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E3 seems to be back for good, so let's have a celebratory E3 thread
June 14th 2010, 20:05 MSD by G-Man With E3 2010 set to open today and continue through Thursday it looks like E3's position as the preeminent videogame marketing event is once again secure, having survived the mini-E3's of 2007 and 2008. Activision Blizzard is still a notable holdout, being the only major publisher without a large booth presence, but (relative) new kids on the block like Warner Bros., Bethesda and Disney Interactive have taken their place. 2010 also looks like it will be another year dominated by sequels, with the only publishers showcasing a lot of titles based on new IP or new franchises being Bethesda, Tecmo and Disney. Let's take a look at the titles that are expected to be revealed. Wikipedia has a nice breakdown of the notable titles being displayed, and Gamespot has an interactive showfloor map as well. My short list of interesting console titles is Deus Ex: Human Revolution to be published by Square-Enix, Rock Band 3 to be shown by MTV Games, Disney's Epic Mickey, and Sega's new Aliens game. Capcom is showing Okamiden which is a DS based sequel to Okami that is being developed by the same people who did the excellent Wii port, as well as Dead Rising 2. Interestingly Dead Rising 2 is supposed to also get a PC release. Konami's slate of titles seems pretty weak, except for a Rush'N Attack reboot which seems like a fun idea, and a Castlevania reboot which was badly needed. On the PC side of things (not counting Deus Ex above) the most exciting publisher is 2K, which is showing Mafia II, Civilization V, and most importantly the new X-COM. Bethesda is showing Fallout: New Vegas and iD's Rage, both of which I am kind of meh about. They are also showing Brink however, which seems to be positioning itself as the next Borderlands. Finally, LucasArts is showing Star Wars: The Old Republic again, which I guess someone might care about, and Valve is showing Portal 2 as well as some other "surprise" title. Turning to the big console publishers, Sony is showing nothing I am interested in at all except the new Ape Escape and the Playstation Move stuff. Ditto with Microsoft which is showing nothing but sequels and Project Natal/Kinect stuff. Nintendo definitely has the most exciting offerings this year, with a new Wii Zelda to show and Metroid: Other M, as well as new hardware - the Wii Vitality Sensor and the 3DS successor to the NDS. Rounding out their showings are Pikmin 3 for the Wii and the new Professor Layton entry for the DS. Maybe Nintendo will also surprise people by announcing a North American release for Zangeki no Reginleiv? |
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Woo! So Project Natal is known as "Kinect." Still not something I see myself getting. <Hugin_len> Basically, cheesy doesn't have awful taste in music, he's simply very white.
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DX:HR seemed to be playing full court press last week with a lot of ink on the game. I've read previews on Eurogamer and IGN and I like what I have read. It sounds like the get the game, now all we need to see is that they execute. Early 2011 can't come fast enough. I'm not much interested in Mafia 2. Arguably the first was a bit ahead of its time but I didn't like the execution. What I mean is that it was an open world game that wasn't GTA, i.e. side missions and sand box outside of the story missions. Mafia was all story missions and they weren't so great. It's only recently, IMO, that open world has become more than sandbox, which is good, and moved beyond genres beyond GTA, c.f. AC2. Fallout New Vegas interests me. I'd like to play more Fallout, but want a different area than DC. I think New Vegas would hit that bill. That Wikipedia article has a lot of games, I should compile a list of what sounds good. <Hugin_len> Basically, cheesy doesn't have awful taste in music, he's simply very white.
