Another day, another E3 announcement. The developer behind the highly popular Sniper Elite series, Rebellion, took to Twitter to announce three new games from them this coming E3 week. The first one is a long-awaited sequel to the RTS managerial sim Evil Genius, the second one is another Sniper Elite title, this one in VR, and the third one is an unnamed title, which can be speculated on, of course. Check out the tweet below.
We're delighted to confirm that we're going to be bringing THREE titles to @E3 2019;
— Rebellion (@Rebellion) May 31, 2019
✅Evil Genius 2
✅Sniper Elite VR
✅A MAJOR UNANNOUNCED NEW TITLE
To book a press appointment, please email press@rebellion.co.uk pic.twitter.com/7BEMWWt8Tf
Evil Genius 2 was first announced back in June 2017, which was then buried and mostly forgotten. It’s about time that Rebellion finally gives us all an update on the title, which is a sequel to a very successful classic of the RTS genre. Evil Genius allows you to play as a criminal, evil mastermind, in the same vein as a Bond villain, or better yet, Dr. Evil, from the Austin Powers series. It combines real-time strategy with managerial elements for an amazing take on the genre, one that proved to be successful as it showed that a lot of people really want to be evil in video games. The debut trailer for Evil Genius 2 will be shown on the PC Gaming Show on E3.
Sniper Elite VR is the virtual reality take on Rebellion’s best known and most successful series to date. Sniper Elite VR was announced earlier this year, with Rebellion stating that the title is being developed for a myriad of VR devices in conjunction with developer Just Add Water. While I could have just done with a new standalone Sniper Elite zombie title, this looks interesting, to say the least. There are few games that do snipers on VR well, so it would be great to see if Rebellion can pull this one off. Expect to see a hands-on at E3 for Sniper Elite VR as well.
This brings us to the last, new, major unannounced title. Judging (pun intended) by Rebellion’s existing IPs, the best candidate for this one is a new Judge Dredd title, which by name alone should excite most people. The last title from the series, Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death, boasts a very positive rating on Steam, which proves that maybe the time is right for another crack at the IP.
