UK Retailer: E3 Must Deliver Games for Release This Year - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 21 May 2015 / 3,522 ViewsMany highly-anticipated games, such as The Legend of Zelda Wii U and Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, which were originally scheduled to be release this holiday, have now been pushed back to 2016.
UK retailers have now warned that if there are no surprises at E3 - especially with respect to games coming out this year - then there won't be any growth in the industry.
"We are holding out hope that E3 will deliver a few surprises," one retailer told MCVUK. "There are seven press events this year, which gives cause for optimism. But how many of these games will be out this year? E3 must deliver if we want to end the year in growth."
"We’re very excited about what’s planned for E3 and our roster of exclusive games for 2015, which includes Rise of the Tomb Raider and Halo 5: Guardians," said Xbox UK marketing boss Harvey Eagle. "We also have the big triple-A titles coming to Xbox One this year, such as Call of Duty: Black Ops III, FIFA 16 and Star Wars Battlefront, and unique cross-play experiences like Fable Legends via Windows 10. So it’s going to be a great show and an even better year for gamers."
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A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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This is one reason why I'm in no rush to join next gen gaming and why I no longer fall for the hype of E3. They show games that most likely won't be out for another year or two. When both Crackdown and Just Cause 3 are on the store shelves that for me will signal the beginning of next gen gaming. Ditto for Zelda. These all should have been launch titles, joining Watchdogs, Witcher 3, Infamous:Second Son, and Dragon Age: Inquisition.