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2018
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TAcTICS VI DEO
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TAcTICS E D I TO R I N C H I E F Ryan Janes C O N TR I B U TO R S M a rti n e S a u n d e r s M i k e C l u ett WE B S I TE www . fa n c e n s u s . c o m C O N TACT U S + 4 4 (0 )1 6 2 8 48 3 5 5 4 i nfo @ fa n c e n s u s . c o m
AL L DATA R EP R ES EN TI V E O F A CTI V I TY PUBLISHED BET WEEN JUNE 9T H 201 8 A ND JUNE 1 5T H 201 8 A L L D ATA FE AT URED IS GLOBA L E XCLUDING A SIA TOP T EN CHA RTS P R a n d s o c i a l c h a rts focus on all gam es featured at E3 ev ent Publis h e r c h a rts r ef l e ct o n s u m perform ance of all gam e’s for each publisher KE Y INFLUENCER DATA To p te n d ata o n l y i n cludes titles featured during E3 w eek V i e w e r f i g u r e s b a s ed on reading taken on 15th June 2018
FANCENSUS
e3 B IG G EST T R AI LE R FA L L O U T 7 6 OFFICIAL E3 TRAILER
B U S I EST T E R R I TO RY U.S .A.
BUSIEST PR DAY MON 1 1 /0 6 /1 8
MOST AWARDS C Y B E R P U N K 2077
P R H A R DWAR E FOCUS XBO X ON E / X
M OST FRONT PAGES C Y B E R P U N K 2077
M OST V IE WED K E Y INFLUENCERS MO ST C O NS I ST E N T S O C I A L FALL OUT
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IT’ S A B O U T MOR E T H A N J U ST LO O K IN G AT W HAT’S O N TH E S U R FA C E . . . It’s over! We made it! With E3 now in the rear-view mirror and the dust starting to settle it’s time to check out the games that managed to stand out from the crowd and the publishers that left the biggest impression. This year’s E3 felt longer. In fact it felt even bigger than previous years. Perhaps it had something to do with the slow trickle of reveals and debuts in the weeks leading up to the event itself or maybe it’s down to the fact things “unofficially” kicked off on a Saturday and didn’t slow until the Thursday. Long or not though, there was plenty to discuss at the event. And while this year didn’t offer anything new in the way of hardware it did offer publishers and developers the chance to show off their biggest and best games. From Killer Queen Black to Death Stranding and everything in between the future of gaming is a bright one indeed. See you all next year! Ryan Janes
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P U B L I S H E R E V E N T S U MMA RY Co nfer ences , D i rect s and Sho w cases b ro ken do w n P U B L I S H E R TOP T ENS A look at the b est p erfo rming p ub lishers of E3 TH E TACTI C S TE AM TO P PI CKS TACT I CS li st the game' s w e' re mo st ex cit ed fo r TO P P R O D U CT P E R F O RMERS Top 1 0 G ames lo o k ing at PR and so cial medi a K E Y I N F L U E N C E R I MPA CT The Most V i ew ed E 3 Games o n K. I . ch annels W E B S I TE F R O N T PAG E C OVERA GE A look at the games to hit the mo st f ro nt p ag es FAC E B O O K S E N TI MENT Wh at g ames s co red the mo st p o sitiv e emotico ns? TH E B I G G EST R E L E AS E D ATES OF E3 The b i gg est g ames co ming this ye ar and b eyo nd
P UB LI SH ER E V E N T S U M M ARY < E3
2018
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E A PL AY 2018 PRESS CONFERENCE SATURDAY 19:0 0 BST 1 2 G A M E S F E AT URE D 7 A A A TI TL E S / 2 I N D I E T I T LE S OF F I CI AL T WI TCH ST RE A M : AV R . 1 48 ,0 0 0 V I E W E R S / P E A K 1 6 3 ,0 0 0 VI E WE RS
