E3 2009 Thread

Teclo · 2009-06-01T17:07:03+00:00

It'd be good if you could keep E3 2009-related posts in this thread, particularly if you're just saying "cool, I like the look of that game!" or "I thought they'd announce this!" and other such comments. Also, try to keep the trolling to a minimum. It's OK if you want to share your negative opinion of something, but try to be a bit more literate than simply saying something like "lol M$ sux!" or the equivalent for the other two companies. I'm going to be a bit presumptuous and sticky this but if another mod or admin doesn't want it stickied, please feel free to un-sticky it. Edit Nintendo is at 09:00 and Sony are at 11:00, PDT. Microsoft MS conference finished. I was honestly impressed. Last year's E3 was laughable in various way for each of the big three. This year I really felt that MS have made, and are going to make, some real progress. Though please note, the new MGS game is not Xbox 360 exclusive, despite how they spun it. Neither are several other games that they positioned as exclusives. EA Spoiler:The EA conference was brought forward by two hours (either that or IGN just fucked up) so it finished some time ago. Here's IGN's summary of it: E3 2009: EA Live Blog Check here for all the updates from Electronic Arts' press conference. by IGN Staff US, June 1, 2009 - (3:15:58 PM): The show is ending now. Big applause and that's a wrap for the EA Press Conference for E3 2009. (3:13:52 PM): Very cool looking acrobatic lightsaber fight. Sith leader battling the Jedi leader who skillfully dodges a lightsaber throw in slow motion. The Jedi loses the fight and falls to the Sith leader. Sith's voice "Your republic shall fall." Trailer ends. (3:13:00 PM): Working with the Sith. Ship crashes through the front of the building the sith just broke into. Shows dozens and dozens of Sith battling against Jedi. (3:12:09 PM): Shows a ship heading to Coruscant. Sith walking up and quickly killing three guards. Boba Fett-style female shown. (3:11:17 PM): They're bringing story elements to the MMO genre. They're now revealing the first cinematic trailer for the Old Republic. (3:09:53 PM): First ever, fully voiced MMO. Every character in the world will have its own voice. Gameplay will differ depending on the type of player you choose. (3:08:53 PM): Ray from Bioware is one of the Jedi, Darrell Rodriguez, President of LucasArts is the other. Star Wars: The Old Republic logo is on the screen. Set thousands of years before Darth Vader. (3:07:52 PM): Jedi Knights and Sith Lords are now walking on stage. Group of about 25 of them. Raising their lightsabers to salute two Jedis walking down the center aisle in the middle of the audience. (3:07:05 PM): Usual open world gameplay. Shows cops chasing a huge gang of thugs. Lots of players shown gathering in the downtown of the city. Video ends. Star Wars music is playing now. Black screen. (3:06:09 PM): Looks a lot like Saints Row 2 in terms of visuals. (3:05:04 PM): 100 players participate at one time with the goal of gaining fame and fortune in that city. Every detail is cuatomizable in APB so no player is the same. Showing a video of APB. (3:04:19 PM): Announcing a new partnership with GTA Creator Dave Jones for APB. APB will introduce an online city with thousands of citizens going about life. (3:03:34 PM): Showed a few screenshots of the game. One looking up with sunlight streaking through branches. One of a wrecked wooden ship in sea at night. (3:02:34 PM): Announced they're working on Crysis 2. Bringing the franchise simultaneuously on Xbox 360, PS3, and PC. Using CryEngine 3 for all versions of Crysis 2. (3:00:27 PM): Showing a video called Brutal Thoughts with Jack Black. Showing footage from the game. Blowing stuff up with guitars, driving crazy cars. Coming in October. Otherwise known as Rocktober. Crytek President and CEO Cevat Yerli is taking the stage. (3:00:00 PM): 2600 lines of dialogue for Jack Black. (2:58:23 PM): Ozzy Osbourne is in Brutal Legend! Lita Ford, Benny Killmeister in the game. (2:52:01 PM): The hero dawns a Nazi uniform, plants an explosive in a base. Bomb explodes. Not very impressed with the graphics at this point. Hero hops in a car and is now trying to evade pursuers. The hero runs into a store in the red light district called SexeSale. Walks out and zips up his fly. (2:51:07 PM): You can run, climb, drive anywhere. Even climbing the Eiffel Tower is possible. Can wear Nazi disguises. (2:50:36 PM): Cool looking color palette. Stylized black and white world with notes of color at points of interest. Sandbox style gameplay. (2:49:45 PM): Shows him