Post by Anshin on Jun 2, 2011 22:16:55 GMT -5
The 17th Annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) is among us next week to showcase the latest and greatest in the gaming industry, with both hardware and software lineups from all 3 of the console makers, and a lot of PC support too.
E3 2011 Keynotes/Press Conferences:
- Microsoft on Monday, June 6th @ 9:30am PDT.
- Electronic Arts on Monday, June 6th @ 12:30pm PDT.
- Ubisoft on Monday, June 6th @ 2:30pm PDT.
- Sony on Monday, June 6th @ 5:00pm PDT.
- Nintendo on Tuesday, June 7th @ 8:30am PDT.
Live Coverage / Streams
Television:
Spike TV - "GameTrailers TV"
G4 - Whatever the hell they call their coverage these days...
Online - Media:
GameTrailers.com
GameSpot.com
G4TV.com
IGN
E3's YouTube (powered by IGN)
Hulu (powered by G4)
Online - Company-specific:
Microsoft
Electronic Arts
Ubisoft
Sony
Nintendo
Microsoft Press Conference Notes
- Modern Warfare 3 demo'd on stage. "Reconnect controller" LOL moment.
- Tomb Raider demo'd on stage. Voice acting needs to be toned down, gameplay looks solid.
- Mass Effect 3 demo'd on stage with Kinect voice control.
- Ghost Recon: Future Soldier demo'd on stage with Kinect control. Kinect control is meh, but gun customization and gameplay was great.
- New Xbox 360 Dashboard I f**king called it. What now? Voice control, horizontal menu layout.
- YouTube coming to Xbox 360.
- Live TV coming to Xbox 360.
- Bing search coming to Xbox 360.
- UFC Pay-Per-View matches coming to Xbox 360.
- Gears of War 3 demo'd on stage, with CliffyB and Ice T. Ice T said w**re on stage/air/broadcast/stream xD.
- Ryse, new Crytek game with Kinect control.
- Halo Anniversary, Halo 1 remade using the Halo Reach engine. Contains full single player, co-op over XBL, and 7 multiplayer maps.
- Forza 4 shown.
- Fable: The Journey revealed and demo'd. Kinect-only it seems, on-rails like Time Crisis too.
- Minecraft coming to Xbox Live, with Kinect support. Hope there's controller support too.
- Kinect Disneyland Adventures kids game demo'd, with lots of Disney inspired mini games.
- Kinect Star Wars demo'd. Doesn't look all that great aside from the pod racing.
- Kinect Avatar controls and customization updated. Scan yourself in to create "you" more closely than before.
- Kinect, scan in other objects like stuffed animals to make digital versions of them.
- Kinect Sports Season 2 demo'd with more games added to the mix.
- Dance Central 2 demo'd on stage.
- Halo 4 trailer shown, announcing a new "trilogy" for Xbox 360.
Electronic Arts Press Conference Notes
- Mass Effect 3 Cinematic trailer, gameplay demo, gameplay trailer, and release date of 3/6/12.
- Need For Speed: The Run gameplay demo - racing, on-foot running, cop beating, quicktime events, stealing a cop car.
- Star Wars: The Old Republic cinematic trailer consisting of some new footage and mostly old cinematic footage.
- SSX gameplay trailer, Kaori character reveal, release date January 2012.
- EA Sports FIFA 12 gameplay demo, "EA Football Club" (See: Call of Duty Elite & EA Gun Club).
- EA Sports Madden 12 gameplay demo and NFL star appearance.
- The Sims Social facebook-enabled Sims game. Gameplay trailer'd.
- Kingdom of Amular: Reckoning gameplay demo, looks like Fable for a mature audience.
- Overstrike over-the-top arcade action with a realistic approach, kinda reminds me of The A-Team.
- Battlefield 3 Frostbite 2.0 engine tech demo, live single player gameplay demo. Open beta September 2011, Release October 25, 2011.
Ubisoft Press Conference Notes:
- Rayman gameplay demo, looks like ye olde classic Rayman. Looks fun.
- Driver looks great, looks like classic Driver gameplay.
- Far Cry 3 gameplay demo. Graphically, looked great. Gameplay, looks meh.
- Brothers in Arms: Furious 4 developed by Gearbox Software, trailer was lol-worthy, no gameplay.
- The Adventures of Tintin gameplay demo, and video from Peter Jackson & Steven Spielberg talking about it.
- Ghost Recon: Future Soldier trailer & gameplay demo. Looks amazing.
- Ghost Recon: Online free-to-play ghost recon multiplayer, looks like Future Soldier.
- TrackMania 2: Canyon gameplay demo'd. Looks like the same old TrackMania gameplay with better graphics and in a new environment.
