{"id":4391,"date":"2015-06-17T12:03:30","date_gmt":"2015-06-17T12:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/?p=4391"},"modified":"2021-09-17T14:18:57","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T13:18:57","slug":"the-best-of-e3-2015-fallout-4-shenmue-3-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/06\/17\/the-best-of-e3-2015-fallout-4-shenmue-3-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"The best of E3 2015: Fallout 4, Shenmue 3 and more!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The biggest event in the gaming calendar kicked off on Monday and there has been some amazing games &#8211; some of which were completely unexpected &#8211; announced already.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the highlights of E3 2015!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/xbox-one.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1455\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/xbox-one.jpg\" alt=\"xbox-one\" width=\"800\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/xbox-one.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/xbox-one-300x171.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><b><\/b><\/h3>\n<h3><b>Xbox One backwards compatibility<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>From Christmas, you\u2019ll be able to play Xbox 360 games on your Xbox One. Well, a few of them at least; more titles will be added to the compatibility list over time.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement is a big deal because backwards compatibility is difficult to achieve with modern gaming technology. Somehow, though, Microsoft have cracked it and you won\u2019t have to pay to play games you\u2019ve already purchased for your Xbox 360 (unlike Sony\u2019s Playstation Now service, which charges you to play PS3 games you might already own).<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a nice feature if you\u2019ve got a few classic titles that you\u2019ll want to play again, and you could always <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/sell-tech\/trade-in-consoles\/sell-my-xbox\/sell-xbox-360-games\/\">sell the rest of your Xbox 360 games with musicMagpie<\/a> to pay for the upgrade!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-swOdtttw2Q\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><b>Shenmue 3<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><i>Shenmue 3 <\/i>is E3\u2019s biggest surprise by a long way. The series hasn\u2019t been active since 2001 and wasn\u2019t that successful, yet its cult status and the fact the 2nd game ended on a cliffhanger kept the possibility of a threequel alive.<\/p>\n<p>And now, it\u2019s here &#8211; although it took a Kickstarter campaign to confirm it. Launched at Sony\u2019s conference, <i>Shenmue 3\u2019s <\/i>Kickstarter was designed to gauge interest in the franchise. Fans responded by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/technology-33144515\">funding its $2 million target within hours<\/a>. It\u2019s on course to be the biggest Kickstarter of all time. We think that\u2019s interest confirmed then!<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t expect <i>Shenmue 3 <\/i>any time soon, though; 2017 has been pitched as a rough release date. But hey, at least it exists!<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t the only surprise during Sony\u2019s conference either&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Kznek1uNVsg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><b>Final Fantasy VII remake<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Oh yes: the best RPG ever (possibly) is finally getting a full HD remake 18 years after it was first released on the PS1.<\/p>\n<p>Details of the project are still relatively thin on the ground, but we do know that it\u2019ll be multiplatform (although it\u2019ll be released on PS4 first) and that most of the team behind the original will be working on it.<\/p>\n<p>Again, <i>FF VII <\/i>isn\u2019t going to be hitting shelves soon, with production at a very early stage. There\u2019s no firm release date yet, but 2017 seems like the earliest possible date (it\u2019s also the 20th anniversary of the original).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zXLZvsSmBIs\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><b>The Last Guardian<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>We\u2019ll be honest: we thought <i>The Last Guardian <\/i>was dead. The spiritual sequel to <i>Ico <\/i>and <i>Shadow of the Colossus <\/i>last appeared at E3 in 2009, and has had an extremely troubled development.<\/p>\n<p>And yet, here it is. After 6 long years, Sony finally showed off footage from the game, which is now coming out on PS4 (it was a PS3 game when it was first announced).<\/p>\n<p>Not much has been revealed about the plot, although the footage shown followed a young boy and what appears to be a giant wolf-chicken hybrid as they explored a desolate temple. Gameplay-wise, it looks similar to the brilliant <i>Shadow of the Colossus<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>Barring any more hiccups, <i>The Last Guardian <\/i>should be released in 2016. We can\u2019t wait!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QlErxrZcuZw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><b>So much Star Wars<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>There\u2019s a little film called <i>Star Wars: The Force Awakens <\/i>coming out this year and EA are capitalising on it big time.<\/p>\n<p>The big <i>Star Wars<\/i> release this year is <i>Battlefront<\/i>, a first-person shooter that lets you relive some of the biggest battles in the series. It looks fairly similar to <i>Battlefield<\/i>, although you get to pilot AT-AT Walkers and Tie Fighters instead of tanks. <i>Star Wars Battlefront <\/i>hits stores on 17th November.