STACK #141 Jul 2016

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That's an E3 fact... Instagram had 500,000 E3-related likes on posts.

Dawn ofWar 3

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

satisfying about taking on the Third Reich in a video game – we can’t get enough of it. While we’re not RTS players,

There is always something satisfying about taking on the Third Reich in a video game – we can’t get enough of it

GAMES

in E3 history to play a game. The art style is beautiful and the open-world section of the game we played is apparently only one per cent of the entire gameworld. There are a lot of new features here, ranging from the way that Link travels to his ability to climb, the puzzles in the game, and the large range of weapons available. Releasing on both Wii U and NX in March 2017, Breath of the Wild is going to be massive. And that was it. The freneticism of E3 was over for another year. Overall it was a successful show, delivering on promises and even throwing up a few surprises. We’ll watch on with interest to see how the ESA plans for E3 2017, and whether it opens the show up to a bigger audience. A simple solution would be to open the doors to the general public on the Friday and Saturday following the industry event, or divide the show between media and consumers the same way Gamescom does. In our opinion, E3 is still a vitally important date on the annual gaming calendar. It’s the first opportunity for many studios to gauge opinion and gather feedback on their games, and the perfect platform to roll out the gaming calendar for the year ahead. It reveals strategies and trends, but more importantly it generates hope, anticipation and excitement for us, the gamers.

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III has been getting positive press, with the return of base building exciting our freelancer Mark Ankucic to uncomfortable levels of acceptance. Our final appointment for E3 2016 was with Nintendo, and the Japanese gaming giant is understandably remaining tight-lipped about its NX console due in March next year. But, they did have The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, purportedly creating the longest queues

Sniper Elite 4

That's an E3 fact... Incredibly, STACK didn’t record one single hangover.

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