XBOX E3 2018 BRIEFING SUNDAY 21:00 BST 5 0 GA MES FEATUR E D 10 A A A TITLES / 26 I NDI E T I T L E S O FFICIAL TWITCH ST RE AM : AV R. 168, 00 0 V I E W E R S / P E A K 1 7 9 ,0 0 0 V I E W E R S
BETHESDA E3 2018 SHOWCASE MONDAY 02:30 BST 1 4 G A M E S F E AT URE D 7 A A A TI TL E S / 0 I N D I E T I T LE S O F F I CI AL T WI TCH ST RE A M : AV R . 3 40 ,0 0 0 V I E W E R S / P E A K 3 8 3 ,0 0 0 VI E WE RS
SQUARE ENIX E3 SHOWCASE 2018 MONDAY 18:00 BST 11 G A MES FEATURE D 2 A A A TITLES / 0 I NDI E T I T LE S OFFICIAL TWITCH ST RE AM : AVR. 14 9, 00 0 V I E W E R S / P E A K 1 8 4,0 0 0 V I E W E R S
UBISOFT E3 2018 CONFERENCE MONDAY 21:0 0 BST 1 2 G A M E S F E AT URE D 5 A A A TI TL E S / 1 I N D I E T I T LE S O F F I CI AL T WI TCH ST RE A M : AV R . 1 5 7 ,0 0 0 V I E W E R S / P E A K 1 6 6 ,0 0 0 VI E WE RS
E3 2018 PL AYSTATION SHOWCASE TUE SDAY 02:00 BST 16 GA MES FEATUR E D 8 A A A TITLES / 3 I NDI E T I T LE S OFFICIAL TWITCH ST RE AM : AVR. 130, 00 0 V I E W E R S / 2 2 6 ,0 0 0 P E A K V I E W E R S
NINTENDO DIRECT: E3 2018 TUESDAY 17:00 BST 3 7 G A M E S FE AT URE D 4 A A A TI TL E S / 8 I N D I E T I T LE S O F F I CI AL T WI TCH ST RE A M : AV R . 2 2 6 ,0 0 0 V I E W E R S / P E A K 2 6 3 ,0 0 0 VI E WE RS
PU B L I SH ER P R P R E S E N C E < E3
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
2018
S PE CIA L>
SQUARE ENIX
7,8 0 0
UB I S O F T
7,70 0
BE T H E S D A
7,3 0 0
EA
6,6 0 0
MICROSOFT
4 ,700
SIE
4 ,4 0 0
NI N TE N D O
4 ,1 00
BA N D A I N A M C O
3,6 0 0
CD P R O J E K T
2,9 0 0
A CT I V I S I O N B L I ZZ A RD
2,9 0 0 *FIG U R ES R O U N D ED TO NE A R E ST H U N D R E D
06
TA CTI C S < E 3 201 8 S PECIA L>
PUB LIS H ER TWI T T E R R E T WE E TS <E3
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
20 18
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BE T H E S D A
24 4 K
SIE
1 73K
NI N TE N D O
156K
SQUARE ENIX
109K
EA
90K
UB I S O F T
87K
MICROSOFT
82K
BA N D A I N A M C O
69K
EPIC GAMES
56K
A CT I V I S I O N B L I ZZ A RD
4 2K *FIGURES ROUNDED TO N EA R E ST TH O U S A N D
08
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TA CT I C S M AG AZ I N E E 3 M A RTI N E ’ S L I ST RYA N ’S L I ST CYBE RPUNK 207 7 BE YOND GOOD AND E VI L 2 SE A OF SOLI T UDE AF T E RPART Y SH A DOW OF THE TOM B RAI DE R O RI A ND THE WILL OF T HE WI SPS HI T M AN 2 WE HAPPY F E W T WI N M I RROR A PLAGUE TAL E : I NNOCE NCE
10
TA CTI C S < E 3 201 8 S PECIA L>
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1
S U P E R S M A S H B R O S . U LT I MAT E
2
CY B E R P U N K 2 0 7 7
3
D E V I L M AY C RY 5
4
S P I D E R -M A N
5
TRIALS RISING
6
J U ST C A U S E 4
7
KILLER QUEEN BLACK
8
DOOM ETERNAL
9
P E R S O N A 5 : D A N C I N G I N STARLI GHT
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CONCRETE GENIE
20 18 TO P P I C KS E3 used to overflow with surprises but numbers have diminished over time with this year’e event particularly low, so in that regard, for me, E3 2018 was somewhat disappointing. Having said that, there were still plenty of titles shown that I can’t wait to get my hands on, including some interesting little indie efforts. Being bored of sequels every year, I’ve largely ignored them this time round, except the rebooted Hitman and Tomb Raider series (I’ve a soft spot for Tomb Raider!), plus of course Beyond Good & Evil. What excited me most, however, was Cyberpunk 2077, partly because it’s fresh and new, but also because it genuinely looks to be a great game.
