8 huge gaming announcements from ‘Not-E3’
Not-E3, faux-E3, “Keigh-3” – in reference to video game presenter Geoff Keighly – whatever you want to call it, the past few weeks have been stacked with gaming announcements.
This is despite E3, the Electronic Entertainment Exhibition, not taking place in 2022. In its absence, many major gaming companies and publications hosted various showcase events to announce upcoming projects from some of the biggest names in the business.
To help you keep on top of the news, here are the biggest announcements from not-E3 2022.
Prior to the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase, a cloud streaming app for certain 2022 Samsung Smart TVs was announced. While a dedicated streaming dongle is still a while away, the lucky owners of compatible Samsung TVs will soon be able to stream and play next-gen console games without the box. All you need is an Xbox Game Pass subscription and a decent internet connection. Expect to see the Xbox app appearing on Samsung TVs from the end of June onwards.
Final Fantasy VII Remake part two revealed
As part of Square Enix’s Final Fantasy VII 25th anniversary presentation during not-E3, the Japanese company made a massive announcement regarding the series. Square Enix revealed that the 2020 Final Fantasy VII Remake was part one of a trilogy, with part two launching during our summer in 2023. Entitled Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, the second part also has a brief trailer teasing its direction following the first part’s mind-bending finale.
Also getting the remake treatment is Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, originally a PlayStation Portable game from 2008. Its remake, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion, will launch across all major gaming platforms this summer.
The Last of Us is also getting remade for PS5 and PC
Announced at the Summer Games Fest 2022 presentation, a remade version of the 2013 PlayStation 3 classic The Last of Us is coming to PlayStation 5 and PC. Referred to as The Last of Us Part I, it follows the success of 2020’s The Last of Us Part II on PlayStation 4, which sold more than 10 million copies worldwide.
The Last of Us Part I features reworked graphics, gameplay and controls designed to take advantage of newer hardware. The remake also includes the prequel content Left Behind which explores more of the protagonist, Ellie’s, backstory. The Last of Us Part I launches on 2 September 2022.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II gets a release date and campaign footage
Not to be confused with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 from 2009, Modern Warfare II is a sequel to the 2019 reboot Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.
Clear as mud? Right, let’s press on.
Summer Games Fest 2022 gave us an extended look at Modern Warfare II‘s campaign gameplay, with all of the military action fans have come to expect. Developed by Infinity Ward, the latest instalment of the franchise launches on 28 October for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC across Steam and Battle.net. Free-to-play battle royale game Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 is also inbound later this year.
Devolver Digital continues its searing satire of the games industry and not-E3
For several years now, independent publisher Devolver Digital has taken aim at various practices normalised by other gaming companies. Microtransactions, loot boxes, NFTs – Devolver swings hard and never misses.
This year, the Devolver Direct presentation lampooned the recent spate of large-scale company acquisitions across the industry.
In between sketches, Devolver showcased several promising games on the way soon. Two Australian-developed games were showcased, including Cult of the Lamb, which launches on 11 August 2022, and The Plucky Squire due for a 2023 release. Both games look impressive, and The Plucky Squire features an artist, James Turner, who has previously worked on the Pokemon series.
Bethesda space RPG Starfield gets a big gameplay trailer
The Xbox and Bethesda showcase included way too many big games to adequately include in a roundup article (shoutout to the Adelaide-made Hollow Knight: Silksong).
Arguably the one everyone is talking about is Starfield. From the folks at Bethesda known for The Elder Scrolls and recent Fallout games, their latest RPG looks massive.
With over 1,000 planets to freely explore, you can create and customise your own ship, build bases, and embark upon a spacefaring quest. In Starfield‘s first major gameplay trailer, we saw plenty of genre hallmarks including character customisation, crafting, and combat. Although originally slated for launch later this year, Starfield will release on Xbox and PC in 2023.
Netflix gets its killer gaming app with Poinpy
Even Netflix got onto the not-E3 train, announcing multiple games and game-adjacent projects coming to the streaming platform.
Published by Devolver Digital, the colourful vertical-climbing game Poinpy from the developer of Downwell is out now on mobile for Netflix subscribers. It’s excellent and will be joined by other Devolver games Reigns: Three Kingdoms and Terra Nil in the future.
Netflix also has many other games and adaptations in the works, including an animated Dragon Age series, and an upcoming narrative RPG based on the popular Shadow and Bone books.
Resident Evil 4 is yet another incoming remake
While technically not within the unofficial not-E3 window, Sony hosted a PlayStation State of Play presentation a few weeks ago, which announced the Resident Evil 4 remake.
