E3 2019 is the biggest gaming event of the year. It will be loaded with new game announcements and details. These are the games we expect to see at E3 2019, and the games we won’t see. We’ve split games into one of four categories based on their likelihood of appearing at the event.
E3 2019 is quickly approaching, and several of the biggest game publishers in the industry are set to show off their upcoming games. The confirmed games include major entries in franchises such as Halo, Gears of War, Call of Duty, Doom, and Ghost Recon, along with several more games from a wide variety of other genres.
E3 is the biggest gaming convention of the year, and there are an overwhelming number of games confirmed to be on display. If you want to get all caught up on what to expect, here’s our roundup of all the games we expect to see, along with predictions, rumors, and more.
We’ve divided these games into four categories based on whether they have been confirmed, or are simply to be expected, wanted, or confirmed to not show up at the event. We’ve limited our list to games that haven’t already been released, so DLC for current “live service” titles are excluded.
The Coalition will show off Gears 5 at E3 2019 after it was officially announced during the Microsoft press conference last year. During that appearance, we primarily learned about the game’s protagonist Kait and the inter-squad conflict threatening to throw a wrench in the gears of their war with the Swarm. We’d count on seeing more campaign gameplay during E3 2019, and with the game also having a panel at the E3 Coliseum with Geoff Keighley, this could be an opportunity to show off multiplayer.
Halo Infinitegot an announcement at Microsoft’s press conference last year, but essentially nothing else – it was really just intended to reveal the game’s new Slipspace Engine. We know the game will put Master Chief back in the spotlight, but because Halo Infinite still appears to be quite early in development, anything more than a snippet of a campaign level of a cinematic trailer further detailing the story is unlikely.
Ghost Recon Breakpointwas revealed in May with a surprisingly large gameplay demonstration, which not only showed off the changes made since Wildlands, but also dove into the game’s story involving soldiers gone rogue. That doesn’t leave a whole lot of room for Ubisoft’s E3 2019 press conference unless the focus is on either the new raid or competitive multiplayer. Either way, it has already been confirmed for the press conference.
EA Play 2019 will be different than in years past, without a traditional press conference. However, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Orderwill be given a 30-minute livestreamed segment on June 8. This will likely be the first time we see gameplay from the action-adventure game, developed by Titanfall and Apex Legends studio Respawn Entertainment. With EA having a bit of a critical meltdown over the last year, Fallen Order has to make a big splash.
Another game confirmed to appear at EA Play 2019 is FIFA 20. Consistently one of the best sports game franchises around, the FIFA series nonetheless continues to have competition from Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer. Significant gameplay changes, or a higher-quality version for the Nintendo Switch, could go a long way toward restoring players’ faith in Electronic Arts. It will also have to do so without Alex Hunter’s The Journey mode, which wrapped up last year.
The undisputed and only king of NFL football games, Madden NFL 20, will appear at EA Play 2019. Though Longshot mode won’t be returning, the new game will add “X-Factors” for 50 of the biggest stars in the league, giving them a chance to have a huge impact on their team’s success. The time between plays has also been reduced, and changes have been made to defensive gameplay to make it more engaging and less frustrating.
The first two Trine games were polished action-puzzler games with a charming atmosphere, but the franchise went off the rails with a third installment that introduced 3D gameplay. Developer Frozenbyte has realized the error of its ways and returned to 2D with Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince, which stars three heroes on a magical adventure. It might not be the biggest game to appear at E3 2019, but the passion that goes into creating the Trine titles is undeniable.
Doom Eternal is the only fully confirmed game to appear at Bethesda’s E3 2019 Showcase, but could you ask for a better headliner? The sequel to 2016’s rebooted Doom moves the fight with demons to Earth, but it still gives you access to all the weapons and tools you’ll need to deliver the pain. With multiplayer developed in-house at Id Software instead of outsourced this time around, we’d love to get a taste during the show.
Didn’t Darksiders IIIrelease less than a year ago? Yes it did, but THQ Nordic is wasting no time on another game. We don’t know what form the new Darksiders game will take yet, but the publisher said it will take “the franchise in a fresh new direction.” This could be a reference to a change in genre, or the introduction of shooting mechanics for the fourth horseman, Strife. Either way, we’re excited to learn more, and grateful that THQ Nordic is committed to making mid-size action-adventure games.
The first Dying Light took the open-world first-person zombie action of Dead Island and added a healthy dose of parkour. The sequel isn’t going to just rehash old ideas, however, as it’s being written by legendary game scribe Chris Avellone and will feature a more living world (despite the zombies). If you wanted a zombie apocalypse game that makes you think, Dying Light 2could just be the game for you. That is, of course, if you aren’t experiencing “zombie fatigue” at this point.
Borderlands 3has already been fully unveiled, with a look at the areas we’ll be exploring – some of which aren’t on Pandora – and the villains we’ll be facing. Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford has also shared that during E3 2019, we’ll get a look at another new planet as well as a new Vault Hunter. Because Sony won’t be attending E3 this year, this will likely be during either the Xbox conference or the PC Gaming Show. It’s difficult to demonstrate an open-world loot-based shooter in such a small time period, but showing off a new weapon or crazy boss would be wonderful.
Just revealed with a cinematic trailer and gameplay details in May,Call of Duty: Modern Warfareis a reimagined take on the games that launched Call of Duty into superstardom. It will star some of the original trilogy’s familiar characters, but it will not be a direct remake of the earlier games.
