What To Expect From E3 2018 Press Conferences 

 

E3 is one of the biggest events in the video game Industry and with huge announcements and major tournaments to be expected, this year will not disappoint. The mega event will take place on June 12 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.  

 

Saturday will kick off E3 with updates from EA Games during their EA Play press conference. The have promised to update fans on Battlefield, BioWare’s ?Anthem

? and its news EA Sports lineup.  

 

On Sunday, the festivities will continue to bring big news but with an added venue. Microsoft will have their press conference and Xbox FanFest activities at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, which is not far from the Convention Center. “Not only does the Microsoft Theater allow us to centralize our Xbox presence at E3, but it’s (sic) size enables us to include even more fans and partners in the Xbox E3 2018 Briefing than ever before,” Microsoft said.  As for new Xbox games, fans are hoping to hear news about Halo, Forza and maybe hopefully Gears of War, but you never know what to expect from Microsoft. 

 

Bethesda promises another short press conference on Sunday, as Vice President Pete Hines tells fans on Twitter, "I assure you it won’t be three hours long." In there short, but sweet press conference, the only confirmed game so far is the recently revealed RAGE 2.There are rumors about  DOOM 2 and Bethesda's sci-fi property, Starfield but lets hope they make time to give us a preview. 

 

Monday will include the PC Gaming Show, which is an event dedicated to the future of PC Gaming. There will also be announcements from Ubisoft’s E3 conference at the Orpheum Theatre. Ubisoft will debut Tom Clancy’s The Division 2, Beyond Good & Evil 2, ?Skull and Bones

? and maybe an update on a new game set in James Cameron’s Avatar universe.  

 

After three years of not presenting at E3,Square Enix will only release a special video presentation on Monday. Fans are mostly excited for the news? on Kingdom Hearts 3, but there will also be featuring ?Shadow of the Tomb Raider

? , ?Dragon Quest 11

? in their presentation. 

 

Finally, Sony Playstation will have their press conference on Monday and it is jam packed with exclusive looks into their new titles. Kojima Productions’ ?Death Stranding

?

, 

Insomniac Games’ ?Marvel’s 

?

Spider-Man

?

, Naughty Dog’s ?The Last of Us Part 2

?

 and 

Sucker Punch Productions’ ?Ghost of Tsushima

?

 will all be featured during the conference plus news from PlayStation’s third-party publishing partners and indie studios. You can expect this press conference to be a long one.  

 

Epic Game’s huge success, Fortnite will have a celebrity PRO-AM tournament, that will pit 50 pro gamers and 50 celebrities against each other in a game of ?Fortnite Battle Royale

? . This idea may have come up after Epic Games saw the huge crowd Drake, Ninga and Travis Scott genereated on Twitch when they played together, but no one knows who is participating in this PRO-AM. 

 

Last, but certainly not least, Nintendo will present on Tuesday to some very eager fans. Nintendo will broadcast a direct video presentation that will highlight the games scheduled for release in 2018. Of course that includes, the ?Super Smash Bros.

? for Nintendo Switch, but many are hoping for some surprise announcements as well. After Nintendo’s E3 video presentation and the ?Splatoon 2

? World Championship finals, the Super Smash Bros. Invitational will take place. Because Super Smash Bros has such a competitive scene, the best way to preview the game would be in a tournament with the eight top Super Smash Bros. players.  

 

There is so much more news, updates and events that will be featured at this year's E3, but for now these are the major press conferences you can expect. Although E3 is open to the public this year, many of us will still not be able to attend but each and every event will be livestreamed.With all of this exciting news, E3 will definitely be one of the most talked about events this year.