Early Third-Party E3 2019 Predictions | The PowerSwitch

Early third-party E3 2019 predictions, Microsoft and Sony to join forces on streaming tech, Ubisoft’s roller-coaster week of delays and teases, Nintendo releases a Super Mario Maker 2 Direct, Call of Duty’s 2020 game may be Black Ops 5, the NCAA may open the door for video game likenesses, and playing Rakuen

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Pokémon Sword & Shield Isn’t Meant for You | The PowerSwitch

Pokémon Sword & Shield are revealed as Generation 8 to the dismay of some fans, EVO 2019 announces its nine tournament fighting games, THQ Nordic finds itself in an AMA controversy, PlayStation Plus and Xbox Live Gold free games for March 2019, whispers about the Xbox and PC storefront back-ends merging, and speculation about Borderlands 3 appearing at PAX East

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11 E3 2016 Predictions for Nintendo and Third-Party

For the last several years, when June rolls around and the Electronic Entertainment Expo hype begins, I have created lists of fifty questions that set up the scope of what game enthusiasts are anticipating. These questions are framed in the sense that they can be definitively answered “YES” or “NO” by the time E3 concludes. This year will be a bit different. Because of the shifting landscape of the press conferences this year, three posts will pose these kinds of questions. In each, I will directly give you my E3 2016 predictions. We conclude with… NINTENDO AND THIRD-PARTIES EA Conference:

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