Well, that was quite special. Mario x Rabbids is a thing, and while that's no big shock the real surprise is it's a very fine looking thing, a kind of weird XCOM hybrid with lots of character and heart. Elsewhere, Skull & Bones is an all-new pirate-themed IP (with the salty whiff of Black Flag to it) and - I almost can't believe I'm typing this - Beyond Good & Evil 2 lives on. Here's all the action as it happened.

Our live coverage of this event has finished.

19:00 pm UTC Well hello there. Martin Robinson 19:01 pm UTC Just under one hour to go before Ubisoft kicks off, and I've got everything crossed that, in the absence of Aisha Tyler, Mister Caffeine will be making his long-awaited return. Martin Robinson 19:02 pm UTC It's been a good few months since Mister Caffeine - or Aaron Priceman, as he's known to fans such as myself - has tweeted, but I'm holding out hope. Martin Robinson 19:05 pm UTC Aaron's a man of many talents, and I'm hoping his performance as Mister Caffeine isn't all he's remembered for. Here's a showcase of his talents. Martin Robinson 19:38 pm UTC Don't we all! I'm curious how they're going to fill the void. Martin Robinson 19:39 pm UTC More importantly, the Brighton office is all tucking into some amazing pizzas from our sponsors at VIP Pizza just down the road. Martin Robinson 19:39 pm UTC Sucks to be in LA right now I guess. Martin Robinson 19:43 pm UTC

pelican_: Thanks Martin. I just fell into the Aaron Priceman rabbit hole. That video you linked to, his webpage and finally his Twitter.

Sorry. I mean you're welcome.

Martin Robinson 19:44 pm UTC Seriously, though, if Mister Caffeine comes back it'll be a bigger E3 moment than Shenmue 3 or Half-Life 3 or anything ever. Martin Robinson 19:45 pm UTC For me, anyway. Martin Robinson 19:46 pm UTC Less than 15 minutes to go, and I've already got a fair amount of pizza to get through. Martin Robinson 19:47 pm UTC Can I do it? Can I also make it through the next 30 minutes without collapsing into a cheese coma? Martin Robinson 19:47 pm UTC ONLY ONE WAY TO FIND OUT! Stay tuned to www.youragamer.com for all the answers. Martin Robinson 19:50 pm UTC @pelican - my vote's with games journalists. Is that an option? Martin Robinson 19:53 pm UTC Oh I do love the Orpheum theatre, where Ubi traditionally holds its conferences. Martin Robinson 19:55 pm UTC

[STARS]TyranT: Gonna be a long night this. After Twin Peaks at 2am last night - now tonight. Relying on my care package of doughnuts, crisps, chocolate, couple of Red Bulls and lots of coffee.

Beer, pizza and Mario Kart 8 to take us through the wait 'til Sony here. Ever the professionals at Eurogamer.

Martin Robinson 19:57 pm UTC Hello from the Orpheum! It's very warm. Tom Phillips 19:57 pm UTC When did you start that bottle? And do you take days off for E3 - that's hardcore if so! Martin Robinson 19:57 pm UTC We're two minutes from kick-off. Tom Phillips 19:57 pm UTC How's the proscenium, Tom? Martin Robinson 19:57 pm UTC I love that ornate bastard. Martin Robinson 19:57 pm UTC Not calling Tom ornate. Though he obviously is. Where it matters. Oh god I'm going to put this beer to one side. Martin Robinson 19:58 pm UTC Robert Purchese 19:58 pm UTC There he is! Robert Purchese 19:58 pm UTC It pre-emptively misses Aisha Tyler, and so do I. Tom Phillips 19:58 pm UTC

pelican_: Yeah, I'm off until Thursday ;)

*salutes*

Martin Robinson 19:59 pm UTC And here we go. Martin Robinson 20:00 pm UTC The most pizazz, flair and weirdness you'll see in any conference this year. It's the Ubisoft show! Martin Robinson 20:00 pm UTC Water! Space! Tarmac! Martin Robinson 20:01 pm UTC Cocking Rabbids. Martin Robinson 20:01 pm UTC Lol, I guess. Martin Robinson 20:01 pm UTC A Rabbids Mario game?! WHAT Tom Phillips 20:01 pm UTC Oh, and Rabbids. Martin Robinson 20:01 pm UTC That's not Mario. And that's not Aisha Tyler. Martin Robinson 20:02 pm UTC The dream is reality - and here's Miyamoto to tell us more. Martin Robinson 20:02 pm UTC Oh god they've given him a gun. Martin Robinson 20:02 pm UTC Miyamoto getting a standing ovation from fans. Tom Phillips 20:02 pm UTC Not like this. Martin Robinson 20:02 pm UTC Not... like... this... Martin Robinson 20:03 pm UTC That is already a gif. Tom Phillips 20:03 pm UTC Actually my heart just melted, because Miyamoto is happiness. Martin Robinson 20:04 pm UTC From the DS to Wii... to Switch! Poor Wii U. Tom Phillips 20:04 pm UTC Miyamoto is rocking some of Uniqlo's new range of Nintendo-themed t-shirts. Martin Robinson 20:04 pm UTC Don't want to speak out of turn, but... That's one of the less good ones. Sorry chap. Martin Robinson 20:05 pm UTC

vert1go: Reminder: Miyamoto is not Link.

