E3 2016: all the announcements in one place
Your yearly Electronic Entertainment Expo roundup.
With such a large influx of news coming in during E3, it’s a bit difficult to keep track of it all. Thus, here’s a handy guide to all of this year’s biggest announcements.
- Titanfall 2 launches October 28, adds single-player campaign
- Mass Effect: Andromeda EA Play 2016 behind-the-scenes trailer
- EA and Zoink Games announce Fe
- EA outlines Star Wars lineup through 2018 and beyond
- Battlefield 1 debut gameplay trailer, screenshots
- Mass Effect: Andromeda protagonist named Ryder
- Bethesda teases Wolfenstein: The New Colossus
- Quake Champions announced for PC
- The Elder Scrolls: Legends opening cinematic
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition announced for PS4, Xbox One, and PC
- Prey announced for PS4, Xbox One, and PC
- Doom ‘Unto the Evil’ multiplayer DLC announced
- Dishonored 2 debut gameplay trailer, Collector’s Edition announced
Xbox and Windows 10
- Xbox One S slim model officially announced
- Gears of War 4 coming to PC, cross-buy with Xbox One
- Killer Instinct adds General RAAM from Gears of War
- Forza Horizon 3 announced for Xbox One, PC
- ReCore launches September 13
- Xbox Live to add Clubs, Arena, and more
- Inside for Xbox One, PC launches June 29
- Gwent: The Witcher Card Game announced for Xbox One, PC
- We Happy Few launches via Xbox One Game Preview, Steam Early Access on July 26
- Dead Rising 4 announced for Xbox One, PC
- Scalebound coming to PC, multiplayer trailer
- Sea of Thieves E3 2016 gameplay reveal
- State of Decay 2 announced for Xbox One, PC
- Halo Wars 2 launches February 21
- Microsoft announces Project Scorpio
- Crackdown 3 delayed to 2017
- Original Phantom Dust coming to Xbox One, PC
- Dead Rising 4 is a one-year timed exclusive to Microsoft platforms
- Ghost Recon: Wildlands launches March 7
- South Park: The Fractured But Whole launches December 6
- Eagle Flight E3 2016 multiplayer trailer
- Star Trek: Bridge Crew announced for VR
- For Honor launches February 14
- Grow Up announced for PS4, Xbox One, and PC
- Trials of the Blood Dragon announced, out now
- Watch Dogs 2 E3 2016 gameplay walkthrough
- Ubisoft announces open-world action sports game Steep for PS4, Xbox One, and PC
- Beyond Good & Evil 2 “still on the way,” says Ubisoft CEO
- Horizon: Zero Dawn launches February 28, new trailer
- World of Final Fantasy launches October 25, E3 2016 trailer
- Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 E3 2016 trailer to release June 8
- Strategy game Tethered announced for PlayStation VR
- Akiba’s Beat and Fate/EXTELLA coming to North America
- Summon Night 6 coming to west in early 2017
- Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 launches December
- Touhou Genso Wanderer coming west in early 2017
- Volume: Coda E3 2016 trailer
- Tarsier Studios announces Statik for PlayStation VR
- Gran Turismo Sport E3 2016 trailer
- Koei Tecmo announces Berserk for PS4, PS3, PS Vita, and PC
- Bound launches August 16
- Abzu launches August 2
- God of War announced for PS4
- Bend Studio announces Days Gone for PS4
- The Last Guardian launches October 25
- Horizon: Zero Dawn special editions and pre-order bonuses announced, E3 2016 gameplay walkthrough
- Detroit: Become Human introduces new playable character, E3 2016 trailer
- PlayStation VR launches October 13
- Farpoint announced for PlayStation VR
- Batman: Arkham VR announced for PlayStation VR
- Crash Bandicoot 1, 2, and 3 being fully remastered for PS4
- Sony and Kojima Productions announce Death Stranding for PS4
- Sony and Insomniac Games announce Spider-Man PS4
- Hatsune Miku VR: Future Live launches for PlayStation VR on October 13 in Japan
- Sony and The Tangentlemen announce Here They Lie for PS4
- Gravity Rush 2 E3 2016 trailer, screenshots
- Summer Lesson launches this October in Japan
- Fault Milestone One and Rabi-Ribi coming to PS4, PS Vita
- Qurare: Magic Library coming to North America
- Shin Godzilla PlayStation VR experience launches October 13 in Japan
- NieR: Automata launches early 2017, E3 2016 trailer
- Robinson: The Journey E3 2016 trailer
- Nioh second demo due out in August, E3 2016 trailer
- Tales of Berseria E3 2016 trailer, screenshots
- Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin first gameplay, details
- Let It Die E3 2016 trailer, gameplay
- Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 E3 2016 gameplay, screenshots
