That, I think it's safe to say, was not a banger, but Sony's E3 conference did at least offer a few surprises. Skyrim in VR, Monster Hunter World and a (new) remaster of Shadow of the Colossus were the big stories - see it all as it unfolded here.
Our live coverage of this event has finished.
00:26 am UTC Hello! Martin Robinson 00:26 am UTC Oh hi this seems to have started early then. Martin Robinson 00:26 am UTC Supermassive - them of Until Dawn fame - have just announced Hidden Agenda. Martin Robinson 00:27 am UTC It's a new social game that follows the same style as Until Dawn with many players helping make the decisions. Martin Robinson 00:27 am UTC And it's using something called PlayLink. Martin Robinson 00:27 am UTC That'll teach me to go downstairs to get a bottle of whiskey. Martin Robinson 00:28 am UTChermanallen: So has it started or are these two going to show all the games?
It starts officially at 2am, but before then we're getting a steady trickle of announcements it seems.
Martin Robinson 00:28 am UTChermanallen: So has it started or are these two going to show all the games?
It starts officially at 2am, but before then we're getting a steady trickle of announcements it seems.
Martin Robinson 00:28 am UTC It's not making much sense to me really - I do know that Polyphony are up next with GT Sport, and we should get a release date. Martin Robinson 00:29 am UTChermanallen: Thanks for the update Martin
Bowmore single malt. Cheap but effective!
Martin Robinson 00:30 am UTC Matterfall is out 15th August. Martin Robinson 00:31 am UTC And now it's Everybody's Golf. Martin Robinson 00:32 am UTC SAVE SOME GAMES FOR THE CONFERENCE ITSELF GUYS. Martin Robinson 00:40 am UTC Now I know how Tom felt during the reveal for Beyond Good & Evil 2. This new Gran Turismo Sport trailer is beautiful. Martin Robinson 00:40 am UTC Having been to the N24 a few weeks ago, it absolutely nails the mood, lighting and atmosphere of the place. Martin Robinson 00:41 am UTC Nothing more than a 'Fall 2017' release window for Gran Turismo Sport, which is a little disappointing. Martin Robinson 00:47 am UTCkingpin3000: @Martin GT release date feels like a TGS announcement.
I thought it might be out a bit sooner than TGS... Maybe wishful thinking on my part.
Martin Robinson 00:47 am UTC Superhot on PlayStation VR. Martin Robinson 00:48 am UTC If this is what they're showing before the conference, what will the conference itself hold? Martin Robinson 00:48 am UTC Half-Life 3 inbound people! Martin Robinson 00:49 am UTC Pack up and go home boys, we're done here. Martin Robinson 00:50 am UTC Tropico! There's surely nothing left to show now. Martin Robinson 00:50 am UTCX201: We need Eurogamer's Tropic correspondent, now!
Fine, you go and wake him up. I'm not doing it.
Martin Robinson 00:53 am UTC Undertale also coming to PS4. Martin Robinson 00:53 am UTC CALM YOUR TITS SONY. Martin Robinson 00:54 am UTC No Vita version, before you ask. Martin Robinson 00:54 am UTC God, maybe we could get around to reviewing it this time. Sorry about that... Martin Robinson 00:54 am UTC OH THERE IT IS! A Vita version of Undertale is coming. Martin Robinson 00:54 am UTC That's the megaton. Step aside Half-Life 3, the big one's just landed. Martin Robinson 00:55 am UTCCrackerjacker: Anyone else get the feeling that Martin had a dream about "Car DLC for every game", and everything since has been a disappointment?
A man is allowed to dream.
Martin Robinson 00:56 am UTC And Ni No Kuni 2 - just a trailer, and the release date which we already knew. Martin Robinson 00:57 am UTCman.the.king: Ni No Kuni 2 looks like real-time action instead of turn-based.
It is I believe, quite a departure from the original.
Martin Robinson 00:57 am UTC And one final piece of news - the PlayStation Experience is coming back to Anaheim this December. Martin Robinson 00:58 am UTC All this and we've got two minutes to go 'til the actual show. Martin Robinson 00:59 am UTChermanallen: Why the fark is everything in California?! No love for the southeast?!!
