With a little more than a month away, E3 is beginning its uptick in news of what to expect.
This years conference begins on June 14th and goes through the 16th - so far a few announcements have been made in terms of the presentations, here's what's known at this point.
MicrosoftMicrosoft has revealed that its Xbox E3 2016 Briefing will take place on Monday, June 13th at 9:30 a.m. PST. If you're not lucky enough to be at the Galen Center in Downtown LA that day, MS will be streaming its presentation across a variety of online location - including
[Twitch].
Microsoft's "Xbox Daily" live news show will be making a return, and will be hosted by Larry Hryb, as well as Graeme Boyd, AKA Xbox Live's AceyBongos. The show will air on Tuesday, June 14 and Wednesday, June 15 from 4:00-5:00pm PST
Xbox Fanfest is also back this year and is providing 500 fans access to the company's E3 media briefing and hands-on time with various upcoming games, as well as the opportunity to meet developers and other members of the gaming industry. For more details check out the
[FanFest Website]
NintendoAt 9 am PT on June 14, Nintendo of America president and COO Reggie Fils-Aime will be kicking off a day-long stream of Nintendo Treehouse: Live. It will feature gameplay from The Legend of Zelda with special commentaries from Nintendo developers, as well as behind-the-scenes information.
It seems the "Treehouse" concept is replacing the Nintendo Direct(s) of past days and Zelda is going to be a key push to what the conference will be about for Nintendo.
Additionally, Nintendo is running a
[Sweepstakes] right now with a trip for two to E3 up for grabs.
Curious? Keep tabs on what Nintendo's going to be offering
[here]
SonyNothing's been announced as of late, seems Sony is keeping things close to the vest, but one item that has been rumored, the
[PS4.5 Neo], is sure to at least garner some kind of intrigue.
On the developer side, Bethesda have announced they will be holding a showcase on June 12 at 7pm PT, the Sunday night before E3.
Already announced has been the awaited sequel to Dishonored - which will be detailed more-so at E3 2016 and has been slated for a November 11, 2016 release. The world premiere of Dishonored 2 gameplay will take place during Bethesda’s 2016 E3 Showcase.
The showcase can be viewed via
[Bethesda's Twitch Channel]Dishonored 2 Announce E3 Trailer
[Official E3 Website]