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How the hell do you make a Lego Star Wars III? |
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The list is actually fairly incomplete because it doesn't mention a lot of the smaller games being shown. It is depressing how many games are sequels too and also how few PC games are being shown. Also, we are seeing a lot more console exclusive titles now that the PS3 is picking up some steam in terms of an install base. |
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OK, so here's a list: 2K Mafia 2 -- Will keep an eye on, but won't expect to want it Civ5 -- Will probably get, but not at launch Bethesda Fallout:New Vegas -- Will get unless there's awful word of mouth. Rage -- Hahaha, don't make me laugh. Oh, too late. Haven't cared about an id game since the 90s Disney Epic Mickey -- I'm interested to hear and learn about it, but I don't have a Wii, won't get one. Basically it's a Spector game and I want to see what he's up to EA APB -- Losing any E3 juice since it's on my PC for me to try it out LucasArts SW:The Old Republic -- Hopefully there will be gameplay stuff this year. Everyone went gaga over that cinematic trailer last year (which I still don't understand, the gaga'ing that is). MicroSoft Fable 3 -- I really enjoyed II and will be getting this one. Natal/Kinect -- I want to see what they worked on, but I don't expect to want/like it. Square DX:HR -- Really excited about this one. I feel myself buying into the hype and really want it to work. THQ Saints Row 3 -- I'm surprised to see this on the list. It's supposed to come out in 2012. RF:Armageddon -- This is going to suck. Taking a step back from RF:G, the question will be how much. UbiSoft AC:Brotherhood -- I liked AC2 so I want to see what this is about. Hope it doesn't suck Valve Portal 2 -- Give the releases they put out I'm not expecting to see a lot at the show. I'm just glad it's being made, but I hope it wont turn into a TF2 wait. My Notable Absentees TrackMani 2 from Ubisoft. They have a movie last year and it's due to come out in 2011. I'm hoping that Wikipedia is wrong and there will some new news. Criterion/EA. The guys that made Burnout:Paradise haven't released anything (Besides DLC) since then. They're supposed to be working on a NFS title before the next Burnout and there's not mention of either of them. Harumph. So, there it, my list of games to look at or laugh at. Most of them I'm bullish on, but like anything it will only matter when they're released. Now I kinda wish I did a list like this for previous E3 to see what the promise was and what happened. <Hugin_len> Basically, cheesy doesn't have awful taste in music, he's simply very white.
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Also, E3 will never truly be E3 again so long as Kentia Hall is missing. Truly the best part of the experience was wandering around boggling at the insane creations of people who weren't quite rich enough to own some real booth space. |
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Never been to an E3, don't really care. Just give me some news! <Hugin_len> Basically, cheesy doesn't have awful taste in music, he's simply very white.
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Jibble: Clone Wars. I heard a rumor that all of the LEGO games are going to eventually get redone in a Chibi style. |
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#9 by G-Man Jibble: Clone Wars. I heard a rumor that all of the LEGO games are going to eventually get redone in a Chibi style. Interesting, but sadly that ship has long since sailed for me. No LEGO game has been worth a shit since the second Star Wars one. Saints Row 3 can't be anything more than a video trailer at this point, I'd guess. Mafia II could be interesting from an open world standpoint. Not sure if there's much else on the list I'm really stoked about aside from wanting to actually see what the 3DS is. |
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Another disappointment about this E3 is that there is still no news about the long rumored System Shock 3 from EA, nor is there any news about Thief 4. Hopefully some journos will get Square to release some Thief 4 info during Deus Ex 3 showings. |
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I'm still trying to figure out a way the Vitality Sensor could make a game more interesting. My Wii isn't turned on for months at a time, so this E3 could be the reason I ditch it or keep it. I was interested in Epic Mickey, but I've already heard two podcasts that basically seem to be trying to say it sucks without breaking their embargo. My kids might like the Kinect stuff, I'm more interested in Fable 3. Still nothing from Sony that makes me feel like I need a PS3. Even though PC gaming is dying, the stuff I'm most interesting in is all on that platform. New Vegas and Deus Ex are the games I want right now. Keeping in mind that I love the Deus Ex universe and haven't read anything about this. Square could screw it up. #4 by Jibble How the hell do you make a Lego Star Wars III? That's what I'd like to know. The only thing I can think of is Clone Wars or KOTOR. |
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#10 by Jibble Interesting, but sadly that ship has long since sailed for me. No LEGO game has been worth a shit since the second Star Wars one. Indy 2 made some improvements if you play the Lego games with someone else. The building stuff and the bonus levels are better than other games as well. |
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After reading the list the one sequel that is least necessary is Dungeon Siege 3. |
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Looks like the Microsoft press conference is being delayed and will start in 30 minutes. However, apparently MS is going to announce some 3D stuff as well with Crysis 2 supposed to be playable in stereoscopic 3D on the 360 (assuming you have a 3D tv). |
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#11 by G-Man Another disappointment about this E3 is that there is still no news about the long rumored System Shock 3 from EA, nor is there any news about Thief 4. Hopefully some journos will get Square to release some Thief 4 info during Deus Ex 3 showings. I agree. I forgot to add Thief 4 to my MIA list. It's being done by the same house doing DX:HR (i.e. Edios Montreal) which Charles did not have anything good to say about. It's why I'm still unsure of DX:HR, they talk well, but have no idea about execution. <Hugin_len> Basically, cheesy doesn't have awful taste in music, he's simply very white.
