Two moments from EA's E3 2018 media briefing stuck with me long after I left the blazing heat of Los Angeles.
The first was EA's dramatic Champions League trophy reveal, up close and personal as it was for me as I sat in the tiny chairs squeezed into the Hollywood Palladium's mosh pit. It made me gasp. I knew an announcement about FIFA finally getting the Champions League after years of exclusivity on PES was coming (thanks, ). But as a football fan, seeing the actual Champions League trophy within touching distance had the hairs on the back of my neck doing a merry dance.
The second was EA boss Andrew Wilson's closing remarks, which I've struggled to shake because, well, I'm not going to pull any punches here - they stank of hypocrisy.

Updated story (June 14th): Though Trials Rising was confirmed for Nintendo Switch during Ubisoft's E3 press conference, the game's upcoming closed beta won't be coming to the platform, an Ubisoft spokesperson has confirmed to Eurogamer.
Instead, we can expect it on PS4, Xbox One and PC, with now available.
There's no word on what the closed beta will feature, but Ubisoft mentioned during the conference it will arrive later this year.

The week after E3, PlayStation gamers should be talking about Last of Us Part 2, Ghost of Tsushima, Death Stranding, and at the very least build the hype towards Spiderman PS4. Instead, Fortnite cross-play controversy has dropped on the very slow news week to dominate as the must talk about issue in the industry, which has led some fans to worry whether or not Sony is going back to their arrogant past. The Trophy Room host, Joseph and Kyle talk about whether or not gamers should be apprehensive about Sony and PlayStation, as they transition into the next generation.

Last week at E3 2018, Polygon spoke with Microsoft Studios head Matt Booty about the status of the destruction mode, which the company hasnt shown since that 2015 demo. Booty confirmed the destruction-heavy online multiplayer mode remains in development. It is still part of [Crackdown 3], said Booty. Were not showing a lot of details about that here. Well have more to show as the year goes on.

Another dance party by Ubisoft is coming this year.

Piracy is Dead. Well, Ubisoft better hope it isn't as their new Pirate game, Skull and Bones, has been given a brand new trailer for E3. Created by Ubisoft Singapore, it will release in 2019. Skull and Bones is set in the Indian Ocean, where your aim is to steal every last coin and become the pirate no one can take down. You can choose your type of mission, much like Sea of Thieves, and it also takes place in a shared world, also very reminiscent of Rare's pirate game. There is a huge amount of inspiration taken from Assassins Creed Black Flag.

Ubisoft showed off a highly polished live action trailer of Beyond Good and Evil 2, featuring a very young – and good looking Jade – while CGI, it looks every bit as enticing as when we saw the game at last year’s E3. During the show, Ubisoft are showing off a behind closed doors demo but they did show limited pre-alpha gameplay footage. The open universe of Beyond Good and Evil 2 can be played solo or in co-op. Ubisoft also announced the Space Monkey Program, a platform for the community to contribute ideas, artwork and music, and be a part of creating the game. Platforms are still unannounced.

The Square Enix E3 show consisted of a thirty minute pre-recorded segment instead of the live spectacles that we have witnessed from EA, Microsoft and Bethesda. They kicked off showing more gameplay footage of the forthcoming Shadow Of The Tomb Raider, with Lara taking the role of a killing machine as she stalks her enemies in an overgrown jungle. There were also re-caps of a few of the games featured in yesterday's Xbox show, with Just Cause 4, Kingdom Hearts 3, Captain Spirit and Nier Automata all featuring, however further information was very scant. The other games that were featured in very quick trailers were three Final Fantasy XIV Online monikered titles -  Stormblood: Final Fantasy XIV Online, Under the Moonlight and Final Fantasy XIV Online X Monster Hunter World (coming in Summer 2018). We then moved onto Dragon Quest XI - Echoes of an Elusive Age followed by a new Platinum Games title called Babylon's Fall which is launching in 2019 on PS4 and Steam. Then we saw Octopath Traveller on the Nintendo Switch. Finally we saw a trailer for The Quiet Man which is coming to PS4 and Steam. This was completely different to everything else seen as it started as a CGI trailer that seamlessly moved into gameplay footage. More footage of this to come in August. Overall, this felt like a very rushed and thrown together thirty minutes, that didn't give us any further details on games that we hadn't seen before. E3 2018: Bethesda roundup E3 2018: Xbox briefing roundup

