Episode 427: Pre-E3 2016

It’s that time of year again, as E3 2016 will be next week, and a whole lotta exciting stuff will be shown off from Microsoft, Sony, Bethesda and everyone else.

In fact, four of the news items are about announcements of games that’ll be highlighted at E3:

  • Xbox One is about to become even more Windows-like
  • Red Dead Redemption 2 looks set to be revealed by Rockstar at E3 2016
  • Dead Rising 4 leaks ahead of E3
  • Nintendo is showing more than just Zelda at E3 after all, but still no NX

Next week will be reports live from E3 – stay tuned!

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