Something For The Weekend – 10/06/17

The start of E3 2017 is only a matter of hours away! The excitement is definitely building, what are your hopes, dreams and ambitions for the next few days? Is there a particular game you want to see more of, or are you hoping to be blown away by a surprise announcement?

If you want to check out what time each conference is on and where to watch it, we’ve got you covered with this handy schedule, and we’ll obviously have all the news and trailers rolling onto the front page. But let’s not forget that there’s been plenty of things going on in the last week, as well!

In the News This Week

• Is Atari About To Announce A New Console?
  Camdaz reckons Atari want in on the mini retro consoles market, would you get one?
• Project Cars 2 Hits The Streets On 22nd September
  “Earlier that I was anticipating, lovely”, says an excited Tomhlord.
• Survey: Just 1.5% Of Time Spent On Xbox One Is Playing Backwards Compatible Games
  And while easily mocked, Microsoft soon responded…
• Xbox Execs Say 50% Of Xbox One Owners Have Used Backwards Compatability
• CD Projekt Red Defy Ransom Demands For Early Cyberpunk 2077 Design Docs
• Battleborn’s Multiplayer Is Now Free To Play
  I bet no-one saw this coming.
• Oceanhorn’s Zelda-like Adventure Comes To Switch On 22nd June
• Nintendo Direct: Pokken Tournament DX For Switch, Pokemon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, And Pokemon Gold & Silver On Virtual Console Announced
• For Honor Player Count Down By 95% On PC
  A massive drop by anyone’s standards, what can Ubisoft do to revive the game?
• A Lot Of Information About Assassin’s Creed Origins Has Leaked
  The full reveal will be on Monday night during E3, but it’s sounding promising.
• “Special” Crash Bandicoot Announcement Planned For E3, Says Activision
  “Cartoon show on Netflix” says Tuffcub!

E3 Bingo

Now’s as good a time as any to remind you that there’s only a few hours left to enter into this year’s TSA E3 Bingo, with entries closing tonight at 7:59pm, just before the EA press conference gets started.. Whether you’re a veteran or a newcomer, I wish you good luck and have fun!

Games in Review

It was a strong week for the reviews, with plenty of good games to choose between. Did you pick up any of these games?

• Tekken 7 – PS4, XBO, PC – 9/10
• Wipeout Omega Collection – PS4 – 9/10
• Dirt 4– PS4, XBO, PC – 8/10 (Video Review)
• ARMS – Switch – 8/10 (Video Review)
• The Town of Light – PS4, XBO, PC – 7/10
• Dark Rose Valkyrie – PS4 – 5/10
• Lock’s Quest – PS4, XBO, PC – 4/10
• LucidSound LS40 Headset Review (No Score)

This Week’s Features

From the previews, of which there was only one, Tef had a look at Arizona Sunshine, the Zombie VR shooter that’s making its way to PSVR later this month. He also spoke to the MD of Vertigo Games about bringing the game from PC, as it isn’t just a straightforward port and they’ve had to rework elements to fit the PSVR Aim Controller’s abilities and work on PS4’s lower hardware

Elsewhere, Jim looked at Friday the 13th: The Game, and what improvements could be made to the ambitious title. Following the recent news of the Xbox One’s backwards compatibility useage, Tef argued that the feature is always worth having, regardless of any stats.

Focusing on the E3 content now, the staff have been bringing you their predictions for Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, and the other big publishers. In just a few days’ and hours’ time, we’ll know how accurate they were!

Finally, What We Played featured Tekken 7, Dirt 4 & WipEout in Episode 309.

Trailer Park

Rebellion Reveal Strange Brigade, A 1930s Supernatural Co-op Shooter

Attempt To Build A Lasting Colony On An Alien World With Aven Colony, Out July 25th

Latest Ace Combat 7: Unknown Skies Trailer Shows A World At War

Middle-earth: Shadow Of War Gets A New Trailer

Your Achievements

Looking at your achievements now, Tony Cawley teed off his week by earning the platinum trophy for Rory McIlroy, and thanks to a patch, also bagged the plat for For Honor.

Crazy_Del’s is just one trophy away from the Injustice 2 plat, while tactical20 completed LEGO City Undercover, which he called “brilliant”.

It was a productive week for Pixel_nme, who added the platinums for  MXGP3 and Tekken 7 to his trophy cabinet.

The Week Ahead

Unsurprisingly, it’s a super quiet week for the releases, what with E3

• Cars 3: Driven to Win – PS4, XBO, PC – 13/06
• Moto GP 17 – PS4, XBO, PC- 15/06
• ARMS – Switch– 16/06

Well, all that’s left for me to say is enjoy E3 and have a great week!