For years now, the video game industry has descended upon Los Angeles for a week in June. E3 is a show filled with an overwhelming number of games and announcements, and 2019 is no exception. Though PlayStation won’t have a presence this year, there are still big names showcasing the future of interactive entertainment, including Xbox, Epic, Bethesda, EA, Nintendo, Ubisoft, and a whole lot more. You can keep up with all of the latest developments right here.
All the games coming to Google Stadia at launch and through 2020
Cyberpunk 2077 and Baldur’s Gate III are the big ones
Nov 8, 2019Sean Hollister and Nick Statt
Google’s Stadia cloud gaming service is coming November 19th: Everything you need to know
You can still preorder a Premiere Edition to play shortly after launch
Watch the full 26-minute Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order E3 demo
Showing off more of its dynamic combat and open world
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2’s creators want the game to grow up — but stay weird
Translating the original game into a gritty Seattle setting
How the creators of Yakuza turned hard-boiled detective drama into a game
Producer Kazuki Hosokawa explains how the Yakuza team switched directions
Jun 19, 2019Megan Farokhmanesh
Journey creator’s new game is designed ‘to battle against the human nature’
Sky: Children of the Light is a theme park for altruism
Monster Hunter: World is Capcom’s best-selling game — and it’s about to get even bigger
Executive director Kaname Fujioka on the game’s upcoming Iceborne expansion
Fortnite’s second celebrity tournament was a spectacular preview of next month’s World Cup
Mixing a wild custom stage, well-known stars, and lots of money on the line
John Wick Hex turns you into a cold, calculated killer
An unrelenting action movie is transformed into a cerebral strategy game
The new Blair Witch game will let you pet its dog
It’s being released in August for Xbox and PC
Jun 16, 2019Megan Farokhmanesh
Harvest Moon: Mad Dash is a fast-paced, welcome take on the slow franchise
The series creators are branching out
Sega does the retro console right with the fantastic Genesis Mini
Priced at $79.99 and arriving this September with more than 40 games
Jun 14, 2019Megan Farokhmanesh
Final Fantasy VII Remake is only part of the game, but it’s a massive world
Work has already begun on the second game
Cyberpunk 2077 doesn’t look weird enough to be edgy
Its E3 demo was a bland mission with dystopian window dressing
E3 2019: the most important stories from gaming’s biggest week
A look back at all the E3 news
Fire Emblem: Three Houses mixes classic strategy with Persona-style relationships
Permadeath becomes even more devastating
E3 proved that video game publishers want to become Netflix
The race to become “Netflix for Games” is on
Microsoft xCloud and Google Stadia hands-on: Why I can’t compare them yet
xCloud and Stadia are at vastly different stages of development, and aren’t even directly competing right now
Jun 13, 2019Megan Farokhmanesh
Man of Medan’s creators hold ‘death meetings’ to find the best way to kill characters
‘We have to kill people in really entertaining ways’
Bethesda’s Fallout Shelter and YouTube streaming are coming to Tesla cars
The announcement was made during a live chat with Todd Howard and Elon Musk at E3
Sayonara Wild Hearts is a pop music fever dream in video game form
Hands-on with Simogo’s latest
Cadence of Hyrule is a delightfully weird Zelda rhythm game that demands you move to the beat
The game, from the makers of Crypt of the NecroDancer, is out today on Nintendo Switch
How the unsettling Gooigi became Nintendo’s big E3 star
“It might taste like coffee.”
Jedi: Fallen Order could finally be the Star Wars game we’ve been waiting for
Reviving the glory of the single-player Star Wars game
Even without Animal Crossing, Nintendo has an incredible holiday lineup
Hands-on with Pokémon and Zelda at E3
Google Stadia hands-on: near-flawless Doom Eternal running on a Chromebook
Google came to E3 this year to demo its latest version of Stadia, and it’s quite impressive
E3 2019: 15 best trailers from the show
How can you go wrong with Keanu Reeves?