Might as well tell me Father Christmas isn't real next.

Martin Robinson 20:06 pm UTC Beardy dude tearing up. Tom Phillips 20:06 pm UTC The director of the game, there, with tears in his eyes. Martin Robinson 20:06 pm UTC Oh it's hard to be cynical at times like this. Martin Robinson 20:07 pm UTC I think I want to play this game now, purely on the warmth of this reveal. Martin Robinson 20:07 pm UTC Robert Purchese 20:08 pm UTC This has been in development for three years. You know a lot about it already, I'm sure, given the leaks. Martin Robinson 20:08 pm UTC A surprised 'oh' here in the office in Brighton, when it becomes clear this actually looks alright? Martin Robinson 20:09 pm UTC Johnny Chiodini just laughed at the Rabbids. Martin Robinson 20:09 pm UTC What is even going on today. Martin Robinson 20:10 pm UTC So it's Mario XCOM. Martin Robinson 20:10 pm UTC How are we supposed to deal with all this at once? Martin Robinson 20:10 pm UTC IT'S XCOM. Christian Donlan 20:11 pm UTC IT'S MARIO XCOM. Christian Donlan 20:11 pm UTC I... I think I always wanted to play Mario XCOM and I didn't know until Ubisoft opened my eyes. Martin Robinson 20:11 pm UTC Roger Dodger. Christian Donlan 20:12 pm UTC I've had too many of my pills again haven't I? Christian Donlan 20:12 pm UTC Everyone here is questioning their very existence right now. My mind has genuinely been blown. Martin Robinson 20:13 pm UTC That tech tree... Those specials. Wow. Martin Robinson 20:13 pm UTC What the hell was in that pizza I just ate? Martin Robinson 20:14 pm UTC I really want this game. Martin Robinson 20:15 pm UTC I don't want to ruin anything, but well, Ubisoft just spoilt one of its big surprises over on YouTube. Martin Robinson 20:15 pm UTC Look away now if you want to keep it a surprise...... (It's a pirate game called Skull and Bones). Martin Robinson 20:16 pm UTC And now, Assassin's Creed Oranges, which we saw during the Microsoft presser last night and which looks very much like Assassin's Creed. Martin Robinson 20:17 pm UTC And good god it's the 10th anniversary of the series. Really? Martin Robinson 20:17 pm UTC

Kami: It feels longer.

Haha, true.

Martin Robinson 20:18 pm UTC (A link to the secret thing, if you want it) Martin Robinson 20:20 pm UTC I've just been told that Mario Rabbids is out the same day as the XCOM 2 expansion. Fine trolling there. Martin Robinson 20:20 pm UTC For a proper look at Assassin's Creed there's a 30 minute playthrough later. Martin Robinson 20:21 pm UTC For now, though, let's watch someone play it on a washed-out monitor. Martin Robinson 20:21 pm UTC Cor, would love the Digital Foundry verdict on that monitor. Christian Donlan 20:22 pm UTC The Crew 2 now. Martin Robinson 20:22 pm UTC I quite liked The Crew, but I never, ever expected a sequel. Martin Robinson 20:22 pm UTC There was a lot that needed fixing. But also a lot that was uniquely special. Martin Robinson 20:23 pm UTC Inception moratorium please. Christian Donlan 20:23 pm UTC Also I'm betting the actual game isn't like Inception with landscapes folding in on themselves, as this CG trailer suggests. Martin Robinson 20:23 pm UTC It does look like it'll have planes though! Martin Robinson 20:23 pm UTC

Malek86: The Crew sounded cool on paper, but the handling was terribad. On the other hand, this means that if they fixed the terribad handling, it could be amazing.

Yeah, the handling always was a big problem, even after its big update.

