6. EA
EA took to the stage at E3 2016 with all eyes on them. Not many publishers can boast having such a highly anticipated lineup in the pipeline, giving the company plenty of potential going into the show. Not only does EA have the license to Star Wars, one of the biggest franchises in entertainment, but Mass Effect Andromeda along with a full suite of premier sports titles help keep the publisher ahead of the game. Unfortunately, all of that potential was squandered at E3 2016.
When EA finally started the presentation, there was a lot of expectations, the biggest of which was some mind blowing information on the upcoming Mass Effect Andromeda. Instead, a year after the cheap glimpse that was given on stage at E3 2015, another trailer was shown off and very little info was provided. Even more disappointing was the fact that we still haven’t seen any gameplay.
The absence of a substantial Mass Effect offering could have been dismissed had Star Wars played a more prominent role, yet that wasn’t the case. What eager fans were treated to were some behind the scene glimpses at all of the teams working on Star Wars projects… and that’s it. There was no reveal of the projects from Visceral or anything that Motive has been working on. As it stands, fans know about as much this year as they knew last year.
All in all, the potential that led EA to E3 2016 never came into fruition. If anything, there are even more questions about what the future holds now then there were before, and that should never happen after a huge press conference.
