E3 2019 EA Play

EA skips E3 2019 EA Play conference in favor of ‘multiple live streams’

On the back of Sony choosing to forgo its traditional E3 press conference comes news that the EA pre-E3 2019 press conference is also being skipped over, the publisher has announced today. In its place, EA has announced it will focus on the “gameplay” at its EA Play event with “multiple live streams” taking place across June 7 and June 8.

In a move that will have E3 traditionalists panicking, EA is mixing things up for the fourth year of EA Play, the press conference that isn’t really an official conference, by scrapping the “conference” part entirely. While EA hasn’t been a part of the E3 setup since 2015, it still marks a big change in the landscape surrounding the annual LA-based flagship consumer and industry event.

EA’s statement outlines that it’s instead “replacing [a press conference] with multiple live streams that will air during the first two days of the event, bringing you more of what you’ve told us you want – more gameplay and insights from the teams making the games,” perhaps opting for a Nintendo Direct-style approach when it comes to presenting its upcoming titles.

With no E3 2019 EA Play conference (despite not being an official part of the event in recent years), and Sony also stepping back this year, it’s not a great stretch to suggest that this year’s E3 will be its most low-key in some time, especially with the will they/won’t they debate around the debut of the next generation of consoles still very much up in the air.

Still, the emphasis on gameplay on EA’s part must be applauded, even though it’s probably a especially keen to get away from the environment at least year’s E3, which saw EA apologizing for loot boxes. This year at E3 2019, the conversation is very much being steered in another direction entirely. It’s no coincidence that the publisher is leaning heavily on the idea of having “plenty more to show” in the coming months, but it may prove to be another nail in the coffin for E3, at least in its current guise.

Upcoming Releases

Eiyuden Chronicles: Hundred Heroes is designed to bring players a modern take on a classic JRPG experience. Get ready to lead 100+ playable characters through a war-torn world only you can save.
Eve and her comrades land on the surface to reclaim the extinct Earth and cross paths with a survivor named Adam. Eve is then led by Adam to the last surviving city, Xion, where she meets the elder of the town Orcal and is told many stories. In order to serve her mission to save Earth, Eve develops close relationships…
Tactical, beautiful, and wholly unique, the GOTY-winning sci-fi RTS returns with Homeworld 3. Assume control and battle through fleet combat in dazzling, fully 3D space while the award-winning story unfolds on a galactic scale.
The sequel to the award winning Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, Senua returns in a brutal journey of survival through the myth and torment of Viking Iceland. Intent on saving those who have fallen victim to the horrors of tyranny, Senua faces a battle of overcoming the darkness within and without.

Reviews

X