Martin Robinson 20:24 pm UTC And boats! It has boats! Martin Robinson 20:24 pm UTC Actually that was quite cool and now I feel bad. Christian Donlan 20:24 pm UTC Okay I'm looking forward to this too. More actual race tracks too - if I recall correctly, you could visit Laguna Seca in the original? I can't remember any other tracks. Martin Robinson 20:26 pm UTC After the relative slumps of EA, Bethesda and - to a degree - Microsoft, it's nice to have a conference with some flair and spark. Martin Robinson 20:26 pm UTC I appreciate I'm the only person here who's interested in The Crew 2, though. The rest of you go to the fridge and get a beer or something. Martin Robinson 20:27 pm UTC It has Porsches, because everything has Porsches these days. Martin Robinson 20:27 pm UTC They're probably even in Assassin's Creed now. Martin Robinson 20:27 pm UTC Spoiler warning. Christian Donlan 20:27 pm UTC Lol. Christian Donlan 20:27 pm UTC There were honestly spoilers on-screen when I typed that. Christian Donlan 20:28 pm UTC I'm surprised the original did well enough to warrant a sequel, given (perhaps this site aside) there was a lot of negativity around it. Martin Robinson 20:28 pm UTC

Scimarad: Nope, I'm definitely interested too. Which makes 2 of us.

Woohoo! Let's be friends!

Martin Robinson 20:30 pm UTC What a lovely man. He was a bit like Jeff Goldblum playing on half speed. Christian Donlan 20:30 pm UTC There was something weirdly ominous about that send off. Martin Robinson 20:30 pm UTC NEXT! Martin Robinson 20:30 pm UTC SOUTH PARK! Martin Robinson 20:30 pm UTC I have never seen a single episode of South Park. Martin Robinson 20:31 pm UTC I'm sorry. Martin Robinson 20:31 pm UTC

iconld: Will we see WILD today?

Not a Ubisoft game, I'm afraid - though it is the work of Ubisoft's Michel Ancel. Confusing, I know...

Martin Robinson 20:31 pm UTC It's weird, sitting here in the Orpheum Theatre, watching the end of Ubisoft's press conference on a 320p stream Ubisoft has itself posted. Tom Phillips 20:32 pm UTC AND NOW! Martin Robinson 20:32 pm UTC Mr. Frodo! Tom Phillips 20:32 pm UTC Elijah Wood? Martin Robinson 20:32 pm UTC This conference is full of surprises. Martin Robinson 20:33 pm UTC Neuroscience is the new "a wizard did it". Christian Donlan 20:33 pm UTC Is this an Elijah Wood simulator? Martin Robinson 20:34 pm UTC What it actually looks like is a very neat experimental VR game. Martin Robinson 20:34 pm UTC Transference. I have no idea what it is, but I am interested in it. Martin Robinson 20:34 pm UTC NOW! WATER! Martin Robinson 20:35 pm UTC

mostro: Is it just me...or is this a really good conference?

It's great so far!

Martin Robinson 20:35 pm UTC This is the 'surprise' they spoilt earlier. Martin Robinson 20:35 pm UTC "Transference. I have no idea what it is, but I am interested in it." It's when you fancy your psychiatrist. Christian Donlan 20:35 pm UTC Did you like Black Flag? Because here's more of it. Martin Robinson 20:36 pm UTC Or at least something very like it. Martin Robinson 20:37 pm UTC

MrTomFTW: Why are they making another pirate game? Cos they YARRRRRRRRRRRR!

Well done 10/10 have a biscuit.

Martin Robinson 20:37 pm UTC Do please stop this shitty pop cover nonsense though please. Martin Robinson 20:38 pm UTC The new John Lewis Christmas ad is a bit extreme. Christian Donlan 20:38 pm UTC Skull & Bones. Now, some gameplay would be lovely. Martin Robinson 20:38 pm UTC Which funnily enough you can find on the front page of Eurogamer right now thanks to Ubisoft's leak. Martin Robinson 20:40 pm UTC

SteveMsater: Damn it was great until they said it was MP

Took the wind out of their sails a bit. SAILS! PIRATE SHIPS HAVE SAILS!

Martin Robinson 20:41 pm UTC I'm going to be honest, this is everything I had hoped Sea of Thieves would be x 1000 Tom Phillips 20:41 pm UTC This does look like reheated Black Flag assets. Not that I'm complaining. Too much. Martin Robinson 20:43 pm UTC Pirates are this year's space marines. Martin Robinson 20:44 pm UTC 'Drown you soggy nutmegs' is my soundbite of the show so far. Martin Robinson 20:44 pm UTC Everything was pirates. Martin Robinson 20:44 pm UTC

silents: I don't have any friends so it's no good to me.

Same.

