for the next three days, 60,000 odd people are going be jampacked into the giant la convention centreof 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, they're part of a franchise. a sequel basically guarantees your user base from the start off. developing a brand new title costs a lot of money, upwards of like mill

for the next three days, 60,000—odd people will be jampacked into the giant la convention centre, allt 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 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 an