As we all know, E3 was cancelled this 12 months due to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. Instead, we’ve been beset by FakE3, a sequence of video shows unfold out throughout the summer season by publishers, information retailers, and the like. I figured that Square Enix could be amongst that quantity. Covid-19 put a spanner in that too although. Squenix at the moment are planning to ship bulletins individually all through July and August. You know, identical to the remainder of the 12 months.
The replace comes by the use of a shareholders assembly on June 24th. The related query and reply portion have been translated by Gematsu.
Question: Normally, you’d announce new games at E3, however how has coronavirus affected your plans this 12 months?
Answer: We would usually announce new games at E3, sure. We had deliberate to have a press convention as a substitute occasion, however have been unable to take action since belongings weren’t full. We’ll be saying new titles individually because the timing permits. Several will debut round July to August.
As for what new games they’ll be saying, it’s arduous to say. A full-on press convention probably would have been a mixture of trailers for recognized initiatives and bulletins for brand spanking new ones.
On the recognized facet, Square Enix confirmed up on the PlayStation 5 occasion to announce Project Athia which may also be coming to PC. The Final Fantasy VII remake is after all already out on PS4 however we’re expecting to hear about a PC release in some unspecified time in the future, given how fond they’ve been of declaring it’s unique till 2021.
They’ve additionally acquired the brand new Marvel’s Avengers game, however the builders at Crystal Dynamics are already taking that in their very own palms, assembling new Avengers info for his or her War Table shows.
Sounds like we are able to anticipate to listen to a lot from Squenix earlier than the summer season is over, simply not in a single tidy bundle.
Whatever you name it, hit our E3 2020 tag for extra from this summer season’s blast of gaming bulletins, trailers, and miscellaneous advertising and marketing. Our E3 stream schedule will let you know what to observe and when. See all the PC games at the PlayStation 5 show and everything at the PC Gaming Show, for starters.
