E3 Leaks and General Leak Culture

Well what we did talk about last did turn out to be good:

Not so much a leak as something heavily rumoured - and this is your only warning, not going to bother spoiler tagging because why are you even reading this thread if you're concerned about spoilers - but Eurogamer have said that we're getting Diablo III on Switch.

I've never played a Diablo game, but I've played similar dungeon crawling loot-em-ups, so colour me interested. Anyone here played the original release?

I own it on PS4 and played a bit of it but never really gone back part from once a few years ago, I reckon if it comes to Switch and 4 of us get it then it will be great fun. But it's likely so much cheaper on PS4 and if the main thing is to play online, which means Switch is docked then might as well get on PS4 but I could you could do some looting on the go.

Ohh and Bethesda is back again at this years E3 and I believe it's like 2:30 am on Monday, June 11.

I'd say we're far more likely to get a group of four as a shiny new release on Switch than persuade four folks to buy an old game on PS4, which might be the kicker for me buying it on Switch.

Sure it just seems a bit silly to me to spend £40 on something that we can get for £20 and play it in the same way.

I've played it on PS4 and it is perfectly average. Do yourself a favour and go play Borderlands instead for all the loot fun but with actual gameplay.

I think I sooner play Metal Gear Survive than Borderlands.

MS aren't going to be at E3 as they're doing an EA and will be at the Microsoft Theatre instead with what sounds a bit like the EA event / PSX during the E3 week. This adds weight to the whole MS are going big this year with such rumours as Fable 4, Forza Horizon 4 set in Japan, Halo 6, Perfect Dark, MechAssault along with a few other things.

I can't be alone in saying this, but I've next to no enthusiasm for any of Microsoft's exclusives. They feel pretty uninspired, all told.

Personally, it's because we've only had Halo, Gears and Forza of any real note but a new Fable, Perfect Dark and MechAssault would show they're are trying and even Sea of Thieves shows that.

I'm dubious about a new Fable, but something like Perfect Dark which hasn't been touched for over ten years is a bit more interesting, granted.

11th June, at 21:00 UK time for Ubisoft, most of the big guns have now announced there plans part from PlayStation and Nintendo (announced some things likes SMASH Tourney).

Basically it's less then 2 months for E3.

Seen the leak for the full Smash roster? It seems to be legitimate based on the digging that Internet sleuths have done, but I'm struggling to buy Geno making the cut. He seems way too niche.

I believe it

I also want to believe it

Part of me is dubious as another big leaker - Vergeben, he's correctly leaked fighting game characters in the past and has been on point with Smash so far - is adamant we're getting Incineroar as a new Pokémon rep and there wasn't a new Pokémon in that banner leak...

LOL.

Agreed! I laughed out loud watching the Direct when they showed off Shadow and Isaac knowing how salty some folks would be at that.

Still, I'm not ruling them out for good considering there's still five DLC characters to come...

I think we can, seeing as Isaac and Shadow were Assists and Geno's a Spirit.

Still, if it means fewer people trust leaks, that's a good thing.

I think being designated as an Assist Trophy does indeed put the nail in the coffin for becoming a fighter but...

Balladeer wrote:

and Geno's a Spirit.

...I don't think being a Spirit does. I think with these replacing trophies, and coupled with the fact that supposedly somebody on Reddit spotted a K. Rool spirit, that it means that you can be a fighter and a Spirit. We'll see, I suppose. Not that I think we're getting Geno, mind you - he's still way too niche.