Fans of the humble tactical shooter have been left somewhat shortchanged in recent years, as companies switch to multiplayer models and - sigh - the Battle Royale genre. Ghost Recon: Wildlands was about as close as console gamers got close to an immersive military experience, though playing it without friends made it lose appeal particularly quick.
Referenced in yet another one of those 'leaked' conference sheets detailing Sony's E3 plans, the next entry in the series is said to be called SOCOM: Coaltion. Whether or not that means we'll get the chance to play with different units, forces, or whatever else is anyone's guess, but SOCOM would be an interesting surprise to unveil at this year's convention - particularly so, given the shooter-heavy nature of the event.
It's a niche worth tapping into though. SOCOM had a faithful fanbase in the years it was active, and though reigniting this particular PlayStation exclusive might not make the most of sense on the surface, it could pay dividends given the appropriate treatment.
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.