I was kind of hoping it would come to Europe.
Martin Robinson 00:59 am UTC Oh you probably weren't talking about south east London were you. Martin Robinson 01:00 am UTC It's the guy from Catastrophe talking about TV. Martin Robinson 01:01 am UTC Oh, so that's why you kept all the games in the pre-show? Martin Robinson 01:01 am UTC Ah, it's just all part of a pre-roll before the actual show starts. Martin Robinson 01:01 am UTC Let's hope they sort the stream quality out first. Martin Robinson 01:01 am UTC Here. Martin Robinson 01:01 am UTC We. Martin Robinson 01:01 am UTC Go. Martin Robinson 01:02 am UTC We start with a live music accompaniment, as we did last year. Martin Robinson 01:02 am UTC But what for? My money's on the standalone Uncharted DLC. Martin Robinson 01:02 am UTC Happy to be wrong. I often am. Martin Robinson 01:03 am UTCkingpin3000: Does Eurogamer have anyone there this year?
Tom, Wes, Aoife and Bratt are all over there. Probably all pissed up somewhere on Sunset now though idk.
Martin Robinson 01:03 am UTCAshkorsair: martin are u related to chris robinson, singer from the black crowes? (a propos of nothing)
Yeah that's my son. We don't talk anymore.
Martin Robinson 01:04 am UTC Tom is in the press conference itself - but as is often the case with these events, wi-fi in the venue is very poor. Martin Robinson 01:05 am UTC Yup, it's Uncharted. And the sound is screwed for us here. Martin Robinson 01:05 am UTC That's what you get for placing an emphasis on a live band rather than the game itself. Martin Robinson 01:05 am UTC Audio is screwed for everyone. Martin Robinson 01:06 am UTC Unless Naughty Dog's going super experimental with this new DLC and doing a silent game. Martin Robinson 01:06 am UTC This is embarrassing. Martin Robinson 01:06 am UTC Also, hilarious. Martin Robinson 01:06 am UTC Muted, polite and slightly confused applause in the auditorium. Martin Robinson 01:07 am UTC It's snowing there though. Martin Robinson 01:09 am UTC Audio is back on the Twitch stream now. Apologies for the technical issues. Martin Robinson 01:10 am UTC You missed the Uncharted DLC, Horizon Zero Dawn DLC called The Frozen Wild and now we're into Days Gone. Martin Robinson 01:10 am UTC This looks... weak. Martin Robinson 01:11 am UTC A generic zombie action game with QTEs, gut stabs and strangling. Martin Robinson 01:11 am UTC I'll pass thanks. Martin Robinson 01:11 am UTC Oh and there's bat vision too because it's a video game and this is 2017. Martin Robinson 01:11 am UTCLividCarrion: Discount the last of us?
That's one way of putting it.
Martin Robinson 01:12 am UTC There are real people dangling in the audience writhing like corpses. Martin Robinson 01:12 am UTC Apparently that man's jacket looks nice in 4K. Martin Robinson 01:12 am UTC If that's your sort of thing. Martin Robinson 01:13 am UTC COME ON VIDEO GAMES YOU CAN DO BETTER THAN THIS. Martin Robinson 01:13 am UTCX201: Martin, that's the sound guys being dealt with
Haha!
Martin Robinson 01:14 am UTC This is Horizon without the colours (sorry I didn't love Horizon I know a lot of you did!) Martin Robinson 01:16 am UTC Oh, a zombie bear! Martin Robinson 01:16 am UTC Man bowing in the audience - take a long hard look at yourself. Martin Robinson 01:16 am UTC And sit down. Martin Robinson 01:16 am UTC Anyway, here's a sexy exec to brighten the tone - Shawn Layden! Martin Robinson 01:16 am UTC Donlan's got a bit of a thing for him. Martin Robinson 01:17 am UTC Silk handkerchief in the top pocket is a nice touch. Martin Robinson 01:17 am UTC 'He's so Buggsy Malone' swoons Donlan. Martin Robinson 01:18 am UTC Sony's had a great year so far, as Shawn's highlighting - Horizon Zero Dawn, Persona 5, Nioh, Nier. Martin Robinson 01:19 am UTCpelican_: Is that Martin bad mouthing Horizon again? ;p
It's a decent game, alright! I'm sorry I don't love it. Don't hate me.
