E3-2018

E3-2018 headlines

• The games we thought for sure would be at E3 2018 but were nowhere to be found

  How many games did you just know had to be at E3 2018 but didn't end up being there? Quite a few, we bet.

• Hitman 2 is Season 2 in all but name. Also, you can smack people with a fish

  Hello. Do you have a moment to talk about our lord and savior, Agent 47?

• Nintendo, Smash Bros. were the most Tweeted about topics and reveals at E3 2018

  Of the roughly 15 million tweets made during the E3 2018 week, Nintendo and its games were the most popular.

• Cyberpunk 2077: here's a recap on everything from the E3 2018 demo

  The Cyberpunk 2077 showing at E3 2018 was one of the biggest bits of news out of the show. In case you missed any of it, here’s a handy recap.

• Final Fantasy and Monster Hunter collide: Producers Yoshida and Tsujimoto explain a cross-over seven years in the making

  Two of the biggest RPG successes out of Japan in recent memory are coming together – and it all started with a meeting in a bar.

• Anthem's hands-off demos left me cold - but a quick hands-on convinced me completely

• YouPorn traffic suffered a heavy blow because of Fortnite

  YouPorn’s gamer traffic dropped by 13% during the Fortnite Pro-Am tournament before perking right back up again.

• Cyberpunk 2077 will feature full nudity for a good reason

  Cyberpunk 2077 isn’t going to censor your junk, and it reflects major themes about the game world.

• GTFO E3 trailer is about working as a team to survive the horror

  GTFO’s brand of horror is still deadly, even when you bring friends and lots of guns.

• Forza Horizon 4's changing seasons bring big graphical upgrades over its predecessors - report

  Forza Horizon 4 may not be a complete revolution in terms of its technical makeup, but a new report reveals just some of the new upgrades it offers over Forza Horizon 3.

• Microsoft wants next Xbox to support high framerate, faster start times

  Microsoft’s Phil Spencer thinks framerates and load times are areas consoles – including Xbox – can improve on.

• Cyberpunk 2077 looks next-gen, but it's aiming for current

  CD Projekt RED has confirmed that Cyberpunk 2077 is geared towards the current console generation alongside PC.

• E3 2018 attendance was highest since 2005

  E3 2018 attendance was the convention’s highest in over a decade, and it managed to showcase 3,250 different gaming products.

• E3 2018: watch the first gameplay footage of co-op zombie shooter World War Z

  World War Z developer Saber Interactive treated us to our first look at in-game footage just before E3, and this week, we get a proper look at the action.

• Bethesda explains how and why the Alexa Skyrim: Very Special Edition came to be

  One of Bethesda’s least expected surprises at its E3 showcase was the Skyrim: Very Special Edition.

• E3 2018: here's our very first look at gameplay from The Surge 2

  The Surge 2 was announced back in February with a 2019 release target.

• The Final Fantasy 7 remake skipped E3, but it's still in active development

  Surprise surprise, the Final Fantasy 7 remake was a no-show at E3 2018 – but it’s still being worked on, and it’s well beyond the initial concept stage.

• Grime accumulates on your guns in Metro Exodus, and you'll need to clean them at workbenches

  In the funny world of videogames, periodically needing to stop to clean the muck off your gun can be a genuine selling point. Let’s talk Metro Exodus.

• Forza Horizon 4 lets you hit 'Superstar' status purely by creating paint jobs

  Forza Horizon 4 wants to give players more options for how they progress through the game.