What a fantastic E3! So many games to pick from. Being a big Super Smash Bros. fan expectations were high and somehow Nintendo even surpassed those with Ultimate. Cyberpunk 2077’s debut left quite the impression too during Microsoft’s event, the trailer alone revealing a unique world I want to dive into. It may have only been a teaser but seeing Bethesda is working on a Doom sequel is enough to get me excited after the over the top, action packed 2016 release. On the indie side, Killer Queen Black looks set to be the ultimate party game and I can’t wait to get my hands on it later this year.
<E3 2 0 18 SP EC IAL> TACTICS
11
P R O D U CT P R P R E S E N C E < E3
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
2018
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KI N G D O M H E A RTS III
3,2 0 0
CY B E R P U N K 2 0 7 7
2,9 0 0
FA L L O U T 7 6
2,9 0 0
BAT T L E F I E L D V
2 ,70 0
JU ST C A U S E 4
2,5 0 0
TO M C L A N CY ’ S T HE DIV IS ION 2
2,3 0 0
F O RT N I TE
2,2 0 0
S H A D O W O F TH E TOM B RA IDER
2,2 0 0
A S S A S S I N ’ S C R E E D ODYS S E Y
1 ,900
S E K I R O : S H A D O W S DIE T WICE
1 ,800 *FIG U R ES R O U N D ED TO NE A R E ST H U N D R E D
12
TA CTI C S < E 3 201 8 S PECIA L>
PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT
K IN G D O M HE ARTS III STRO NGES T TE RRI TO RY SPAI N
N U MBER O F W EBSITES REACHED 670
FR ONT PAGE FE ATURED SPO TS 165
B IGGEST SUPPO R TER GAMESPO T
AR TIC LE EXCLUS I VI T Y SHARE 44%
IN D EPEN D E N T P E R F O R M ANCE <E3
20 18
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ST R O N G E ST P R P R E S E N C E 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
ORI A N D T H E W I LL O F T H E W I S P S
M OON ST UDIOS
1 ,4 0 0
UNRAV E L 2
COLDWOOD INT ERA CT IVE
1 ,2 6 0
WE HA P PY F E W
COM PUL SION GA M ES
1 ,2 6 0
CUPH E A D : T H E D E LI C I O U S LA ST C OURSE
ST UDIOM DHR
1 ,2 3 5
SESSI O N
CRE A -T URE ST UDIOS
1 ,1 8 0
T UNIC SEA O F S O LI T U D E
A NDRE W SHOULDICE JO-M EI GA M ES
1 ,1 70 880
T ROVE R S AV E S T H E U N I V E R S E
SQUA NCH GA M ES
640
OV ERC O O K E D 2 : O U T F O R D E LI V E RY
GHOST TOWN GA M ES
600
HOL L O W K N I G H T
T E A M CHERRY
530
CUPHE A D : T H E D E LI C I O U S LA ST C OURSE
ST UDIOM DHR
1 3 .5 K
M ETA L W O LF C H A O S X D
GENERA L A RCA DE
13K
SEA O F S O LI T U D E
JO-M EI GA M ES
6 .1 K
HOL L O W K N I G H T
T E A M CHERRY
5K
OV ERC O O K E D 2 : O U T F O R D E LI V E RY
GHOST TOWN GA M ES
4 .3 K
UNRAV E L 2 ORI AN D T H E W I LL O F T H E W I S P S
COLDWOOD INT ERA CT IVE M OON ST UDIOS
4 .3 K 3 .9 K
M Y F R I E N D P E D R O : B LO O D B U LLE TS BANANAS
DE A D TOA ST ENT .
