E3, gaming’s big blow-out event, wrapped up this week, its reveal after reveal after reveal leaving the internet a charred hype-fuelled bombsite. Picking through the remains, here are the trailers for games both big and small that are worth casting an eyeball over.
BATMAN: ARKHAM KNIGHT
Developer: Rocksteady Studios
Release date: 2015
In a sentence: A year after the events of Arkham City and Batman is at the peak of his abilities – blasting about Gotham in a superflash new Batmobile, no less – but Scarecrow is back in town to ruin everything (and give The Caped Crusader something to punch).
STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT 3
Developer: DICE
Release date: 2016
In a sentence: A first/third person shooter set in the Star Wars universe that reboots the Battlefield-alike series of the same name with next generation tech (and 74-Z speeder bikes).
DRAGON AGE: INQUISITION
Developer: Bioware
Release date: October 7, 2014
In a sentence: The third in the Dragon Age high fantasy action RPG franchise, Inquisition channels its rival Diablo as a mysterious portal known as “the breach” starts spewing forth demons and your equally mysterious hero must gather together a band of brothers to close it.
BATTLEFIELD HARDLINE
Developer: Visceral Games
Release date: October 21, 2014
In a sentence: Despite its title, the latest from Call Of Duty’s biggest competitor doesn’t feature all that many battlefields, telling as it does the tale of a vengeful SWAT officer who plays a particularly brutal game of cops and robbers across the United States.
FIFA 15
Developer: EA Canada
Release date: September 23, 2014
In a sentence: Football.
TOM CLANCY'S THE DIVISION
Developer: Ubisoft
Release date: 2015
In a sentence: After an almost-apocalyptic pandemic destroys the world, an elite squadron of death distributors under the orders of The President must combat "the threat brought about by the outbreak".
EVOLVE
Developer: Turtle Rock Studios
Release date: October 21, 2014
In a sentence: After an almost-apocalyptic pandemic destroys the world, an elite squadron of death distributors under the orders of The President must combat "the threat brought about by the outbreak".
ASSASSIN'S CREED: UNITY
Developer: Ubisoft Montreal
Release date: October 28, 2014
In a sentence: Further sandbox stabbery in an entirely new part of history