Martin Robinson 01:19 am UTC A game with a cult following next. Martin Robinson 01:20 am UTC This could be Monster Hunter World. Martin Robinson 01:20 am UTC A proper console Monster Hunter. Martin Robinson 01:20 am UTC Yes please. Martin Robinson 01:20 am UTCwin543: I thought monster hunter was nintendo?
Speculation is that it still will be - this could be a slightly different strand.
Martin Robinson 01:21 am UTC This looks amazing - I think we've been waiting for years to see what Monster Hunter would look like with a bit more power behind it. Martin Robinson 01:21 am UTC I still want it for Switch, mind. Martin Robinson 01:22 am UTC Seamless transitions between areas? Martin Robinson 01:22 am UTC The phenomenal animations that are a series' trademark are certainly intact. Martin Robinson 01:22 am UTC Monster Hunter World. Martin Robinson 01:23 am UTC I believe this will be different to 5 - a play for the west, and a big social experience that's looking to muscle into Destiny's space. Martin Robinson 01:23 am UTC Early 2018. And that's the game of the show for me so far. Martin Robinson 01:23 am UTCpelican_: Still think MH will appear on the Switch
I really hope so! It's still a portable game at heart, I think.
Martin Robinson 01:23 am UTC And no, Shadow of the Colossus remake from Bluepoint. Martin Robinson 01:24 am UTC Okay this has got off to a decent start. Martin Robinson 01:24 am UTC 2018 release. Martin Robinson 01:25 am UTC Marvel vs Capcom Infinite now. Martin Robinson 01:26 am UTC September 19th release date for that. Martin Robinson 01:26 am UTC And there's a demo available today. Martin Robinson 01:27 am UTC Call of Duty WW2, I presume - and hopefully our first extended look at gameplay. Martin Robinson 01:28 am UTC Sledgehammer can do little wrong in my eyes, so looking forward to this. Martin Robinson 01:30 am UTC And now Skryim VR. Martin Robinson 01:30 am UTC Our stream isn't very happy over here, so apologies for the slowness on our part. Martin Robinson 01:32 am UTC There's a healthy emphasis on VR here - from Skyrim to an all-new VR game. Martin Robinson 01:33 am UTC A third-person VR game - which, from experience of Edge of Nowhere and Chronos on Oculus, actually works really well. Martin Robinson 01:33 am UTC Starchild, from Playful. Martin Robinson 01:34 am UTC They're the team who previously did Lucky VR - so they've got some experience. Martin Robinson 01:34 am UTC Another new game from Supermassive - them behind Until Dawn - and it's called The Inpatient, a psychological thriller set in an asylum. Martin Robinson 01:35 am UTC Meanwhile, you can fish in VR in FF15 now. Martin Robinson 01:35 am UTC I think the appropriate response is 'lol'. Martin Robinson 01:35 am UTC Supermassive again - they're very busy, it seems - with an AIM controller game. Martin Robinson 01:36 am UTC I guess they need to make the most of that weird peripheral. That doesn't look like it's going to shift any units though. Martin Robinson 01:37 am UTC Continuing the theme of slight and underwhelming VR games, here's something with a mouse by Seattle dev Polyarc. Martin Robinson 01:38 am UTC And that's Moss. It does look kind of cute and charming in its own way, and it is good to see Sony go big on VR. Martin Robinson 01:38 am UTC Biggish, anyway. Martin Robinson 01:39 am UTC It's dad in a boat. Martin Robinson 01:39 am UTC Dad of War. Angry Dad. Whatever you want to call it. Martin Robinson 01:41 am UTC We're getting a properly look at the combat, which does seem to have its roots in God of War's overstated action. Martin Robinson 01:42 am UTC It's still really violent, then. Martin Robinson 01:42 am UTCPacman8MyGhostkart: I'd enjoy this more if it wasn't buffering every 10 seconds...