scaling a building, killing a guard, grabbing a sniper rifle and taking out a Nazi leader as enemy soldiers make their way towards him. Now they're going to start a live demo of The Saboteur. (2:48:31 PM): Showing a trailer of the game. Showing a WWII bar with Nazi soldiers hanging out, groping women. Hero gets a note and walks out, camera pans up to reveal that they're in Paris. (2:47:31 PM): Sampras says the game is much easier than real Wimbledon. Shocker. Pete winds up losing to the EA Sports developer, but just barely. Now The Saboteur is taking the stage. (2:46:27 PM): EA Sports developer is now going to teach Pete how to play. Pete's actually pretty damn good. (2:45:36 PM): Big smile on his face. Peter Moore still hasn't acknowledged him. (2:44:36 PM): John McEnroe playing against Pete Sampras. Peter Moore is playing as Pete. Peter Moore is getting whooped. Pete Sampras just took the stage. Standing right behind Peter Moore. (2:43:47 PM): EA Sports Grand Slam Tennis taking the stage. (2:42:40 PM): 600,000 units of EA Sports Active sold thus far. Announcing the first expansion pack. It's in development and will be in stores this fall. 30 new exercises and activities. Water skiing, squash, more core exercises. (2:42:05 PM): EA Sports Active is apparently God's gift to fitness according to the two talking on-stage. (2:41:21 PM): Peter Moore is back talking about EA Sports Active. Allison Swede (sp?) just took the stage. Talking about how she got rid of baby fat with EA Sports Active in her bedroom. (2:40:02 PM): Madden Online Franchise announced. Showed a trailer with the famous "If it's in the game, it's in the game" speaking in the background. (2:32:31 PM): Peter Moore is announcing EA Sports MMA. Coming in 2010. Well under development at EA Tiburon in Orlando. Peter Moore just made a joke about getting another tattoo. (2:32:17 PM): Fight Night Round 4 is now launching on the 25th rather than the 30th. (2:31:33 PM): They're using FNR4's new replay mode to show off the cool muscle flexing and sweat and blood spray. (2:30:50 PM) : Tyson just went down in the first round. (2:29:40 PM): They're going to play with Tyson against Ali on-stage. (2:28:36 PM): Starting with Fight Night Round 4. "One of the most anticipated games of the year," so says Moore. (2:27:58 PM): Here comes Peter Moore. (2:26:38 PM): Showing action scenes, new weaponry. Big sniper rifle and huge, A-bomb style rocket launcher. Produces a huge mushroom cloud on impact. Now it's EA Sports' turn to take the stage. (2:25:44 PM): Shepherd's voice is heard saying he's gathering people for an "impossible mission." Shepherd is believed to be dead by some. Based on the footage, he's anything but. (2:25:11 PM): Xbox 360 and PC getting the game early next year. Showing a trailer of ME2. Normandy shown coming out of hyper drive. (2:23:56 PM): Now Ray and Greg are back to show Mass Effect 2. (2:23:15 PM): Rock track running behind lost of violence on screen. Definitely going to be a sex scene in Dragon Age. And lots and lots of blood. No real gameplay was shown but it could have been using in-game assets. Launching October 20. Now Ray and Greg are back to show Mass Effect 2. (2:21:31 PM): Darkest and most mature game ever released by Bioware. Showing a trailer of Dragon Age Origins. (2:20:38 PM): I all of a sudden want to swing by EA's booth. Dragon Age Origins taking the stage. Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk take the stage. "Going to reinvent the fantasy genre." Showing the game for the first time on consoles here at E3. (2:19:56 PM): He just slammed head-on into a wall at 240 KMH. Holy crap, they're giving away a BMW at EA's booth. (2:18:46 PM): Now they're showing a live gameplay demo of NFS: Shift. Racing through Downtown London. Using the cockpit view is pretty awesome. Gives a good sense of speed and collisions. (2:17:34 PM): More points for mastering corners. You level up your profile. Points are also given for being aggressive, htiting other drivers. You'll also develop rivals over time. Leveling system will extend to at least level 50 where you'll earn the title "Dominator." (2:16:59 PM): Profiles earn points for Clean Passes and Overtakes. The video is frozen. They had to restart it. Owned. (2:15:29 PM): Now Need For Speed Shift is going to be shown by Patrick Soderlund. This is the first game to launch with the new Need For Speed development strategy. Two-year development cycle. Multiple studios working on each title. Cockpit view will apparently redefine the way you play racing games. Unveiling the new driver profile in NFS: Shift. (2:15:00 PM): The crowd is mocking