It's been a little over a year since the Nintendo Switch launched, and it's still going strong in
terms of game announcements and sales.
Once again there was a
flurry of game announcements for the PS Vita and its lovely Indie section this week, including: Mechrunner — Finally Sony fans can get their fill of giant robot goodness.
The Sony E3 show continued its barrage
of game announcements with a phenomenal first look at Monster Hunter World, coming from Capcom early next year.
The
bonanza of game announcements, press conferences, and watching long gameplay streams has died off, and we're suddenly on the cusp of entering the traditional summer lull.
Publishers flood pre-E3 week with
torrent of game announcements and release dates, while offering looks at the likes of Rock Band 3, DJ Hero 2, Enslaved, and Homefront.
That means this past year has been chock
full of game announcements for sequels, reboots, offshoots, and — however occasional — zany new titles.
E3 is just around the corner, meaning that the industry big hitters are planning out their conferences, developers are putting together sizzle reels, and gamers are salivating at the
thought of game announcements, countless new trailers, and game demos.
And from Insomniac Games, there was the announcement of the game
It feels like we get a month's
worth of game announcements and releases practically every week, and while this is great for anyone starved of things to do, it also means many brilliant concepts and ideas get buried under the sheer volume of news.
The VR support news wasn't a
part of the game announcement, but the possibility is mighty high, considering player demands, as well as the industry's.
In just the latest
rash of game announcements coming out of Comic - Con this week, 30 Studios announced they are stepping into the fantasy action RPG ring with Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning.
That's the PlayStation Experience, of course, and Sony's fan expo has returned for a third year with a monster
slate of game announcements.
The first Source debuted with the launch of Counter-Strike: Source, so we can probably expect some
sort of game announcement from Valve very soon.
Although not as impressive as Valve's showing, Microsoft did reveal a few interesting bits of information, along with a
handful of game announcements.
Sony Computer Entertainment Japan and Asia took to the stage at the Tokyo Game Show 2015 with a
number of game announcements, but the PlayStation VR was also given a slot.
The first three days have been one
of game announcements.
In terms
of game announcements, they have to dazzle; big name games are vital, but a few fan favourites and some credible indie projects will show that they each understand where the future of their business lies — they need to empower and harness this new generation of independent game developers.