WB Games at E3 2017: What to Expect Them to Show

Middle-earth: Shadow of War

The success of the original Middle-earth game came as a bit of a surprise to some. Movie and book franchises don’t exactly have the greatest track record, but it burst onto the scene back in 2014 to strong critical and fan reaction, and even appeared on some Game of the Year lists too which was probably a pleasant surprise for WB Games.

The recently announced follow up, Middle-earth: Shadow of War, will look to build on the strong foundation of its predecessor and if all goes well, will likely be a huge hit when it releases this summer. The franchise is so incredibly popular that the follow up could be relatively conservative with its changes, and still probably please its fans.

E3 is not terribly far out from its brand new recently delayed Oct. 10 release date, so expect to hear a lot about Shadow of War leading up to, and during, the event.

Injustice 2 DLC Information

Injustice 2 may have just been recently released but that doesn’t mean WB Games. and NetherRealm Studios are done with the popular fighting game that has been getting some great reviews. In fact, DLC fighter packs are already confirmed; the first of which is confirmed to have Sub-Zero, Red Hood, and Starfire.

Now it’s a matter of finding out release dates, and details on what could appear in future fighter pack DLCs. Fighter Pack 1 is still release date-less so it’s possible that WB Games could choose to reveal that during E3 or perhaps during a press conference along side some new fighter trailers. If we’re lucky, perhaps get a look at what’s coming next in future Fight Packs.

And although it’s incredibly unlikely considering Injustice 2 is still so fresh on the market, there’s always the possibility that NetherRealm could shock us with some new Mortal Kombat news, but again, that would indeed be shocking.

Rocksteady Superman

Rocksteady has been very quiet since their last major project, Batman: Arkham Knight, wrapped up their their take on Batman. Sure Batman: Arkham VR came out last year, but we’ll wager Arkham VR isn’t the only thing that has been percolating over at Rocksteady since development on Arkham Knight completed…

No we’ll bet instead that at E3 this year we’ll finally hear something about the long rumored Superman game that has been attached to Rocksteady for quite some time.

It might be far in the rear view mirror now and hard to remember, but before Rocksteady, the Batman video game franchise was an embarrassment. Rocksteady pulled it out of the gutter and turned it into a very well respected, and profitable franchise for WB Games. Superman has had just a rough of a video game history, so fans of the Man of Steel might want to cross their fingers and toes that the rumors are true.

If it’s indeed actually a thing, definitely expect it to show up at a press conference as a major announcement.

A New LEGO Game

While not everyone’s cup of tea, the LEGO games have quite the dedicated following across all age groups, and a brand new LEGO game could certainly make an appearance at some point during E3. There’s already LEGO Marvel Superheroes 2 which is due out on Nov. 14 which is just in time for the holiday shopping season. Definitely expect to get a new look at that at some point throughout the conference days.

Could another LEGO game be announced as well? With LEGO Marvel Superheroes 2 out later this year, the focus will probably be just on that. However, with a new Star Wars movie on the way, there’s certainly a chance that we could get a tie-in to The Last Jedi. Maybe not in time for the movie’s release, but some time in the near future after that. I wouldn’t bet on it, but it’s within the realm of possibility.