STACK NZ Jul #75

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That's an E3 fact... There were 250 exhibitors present.

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In June, STACK headed to Los Angeles once again to cover the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3.

of the franchise after playing Titanfall 2  at EA Play. The introduction of the grappling hook to the rifleman class is a masterstroke, adding a new element to this fast-moving title with frenetic gunplay. What will the single-player campaign entail? Who knows, but this one certainly has our interest. FIFA 17 , driven by the might of the Frostbite engine, looked, as you would expect, first-class. Scoring a goal was dastardly difficult, but all the focus at this stage is centred on the new feature, The Journey – a single-player mode that charts the career of a hopeful young player. Producer Matt Prior told  STACK that this would never have been possible without the implementation of Frostbite.

Day One. We’re back. The chaos that is E3 has once again descended upon L.A. to thrill and entertain an audience hungry for a look (and for the patient, a play) at the extensive range of games on offer this year. All the talk surrounding the future of E3 was momentarily forgotten as huge swathes of excited gamers forced their way through the doors of the Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC). For us, the morning began with EA, who shunned the industry-focused E3 this year and opted to hold its own show designed for the community, at the Nokia Theater not a stone’s throw from the LACC. The event was well organised, offering ample opportunity to jump in for hands-on with their

That's an E3 fact... Over 70,000 people attended this year’s show.

upcoming slate.

Battlefield 1  exceeded expectations with an expansive 64-player battle that included infantry, planes, tanks, and even airships. Although we were never big proponents for Titanfall , we could be convinced to revise our opinion

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