E3 2017: Highlights From the Media Showcase and Beyond

Whew! We’re still recovering from last night’s densely packed Media Showcase, featuring our closest look yet at Marvel’s Spider-Man, God of War, Days Gone and more, plus a few surprise announcements (Shadow of the Colossus!!) and some rather excellent music to open the event.

Of course, E3 isn’t just about what happens on stage. We’ve worked with dozens of creators to assemble this mega-list of updates on games on deck for release on PlayStation platforms — with a few new announcements sprinkled in for good measure.

Finally, don’t forget that we’ll have ongoing coverage from the E3 show floor all week long! Tune into PlayStation Live from E3 2017 Tuesday through Thursday, and keep an eye out for even more new updates throughout the week. Enjoy!

God of War

Santa Monica Studio

PS4

God of War’s new E3 trailer gave us a super-sized look at new creatures, new weapons, and new locations populating Santa Monica Studios’ bold take on Norse mythology. Can’t wait to learn more about this ambitious PS4 epic – now confirmed for release in early 2018.

— Sid Shuman // PlayStation.Blog

Everybody’s Golf

Clap Hanz and JAPAN Studio

PS4

20 years since its first release, the beloved franchise returns with Everybody’s Golf. Clap Hanz and JAPAN Studio worked together to create a variety of unique online and offline game modes that will be enjoyable for anyone who likes games.

— Tomoyo Kimura // Associate ISD Producer, Sony Interactive Entertainment

Indivisible

505 Games, Lab Zero Games

PS4

Indivisible is a new, action-packed RPG from Lab Zero, creators of the critically acclaimed Skullgirls! Set in an immersive fantasy world, Indivisible tells the story of Ajna, a good-natured tomboy with a rebellious streak who sets out on a quest to save everything she knows from being destroyed.

— Erik Heiberg // Brand Manager, 505 Games

Last Day of June

505 Games, Ovosonico

PS4

Join Carl and June on what begins as a magical outing to their favorite spot, and try to unlock the sequence of events that could save the day – and June’s life – in this cinematic experience that will compel you to ask yourself: “What would I do to save the one I love?” Last Day of June is an interactive tale about love and loss, from an all-star team of creators – including critically acclaimed director Massimo Guarini (Murasaki Baby, Shadows of the Damned) and award-winning musician and record producer Steven Wilson, and featuring a collaboration with writer/director/animator Jess Cope (animator on “Frankenweenie,” director for Metallica’s “Here Comes Revenge” music video).

— Rodolfo Rolando // Brand Manager, 505 Games

Portal Knights

505 Games, Keen Games

PS4

Leave the familiar world behind and step into the fantastic unknown with Portal Knights, our cooperative 3D sandbox action-RPG title! The aim of Portal Knights has always been simple: to develop an RPG action title with our community, for our community. Pick a character class, defeat your enemies using weapons you’ve crafted along the way, and level up your hero on your adventure. Featuring tactical combat, this game allows you to explore a whole range of randomly generated islands and restore peace to a world torn apart by The Fracture. Craft your adventure. Level up your hero. Defeat the Portal Guardians. Become the ultimate Portal Knight!

— Antonela Pounder // Community Manager, 505 Games

MXGP3 – The Official Motocross Videogame

Milestone

PS4

The new MXGP3 will offer you a dynamic, ever-more enjoyable gaming experience thanks to a series of innovative graphics and techniques introduced by the new Unreal Engine 4 graphics engine, which will take the game experience to a surprising new level. Hit the gas and get ready to tackle unpredictable, dynamic weather conditions in a competition which is unique in its genre. From sun to heavy rain, every change will decisively influence the rider’s visibility and the highly-deformable ground, putting even the most expert player to the test. And it is the ground which provides the greatest challenge: mud, dust and dynamic deformations will be the master of all, while the sounds of engines running at full throttle, souped up with a brand new audio engine, merge with the ambient noise.

— Andrea Loiudice // Marketing Manager, Milestone

Harvest Moon: Light of Hope

Natsume Inc.

PS4

In Harvest Moon: Light of Hope, players begin the game as they set out looking for a fresh start and new surroundings. During their voyage, their ship is hit by a monsoon and goes down. As they drift into a small harbor town, now in a shambles from the storm, it will be up to the player to help rebuild the town and save the lighthouse…but it won’t be easy! Nevertheless, with some hard work growing crops, tending livestock, and gathering materials for repairs, players will be able to make new friends, start a family, revive the lighthouse, and save the town!

— Taka Maekawa // Producer, Natsume Inc.

Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom

Bandai Namco

PS4

Welcome to Ding Dong Dell, a kingdom where all manner of creatures once lived in harmony. That was before a ruthless coup occurred and now Evan, the boy king is forced to flee his home. This is where Evan’s journey to build his own realm and unite the world of Ni No Kuni begins!

Today during the PlayStation E3 2017 Media Showcase, we debuted the “Forge a Kingsbond” trailer for Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom. At its core, Ni No Kuni II is a coming of age story that blends unique characters with a highly in-depth action RPG battle system and gorgeous visuals that blur the line between theatrical animations and video games. We’ re honored to bring you this grand adventure and can’t wait for everyone to start his or her own journey, when Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom launches on PS4 on November 10, 2017.

— Dmitryi Khlynin // Community Specialist, Bandai Namco

Pool Elite

Mastiff LLC, Elite Game Studio, Lokum Games.

