Mid gen refreshes were never going to change anything as the games still need to run on the original machines.

I agree that missing some of the console exclusive games is sad,  but we also have our exclusives so entering that debate is false and both sides have its lights and shadows. It's not an argument that can be won.

And lazy devs aren't anything new, and poor consoles ports have actually helped put them under the spotlight so we know better, but it's nothing new. How many games performaed poorly because devs decided that they didn't want to work more and decided to use Nvidia's Gameworks software, that made every game almost unplayable on AMD hardware and just barely playable on any Nvidia hardware that wasn't the best of the best? And there are also companies with broken and unplayable games that manage to not only survive, but have great success despite that (and yes, I'm talking about Bethesda), and that has nothing to do with consoles either.

That's the point though. The problem of consoles today is not that they're weak but that there is no choice. Even a weak system can run games at 60fps if the devs let us. Not only gave the upgrades the consumer one more choice for hardware but it also forced the devs to optimize their game for more than just one platform. Some games even got, *GASP*, graphical options where you could decide between resolution or framerate. For consoles this was a giant step towards what makes PC such a great platform. Of course it's not even close to the choice we have with PC but this initial step was a very good step to take.

Welcome to the news. E3 edition. Today only news from DSOGaming, and divided by publishers to make it easier to read
(also, with no links to other threads in the forum. Today that would be too much work)

SALES

Here's Steam's top 10

1. Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds.
2. Tekken 7.
3. H1Z1: King of the Kill.
4. Rocket League.
5. Black Desert Online.
6. Friday the 13th: The Game.
7. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
8. Grand Theft Auto V.
9. Starbound.
10. Empyrion – Galactic Survival.

SOFTWARE

NVIDIA GeForce 382.53 WHQL driver released, optimized for DiRT 4 & Nex Machina
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/nvidia-geforce-382-53-whql-driver-released-optimized-for-dirt-4-nex-machina/
NVIDIA has released a new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the NVIDIA GeForce 382.53 WHQL driver offers optimal performance for DiRT 4 & Nex Machina.

>>You can download it from here.

Origin Access is completely free until June 20th, allowing you to play Crysis 3, Titanfall, Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst & more
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/origin-access-is-completely-free-until-june-20th-allowing-you-to-play-crysis-3-titanfall-mirrors-edge-catalyst-more/
Electronic Arts is offering Origin Access completely free to all PC gamers until June 20th. During this period, PC gamers can play for free a number of games published by EA, such as FIFA 17, Titanfall, Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst, Star Wars: Battlefront, Battlefield 4, Crysis 3, Need for Speed, Dragon Age: Inquisition and more.

E3 GAMING NEWS

**EA**

Need for Speed Payback – First Gameplay Footage
http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/need-for-speed-payback-first-gameplay-footage/
Electronic Arts has released the first gameplay video for Need for Speed Payback. Need for Speed Payback is described as an explosive adventure filled with intense heist missions, high stakes car battles, epic cop pursuits and jaw dropping set pieces, and this video will give you an idea of what you can expect from this new racing game.

Electronic Arts announces a new story-driven co-op game, A Way Out
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/electronic-arts-announces-a-new-story-driven-co-op-game-a-way-out/
Electronic Arts has just revealed a new game called A Way Out. A Way Out is a two-player experience in which each player controls one of the main characters, working together to escape the prison and continue beyond into each character’s lives.

Star Wars: Battlefront 2 looks absolutely stunning in this official multiplayer gameplay trailer
http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/star-wars-battlefront-2-looks-absolutely-stunning-in-this-official-multiplayer-gameplay-trailer/
Electronic Arts has released an absolutely beautiful multiplayer trailer for Star Wars: Battlefront 2. Star Wars: Battlefront 2 is powered by the Frostbite 3 Engine and looks stunning. In the game’s multiplayer mode, players will be able to pilot a First Order TIE fighter through intense dogfights in space, and play as ground troopers or iconic heroes and villains. The game will support split-screen, will get free content, and is planned for release this November.

BioWare’s new IP, Anthem, looks phenomenal in its first gameplay trailer
http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/biowares-new-ip-anthem-looks-phenomenal-in-its-first-gameplay-trailer/
Electronic Arts and BioWare have revealed the first gameplay trailer for their new shared-world action-RPG, Anthem. In Anthem, players can team up with friends as Freelancers—the bold few with the courage to leave civilization behind and explore a landscape of primeval beauty.

Titanfall 2 – Free trial available until June 18th, offers full access to its multiplayer mode
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/titanfall-2-free-trial-available-until-june-18th-offers-full-access-to-its-multiplayer-mode/
Electronic Arts has made Titanfall 2 free to play until June 18th on all platforms. This free trial will give you access to two of the game’s single-player campaign missions (The Pilot’s Gauntlet and The Beacon) and full access to its multiplayer mode.

