Julius

Yeah, from the looks of things it seems that they're going to be using first party titles prominently at launch, and will probably announce a slew of third party games at next E3. Going to be interesting to see what their first party launch titles we get other than the new Zelda. Smash Bros rerelease/NX update perhaps?

Yeah, I'm sure they'll probably drop somewhere between 30% and 50%, so hopefully they're good on that front. You kind of need a VR setup to get the most out of it, and judging from the conference, it seems like Rift has definitely been taking a few kips around Microsoft. This made me so unrealistically hyped for NX news we're not getting anytime soon..

I'm even more gutted that the NX isn't showing up at E3 this year after the Scorpio announcement. Seems like MS are going to deliver on Nintendo's promise before they do..

Wow, MS just knocked the ball out of the park! Unless Sony have something hidden well and truly up their sleeves, say a Scorpio alternative or the best ever VR game, then Microsoft may have just well and truly won E3! Shame about the leak accuracy rate, though, but it's been pretty quiet on Nintendo's end (which is expected considering what we've been told) and Sony's (which is unexpected).

That's one heck of a beast, and I'm putting it out there now: unless Sony has a console reveal tomorrow or the greatest VR game ever made, Microsoft has just won E3 2016. The only problem I see this having in sales would be the 4K TV install base, they're still pretty pricey.

Hands down, that was the best game and team performance of the tournament so far! No idea where Italy's been for so long, that's definitely the best I've seen them play at a tournament since 2006. Been screaming Bonucci's praises and shouting that he should come to us for a few seasons now, definitely one of the most underrated centre backs in the world. Another thing to point out, is that Giaccherini was TERRIBLE up until his goal (so that came from nowhere), and I don't recall any of Candreva's crosses being touched by own of his own players before his assist there at the end. Still throughly expect Belgium to go through, but it might just be in second place. Who would have seen that coming?

I hope it's not at E3 next year, it's still scheduled for a March 2017 release as far as I'm aware..?

Yeah, considering we've seen a book with a Sheikah looking eye with similar colour characteristics, I'd be surprised if these towers weren't linked to them in some way. This game is looking beautiful from both the artwork and footage; bring on tomorrow!

I found Boba Fett. Hell yeah.

Was about to say the same, it's been beautiful so far! The new in-game art style as a whole just looks so...real but distinctly game-like?

because we're all football fans, this seems appropriately placed: There are some drawbacks, though...

BOOM! Apparently we can only play as the guy in the trailer...AND only start in the Prem... EDIT: the lighting on this EA pre-show is DREADFUL

And so it continues... think of the children!

Same, but something has to be noted here more about Russia than us: their World Cup 2018 campaign has already proved controversial, and is still being looked to as far as I'm aware, and they were involved in trading blows with Polish fans at Euro 2012 too. Can they really still be credited with the Confederations Cup, let alone the actual World Cup? I can absolutely see it moving elsewhere in Europe which I'm praying for.

At this stage, so is everyone The way things have been leaked, the biggest unannounced games to be announced this year could come from Nintendo (in the way of Mother 3 or just having flat out lied to us about the NX which they are actually going to be showing or EA - the Internet will likely explode with the expected Battlefront II remaster!!! new game announcement and some more news concerning their Star Wars licensed properties. Seems like everyone went all out for prE3, there can't be that many surprises left, surely?

The game looks beautiful, I'm looking forward to playing through it! Interesting to note that key villains and sidekicks are missing, but I'm sure they'll be added in at a later date in a later episode! Shame they couldn't get Conroy onboard as Bats, though (but then again, that just reminds me we're getting an animated The Killing Joke animated feature so...)

Surprised no-one's yet mentioned Modric's first time, 25 yard volley. That was absolutely sublime, I was screaming at work!

Just so we have the UK times all in one place: Sunday 12th June Electronic Arts - 21:00 Monday 13th June Bethesda - 03:00 Kadokawa - 05:30 Microsoft - 17:30 PC gaming show - 19:30 Ubisoft - 21:00 Tuesday 14th June Sony - 02:00 Nintendo Treehouse Live - 17:00

Agreed. You can tell the board brought him in only to allow more younger players through, as opposed to actually trying to win anything. Kane looked tired for the last 30 minutes; that would have been a time where any averagely decent manager would have taken him off and put Vardy on. Typical England, am I right? I was preparing to tell my friends that if we won against Wales, we were through! Anyhow, to make up for it, we get to watch a German masterclass in how to demolish a team against Ukraine tomorrow night.

Yeah, they did start very shaky, though that wonder goal and their genera performance should give them a lot more confidence (something which Pogba didn't lack for a second). Luckily for them, the first big team they can come up against (no disrespect to Switzerland or their most likely Round of 16 opponents Sweden) would be Spain, in the quarter-final, and even then, they aren't the most attacking side. So, given that they should find themselves against lesser teams up until at least that point (if they top the group they avoid Spain and would likely face Wales or Iceland in the QF), they have plenty of time to gain some competitive confidence, which they worryingly lacked tonight. I absolutely adore this French team, and it is bleeding potential, but big players missing, such as Varane, Benzema and Hatem Ben Arfa, could cost them deeply.

I was beginning to get nervous for France. Never mind. Well, there we go! I'm a very happy man right now!

Yeah, reminded me immediately of Brazil's opening game 2 years back; some very questionable decisions in favour of the hosts there, too. I'm not too sure about a thrashing, I think the cap on this one looks to be 2 goals. Yes, Romania's qualifying group wasn't the toughest, but it's still remarkable that they conceded only 2 goals in 10 games. Also, there's reportedly an 87% chance that a team that draws their three games 0-0 will go through. Just an interesting little fact of the evening. Well, there we go. Brilliant shot from Pogba (other than being straight down the middle), Payet has finally started tinkering away and that was a great header by Giroud. Oh dear. That lead was awfully short lived. France have shown a lot of quality tonight. If they can keep going, they should win it. What the hell was Evra thinking?

Yeah, I think we all saw such an announcement coming, and obviously they weren't going to be phasing out the current PS4. PSVR is due in October, correct? I can see this dropping around then or November, considering the whole Black Friday stuff going on, and you know Microsoft will follow suit and release the same day/week. Other than the specs, though, I'm not really bothered.

Was waiting for this to drop, everyone else seemed to forget it was coming to E3! Game looks beautiful, the cars look beautiful. I love cars, so I hope I love this game.

Very shaky start for France, but they came into their own for the last 25 minutes or so. Pogba's showing a lot of confidence, but this Romanian defence has been fairly rigid.