a trailer for Charm Girls Club. (2:13:39 PM): My Fashion Mall, My Fashion Show, My Perfect Prom - all for DS - and one additional one for the Wii. Showing a mini-game where the girls shake the Wii Remote to brush their hair. The person with the highest hair wins. (2:12:43 PM): It will have some sort of subscription service. But it said "subscription is optional." Jason O'Campo just "wooed" at the end of the trailer. Four young ladies just took the stage with Dyan Williams to show off Charm Girls Club. is is the first time I've felt totally out of place at a videogame event. Four Charm Girls Club coming. (2:11:34 PM): Now they're showing a trailer of Littlest Pet Shop online. Saying it's, "every girl's dream come true." (2:10:16 PM): 2 million girls are playing Littlest Pet Shop. Country City and Beach versions of Littlest Pet Shop coming to Wii and DS. Littlest Pet Shop Online is also coming this fall. Create and customize your own pets, take them on adventures, and play dozens of mini-games. (2:09:38 PM): Chip Lang is now on the stage. With two creatures on-screen behind him that are entirely too cute for their own good. Talking about Littlest Pet Shop. (2:09:00 PM): Riccitiello is now talking about how awesome the Wii is. (2:08:03 PM): It looks like... The Sims. EA is going to show 12 games from 12 game creators. (2:07:17 PM): The Sims 3 is being released at midnight tonight in several countries. Now we're watching a trailer of The Sims 3. (2:06:45 PM): John Riccitiello, the CEO of EA just took the stage. (2:06:13 PM): Now he's fighting dozens of undead soldiers using magic and powerful melee attacks. No gameplay was shown in the trailer. It was all pre-rendered CG. (2:05:40 PM): Dante is battling a massive woman to get to Beatrice. (2:04:52 PM): It shows an apocalyptic setting. Fire and ash is swirling in the air with a royal looking cruisader atop some sort of beast. It's Dante's Inferno. (2:04:28 PM): The beginning of a demo from Visceral Games is being shown. (2:04:08 PM): The lights are darkening and the music just got a little louder. Now it's totally dark. (2:02:38 PM): The same reel of EA properties keeps running with club music playing in the background. (2:01:00 PM): The conference is one minute behind schedule. (1:58:52 PM): The same booming voice is now reminding us to turn off our cell phones. I'm not turning mine off because I'm a rebel like that. (1:56:45 PM): The press conference is scheduled to start in under five minutes. (1:55:44 PM): A loud voice booms over the speakers system saying, "Locate emergency exits, aisles must remain clear, smoking is not prohibited." I feel like I'm on an airplane. (1:53:54 PM): I'm wondering what celebrities EA will pull out since Microsoft already stole Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr for Rock Band Beatles at their conference. (1:43:04 PM): Remember you can watch the EA press conference live on streaming video at our E3 hub page. (1:42:04 PM): Seated at the Orpheum Theater in downtown LA. Giant screen in front of the audience is running through all sorts of EA characters and franchises. Not a whole lot of EA garb around. Pales in comparison to what was seen at Microsoft's conference. (1:22:13 PM): The EA press conference begins in just over half an hour. Intrepid IGN editors Nate Ahearn (at the show), Jason Ocampo (on the scene) and Ryan Geddes (behind the scenes) will be bringing you all the latest. We can has maddenz? If you're hungering for some liveblog action in the meantime, check out our Microsoft Press Conference liveblog from earlier today. Ubisoft Spoiler:I missed the start of Ubisoft but from what I saw, and what I'm hearing from others, it was just people talking about movies and concepts and shit, including an enormous dull monologue by James Cameron about his upcoming movie, Avatar. The new Splinter Cell looks good but it's taken auto-aiming to a new level. You highlight enemies from cover, a little tag appears over their head, and then you press another button to automatically headshot them all. They then moved onto shitloads of casual crap. The less said about that, the better. They more or less made up for that by announcing No More Heroes 2. Sadly I was making beans on toast at the time, so I missed all of it but the very end. They ended by announcing Assassin's Creed 2 but all they showed was a cinematic. The next big three conference is Nintendo's in 16h 54m time, as of Monday 23:05 GMT. In other words, it should start at around 16:00 GMT. This seems to be the best stream right now. Hopefully it'll last until Nintendo and Sony. http://www.livestream.com/dman99