Did you choose sleep over watching Bethesda last night? I did, but Ady stayed up and here I am giving you a round of Bethesda's offerings. Rage 2 new trailer revealed at E3 and gets a Spring 2019 release window Rage 2 by Avalanche Studios (Just Cause 3, Mad Max) is set in a dystopian future where society has fallen, and you play as Walker, the last ranger of the Wasteland. A lovely new trailer has been launched detailing the gameplay, which is as manic as that opening Rock act! It sees you breaking into the Eden Space Centre to initiate the return of a satellite.Rage 2 will release in Spring 2019. Elder Scrolls Legends coming to Xbox One, PS4 and Nintendo Switch Elder Scrolls Legends is getting a visual facelift and will also make its debut on Xbox One, PS4 and Nintendo Switch later in 2018. Bethesda announce Doom Eternal at E3 Doom Eternal is the sequel to the 2016 remake of Doom, and the gameplay will be revealed at QuakeCon this coming August. Prey gets a big update – adds new Mooncrash mode It’s been a year since Prey was unleashed on the world and is about to get a huge update in the addition of Moon Crash, a new roguelike mode which changes everytime you play. It's available now. Wolfenstein Youngblood announced by Bethesda Wolfenstein Youngblood was announce where you play as BJ Blazkowicz’s twin daughters in a mission to save the world from those pesky Nazi’s. Youngblood is a single player or co-op game and is set in Paris in the 1980’s. Bethesda working on Elder Scrolls VI and new IP Starfield Todd Howard ended his section of the E3 conference by teasing Elder Scrolls VI and a new IP called Starfield. Fallout 76 detailed at the Bethesda E3 show – launches on November 14th 2018 Fallout 76 is an online game only and every character you meet in the world is another human player. However it can be played solo with the playe able to take on quests much like any other Fallout game. Bethesda announces new mobile game – Elder Scrolls Blades Bethesda have revealed a new game called Elder Scrolls Blades, a mobile game set in the Elder Scrolls universe. However, Bethesda also plan to release on PC, VR, Consoles and will allow crossplay between all the versions so you can be playing on your phone at work against another player who may be at home on VR. That's it, you are all caught up, anything there that gets you excited?

Now the dust has settled on the Xbox Briefing at E3 lets try and catch you up on what went down. Halo That's right, the show kicked off with announcement for Halo Infinite. Battlefield V As promised at EA Play, a cinematic story trailer was released for Battlefield V War Stories. Fallout 76 & Xbox Games Pass We found out a little bit more about Fallout 76 and that the game takes place before the events of the previous Fallout games, and sees the protagonist leaving Vault 76 and being charged to rebuild. Fallout 4 was also released on Xbox Games Pass. Crackdown 3 We got another Crackdown 3 trailer last night, and a release date for the game. February 22 2019. Lets hope that's the last of the delays. Forza Horizon 4 Turn 10 showed up to show off Forza Horizon 4, with Dynamic Weather, a 60fps mode and this time its set in Britain. Microsoft buys the Internet, sort of Microsoft have blown us all away with the announcement of five new studios to the fold of Microsoft Studios. The Initiative is the new studio formed in Santa Monica, California. Playground Games is the UK studio responsible for the Forza Horizon series of racers, including the new UK based Forza Horizon 4. Undead Labs are the brains behind the recent zombie survival game State Of Decay 2. Probably the biggest coup is the purchase of Ninja Theory, who were the masterminds behind the recent Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, one of the best games of the last few years. Gears is back That's right, Gears 5 was announced and is set to be released at some point next year. Cyberpunk 2077 gets shown off We have been waiting for this trailer for a long time, and the Xbox E3 show ended with our first look at Cyberpunk 2077. And, shock horror it looked amazing! Check it out below! Some quick links Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice coming to Xbox in 2019 New trailer for Ori and the Will of the Wisps drops Sea of Thieves Cursed Sails and Forsaken Shores updates revealed Frozen headed to Kingdom Hearts 3 Bandai Namco reveal Jump Force at the Xbox E3 show MMORPG Black Desert heads to Xbox One – beta in Fall 2018 Shadow of the Tomb Raider releases September 14 Sea of Thieves Cursed Sails and Forsaken Shores updates revealed The awesome adventures of Captain Spirit – New Life is Strange title revealed The Division 2 to be set in Washington, releases March 15 Creature Studios release new trailer for Skateboarding game ‘Session’ We Happy Few gets a promising new trailer Dying Light 2 announced Action adventure Tunic announced Battletoads returning to Xbox in 2019 That pretty much covers the show, it was a shame there was no announcement regarding a new Elite controller, but you can see that things are heading in the right direction at Xbox, what did you like most about the show?