Every year E3 sets out to fulfill only one thing, provide a stage on which to show us gamers, media and marketers exactly what games and peripherals we have in store. Many years, E3 comes and goes and leaves nothing more than a slight level of excitement. This year though, I personally was absolutely floored. It seemed that not only was there an amazing amount of content, but it was quality content coming from almost every developer. That said, There are a few that just blew my mind, and this is how I would personally rank the games shown. (including ones we may have already seen or known)
1. Horizon: Zero Dawn:
This game was not only the best game shown IMO by a mile, it was a complete surprise. Firstly, I thought Guerilla's next game was quite a way off. More pressing, I was expecting it to be another installment in the Killzone franchise, a franchise that provides very little excitement for me. This game seems to perfectly pair stealth, survival and puzzle into one neat dino-filled package. What is not to like?
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2. Sea of Thieves:
This game is another that I simply just was not expecting. Much as with Guerilla, I just didn't expect the game to be ready to be revealed, let alone to see (or should I say sea?) gameplay. The art direction immediately draws you in and you instantly see that iconic RARE style. This game sets you in a player inhabited world in which you can become the next dastardly pirate in the history books. It looks absolutely massive and the ability to scale both land and sea has me extremely excited.
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3. Unravel:
This is a game that I think missed it's deserved chance in the spotlight. This game looks to be the perfect blend of platforming, puzzle solving and cuteness. I would describe it as Mario meets Limbo, (and spiderman?) and to my joy it takes the best qualities from both of those games. I truly have nothing but excitement for this game.
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There are plenty of games which have me excited, and there are plenty of games to look forward to but these games stand out to me in a way that none of the other games did. Below are some of the other games that were close contenders:
Gears 4
Halo 5
Uncharted 4
Tomb Raider
FFVII remake (no matter how far off it may be)
Rare replay (for nostalgia's sake)
For Honor
Mirror's edge
Metal Gear Solid V
and of course Fallout 4
What games have you guys most excited?
Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.
Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.
To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.
The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.
Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.
15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.
These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse
The charity event will be streamed live from Gamescom in August.
Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.
Just give me Fallout 4 , food, drinks and about 6 months without anyone bothering me please.
It that too much too ask?
Wife, boss, family, friends, life says no :(
Cannot win them all.
Good article Nick, I like your choices and honesty in explaining them with a fanboy rant in sight. Truly refreshing for a blog here.