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Seph

15 years ago

Natal is in no way a replace meant for the controller, not in an actual game. I mean, are you really planning to run around in your living room to catch up to a car in GTA? This is really just an advanced version of EyeToy, the only replacement for the physical controller would be some kind of neural interface.

Disappointed by MGS going multi-platform though: I honestly would have been less pissed if it was exclusive to the 360, then they could at least max that out. Now, they're stuck in the middle, and it even looks like it'll be coming to the PC as well.

Teclo

15 years ago

@Seph: You wouldn't have to run around or anything, they could have it respond just to your arms (or one arm) and it'd be the same as playing on the Wii. It's just that, if they want to, they can take it far beyond what the Wii can do. You could play with the regular 360 controller but then at certain points, you need to move your arms, or jump, or kick or something. Hell, they could even have you using the regular controller and just your head or torso movements affect something.

078f19ad0e51908b926e55e2c

15 years ago

KLoWn wrote...

Harmonian wrote...

I think L4D 2 looks like a joke.

Because?

It looks as if they've downgraded the graphics first off. Stereotypical black (one big Fat Albert character) family wielding chainsaws. It looks like a joke. This is what it LOOKS like. Seeing as how nothing has really been released about the game this is just a first impression. I'm praying this isn't at all what the final product will be like. (That tank looked retarded)

Teclo

15 years ago

Just so you all know, MGS:Rising isn't an Xbox 360 exclusive; same goes for several other games that were announced, but they were all pretty obviously multi-format.

http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/06-01-2009/0005036113&EDATE=

Vasuki

15 years ago

Harmonian wrote...

KLoWn wrote...

Harmonian wrote...

I think L4D 2 looks like a joke.

Because?

A) 3 Black people and all of a sudden it's a black family? (I think the guy with the hat might actually be Hispanic, didn't get a good look at him.) the fat black guy I'm HAPPY about, because look at America's obesity rate, some of the zombie apocalypse survivors WILL be fat, believe it or not. Adds humorous realism, think of the fat jokes when he gets stuck hanging off a ledge.

B) That might not have been a tank, they've revealed a new zombie type called the charger that supposedly acts like a weaker tank for crashing into players that try to hole up in tight spots.

C) It's SUPPOSED to be funny, c'mon. :)

078f19ad0e51908b926e55e2c

15 years ago

Vasuki wrote...

C) It's SUPPOSED to be funny, c'mon. :)

Not at the expense of gameplay. The game is made funny by those who play it. Frantic yelping and shit. It was MADE funny by us the players since it ain't scary :P

Also you never want to be black in zombie survival.

Vasuki

15 years ago

Harmonian wrote...

Vasuki wrote...

C) It's SUPPOSED to be funny, c'mon. :)

At the expense of gameplay? It looks just like the first one, but with more zombie types and new weapons, I highly doubt the gameplay's going to suffer. Truth be told this looks more like an expansion than a sequel. There's even talk of them releasing it with all the levels from the first one included so you can play all the L4D campaigns on one disc.

And Louis does ok. :)

Teclo

15 years ago

Ubisoft now on. It's been utter shit so far.

http://www.livestream.com/dman99

That stream should also have the Nintendo and Sony conferences.

Afroman

15 years ago

Here's my thoughts on everything.

Final Fantasy XIII for the Xbox 360 We all knew this was coming. Demo was shown. Graphics were the same as PS3. Blah blah blah. We learned about it awhile ago. But. What is more surprising is this fact. EVERY GAME LISTED BELOW THIS THOUGHT IS EXCLUSIVE TO XBOX! FUCKING FTW!

