E3 2013 New Game Announcements
June 11, 2013, E3, Los Angeles—All of the major developers and platform vendors showed off their latest creations. Although the new platforms are driving game developments, overall, we aren’t seeing that much that is really new. There were lots of shooters, racing games, sports games, and role-playing games.
Many of the bigger developers joined up with the platform makers for their announcements. Some of the newest game will be released when the new platforms come out this fall while many will be out next year. Many of the sports games have new engines that enable separation of the controlled object, like a ball, and the controlling avatar.
Bethesda Softworks has a number of titles coming out for the various consoles, Xbox 360, PS 3, PC, PS 4 and Xbox One. ”Wolfenstein: The New Order” will be available when the new consoles ship in the fall of ’13. “The Evil Within” and “The Elder Scrolls Online” will be released in spring of ’14for the same platforms. The online game will also be available for MAC. “Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Legendary Edition” is an update available for PS3, Xbox 360, and PC.
Konami showed off “Castlevania -Lords of Shadow”, “Pro Evolution Soccer 2014” and some social and mobile games including “Casino League: Texas Hold’em”, “Domo Jump!”, “Kung Fu Factory”, “MLB Live Challenge”, and “Slot Revolution”. A new version of the Metal Gear franchise “Metal Gear Solid: The Phantom Pain”, and “Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection” which includes eight older games: Metal Gear, Metal Gear 2, Metal Gear Solid 1, Metal Gear Solid 2: HD Edition, Metal Gear Solid 3: HD Edition, Metal Gear Solid 4: Trophy Edition, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker HD Edition, and Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions along with two Ashley Wood Digital Graphic novels.
EA has 11 titles for the PS 4 and Xbox 1. A new version of “Plants versus Zombies: Garden Warfare” now allows for multiplayer and has mobile plants. “Titan Fall” will be out next year. EA is emphasizing two new game engines called “Ignite” and “Frostbite 3” which allow developers to take advantage of the newest hardware and also provide better functionality for the individual avatar and any objects associated with that avatar. “Starwars Battlefront”, “Need for Speed-Rivals” are also available on line and can be played as single, co-op- or multi-player. The gcame allows for new additional players during game play. “Dragon Age Inquisition” will lbe out in the Fall of ’14. “Madden 25” uses the new ignite engine for better player action and more independence for the linemen and other players. “NBA 14″ has bounce tech for independent physics on the ball and up to date stats for all the players. The online updates of the stats and videos of actual play will be available as quickly as 1 hour from an actual game. ”FIFA Soccer” and “UFC” both provide greater freedom of action, higher resolution, and new features. Battlefield 4 can now handle up to 64 players and offers command mode, and other views.
