Data Dump: E3 2018 Trailers Edition

The 2018 edition of The Electronic Three has come and gone. Over the course of the last week, we learned a lot about games, account management, matching shirts, steaks, pirates, White Chicks, and death threats. This was the seventh year that I was responsible for uploading trailers to the site and we ended up with just over 200 of them, which is the most I've ever done. So, if you missed any announcements over the past week, hopefully I got it covered. It's a job that's both hectic and fun. During the press conference days, there's a balance of being quick, being informative, and sometimes being funny. They're not all bangers, but hopefully I got some good decks in there this year.

Anyway... what this blog post is here to do is to review what the most popular trailers were here on Giant Bomb. I will say that the list is not 100% fair for various factors. For one, some trailers get a promo in the rotating modules on the front page, so they're visible a lot more. I deal with that a little bit below. Secondly, due to the rate at which trailers get posted, many of them don't stay on the front page for very long while the ones that get posted late in the day end up staying on the front page overnight and into the next day.

The Top 25 Most Viewed Trailers

1. Our First Real Look at Cyberpunk 2077
2. Hitsmas Comes Early with Hitman 2
3. Battles Get Bloody in Dead or Alive 6
4. Four Solid Minutes of Anthem Gameplay
5. Miz Knows the Tetris Effect is Already Inside You
6. Birds Are Terrifying in Days Gone
7. Morgana Can't Stop You in Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight
8. Generation Zero Asks What If Robots Invaded 1980s Sweden
9. Dreams Really Do Come True with Super Mario Party
10. The Elder Scrolls VI is Real
11. It's a Sad Kid Remix in Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight
12. Feast Your Eyes on Planet Alpha
13. Don't Fix the Wolves in Chernobyl; Fear the Wolves
14. Sable is a Game You Just Have to See
15. Soulcalibur VI's Story Mode Features Both Souls and Swords
16. It's Truly Hell on Earth in Doom Eternal
17. What Happened Last Night in Twin Mirror
18. FromSoftware's Teaser is Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
19. Devolver is Bringing the President and His Mech to America
20. Nero's Got a Score to Settle in Devil May Cry 5
21. Save the Last Bullet in the Final Season of The Walking Dead
22. Two New Actresses Join Death Stranding
23. Absorb the Latest from Indivisible
24. Be Wondrous in Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom
25. Everyone in This Room Should Be Afraid of Ellie in The Last of Us Part II

The Top 25 Most Comments

1. Our First Real Look at Cyberpunk 2077
2. Miz Knows the Tetris Effect is Already Inside You
3. Hitsmas Comes Early with Hitman 2
4. Nero's Got a Score to Settle in Devil May Cry 5
5. Battles Get Bloody in Dead or Alive 6
6. Four Solid Minutes of Anthem Gameplay
7. Everyone in This Room Should Be Afraid of Ellie in The Last of Us Part II
8. Birds Are Terrifying in Days Gone
9. FromSoftware's Teaser is Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
10. Two New Actresses Join Death Stranding
11. Generation Zero Asks What If Robots Invaded 1980s Sweden
12. Don't Fix the Wolves in Chernobyl; Fear the Wolves
13. The Elder Scrolls VI is Real
14. What Happened Last Night in Twin Mirror
15. It's a Sad Kid Remix in Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight
16. Six Years Later, Star Citizen is Entering Alpha 3.2
17. It's Truly Hell on Earth in Doom Eternal
18. Sega is Bringing a Slew of Games to PC Including Yakuza
19. Mickey, You're Too Late for Kingdom Hearts III
20. Lu Bu is Still a Threat in Total War: Three Kingdoms
21. Morgana Can't Stop You in Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight
22. Devolver is Bringing the President and His Mech to America
23. Dreams Really Do Come True with Super Mario Party
24. Save the Last Bullet in the Final Season of The Walking Dead
25. Sable is a Game You Just Have to See