It’s due for a 24 March 2023 launch on PS5, along with PlayStation VR2 content for the game and Resident Evil Village.
Other big announcements included a flashy trailer for Final Fantasy XVI, which is due next year in our winter, and Stray, a game where you play as an orange tabby, is out on 19 July 2022 for PS4 and PS5.
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The Not E3 Summer Games Festival 2022 Games That Are Coming Out In 2022
While we didn’t officially get an E3 event this year, the various Summer Game Fest live streams were enough to tease new games coming out in the rest of 2022.
Check out all the recently-revealed and announced games that will be releasing in 2022 below:
Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII Reunion
Stray will launch for PS5, PS4, and PC via Steam on 19 July 2022.
Lost, alone, and separated from family, a stray cat must untangle an ancient mystery to escape a long-forgotten city. Stray is a third-person cat adventure game set amidst the detailed neon-lit alleys of a decaying cybercity and the murky environments of its seedy underbelly.
Along the way, the cat befriends a small flying drone, known only as B12. With the help of this newfound companion, the duo try to find a way out.
Rollerdrome
Rollerdrome from Roll7 (developer of OlliOlli World) will be out for PS4, PS5 and PC on 16 August 2022.
Rollerdrome is a third person action shooter that seamlessly blends high octane, visceral combat with fluid movement and tricking mechanics into one complementary and challenging whole, to create an original adrenaline-pumping shooter experience like no other.
High On Life
High On Life is coming to Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC and Xbox Game Pass in October 2022.
From the mind of Justin Roiland (Rick And Morty, Solar Opposites) comes High On Life. Humanity is being threatened by an alien cartel who wants to use them as drugs. It’s up to you to rescue and partner with charismatic, talking guns, take down Garmantuous and his gang, and save the world!
A Plague Tale Requiem
Scorn is coming to Xbox Series X/S, PC and Xbox Game Pass on 21 October 2022.
Scorn is an atmospheric first-person horror adventure game set in a nightmarish universe of odd forms and somber tapestry.
You awaken in the middle of a desolate and decayed hellscape; a once industrious civilization now lay in ruin. Surrounded by nightmarish, biomechanical contraptions, you must explore your environment to progress.
As Dusk Falls
As Dusk Falls is coming to Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC and Xbox Game Pass on 19 July 2022.
Explore the entangled lives of two families across thirty years in an original interactive drama from INTERIOR/NIGHT.
Starting in 1998 with a robbery-gone-wrong, the character’s lives depend on the choices you make. Every family has secrets, every secret has a price.
Pentiment
Pentiment is coming to Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC and Xbox Game Pass in November 2022.
From Obsidian, this game is a historical mystery role-playing game that focuses on character development, heavily stylized art, and choice-driven storytelling in early 16th century Germany.
The main character is a clever illustrator caught up a series of murders at Kiersau Abbey over twenty five years. This character alone possesses the wits and will to expose the killers, but each decision he makes has lasting consequences and inexorably draws him closer to the center of an underlying conspiracy.
Soulstice
Soulstice is coming to PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S on 20 September 2022.
Explore an action game with a dark world brimming with hidden mysteries, master a diverse combat system, and inhabit the dual forces of two sisters in a coming-of-age dark fantasy story with fast-paced action, vicious enemies, and spectacular boss fights.
F1 Manager 2022
F1 Manager 2022 is coming to PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and PC on 25 August 2022.
Make your mark on Formula 1 in the officially licensed F1 Manager 2022.
Be the boss of your chosen constructor and pick from a roster of 2022 drivers and staff.
Immortality
Immortality is coming to Xbox Series X/S, PC and Xbox Game Pass on 26 July 2022.
IMMORTALITY is an interactive film trilogy from Sam Barlow, creator of Her Story. What happened to Marissa Marcel? Explore footage from her lost movies to solve the mystery.
Deliver Us Mars
Victoris 3 is coming to PC sometime in 2022.
Set in the rapidly moving 19th and early 20th centuries, Victoria 3 is a deep societal simulation, challenging players to develop a nation through industry, trade and political reform while keeping your population content and well-fed.
GigaBash
From Malaysian developer Passion Republic Games, GigaBash is coming to Epic Games Store, Steam, PS4 & PS5 on 5 August 2022.
GigaBash is a 4-player Arena Brawler featuring Giant Monsters, Kaijus & Heroes developed by Passion Republic Games.
Unleash mayhem in fully destructible maps and battle among your friends as you rise as the true Apex among Titans.