- Dragon Quest Builders launches October 11 in North America, October 14 in Europe
- God of War has RPG systems, no load screens
- Star Ocean 5 English launch trailer, PS4 dynamic theme pre-order bonus
- Yakuza 0 first English gameplay
- Square Enix “not ruling out” Kingdom Hearts PS4 Collection
- Wild Guns Reloaded E3 2016 trailer
- Gravity Rush 2 E3 2016 gameplay
- 15 minutes of Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X English gameplay
- Akiba’s Beat details, E3 2016 trailer
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II E3 2016 trailer, screenshots
- Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity E3 2016 trailer, screenshots
- Fate/EXTELLA details, E3 2016 off-screen gameplay and screenshots
- Gal Gun: Double Peace launches July 19 in North America, July 15 in Europe
- Yakuza 0 E3 2016 trailer
- Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X E3 2016 trailer
- The King of Fighters XIV E3 2016 trailer
- Nine minutes of Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age gameplay
- 15 minutes of NieR: Automata gameplay
- The King of Fighters XIV ‘Villlains Team’ gameplay trailer
- NieR: Automata E3 2016 boss battle gameplay
- Indigo Prophecy coming to PS2-on-PS4 on July 18
- Caligula coming west via PSN in spring 2017
- Fate/EXTELLA E3 2016 trailer
- Persona 5 launches February 14 in the Americas
- Nine minutes of off-screen Persona 5 gameplay
- Persona 5 ninth party member named Goro Akechi, cooperation characters and gameplay
- Atlus “looking into” Persona 5 Japanese voice DLC
- Persona 5 E3 2016 trailer
- Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns coming to North America
- Harvest Moon: Skytree Village E3 2016 trailer
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild E3 2016 trailer
- Pokemon Sun and Moon reveals Battle Royal, new Pokemon
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild first details, gameplay, and screenshots
- Ace Attorney: Spirit of Justice details E3 demo, story
- Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns E3 2016 trailer
- Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse E3 2016 trailer
- Nintendo and Grezzo announce action RPG Ever Oasis for 3DS
- Mario Party: Star Rush announced for 3DS
- Yo-kai Watch 2 details, E3 2016 trailer and gameplay
- Monster Hunter Generations demo launches June 30
- Dragon Quest VII for 3DS launches September 16 in the west
- Paper Mario: Color Splash launches October 7
- Rhythm Heaven Megamix out now in North America
- Gurumin 3D coming to 3DS this summer
- Nintendo teases “a new kind of Mario”
Final Fantasy XV
- Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV launches in select movie theaters on August 19
- Final Fantasy XV E3 2016 ‘Titan’ gameplay demo
- Final Fantasy XV: VR Experience announced for PlayStation VR
- Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV E3 2016 trailer
- A King’s Tale side-scroller announced as Final Fantasy XV pre-order bonus
- Final Fantasy XV unveils ‘Wait Mode’ combat style
- Final Fantasy XV footage shows Altissia, Type-F Regalia
- Final Fantasy XV director answers 16 fan questions at E3 2016
Miscellaneous
- Yooka-Laylee delayed to Q1 2017, E3 2016 trailer
- FIFA 17 announced, uses Frostbite engine
- Watch Dogs 2 launches November 15
- XCOM 2 coming to PS4, Xbox One in September
- Injustice 2 announced for PS4, Xbox One
- Deus Ex GO announced for smartphones
- Deus Ex: Mankind Divided unveils ‘Breach’ mode
- Call of Cthulhu E3 2016 trailer
- The Technomancer E3 2016 trailer
- Vampyr E3 2016 trailer
- Injustice 2 debut gameplay trailer
- Mafia III E3 2016 trailer
- HITMAN: Summer Bonus Episode launches July 19
- Earth’s Dawn coming west this fall
- Serious Sam VR announced for PC
- Tekken 7 for consoles, PC launches early 2017
- Stardew Valley coming to PS4, Xbox One, and Wii U
- Raiders of The Broken Planet E3 2016 teaser trailer
- Vampyr E3 2016 alpha gameplay footage
- Hawken coming to PS4, Xbox One
- Resident Evil 7 announced for PS4, Xbox One, and PC; PS4 demo out now
- Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare ‘Ship Assault’ gameplay trailer
- Attack on Titan details Titan form, E3 2016 trailer
- Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 E3 2016 gameplay, screenshots
- Resident Evil 7 demo not part of the full game
- Agents of Mayhem debut gameplay
- Tetsuya Nomura discusses Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8, III, and more
- Kingdom Hearts: Unchained χ launches tonight in Europe
- E3 2017 runs from June 13 to 15