My biggest hope for EA is in regards to Star Wars. First off, in terms of the new Battlefront II<\/em> that they really prove that they’ve learned a lesson from the issues of the prior game. This certainly seems to be the case, with the prominent inclusion of a single player campaign, but that wasn’t the only thing that made 2015’s Battlefront<\/em> so mediocre. The multiplayer could also use a good deal of mechanical improvements, especially in the case of the vehicles and turrets. At the very least I certainly hope we see gameplay footage.<\/p>\n Beyond that, I want EA to do more<\/strong> with [their stranglehold on] the Star Wars licence than just churning out installments of an FPS and keeping their MMO afloat. I know many people would love to see a new entry in the Knights of the Old Republic<\/em> series, again, beyond the MMO. Which would be amazing, I’d be ecstatic to see just about anything new related to KOTOR, even just a remake with updated visuals and mechanics. But there’s more to Star Wars games than just FPSs and RPGs. What about a new flight\/space sim game, similar to the old X-Wing<\/em> or Rogue Squadron<\/em> series? Or a new action-adventure game like The Force Unleashed<\/em> or that cancelled 1313<\/em> game? I just want more quality Star Wars games, and it looks like EA is going to be the only game in town for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n Of course, I expect pretty much none of that. Oh, I think we’ll see a fair bit on Battlefront II<\/em>, and we’ll hear that The Old Republic<\/em> MMO is “still doing great, you guys!” But that’ll be it for Star Wars. Other than that, they’ll talk about how Mass Effect Andromeda<\/em> totally isn’t as “meh” an entry in the series as the internet has made it out to be, and BioWare certainly isn’t a ghost of it’s former self. I mean, that or they’ll just avoid mentioning BioWare at all. And, yes, they’ll have their ever-present “SPORTS!SPORTS!SPORTS!” segment, obviously. We’ll also hear more about the new Need for Speed<\/em> game, whose trailer looks more like a Fast and the Furious<\/em> movie than a NFS game.<\/p>\n My hope? Forget about the Scorpio, just give me a reason to be excited about the XBox One. A system for which I own less games than for the just-launched Nintendo Switch. I know there are still XBox faithful out there, but for me Microsoft really fell flat on their face this ‘gen’. The Halo<\/em> series doesn’t hold the status it once did and it seems to be the only ‘big deal’ XBox exclusive now. I mean, they swing some timed exclusives, sure, but not much else. They seem to especially be at a low point among my fellow Action-Adventure and Open-World fans, since both Nintendo and Sony currently each have a fantastic title out (Zelda: Breath of the Wild<\/em>, and Horizon Zero Dawn<\/em>, respectively).<\/p>\n My only expectation is disappointment. I mean, there might be some cool trailers and stuff, but I doubt there will be anything that makes me happy to own an XBox One. I’d guess a lot of time will be spent on talking up the Scorpio, which I fully expect to be officially named the XBox 36O (three-six-oh) in following the genius naming of the XBox One. I bet they’ll be pushing to release some Halo<\/em> thing for it’s launch.<\/p>\n ELDER. SCROLLS. SIX.<\/strong><\/p>\n That’s all I want, Beth. It can just be an over-hyped announcement teaser. It can be a screen with nothing other than the words “Elder Scrolls VI”. I will take it.<\/strong> I’d also be thrilled to hear of another Obsidian developed, non-numbered Fallout<\/em> game.<\/p>\n I don’t really expect that, of course. Though I’m not really sure what, if any, actual Bethesda-developed titles they’d have to talk about otherwise. I’m sure we’ll hear about ZeniMax Online’s Elder Scrolls<\/em> MMO and their recently released Morrowind content. DLC for the new Prey<\/em> game, maybe? Perhaps some news on some of the series they publish? I’d actually be pretty excited to hear about a new Wolfenstein<\/em> game. Probably too soon for another Dishonored<\/em>, but maybe some DLC news. Also it just feels like the time for news on a new Doom<\/em>, but that’s a bit of a wildcard.<\/p>\n Nothing. This is where hope goes to die.<\/p>\n I mean, there might be some interesting news, or a cool demo, sure. But these have been… not the best. And I’m a pretty big PC gamer, so I’m arguably the target audience. But hey, maybe this is the year they turn it around!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" EA My biggest hope for EA is in regards to Star Wars. First off, in terms of the new Battlefront II that they really prove that they’ve learned a lesson from the issues of the prior game. 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