It will host and honor all the biggest names of the gaming industry, with an array of categories, awards and
new game announcements set for the stage this year.
Already leaked, we can expect to see the arrival of the Xbox One Slim along with
new game announcements as well as updates from current and familiar ones like Gears Of War 4 and more!
Sony is in a bit of a strange position this year, where they've got a lot of games that have already been announced, that have not yet been released, so will there be any
big new game announcements or just more of the same?
I'm guessing additional information on the 3DS games already shown yesterday, new trailer for Animal Crossing 3DS, localization announcements of Layton and Fire Emblem plus a
surprise new game announcement.
Sure, we are going to
see new game announcements, demos, and Xbox Live updates, but the main attraction will be the Project Scorpio news.
While new game announcements for the Wii from European and American developers are still scarce, support from Japan seems to be steadily on the rise.
Gamescom is a little over a week away and hype is reaching a fevered pitch when it comes to
potential new game announcements from either Sony for PlayStation 4 or Microsoft for Xbox One.
But while we saw some lovely little games as part of a different side of Microsoft (The Last Night, Artful Escape and Ori 2 spring to mind), where were the big first - party
exclusive new game announcements?
The PlayStation Showcase is the official name for their conference that starts the show, and will be the place
where new game announcements will be made.
We already know there's «lots of good stuff planned» from PlayStation at gamescom 2014 (which may include PS4 versions of Journey, Until Dawn, and The Unfinished Swan), and today, PlayStation revealed that we can «expect
new game announcements alongside updates on some of the blockbuster titles you'll be playing this winter.»
However, it's not such a packed lineup that
totally new game announcements are out of the question, and many fans (myself included) are hoping for a Switch port of Smash Bros. to make its debut.
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Sony are promising «
big new game announcements and updates» after they «held back at E3» in a ploy to knock the hype right out of the Xbox One X on the eve of it's launch.
I'm guessing additional information on the 3DS games already shown yesterday, new trailer for Animal Crossing 3DS, localization announcements of Layton and Fire Emblem plus a
surprise new game announcement.
And you know what's interesting about what Jim said, PS4 is the best place to play, with the best support for 1st, 2nd and 3rd party support, and there is still PSX to go, for
more new game announcement, NOW that will truly be an interest time, when MS keeps talking about power and SONY just keeps bringing out those high quality games.
The 11 - minute Nindies Showcase, presented by Damon Baker and Kirk Scott, revealed
several new game announcements, some ports from other consoles, and the release window of the games presented.
We regularly update MGL with all the latest games that are available along
with new game announcements and big reveals from all the developers and publishers, big and small.
PlayStation, while it's currently rather quiet itself in terms of
new game announcements, can afford such since we all know it's got plenty of developer support, and it's only a matter of time before people start breaking the silence of their quiet developments.
It's likely that
a new game announcement or two will appear at this week's Nintendo Direct, but whether that includes an Animal Crossing title is really anyone's guess at this point.
It seems like this year's The Game Awards is going to be the best with the world premiere of many 2016 games is scheduled to take place (Far Cry Primal) and
some new game announcement.
I'll most likely pass on it and wait for
new game announcements.
Maybe
a new game announcement or two for next year in Japan.