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		<title>Game Rant s Best Games Of E3 2016 Awards</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;AnnabelleMendenh: Created page with &amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Although it could have easily closed the show and generated the same amount of response, God of War kicked off Sony’s E3 Press Conference and set a specific tone. Seeing Kratos bearded and with a son helped draw players in, and the direction and gameplay reinforced that this wasn’t going to be the same God of War that fans know and love. But more than anything, the demo was compelling in all the right ways. It looked great, had interesting gameplay, and teased ju...&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Although it could have easily closed the show and generated the same amount of response, God of War kicked off Sony’s E3 Press Conference and set a specific tone. Seeing Kratos bearded and with a son helped draw players in, and the direction and gameplay reinforced that this wasn’t going to be the same God of War that fans know and love. But more than anything, the demo was compelling in all the right ways. It looked great, had interesting gameplay, and teased just enough of the story to leave fans wanting m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Some prospective Sea of Thieves players may question the decision to include microtransactions, but Neate has an explanation for the business model. &amp;quot;Ultimately I have to look at the reality of running a game-as-service as a business,&amp;quot; says the executive producer, adding that &amp;quot;My goal and everyone else&#039;s goal here is to have as many people as possible working on this, and just keep giving people reasons to return, reasons to have fun. We have to run that like a business, you need revenue coming &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;For those who aren’t aware, Cuphead is a &amp;quot;run-and-gun platformer&amp;quot; created in the style of 1930s cartoons. Players will enjoy a single-player campaign, along with multiplayer action. Like the other games on this list, there is still plenty of details yet to be shared about Cuphead , but needless to say, gamers are already lining up to grab this unique indie ti&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;With the recent release of the Xbox One S, and the impending launch of Project Scorpio, Xbox fans have plenty to look forward to this year. Additionally, with Microsoft &amp;quot;very focused&amp;quot; on first-party titles , it seems Xbox is giving gamers plenty of reason to pay attent&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Neate is not the first developer to offer this explanation, with former Uncharted developer Amy Hennig also saying that loot boxes and microtransactions are a result of rising game development costs . This means that players can likely expect more microtransactions in games going forward, but many will be hoping that they follow Sea of Thieves &#039; lead and only offer cosmetic unlo&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The closed beta for Sea of Thieves has come and gone and despite server issues on day one , it&#039;s safe to say it was quite the success. With interesting co-operative gameplay and fun cartoonish art style, Microsoft and Rare&#039;s pirate adventure seems to be winning gamers over. Now, if the rumors are to be believed, those who missed out on the closed beta may soon be getting a chance to captain their own s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Speaking to IGN , Rare&#039;s executive producer Joe Neate confirmed that the first major post-launch [https://seaofthievesfans.com/ Sea of Thieves tips|https://seaofthievesfans.com/] of Thieves update will introduce microtransactions. This update is expected around three months after Sea of Thieves &#039; launch and &amp;quot;anything in this area will not impact power or progression, and you&#039;ll always know what you&#039;re getting - so that means no loot crates,&amp;quot; says Neate. Given the ongoing controversy surrounding pay to win loot boxes and the debate on whether or not loot boxes are gambling , many will be glad to hear that Sea of Thieves won&#039;t feature that mecha&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;While all this should be taken with a grain of salt, it&#039;s easy to see why a Rare and Microsoft would be gearing up for an open beta. With the hype surrounding the game right now thanks to the closed-beta and high twitch viewership, not to mention a limited edition controller set to be released, the studios would want to keep riding this high up until the game&#039;s release and an open-beta could go a long way towards t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The relative lack of gameplay shown compared to ways players can interact in basic ways was intentional, however. Rare would later state that the game is still mid-development on many gameplay systems, but that the team is so excited to show the game that everyone wants to show what&#039;s reasonable. For example the island adventuring, the customization features, and most important perhaps -- the loot, are still in-development systems. Those features will be shown as soon as they&#039;re ready, as Rare intends to be as transparent as can be going forw&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Sea of Thieves , the forthcoming Microsoft exclusive , is being pitched as a games as a service-style game. Publisher Microsoft sees it as the sort of game that players will want to keep coming back to month after month. It comes as little surprise then, that like so many other games as a service, Sea of Thieves will also include microtransacti&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The most important element to call out in terms of our general approach to combat is that Sea of Thieves is a game with guns and swords in it, but it’s not a game all about guns and swords. We want Sea of Thieves to support different motivations and playstyles, but when combat does occur, it should feel right for the pirate experience we’re creating, while fully supporting the kinds of emergent encounters that can occur while out on a voy&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Finally, there’s State of Decay 2 , the sequel to Undead Labs’ smash hit State of Decay . Like its predecessor, State of Decay 2 will throw players into a world full of zombies and task them with making it to the end with a group of struggling survivors. And of course there will be permadea&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;AnnabelleMendenh: Created page with &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m Rosalyn and I live with my husband and our three children in Wicksburg, in the AL south area. My hobbies are Sailing, Knitting and Worldbuilding.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Also visit my web site - [https://seaofthievesfans.com/ Sea of Thieves tips|https://seaofthievesfans.com/]&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;I&#039;m Rosalyn and I live with my husband and our three children in Wicksburg, in the AL south area. My hobbies are Sailing, Knitting and Worldbuilding.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Also visit my web site - [https://seaofthievesfans.com/ Sea of Thieves tips|https://seaofthievesfans.com/]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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