All The Games Of E3 2016

How many games were announced this E3? Were they sequels or new titles? Were they indies or mainstream developers? It can be hard to keep track of everything that’s showcased at E3 each year, so I’ve rounded up (almost) every game that could be seen in this year’s big showcases.

Games: 97

Overall, I counted 97 games discussed and showcased as part of E3’s various conferences — though not all of these games are new, and even less of them have only newly been announced. I’m sure I’ve missed some, but this should be most of them.
For now, let’s break them down into a couple of categories:

New Titles: 47

New titles seem to be few and far between in a world where franchises are proven to be safe — and you’ll notice that a great deal of these are either indies or new VR titles. Notable entries include the much anticipated Horizon: Zero Dawn and Microsoft’s Scalebound, which are joined by newly announced games from this year’s E3 like Death Stranding and Days Gone (even if it has been debated whether the former is related to P.T. and the latter to The Last Of Us). Here’s the whole list:

Beacon
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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
Bound
Cuphead
Days Gone

Death Stranding
Deliver Us The Moon
Detroit: Become Human
Dual Universe
Eagle Flight
Everspace
Far
Farpoint VR
Fe
Figment
Flint Hook
For Honor
For The King
Friday The 13th
Giant Cop
Horizon: Zero Dawn
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Lawbreakers
Observer
Overland
Oxygen Not Included
Raiders
ReCore
Respawn’s Star Wars Game
Scalebound
Sea Of Thieves
Shadow Tactics
Slime Rancher
Spider-Man PS4
Stardew Valley
Star Trek: Bridge Crew VR
Steep
The Surge

The Last Guardian
The Culling
Turing Test
Tyranny
Vampyr
Visceral’s Star Wars Game
We Happy Few
Yooka-Laylee

Existing Franchises: 39

Ah, sequels. Don’t we love them? They keep coming and we keep buying them. These are the sequels, remakes and spin-offs that were trotted out this year, with more new games announced than in the previous list. Interesting among these are both God of War and Prey — both games in an existing series that seem to have taken the original name rather than tacking a number on the end. We haven’t been told why in the case of God of War, though its official site has the subtitle ‘A New Beginning’. Fear, on the other hand, is said to be a re-imagining of the original rather than a direct sequel.

Other interesting reveals include new footage from anticipated follow-ups Dishonored 2 and Mass Effect: Andromeda as well as the reveal of a full name for the upcoming Zelda game (finally!).

Arma 3: Apex
Batman Arkham VR
Battlefield 1
Call Of Duty: Infinite Warfare
Dawn Of War III
Dead Rising 4
Dishonored 2
Elder Scrolls Legends
FIFA 17
Final Fantasy XV
Forza Horizon 3
Gears Of War 4

Ghost Recon Wildlands
God Of War
Grow Up
Gwent
Halo Wars 2
Hand Of Fate 2
Just Dance 2017
Killing Floor: Incursion

Legend of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild
LEGO The Force Awakens
Madden 17
Mafia III
Mass Effect: Andromeda
Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord
Outlast II
Prey
Quake Champions
Resident Evil: Biohazard VII
Serious Sam VR
South Park: Fractured But Whole
Star Wars: Battlefront (new)
Star Wars: Battlefront X-Wing PSVR
State Of Decay 2
Tekken 7
Titanfall 2
Trials Of The Blood Dragon
Watch Dogs 2

DLC Announced: 6

Who doesn’t love some good DLC? A couple of presentations brought out existing games that they want to keep people playing, with announcements for further DLC content. Here are the games that are getting new DLC soon:

Elder Scrolls Online
Fallout 4
Killer Instinct
Minecraft
Skylanders
The Division

Remasters: 5

Your favourite games, in HD (and VR)! Sometimes there’s nothing better than the classics. Here are the remasters that were announced at this year’s E3:

Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare
Crash Bandicoot Series
DOOM VR
Fallout 4 VR
Skyrim

Indie Games: 28

While it’s increasingly hard to pick which games are indie and which aren’t at a huge event like E3, here are some of the games that were showcased this year. They include new games from the makers of indie successes such as Limbo and Layers of Fear, as well as sequels like Outlast II.

A bunch of these games came from Microsoft’s ID@Xbox indie montage — most weren’t given more than 30 seconds on screen, while some are already out on other platforms, but these E3-worthy indies are still worth a mention. Here’s the full list:

Beacon
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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
Bound
Cuphead
Deliver Us The Moon
Dual Universe
Everspace
FarFe
Figment
Flint Hook
For The King
Giant Cop
Hand Of Fate 2

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Observer
Outlast II
Overland
Oxygen Not Included
Shadow Tactics
Slime Rancher
Stardew Valley
The Culling
Turing Test
Raiders
We Happy Few
Yooka-Laylee

Female Lead Characters: 6

While I might have missed a couple of indies with female leads, these were the most notable. It’s a bit sad, isn’t it — only three feature a main female character, two give you the choice between male and female and For Honor gets a special mention for showcasing what appears to be a (playable?) female warrior, along with a female narrator.

Bound
Dishonored 2’s Emily Kaldwin
For Honor
Horizon: Zero Dawn’s Aloy
Mass Effect: Andromeda’s female Ryder
ReCore’s Joule

VR Games: 10

VR is big this year. Sony had a whole section devoted to their upcoming PlayStation VR platform, while Microsoft gave a nod to the concept in the pitch for their new Project Scorpio concept. Interestingly, a few multiplayer VR games were showcased, even though that seems like a pipe-dream in a world where just a single VR set up will set you back at least $1000.

Batman Arkham VR
DOOM
Eagle Flight
Fallout 4
Farpoint VR
Final Fantasy XV VR Experience
Resident Evil: Biohazard VII
Serious Sam VR
Star Trek Bridge Crew
Star Wars Battlefront X-Wing VR Mission

Hardware: 4

It was a slow year for hardware this year. Microsoft got in on the hardware game with their new Xbox One Slim, and announced Project Scorpio — their next big thing. Sony spent some time with their upcoming PlayStation VR and AMD announced two new cards at the PC Gaming Show. Here’s the list:

AMD RX 460 and 470
AMD “Summit Ridge” CPUs
PlayStation VR
Project Scorpio
Xbox One S

What are you excited about? What have you already forgotten? Did I get something wrong? Tell us in the comments!