- ManiaPlanet An initiative that Ubisoft started 2 years ago and is just now getting to with TrackMania 2. Also, QuestMania for RPGs, and ShootMania for FPS/TPS games.
- Raving Rabbids on Kinect. Mini-game style Kinect game.
- Just Dance 3. Enough said.
- Rocksmith, learn to play a real guitar.
- Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2012, a new version of Your Shape.
- Assassin's Creed: Revelations gameplay demo'd.
Sony Press Conference Notes:
- PlayStation Network Outage addressed by Jack Tretton.
- Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception gameplay demo'd, water tech looks secksi.
- Resistance 3 gameplay demo'd.
- ICO & Shadow of the Colossus HD Remastering coming to PS3
- God of War Origins Collection, remastered Ghost of Sparta and Chains of Olympus for PS3.
- PlayStation Display (a 24 inch 3D TV), PlayStation3D Glasses, Resistance 3, & HDMI bundle for $499.
- NBA2K12 on stage demo with Kobe Bryant.
- Medieval Moves: Deadmund's Quest, a casual PS Move title, gameplay demo'd.
- inFAMOUS 2 trailer'd, and talks about post-launch support.
- Starhawk trailer'd.
- Sly 4 trailer'd.
- DUST 514 gameplay trailer'd, PS3 exclusive'd, ties into EVE Online on PC, beta this fall, release in Spring 2012.
- Bioshock Infinite gameplay trailer'd, PS Move compatible, PS Vita available.
- Star Trek gameplay trailer'd.
- SSX gameplay trailer'd, w/ exclusive PS3 content.
- Saint's Row the Third talked about, w/ exclusive PS3 content.
- Need For Speed: The Run talked about, w/ exclusive PS3 content.
- PlayStation Suite, getting PlayStation games on certified android devices.
- PlayStation Vita, the official NGP rename, with Wifi & 3g w/ Wifi models, 3g provided by AT&T in the US.
- Uncharted: Golden Abyss gameplay demo'd.
- Ruin, gameplay demo'd, looks like Diablo 3 on a handheld.
- ModNation Racers, PSVita, gameplay demo'd.
- LittleBigPlanet, PSVita, gameplay trailer'd.
- Street Fighter X Tekken PSVita, gameplay demo'd, with Cole from inFAMOUS joining the roster.
- PlayStation Vita Prices, Wifi for $249, 3g+Wifi for $299.
Nintendo Press Conference Notes:
Coming Tuesday, June 7th @ 10:00am PDT.
E3 Discussion:
What are some of the things that you all are looking forward to?
E3 2011 Keynotes/Press Conferences:
- Microsoft on Monday, June 6th @ 9:30am PDT.
- Electronic Arts on Monday, June 6th @ 12:30pm PDT.
- Ubisoft on Monday, June 6th @ 2:30pm PDT.
- Sony on Monday, June 6th @ 5:00pm PDT.
- Nintendo on Tuesday, June 7th @ 8:30am PDT.
Live Coverage / Streams
Television:
Spike TV - "GameTrailers TV"
G4 - Whatever the hell they call their coverage these days...
Online - Media:
GameTrailers.com
GameSpot.com
G4TV.com
IGN
E3's YouTube (powered by IGN)
Hulu (powered by G4)
Online - Company-specific:
Microsoft
Electronic Arts
Ubisoft
Sony
Nintendo
Microsoft Press Conference Notes
- Modern Warfare 3 demo'd on stage. "Reconnect controller" LOL moment.
- Tomb Raider demo'd on stage. Voice acting needs to be toned down, gameplay looks solid.
- Mass Effect 3 demo'd on stage with Kinect voice control.
- Ghost Recon: Future Soldier demo'd on stage with Kinect control. Kinect control is meh, but gun customization and gameplay was great.
- New Xbox 360 Dashboard I f**king called it. What now? Voice control, horizontal menu layout.
- YouTube coming to Xbox 360.
- Live TV coming to Xbox 360.
- Bing search coming to Xbox 360.
- UFC Pay-Per-View matches coming to Xbox 360.
- Gears of War 3 demo'd on stage, with CliffyB and Ice T. Ice T said w**re on stage/air/broadcast/stream xD.
- Ryse, new Crytek game with Kinect control.
- Halo Anniversary, Halo 1 remade using the Halo Reach engine. Contains full single player, co-op over XBL, and 7 multiplayer maps.
- Forza 4 shown.
- Fable: The Journey revealed and demo'd. Kinect-only it seems, on-rails like Time Crisis too.
- Minecraft coming to Xbox Live, with Kinect support. Hope there's controller support too.
- Kinect Disneyland Adventures kids game demo'd, with lots of Disney inspired mini games.
- Kinect Star Wars demo'd. Doesn't look all that great aside from the pod racing.
