Xbox E3 2018 Roundup

  • Microsoft opened strong by announcing Halo infinite powered by the Slip Space engine and starring Master Chief. It looks gorgeous.

  • 100% of fanfest tickets went going to charity.

  • Overall, Microsoft revealed 50 titles, and 18 exclusives, with 15 world premieres.

  • Ori’s sequel still looks gorgeous.

  • From software is making a new Dark Souls type game called Sekiro Shadows Die Twice, set for 2019. Because, you know, everyone wants a From Software game nowadays.

  • PUBG’s new war mode is coming to Xbox One this winter

  • Fallout 4 added to games pass.

  • DONTNOD making a game set in the Life is Strange universe called The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit. The game is set to launch on Jun3 26 and, oddly enough, it will be free.

  • Metro exodus looks even more nuts and even more beautiful than before.

  • Kingdom hearts III is coming to Xbox one—a first for the platform!

  • Sea of Thieves is getting two pieces of DLC this year with Forsaken Shores looking particularly great.

  • Forza Horizon 4 was announced and features dynamic seasons in a shared open world setting. It’s said to run at 60fps on Xbox One X. It will cross the finish line for Xbox One and Windows 10 on October 2 and will be included day one on Games Pass.

  • Microsoft opened a new studio called The Initiative. They also purchased a lot of studios like Undead Labs, Playground Games, Compulsion Games, and to my surprise, Ninja Theory.

  • We happy few launches August 10 and looks to have way more of a story than I originally thought.

  • Tales of Vesperia is coming to Xbox One, which is it’s first release in the West.

  • The Division 2 was revealed with the gameplay similar to the original’s E3 debut. And just like the original, the banter between players sounded just as scripted and unenthusiastic . You can pick the sequel up March 15 2019.

  • Xbox is implementing something it calls FastStart to Games Pass games which uses AI learning to help games downloaded up to 2x faster. Select titles will make use of the feature starting in June.

  • The Division, Elder Scrolls Online, and Fallout 4 now part of Games Pass starting today.

  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider is my favorite thing from the conference so far—it looks so incredible.

  • Session, a new skateboarding game, was announced.

  • Black Desert MMORPG was revealed.

  • Devil May Cry 5 was shown and looks as frantic and nuts as ever.

  • Cuphead is getting new DLC called Cuphead The Delicious Last Course and is set for 2019.

  • A new title called Tunic was shown and looks like Zelda starring an adorable fox. I’m down.

  • Bandi Namco has a new fighting game coming out called Jump Force.

  • Dying Light 2 revealed with all decisions effecting the game world and story.

  • A new Battletoads game is coming in 2019.

  • Just Cause 4 is launching December 4 2018 and looks as crazy as Just Cause 3, which I really enjoyed.

  • Microsoft revealed Gears Pop, a new mobile game coming in 2019. People didn’t really applaud. (LOL)

  • Then Microsoft announced Gears Tactics exclusively for PC and it kind of looks like Xcom based Gears.

  • Oh, and Gears 5 is set for 2019. People loved that.

  • Cyberpunk 2077 had the most kickass reveal, but unfortunately, it was only a CG trailer.


Antonio Worrall
Antonio Worrallhttps://antonioworrall.com
I'm a Senior IT Support Engineer, every day tech geek, gaming enthusiast, world traveler, and foodie living with my wife and cat in the NY/NJ area.

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