13 Video Games That Must Appear At E3 2017
The year of dreams (again).
With E3 opening its doors to the public for the first time this year, the most exciting gaming event of the year is about to get even more insane.
E3 is an annual mecca for gaming fans to salivate over all those newly announced IPs, shed a nostalgic tear when a cherished, classic franchise finally gets resurrected, and get p***ed off when an already-announced game no-shows the conference for the 5th year in a row.
It's the craziest time of year for gamers, as the landscape for the next 12 months is carved out by developers looking to stake their claim for your hard-earned cash.
Though this year's show, taking place on June 13-15, will surely deliver its share of surprises just about nobody expected, it'd sure be swell if at least a few of these titles made an appearance as well.
Considering that recent years have seen the likes of the Final Fantasy VII remake, Shenmue III and The Last Guardian confirmed, while the Resident Evil franchise was triumphantly resurrected at last year's show, there's clearly a lot of room for 2017's show to be yet another astounding dream-maker.
Here are 13 games that must appear at E3 2017...
13. Tomb Raider 3 (Shadow Of The Tomb Raider)
Crystal Dynamics' Tomb Raider reboot hit stores in March 2013, and the follow-up Rise of the Tomb Raider landed on Xbox One in November 2015 before a staggered 2016 release on PC and PS4.
It seems likely that the third entry into the rebooted Tomb Raider series will release around mid-2018, so teasing it 12 months ahead of release at E3 is in line with the franchise's usual hype schedule.
Despite a slow sales start due to the exclusivity, Rise ended up selling well following strong critical acclaim, so there's no reason for a third entry to not already be deep into development, ripe for at least a flashy teaser at E3.
How Likely Is It?: The numbers definitely makes sense (and a title has even leaked). The only thing that could stop it from appearing is whether or not Square Enix wants the PS4 release to breathe a little longer, as it only hit the platform in October of last year. Still, it's pretty likely we'll see something. 7/10