Guitar Hero is making a comeback this year with Guitar Hero Live from Developer FreeStyle Games. I find it a bit strange that the same year Rock Band is making a comeback, so is Guitar Hero. Did these companies get together and plan out when Rhythm based music games would make a comeback?

During E3 2015, I had the chance to sit down and talk to Alan Dabiri, Technical Director, and Phill Gonzales, Senior Artist, about Heroes of the Storm and the upcoming Eternal Conflict patch. We were able to talk about the patch in more detail, the upcoming Heroes, and then a variety of topics on the state of the game. 

The original King’s Quest series is one of PC gamings finest moments. From its earliest entry in 1984 to the final game in 1998, King’s Quest was a magical Adventure Game series. The time has finally come to brush the dust off this series and bring it to life once more.

Warner Bros Interactive and Traveller’s Tales are teaming up to bring, what they call, the first true Toys to Life game in Lego Dimensions. Once my 6 year old sees this game, he may soon forget about Skylanders and Disney Infinity too. In the demo we were shown, we visited Oz, Scooby Doo, and Aperture Science.

Skylanders are back and this time they are going on Land, in the Air, and under the Sea in vehicles. With Vicarious Visions at the helm of development this year, they feel like this inclusion of vehicles is one of the biggest innovations yet in the Toys to Life genre.

In October of 2009, a new Action RPG was released by Runic Games called Torchlight. It was a fan favorite but lacked a multiplayer component. Instead of just patching in multiplayer, work began on Torchlight II. On September 20, 2012, the Windows version of Torchlight II was finally released.

During Bethesda’s first ever E3 Press Conference, they showed off the upcoming reboot of the Doom Franchise. It is built on id Tech 6 (known internally as id Tech 666). It features bad ass demons, big f’n guns, and moving fast to kill demons. 

At Bethesda’s first ever E3 Press Conference, Todd Howard of Bethesda Game Studios took the stage to show off their latest title: Fallout 4. Todd says tonight begins E3 and the best week of entertainment ever.  Games can do things that nothing else can–they can give you the true wonder of discovery and only games can do this.

Bungie’s ambitious project, Destiny, releases this fall. For some of us fortunate enough to get an Alpha key, we’ve had a glimpse into what we’ll be playing this fall. This past weekend, my fellow gamers, podcast hosts, and myself have been playing through every bit the Destiny First Look Alpha had to offer.

Activision is showcasing a brand new entry in the Skylanders series featuring series creator Toys for Bob back at the helm. After taking a year off, we get to see the fruits of their labor with Skylanders Trap Team.