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Top 5 E3 2012 Predictions

This expo of all things gaming usually brings a fair share of to-be-expected news regarding big publishers and anticipated games. However it’s the completely off-the-wall unexpected surprise announcements that keep us on the edge of our seat during the entire expo. Expecting this year to be filled with high-level surprises to really knock the gaming world around. Ordered from least-to-most likely, here’s 5 speculative announcements we might get out of E3 this year. If any of these expectations come to fruition, remember you heard it here first!

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Hurricane435098d ago

GTAV gives release date a day before on June 4, 2012, and everyone goes crazy, it gets a release date of October 2012.

LOGICWINS5098d ago (Edited 5098d ago )

At this point, I prefer that GTA5 come out next year to add as much polish to the game as possible and figure out how to take full advantage of Blu-Ray/the PS3's capabilities. Max Payne 3, Sleeping Dogs, Tomb Raider, The Last of Us, Assassin's Creed 3, Halo 4...the list goes on.

2012 is already packed. Also, a 2012 release date announcement for GTA5 at E3 would hurt Max Payne 3's sales in the long-term. If GTA5 were to come out this year, Max Payne 3 MP would be a ghost town by year's end. I'm sure Rockstar wants Max Payne 3 to keep people busy until May 2013.

If at E3 2012, Rockstar says that GTA5 will have our most "ambitious single player and multiplayer yet...and its coming this year", you'll have tons of people waiting for GTA5 instead of buying Max Payne 3 + Max Payne 3 DLC.

Also...I doubt Take Two will want GTAV leading people away from Bioshock Infinite.

roadkillers5098d ago

Rockstar added gang wars to Max Payne 3 and gangs are able to transfer across other Rockstar titles so thats a way to keep both games striving online. Heck, that may even help out Max Payne's sales having GTAV release in October (If done right, GTAV's online could give MP3 a lot of recognition).

sniper-squeak5098d ago

I've always thought of the "E3 2012" to be "the big one", not because there's a likihood of any new consoles being released but because of the footing developers and competitors now have. And maybe because of the year as well lol.

There are a LOT of games people are looking forward to (more so on PS3's behalf) and it would be nice if Sony please the customer as well as themselves too by showing gameplay of certain titles and release dates as they have an amazing line up.

WeskerChildReborned5098d ago

I think it has already been confirmed that Apple and Steamm aren't working on a console and i don't think Wii U will drop the name cause if they wanted to drop the Wii name, they would have done it from the beginning.

guitarded775098d ago

This list is full of crazy; I would just ignore whatever predictions are made on it. I think Patcher may be behind this.

yabhero5098d ago

Apple is not, Steam we don't know. I'd love it if they had a hand in developing the Nintendo Network

BrutallyBlunt5098d ago

My predictions

1. Nintendo will steal the show and will have a surprise showing of GTA V on the Wii U.
2. Sony will try and keep the hype going with Vita and will announce a price drop for the Playstation 3 just before the show.
3. Microsoft will show off the latest Call of Duty, have some well known guest appearance playing a Kinect title showing it's for the hardcore and will announce an official price cut of both Kinect and the XBOX 360.

MySwordIsHeavenly5098d ago

The problem is...

How is that Nintendo stealing the show?

The other THREE platforms will get GTA V, as well.

BrutallyBlunt5098d ago

Not if it is either, timed exclusive, has more features (Wii U controller), or performs/looks better.

Why I say it will steal the show is because it is likely Nintendo will be the only ones showing off new hardware and the games that will go with it. Not only that but the 3DS will have a huge showing as well that will trump Vita.

MySwordIsHeavenly5097d ago

The 3DS will have a big showing, but it's not going to touch Call of Duty on Vita with online multi-player. THAT is what people want. I'm upset that the original Infinity Ward won't be able to do it, however. :/ They were the only good COD developers.

ronin4life5097d ago (Edited 5097d ago )

@mysword
Unless 3ds gets CoD as well.
Nintendo has already stated that western 3rd parties are poised to reveal their work at e3, and CoD is the most influential 3rd party game out there. And their online game has improved and is expected to be even stronger after e3 announcements.

And if you really think that CoD on a cheaper platform with a larger install base will be outsold by CoD on a more expensive system with fewer games then... well, whatever.

OmniSlashPT5098d ago

You know nothing about E3. Rockstar never shows their games at E3 and they've already confirmed they'll not have GTAV at E3. They announce their games when they want, release trailers when they want and just keep owning everyone.

Just to be clear...

1. Nintendo will show of the Wii U, announce more Mario and Zelda and announce the specs. Everyone goes crazy.
2. Sony shows off a load bunch of games for the PS3, Move and Vita. No one cares and calls it a fail.
3. MS will show of Halo 4 and BLOPS2. Plus some Kinect bs. Still better than Sony people say.

It's like that every year lmao

ronin4life5097d ago

That is the exact OPPOSITE of the majority of the gaming presses reaction every year. You have your realities backward.
But of course, this is n4g....^_^;

zavierkai5098d ago

This are stupid prediction.Apple makes his own conference and valve alrady told that they would be showing nothing new at E3.Gabe alrady told rumor about apple/valve never happened.

SKUD5098d ago

No new console hardware from MS and Sony. Only nintendo.

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solideagle38m ago(Edited 37m ago)

It's Elden Ring

INMATEofARKHAM19m ago

solideagle, maybe the article is wrong but it mentions BG3 as the other.

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