Entertainment Blog Presents Top 10 Games for 2017
Coming to PC? For sure
When's it out? Unknown
One of our favorite games of the show—maybe our favorite—came as a total surprise. In Hunt, five two-player teams set out on the same map to hunt down demons, and maybe each other if there's loot to be stolen. Die, and your character is gone for good, although you can inherit some traits. Just thinking of playing it makes us tense, which is helped by it being one of the most visually arresting games at the show. Read Steven's preview for more.
Definitely not coming to PC
Ubisoft, Sony, and Nintendo brought out the most console exclusives, as usual. Ubisoft announced the physical toy-based Starlink: Battle for Atlas, Just Dance, and the like. On Nintendo’s side, they seem to have partnered with Ubisoft to make Mario XCOM, though the biggest response on Twitch only required two words followed by a number. And then, of course, there’s the new Mario game, called ‘Screw you, Mario is a taxi now.’ Plus, Fire Emblem Warriors, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Kirby, Zelda, Yoshi, Pokemon—the whole cast was there, enjoying its snug platform exclusivity and brand power.
Sony had the weirdest conference of the show, beginning with hanging bodies accompanying a trailer for Days Gone. It didn’t really grab us, though there was some good hiding in bushes, a favorite feature of PlayStation games these days. Speaking of hiding and crouching and whatnot, they showed a Horizon: Zero Dawn expansion and Uncharted: Lost Legacy. And finally, a slate of PSVR games and the news that Shadow of the Colossus is being remade for the PS4. At one time we would’ve thought we’d never be able to play these games on PC, but we might at some point in the future—kind of—with the PlayStation Now streaming service. Though they still wouldn’t technically be running on our PCs, it’s step closer to PC gaming sucking in every interactive thing in the universe.
Entertainment Blog checks every game at E3 2017
For years, we had an E3 tradition: writing an article about an imaginary PC gaming press conference where big announcements were made for our beloved platform, just like they are for the consoles. Then we decided to actually put on our own show, which has become home to some of the biggest PC announcements of the year. XCOM 2: War of the Chosen, Age of Empires, Battletech and many more graced the stage this year.
But E3 2017 has also been good for PC games across the show. From EA to Microsoft to Ubisoft, a whole lot of the games on display are coming to PC right alongside consoles. Here's our list of every game shown at E3, including what we know about its release date and PC outlook.
Entertainment Blog AnthemComing to PC? Yes!When's it out? Fall 2018
While Mass Effect: Andromeda was brewing at BioWare, the multi-team studio was also building something new: Anthem, an open world sci-fi shooter which, on first impression, has Destiny, Warframe, and Titanfall 2 flavors. While we expect BioWare-style storytelling, the first gameplay trailer emphasizes co-op monster shooting in a thick rainforest, with jetpack flight to boot. This is not your standard BioWare game. The choreographed trailer doesn’t tell us the full story, but with Anthem releasing in mid to late 2018, we expect to see more soon.
Entertainment Blog AnthemDestiny 2Coming to PC? Later than consoles, but yepWhen's it out? October 24, 2017 (beta in August)
You may roll your eyes at the first game’s botched launch, but more than three years later the appetite for Bungie’s shared world sci-fi shooter is more ravenous than ever—as evidenced by the fact that the E3 line to play it had to be capped three minutes after the show opened. Based on our own multiple hands-ons (watch James play in 4K at max settings above) it’s clear the PC version will be the definitive experience, making the slight delay a small price to pay. To get the skinny on the new subclassess, balncing weapon archetypes for PC, what’s being done about story loose ends and much more, read our exclusive interview with director Luke Smith. Then consider splashing for a new GPU. Nvidia are bundling the game for free with new 1080s, and you’re going to want to see this one at its best.
Entertainment Blog AnthemStar Wars: Battlefront 2 Coming to PC? YesWhen's it out? November 17, 2017
Battlefront players clamoring for a campaign are getting their wishes this time around, as we learned a few months back. E3 gave us our first look at Battlefront 2 gameplay footage, and it's predictably just as ridiculously pretty as the first game. More importantly, its new class system and weapon variety promise to make it a meatier game, based on our first hands-on.
Entertainment Blog AnthemA Way OutComing to PC? Yes | YesWhen's it out? Early 2018
A unique co-op game from the creator of Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons. It's always co-op, with the perspectives of its two characters always presented in splitscreen (though you can play online or local). The story-driven game starts with life in prison, but you break out somewhere along the way. According to Sam and James who played it, A Way Out is "like a David Cage game, only co-op and good."
Entertainment Blog AnthemThe Last NightComing to PC? YesWhen's it out? 2018
From developer Odd Tales and publisher Raw Fury comes a 2.5D cyberpunk sidescroller that looks to be part Blade Runner, part Oddworld. The environments are grimly beautiful, and it's certainly got a moody feel to it. There are some important questions about its themes, though—more on that here.
Entertainment Blog AnthemAssassin's Creed: OriginsComing to PC? You betchaWhen's it out? October 27, 2017
Since this Assassin’s Creed installment has had a longer development period than most, there’s a lot riding on it. And overall, the promise of a more RPG-leaning, Egypt-based open world adventure does sound appealing. It’s still unclear how much of a re-invention Origins will be, but Ubisoft seems to have (rather symbolically) done away with the icon-strewn mini map in favor of more RPG-like UI elements, according to our friends over at GamesRadar. Oh, and you have an eagle companion—a very promising feature for eagle enthusiasts worldwide.
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