Cubed Issue #7, E3 2016 | Page 5

WELCOME J une is basically Christmas for gamers, but we swap presents for promises of what's to come in the months and years ahead. I've been watching E3 since I was a wee child and I am finally old enough to survive the Sony stream (which traditionally takes place at two in the morning). We have a magazine full to the brim with summaries and discussion of every important E3 event and announcement, from indie game newcomers like Fe to the latest installment in the immensely popular Zelda franchise. EA, Bethesda, Ubisoft and Microsoft also weigh in, the latter bringing the only new hardware launch of this year's show. But we also focus on other developments in the gaming world particularly whether VR is really the future of gaming, and how Creative Assembly have handled a fantasy realm in Total War: Warhammer. We dive into the past to look at the old maxim that a delayed game is eventually good, as Chris Olewicz gives us some examples of when that's been true (and some more of when it hasn't). Plenty has been going on both at E3 and outside it, so there's plenty to sink your teeth into and it looks as though the year will only get better as it goes on. Until then, we hope you enjoy this issue of Cubed. Sian Bradley Co-Editor CO-EDITORS: Sian Bradley Robin Wilde OVERLORD: Phil Baker CONTRIBUTORS: Samuel Gilzean Alex Atkin Chris Olewicz Sam McCosh Charles Ward Charlie Nicholson Danielle Bowns Chaz Cleckley Ned Westwood Joey Relton Ed Moore THANK YOU TO OUR PATREON SUPPORTERS: NEXT MONTH IN OUT JULY 1ST • Character Death: Modern Warfare to King's Quest • Song of the Deep • Seven Days to Die Samuel McCosh Alex Wolfe Charles Ward Bobby Mills-Thomas Joey Relton Jon May Thomas Niswonger Chris Olewicz Bryan Langley Samuel Gilzean Sandra Clark James Pettegrow Mark Wilde Alex Atkin Want to appear here? Back Cubed for just $3 a month at: www.patreon.com/cubed LEGAL STUFF WRITE TO US: CUBED Magazine 496 Crookesmoor Road Sheffield South Yorkshire S10 1BL United Kingdom EMAIL: [email protected] FACEBOOK: facebook.com/ CubedGamers TWITTER: @CubedGamers All copyrighted material used under fair use provisions for criticism and commentary, or under licence from the copyright owner. Typefaces licenced through Adobe TypeKit. All opinions expressed herein are those of the writers, and all information is correct to the best of our knowledge at time of writing. 3