KIL L E R Q U E E N B LA C K
LIQUID BIT
2 .8 K
T ROVE R S AV E S T H E U N I V E R S E
SQUA NCH GA M ES
2 .4 K
H I G H E ST TW YO UI TT TU EBRE RV EI ETW SE E TS 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
3K
*TWITTER LIST INCLUDES ALL GAMES P R ESEN T AT E 3
14
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P R O D U CT S P OT LI G H T
CU PH EA D: DELICIOUS LA ST COURSE STR ONGEST TERRI TO RY SPAI N N U MBER O F W EBSITES REACHED 510 FR ONT PAGE FE ATURED S PO TS 73
PRODUCT SPOT LIGHT
HOLLOW KNI GH T T O TA L N O . OF T WEET S 3 5 5 S T RO N G ES T MED I A A C C O UN T G O N I N T EN DO S T RO N G ES T K . I A C C O UN T WA RI O 6 4
PR O D U CT TWI T T E R R E T WE E TS <E3
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
20 18
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T H E E L D E R S C R O LL S V I
88K
FA L L O U T 7 6
87K
T H E L A ST O F U S : PA RT II
84 K
S U P E R S M A S H B ROS ULT IM AT E
78 K
KI N G D O M H E A RTS III
69K
F O RT N I TE
56K
DE AT H ST R A N D I N G
52K
CY B E R P U N K 2 0 7 7
39K
JU M P F O RC E
35K
A S S A S S I N â&#x20AC;&#x2122; S C R E E D ODYS S E Y
28K *FIGURES ROUNDED TO N EA R E ST TH O U S A N D
16
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PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT
JU MP FO RC E
TOTAL NO . O F TWEETS 825
TOTAL NO . O F AC CO U NTS 325
S T RON GES T MEDI A ACCO UNT I GN
STR ONGES T K. I . ACCO UNT R EGI O NPS
B I GGE ST S HARE R ETWEETS ME D IA
O F
ACCO UNTS
PRO D U CT FAC E B O O K S H AR E S <E3
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
20 18
S PE CIA L>
KI N G D O M H E A RTS III
191K
S U P E R S M A S H B ROS ULT IM AT E
154K
FA L L O U T 7 6
98K
T H E L A ST O F U S : PA RT II
62K
JU M P F O RC E
53K
CY B E R P U N K 2 0 7 7
53K
A S S A S S I N â&#x20AC;&#x2122; S C R E E D ODYS S E Y
52K
HA L O I N F I N I T E
4 9K
RE S I D E N T E V I L 2
41K
ANTHEM
37K *FIGURES ROUNDED TO N EA R E ST TH O U S A N D
18
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PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT
SUPER SMASH BROS ULTI MAT E TOTAL NO . PO STS
O F
365
TOTAL NO . PAGES
O F
165
S T R ONGES T O VERAL L ACCO UNT I GN
S H AR E
OF NEGATI V E E MO J I S 1%
SHAR E O F ‘ LO VE’ E MO J I S 78%
P R O D U CT YO U T U B E V I E W S < E3
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
2018
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F O RT N I TE
302M
FA L L O U T 7 6
61M
BAT T L E F I E L D V
4 0M
JU R A S S I C W O R L D E V OLUT ION
38M
A S S A S S I N â&#x20AC;&#x2122; S C R E E D ODYS S E Y
34 M
CY B E R P U N K 2 0 7 7
34 M
S U P E R S M A S H B ROS ULT IM AT E
33M
KI N G D O M H E A RTS III
32M
T H E L A ST O F U S : PA RT II
30M
F I FA 1 9
28M *FIG U R ES R O U N D ED TO NE A R E ST M I L L I O N
20
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PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT
JUR ASSI C W O R LD E VO LU T IO N TOTAL NO . VI DEO S
O F
695
TOTAL NO . O F CHANNELS 225
S T RON GES T MEDI A CHANNEL GAMES RADAR
STR ONGES T K. I . CHANNEL TH ORNEF UL
B I GGE ST S HARE VI EWS K.I.
O F
CHANNELS
TO P P E R F O R M I N G G AME S 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 22
GAM E
V I E WS
R E LE AS E D?