<\/p>\n<p>EA also announced a free expansion for their MMORPG <i>The Old Republic <\/i>and a new mobile card-trading game for iOS and Android.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/54_VzSLN3_I\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><b>Mass Effect 4: Andromeda<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><i>Mass Effect 4 <\/i>was first announced back in 2012, despite the somewhat conclusive (and very controversial) ending to <i>Mass Effect 3<\/i>. Now, we finally know what it\u2019s about.<\/p>\n<p>Set in the distant galaxy Andromeda, <i>Mass Effect 4 <\/i>will feature \u201d\u02dcexciting new worlds to discover, great characters and intense action\u2019. It\u2019ll also take place \u201d\u02dcfar away from and long after the events of the original trilogy\u2019, so don\u2019t expect our old buddy Commander Shepard to make an appearance.<\/p>\n<p><i>Mass Effect 4 <\/i>is set for release in December 2016. Take note, Father Christmas\u201d\u00a6<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2E0ym2XIENc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><b>Gears of War 4<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Everyone\u2019s favourite chainsaw-wielding soldiers are back! Microsoft\u2019s announcement trailer shows 2 new characters trudging through a typically grim landscape (it\u2019s not often we\u2019re impressed by wind and trees, but wow!) before facing off with a couple of extremely nasty looking baddies.<\/p>\n<p>Guns and chainsaws were also present, of course. <i>Gears 4 <\/i>is due out by Christmas 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft also announced that they\u2019re releasing an HD remake of the first <i>Gears<\/i>, <i>Gears of War: Ultimate Edition<\/i> on the 25th August. People who buy that will automatically quality for the <i>Gears 4 <\/i>beta at some point in 2016.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XW7Of3g2JME\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><b>Fallout 4<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>We already knew about <i>Fallout 4 <\/i>before E3 (thanks to an early announcement that looks increasingly clever given the quality of the games announced at E3), but we can\u2019t get over how amazing it looks. It\u2019s an evolution rather than a revolution of the <i>Fallout <\/i>formula, with most of the features from <i>Fallout 3 <\/i>making a return in some form, but that\u2019s pretty much exactly what we wanted. It comes out on the 10th November.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zL46dpNEPPA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><b>Uncharted 4: A Thief\u2019s End<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Rounding off the awesome foursomes is <i>Uncharted 4: A Thief\u2019s End<\/i>, which is apparently the last chapter in the adventures of Nathan Drake. If that\u2019s true, it looks like he\u2019s going out with a bang: the E3 trailer shows Drake shooting and driving his way through a small town causing a ridiculous amount of beautiful destruction.<\/p>\n<p><i>Uncharted 4 <\/i>is due out in March 2016.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Kuf0wLZXGFc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><b>Halo 5: Guardians<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>The biggest <i>Halo <\/i>to date was the unsurprising focal point of Microsoft\u2019s press conference, with more details revealed about the central plot. The trailer confirmed that the game features two protagonists &#8211; Master Chief and Spartan Jameson Locke &#8211; as well unveiling a whole horde of new and scary enemies.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the most exciting reveal, though, was Warzone, a massive 24 player multiplayer mode in which players use mechs, vehicles and pretty much anything else they can get their hands on to defeat the rival team. To make things more manic, AI controlled baddies crop up from time to time too.<\/p>\n<p><i>Halo 5 <\/i>is due out on 27th October.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s6PEecNY0Sc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><b>StarFox Zero<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>As expected, Nintendo have had a quiet E3: they\u2019ve made no mention of the new NX console, and the new <i>Legend of Zelda<\/i> game was absent too.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, their biggest announcement was <i>StarFox Zero<\/i>. Following Fox McCloud and co, the game features the classic space-fighting action as previous games with a few open-world battles thrown in for good measure.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, the game is played using two different screens. Your TV offers an environmental view, while the Wii U\u2019s Gamepad displays your ship\u2019s cockpit. Motion controls are used to aim, which could lead to a seriously epic (or annoying!) experience.<\/p>\n<p><i>StarFox Zero <\/i>is due for release on the Wii U this Christmas.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Which of the games announced at E3 are you looking forward to most? Let us know in the comments!<\/p>\n<p>And if you\u2019ve finally been inspired to upgrade, why not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/entertainment\/\">sell DVDs and games<\/a> with musicMagpie to help save up for your new console? Just hit the button below to get started.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/entertainment\/trade-in-games\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3496 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Sell-Games-Button.png\" alt=\"Sell Games\" width=\"299\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The biggest event in the gaming calendar kicked off on Monday and there has been some amazing games &#8211; some of which were completely unexpected &#8211; announced already. Here are the highlights of E3 2015! 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