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would be folly to dismiss this one. Both levels
displayed intense combat, both on Earth and in
space, and Infinity Ward are clearly trying hard
to bring something a little special to the annual
franchise.
As an additional bonus to the presentation,
the devs took us through the second campaign
level, Crew Expendable, in the forthcoming
remastered Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. It's
a knockout.
Kudos to Microsoft, who had practically
every game on its booth playable. Recore
and the well-received, pirate-themed
Sea of Thieves, where players can
grab their shipmates and sail on
open oceans, were drawing the
largest queues.
Graham Jennings from 343 Industries told
an assembled crowd during a gameplay demo
that Halo Wars 2 was back through massive fan
demand. The studio is partnering with Creative
Assembly on the title, which is due in February
2017.
For us, and we’re generally not overly
interested in racers, Forza Horizon 3, set in this
fine country, was the standout. Visually this
game is astounding, and the forgiving demo
presented an off-road course and a road race
that eventually headed onto a beach. Twice
the size of Horizon 2, and featuring a
diverse range of settings, the game
will start with 350 cars, including the
classic 74 HQ Sandman.
We’ve become accustomed to
a kick-arse Tom Clancy game at
the conclusion of the Ubisoft press
conference, our ears ringing as we file
out of the Orpheum Theatre. This year, it
was new extreme sport title, Steep, and we’d
be lying if we said we weren’t left wanting
after the announcement. But with hands-on
at the Ubi booth two days later, it started
to make sense. Steep is a true open-world
mountain where players undertake challenges
like wingsuit racing, skiing and snowboarding.
A consistent sporting franchise is missing from
the Ubisoft stable, and this could prove to be
the missing link.
South Park: The Fractured But Whole, a
sequel to The Stick of Truth and featuring a
new combat system amidst the gameplay
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58 JULY 2016
GAMES
Call of Duty: InfiniteWarefare
Steep
The haters are
always going to
hate, but from
what we saw at E3,
it would be folly to
dismiss this one
That's an E3 fact...
E3 Live apparently
attracted 20,000 fans,
although it didn’t look
like that to us.
That's an E3 fact...
Free gum distributed
at the show actually
tasted like the smell
of Deep Heat.