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E3 has always been video games’ biggest event, and despite the expo being an entirely digital showcase due to the pandemic, we’re as excited for it as ever.\u00a0Not only is the beloved trade show in the spotlight over the coming weeks, but so is the independent Summer Game Fest hosted by The Game Awards<\/em> creator, Geoff Keighley. Because the pandemic has thrown the industry into\u00a0an\u00a0unprecedented\u00a0year\u00a0for game development,\u00a0we don’t know quite what to expect from the announcements.<\/p>\n Will there be more games than previous years? Has the pandemic caused even more\u00a0delayed games than we already know?\u00a0We’re in for a couple of wild weeks<\/a> of game announcements and news, starting on June 8th with Summer Game Fest.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Click here to watch embedded media<\/a><\/p>\n We gathered a handful of Game Informer editors to discuss some of the games and hardware announcements we could possibly see. Here’s what the staff thinks will be unveiled:<\/p>\n Years have gone by since we\u2019ve heard anything from legendary game developer Ken Levine and his team at Ghost Story Games. Back in 2017, they were looking to hire artists to work on an immersive sim<\/a> that may or may not be a first-person experience in a sci-fi setting. There are a lot of questions surrounding the project and time has only left room for more. We haven’t heard much from the 2K-owned studio composed of former Bioshock developers from Irrational Games<\/a>. Will this be the year we finally find out what Ken\u2019s idea of \u201cnarrative Legos\u201d are, or do we have to wait\u00a0in the dark\u00a0a bit longer?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n No longer a fabled project, we\u2019ve known for a while about the existence of Playground Games’ take on the Fable franchise since the Xbox Games Showcase in July 2020<\/a>. We\u2019re hoping development has been good to Fable and it will be ready to be shown at the Xbox event<\/a> on June 13 at 10 a.m. PT. We don\u2019t know how much DNA is shared with the original trilogy, but given the one trailer we have seen so far, it looks to keep its tongue firmly in its cheek. We did get one tidbit recently regarding the use of the Forza engine<\/a> to power this anticipated sequel. We can\u2019t wait to have a good look at what we assume is Albion and the surrounding fantasy world brimming with enchantment.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n This one is slotted firmly in the category of \u201cworst kept secrets in games that we hope are true.\u201d Reports have been running wild for a while now about a new Switch model releasing later this year. This new revision is rumored to replace the original docking Switch model and give the hybrid some sweet new specs. The device itself<\/a> is supposed to have a new, larger 7\u201d OLED display sporting 720p resolution, coupled with 4K output when docked to a television. Details have slipped over the course of months, but Nintendo has stayed quiet. We think E3’s Nintendo Direct is the perfect time to unveil this console update. Switch Pro, Super Switch, whatever they want to call it is fine with us, especially if they pair the announcement with a proven console seller along the lines of…<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n What better game to usher in fresh, upgraded Switch hardware than the sequel to the game that launched with the Switch back in 2017? The unnamed sequel to Breath of the Wild was announced two long years ago at E3 2019<\/a>, and since then we’ve waited for new information. Nintendo has been incredibly tight lipped outside of saying we would know more this year. What we do know about the sequel involves Link and Zelda exploring a crystal-lit cavern where a curse-riddled sage is sealed away. Do we get to explore more of Hyrule\u2019s subterranean realm? Will Zelda finally be playable in a mainline game? Is this sequel a co-op experience? We are in the midst of celebrating The Legend of Zelda’s 35th anniversary, and that would be one heck of a way to honor the princess we\u2019ve known and loved for so long. We hope to see more on Tuesday, June 15 at 9 a.m. PT.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Square Enix is fresh off of releasing Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade on PlayStation 5 this week, and we\u2019d love to see what the future holds<\/a> for Cloud and his materia-equipping crew. We don\u2019t expect to see a release date, but a tease from Testuya Nomura for the much anticipated sequel would be a big E3 hype moment. Please show us a bit of the world outside of Midgar and that\u00a0big ol’\u00a0snake! Square Enix is holding its E3 2021 Showcase<\/a> on Sunday, June 13 at 12:15 p.m. PT.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Sony doesn\u2019t have its own event scheduled for E3, but PlayStation is listed as a participant in Geoff Keighley\u2019s Summer Game Fest. What could Sony be bringing to the party? Admittedly it\u2019s not a massive prediction, but something people have wanted since the PS5 was unveiled: an all-black PlayStation 5. Sony recently announced a couple of new colors for the DualSense controller, and the Midnight Black<\/a> would look mighty handsome next to a matching console. If, you know, they’ll be in stock.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Mother 3 was released 15 years ago in Japan, and never saw the light of day overseas. It\u2019s time. This is the year. Nintendo announcing Mother 3 in any form on Switch would be a historic moment for this year\u2019s E3. The odds aren\u2019t in our favor for this one given the track record of it not happening yet, but we\u2019ll keep believing.