The news we were all kinda waiting for has landed: E3 2020 isn't happening. At least, not in its usual guise. There won't be a big live event in LA, and there won't be any flashy onstage press conferences from the industry's major players. We imagine some will turn to digital presentations in the vein of a Nintendo Direct or State of Play.
One publisher that could adopt this approach is Warner Bros Games. It's one company that hasn't entered the bullring of live conferences, but according to Kotaku's Jason Schreier, it was gearing up for one hell of a show at E3 2020.
As Schreier mentions, Warner Bros was set to unveil some hotly anticipated and heavily rumoured games. Batman Arkham developer Rocksteady has been completely silent for years, but its new game was on the billing for the publisher's showcase. The Harry Potter RPG we've all been waiting for was also due to be announced, and the presentation would have also brought us our first look at WB Montreal's much-teased Batman game.
Now, we don't know if any of the above is a hundred per cent true, but Schreier is a highly reliable source. We're inclined to believe this, especially given the recent news regarding the aforementioned Harry Potter title. The good news is that, as we said earlier, Warner Bros could transform its planned E3 2020 show into an online broadcast instead. We would be surprised if it doesn't.
What do you think of this? Was this really Warner Bros' plan for E3? Will it now shift gears and announce these games with a digital event? Change with the times in the comments below.
[source twitter.com]
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simple, YouTube livestream and some Twitter posts
it's not hard people
Give me that Harry Potter game.
@LiamCroft me too, the stuff coming out since the last book/film (Deathly Hallows) has been mediocre at best so we can do with a good Potter product
@FullbringIchigo It's as if PR department's are new to this "internet thing".
I dunno, read that title as Rockstar are making a Harry Potter RPG. Not into Harry Potter at all but that could have been a laugh.
@FullbringIchigo yeah what's stopping them still doing it in some way? it's not like it wouldnt get media coverage just because it wouldnt say E3 in the title
They will likely do a stream just like everyone else is.
It's not like the games are cancelled. They're still coming, so I don't mind if they were announced in June or if they're to be revealed at another date now.
Of course they will just do a live stream ffs
So Harry Potter RPG confirmed
What will be interesting is if we still have a mass of steams at the same time as E3 would have taken place, or if content will trickle out over time. I will miss the gaming's biggest news week of the year
I don't think E3 is coming back so plans should be made for this week year (some digital panels) & for the future
a harry potter game lol
@FullbringIchigo You didn't enjoy either of the Fantastic Beasts movies?
@KidBoruto the first was OK, the second was watchabl
@FullbringIchigo I heard they still plan on making a third Fantastic Beasts movie, no clue when it's releasing though.
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