F ORT NI T E
307M
YES
JURASSI C WORL D E V O L U TI O N
41M
YES
BAT T LE F I E LD V
25M
NO
FALLOUT 7 6
20M
NO
F I FA 19
19 M
NO
JUM P F ORCE
16 M
NO
SUPE R SM ASH BROS U LTI M ATE
16 M
NO
ASSASSI Nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; S CRE E D O DYS S E Y
12 M
NO
CYBE RPUNK 20 7 7
12 M
NO
KI NGDOM HE ARTS I I I
12 M
NO
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WIT H KE Y I N F LU E N C E R S TOP K .I . / SHA RE
TO P TE R R I TO RY / S H A R E
V I D E O S > 1 00K VI E WS
NINJA / 1 0%
U.S.A. / 29%
493
VEGETTA 777 / 1 4 %
U.K. / 20%
88
JACK FR A GS / 1 6%
U.K. / 25%
58
L EGACYK I LL A HD / 1 1 %
U.S.A. / 32%
58
DJM ARI I O / 1 6%
S PA I N / 1 2 %
39
PL AY4 G A M ES / 9%
U.S.A. / 36%
47
PROSAFIAG A M I NG / 22%
U.S.A. / 31%
39
THERAD BRA D / 1 2%
U . S . A . / 2 4%
32
YONGYE A / 8%
U.S.A. / 28%
33
ROCK ETBE A NST V / 6%
U.S.A. / 31%
32
*VIE WER FIGURES ROUNDED TO NE A R E ST M I L L I O N
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H IG H E ST WE B S I T E FR O N T PAG E F E AT U R E S 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
CY B E R P U N K 2 0 7 7
195
FA L L O U T 7 6
180
KI N G D O M H E A RTS III
165
BAT T L E F I E L D V
165
JU ST C A U S E 4
120
S H A D O W O F TH E TOM B RA IDER
110
ANTHEM
110
T H E L A ST O F U S : PA RT II
105
F O R ZA H O R I ZO N 4
100
T H E AW E S O M E A DV ENT URES OF CA P. S PIRIT
95
*FIG U R ES R O U N D ED TO N E A R E ST F I V E
24
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AV ER A GE FAC E B O O K ‘LOV E ’ E M O J I S P E R P O ST 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
S U P E R S M A S H B ROS ULT IM AT E
220
VA C AT I O N S I M U L ATOR
195
KI N G D O M H E A RTS III
120
HA L O I N F I N I T E
115
FA L L O U T 7 6
110
T H E L A ST O F U S : PA RT II
100
RE S I D E N T E V I L 2
95
GT F O
90
S U P E R M A R I O PA RT Y
90
SPIDER-MAN
85 *FIG U R ES R O U N D ED TO N E A R E ST TE N
26
TA CTI C S < E 3 201 8 S PECIA L>
THE B I G G E ST E 3 R E LE AS ES < 2018
A ND
B E YOND>
SP I DE R- M AN 0 7 /0 9
FAL L OUT 7 6 1 4 /1 1
KINGDOM HE ARTS I I I 2 9 / 0 1
PS4 / XBO / P C
14 /09
S H A D O W O F T H E TO MB R AIDER
28/09
F I FA 1 9
02/10
FORZA HORIZON 4
05/10
A S S A S S I N ’S C R E E D O DYS S E Y
PS4 / XBO / P C
12/10
C A LL O F D U T Y : B LA C K O P S IIII
PS4 / XBO / P C
19/10 19/10
B AT T LE F I E LD V S O U LC A LI B U R V I
PS4 / XBO / P C PS4 / XBO / P C
13/11
H I T MA N 2
PS4 / XBO / P C
16/11
P O K E MO N LE T ’S G O P I K A C HU & L ET’S GO EE VEE
04 /12
J U ST C A U S E 4
NSW PS4 / NSW / P C
07 /12 25/01
S U P E R S MA S H B R O S . U LT I MATE RESIDENT EVIL 2
NSW XBO / NSW / P C
22/02
D AYS G O N E
22/02
ME T R O E XO D U S
XBO / NSW / P C
22/02
ANTHEM
PS4 / XBO / P C
PS4 / XBO / PC / N SW XBO / PC
PS4
TAcTICS FANCENSUS
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