The E3 2018 Xbox briefing, which is around 100 minutes long, will apparently include a lot of game reveals and other big announcements. Xbox boss Phil Spencer said on Twitter that he is excited to "world premiere 15 games" during the event, and announce "much, much more." The exact wording leaves some things ambiguous, however, as "world premiere" could mean the premiere of a new mode for an announced game or something other than a full game announcement. He tweeted after finishing the final rehearsal for the Xbox briefing. Spencer didn't tease any of the reveals. However, EA announced during its own briefing today that more details on Battlefield V's single-player mode will be announced during the Xbox briefing. Just wrapped our final #XboxE3 rehearsal. Feeling great about the show. Excited to world premiere 15 games tomorrow and much, much more #E32018 pic.twitter.com/NxPreEOXfw — Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) June 10, 2018 Microsoft's press conference kicks off Sunday, June 10 at 1 PM PT / 4 PM ET / 9 PM BST (6 AM AET on June 11). We don't know yet what Microsoft will show during the event, but game announcements, new gameplay footage for existing games, and surprises are expected. You will be able to watch the entire event here on GameSpot, while we will have a liveblog of the show as well so you can see a blow-by-blow breakdown of the event. Following Microsoft's briefing on Sunday will be Bethesda's E3 2018 press conference at 6:30 PM PT / 9:30 PM ET. The show then rolls on from their with Ubisoft and Sony on Monday and then Nintendo on Tuesday. For more, check out GameSpot's E3 2018 hub to get up to speed on all the big news, videos, previews, and more.<doc-sep>At Saturday's EA Play event for E3 2018, the publisher announced a new game as part of its EA Originals label: Sea of Solitude. Along with the announcement, EA showed a trailer, which showcased the game's beautiful, flooded world and stylized but haunting monsters. Sea of Solitude is developed by Jo-Mei, a small game studio based in Berlin. It stars a girl who has been turned into a monster, and your goal is to find out how she transformed and how to turn her back into a human. The game's main theme is loneliness and how it affects people. Sea of Solitude was announced alongside another EA Originals title, Unravel 2, which is out today. Be sure to check our roundup of EA's press conference for all the news, trailers, and more, including new details on Battlefield V and Anthem. And stay tuned for more E3 2018 coverage as the week goes on.<doc-sep>Microsoft E3 2018 knocked everyone’s socks off with 100 minutes of announcements, game reveals, and more, Get all the news from the show right here. Microsoft hosted its E3 2018 briefing this evening, and came straight out the gate with a look at the next game in the Halo series. The trailer was a cinematic trailer affair for Halo Infinite. It was a rather lovely trailer, and it was good to see Master Chief again at the end. Halo Infinite will reportedly focus more on Master Chief’s story, something 343 Industries learned the hard way with Halo 5. It also looks like the story will be set on another Halo. You can clearly see the ring reaching up into the sky, and one other thing looked familiar: the Warthog. Sadly, release date was not provided. Phil Spencer took the stage after the trailer to the announced 50 games, 18 titles with exclusivity and 15 world premieres would be shown today. As promised yesterday, a video for the single-player campaign was shown for Battlefield 5. It was very short, and really didn’t tell us much, if anything, but it was a rather nice for what little it showed. A trailer for Ori and the Will of the Wisps came on next. Lots of love shown for that by the audience, and for good reason. The original was a fabulous game. The trailer showed off some of the combat mechanics, interesting enemy encounters and the return of challenging puzzles The story-driven adventure releases on Xbox One and Windows 10 in 2019. From Software’s new title Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, is being published by Activision. The trailer was just fabulous, and we can’t wait see more, especially since it’s directed by Dark Souls mastermind Hidetaka Miyazaki. Set in late 1500s Sengoku Japan, you play as Sekiro, also known as the ‘one-armed wolf’, whose purpose is revenge and rescue. It’s a single-player game featuring RPG elements, and is due for release on PC, PS4 and Xbox One in early 2019. Watch on YouTube Four times the size of Fallout 4, Todd Howard came on