In recent years, publisher Devolver Digital's E3 conference has taken a comedic turn, satirizing other companies and always featuring Nina Struthers, played by Mahria Zook. In 2019, the company decided to continue the story from the previous year's conference, when Nina ended up in the hospital after literally being riddled with bullets. Yes, gore is already routine for Devolver.
With Nina in a coma, the company finds itself without options for presenting its games that year, until Linda, who works in the company's marketing department, says that traditional presentations are a thing of the past and offers her solution: holding a prerecorded digital conference called Devolver Direct inside Nina's mind.
Nina is annoyed that she cannot swear during a Direct
The hilarious presentation parodies Nintendo Directs in both its design and the company's typical humor, all while Linda slowly takes control of Nina's mind. The announcements included:
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
A game from Mediatonic Games that resembles a battle royale in which every match is packed with chaos, obstacles, and disregard for the laws of physics, as players in this colorful world fight for the crown. The game will be released in 2020 for PlayStation 4 and PC.
Carrion
Yes, you control the red thing.
In this "reverse horror game," the player controls a terrifying—and disgusting—creature of unknown origin that seeks to consume those who imprisoned it. The game will be released in 2020.
Devolver Bootleg
A Steam game already available that parodies "bootlegs," low-quality fake games produced mainly in the 1980s and 1990s. In fact, the game brings together eight simple games using characters from Devolver Digital itself, with intentionally shoddy titles designed to simulate real bootlegs. These games include "Hotline Milwaukee," "Ape Out Jr.," and "Enter the Gun Dungeon." And speaking of Enter the Gungeon...
Enter the Dungeon: House of the Gundead
A two-player arcade game set in the universe of Enter the Gungeon, scheduled for release in 2020.
The Messenger: Picnic Panic
A free expansion for the acclaimed game The Messenger, focused on a tropical setting and scheduled to become available for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PC on July 11.
The conference ends on another cliffhanger, with a woman appearing in Nina's mind and saying, "Follow me if you want to live." We will have to wait until 2020 to see where this storyline goes.
