Xbox’s E3 2019 press conference takes place Sunday, June 9. We’ll have a livestream of the entire event, so you can watch it alongside us. If you happen to miss it, or want some additional commentary alongside the stream, we’ll be liveblogging the whole thing right here. Expect plenty of news for Xbox One, along with new games for PC.
Microsoft’s event kicks off at 1 PM PT / 4 PM ET / 9 PM BST (6 AM AET on June 10), so be sure to come back to this page to see our reactions in real-time as we cover the conference. A full roundup of the hottest news will follow once the event ends.
E3 2019 is a hectic and exciting time of year for gamers, who are basically bombarded with news and trailers for upcoming games for PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC. Basically, it’s a big hype fest about all the games and consoles you’ll want to spend money on in the future, so why not save yourself some cash where you can now?
Fortunately, there are plenty of sales running around E3 this year, which is a nice perk for those of us not actually attending the event in LA. We’ll keep this story updated as more deals become available, but here are all the best console and game deals we know about now.
PS4 Days of Play sale
PS4 limited-edition console – available for $300
One of the biggest sales going on during E3 is Sony’s annual Days of Play sale, which is running now through June 17. The sale includes the launch of a limited-edition, steel black PS4 slim console for $300, a PS4 Pro that’s marked down to $350, and PSVR bundles that start at $250 (a full $100 cheaper). Plus, you can grab a year of PS Plus for only $37.59 at Green Man Gaming and $40 elsewhere (instead of $60), and a huge batch of PS4 games are considerably cheaper as well. Some of the best deals include:
Xbox One S Fortnite Battle Royale Special Edition Bundle – will be available for $250
Naturally, Microsoft kicked off a big Xbox sale on the same day as Sony’s Days of Play event, and the company is also debuting a new special-edition Xbox console. A gradient-purple, Fortnite-themed Xbox One S is available now, and while it will generally sell for $300, it’s $50 off for a short time. The console bundle includes a matching controller, Fortnite: Battle Royale, 2,000 V-Bucks, a Dark Vertex Fortnite cosmetic set download, and a free month of both Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass.
The Xbox One S Fortnite Battle Royale Special Edition Bundle is available at multiple retailers, with the discount reflected in the price.
You can also save $100 on a new Xbox One X and get $50 off other Xbox One S bundles. The Xbox One S All-Digital Edition is $50 off as well. Black, white, special-edition, and limited-edition Xbox wireless controllers are $10 off. And of course, there’s a big batch of Xbox One games marked down for the occasion.
To save even more money, you can take advantage of a gift card deal at Newegg, which is offering a $100 Xbox gift card for only $88.88 for a short time. Once you receive the email with the digital code, you can redeem the gift card on any of the above deals at the online Microsoft Store. It’s only an extra $11, but when it’s that easy, who’s complaining?
Green Man Gaming E3 sale
Wolfenstein Youngblood – pre-order for $22.49
Digital game retailer Green Man Gaming is offering gamers 25% off PC games across the site. Even better: The 25% off voucher will also apply to any new games announced during E3 that become available at GMG. You can keep track of all the newly announced PC games on GMG’s E3 2019 page. To claim the 25% off, enter code “E3” at checkout.
See some of the current PC game deals at GMG below (prices reflect full coupon discount).
The summer sale at GOG.com overlaps conveniently with E3, and it includes over 2,000 DRM-free PC games up to 90% off. Running now through June 17 at 3 PM PT / 6 PM ET, you can grab games like Divinity: Original Sin 2 Definitive Edition for only $27, No Man’s Sky for $30, and Pathfinder: Kingmaker Explorer Edition for $26.79. You can check out some of the game deals below, but there are thousands of games marked down, including daily flash deals, so you’re better off heading to GOG to see everything available.
Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition — $5
Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Edition — $5
Bioshock Infinite – Complete Edition — $13.79
Divinity: Original Sin 2 – Definitive Edition — $27
Dying Light: The Following – Enhanced Edition — $18
Hollow Knight — $9
Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden — $21
Neverwinter Nights – Enhanced Digital Deluxe Edition — $15.62
No Man’s Sky — $30
Pathfinder: Kingmaker – Explorer Edition — $26.79
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire – Obsidian Edition — $30
This sale is actually coming to an end, but the final week of Epic’s first storewide sale overlaps with E3, and if you haven’t take a time to check out all the deals that are currently available, you definitely should. PC games are marked down up to 75% across the store, and all games over $15 are discounted by $10. That $10 off deal includes pre-orders on upcoming games like Control and new releases like Outer Wilds. The store is also giving away Kingdom: New Lands for free right now; all you need is a free Epic account to claim it.
After rumors suggesting A Song of Ice & Fire author George R.R. Martin and Bloodborne developers were working on a game together, new details suggest that title, Elden Ring, may reportedly be revealed at E3 2019, alongside several other alleged Bandai Namco games.
As posted by industry analyst Daniel Ahmad (ZhugeEx on Twitter) and posted on 4chan, as reported by Game Informer, FromSoftware is allegedly set to reveal Elden Ring, a new RPG world from Hidetaka Miyazaki and George R.R. Martin.
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint is the follow-up to 2017’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands, though developer Ubisoft is taking a different approach this time around. Breakpoint will have a darker tone, the developer says, in its new fictional New Zealand-esque setting, Aurora.
