17 Comics You Need to Read Even Though It’s E3 Week
We all want the best of the best, so let us point out the hottest comics released each week. We spotlight our favorite comics that we know are money-well-spent and new books that look cool and are backed by some top-tier talent.
Check out our picks, then take to the comments to let us know what looks good to you!
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We're just going to go ahead and group all of DC's Rebirth titles together this week since we're recommending all of them. Their track record with these relaunched series has been shockingly good so far, and we're hoping the trend continues as several series transition from their opening one-shots to ongoing series this week.
Halo Wars: Definitive Edition to Come With Halo Wars 2: Ultimate Edition
Halo Wars fans will have a chance to play the original entry in the series when Halo Wars 2 launches next year.
As seen on the Xbox Store and revealed via the Xbox Wire, Halo Wars: Definitive Edition is listed as being included with the Halo Wars 2: Ultimate Edition. No other information is provided about whether it will be available as a standalone title. The Xbox Store listing reveals that the Definitive Edition will be an enhanced version of the original game for Xbox One and Windows 10 PC and will include all of the DLC for the original game.
Bethesda Is Working on The Elder Scrolls 6
Todd Howard has confirmed that Bethesda is working on The Elder Scrolls 6, but that it's "a very long way off."
On YouTube's Live at E3 stream, the head of Bethesda Game Studios reconfirmed that Bethesda is working on three new projects, but we now know that Elder Scrolls 6 is one of them, and likely the last:
kind of like the elephant in the room, always, when we talk about anything," Howard explained, "and you know, I think it's good in these moments to tell our fans yes, of course we are
Crackdown 3 Delayed Until 2017
Crackdown 3 has been delayed until 2017, according to a blog post on the game's official website.
The post goes on to say that Crackdown 3 will be part of the newly announced Play Anywhere initiative, allowing you to swap back and forth between playing on Xbox One and a Windows 10 PC with ease.
As far as the reason for the delay, Dave Jones, the Creative Director at developer Reagent Games had this to say:
"Our top priority is to give gamers an experience they have never seen before at a scale never thought possible, and sticking to our original timeline would have compromised that goal."
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Your pre-order of Dishonored 2 gets you a free digital copy of the first Dishonored remaster. If you never played the original game, or just want to check out the update version, this is a pretty solid incentive. And if you have Amazon Prime, it'll only set you back $48.
Inside is Super Limbo in the Best Possible Way
When talking to people about Inside, I continually find myself referring to it as Super Limbo, and I mean that in the best possible way. In the same manner that Nintendo took the core tenets of NES games like Mario, Zelda, and Metroid and improved upon each one in their Super Nintendo sequels, Inside takes everything developer Playdead Studios succeeded with in 2010's Limbo, and ups the ante.
Without a single spoken or written word, the opening hour of Inside envelopes you in a tense and terrifying world. Your nameless hero, who appears to once again be a child, is on the run from some sort of fascist regime experimenting with mind control. And if you don't run fast enough, there's hell to pay in some of the most disturbing death animations I've ever seen. I won't go any further into the story than that, because part of the wonder of Inside is discovering its incredible mysteries.
Xbox One Scorpio Revealed
After months of rumors, at its E3 2016 press conference Microsoft has officially revealed a more powerful version of the Xbox One, code-named Project Scorpio. The console is due out Holiday 2017.
The new hardware sports a better GPU that can handle 4K resolution gaming and can render at 60 Hz. Microsoft also confirmed the console would have six teraflops of computing capability.
Microsoft's Scorpio demo reel confirmed that Fallout 4 VR and other "premier VR" experiences would come to Project Scorpio. No specific Xbox VR hardware announcements were made.
Halo Wars 2 Release Date Announced, Beta Begins Today
During Microsoft's E3 2016 press conference, 343 Industries Studio Head Dan Ayoub revealed that Halo Wars 2 will be available on Xbox One and Windows 10 PC on February 21, 2017.
The Halo Wars 2 beta for Xbox One was also confirmed for June 13 to June 20 and is live now. A page on the Xbox Games Store first revealed the Halo Wars 2 beta dates last week.
Halo Wars 2 was first announced at Gamescom 2015 and will be developed by Creative Assembly.
For all the news from Microsoft's 2016 E3 press conference and more, be sure to head over to IGN's E3 2016 event hub.
State of Decay 2 Announced
State of Decay 2 was revealed at Microsoft's E3 2016 press conference, with a 2017 release date attached.
The sequel will once again take place in the Trumball Valley. During the trailer, the tagline "Nobody survives alone" appears, indicating it will feature (and perhaps require) cooperative play.
For all the news from Microsoft's E3 conference and more, head over to IGN's E3 2016 hub.
Miranda Sanchez is an Editor at IGN. You can find her ranting about cats, anime, and MOBAs on Twitter.
Scalebound Coming to PC
Platinum’s ambitious action game Scalebound will be now be released on PC as part of the Xbox Play Anywhere scheme. The news came during Microsoft’s E3 2016 press conference.
During a gameplay demo that showed off Platinum Games' "biggest ever boss fight", it was revealed that the game would be both cross-buy and cross-play across Xbox One and Windows 10 PCs.
Back in 2015, Phil Spencer told PC Gamer that Scalebound would not be making the move from Xbox One. "Going to those teams mid-cycle and saying: ‘Hey, by the way, I want to add a platform,’ didn’t really feel like necessarily the best way to end up with the best result for the game," he explained.