The Last Of Us Part 1
The Last Of Us Part 1 is coming to PS5 on 2 September 2022.
Revisit the game that set a new bar for single-player narrative storytelling with The Last Of Us and explore a ravaged and hardened world, where every action has a brutal consequence for Joel and Ellie.
Call Of Duty Modern Warfare II
Call Of Duty Modern Warfare II is coming to PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and PC on 28 October 2022.
Call Of Duty Modern Warfare II drops players into an unprecedented global conflict that features the return of the iconic operators of Task Force 141.
The Callisto Protocol
Midnight Suns is coming to PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC and Nintendo Switch on 7 October 2022.
It’s a turn-based game similar to XCOM but with card game elements thrown in.
Goat Simulator 3
Goat Simulator 3 is coming to PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC in fall 2022.
Gather your herd and venture forth into Goat Simulator 3; an all-new, totally realistic, sandbox farmyard experience. Invite up to three friends in local or online co-op, create carnage as a team, or compete in mini-games and then not be friends anymore.
Highwater
Highwater is coming to PC sometime in 2022.
Highwater is a story-driven 3D adventure game with isometric turn-based combat set in a flooded post-apocalyptic urban environment. Navigate the world by boat, discover islands, and find new allies to help battle foes in turn-based combat.
Midnight Fight Express
Metal Hellsinger is coming to PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and PC on 15 September 2022.
Metal Hellsinger is a rhythm FPS, brimming with diabolical enemies, powerful weapons, and metal music. Set out on an infernal journey in order to achieve the purest of goals: Vengeance.
One Piece Odyssey
Saints Row is coming to PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and PC on 23 August 2022.
It’s a reboot of the first game in the open-world game franchise.
Gotham Knights
Gotham Knights is coming to PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC on 25 October 2022.
Gotham Knights is an open-world, action RPG set in the most dynamic and interactive Gotham City yet. Patrol Gotham’s five distinct boroughs in solo or in co-op and drop in on criminal activity wherever you find it.
Warhammer 40,000 Darktide
Cult Of The Lamb is coming to PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch on 11 August 2022.
Cult of the Lamb casts players in the role of a possessed lamb saved from annihilation by an ominous stranger, and must repay their debt by building a loyal following in his name. Start your own cult in a land of false prophets, venturing out into diverse and mysterious regions to build a loyal community of woodland worshippers and spread your Word to become the one true cult.
What hits will be shown at Summer Game Fest 2022, who is Jeff Keely, and why did E3 die?
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- 1. Why was E3 cancelled?
- 2. Who is Jeff Keely, and what does Summer Game Fest have to do with it?
- 3. What will be shown at Summer Game Fest 2022?
E3 2022 will not take place — this was reported by numerous insiders. However, this does not mean that gamers will be left without a holiday with announcements and cool trailers in the summer. Geoff Keighley will once again host Summer Game Fest and will definitely show a lot of interesting things.
But what exactly to expect from the event, and why was E3 cancelled? Jump into the article and find out! nine0003
Why was E3 cancelled?
Gamers once considered E3 the main gaming event of the year and treated it like a holiday. The largest publishers took care of the main gaming announcements for the event, presented consoles and hardware there, and generally had a good time. However, over time, the excitement began to fade.
The organizers constantly increased the scale of the event and raised the price tags, while the world, meanwhile, became more and more digital. At some point, even the largest companies admitted that it became unprofitable to participate in E3: the price is stunning, it is easy to get lost among the announcements of numerous publishers, and gamers and the press increasingly prefer to follow everything online. So why not host your own event? nine0003
Eventually, Sony pulled out of the event and took over the organization of the State of Play.
EA usually prefaced the expo with their EA Play, but then they also refused to participate in the general party. Many other companies followed suit. Because of this, E3 has ceased to be as interesting. Plus, do not forget about the pandemic, due to which E3 2020 was canceled, and in 2021 it was completely transferred online.
And although E3 2021 still took place, the event did not turn out to be impressive. Gamers check out cool trailers S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, Atomic Heart, the sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and a couple of other projects, but this was not enough. Interesting videos and announcements could be counted on the fingers.
The organizers initially said that E3 2022 will not return to offline, but the next event will be cool. Alas, plans had to be changed.
Probably, many publishers changed their minds about presenting their projects at E3. The point may be that in terms of views, The Game Awards has long looked more advantageous, and Summer Game Fest is not much inferior in popularity.
