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Predicting E3 2018: Ubisoft

Ubisoft has already had a year worth celebrating. Yes, the launch of Far Cry 5 was a success, but more importantly to the company itself, it managed to successfully fend off a hostile takeover from…

June 7, 2018 | 02:00 EDT

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Lingering Questions of E3 2017: Bethesda's VR Push, Creation Club, and More!

E3 2017 may have come and gone, but of all the presentations at the event, one stood out among all the others, not for having the best show or debuting the best and most interesting games, but…

June 27, 2017 | 09:00 EDT

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Lingering Questions of E3 2017: EA and the Future of Anthem, Battlefront II, and A Way Out

Proportionately, EA debuted a lot of sequels this year during their EA Play event prior to E3. Of the seven or so games that were shown off by EA at EA Play and E3 2017, five were continuations of…

June 26, 2017 | 09:00 EDT

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What is Bethesda's Creation Club? A Look at the "Paid Mods" Tragedy of E3 2017

Of all the announcements that came out of E3 2017, there was no announcement that was more universally hated than Bethesda's Creation Club unveiling. Shown off near the end of Bethesda's conference,…

June 20, 2017 | 01:00 EDT

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The Winners of E3 2017: Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo, and More!

Compared to previous E3 events, E3 2017 was relatively tame; there were no overt jabs between Microsoft and Sony regarding their latest consoles (there were some more subtle ones though, i.e. Shawn…

June 16, 2017 | 01:00 EDT

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The Losers of E3 2017: EA, Bethesda and their "Paid Mods," and More!

While E3 may be an event where developers, publishers, and gamers get together to show off, play, and perhaps most importantly, celebrate games, E3 is, at its core, a competition between companies…

June 16, 2017 | 12:00 EDT

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Ubisoft Needs to Revive the Old to Win E3 2017

In the shadows of publishing giants like Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft, it's easy to forget about conferences from publishers like Ubisoft. However, Ubisoft continues to deliver on conferences year…

June 9, 2017 | 11:00 EDT

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Hype and Peace: How to Survive E3's Marketing Blitz with your Sanity Intact

Every year, like clockwork, some of the gaming industry's best and most talented developers and publishers meet each other under one roof in an attempt to show off their latest and greatest products…

June 9, 2017 | 09:00 EDT

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Sony Has A Few Options to Help Them Win E3 2017

Since the dawn of time there has always been one winner of each E3, and this year will be no different. Sony has as good a chance as ever to take home that prize, but the competition is also as tough…

June 8, 2017 | 11:00 EDT

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From Dishonored to The Elder Scrolls: How Bethesda Can Win E3 2017

With the release of Prey, DOOM, and Dishonored 2 within the last year, Bethesda has proven that it is more than just a one (or perhaps more accurately, two) trick pony that only knows how to create…

June 7, 2017 | 09:00 EDT

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Why Nintendo Has Already Won E3 2017

It’s strange to think about Nintendo these days, considering how mixed of a reception they get by the gaming community. Critics to fanboys alike are always hotly charged when it comes to the big “N…

June 6, 2017 | 11:00 EDT

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From Halo to Scorpio to HoloLens: How Microsoft Can (Maybe) Win E3 2017

With some of gaming's biggest developers, publishers, and everyone else in between gathering at E3 to show off their latest and greatest, it is inevitable that everyone there will be trying to one-up…

June 5, 2017 | 11:00 EDT

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Predicting E3 2016: Ubisoft

Ubisoft might not be as big as publishers like EA and Activison, but they continue to put out a substantial amount of games every year. In just this year alone, Ubisoft has given us Tom Clancy’s The…

June 10, 2016 | 12:30 EDT

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The Devil's Advocate: Is E3 Nothing More than Empty Promises?

At its core, E3 is the rough equivalent of having your parents tell you what you are getting for Christmas ahead of time. You've got all these big developers and publishers going on stage and…

May 30, 2016 | 11:00 EDT

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Squandered Dreams: Five E3 Games That Never Were

By all accounts, E3 2015 was an amazing show. Announcements delivered hype, surprises were plentiful, VR was proven to be a real thing and broken promises were kept. Yes, it will be a long time…

June 23, 2015 | 09:00 EDT

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Predicting E3 2015 – Nintendo

Nintendo has always been one of the most impressive presenters at E3, though it's not too hard for the gaming giant to leave their mark at the expo. Don't let the release of Splatoon fool you into…

June 13, 2015 | 02:30 EDT

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Predicting E3 2015 – Sony

Sony has been riding high as the top selling 8th Gen console. Combine strong sales figures for the PS4 with the somewhat shaky launch of the Xbox One and the less popular successor to the Wii, and…

June 13, 2015 | 11:30 EDT

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Don't Believe the Hype! A Little Skepticism is a Good Thing.

Critics and gamers alike are issuing sighs of disappointment in the wake of Destiny's release. Once again, a game has failed to deliver the experience promised by its publisher, and customers are…

October 4, 2014 | 09:00 EDT

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4 Things At E3 2014 I Never Knew I Wanted

As Steve Jobs famously put “People don’t know what they want until you show it to them.” In essence this is half of what E3 is all about (the other half being a plea for investors to start or…

June 12, 2014 | 10:02 EDT

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E3 2014 Microsoft - What we should expect

With E3 coming next week, we here at TechRaptor thought we would show you what we expect to see from the major publishers, starting with Microsoft. Their press conference begins June 9th at 9:30 PDT…

June 6, 2014 | 12:00 EDT

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Should games be announced before E3?

The recent unceremonious announcements of high profile titles Halo 5: Guardians and Far Cry 4 beg a certain question. Should you announce games before E3? With certain games, the answer is obvious.…

May 27, 2014 | 09:00 EDT

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EA Sports - Will the Ignite Engine Accelerate Next Gen Gaming?

As November gets closer and closer, sports gamers are getting more excited, and worried at the same time, about how their next-gen sports gaming experiences are going to turn out. EA Sports has come…

July 6, 2013 | 09:00 EDT