Aurora is home to Skell Technology, a corporation specializing in AI drone tech. When communication with the company ceases, you’re sent to the archipelago to investigate. When you arrive, however, you find yourself not in the role of the hunter, but the hunted.
Throughout Breakpoint, you’ll encounter a paramilitary group known as the Wolves, who Ubisoft says are just as skilled on the battlefield as the Ghosts. Because of this, the game places a greater emphasis on stealth. You’ll be able to employ drones and hide the bodies of any enemies you kill. Similarly, you can avoid detection by crouching in foliage or covering yourself with mud. The game also features some survival elements; any injuries you sustain need to be treated, and you need to maintain your weapons. Ghost Recon Breakpoint launches for PS4, Xbox One, and PC on October 4.
With the X-Men movie franchise singing its swan song with the release of Dark Phoenix, a report has come out from THR that back in 2010 Fox toyed with the idea of making an X-Men vs. Fantastic Four movie.
According to THR’s “secret sources,” Fox considered a Civil War-esque superhero movie crossover that pitted the Children of the Atom against Marvel’s First Family. The battle was going to be ignited by Johnny Storm when he accidentally blew a hole in Manhattan after going supernova while trying to capture F4 villain Molecule Man, thus sparking the Superhero Registration Act in response to the devastation.
Fox’s mutant movie universe may be coming to a close as Marvel Studios takes control of the X-Men characters, but not before debuting one last fan-favorite character. Dazzler finally makes her big screen debut in Dark Phoenix, albeit only in cameo form and apparently played by Halston Sage (The Orville). She has no dialogue but is seen singing — and using her mutant powers to generate a light show while wearing her trademark white outfit — during the X-Men’s party on the grounds of the mansion.
We’ll never see this version of Dazzler become a full-fledged member of the X-Men since the Fox series is coming to an end, but her appearance is still a fun nod to fans of the comics. And if you’re not up on all things Dazzler, here’s a brief primer on the character.
Ah, E3. Gamer Christmas. The epicenter of hype. Every year in June the Electronic Entertainment Expo rolls around and people who love video games furiously refresh their browsers for the biggest new game announcements. Now, while the show has traditionally been associated with consoles–the biggest conferences always revolve around Xbox, Nintendo, and Sony (who, significantly, isn’t at E3 this year)–PC gamers most certainly have many things to be excited about this year.
Microsoft is ensuring that they maintain a strong focus on PC gamers, with all its first-party titles coming to PC, as well as introducing the Xbox Game Pass For PC. Third party publishers like Ubisoft, Activision, Square Enix, EA, and Bethesda will have all their biggest titles available on PC. And of course, the PC Gaming Show and the Devolver Digital press conference will showcase niche games on the platform.
There is so much stuff coming to PC that it’s incredibly easy to miss something, even if you’re following GameSpot’s E3 coverage very closely. Thankfully, we had the great idea to compile all the new games announced at E3 you can look forward to playing on your PC in this list right here! Be sure to check back often as we update this feature in the coming days.
Peruse the titles, and leave a comment to let us know what games you’re looking forward to playing on your PC at ultra graphics settings (but only at 1440p because you haven’t updated your graphics card yet).
And to keep up with all the big news, hands-on previews, and gameplay videos, make sure you keep checking our E3 hub throughout the week.
It’s expected that some of the announcements coming at E3 are going to leak, but E3 2019 is looking to set a new record. Much of what’s to come at the various E3 press conferences over the next few days has already been spoiled, but Friday night saw a flurry of big upcoming announcements revealed ahead of time.
This particular batch concerns published Bandai Namco’s E3 lineup. The most significant of the bunch is undoubtedly the new game from From Software, reportedly called Elden Ring. A new From game would be big news under any circumstances, but this one is a collaboration with George RR Martin, the author of A Song of Ice and Fire–the basis for Game of Thrones. The Elden Ring name and accompanying art are new, but even this leak concerns something that had previously surfaced online; previous reports already stated that Martin and From were working together on a new game.
Bandai’s other leaks concerned a Ni no Kuni remaster and a new RPG in its Tales of series called Tales of Arise. It’s unclear how this occurred–the three leaks were in such rapid-fire succession that it seems as if the publisher had some kind of security issue. Whatever the particulars, Bandai Namco’s Katsuhiro Harada summed things up nicely:
All of this follows the very credible-looking leak of a video from Bleeding Edge, the new game from DMC: Devil May Cry and Hellblade developer Ninja Theory. And the retailer listing for Watch Dogs Legion, prompting Ubisoft to confirm the game ahead of its press conference. And Destiny 2 dataminers discovering cross-save support and a new Shadowkeep expansion that takes players back to the moon. And Baldur’s Gate III, the existence of which was buried in markup code on Larian Studio’s teaser website. And Death Stranding’s release date, published on PlayStation Taiwan’s Facebook account. And Call of Duty 2019 being a new Modern Warfare.
And so on.
This is to say nothing of other leaks that we’re still waiting for clearer confirmation of, such as the next-gen Xbox console, Fable 4, Ubisoft Play, and Ubisoft’s roller derby game. With more than a day to go before most of the press conferences get underway, there’s still time for even more to leak.
At this rate, don’t be surprised if there’s nothing left to be surprised by.
The new trailer for Pokemon Sword and Shield shown during the Pokemon Direct has some details that you just might have missed.
First, check out the trailer if you already haven’t:
Now check out all the cool stuff we found and others on the internet have pointed out.
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