A video game junkie’s paradise

By: Mark Lim (Contributor) - 9 years ago

IT’S USUALLY at this time of the year when video game publishers announce their product lineup for the coming months.

It was very interesting, as the Big Three (Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony) all had surprises during their respective briefings.

Microsoft claimed this year has its “greatest game lineup in Xbox history,” which has a backwards compatibility with Xbox 360 games for the Xbox One as well as new hardware (Xbox Elite Wireless Controller).

Sony revealed a lot of long awaited fan-favorite games, such as the much-delayed “The Last Guardian,” as well as a remake of “Final Fantasy 7” and a kick-starter campaign for “Shenmue 3.”

Nintendo—which has preferred a digital presentation for some time now—showed off a modern take on “Star Fox” and first party titles such as “Super Mario Maker,” the game that hands over the reigns in creating levels to the users.

Here, in photos, are the highlights at E3.

CUPHEAD managed to get people’s attention with its very distinct 1930s-era cartoon art style

NINTENDO’S major game announcement this year was Star Fox Zero

NINTENDO’S “toys to life” range of Amiibo figures has been a huge success for the company

SONY’S VR gear, codenamed Project Morpheus allows you to be completely immersed in the game you’re playing, as if you’re actually there.

2K HAD A MASSIVE bust of characters from its upcoming coop arena game Battleborn—one of the more impressive displays on the show floor this year.

“DISNEY Infinity’s” Darth Vader character

NINTENDO will be releasing a special-edition Mario 8-bit sprite Amiibo.

SUPER Mario marks its 30th anniversary this year.

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