**Microsoft**

State of Decay 2 – E3 2017 Trailer
http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/state-of-decay-2-e3-2017-trailer/
Microsoft has released the E3 2017 trailer for State of Decay 2. In State of Decay 2, 18 months have passed after the zombie apocalypse. The military abandons a refugee camp in small-town America and those left behind must band together to survive the fall of civilization and the rise of the undead. The game is planned for a Spring 2018 release.

Cuphead looks absolutely beautiful, releases on September 29th
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/cuphead-looks-absolutely-beautiful-releases-on-september-29th/
During its E3 2017 press conference, Microsoft showcased a new trailer for Cuphead; a classic run and gun action game heavily focused on boss battles. Inspired by cartoons of the 1930s, the visuals and audio are painstakingly created with the same techniques of the era, i.e. traditional hand drawn cel animation, watercolor backgrounds, and original jazz recordings. The game releases on September 29th.

Crackdown 3 releases on November 7th, gets new E3 2017 trailer
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/crackdown-3-releases-on-november-7th-gets-new-e3-2017-trailer/
Microsoft has announced that Crackdown 3 will be released on November 7th. In Crackdown 3, players will suit up and will be thrown down as superpowered agents on a mission to take back the city. Naturally, Microsoft has also released a brand new E3 trailer for it.

E3 2017 trailers for Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Super Lucky’s Tale & Sea of Thieves
http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/e3-2017-trailer-for-ori-and-the-will-of-the-wisps-super-luckys-tale-sea-of-thieves/
Microsoft has released the E3 2017 trailers for Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Super Lucky’s Tale and Sea of Thieves.

**Bethesda**

Bethesda announces DOOM VFR and Fallout 4 VR
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/bethesda-announces-doom-vfr-and-fallout-4-vr/
Bethesda has just announced that Fallout 4 and DOOM will receive VR versions. In order to celebrate this announcement, Bethesda released the E3 trailers for these titles that can be viewed below. Fallout 4 VR will be released this October and DOOM VFR will be released sometime in 2017.

The Evil Within 2 has been officially announced, releases on October 13th
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-evil-within-2-has-been-officially-announced-releases-on-october-13th/
Bethesda has officially revealed the sequel to The Evil Within, The Evil Within 2. In The Evil Within 2 you take the role of Detective Sebastian Castellanos who is given a chance to save his daughter. Players must enter a world filled with nightmares and discover the dark origins of a once-idyllic town to bring her back.

>>Bethesda has also launched official screenshots.

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus releases on October 27th, is powered by id Tech 6, gets E3 2017 gameplay trailer
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/wolfenstein-ii-the-new-colossus-releases-on-october-27th-is-powered-by-id-tech-6-gets-e3-2017-gameplay-trailer/
Bethesda has just announced Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus. Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus sends players to Nazi-controlled America on a mission to recruit the boldest resistance leaders left.

>>Bethesda has also launched official screenshots.

Dishonored: Death of the Outsider is a new standalone game, releases on September 15th
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/dishonored-death-of-the-outsider-is-a-new-standalone-game-releases-on-september-15th/
Bethesda today announced Dishonored: Death of the Outsider, the next standalone adventure in the critically-acclaimed Dishonored series, will release worldwide on September 15th. Building upon Dishonored 2’s signature gameplay and art style, Dishonored: Death of the Outsider casts you as a badass supernatural assassin on the ultimate mission: to kill the Outsider.

Quake Champions – E3 2017 Screenshots & Trailer
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/quake-champions-e3-2017-screenshots-trailer/
Bethesda has released the E3 2017 screenshots a brand new trailer for id Software’s arena shooter, Quake Champions. Quake Champions is a return to the frenetic, fast-paced competition that established Quake as the originator of the multiplayer shooter genre more than 20 years ago.

**Ubisoft**

Here is your first official look at Assassin’s Creed: Origins – First official details
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/here-is-your-first-official-look-at-assassins-creed-origins-first-official-details/
Ubisoft has just revealed the first in-engine trailer and a gameplay walkthrough video for Assassin’s Creed: Origins. In Assassin’s Creed: Origins, players will journey into Ancient Egypt, the most mysterious place in history, during a crucial period that will shape the world.

>>Ubi has also released official screenshots.

**Others**

Wild West Online scheduled for a December release, official PC minimum requirements revealed
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/wild-west-online-scheduled-for-a-december-release-official-pc-minimum-requirements-revealed/
612 Games and WWO Partners have announced that their open-world Western title, Wild West Online, is scheduled for release this December. A closed alpha phase will be launched at the end of July, whereas a closed beta phase will be launched in mid Fall.

