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There's definitely going to be a lot for fans to love at the Xbox E3 presentation this year; the sheer size of the show that Microsoft will be able to put on suggests that there's going to be something for everyone. With some of its most highly-anticipated titles ever already confirmed to appear along with exciting hardware and software news that the company has been teasing over the year, our expectations for Xbox are definitely high. With Sony out of the way, there's no reason why Microsoft shouldn't be able to deliver. For those on the ground or following along at home on Twitch , the Xbox E3 presentation is going to be on Sunday, June 9 at 1PM

That said, there’s a touch of hesitancy about _Beyond Good & Evil 2 _ . Games that have spent this long in development hell rarely come out of the other side unscathed, and some are therefore wondering if _Beyond Good & Evil 2 _ will be everything that fans want it to be. It still doesn’t have a release date, but with development forging ahead and a beta planned for this year , there’s every chance a 2019 launch is in the wo

Finally, sound design also plays a large part in the salary costs of development. While there are likely already many sounds within the Halo series that can be used, especially because fans come to expect the familiarity of certain sounds, there are likely to be many original sounds created from scratch.

Given the apparent return to form for the series, Halo Infinite may end up blending classic action movie gameplay with a more human story focusing on the Master Chief, and his deep connection to Cortana. How it will play out is anyone's guess , but it's a safe bet that Cortana will return, especially given the secret code fans uncovered in last year's Halo Infinite trailer, which led to a message from Cortana, hers

In a more contemporary sense, there is also the need to have proper motion capture software and hardware. This is especially true since we appear to be getting heavy into the use of actor’s for both their likenesses and voices. The recent trailers for both Death Stranding and Cyberpunk 2077 revealed that Norman Reedus and Infinity Nikki patch notes Keanu Reeves appear in the games and lend their voices. How much must that cost? Microsoft may be planning something similar since actors in games appear to be coming into vogue.

Earlier this year, Microsoft announced the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate . This was confirmed to be a souped-up version of the current Xbox Game Pass system, and it'll reportedly deliver over 100 games as well as online multiplayer as part of this service. We expect that the presentation is going to go into further detail about the other features that will be a part of the Game Pass Ultimate, most likely with announcements about the titles that are going to be available to access and any multiplayer quality-of-life improvements on Xbox G

Hideo Kojima’s first game following his acrimonious departure from Konami and the cancellation of Silent Hills has been building for some time. However, as of last year the gaming community finally had a view of what Death Stranding may be. Although the plot of the game is still enwrapped in mystery and abstract themes, at the very least those snippets of footage showcased what Kojima has in m

Graphics and animation will draw a significant salary as well, specializing in creating 2D and 3D objects, real-world development scenarios, visual effects (VFX), technical designers engaged in writing shaders, and more.

What is the subject matter of Babylon’s Fall , though? The game will be epic in the traditional sense, with a lore that stretches thousands of years and includes such grand concepts as ancient gods and a mysterious power source called the Oversoul. If PlatinumGames is able to combine this with its consistently excellent gameplay, then everyone is going to be ha

Although PlayStation owners have had plenty to keep them occupied with on the PS4, it's fair to say that some might have missed the presence of LittleBigPlanet in the latter half of the console's life. With no games since 2014, the Sumo Digital-developed LittleBigPlanet 3 , that pocket of creativity on the console has felt like a loss. Thankfully, series creator Media Molecule has been hard at work with Drea

Though Halo companion titles have done well in the past (think Reach or ODST), it's nice to see that 343 is dedicated to continuing a story that began largely with Cortana's rampancy, and her eventual ascendancy to one of the franchise's main antagoni

Halo Infinite seems to suggest a paradigm shift for the franchise in terms of visuals, gameplay and story, but it's not abandoning its old bag of tricks just yet. There will be no Battle Royale mode, and no loot boxes (thank goodness), but it will retain some signature staples of the franchise's past installmen

Nintendo has kept its E3 plans mostly under wraps. While we're likely going to be seeing more of _Sword & Shield _ at E3 after the recent Pokemon Direct revealing the nuts and bolts of the games, that's all that's really confirmed for the company. The Xbox E3 camp is the one with most of its potential presentation topics already either leaked or officially confir