Xbox boss Phil Spencer on the future of gaming: ‘The business isn’t how many consoles you sell’
A deeper look at xCloud and Project Scarlett
The 14 biggest announcements from Nintendo’s E3 2019 presentation
It’s going to be a busy year
The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening on Switch launches in September
It’s going to be an adorable fall
How to watch Nintendo’s E3 2019 presentation
See all of the new games coming to the Nintendo Switch
Microsoft’s new Project Scarlett Xbox will support Xbox One controllers and accessories
The new Xbox Elite 2 controller will work just fine
The 7 biggest announcements from Square Enix’s E3 2019 press conference
From Sephiroth to Spider-Man
Watch the first trailer for Square Enix’s Avengers game, coming on May 15th, 2020
From Tomb Raider studio Crystal Dynamics
Jun 11, 2019Megan Farokhmanesh
Final Fantasy VIII is finally getting a remaster
A beloved title finally gets its comeback
Jun 11, 2019Megan Farokhmanesh
Final Fantasy VII Remake’s new trailer shows off combat, Tifa, and Sephiroth
The first game will be set in Midgar
Microsoft now allows Xbox players to pick any gamertag they want
Just like Discord, Steam, and Battle.net
Microsoft ends Xbox backward compatibility, but Project Scarlett will run Xbox One games
No more Xbox 360 and Xbox additions to the catalog
Roller Champions is a Ubisoft roller derby game with a preview available today
The game will be free-to-play and release in 2020
Ubisoft reveals game subscription service UPlay Plus for PC and Google Stadia
It will cost $14.99 and grant access to more than 100 titles
Microsoft’s Xbox Elite 2 controller hands-on: the best pro gamepad gets even better
Microsoft’s new Xbox controller retains the high-quality look and feel of the original
Watch Dogs Legion hands-on: an ambitious evolution of the series
45 minutes with Ubisoft’s next open-world hacking game
Jun 10, 2019Megan Farokhmanesh
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia creator is making a mockumentary about game development
Rob McElhenney stars as an egotistical creative director
Watch Dogs Legion launches on March 6th, 2020
Set in a dystopian post-Brexit London
Some Shenmue III Kickstarter backers want refunds because it’s an Epic Games Store exclusive
Shenmue III developers previously promised Steam keys
The 5 biggest announcements from UploadVR’s 2019 E3 VR showcase
Including a great-looking mashup of Beat Saber and John Wick
Microsoft confirms xCloud public test will let you try cloud gaming this October
Clearing up confusion after its Xbox E3 press conference
Microsoft’s Project Scarlett Xbox console will have an optical drive
Physical media will live on in the next console generation
How to watch Square Enix’s E3 2019 press conference
Marvel’s Avengers is expected to be the main event
Samsung’s CRG5 is a curved, G-Sync compatible, 1080p gaming monitor
A mix of great and so-so specs
Google Stadia will let publishers offer their own gaming subscriptions
Yet another way to pay for Stadia
Microsoft is suspiciously silent about xCloud game streaming
Microsoft’s new Project Scarlett console is now a key part of xCloud
How to watch the E3 VR Showcase and the PC Gaming Show at E3 2019
Oculus, Epic Games, Gearbox, and other companies will be there
Devolver is selling ‘bootleg’ versions of games like Hotline Miami and Enter the Gungeon
Be sure to try out “Catsylvania”
Deathloop is the next game from the studio behind Dishonored
Two assassins hunt each other while stuck in a time loop
Bethesda announces Orion cloud gaming system, with beta later this year
It’s meant to complement other game streaming services
Fallout 76 is getting a massive update with NPCs and battle royale
The Wastelanders update arrives this fall, and it’s free
The 14 biggest announcements for Microsoft Xbox at E3 2019
Catch up on everything
Microsoft’s next-generation Xbox: 8K graphics, SSD storage, and ray tracing for 2020
Project Scarlett arrives in fall 2020
Microsoft’s Xbox Elite 2 controller will arrive on November 4th for $179.99
It includes USB-C and new adjustable tension thumbsticks
A new Microsoft Flight Simulator is on the way
It uses Azure AI and looks great
Microsoft acquires Psychonauts developer Double Fine
Psychonauts 2 will still launch for other platforms
