Every E3 2018 Rumor So Far — Hitman 2, Fortnite Switch, Gears Of War 5

E3 2018 is right around the corner, and that means a ton of video game news, announcements, and reveals are almost upon us. Several of the show’s biggest games–Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, Battlefield V, Rage 2–have been announced in the weeks leading up to the event, but that doesn’t mean E3 itself won’t have some surprises in store for us. According to the rumor mill, there’s quite a lot that could happen.

Rumors and leaks are par for the course, although last year was incredibly leak-heavy. 2018 has not yet proven to be quite as bad in that regard–save for the Walmart Canada incident–though there remains plenty of time for that to change (and it’s certainly begun to). There have been rumors and reports about what we’ll see at E3, and we’ve rounded up many of the biggest ones for you to peruse below. Some are much easier to believe than others, as is often the case. Compared with last year, though, it’s going to be hard to top reports of a turn-based strategy game featuring Mario and Rabbids (although what was most surprising is the game turned out to be quite good).

This year’s E3 unofficially gets underway with Electronic Arts’ pre-E3 event, EA Play, on June 9. That will be followed by press conferences from numerous other companies, which is where the bulk of E3’s news will be revealed. You can see the full E3 press conference schedule for more on when to expect news to roll in. In the meantime, check out all of the big rumors we’ve seen so far; we’ll update this should any more arrive between now and E3.

E3 2018 Rumors

Hitman 2 Leaked

Publisher WB Games has teased an announcement of some sort is coming on June 7, ahead of E3. It doesn’t provide any indication of what that will be for, but a teaser video shows a race car with the brand Hamsun on it–a reference to something from the first season of IO Interactive’s Hitman. (IO and WB worked on a re-release of that game not long ago.) If that’s not direct enough for you, a Reddit user discovered the source code for WB’s website briefly hosted a link to an image file with a logo for something called Hitman 2. That seems pretty clear cut, but we should learn more on Thursday.

Fortnite Coming To Nintendo Switch

A Korean ratings board listing has revealed what could be an E3 surprise: A Nintendo Switch port of Fortnite. The listing doesn’t specify which of the game’s modes–Save the World or the phenomenally popular Battle Royale–will be included, but it’s hard to imagine the latter…