Martin Robinson 20:46 pm UTC Shanties and ships and lovely water and kraken! Martin Robinson 20:46 pm UTC I'll be playing that. Martin Robinson 20:46 pm UTC NOW! Martin Robinson 20:47 pm UTC Just Dance! A Jamiraquai special edition. Martin Robinson 20:47 pm UTC I'm waiting for the year they finally admit they haven't actually made a Just Dance game in years - they just like dancing at E3. Christian Donlan 20:47 pm UTC It is with some pride that I say I have no idea how to spell Jamiraquoai. Martin Robinson 20:47 pm UTC Jamiraquoi Martin Robinson 20:47 pm UTC This is hard. Martin Robinson 20:48 pm UTC By the time I've figured it out this conference will have wrapped up. Martin Robinson 20:48 pm UTC And I totally missed a dancing panda bear during my efforts. Martin Robinson 20:49 pm UTC I do like that they insist on live singing for these annual dance interludes. Martin Robinson 20:49 pm UTC Even if the results aren't always flattering. Martin Robinson 20:50 pm UTC Anyway here's a South Park game for mobile. Martin Robinson 20:51 pm UTC Here's that space game they teased in Watch Dogs 2 perhaps? Martin Robinson 20:51 pm UTC It's a Switch game. Martin Robinson 20:51 pm UTC No one told Ubi toys to life was dead. Tom Phillips 20:51 pm UTC And it's a toys to life game too. Martin Robinson 20:51 pm UTC Oh. Martin Robinson 20:52 pm UTC That's a very different 'oh' to the one that met the Rabbids gameplay earlier, by the way. Martin Robinson 20:52 pm UTC Do you remember that time when Ubisoft did laser tag? Martin Robinson 20:52 pm UTC That was Starlink, a toys to life game for PS4, Xbox One and Switch. Martin Robinson 20:53 pm UTC How odd. Martin Robinson 20:53 pm UTC This might be a couple of years too late I'm afraid Ubisoft. Martin Robinson 20:54 pm UTC Or maybe it's a couple of years too early! Christian Donlan 20:54 pm UTC AND THEN! Martin Robinson 20:54 pm UTC Oh, Steep. Maybe this is an update on the Switch version. Martin Robinson 20:55 pm UTC STEEEEEEP! Christian Donlan 20:55 pm UTC I bloody love Steep. Christian Donlan 20:55 pm UTC

consignia: Wake up, Steeple.

I get this joke.

Christian Donlan 20:56 pm UTC This is the first expansion for Steep. No word on that Switch version, though. Was it cancelled while I was looking the other way? Martin Robinson 20:57 pm UTC It's an Olympics-themed expansion featuring multiple disciplines, tied into next year's Winter Olympics. Martin Robinson 20:58 pm UTC AND SO! Martin Robinson 20:58 pm UTC Far Cry 5. Martin Robinson 20:58 pm UTC Or Father Trump, as we'll always call it here at Eurogamer. Martin Robinson 20:59 pm UTC There's swearing. Martin Robinson 20:59 pm UTC And then there's smiling like a naughty five-year-old after doing a swear. Martin Robinson 21:01 pm UTC This is our first look at Far Cry 5 gameplay. Martin Robinson 21:02 pm UTC Airplanes, 18 wheelers, co-op, muscle cars and plenty of hicks. Martin Robinson 21:02 pm UTC That all sounds like quite a fun mix? Martin Robinson 21:03 pm UTC AND THUSLY! Martin Robinson 21:03 pm UTC This, everyone, is Beyond Good & Evil 2. Martin Robinson 21:04 pm UTC What an absolute corker of a press conference. Martin Robinson 21:05 pm UTC Ubisoft has just won this year's E3. Probably next year's, and we may as well give them 2016 too. Martin Robinson 21:07 pm UTC This is big gallic sci-fi and I absolutely love it. Martin Robinson 21:07 pm UTC But yes, gameplay would be lovely please. Martin Robinson 21:07 pm UTC I am actually crying too. Tom Phillips 21:07 pm UTC Here's Ancel on-stage, and he wipes back a tear. Martin Robinson 21:07 pm UTC I've waited so very long for this. Tom Phillips 21:08 pm UTC As do a few people in the audience. Bless you Tom! Martin Robinson 21:10 pm UTC It's a prequel, set before Jade was born. Martin Robinson 21:11 pm UTC When is it out - and also what actually is it? Martin Robinson 21:13 pm UTC Anyway, it is very much a thing. Beyond Good & Evil 2 is real, whatever form it'll eventually take. Martin Robinson 21:13 pm UTC A storming press conference from Ubisoft - as ever, really. Martin Robinson 21:13 pm UTC You're up next, Sony. We'll all be back from 2am BST to see what the future of PlayStation holds. Martin Robinson 21:15 pm UTC Thanks for joining us. And don't drink too many beers before 2am! Martin Robinson 21:15 pm UTC That's as much a reminder for me as it is for you all. See you later! Martin Robinson Load more comments Loading