The Electronic Entertainment Expo comes but once a year and always has the potential to either delight or discourage – and usually amuse. This year’s E3 was most certainly one of the best in recent years, particularly for Xbox and especially if you only count the first day.
Day one brought us Bethesda’s debut conference, filled with gaming goodness over a surprisingly refined show. Next came Microsoft, with arguably the best show of the event. Xbox brought not only incredible new games and exclusives, but massive announcements that will surely shape the rest of this generation. Later, EA and Ubisoft mostly reigned in their stupidity to bring us expected but very welcome entries into mostly established franchises. Finally, Sony wheeled out a bunch of games we thought were as unlikely to happen as having backwards compatibility on Xbox One, delighting long-time fans but offering little in the way of new and exciting properties.
Finally on day two, Nintendo, Square Enix and the PC Gaming show did their very best to destroy all the passion for gaming that day one built up. But even though that day drained the best of us, ICXM has you covered. We’ve got all the news from E3 2015 that an Xbox or PC gamer needs, in order to restore the hope in humanity that the PC Gaming show sucked out, like the dark, undying evil that it was. We’re still breaking down the announcements into dedicated articles as more information becomes available, so bookmark this page and check back soon. For now, here’s everything we’ve covered so far.
Microsoft
Xbox One Backwards Compatibility
– Xbox One now backwards compatible with Xbox 360
– How to play Xbox 360 games on your Xbox One
Halo 5: Guardians
– Halo 5 gets campaign demo at E3
– Warzone is Halo 5’s new 24 player gamemode
Gears 4
– The Coalition reveals dark and terrifying Gears 4 gameplay
– Gears of War: Ultimate Edition and Killer Instinct coming to Windows 10
Rise of the Tomb Raider
– Crystal Dynamics finally shows off Rise of the Tomb Raider gameplay
– Even more Rise of the Tomb Raider gameplay
Rare Replay collection & Sea of Thieves
– Rare unveils Replay collection and shared-world pirate adventure Sea of Thieves
ReCore
– Mega Man designer Inafune and Metroid Prime director Pacini making Xbox One exclusive ReCore
Forza 6
– Forza Motorsport 6’s career, tracks, features and cars announced
– Forza 6 gameplay footage finally emerges
Indie Games
– Microsoft releases dozens of trailers for indie games coming to Xbox One
– Cuphead and Ashen are lifetime console exclusives on Xbox One
Game Previews & Game Streaming
– Elite: Dangerous and The Long Dark now available through Xbox Game Preview, Day Z coming soon
– Xbox One to Windows 10 game streaming now available to Preview members
Elite Controller
– Xbox One Elite controller coming this fall
New Xbox One UI
– New Xbox One UI featuring Cortana coming soon
The Electronic Artists
Mass Effect 4 aka Andromeda
– Mass Effect: Andromeda releases fall 2016
Need for Speed
– EA’s definitive Need for Speed reboot launches November 3, features 5 unique ways to play
More from EA: Star Wars Battlefront, Mirror’s Edge, Sports, Unravel, PvZ & more
– EA reveals Mass Effect: Andromeda, Mirror’s Edge Catalyst, Unravel and more during E3 briefing
We’ll be covering these games in more detail soon.
Le Ubisoft
Everything from Ubisoft: Ghost Recon, Rainbow 6, Assassin’s Creed, South Park & more
– Ubisoft reveals Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, new Tom Clancy titles and more at E3
We’ll be covering these games in more detail soon.
Bethesda
Fallout 4
– Fallout 4 releases November 10 this year
Doom
– Bethesda unveils more Doom gameplay
Dishonored 2
– Dishonored: Definitive Edition releases August 25, Dishonored 2 coming spring 2016
More from Bethesda: Battlecry, Elder Scrolls
– Bethesda at E3
Square Enix
Deus Ex Mankind Divided
– Square Enix releases new Deus Ex: Mankind Divided trailer
Hitman
– New Hitman game coming to Xbox One
Final Fantasy 7
– Multiplatform Final Fantasy VII remake revealed
More Stuff
Shenmue 3
– Shenmue 3 revealed, may come to Xbox One
As we said, we’re still breaking down announcements so check back soon to see more! This article will be updated.
Dean Balloch contributed 12 articles to ICXM between 2014–2015, covering game reviews, and Xbox news with a focus on hands-on impressions and verified-source reporting. Their bylines on the site span the Xbox One’s first full year of post-launch coverage, including the early days of Backwards Compatibility and Windows 10 gaming. They post on X as @SpookyWomble.