E3 is upon us. Today is affectionately named (or maimed) Day Zed, for not being an expo floor day but one where most of the announcements will pop out of. Anyhoo, we put our collective heads together, visited Madame Teta (see above!) and created this mind-warp of predictions of things we’ll see at the show. Happily enough, the winning staff member of this list — the one who gets the most right — gets a snazzy new SideQuesting T-Shirt, yet to be revealed to the public like bad DRM.
The point system is as follows:
Do these jive with your own predictions? Or are we morons? I lean towards the latter. Here we gooooo.
Dali
Games:
– Gears 4
– Wii Sports U
– New Killer Instinct
– New Star Fox
– Fallout 4
Price:
– Wii U price drop to $299
Multiplier:
– We see the actual Steambox for the first time
Tyler
Example:
– Fallout 4
– Halo 5
– Dead Rising 3
– Fable 4
– The Last Guardian
Price:
– PlayStation Vita price drop to $200 ($199.99) in North America
Multiplier:
– 3DS redesign, slimmer, second analog stick
Doug
Games:
– Super Mario Sunshine 3D (for 3DS)
– Bastion 2: The Bastioning
– GTA VI (not a typo)
– Zelda 4 Swords Wii-U (to work with 3DS)
– Parapa The Rappa : Bitch Pleeze Edition
Price:
– Vita goes to 150 to help attach rates w/ PS4
Bat Shit Crazy talk:
– Call of Duty Ghosts to be last COD game as Activation pulls out of games and focuses on educational software for mobile devices, plunging the world into darkness.
Sam
Games:
– A New Jet Force Gemini (Rare’s game for Xbox One)
– Mirrors Edge 2
– Kingdom Hearts 3
– Marvel vs. Capcom 4
– Retro Studios developed new IP
Price
– Wii U Deluxe drops to $300, but a new sku is announced at $350 (possibly a Zelda Wii U for Wind Waker HD since the Zelda 3DS moved a lot of units)
Multiplier:
– Nintendo MOBA
– (non E3) At WWDC (same time as E3) Apple announces a refresh for Apple TV that basically sets it up as the Apple version of a Ouya, but still has all the functions of the old Apple TV (possibly a controller with it?)
Dylan
Games:
– Crackdown 3
– Mirror’s Edge 2 seems like a lock at this point
– F-Zero U
– Final Fantasy Versus XIII officially re-branded as…Final Fantasy XV? is that the right number, I don’t even know anymore.
– Persona V
– XCOM: Terror From the Deep
Price:
Vita drop to $200 base/$250 3G, seems like they’re gonna push it hard alongside the PS4
Oddball Announcement:
EA announces an Origin redesign, including offline mode for all PC versions of games in the future
Jonah
Games:
-Halo 5
-Mario Sports Mix Wii U
-Uncharted 4
-Mario Kart vs Sonic Racing
-Resistance 4
Price Drop:
-This has to be Wii U Deluxe down to $299, right?
Crazy Time:
-EA apologizes for being the worst company two years running. Reminds people that they publish games and have caused any major financial crisis or ecological disasters.
Rexly
Games:
-Kingdom Hearts 3
-New/Revival of Ace Combat
-Dragon Age title (it better be good)
-Mirror’s Edge 2
-Some new (and probably crappy) Need for Speed title
Price Drop:
Vita Wi-Fi/3G drop to $199 and $249, respectively
Non-game related:
Something about PS3/Steam relations. That has to go somewhere right?
Steven
Games:
New God of War game (not set in the Greek mythos)
New Metroid game for 3DS
Halo The Fifth
New Perfect Dark from Rare
KOTOR 3
Price Prediction:
Playstation Vita for $199.99
Crazy Prediction:
PlayStation 4 will not require PS+ to play online (we’ll get a smugshot of Kaz Hirai looking out at the cameras, saying “And of course, all online play will be free on PlayStation 4.)
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