What are we even doing here?

by Michael McWhertor

We are so back. And by "we" I mean video games. At half a dozen slickly produced promotional events over the next week, games will be teased in the form of captivating cinematic trailers with promises to propel the medium forward.

The annual Summer Game Fest extravaganza, hosted by E3 replacement Geoff Keighley, kicks off promotional activities on Friday, June 7. The rest of the weekend is also filled with similar hour-long events from Xbox, Activision, Ubisoft, Devolver Digital and other organizers who have brought together smaller, indie-created games for a combined show of force.