PS4

Eight ball corner pocket!
Mastiff, in partnership with Elite Game Studio and Lokum Games are gearing up to bring Pool Elite to the PlayStation 4. With ultra-realistic physics that have been scrutinized, reviewed, and perfected by pool professionals, Pool Elite is shaping up to be the most realistic, high-stakes multiplayer pool experience ever! And with online cross-platform matchmaking, Pool Elite looks to raise the bar on multiplayer billiard games, so keep that cue stick and chalk handy because we’ll have more news for you to pocket soon!

— David Bruno // Public Relations, Mastiff

The Inpatient

Supermassive Games

PlayStation VR

The Inpatient is a brand new horror VR game set in the Blackwood Sanatorium, over 60 years prior to Until Dawn. With deep immersion that places YOU in the game, you take on the role of an amnesiac inpatient. Over the course of the game you must find out who you are and why you are in the Sanatorium. With a branching narrative, and different endings; every choice you make can drastically affect the way the game plays out.

— Nik Bowen // Game Director, Supermassive Games

Bravo Team

Supermassive Games

PlayStation VR

Bravo Team is a modern-day, first-person cover shooter made exclusively for PlayStation VR. With teamwork at the core of the game, Bravo Team allows for both single player and online 2 player co-op. Developed to be compatible with both DualShock 4 and the PS VR Aim Controller. Bravo Team drops two players into a fictional modern day Eastern European city. When a high profile escort mission goes wrong, the country threatens to tear itself apart… and the players along with it. They’ll need to lean round corners to take out targets, duck for cover if under fire, raise the PS VR Aim Controller to view through the iron sight, or hold above their heads to blind fire.

— Keith Linares // Lead Designer, Supermassive Games

Monster of the Deep: Final Fantasy XV

Square Enix

PlayStation VR

Come check out Monster of the Deep: Final Fantasy XV — a completely new Final Fantasy XV experience, now in PlayStation VR! You are now the hero! Grab your rod and head back to the waters of Eos.

In Monster of the Deep: Final Fantasy XV, test yourself with a wide variety of fishing challenges, witness stunning details only in PlayStation VR, and revisit familiar faces like Noctis, Prompto, Ignis, Gladiolus, and many more!

Look out for the Monster of the Deep that lurks in the seemingly safe waters.

— Mat Kishimoto // Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Square Enix, Inc.

ROM: Extraction

First Contact Entertainment

PlayStation VR (Aim Controller support)

First Contact Entertainment is a virtual reality studio made up of game industry veterans from world-class franchises like Call of Duty, Overwatch, Halo, Metal Gear Solid, Adrift, and Overkill’s The Walking Dead VR. As a studio we’re focused on raising and setting the bar for immersive VR gaming: creating high-quality visuals, game mechanics, characters and narrative with a focus on fun and replayability. Our debut VR game ROM: Extraction released in 2016, and we’re excited to announce that ROM is now coming to PS VR! After exploring the enhanced mechanics made possible by the PS Aim Controller, we’re inspired to develop additional ROM content exclusively for PlayStation VR and PS VR aim controller. Players can expect multiple new weapons, new types of enemies, new levels and an entirely new game mode. ROM itself is a twist on the classic arcade shooter–and with the addition of this new exclusive PS VR content, we are taking it even further! Set in the year 2076, you’ll take on the role of an Extractor, on a mission to obtain alien resources to bring back to Earth. Unfortunately, your ship has been overrun by extraterrestrial AI, laser-focused on protecting these vital resources. By combining your futuristic weapons with your ability to slow down time, you’ll eliminate enemies like never before in this high-intensity arcade experience. ROM: Extraction is VR gaming with a twist, and we’re thrilled to develop that further with PlayStation VR and the PS VR Aim Controller, coming Fall 2017.

— Adam Orth // Creative Strategist, First Contact Entertainment

The Persistence

Firesprite Ltd.

PlayStation VR

With E3 approaching, we are excited to reveal some of the terrifying cast you will encounter on board The Persistence!

During a scientific experiment, hundreds of the ship’s crew were accidentally teleported in to space. ‘IRIS’, the ships computer, tried to bring them all back but the DNA of The Persistence’s crew was merged and began to mutate.

This is how The Berserker was born. He’s 9ft tall, over 4ft wide, and has serious anger issues! It’s much safer to run and hide when you see a Berserker but if you’re ready to take a big risk, you can use his rage to your advantage. If you can somehow cause him damage, then the red mist descends and he’ll smash anything and anybody, including other mutants! Of course, if he sees you then his snarling face is going to be the last thing you ever see!

The only mutant onboard that he’s unable to kill is The Weeper, who will paralyse anyone that comes too close to her. She’s truly terrifying!

— Stuart Tilley // Game Director, Firesprite Ltd

Tiny Trax

FuturLab

PlayStation VR

Hi all! Dave Gabriel from FuturLab here, thrilled to announce that Tiny Trax, our spectacular VR racer, is heading to PS VR in July!

If you remember playing with classic slot-car racing toys, you’ll love Tiny Trax!
Steer your car as if it were radio controlled, zipping along walls, dunking underwater, flying overhead, and looping upside-down through ice-caves, all happening just inches from your face!

Choose from six vehicles to race against AI, or up to four friends online in single races and tournaments spanning twelve imaginative tracks over three beautiful environments!

— Dave Gabriel // Design, FuturLab

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