5. EA
EA had an interesting showing at E3 2017 during their event, but they kept some things back for other shows and relied mostly on their most predictable titles to carry them. This may have to do with the fact that EA holds its own, separate event from E3 called EA Play and they wanted to keep some things from there. Still, with a publisher that has studios with such high pedigrees like DICE, Visceral, and BioWare, you sort of expect more from them. Instead, we ended up with something extraordinarily safe with very few major highlights.
Star Wars Battlefront II was the major offering and it certainly does look impressive. It seems to address all of the issues present in the first game. However, it was also a reminder that the company has other studios working on Star Wars and we’ve yet to hear a peep, yet we already have a sequel in this series. A quick peek at or a logo from one of the secret games would’ve sent fans into a frenzy, definitely putting EA in the spotlight.
Another missed opportunity was saving Anthem’s gameplay, which looks absolutely stunning, for Microsoft’s stage. BioWare has created something massive once again, but it wasn’t the centerpiece of EA’s show. Still, as with many of the other press conferences on this list, it wasn’t absolutely horrible, it was just okay. And when competing with some of the biggest names in gaming, okay just isn’t going to cut it.
