The most exciting week of the gaming year is nearly upon us and the schedules for the main conferences have now been officially released.
The festivities start off with Microsoft and end with the depressing digital event that Nintendo will be showing off.
Microsoft – 18:30
Microsoft starts off on the 9th of June at 6:30pm locally, or 9:30am PT. We’re being told by our local Microsoft contacts that this year is going to be a massive conference for gamers with more focus on gaming and less focus on NFL and the like.
The big rumours at the moment are whether or not we’ll see a price cut or a cheaper Xbox One model released.
EA Games – 22:00
EA is next with their conference kicking off at 10pm locally or 12pm PT. It won’t be a surprise to hear about Battlefront, Battlefield 5, Mass Effect 4, Mirrors Edge 2, FIFA 15 and some more Titanfall content.
But all eyes are going to be on Star Wars Battefront to see if EA can really get something so special right.
Ubisoft – 1:00
For the real late owls the Ubisoft conference starts at 1am locally, on the 10th, or 3pm PT.
Ubisoft have some massive games this year with The Division expected to be a serious contender for game of the year but don’t be surprised to see the next version of Assassin’s Creed and a brand new Prince of Persia.
As usual we can expect to see a brand new IP showcased at the end along with another ass wiggling Just Dance.
Sony – 3:00
One of the most anticipated events this year is the Sony event which goes live at 3am locally or 6pm PT.
Sony are expected to showcase a ton of brand new games, IP and features to help consolidate their lead in this generation. Oh, and that VR stuff.
With sales going like gangbusters I wouldn’t expect any price cuts or new SDK’s announced but I do expect some bundle specials as well as a huge showing of Activision’s Destiny which is leading on the PlayStation 4.
Nintendo – 18:00 (June 10th)
In what is a perfect example of how far Nintendo has fallen in the eyes of gamers the Nintendo conference will be held the next day at 6pm locally, 9am PT, but it will be a purely digital showcase.
Last year’s was mind-numbingly terrible and I expect the same from this one to be honest.
I don’t expect any great new announcements to be made else they would be doing it in front of the world’s leading journalists.
We will be there
And yes of course we will be at each and every conference live tweeting and prepping the big conference articles for the morning. If you want to chat to us while we are there make sure you send your tweets to @Lazygamernet
So whose conference are you most looking forward to?
Last Updated: May 12, 2014
Mossel
May 12, 2014 at 12:13
Ubisoft, because Division.
Skyblue
May 12, 2014 at 13:33
Screw Ubisoft, because Uplay.
derp
May 12, 2014 at 13:53
Uplay is no worse than Steam or Origin.
Skyblue
May 12, 2014 at 14:05
Uplay and Origin are both forms of punishment. Steam is only better because they’ve had more time to fix it.
Screw EA and Valve as well, better?
derp
May 12, 2014 at 16:37
Yes >:3
Mossel
May 12, 2014 at 15:05
lol fair enough, but atleast we can play some ubisoft games on steam as well! Unlike that other program.
Hammersteyn
May 12, 2014 at 12:15
Sony is going to do the same they did last year. Wait and see what MS is does and do the opposite.
Jonah Cash
May 12, 2014 at 12:51
So will that make MS do a 180 180????
Hammersteyn
May 12, 2014 at 13:09
Or they can flip more switches.
Rikus
May 12, 2014 at 14:19
in other words a 360? So we will be back to last gen
Jonah Cash
May 12, 2014 at 15:04
The Bone has a long way to go to match the 360!!! It might never reach the same heights!! They may put out the same graphics but the 360 was just awesome… and game related!!
Admiral Chief in Space
May 12, 2014 at 12:15
BATTLEFRONT!!!!!!!
Hammersteyn
May 12, 2014 at 12:16
You buying to normal version or paying double for the premium?
Admiral Chief in Space
May 12, 2014 at 12:19
I’m doing the wait-one-year-and-grab-it-for-cheeep-cheeep-on-steam plan
Kromas
May 12, 2014 at 12:20
Bad news …. BFront is EA soooooo Origin sooooo no sale in the foreseeable future.
Admiral Chief in Space
May 12, 2014 at 12:20
Oh well, TO THE BACKLOG I MUST GO THEN!!!
InsanityFlea
May 12, 2014 at 12:19
DICE, with a Frostbite engine, err no thanks. BF4 is a such a F(^% up.
Kromas
May 12, 2014 at 12:20
BF4 was the Beta for BFront. 🙂
Admiral Chief in Space
May 12, 2014 at 12:20
I hope you are correct!
