we will hand over to kate russell and marches like at the world's biggest videogame expo, e3, and settlershree days, 60,000 odd people will be jampacked into the giant lake convention centre, all to get their grubby mitts on the latest videogames. get their grubby mitts on the latest videogames. it is only the second time that the general public has been allowed into the space, and it is round beyond belief, and very noisy. but don't worry, we're here to break the strong so that you don't have too. first up, surprising absolutely nobody, battlefield returns with another slice of multiplayer mayhem, battlefield five. this time, the action has been transported to the second world war. one new edition is the last man standing battle wow mode, but more on that late in the programme. also making waves, first person demon slaying in doom eternal. fallout 76 got fans excited, as did a third person shooter. you will note that all of these games have something in common and that is they are part of the franchise. a sequel basically guarantees your user base from the start off. developing a franchis

now, over in california, kate russell is on track to see a new solution. of the 1970s, california has invested heavily into wind and solar power, with the latest state legislation calling for 50% renewable energy by 2030 and all new homes must have solar within two years. the state is way ahead of its target, so much so that they've had to start paying neighbouring states to take some of the energy from them. as we've heard before, the problem is storage. the grid was built to handle fossil fuel generated power and storage solutions like hydroelectric dams are in short supply. batteries, too, are very bad for the environment, turning unused renewable energy into not such a green solution. california—based company aries have come up with one alternative. aries was really an attempt to think of a way to use the inexhaustible, always reliable power of gravity. we know gravity is going to be there for us. we don't have to worry about shortages or any of that. so how do we use gravity to store and then discharge power when we need it? one of the most efficient

we're going to hand over now to kate russell and marc cieslak, who are at the world's biggest video gameso — e3 in los angeles. for the next three days, 60,000 odd people are going be jampacked into the giant la convention centre, all of them wanting to get their grubby mitts on the very latest video games. it's only the second time the general public have been allowed into this space, and it is rammed beyond belief and very, very noisy, but don't worry, we're here to brave the throng so that you don't have to. first up, surprising absolutely nobody, battlefield returns with another slice of multiplayer mayhem, battlefield 5. this time, the action‘s been transported to the second world war. 0h. one new edition is a last man standing battle royale mode, but more on that later in the programme. also making waves, first person demon slaying in doom eternal. and post—apocalyptic roleplaying game fallout 76 got fans excited, as did third person shooter the division 2. you'll note that all of these games have something in common, and that is they're sequels, or they're part of a franchise. a se

we will hand over to kate russell and mark cieslak at the world's biggest videogame expo, e3, in loslief, and very, very noisy. but don't worry, we're here to brave the throng so that you don't have to. first up, surprising absolutely nobody, battlefield returns with another slice of multiplayer mayhem, battlefield 5. this time, the action has been transported to the second world war. one new edition is a last man standing battle royale mode, but more on that late in the programme. also making waves, first person demon—slaying in doom eternal. and post—apocalyptic rpg fallout 76 got fans excited, as did a third person shooter, division 2. you will note that all of these games have something in common — and that is they are all sequels as part of the franchise. a sequel basically guarantees your user base from the start off. developing brand new title costs a lot of money — upwards of, like, millions and millions of pounds, so creating something where you have already got an established genre, you have your weapons and your characters, everything feels familiar and people want more of

now, over in california, kate russell is on track to see a new solution.ll new homes must have solar within two years. the state is way ahead of its target, so much so that they've had to start paying neighbouring states to take some of the energy from them. the grid was built to handle fossil fuel generated power and storage solutions like hydroelectric dams are in short supply. batteries, too, are very bad for the environment, turning unused renewable energy into not such a green solution. california—based company aries have come up with one alternative. aries was really an attempt to think of a way to use the inexhaustible, always reliable power of gravity. we know gravity is going to be there for us. we don't have to worry about shortages or any of that. so how do we use gravity to store and then discharge power when we need it? one of the most efficient ways to move mass, which people have spent billions of dollars to perfect, are railroads. right. 150 years of experience, incredibly efficient, steel wheels on steel rails are one of the most efficient