developed by Ninja theory

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I want info on the new Spider-Man. It ain’t right how we were left starving for a year.

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I want a third person Metroid in the vein of BotW…just without weapon durability.

I’m looking for:

Switch announcements
Shenmue 3
DMC5

Anything else to blow my mind.

I’ll be laughing at:

Nintendo’s online details
Xbone

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Hype Hype Hype

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You don’t really need to predict that Nintendo isn’t showing, they already said they aren’t doing a conference this year and I think we all know that they aren’t going to do an E3 conference ever again because they have absolutely no need to do so.

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We in there. Let’s hope more live Orchestra for things.

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I have no reason to expect it, but I’m hoping for a new Chrono game. :s

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MY obligatary “please have a Socom game like Socom 2 and Socom confrontation and not like that abomination Socom 4”. Not going to happen but E3 is where the dreamers are.

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Tekken x Street Fighter, will it happen this year? Some people say yes because it’ll be after Tekken 7 but I’ve heard that one before.

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that sure sounds like a great way to cannibalize their Tekken 7 sales.

also again there is no proof NG4 is in development. the first statement was refrencing Nioh, and they later said "we aren’t working on it we will think of new ideas and visit the IP some other time.

that said im expecting something, KT said they’re expecting record sales next year and even if DW9 is open world i don’t think it would be that impressive sales wise. Dissidia has been sited to be lacking man power so i don’t know if they can Spare any of the Team Ninja guys to make a new DOA6 or something else although with Tekken 7 coming out this would be the perfect time for them to so since their biggest competitor would be out of their launch window.

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So what are the suspects of the rumormill now?

FF7R got announced
Shenmue 3 got announced
Kingdom Hearts 3 got announced
The Last Guardian actually came out
Final Fantasy XV actually came out

Which games besides Devil May Cry (seriously DMC5 is being “rumored” every god damn year since this generation started) haven’t gotten a sequel in a while?

I kinda doubt we’re getting a new Soulsborne game anytime soon
Resistance 4 rumor seems shady at best since Insomniac is busy with Spider-Man
It’s unlikely for a new Ratchet & Clank or Jak & Daxter to happen (again - Insomniac are busy with Spidey and Nauhty Dog got their hands thied with Unch and TLOU2)
Platinum Games are working on like 12 new games at the moment
It’s too early for any new Final Fantasy announcements besides new DLC episodes for XV
Blizzard doesn’t really visit E3 so Diablo 4 isn’t happening
2K apparently doesn’t have Borderlands 3 as a part of their confirmed games lineup for E3 (and we know Gearbox is working on that already)
Darksiders III just got announced and is in too early of a stage to be showcased publicly at a big event
Destiny 2 also got revealed last month and is getting a gameplay demo in like a couple of weeks
It’s also too early for anything Mafia related
Rockstar are busy with Red Dead Redemption 2

I guess Dead Island 2 might make an appearance? The devs said that game is apparently still happening
Assassin’s Creed should be revealed as well
It’s been a while since we heard anything about WILD (that weird Ubisoft game by the creator of Beyond Good & Evil)
#PrayForBG&E2?
EA will probably showcase the new Need for Speed game

Anything else?