E3 2019

Written by Arnav Singh

E3 2019 was a unique and great experience. Not only were tons of hyped and truly interesting games announced, we got official news about Microsoft’s upcoming Xbox Scarlett and the brand new Google Stadia, marking Google’s entrance into the console wars. Sony was not present at E3, however they have given information about the PS5. For more information about the new consoles coming soon, check out the Ptownlife news article from last week giving more detail about the specs and other features of the consoles. Since E3 is such a vast event with many companies involved, this article will talk about some of the highlights and important announcements of this E3. To help categorize new information and announcements, there will be different sections for different presentations. This article by Gamecrate also gives summaries of the E3 presentations. For more information on Xbox’s new games, accessories, and memberships, as well as announcements for games from major companies such as CD Projekt Red and more, check out this article by Xbox.

There were many games announced this E3 (around 60 games) which you can have fun with very soon. Some extremely hyped games were announced or shown off at E3. From Gearbox, there is the highly anticipated Borderlands 3, which is a significant improvement over the last games and unites all of the aspects and characters from all the games into one package that is sure to be fun. From CD Projekt Red, we have Cyberpunk 2077 which will feature Keanu Reeves in an interesting setting. CD Projekt Red’s presentation was truly memorable and Keanu Reeves statement “You’re breathtaking!” to the audience has become somewhat of a meme. These are just some of the upcoming games that are sure to be enjoyable. Due to Microsoft’s investment in various game studios, there will be over 14 games on Xbox and PC from Xbox Game Studios to be released. Nintendo has also been working on new first party games, such as the Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild sequel. There were so many games displayed at E3 that it would take a very long article to fully describe all of the games in detail. To find an entire list of the new games announced with many details included, check out these articles from Gamesradar and IGN.

Here are a few highlights or announcements from the conferences that took place.

Check out Nintendo’s Youtube channel for more information and Nintendo Directs that regularly announce information as well as updates.

Tons of games were shown and announced for 2019 and 2020. This E3 featured virtually all aspects of gaming, from new consoles with their accessories and memberships to highly anticipated games. This year, there were a lot of great presentations from the companies that showed up at E3. While there were a few disappointing presentations such as Bethesda’s conference, other companies such as Microsoft, Google, Nintendo, and CD Projekt Red with Keanu Reeves had memorable conferences. Since the next generation consoles were officially announced and information was given about them, this E3 marked the beginnings of a new era in gaming.