L4D2. It looks awesome. Can't wait for them to finish the product. They better keep all those melee weapons they showed in the trailer. The Frying Pan I loved in Dead Rising makes a return in L4D2 first. Then it'll be in Dead Rising 2 but I might not touch that game cause... it's on the PS3. Bleh.

Motion Sensor stuff? Omfg. Instead of a Wii mote in the TV it's gonna be people flying into the TV. Anyways this shit is pure epic.

Shadow Complex by Epic Game. Castlevania type Action game. Meh. Not too much about it and who cares.

Ok. I thought Halo was awesome. I got all 3 as special editions (Legendary for Halo 3) but seriously. Two fucking more?! Just... just let it fucking be. The story was failing at 2 and 3 just... just fucking nearly killed it. Halo Wars made me laugh. I liked it and all but... really I couldn't stop laughing. Stop. Hurting. HALO!

Zune? That peice of shit? It's actually gonna upgrade to something awesome? HD Screen? Touch Screen? It fucking interacts with my Xbox?! Omfg... no fucking way.

Joy Ride. An avatar based Go-Kart Game that is DLC. Look out Mario Kart. Xbox is uh coming.

When I heard about Crackdown 2 I said "... that piece of shit is actually getting a sequel?"

Forza Motorsport 3 announced. I don't care but Racer people will love it.

Splinter Cell Conviction... Splinter Cell continues. Honestly I stopped playing this at Pandora Tomorrow. So I anit got a clue about Sam Fisher anymore. I do know this. This game is gonna be like Taken... only his daughter was killed. Time for some find the bastards and killing.

Facebook/Twitter intergration. I don't care once again.

Alan Wake. I didn't get to see this part. I went to get some food. I heard it was creepy as hell though. Hmmm.... sounds interesting.

Those are my thoughts. I wanna see Sony's announcements. I wanna view the PSP-GO some more and I wanna actually see the PS3 Slim instead of that crappy leaked photo. If they make something interesting for the PS3 this time around I might actually consider buying one. I need epic games for a Do-It-All System.

KLoWn

15 years ago

Did they mention if L4D2 is gonna continue using the HL2 engine?

Teclo

15 years ago

The new MGS game is not 360 exclusive, as I already said. Neither are about 5 other games that were announced. See the link before to see the other games.

Afroman

15 years ago

MGS is up in the air for exclusivity. Many are saying it is going to be exclusive many are not. Microsoft is trying to make it exclusive. They never announced it as anything but a new game coming for the 360. They haven't mentioned anything else. I'm cheering it on for 360 only to make PS3 Fanboys cry. All the ones I listed are exclusive I don't care about Tony Hawk. I don't care about Guitar Hero. I don't care about Call of Duty! Those games are played out. I've played one why play it again and again when every year there is a damn new one?!

Tsurayu

15 years ago

Afroman wrote...

It'll probably end up a time exclusive. XD

Teclo

15 years ago

Taken from an MS press release. It lists a selection of exclusives and then lists these.

Spoiler:

