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In June, I spent a week in Los Angeles during the period that in the old days would have been E3 week. Now it's a loose collection of game expos all happening at the same time in different parts of the city. Either way, June is when many of the year's biggest games are announced, with a series of showcases and chances for hands-on demos.
IGN held our own event, IGN Live. Game fans could come to try upcoming games and watch developer interviews being filmed live. Or they could just chill at the retro arcade game area.
Meanwhile, held its annual showcase before a huge audience at the LA YouTube Theater. That was before opening Play Days, a private three-day event where invited members of the media and influencers could try newly announced upcoming games from publishers big and small. Xbox and Ubisoft also held events, all overlapping in the same few days.
Meanwhile, our small team mastered the impossible art of being in multiple places at once, playing the latest games and then discussing our impressions in videos. That ranged from III HD-2D Remake to Star Wars Outlaws, a new Street Fighter 6 update, and first-look footage of Yasuke and Naoe in . A brutal schedule, yes, but tons of fun as well.
But while June was busy, July was...
busier. It brought two m.