2. E3 2013
Missing the number one spot for an issue that deeply troubles me, E3 2013 was a particular low point this year. This year's expo was an extremely important one considering this was the first time we would see Sony's PS4 as well as finding out the price. And, as for Microsoft, there wasn't a lot to offer as they kind of 'showed their hand' back in May. However, let's look back at E3 2013. Microsoft started poorly by announcing the newly cased 360 that looks like the Xbox One in an effort to trick 'slower' gamers or people less in the know to buy the 360 thinking it's the new Xbox. They introduced Forza 5 with a quick look at some car establishments history and then boasting how if you buy Forza 5 you can experience the thrill of driving some speed racer because as we all know sitting in your boxers eating meat off your lap is exactly like speeding round a track at one hundred and twenty miles an hour in a high performance race car. Forza 5's development team also boast how the AI will "drive like people", something artificial intelligence is supposed to do in the first place. Yes, this AI is a vast improvement on other racers, but don't make stupid statements like that because pedantic losers like me are going to call you out on it. Battlefield 4 had slightly uncomfortable start because of the hiccup at the beginning, but wasn't horrific. Moving on from that, there was an obligatory Halo trailer that revealed nothing, but made the audience go bananas. One particularly puzzling thing was why Master Chief was wearing a light brown robe; surely his suit which can survive in the vacuum of space can withstand a sandstorm? And, if it was for camouflage not safety, it's the future. He must have some sort of space age cloaking device. Finally, apart from a wall of social media nonsense, that was pretty much it for Microsoft. It seems as though everyone has awarded Sony the trophy of E3 2013 because they simply revealed what the PS4 looks like and the price. As for the show itself, they started with information about how great the Vita is, which isn't exactly going in guns blazing. They also showcased more footage of The Last Of Us, which was literally coming out days after E3. So why we needed more information is unclear. And, then after what seemed like a lifetime, Sony revealed the PS4 that looked pretty similar to the Xbox One, before Sony began explaining how they are "curating content" for us, which seems horrible. Huge corporations are incredibly hit and miss when it comes to what content they think we want, so that statement should be taken with wariness. After that, it was a bombardment of information unrelated to video games such as the revelation that we can watch films and listen to music on the PS4, which everyone in the whole world already knew. Sony concluded with a few indie titles which was pretty wizard some sequels to some big titles and an unbelievably jittery demo of Black Flag. Sony then lapped up the applause as they listed the lack of restrictions on the PS4, and the price that was a whopping hundred pounds less than Microsoft's Xbox One. Game, set and underwhelming match. Were Nintendo at E3? However, the funniest thing to come out of this year's E3 was rapper Drake delivering probably the most eloquent and confident speech of the whole conference. He spoke with composure, in a calm manner: and unwittingly won Best Public Speaker at E3.