# "Final Fantasy(R) XIII" (Square Enix). The world-renowned "Final Fantasy" will continue making its home on Xbox 360 with the upcoming release of "Final Fantasy XIII," the eagerly anticipated title from Square Enix. "Final Fantasy XIII" uses the power and cutting-edge technology of Xbox 360 to deliver seamless transitions between real-time gameplay and in-game cinematics as gamers summon the courage to execute powerful attacks with an evolved Active Time Battle system and ultimately fulfill their destiny. Scheduled to be released only in North America and Europe.
# "Metal Gear Solid: Rising" (Konami Digital Entertainment). "Metal Gear Solid: Rising" is the highly anticipated debut of Hideo Kojima's critically acclaimed "Metal Gear Solid" franchise on Xbox 360. "Metal Gear Solid: Rising" will star Raiden, one of the most popular characters in the "Metal Gear Solid" universe, in a new, thrilling adventure on Xbox 360.
# "Modern Warfare 2" (Infinity Ward/Activision). On Nov. 10, 2009, Infinity Ward will make its return with the release of "Modern Warfare 2" on Xbox 360, the most-anticipated game of the year and the sequel to the best-selling first-person action game of all time, "Call of Duty(R) 4: Modern Warfare(TM)." "Modern Warfare 2" continues the gripping and heart-racing saga with an unprecedented level of action as players face off against a new threat dedicated to bringing the world to the brink of collapse. Xbox LIVE gamers will also be the first to get their hands on two "Modern Warfare 2" map packs coming first to Xbox 360.
# "The Beatles: Rock Band" (Harmonix/MTV Games). On 09.09.09, "The Beatles: Rock Band" will allow fans all over the world to pick up the guitar, bass, mic or drums and experience The Beatles' extraordinary catalogue of music through gameplay that takes players on a journey through the legacy and evolution of the band's legendary career. In addition, "The Beatles: Rock Band" offers Beatles fans the opportunity to rock out with new hardware replica controllers modeled after instruments used by John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr throughout their careers. And, for the first time, players will be able to download music and make a change: Available only on Xbox 360, all Apple Corps, MTV Games and Microsoft proceeds from downloads of "All You Need Is Love" will benefit Doctors Without Borders.
# "Tony Hawk: RIDE" (Activision). "Tony Hawk: RIDE" redefines the sports genre by offering a dynamic hands-free gaming experience featuring an innovative skateboard controller. Using full motion sensing technology, players physically control the action by performing various movements and gestures on the board that directly translate into amazing tricks in the game. The skateboard controller provides an accessible and social gaming experience on Xbox 360 that allows players of all skill levels to battle for skateboard supremacy by challenging gamers worldwide over Xbox LIVE, the largest social gaming network.

It says above that list:

It's a simple truth: third-party games play better on Xbox 360. Why? Because only Xbox 360 can pair must-have titles like this year's blockbuster from Infinity Ward, "Modern Warfare 2"; "The Beatles: Rock Band"; and "Tony Hawk(R): RIDE(TM)" with Xbox LIVE, the world's largest social network on your TV. The result? As the world's largest online gaming network, Xbox LIVE gives you more friends to play with and its exclusive collection of Game Add-ons ensures the fun never ends. It leaves only one question: Why would you play these blockbusters anywhere else?

Not only are they not in the exclusive list, it wouldn't say that if it was impossible to play them anywhere else.

Anyway, Pele is now on stage and it's incredibly awkward.

Afroman

15 years ago

Yep I lost interest in MGS now. I found IGN has found out it's coming to PC and PS3. So it's off my epic buying list and is on my "When it's used for 20 dollars" list.

Teclo

15 years ago

Afroman wrote...

Yep I lost interest in MGS now. I found IGN has found out it's coming to PC and PS3. So it's off my epic buying list and is on my "When it's used for 20 dollars" list.

Well it's still going to be the same game. I don't see what it being multi-platform has to do with anything; most 360 games are multi-platform including the Halos and almost all the supposedly exclusive JRPGs.

Afroman

15 years ago

Halo may have came out for PC/Mac but I don't care. I don't consider PC/Mac exactly a console of sorts. But anyways yeah MGS may be the same game but if it's coming out for PC I can buy it for my PC for 40 bucks (36 bucks with my friends employee discount) and it might even go on sale within a week making it 30 bucks just like Fallout 3! So why bother spending 60 dollars? MGS will most likely not have online play which would be my only reason for purchasing it for Xbox.

Teclo

15 years ago

You know when you watch kids' TV and every commercial break you're bombarded with loads of horrible adverts, like Barbies, make-up sets and hair stylist shit for the girls and various action figures, remote controlled cars and toy guns for the boys? Well that's what Ubisoft's press conference just turned into. But just the girls' stuff. Loads more Imagine games, about 3 identical games in the Petz franchise, their own version of WiiFit and all sorts of other generic, indistinguishable shite. They keep saying "CASUALS CASUALS CASUALS" without realising that that's like a trigger for millions of people worldwide to hate them.

078f19ad0e51908b926e55e2c

15 years ago

That Raving Rabbits game looks kinda fun actually xD

I wouldn't get a Wii to play it but still... looks fun :D

Teclo

15 years ago

Red Steel 2 probably has the best graphics on the Wii - at least in that sequence where you get towed along. They also announced No More Heroes 2.

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