Though the company has come under fire recently (mainly a consequence of Assassin's Creed oversaturation), Ubisoft's annual E3 conferences have always managed to impress audiences easily, and this year was no exception. Drawing in from an already formidable line up of games that included The Division and Rainbow Six: Siege, the veteran developers showed off a truly impressive slate of releases preparing to drop in the years following, which will no doubt leave many a gamer salivating in anticipation as well. In fact, there's a fair chance the new IPs featured might even be a highlight for many a gamer. This year had a particularly strong showing for Ubisoft's now neglected Tom Clancy franchise, illustrating that despite the fact the series has laid dormant for a few years, it still has the ability to wow and impress in a variety of circumstances. No better is this shown than by the explosive reveal of Ghost Recon: Wildlands, which is without a doubt the most impressive showing Ubisoft have ever brought to E3 - and yes, that includes Watch Dogs. On top of the whit and charisma that Aisha Tyler brings to the showfloor each year, Ubisoft's developers really showed just how much they care about making games, and their community as well. Indeed, the company pulled out all the stops this time around, and gave E3 a well needed bang to start the proceedings.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