InsanityFlea
May 12, 2014 at 12:21
People were saying that BF3 was beta for BF4. haha.
Kromas
May 12, 2014 at 12:22
Can’t be as Bf3 was not the same engine.
Also they better fix all engine related bugs before DA:Inquisition.
InsanityFlea
May 12, 2014 at 12:24
Frostbite has been around since BF: Bad company. Just extra features have been added on. All the same engine, don’t let marketing confuse you because they added a new effect and called it “frostbite 3.0”
Kromas
May 12, 2014 at 12:28
Wellllll …. Frostbite 3 was completely redesigned from the ground up to facilitate multiple genre of games as well as having some of the old features. As far as engines go V3 is the most modified engine out of all of them with the exception of Real Virtuality. But RV is only good for one type of game so it does not count. The least modified would award would go to IW Engine as can be seen in almost every single CoD game ever. I think the engine sits at version 7 already.
InsanityFlea
May 12, 2014 at 12:29
Err nope. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frostbite_(game_engine)
Kromas
May 12, 2014 at 12:33
Wikipedia not so reliable. http://bf4central.com/2013/03/battlefield-4-engine-frostbite-3/
InsanityFlea
May 12, 2014 at 12:34
That’s marketing mate, don’t let them confuse you :p It’s not a ‘brand new engine’
Kromas
May 12, 2014 at 12:39
I understand that it incorporates lots of code from FB2 but matter of fact is this engine looks the least like its predecessor than any other engine with the exception of RV.Mantle implementation alone was one hell of a code rewrite for them.
InsanityFlea
May 12, 2014 at 12:40
mantle wrapper only, just like those days we used the glide wrappers. The only engine that fully incorporates mantel is star swarm.
Kromas
May 12, 2014 at 13:13
Could have sworn they did core coding with AMD. I remember something like AMD dropping $10 million towards core development for frostbite.
Matthew Holliday
May 12, 2014 at 13:07
theyr both correct and both lies.
theres truth in every lie they tell you, and lies in every truth.
Eric
May 12, 2014 at 13:09
Nothing is true. Everything is permitted
Admiral Chief in Space
May 12, 2014 at 12:16
I’m seriously hungered out for a new Star Wars game
Hammersteyn
May 12, 2014 at 12:17
Same here, ever since 1313 was canned.
derp
May 12, 2014 at 13:38
Do not mention those hallowed numbers, they are a cause of great pain to some.
Hammersteyn
May 12, 2014 at 13:44
Agreed, and now it’s like EA adopted Star Wars and it’s like when Lemony Snicket adopted those three kids.
Skyblue
May 12, 2014 at 13:38
I used to be a huge Star Wars fanboy until The Phantom Menace. I am still an Alien fanboy but only because there were only 2 movies ever made.
derp
May 12, 2014 at 13:42
Someone has not played Kotor…
Skyblue
May 12, 2014 at 14:02
Actually… Finished KOTOR 1 and dabbled with 2. Played almost every Star Wars game available since the 80’s with Dark Forces 1 and 2 being my fav’s.
They still don’t excuse what George inflicted on humanity with those awful first two movies.
derp
May 12, 2014 at 16:19
They were not that bad, they just are… special
InsanityFlea
May 12, 2014 at 12:18
AS always, i’ll wait for your articles :p
Kromas
May 12, 2014 at 12:19
Battlefront, Mass Effect 4, Mirrors Edge 2, Dragon Age:Inquisition. EA might just catch a lot of my attention this year.
KingKappie
May 12, 2014 at 12:45
Sony: Destiny: Beta
Tulipdame
May 12, 2014 at 13:00
Microsoft, EA, Ubisoft…
Francois Knoetze
May 12, 2014 at 13:14
Will have my coffee machine ready for these conference broadcasts. My one time during the year where sleep is not an option.
Ultimo_Cleric N7
May 12, 2014 at 13:27
Cant see an ME4 announcement yet. They havent even named the game yet, according to Yannick at Bioware Montreal
derp
May 12, 2014 at 13:40
Names do not matter, I suspect they are going to show a trailer of sorts.
Devourer of Small Bunnies
May 12, 2014 at 14:14
You guys know I can fit into most overhead luggage compartments right? just throwing it out there.
Trebzz
May 12, 2014 at 18:08
You guys are our last hope to bring the news so enjoy and keep safe you sexy fucking bastards 😛
Willem Swanepoel
May 12, 2014 at 20:33
Dragon Age: Inquisition
WITCHER 3!!!
F ubisoft with their uplay