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This year’s E3 is off to a roaring start, with some major announcements from Microsoft, Sony, EA, Ubisoft and Bethesda.
Highlights from last night’s quarter of conferences include the long-awaited Shenmue III and Final Fantasy VII Remake, plus the return of The Last Guardian, as well as a slew of new IP such as Horizon: Zero Dawn, Recore, For Honor, Ion and Sea of Thieves.
Develop covered all of the biggest announcements throughout the night, but don’t worry about trawling through the newsfeed to find them all – we have all the headlines right here, and will be updating the list as the week progresses.
E3 2015: All the news
E3 2015: Bethesda aiming for ‘aspirational’ female characters in BattleCry
Square Enix opens new studio Tokyo RPG Factory
New Hitman focuses on user-generated content, post-release development
Platinum Games working with Square Enix on NieR 2
Amiibo gets Skylanders crossover
The Legend of Zelda: Triforce Heroes announced
Nintendo Direct kicks off with Starfox Zero
E3 2015: Diversity the big winner at E3
Guerrilla Cambridge bringing eSports to Morpheus
Final Fantasy VII Remake announced
Shock as Shenmue III heads to Kickstarter
Media Molecule teases new IP Dreams
Guerrilla Games debuts new IP Horzion: Zero Dawn
The Last Guardian makes dramatic comeback for PS4
Ghost Recon: Wildlands is the newest Tom Clancy game
Trackmania Turbo marks series debut on Xbox One, PS4
Just Dance 2016 adds smartphone control to console versions
Ubisoft BlueByte takes Anno series to space
Ubisoft unveils new IP For Honor
Surprise South Park sequel opens Ubisoft conference
Mirror’s Edge Catalyst goes open-world
EA signs publishing deal with Swedish studio for new IP Unravel
Frostbite-powered Mass Effect Andromeda revealed
The Coalition shows off Gears of War 4
Microsoft working with Valve on virtual reality
Rare reveals Sea of Thieves for Xbox One
DayZ creator Dean Hall teams up with Improbable for Ion
Indie PC dev Motiga debuts Gigantic for Xbox One and Windows 10
Fallout 4 brings mods to Xbox One
Xbox One now offers Xbox 360 game backwards-compatibility
Inafune and Metroid Prime devs collaborate on Recore
Crytek developing VR-only new IP Robinson: The Journey
Fallout 4 running on next-gen version of Creation Engine
Arkane Studios chooses female lead for Dishonored 2
New online system will unite all Bethesda games