stage to discuss Fallout 76, which takes place in West Virginia, as we figured due to the John Denver cover playing in the previous trailer. Fitting location, considering the the lovely Greenbrier resort in the state has a massive underground vault. Fallout 4 is also coming to Xbox Game Pass. Well, actually, it’s out today. The Division, Elder Scrolls Online, Vermintide 2, and more are also on the way to Xbox Game Pass. A video for Crackdown 3 was shown along with one for Nier: Automata Become As Gods which was announced earlier. – albeit a bit early. It’s out on June 26. The Fallout news was followed by a video for Metro Exodus which will grace consoles and PC on February 22. The area in the trailer showed a huge drainage basin, along with a heap of bandits and a religious cult to deal with. There’s also, as you might expect, a bunch of mutant people and animals to shoot. A look at Cursed Sails, the next DLC for Sea of Thieves, was shown. It was a rather fun watch. It’s coming in July, and the next content drop, Forsaken Shores, is out in August. Playground Games gave us a look at Forza Horizon 4, set in the UK. It features a shared open world, and dynamic seasons which “change everything.” Time of day and seasons are both tied to players in multiplayer, which allows all players to have the same experience. World events allow the entire community to come together to earn “big rewards,” joining other players is easy, and quick chat options are available. There will be seasons, and something different every time. Forza Horizon 4 is out October 2, and is included in Xbox Game Pass. Kingdom Hearts 3 is coming to Xbox for the first time. The news came alongside a new trailer. The release date was leaked a bit early, so we already knew it would be releasing on January 29. It’s also coming to PlayStation 4. Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition is coming to Xbox One, which is a pretty big deal. It will contain all previously released content from the PS3 version for the first time in Europe. Fans can expect both English and Japanese voice overs. Tales of Vesperia Definitive Edition is also coming to PS4, PC and Switch. A PUBG trailer was shown, and it gave us a look at the winter map. As you’d expect, things look snowy. It was also announced Sanhok would finally arrive on PC June 22, and is coming to Xbox in late summer 2018. A first look at The Division 2 was shown, featuring gameplay of agents doing recon in the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, DC. We expect to hear more on the game tomorrow during the Ubisoft presentation. Devil May Cry 5 made an appearance, and this time out, the game stars Dante’s buddy Nero. The poor fella has lost his demon arm, but the robotic replacement doesn’t look too shabby. Devil May Cry 5 will feature three playable characters, each with their own brand of stylish combat to battle demons in a destructible environment. Devil May Cry 5 will be released on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in spring 2019. Looks at Shadow of the Tomb Raider, the new skating game Session, Tunic, Black Desert Online, Hyper Universe, and Captain Spirit were shown. The latter is a Life is Strange “experience”. Cuphead DLC called The Delicious Last Course is coming next year. In it, Cuphead and Mugman are joined by Ms. Chalice for a DLC add-on adventure on a brand-new island. Expect new weapons, new charms and Ms. Chalice’s brand new abilities. Players will take on multifaceted, “screen-filling bosses” to assist Chef Saltbaker in Cuphead’s final challenging quest. Xbox boss Phil Spencer announced the company had acquired Playground Games and Undead Labs, which wasn’t a surprise. Buying Ninja Theory was a surprise though – at least for us. Spencer also announced a new Santa Monica-based studio called The Initiative. Bandai Namco showed a world premiere of its new game for Xbox One users. Jump Force is coming in 2019 and it features Naruto, Goku, Luffy, and many more famous Anime and Manga characters fighting in iconic landmarks such as New York City’s Times Square and the Matterhorn in the Alps. It will also release on PS4 and PC. A trailer for Dying Light 2 was up next, and the game’s narrative designer Chris Avellone came on stage. He discussed how the choices made in the game will change the world, and have consequences. For example, providing water to the public may help people, but a faction will use it as currency. You can choose to help the people, or join with the factions. There are hundreds of choices to be made. Dying Light 2 is set to be