- Kinect Avatar controls and customization updated. Scan yourself in to create "you" more closely than before.
- Kinect, scan in other objects like stuffed animals to make digital versions of them.
- Kinect Sports Season 2 demo'd with more games added to the mix.
- Dance Central 2 demo'd on stage.
- Halo 4 trailer shown, announcing a new "trilogy" for Xbox 360.
Electronic Arts Press Conference Notes
- Mass Effect 3 Cinematic trailer, gameplay demo, gameplay trailer, and release date of 3/6/12.
- Need For Speed: The Run gameplay demo - racing, on-foot running, cop beating, quicktime events, stealing a cop car.
- Star Wars: The Old Republic cinematic trailer consisting of some new footage and mostly old cinematic footage.
- SSX gameplay trailer, Kaori character reveal, release date January 2012.
- EA Sports FIFA 12 gameplay demo, "EA Football Club" (See: Call of Duty Elite & EA Gun Club).
- EA Sports Madden 12 gameplay demo and NFL star appearance.
- The Sims Social facebook-enabled Sims game. Gameplay trailer'd.
- Kingdom of Amular: Reckoning gameplay demo, looks like Fable for a mature audience.
- Overstrike over-the-top arcade action with a realistic approach, kinda reminds me of The A-Team.
- Battlefield 3 Frostbite 2.0 engine tech demo, live single player gameplay demo. Open beta September 2011, Release October 25, 2011.
Ubisoft Press Conference Notes:
- Rayman gameplay demo, looks like ye olde classic Rayman. Looks fun.
- Driver looks great, looks like classic Driver gameplay.
- Far Cry 3 gameplay demo. Graphically, looked great. Gameplay, looks meh.
- Brothers in Arms: Furious 4 developed by Gearbox Software, trailer was lol-worthy, no gameplay.
- The Adventures of Tintin gameplay demo, and video from Peter Jackson & Steven Spielberg talking about it.
- Ghost Recon: Future Soldier trailer & gameplay demo. Looks amazing.
- Ghost Recon: Online free-to-play ghost recon multiplayer, looks like Future Soldier.
- TrackMania 2: Canyon gameplay demo'd. Looks like the same old TrackMania gameplay with better graphics and in a new environment.
- ManiaPlanet An initiative that Ubisoft started 2 years ago and is just now getting to with TrackMania 2. Also, QuestMania for RPGs, and ShootMania for FPS/TPS games.
- Raving Rabbids on Kinect. Mini-game style Kinect game.
- Just Dance 3. Enough said.
- Rocksmith, learn to play a real guitar.
- Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2012, a new version of Your Shape.
- Assassin's Creed: Revelations gameplay demo'd.
Sony Press Conference Notes:
- PlayStation Network Outage addressed by Jack Tretton.
- Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception gameplay demo'd, water tech looks secksi.
- Resistance 3 gameplay demo'd.
- ICO & Shadow of the Colossus HD Remastering coming to PS3
- God of War Origins Collection, remastered Ghost of Sparta and Chains of Olympus for PS3.
- PlayStation Display (a 24 inch 3D TV), PlayStation3D Glasses, Resistance 3, & HDMI bundle for $499.
- NBA2K12 on stage demo with Kobe Bryant.
- Medieval Moves: Deadmund's Quest, a casual PS Move title, gameplay demo'd.
- inFAMOUS 2 trailer'd, and talks about post-launch support.
- Starhawk trailer'd.
- Sly 4 trailer'd.
- DUST 514 gameplay trailer'd, PS3 exclusive'd, ties into EVE Online on PC, beta this fall, release in Spring 2012.
- Bioshock Infinite gameplay trailer'd, PS Move compatible, PS Vita available.
- Star Trek gameplay trailer'd.
- SSX gameplay trailer'd, w/ exclusive PS3 content.
- Saint's Row the Third talked about, w/ exclusive PS3 content.
- Need For Speed: The Run talked about, w/ exclusive PS3 content.
- PlayStation Suite, getting PlayStation games on certified android devices.
- PlayStation Vita, the official NGP rename, with Wifi & 3g w/ Wifi models, 3g provided by AT&T in the US.
- Uncharted: Golden Abyss gameplay demo'd.
- Ruin, gameplay demo'd, looks like Diablo 3 on a handheld.
- ModNation Racers, PSVita, gameplay demo'd.
- LittleBigPlanet, PSVita, gameplay trailer'd.
- Street Fighter X Tekken PSVita, gameplay demo'd, with Cole from inFAMOUS joining the roster.
- PlayStation Vita Prices, Wifi for $249, 3g+Wifi for $299.
Nintendo Press Conference Notes:
Coming Tuesday, June 7th @ 10:00am PDT.
E3 Discussion:
What are some of the things that you all are looking forward to?