Electronic Entertainment Expo 2014

Gamespot.com wrote:Next Mass Effect game's development "somewhere in the middle" stages

Development on the next Mass Effect game is in neither the early stages nor the late stages, prompting BioWare studio director Yanick Roy to describe its development status as being "somewhere in the middle."

Roy said as much in response to a question on Twitter (spotted by IGN) asking him to clarify conflicting reports about the status of the next Mass Effect game. He has been hesitant to reveal much more than that on Twitter. Early last month, he tweeted, "I apologize for not having any new info on the next Mass Effect for you. It's because our focus is on doing it right over doing it fast!" More recently, he was asked whether the game would have a presence at this year's E3, to which he expressed his hesitation "to start announcing announcements."

Little is known about the next Mass Effect game--sometimes referred to as Mass Effect 4, despite no title having been announced--beyond the fact that it leaves the story of Commander Shepard and the first three games behind. BioWare began teasing images from the new game in November, and shortly thereafter we learned it is already playable and "fresh but recognizable."

A release window for the next Mass Effect has yet to be announced. While we could very well begin seeing official announcements made at any time, based on Roy's tweet, it doesn't sound as if you should expect any announcements regarding a release in 2014.

Gamespot.com wrote:New Nintendo hardware to be unveiled at E3 2014, say reports

A new report on VideoGamer has said Nintendo will unveil new hardware at E3 2014.

Citing a "third-party publishing source" that also claims new games will accompany the hardware, and be playable at the show, VideoGamer then suggests that the hardware reveal will be a successor to the Wii U.

Peer Schneider at IGN has also suggested Nintendo has some new hardware up its sleeve. "I've heard it from multiple people now," he said on a recent Nintendo Voice Chat podcast. "I've heard it from someone who used to be at Nintendo, I've heard it from somebody on the third-party front."

Schneider, however, notes that hardware is a broad term that could mean anything from a simple peripheral to a new Nintendo console.

MCV, too, says it's heard that Nintendo has new hardware to unveil but, like Schneider, is not yet certain what it could be.

Nintendo, meanwhile, said it does not comment on rumour or speculation. The company will release all its E3 announcements at 09:00 PT on Tuesday, June 10.

Eurogamer.net wrote:
Microsoft names E3 2014 press conference date and time

Microsoft will hold its annual E3 press conference on Monday, 9th June at 5.30pm UK time.

Titled Xbox: Game On, you'll be able to watch the show live online at Xbox.com, via Xbox Live and on Windows Phone, or you can log on to Eurogamer and accompany your viewing with our usual commentary on how lovely the speakers' shirts are and complaints about how loud the dubstep is.

The presentation will be preceded by a half hour pre-show event, also streamed online, while the conference itself is expected to last 90 minutes.

Xbox boss Phil Spencer has recently taken to Twitter to discuss Microsoft's plans and said that hardcore gamers will be the show's main focus. "Both new IP and new sequels" will be shown off, and there will be announcements about "some new studios we are working with".

We expect to hear more about the new Halo game for Xbox One, plus Fable Legends and, quite possibly, Forza Horizon 2. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, for which Microsoft has another exclusivity deal, will also likely feature.

Microsoft's conference will be the first of E3 week. EA will hold its shindig a few hours later at 8pm UK time, followed by Ubisoft at 11pm here. Sony usually does its thing after that, meaning a late night again for those watching at home.

Nintendo will show its E3 wares the following day, 10th June, via a broadcast set to go begin at 5pm UK time.