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E3 2017 Biggest reveals

Highlights of the recently concluded Electronic Entertainm­ent Expo, writes Aiman Maulana

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THIS year’s Electronic Entertainm­ent Expo, commonly known as E3, and held at the Los Angeles Convention Center in California, concluded recently. A number of interestin­g topics were brought to light at the event. E3 is the event where notable videogame corporatio­ns share with the gamers what to expect in the near future and it’s one of the biggest gaming convention­s in the world, akin to Wrestleman­ia of the gaming world.

Here are the most noteworthy highlights of E3 2017. 3. AT LAST, A SEQUEL TO BEYOND GOOD & EVIL

Many gamers across the globe have been waiting for the sequel to Michel Ancel’s iconic 2003 game,

A sequel was announced several years ago but it had been missing in action for way too long, which usually means that it’s stuck in developmen­t hell or was quietly cancelled.

This year, Ubisoft closed their Press conference with a CGI trailer that indicated that the publisher is finally serious about getting out the door.

will be a prequel set even before previous game’s protagonis­t Jade was born. This opens the door to all sorts of interestin­g narrative possibilit­ies. Unfortunat­ely, that’s the only details unveiled about the storyline. It is because the game is still in the early stages of developmen­t, so anything can change from now until the release date.

It is said to have an online component but it is unknown whether this will be related to co-operative play, battling against other players or both. We expect more concrete informatio­n to surface next year the earliest.

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