The end of E3 hasn't been the end of summer gaming conferences , although it has erased one June gaming tradition: E3 awards. It was always a bit odd to pin blue ribbons on unreleased games because they did a good job of looking cool—especially knowing how different what we saw at E3 and what we got could be—but it was a fun way to digest the enormous pile of reveals, identify trends, and talk about the games we were most excited by. There are no convention center booths to stick ribbons on anymore, but we'll keep the tradition going virtually with a list of the PC Gamer staff's favorite reveals from this years' various showcases.
Putting a comprehensive ranking together would be kinda silly (not to mention time-consuming) but we've got our picks for the top 3 games from the summer showcases that we universally agree have us extra-hyped. Rich Stanton, Senior Editor: I'm exposing myself as a lover of simple things but the reveal for Doom: The Dark Ages had everything I want from a new entry in the series. It's changed-up the theming big-time with the jump back to a medieval-ish setting, where of course you still have access to an army's worth of guns, and the new shield saw weapon feels brilliantly judged to me.
The success of the Doom reboots, for me, came down to their breakneck speed of movement, the game rewarding you for aggression and ballsy plays, and this weapon offers temporary cover, deadly ranged attacks, super fast movement options, and is basically a chainsaw .