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Yeah, the weird thing about Dungeon Siege 3 is that it is being developed by Obsidian ala Kotor II, Neverwinter Nights 2, and Fallout: New Vegas. They specialize in deep roleplaying games involving meaningful choices which is pretty much the complete opposite of what the Dungeon Siege series is about. According to Wikipedia, Obsidian is also working on a new Wheel of Time game. Someone should tell Warren over at QT3. |
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If they're going to make it deep they should call it something else. DS2 was a lighter RPG than Diablo. |
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Any bets on how many years it'll be before we see a complete abandonment of "3D"? I'm going on record to say it's gone by E3 2012. |
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I think 3D is here to stay sadly - in movies, television and games. 2D will be like black and white for movies - used only by independent and artsy productions. |
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Of all the assholey things you've said, that has to be the assholeyest. Take it back! |
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Picture of the Kinect controller/sensor bar. Also the best liveblog/video coverage of the Microsoft conference is here. |
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CheesyPoof (#6): Saints Row 3 -- I'm surprised to see this on the list. It's supposed to come out in 2012. Fiscal 2012, which means Christmas 2011. Still, I doubt it'll be anything more than a video trailer. And who the fuck cares about the story in Saints Row? If they change the setting, say, 20 years into the future and make it more like Robocop/Crackdown, obviously I'll need to change my pants. But if it's just more about how you got betrayed and need to re-take your old gang territory and blah blah blah, I won't even watch. "I hope you one day decide to smarten the fuck up so I can stand to look at your posts." - gaggle
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Gears of War 3 demo is showing playable female soldiers, so it looks like the |
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It's been a while since I finished SR2, but I seem to recall that you'd basically taken over the entire city by the end of it and didn't get exploded on a boat. I'm guessing they'll start a new storyline, kick it backwards in time (you play as Julius ZOMG), or start a storyline where you're a new gang that has to take on the Saints. As you said, though, no one gives a fuck about the story so long as there's still plenty of entertaining and crazy shit to do. |
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#20 by G-Man I think 3D is here to stay sadly - in movies, television and games. 2D will be like black and white for movies - used only by independent and artsy productions. Unless they can make it awesome with out glasses, I don't think it will ever be mainstream. They're going to try as hard as they can so they can sell us all new television, but nobody wants to wear those glasses for too long. |
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So far MS showed Gears of War 3 (meh - has a new co-op Beast mode where you all fight a boss together), a Metal Gear Solid spinoff where you play Raiden with a sword cutting stuff up, a new Crytek game that looks like Gears of War but without the gods stuff, Fable 3 with more of the same but more modern era feeling in terms of setting, Halo Reach which was also more of the same except for now being able to dogfight in space which looked cool. Now the Kinect stuff is starting to be shown. |
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I heard before that Obsidan was developing Dungeon Siege 3. That's an interesting choice for sure. I'm HIGHLY interested to see what they do with that. What made Dungeon Siege for me is the same thing hurt NWN2 a LOT. The engine. Something about the game loading almost never (visibly) really did it for me. A bunch of other games I'm interested, but I've become pretty jaded on previews and early shows at E3. Kinect is a curiosity at this point... "the concept that a happy worker is a productive worker is hardly an entry from Matt's Big Book Of Things The Fairies Said." - Dum
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Okay so far I am unimpressed. Kinect is mostly being used for non-gaming media center and communication stuff, like using Kinect as a TV remote, using it for video chat, listening to music, watching movies using voice commands and waggle etc. Xbox Live is also apparently now going to support stuff like youtube, last.fm, facebook, etc. directly, as well as have ESPN and other sports game stuff available on demand. For people who don't have a media center computer already this might be compelling but for guys like me it is same old same old. |
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First Kinect game being shown: Nintendogs clone. LOSE! |
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#23 by Shadarr CheesyPoof (#6): Saints Row 3 -- I'm surprised to see this on the list. It's supposed to come out in 2012. Fiscal 2012, which means Christmas 2011. Dude, this is THQ. They delayed SR2 months. If anything it'll be out later, not sooner. #27 by G-Man So far MS showed ... It's all meh. This Konect stuff doesn't interest me at all. <Hugin_len> Basically, cheesy doesn't have awful taste in music, he's simply very white.
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MS isn't even hiding how they're copying the Wii. It's embarrassing. <Hugin_len> Basically, cheesy doesn't have awful taste in music, he's simply very white.
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Yeah, after the Nintendogs clone came a Wii Sports clone, then a Wii Fitness clone. SNOOZE... |
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Still if you don't have a Wii you might like the product. But seriously who doesn't have a Wii already who wanted one? Frankly, Cheesy, I'm shocked that you don't have a Wii. |
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Why would you be shocked that I don't have one? I never had a Nintendo console. Frankly, even if I wanted one I don't have an empty living room to support jumping around and doing all that shit. <Hugin_len> Basically, cheesy doesn't have awful taste in music, he's simply very white.
