Is Gears Of War 5 really going to be at E3 next month?

In what is probably the biggest single leak in video game history, Walmart Canada has jumped the gun on a large number of game announcements.

Online retailers are always spoiling news of new games before they should do, but it’s usually only one title at a time a few days before they were supposed to.

Walmart Canada, though, has messed up in the most spectacular way possible, after online tipster Wario64 noticed this listing revealing what seems to be almost every unconfirmed game due to be announced at the E3 expo next month.

There are Triple-A titles like Gears Of War 5, Borderlands 3, Rage 2, Splinter Cell and a new Assassin’s Creed alongside Just Cause 4 and Lego Super Villains.




There are no new Sony or Nintendo-published games mentioned and other publishers are likely to have some secrets that haven’t been spoiled that will still make E3 Entertainment Expo exciting but it’s a huge list of games.

Here’s everything that was listed and the other rumours surrounding them (all Walmart provided was the names and formats).

Assassin’s Creed (XO/PS4)

Current rumours point to a new Assassin’s Creed being out next year, that will be a spin-off from Origins that includes Ancient Greece.

Splinter Cell (XO/PS4)

A return for Sam Fisher has been rumoured for some time, and it’s already had one retail leak via Amazon, but there’s still no clue how Ubisoft will resurrect their old stealth franchise.

Just Cause 4 (XO/PS4)

The last one didn’t seem to do that well and there’s been no hint about another, so this was presumably meant to be a big secret for Square Enix.

Destiny Comet (XO/PS4)

Comet is an old codename used for Destiny 2 DLC, and presumably refers to the major expansion planned for this autumn. We know it’s coming but so far Activision hasn’t released any other information about it.

Borderlands 3 (XO/PS4)

A game that’s been rumoured for years, although recent hints have all pointed towards an E3 reveal.

Lego DC Villains (XO/PS4)

This was leaked back in March and seems to be Warner’s big new Lego game for Christmas, and a follow-up of sorts to the Lego Batman series.

Rage 2 (XO/PS4)

Another listing that’s out of the blue. Bethesda has made vague hints about a new Rage before but no-one really expected it to be at E3 (they did expect Doom 2, but that’s not mentioned).

Dragon Quest 2 (XO/PS4)

Dragon Quest II came out in 1987 but Walmart has already made lots of errors with other names, so it’s hard to say what this refers to. It could be Dragon Quest Builders 2 or Dragon Quest XI, although neither are scheduled for Xbox One.

Forza Horizon 5 (XO)

This makes no sense because the series only goes as far as Forza Horizon 3 at the moment, but a new sequel is heavily rumoured for this Christmas.

The Division 2 (XO/PS4)

Another game that’s been leaked before but not yet formally announced. It’s clearly going to be a major focus for Ubisoft at E3, but it’s not thought to be out this year.



Gears Of War 5 (XO)

This is perhaps the biggest surprise of the whole lot as there’s never been any hint of it before and Gears Of War 4 was only two years ago. Halo 6 (and a Fable reboot) were expected to be Microsoft’s big E3 reveals but there’s no mention of them by Walmart.

Ubisoft leaked this one themselves

These other games are all already known about, but the fact that they’re listed at all may point towards them being released sooner rather than later. Or maybe not in the case of Final Fantasy VII – at the very least it should mean they’ll have a major presence at E3:

Dreams (PS4)

Beyond Good And Evil 2 (XO/PS4)

Final Fantasy VII Remake (XO/PS4)

WWE 2K19 (XO/PS4)

Insurgency: Sandstorm (XO/PS4)

The Last Of Us Part II (PS4)

Metroid Prime 4 (NS)

NBA 2K19 (XO/PS4/NS)

Super Smash Bros. (NS)

What is E3? The Electronic Entertainment Expo is the world’s biggest video games trade event. It’s held every June in Los Angeles and is attended by every major games publisher in the world. They use it to announce new hardware and games and to show already announced ones for the first time. E3 itself starts on Tuesday 12 June this year but most of the big reveals are made on Monday and the weekend before – by publishers at their own private events. Last year ordinary members of the public could attend E3 for the first time, but it’s super expensive and given all queues not much fun for anyone that’s not press. Metro will be there all week though, reporting on events as they happen.

Although normally retailers don’t have any reason to lie – the leaks are usually down to good old-fashioned incompetence – there is a small possibility that this could all be some sort of elaborate prank by a disgruntled employee.

Especially as some of the listings don’t seem to make any sense, such as Forza Horizon 5 and Dragon Quest 2, and many of the names are riddled with errors (no use of apostrophes, Destiny instead of Destiny 2, etc.)

Most of the listings are based on existing rumours though, so it’s currently impossible to say whether it’s someone trolling the entire game world or if someone at Walmart really is that stupid.

Who needs E3 when you’ve got Walmart?

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