released on Xbox One, PC and PlayStation 4. Battletoads is finally coming back, but not until next year. It will be a 2.5D game with hand-drawn 4K graphics, and it’s an entirely new game with three-player co-op. An August 10 release date for We Happy Few was announced. A trailer for Just Cause 4 was shown, after those lovely screens leaked earlier today, a few days after being leaked on Steam. And guess what? You can ride a freaking tornado. This is why we love Rico. He’s the ultimate badass. He is so badass, even tornadoes are like “sure man, hop on.” This time Rico will be taking on the Black Hand, an extremely powerful private army, with the usual mix of grapples and wingsuits and vehicular manslaughter. And just being Rico. Just Cause 4 is due to launch on December 4 for PC, Xbox One, and PS4. H The Coalition boss Rod Fergusson came on stage to announce a Gears of War mobile title called Gears Pop, and an RTS spin on the IP called Gears Tactics. The biggie though was Gears of War 5. Two trailers were shown for it, and it’s out in 2019.<doc-sep>
EA had already announced its biggest titles, like Battlefield V, before its E3 keynote. But it showed up with a number of smaller announcements, including a new indie game that’s launching today, as well as some gameplay footage for the highly anticipated BioWare game Anthem. And the show was shot through with promises that EA isn’t going to repeat last year’s Battlefront II loot crate debacle. It was a low-key way to start a week of big reveals, but not a disappointing one. Here’s the most exciting stuff from the show. After being announced last year, Mass Effect studio BioWare’s new game Anthem was due for a bigger reveal in 2018. It’s a shared-world role-playing game set in a hostile future, where players don powered armor suits known as “javelins” to play cooperative missions. EA didn’t disappoint with its reveal: it offered a release date, some more details, and a few minutes of gameplay. The footage so far makes it look like a combination of mech warfare, Destiny-style massively multiplayer gameplay, and the epic science fiction that BioWare is known for. Anthem will be released on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on February 22nd, 2019. This isn’t a big surprise, since it feels like every game is getting a competitive multiplayer mode inspired by the massively popular PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and Fortnite. But now we know that Battlefield V will let you fight to be the last player standing in a World War II battlefield. You know, just like in real life. In any case, we got a new trailer with a little bit of multiplayer gameplay and some detail about the game’s single-player “War Stories.” The first Unravel stole our hearts with its adorable yarn protagonist Yarny, although it sometimes frustrated us with its challenging puzzle platformer gameplay. Now, it’s getting a sequel called Unravel 2, which is supposed to be “friendlier,” “more challenging,” and “more playful” than its predecessor. Among other changes, Unravel 2 will feature two Yarny characters, which means that either one player can control both, or two people can play cooperatively. Unravel 2 is not only being announced today, it’s being released immediately on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. EA picked up indie game Sea of Solitude some time ago, and it’s got a new trailer out at E3. One of the game’s core themes is that “when humans get too lonely, they turn into monsters” — and in this case, that’s literally the plight of protagonist Kay, who must explore a nearly deserted city finding others like herself. Sea of Solitude is shaping up to be a haunting little game when it comes out in early 2019 on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Titanfall developer Respawn hinted at a new Star Wars game before the show, and now we know it’s called Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. We don’t know much more than that, unfortunately. The single-player story game is slated for release during the holiday season in 2019; it’s set after Revenge of the Sith, when the Jedi are being hunted; and it’s got a dark and gritty feel. Oh, and you can use a lightsaber. Meanwhile, Battlefront II is getting expanded with material from the Clone Wars, including playable versions of Anakin Skywalker, Count Dooku, General Grievous, and Obi-Wan Kenobi. We don’t know when that’s coming out, but there’s a Solo-themed expansion arriving on June 12th, featuring new environments on Kessel and a new starfighter mode, among other things.