E3 Predictions Part 4: Third-Parties

To finish off my E3 predictions, I'm going to take a stab at guessing some of the new stuff third-parties are going to have at the show. Here's what I've come up with:

-Capcom will announce and show the first trailer for Dead Rising 2 for Xbox 360, PS3, and PC. The game should be scheduled for a 2009 release.

Everyone is tired of Dead Rising 2 rumors, we just want to see the game already.

-Ubisoft will announce and show a trailer for Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 3 for Xbox 360, PS3, and PC. They will also show off their new IP I Am Alive for the first time. Expect both to come out in 2009. Splinter Cell Conviction will be a no-show.

-EA will officially announce Skate 2 for Xbox 360 and PS3. This will be accompanied by a teaser trailer (one more substantial than the ones we've seen online already). Expect it to release sometime in 2009.

- Rockstar (or Take-Two) will announce a new game. I'm guessing it will be Max Payne 3. If it's not Max Payne 3, it will probably be their next-gen old west/spiritual successor to Red Dead Revolver. Either way I'd expect it to release sometime in 2009 for PS3 and Xbox 360 (though the old west game could be PS3-exclusive).

-I expect Sega and Platinum Games to show some gameplay of Bayonetta. It should be impressive.

-Ninja Theory will announce their next game and who is going to publish it. It will be a PS3 and Xbox 360 action game similar to Heavenly Sword based around melee combat, but with a more present-day or near future setting.

Heavenly Sword was a good start. I'd like to see what Ninja Theory is up to next.

-Fallout 3 will be the most popular pick among the gaming press for E3's Game of the Show. Resident Evil 5 will probably be the second most popular.

Well, that's it for my E3 predictions. Some of these I'm sort of guessing on, but I think these are all major possibilities. I hope you enjoyed them. If you want to share some of your predictions please do so in the comments. I'll be back later today with the games I'm most looking foward to seeing this week at E3.