E3
E3 2019: Di’s Arbitrary Indie Awards
E3 is often about the pomp and circumstance of some of the biggest and most hyped games to come. But if you’re a hipster-gamer like me, read on, dear one. Based on Kinda Funny Games’ 2019 E3 indie showcase, I present to you my very own arbitrary awards ceremony for the indie games that caught my eye: The “I DON’T CARE WHAT THIS GAME IS – I JUST WANT TO BUY IT BASED ON...
EA Play 2019 – an overview! (minus the sport stuff)
EA decided to do a three hour livestream instead of the shorter hour long conference as is traditional so they could take a “deep dive” into each of the six games they wanted to talk about. Here is a link to the full broadcast, but I’m going to give a quick overview below. Read on for Star Wars and exciting Sims 4 news!! Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order We got 14 minutes of gameplay!...
Netflix Games and the Next Indiana Jones
Welcome to the Pretty Much Weekly! A series where we give you the latest in movies, games and anything in between. This week, Netflix teases new game announcements, Harrison Ford IS Indiana Jones and Death Stranding officially has a release date! Death Stranding has a release date :O Over the last couple of days, Hideo Kojima tweeted a few enticing but incredibly cryptic teasers. These all lead up...
The Best of E3 2017 (According to Us)
Not all games light a fire in every gamer’s heart. One person’s most anticipated game is another’s winner of the lamest-title-ever award. So we thought we’d share with you our personal highlights and the games that we’re most looking forward to. Here we proudly present to you, the best of E3 (according to us)! To see the trailers for any of these games, simply click t...
E3 2017 – Nintendo Showcase
Nintendo didn’t have a presentation on a stage, but rather a series of pre-recorded videos which were streamed. I guess it helped with the English subtitles for the Japanese speakers. It was also the shortest presentation of the lot and only went for half an hour. I was expecting a lot of Nintendo Switch games, but the entire thing was just Nintendo Switch games! Not that I was complaining. ...
E3 2017 – Sony Press Conference
I wasn’t so hyped for the Sony Conference as I thought I would be. They were in the theatre again this year, so I thought, oh yeah, it’ll be a bit exciting. But once they started, oh my goodness! Arabic music was played live on stage and then behind the seated band a real waterfall starts to fall! Nope, not animated on screen, actual water was falling from the ceiling! They had a water...
E3 2017 – Ubisoft Press Conference
My main takeaway from the presentation of the Ubisoft press conference, was that it had the most crying and the most swearing. But anyway, let’s get into it. Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle Despite the rumours this caught me totally by surprise. But now the Mario and Rabbids crossover is official. Shigeru Miyamoto of Nintendo joined Ubisoft’s Yves Guillemot on stage to announce the collaboration. M...
E3 2017 – Bethesda Press Conference
Bethesda started things off well with a super cute video with interviews with the developers and their kids. It’s worth checking out the start of the stream just to see it because it was the most amazing thing ever. Seriously, do it. You can check out the stream here. BethesdaVR We were then treated to some gameplay from Fallout 4 VR and DOOM VFR Elder Scrolls Online We got another look at t...