If you follow gaming news closely, it might seem like E3, the annual industry showcase in Los Angeles, has already been going on for weeks. Let’s run down just a few of the major games that have been announced since last month: Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, Battlefield V, Rage 2, Fallout 76, Pokémon: Let’s Go, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. That’s not even including the unofficial leaks, like the one that points to Fortnite coming to the Nintendo Switch.
Those are some big names — so big, in fact, that it might make you wonder: will there actually be anything new and surprising at E3 this year? But this is not a new situation. Big game publishers have been steadily moving announcements ahead of E3 for years. 2018 is just the most extreme example…
https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/5/17418890/e3-2018-preview-nintendo-ps4-xbox-fallout-fortnite
