Viral Cancellation

This coronavirus is a bit more serious than people realize. I think this outbreak will be gone within a month or so, but it's hurt a lot more than some may realize. One of the big aspects is the stock market. It's not going to make the world go into a depression, but enough to make everyone panic.

Tons of events have been canned as a result. The most recent one has been E3 in Los Angeles. It has been going since 1995, but a few factors do kick in. Not as much interest and several companies not being interested in the event. The coronavirus accelerated it to the point where a cancellation probably was their only choice. Other game conferences have been canned as well. Whether E3 comes back next year, I don't know. If it doesn't, it had its time in history and tried to press on in an era full of Internet and live streaming.

I'm not a James Bond guy, but there is worldwide appeal. Europe is a big market. And probably one of the reasons why the No Time to Die film got pushed back to November. One of the most affected is Italy. There have been a lot of cases in that country and with quite a bit of casualties. I'm surprised there hasn't been any other films that haven't got the push back to another date because of this. You would think some Disney material or anything for kids that would appeal worldwide would be a pressing concern.

Sports is growing to the point where the idea of an empty NBA arena could be a likelihood. I don't think they would like it themselves, but cancellations of games could happen, though no one wants to see that. Possible relocations to other places. Locker stuff for them, NHL, MLB, Soccer, have come down to not having the media in and only doing one on one interviews. This is a way to prevent the spread of the virus so 30 media aren't getting infected when they go into a locker room. I'm sure there's other events for other sports or events.

When it comes to local stuff, be aware of your surroundings. Keep your hands clean and stay clean all around. Hopefully, we've reached the end of this panic. With warm weather coming in soon, it should disappear. Stay healthy folks.

Bethesda E3 2018 Impression

I'm not really much into discussing E3, the showing for the newest video games. However, Bethesda has me a little interested in some of the titles that are coming out within the next year to two years. It's franchises that I've loved and enjoyed immensely  Let's get into it.

Personally, I don't think anybody was expecting another Doom game. Yet, there will be one. Eternal has the mentality as Doom II. It's going to be bigger. There will be more enemies, diverse levels, and a few other knick-knacks that will make this ideal for anyone looking for other first person shooters. This is should do quite well whenever this comes out.

Wolfenstein has been quite an expansion since MachineGames and Bethesda took over. Youngblood looks to continue what has been happening since The New Order. You have the opportunity to play as one or both of the twin daughters of BJ and Anya Blazkowicz. It's the first in this set of games to have a co-op mode and have you doing the same thing as usual in killing Nazis. I would hope they didn't kill Anya off, but that's a wait and see scenario. It comes out next year, so it lets others get into these set of games and vision what has happened since The New Colossus.

The last ten years has seen a rise in the Fallout series. Now comes the latest with Fallout 76, which is set to release in November according to Cnet. It's also going to be an online survival game set way before any events in the franchise. I can this being successful early on. How much this will catch on is another question in itself. More than likely, it's not going to catch up with Elder Scrolls, but it could hold interest for a while. 

Speaking of Elder Scrolls, there will be a sixth one. I'm sure little details will be given as the game goes through development. Also planned is a brand new IP in the form of Starfield. There is also a new Prey game. Overall, this has me excited a little bit and gives me something the next years when they do come out to play on PlayStation 4.