The Top 20 Most Viewed with No Promo

1. Generation Zero Asks What If Robots Invaded 1980s Sweden
2. Feast Your Eyes on Planet Alpha
3. Don't Fix the Wolves in Chernobyl; Fear the Wolves
4. What Happened Last Night in Twin Mirror
5. Devolver is Bringing the President and His Mech to America
6. Absorb the Latest from Indivisible
7. Be Wondrous in Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom
8. Miami Provides Countless Options for Murder in Hitman 2
9. Lu Bu is Still a Threat in Total War: Three Kingdoms
10. The LEGO DC Super-Villains Are Gonna Getcha Getcha Getcha
11. Break the Fourth Wall as a Ghost Giant
12. There's a 3rd Catherine in Catherine Full Body
13. Let's Go Bananas with My Friend Pedro
14. Astroneer's 1.0 Launch is Coming in December
15. Sega is Bringing a Slew of Games to PC Including Yakuza
16. There Goes My Hero One's Justice
17. Mr. Smiles is Here to Enforce the Rules of Scum
18. Farming Simulator 19 is the E3 Trailer You Know You've Been Waiting For
19. Skyrim: Very Special Edition Comes to Alexa, Etch-a-Sketch, and Refridgerators
20. Starfield is Also Real

Press Conferences Media Briefings Showcases

These are the top five trailers that were shown at each showcase.

Electronic Arts

1. Four Solid Minutes of Anthem Gameplay
2. Get Hitched in Battlefield V Multiplayer
3. The Anthem is All That Remains
4. Loneliness is Truly a Monster in Sea of Solitude
5. Activate a Rockworm in Command & Conquer Rivals

Microsoft

1. Our First Real Look at Cyberpunk 2077
2. FromSoftware's Teaser is Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
3. Nero's Got a Score to Settle in Devil May Cry 5
4. Master Chief's Adventures Will Continue in Halo Infinite
5. Tunic Wins Cutest Game Award for E3 2018

Bethesda

1. The Elder Scrolls VI is Real
2. It's Truly Hell on Earth in Doom Eternal
3. Fallout 76's Voice in the Morning, She Calls Me
4. It's Time to Party in Rage 2
5. Skyrim: Very Special Edition Comes to Alexa, Etch-a-Sketch, and Refridgerators

Square Enix

1. PlatinumGames' Next Square Enix Joint is Babylon's Fall
2. The Most Iconic Crossover of E3 2018 is Final Fantasy XIV and Monster Hunter World
3. Square Enix Ain't Talking About The Quiet Man
4. An In-Depth Look at Weather & Destruction in Just Cause 4
5. This Narrator Throws Dark in Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Ubisoft

1. Jade is Back for Beyond Good & Evil 2
2. The Nintendo & Ubisoft Crossovers Continue in Starlink: Battle for Atlas
3. The Fate of Greece Will Be Decided in Assassin's Creed Odyssey
4. Piracy is Dead in Skull & Bones
5. The Citizens of D.C. Need Your Help in The Division 2

Sony

1. Two New Actresses Join Death Stranding
2. Everyone in This Room Should Be Afraid of Ellie in The Last of Us Part II
3. Almost Nine Minutes of a First Look at Ghost of Tsushima
4. Several Familiar (Mean) Faces Arrive in Marvel's Spider-Man
5. The Resident Evil 2 Remake Rumors Are True (Finally)

Nintendo

1. Dreams Really Do Come True with Super Mario Party
2. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is Big Enough for Ridley
3. Measure Your Worth in Fire Emblem: Three Houses
4. Over 25 Minutes of Everything You Need to Know About Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
5. Daemon X Machina Serves Up Some Heavy Metal Mecha

The Least Popular Trailer of E3 2018

Because I know someone will definitely ask. Just like 2016, Just Dance "wins" here. Why do y'all hate that panda so much? He just wants to have fun.

And that...was E3.

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