The situation in the world is also not conducive to fun. As a result, the organizers canceled E3 2022, and there is no guarantee that the exhibition will return in the future. nine0003
Should gamers be sad about this? Complex issue. On the one hand, the legend that has made gamers happy since 1995 is gone. On the other hand, Jeff Keely has already confirmed that Summer Game Fest 2022 will go according to plan, and there will definitely be a lot of good stuff.
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Who is Jeff Keely, and what does Summer Game Fest have to do with it?
Jeff Keely rocked the scene when gaming wasn’t so popular.
For example, since 2006, he has organized and hosted the Spike Video Game Awards, which was considered the “Gaming Oscars” long before The Game Awards.
Jeff managed to make the event fun: live performances by famous musicians, popular actors and game industry figures in the hall, showing trailers of upcoming games. There was a celebration on stage, and gamers liked it. nine0003
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Alas, at some point the producers lost touch with reality. In 2013, the Video Game Awards evolved from a perky show to a concentration of bizarre advertising. As a result, views fell, Jeff Keely left the team, and the event fell apart.
Fortunately, Jeff did not give up and already in 2014 held the first The Game Awards. While the Video Game Awards focused entirely on games, The Game Awards paid a lot of attention to player communities, developers, esports players, and other branches of the industry. nine0003
Approach turned out to be correct.
Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo supported the initiative, and almost all developers and publishers followed suit. The first jury board included many stars: Hideo Kojima, Phil Spencer, Yves Guillemo and other leading figures in the industry.
Jeff Keely successfully steered the ceremony and made it the most popular gaming event. For example, the live broadcast of the last The Game Awards was watched by 85 million gamers. For comparison, the Oscars in the same year attracted less than 10 million viewers. nine0003
However, Jeff is clearly not going to rest on his laurels. When the E3 2020 exhibition was canceled due to the pandemic, the well-known presenter organized a new event — it was called the Summer Game Fest.
The launch turned out to be worthy: as part of the presentation, the publishers showed Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League, Crash Bandicoot 4, Star Wars Squadrons, Returnal and much more.
Most importantly, Epic Games revealed the details of the new Unreal Engine 5 and impressed with the tech demo. nine0003
Summer Game Fest has become a good replacement for E3, and in 2022 the show will again have to take the rap on its own. But what to expect from him?
What will be shown at Summer Game Fest 2022?
Summer Game Fest includes a lot of activities, but opens everything with Kickoff Live. Usually, developers show new trailers of already announced projects on it — and even eminent figures look at the light. In 2021, the genius Kojima (Hideo Kojima) presented the PS5 version of Death Stranding, and actor Jeff Goldblum spoke about Jurassic World Evolution 2. It was at Summer Game Fest 2021 that we first talked about Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands and Two Point Campus. The main bomb was a big video on Elden Ring, which some gamers had already stopped believing in by that time.
It is noteworthy that Bandai Namco later held its event as part of E3, but preferred Jeff’s show for the main news. nine0003
In addition to Kickoff Live, Summer Game Fest hosts many events from various publishers. For example, in 2020, the show ran from May to August and included presentations from Sony, Microsoft, CD Projekt Red, Activision Blizzard, Bethesda, and other companies. Probably, this time, too, it is worth waiting for something similar.
Bandai Namco releases One Piece Odyssey, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R, Gundam Battle Alliance. Square Enix plans to release Final Fantasy 16. Warner Bros. promises to present Hogwarts Legacy soon. It is highly likely that these projects will be shown at the Summer Game Fest.
Speaking of other noteworthy titles, we should expect videos on God of War Ragnarok, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, Gotham Knights, The Callisto Protocol, Saints Row and a remake of Dead Space.
The publishers of these titles have not yet confirmed participation in the show, but they are unlikely to miss the opportunity to stir up the interest of the audience. nine0003
Hideo Kojima is a longtime friend of Jeff Keely. Maybe he will show something amazing at Summer Game Fest 2022? Hideo Kojima is a longtime friend of Jeff Keely. Maybe at Summer Game Fest 2022 he will show something amazing?
It is known for sure that developers from Double Fine and iam8Bit will visit Summer Game Fest 2022. They will participate in the Day of the Devs event, which is dedicated to indie projects. Studios have until April 8 to send applications for participation and, if everything goes well, show their creations to a large audience. nine0003
There is no other official news about Summer Game Fest 2022. The cycle of events starts in June, so publishers have plenty of time to confirm participation and prepare suitable videos.
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It’s sad that E3 won’t take place this year, but Jeff Keely won’t let gamers get bored.
