Now that the dust has settled around E3 2018 it’s time to take a look back and pick our favorites from the annual show. As usual there were a lot of games at the show this year, and plenty of things that impressed us. However, in order to qualify for our Best-Of list, a game needed to be playable or played in front of us. Trailers are great to build hype but they don’t always represent the finished product. So without further ado, here are our 10 Best Games of E3 2018 in alphabetical or

Like with some other games on the list, Beyond Good and Evil 2 had a much better showing behind closed doors. The demo we saw offered a vision and an ambition that mixed the freedom of exploration of No Man’s Sky with the potential for deep RPG mechanics and storytelling. The former is still being worked on, but the ability to travel between planets and reach massive open world cities was easily one of the more impressive things we saw during E3 2018. If Ubisoft can pull it off, Beyond Good and Evil 2 will make fans forget that this isn't really the sequel (or prequel in this case) that they were looking

It has to be clarified that this rumor originates from 4chan. While rumors sourced from 4chan tend to be very unreliable, some are interesting enough to acknowledge alongside a recommendation of heavy skepticism. This rumor is claimed to have come from an intra-department email at Sony regarding upcoming PlayStation marketing efforts and messaging. The veracity of the email has not been confirmed, but these types of emails aren't uncommon. But until Sony makes an official announcement, treat this information as unrelia

If we were just chatting about the Best Nintendo Switch game award, it would be no question that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate mopped up the competition at E3 2018. However, we are going a step further with it -- the game is also the best First-Party Developed title we touched on the show floor. With such a strong legacy, it's hard to imagine Ultimate living up to the expectations, or (for that matter) surpassing Melee . However, if there is one game to do it, it would be Ultima

Coming off the success and reinvention of the franchise that was Assassin’s Creed Origins , it’s easy to see the potential in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey . Set in ancient Greece, Odyssey has the same DNA as Origins but mixes in a more focused RPG system, new twists to combat, and more for players to do moment-to-moment. Much like the transition from AC 1 to AC 2 , Odyssey feels like a refinement of the strong platform of Origins , with some added variety to boot. Massive battles and ship conflicts are just the tip of the iceb

While roaming the halls of the L.A. Convention Center, there was one game everyone was talking about: Cyberpunk 2077 . The trailer on Microsoft’s stage gave just a small glimpse of what players can look forward to. Those who went behind closed doors and saw the 50 minutes of gameplay know that CD Projekt Red’s next game may have the most realized sci-fi world in a video g

From Software has become a beloved and well-known studio with the release of the Dark Souls series. Since then, many, including myself, are always anticipating what the studio has to offer. At E3 2018, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice was formally revealed with a new trailer flaunting gameplay that is a vast departure from the combat people have come to know and l

We’ve written extensively about CD Projekt Red’s impressive Cyberpunk 2077 presentation and gamers will likely continue to hear about it for the next few months. What The Witcher developer was able to put together felt the most complete, diverse, and it pushed its respective genre forward. This is what E3 demos are meant to be: exciting proof that future games will take familiar concepts and expand on them in ways that seem nearly impossible with current hardw

Fans of the Rainbow Six franchise may have been excited when Quarantine , a new 3-player co-op horror experience, was announced at E3 2019. Many even considered it one of the best horror games of E3 2019 , despite very little currently being known about the title. Its release date hadn't even been officially announced yet, but it was slated to release earlier in the year. Now, it also falls in the broad spectrum of any time between April 1, 2020 through March 31, 2

Sadly, exactly dates were not provided. Watch Dogs Legion and its unique gameplay was originally slated to release March 6, 2020, but now knowing it could release anytime between April 1, 2020 through March 31, 2021. While it seems likely that it will release in the earlier part of that fiscal year, an exact release date has not been confir

It may not have had the clout of a Halo or Gears but Ori and the Blind Forest still stands as one of the best Microsoft exclusives of this generation. And its follow-up, Ori and the Will of the Wisps , looks to take things to the next level with refined platforming, better combat, and (if that’s even possible) even better-looking visuals. Although the devs at Moon Studios could have easily copied and pasted the formula from Ori 1 onto Ori 2 and called it a day, they are looking to make Will of the Wisps one of the best platformers ever made. Based on what we played, Ori and the Will of the Wisps plays and looks better than its predecessor and it still has a lot of that same ma