We're having some of the same problems here.
Martin Robinson 01:43 am UTCnurrishd: Sea monster with a beard!!! i'm sold!!
A neckbeard no less, as Johnny just pointed out.
Martin Robinson 01:44 am UTC Early 2018 release date for Dad of War. Martin Robinson 01:44 am UTC Detroit, I'd wager. Martin Robinson 01:47 am UTC I don't fully trust David Cage to handle the themes of slavery he's toying with here, and the blundering dialogue suggests he might come a cropper. Martin Robinson 01:48 am UTC Clumsy and overearnest are two words that immediately spring to mind. Martin Robinson 01:48 am UTC Still, pretty is another one and maybe that'll be enough for some people. Martin Robinson 01:50 am UTC And it has choices, and we all love them. Martin Robinson 01:50 am UTC Destiny 2 though! Martin Robinson 01:50 am UTC The Cabal Guy. Martin Robinson 01:51 am UTC We're not seeing too much here beyond the reveal the other week. Martin Robinson 01:52 am UTC But Destiny 2 is definitely something you'll be able to play on yourPS4, and it'll have an exclusive strike - The Land of Shadows - as well as exclusive weapons and an exclusive PvP map called Retribution. Martin Robinson 01:52 am UTC It looks like this one will only be an hour, as Shawn Layden is back on stage. Martin Robinson 01:53 am UTC We're ending with what I imagine will be Spiderman. Martin Robinson 01:54 am UTCMazzle: Holy shit has this years e3 been underwhelming compared to others.
Ubisoft though!
Martin Robinson 01:54 am UTC Not a classic Sony conference by any standard, really. Martin Robinson 01:55 am UTC Brief, but with little substance. Martin Robinson 01:55 am UTC As some of you have already noted, this does look very much like the Arkham games. Martin Robinson 01:56 am UTC But with more colours. I guess that's what you'd expect of a modern day superhero game. Martin Robinson 01:56 am UTC Not the big showstopper I'd have hoped for though. Martin Robinson 01:57 am UTCoxman2k: crap e3 we need big leap in tech to take gaming to the next level it has become stale
Mid to late-gen E3s do often get this way.
Martin Robinson 01:58 am UTC The most exciting reveal was a remaster of a game that's already been remastered. Martin Robinson 01:59 am UTCPulsar_t: I hear reading is a decent hobby.
Then we'll all just be arguing about the dpi of our respective books though. I've seen it all before.
Martin Robinson 02:01 am UTC If you like QTEs, this has been a pretty vintage E3 so far. Martin Robinson 02:02 am UTC And that was Sony's 2017 E3 conference. Martin Robinson 02:03 am UTC In a word? It's probably too late for words. A noise? 'Fe'. Martin Robinson 02:04 am UTC Oh, I did briefly forget Monster Hunter World - I'll blame the early hour, not the small whiskey I just had - which upgrades this from a 'fe' to a solid 'fwoooo'. It does look ace. Martin Robinson 02:05 am UTC You can sense the deflation in the room. Martin Robinson 02:05 am UTC MONSTER HUNTER WORLD THOUGH! Martin Robinson 02:06 am UTC If you've never played a Monster Hunter game hooooo boy are you in for a treat. It's the very best of them. Martin Robinson 02:06 am UTC Thanks for joining us, it's been a pleasure as always. Tomorrow, Nintendo. Then some sleep maybe. Martin Robinson 02:07 am UTCMazzle: Game of E3 anyone?
Monster Hunter World, Mario x Rabbids (I know, I can't believe I just typed that either). And hopefully Nintendo will bring some more tomorrow.
Martin Robinson 02:08 am UTC We'll leave it there, though. Thanks again, and see you tomorrow! Martin Robinson Load more comments Loading