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n This is a bit of an odd prediction. We know Project Triangle Strategy<\/a> is a new game from Square Enix, and the newest in their line of HD-2D games that started with Octopath Traveller. The art style is an awesome way of translating SNES and PlayStation visuals to work in a 3D world. From this visual design, Project Triangle Strategy looks like it could be a sequel to Final Fantasy Tactics. And it should be. Our prediction for this is for Square Enix to ditch the complicated code name and bestow upon it the Final Fantasy Tactics name. PTS\u2019s political nature and familiar grid-based gameplay would fit well as a Tactics game, and probably bring more eyes onto the game by name recognition alone.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Intelligent Systems has a hot hand right now, coming off of the releases of Fire Emblem: Three Houses and Paper Mario: The Origami King. While this team has been pumping out Fire Emblem games consistently, it might be time to visit another tactical franchise that\u2019s been dormant since the Nintendo DS days. There haven\u2019t been any rumors pointing to Intelligent Systems working on anything in particular, but a return to the Advance Wars universe and implementing what they have learned with Fire Emblem in recent years would be an interesting turn for the developer to take. The personalities of the different COs were a big part of Advance Wars, and building that out and adding more complex interpersonal character dynamics and relationships would breathe new life into a beloved franchise. If this were to happen, it would be at Nintendo\u2019s Direct<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n This prediction is a little bit of a softball, but something we hope Capcom has been planning to implement. Since the day Resident Evil Village was announced, we\u2019ve wondered whether it would have Resident Evil VII\u2019s game-changing VR implementation. Many swore it was the<\/em> way to experience RE7. With Village being a direct sequel and currently without the popular VR mode, we\u2019re guessing the situation is more of a when than an if. Does that mean Capcom is waiting for new VR hardware like the PSVR successor Sony announced earlier in the year? It would make sense considering the previous PlayStation partnerships. Capcom announced it will have news of some kind for Resident Evil Village during its E3 2021 Showcase<\/a> on Monday, June 14 at 2:30 p.m. PT.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n As a companion to this list, some of the Game Informer staff recorded a special”>https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/video-podcast\/the-game-informer-show\/2021\/\u2026<\/a> edition of The Game Informer Show<\/a> to go over the personal predictions for this year’s E3 and Summer Game Fest. A lot of the list above and much more is discussed by Alex Stadnik, Liana Ruppert, Marcus Stewart, and new associate editor John Carson. <\/p>\n Don’t forget that Game Informer is now streaming exclusively to Twitch! You can watch us stream live reactions to various E3 and Summer Game Fest shows over the course of the next couple weeks. Follow”>https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/gameinformer”>Follow<\/a> us on Twitch<\/a> and check out our E3″>https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/e3″>E3<\/a> hub<\/a> to make sure you don’t miss a moment! <\/p>\n<\/p>\n\n\n ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/e3-2021-predictions-and-wishes-1.png\")
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Ken Levine And Ghost Story Games Reveal Their Game<\/div>\n<\/h2>\n\n\n\n ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/e3-2021-predictions-and-wishes.jpg\")
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We’ll Get A Better Look At Fable<\/div>\n<\/h2>\n\n\n\n ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/e3-2021-predictions-and-wishes-1.jpg\")
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The New Nintendo Switch Is Announced<\/div>\n<\/h2>\n\n\n\n ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/e3-2021-predictions-and-wishes-2.jpg\")
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The Sequel To Breath Of The Wild Sees The Light Of Day<\/div>\n<\/h2>\n\n\n\n ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/e3-2021-predictions-and-wishes-3.jpg\")
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Just A Taste Of Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 2<\/div>\n<\/h2>\n\n\n\n ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/e3-2021-predictions-and-wishes-4.jpg\")
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A New PlayStation 5 Color Is Shown<\/div>\n<\/h2>\n\n\n\n ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/e3-2021-predictions-and-wishes-5.jpg\")
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If We Ask Very Nicely, May We Have Mother 3?<\/div>\n<\/h2>\n\n\n\n ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/e3-2021-predictions-and-wishes-6.jpg\")
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Project Triangle Strategy Is Revealed As A New Final Fantasy Tactics<\/div>\n<\/h2>\n\n\n\n ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/e3-2021-predictions-and-wishes-2.png\")
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Intelligent Systems Brings Back Advance Wars<\/div>\n<\/h2>\n\n\n\n ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/e3-2021-predictions-and-wishes-7.jpg\")
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Capcom Brings VR To Resident Evil Village<\/div>\n<\/h2>\n\n