Hazelnut Bastille is an open-world retro RPG inspired by Zelda: A Link to the Past, demo available
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/hazelnut-bastille-is-an-open-world-retro-rpg-inspired-by-zelda-a-link-to-the-past-demo-available/
Aloft Studio is currently working on a retro open-world topdown RPG, inspired by The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, called Hazelnut Bastille. This game has been under development for quite some time and the team has just made its demo available to everyone.

>>To play the demo, you have to go to the official website and subscribe.

Metro: Exodus announced – First official details, releases in 2018
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/metro-exodus-announced-first-official-details-releases-in-2018/
During this year’s Microsoft E3 conference, Microsoft revealed that 4A Games is working on a brand new Metro game called Metro: Exodus. Metro Exodus is an epic, story-driven first person shooter that blends deadly combat and stealth with exploration and survival horror in one of the most immersive game worlds ever created.

>>There's also the first official screenshots.

DRAGON BALL FighterZ seems to be the best DBZ game we’ll ever get, developed by Arc System Works
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/dragonball-fighters-z-seems-to-be-the-best-dbz-game-well-ever-get-developed-by-arc-system-works/
Bandai Namco has just revealed a new 2.5D DBZ game called DRAGON BALL FighterZ. DRAGON BALL FighterZ, developed by Arc System Works, aims to deliver an explosive, action-packed game that combines classic 2D fighting visuals with advanced 3D character models that look and feel as if they are ripped straight out of the DRAGON BALL anime series.

>>We also have 15 min of footage.

Life is Strange: Before the Storm – First official details, screenshots & E3 2017 trailer
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/life-is-strange-before-the-storm-first-official-details-screenshots-e3-2017-trailer/
SQUARE ENIX today announced LIFE IS STRANGE: BEFORE THE STORM, the next game in the award-winning, multi-million copy selling, episodic franchise. The game was unveiled with a new cinematic trailer as part of the Xbox E3 Briefing and the first of three episodes will be released on August 31st.

Total War: WARHAMMER II releases on September 28th
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/total-war-warhammer-ii-releases-on-september-28th/
SEGA and Creative Assembly announced today that Total War: WARHAMMER II will be released on September 28th. Total War: WARHAMMER II will feature four iconic new races from the Warhammer Fantasy Battles world, the High Elves, Dark Elves, Lizardmen, and a fourth yet to be revealed, allowing players to battle across enchanted isles, bleak hinterlands, treacherous swamps and perilous jungles.

That's all for now. Remember than we're having the PC Gaming Show soon. How soon? Well, take a look at this:

It's in 1 hour!

What can we expect? Well, according to PC Gamer themselves, we'll have a major announcement from Firaxis Games (maybe a DLC for Civ VI?) and the new game from Klei Entertainment, among other things.

You'll be able to watch it from here: http://www.pcgamingshow.com, Twitch, Facebook, Mixer and even Steam.

Whatever is announced, you'll be able to read it here tomorrow, when I post the news, this time from PC Gamer.

Oh god, PC conference is so fucking cringe.

I didn't watch it last year (I honestly forgot), but it's not too different from the first edition. It's not a conference, but a series of interviews with developers that talk a lot and show only a little about their games.

It's certainly different from the other conferences, with a whole different pace. A much, much slower pace.

That said, I don't remember AMD tooking all the stage to talk about their sh!t, unlike what Intel has done. I certainly didn't like that, and it broke the show.

Edit: F*ck you MSoft! You've ruined Age of Empires! Couldn't you do what you did with AoE II?

It's honestly been an underwhelming PC E3 for me tbh.

It's shown us more turn based and indie titles as well as multiplat titles, even early access games that are currently out or will be.

Hardly anything has interested me outside of two multiplat titles.

They also announced Age Of Empires remake, but it really doesn't look all that amazing. I was really hyped at first in the hopes of a brand new Age of Empires with a new engine, but it seems me asking for just one brand new AAA RTS is like me asking for a cure for cancer =/.

This years PC E3 was a total letdown for me 2/10, can't wait for next years to let me down as well and the next one after that (hell this year alone has been somewhat of a letdown gaming wise and personal)

Looking forward to that new XCOM 2 expansion.

Dunno what you mean, looks fine to me. I hope they do the same to AOE2.

The way he worded it, we may get something at Gamescon.

Nobody asked for a remake, all we wanted was a remaster like they did with AoE2.

Hopefully, being an Xbox Live title means that it will only launch on Win10 and the Windows Store, so I can pretend it doesn't exist.

Honestly if they announce Age 4 at GC, then it shows that they didn't want to bring the big gun to PC E3 of all places.

if it's exclusive to win 10 and the store, then it'd dead to me and if it's designed entirely around Xbox like Halo Wars was then the franchise future is also dead to me. They need to stop trying to center all gaming around their console side.