4. E3 2014
As previously mentioned, Microsoft’s rise up to the frontrunners of E3 began the year following their not-so-great 2013. If you watched the company’s 2018 E3 conference, you know that they showed off nearly 50 games. It wasn’t always like that for Xbox, though. The confident and proud company you saw on stage this year began, or rather, reincarnated in 2014.
Microsoft’s 2014 E3 was truly a turn for the company.
This conference began with an explosive trailer for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare and only slowed down occasionally. Following the announcement that Advanced Warfare would get DLC content first on Xbox (the last time this would happen as PlayStation would gain the rights to this in the years to come), Phil Spencer, with the help of others, detailed Forza 5, Assassin’s Creed Unity, Evolve, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Sunset Overdrive, Dead Rising 3, Fable Legends, Ori and the Blind Forest and yep, The Master Chief Collection.
Do you remember where you were the day this collection was announced?
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Halo 2, remade from the ground up, Halo 3 and Halo 4. Furthermore, each of these would come in 1080p, 60fps, with dedicated servers and 4000 gamerscore, all on one disc. Despite your feelings on the collection today, this announcement was incredible. The conference didn’t stop there, though. A Halo 5 beta was announced to be coming later that year, Inside was announced with Xbox One exclusivity, The Witcher 3 received a demo on stage, Rise of the Tomb Raider was announced and more.