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G-Man (#34): Still if you don't have a Wii you might like the product. But seriously who doesn't have a Wii already who wanted one? Frankly, Cheesy, I'm shocked that you don't have a Wii. It's pretty much a losing proposition either way. People who do have a Wii won't want to buy a knockoff of Wii Sports or Wii Fit. People who don't have a Wii either don't care at all about waggle or else will just buy a Wii, because it's still a hell of a lot cheaper than a 360 plus Natal. If their market is people who already have a 360 and don't have a Wii, that's a pretty small market and mostly made up of people who don't care about waggle. "I hope you one day decide to smarten the fuck up so I can stand to look at your posts." - gaggle
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God, these ghost wheel driving games are the worst! How can I drive without being able to fine tune the controls? I can't expect Konect to be that great. Yeesh, this is the exact opposite of anything that I ever want. <Hugin_len> Basically, cheesy doesn't have awful taste in music, he's simply very white.
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MS just pulled an Oprah. Announced new smaller 360 with larger HD and built in wifi for $299, then gave one for free to everyone in the audience. |
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Very unimpressive demo. Kinect isn't anything I want, the lead demos sucked. There was nothing there for me. I like that the new 360 is smaller and has built in N wifi, but I'm not going to hope my bricks anytime soon. I'm half curious to watch Sony's presentation to see what arm flapping nonsense they have. I seem to recall being more impressed with their stuff last year. <Hugin_len> Basically, cheesy doesn't have awful taste in music, he's simply very white.
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Wow how generous, giving an audience of gaming press free consoles out of the kindness of their hearts. Finally all the people at the Xbox conference will have the chance to replace the red ringed ones back at home base. |
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The ESPN stuff was kind of a big deal, finally giving sports people an alternative to cable. Apparently they said no NFL though? BUYBUYBUY
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Hrm, I just noticed that there isn't anything at all from R* being shown. <Hugin_len> Basically, cheesy doesn't have awful taste in music, he's simply very white.
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Is there voice recognition in Kinect? I wouldn't mind being able to say inventory or minimap to bring stuff up while I'm still driving or killing stuff. The waggle doesn't interest me. Nintendo hasn't been able to do anything intersting with waggle, why would Microsoft? |
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There is voice recognition, but dunno if game would use it like that. They seem to be leading it in a voice as controller thing and not a voice as supplement to controller. <Hugin_len> Basically, cheesy doesn't have awful taste in music, he's simply very white.
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Voice control is the dumbest thing ever, until such time as you can have a conversation with the computer. Voice menus on phones are way slower than just pushing numbers. "I hope you one day decide to smarten the fuck up so I can stand to look at your posts." - gaggle
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I dunno, being able to say "Inventory" or "Map" or "Pause" or "Launch game" and have it do the right thing would be pretty neat. Honestly I'm more interested in the voice command stuff than anything waggle related. Also, I want an Xbox Slim. 250GB HD and wi-fi built in? That's as good as a price drop drop. And I love that they pulled an Oprah. blog | Twitter | The Psychology of Gaming
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Too bad no blue-ray player built in to the new Xbox, though. blog | Twitter | The Psychology of Gaming
"It was a little hard to tell how bad I was bleeding on account of the salsa" -- Jibble |
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Jamie (#46): I dunno, being able to say "Inventory" or "Map" or "Pause" or "Launch game" and have it do the right thing would be pretty neat. Yeah, that would be pretty neat. I'll believe it when I see it work. "I hope you one day decide to smarten the fuck up so I can stand to look at your posts." - gaggle
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#46 by Jamie I dunno, being able to say "Inventory" or "Map" or "Pause" or "Launch game" and have it do the right thing would be pretty neat. Honestly I'm more interested in the voice command stuff than anything waggle related. I admit it would be nice to be able to just say something instead of fumbling through the menu system to find it, but I doubt many games will bother to incorporate it if it's anything more complicated than just plugging in the libraries. And I love that they pulled an Oprah. My favorite part about that is that they just publicly tried to buy off every game reviewer in the room, and now said reviewers are going to have to pretend it didn't happen, scramble to give them away (Jostiq is already talking about a contest), or explain why it doesn't hurt their objectivity to keep the shiny new toy. |
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Eh, let them do whatever they think is appropriate, but I fail to see how this is much different than flying them out and paying expenses for some big press event. blog | Twitter | The Psychology of Gaming
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