Showing posts with label E3. Show all posts
Showing posts with label E3. Show all posts
Monday, June 6, 2011
Saturday, June 6, 2009
E3 Aftermath
E3 is finally all over and done with. I think I speak for many when I say thank god. It was a return to form of sorts, as E3 had not been what it once was the past couple of years. It certainly was information overload this year for sure though. I would personally have to say all three console manufacturers delivered good shows this year. You could certainly nitpick each a little, but overall, the future looks bright.
On the Microsoft and Sony fronts, I took away one glaring statement that went unsaid. With project Natal for MS and Sony's motion control, these consoles are going to be around for alot longer. The 360 has been out since '05 and PS3 since '06 respectively. Taking console history into account, I figured these machines had 2-3 years left in them at most. But there certainly is a large amount of R & D going on in those camps. Too much if they think the consoles half lives have been passed, it just wouldn't make good business sense if they did. I think they are here to stay until at least 2012, and the techno-junkie part of me finds that a little bittersweet.
The one worry I really have with some of what's coming out is all of the peripherals. Nintendo has been pretty successful in this arena, but they are an anomaly in my opinion. That's not a bad thing, they just have a much broader audience that seems to really click with that stuff. The Guitar Hero and Rock Band franchises have also done well with peripherals, but again, they also appeal to a much more social and casual audience. Typically in this industry however, peripheral adoption rate usually pretty low. For example, I own a 360 camera, but out of all the 360 gamers I know, only two others do. Only time will tell, but I certainly hope this doesn't lead to unhappy stockholders in the long run. It would be excellent though if this really sparked a creative revolution in gaming, and not just more mini-game collections.
The games, oh the sweet, sweet games. There were so many games on display, it will be impossible to stay awake and list them all, so I'll give you some of my personal highlights. In fact, let's do it in video form!
Whew! And that's just the stuff, that I can remember, I'm looking forward to. How about you?
On the Microsoft and Sony fronts, I took away one glaring statement that went unsaid. With project Natal for MS and Sony's motion control, these consoles are going to be around for alot longer. The 360 has been out since '05 and PS3 since '06 respectively. Taking console history into account, I figured these machines had 2-3 years left in them at most. But there certainly is a large amount of R & D going on in those camps. Too much if they think the consoles half lives have been passed, it just wouldn't make good business sense if they did. I think they are here to stay until at least 2012, and the techno-junkie part of me finds that a little bittersweet.
The one worry I really have with some of what's coming out is all of the peripherals. Nintendo has been pretty successful in this arena, but they are an anomaly in my opinion. That's not a bad thing, they just have a much broader audience that seems to really click with that stuff. The Guitar Hero and Rock Band franchises have also done well with peripherals, but again, they also appeal to a much more social and casual audience. Typically in this industry however, peripheral adoption rate usually pretty low. For example, I own a 360 camera, but out of all the 360 gamers I know, only two others do. Only time will tell, but I certainly hope this doesn't lead to unhappy stockholders in the long run. It would be excellent though if this really sparked a creative revolution in gaming, and not just more mini-game collections.
The games, oh the sweet, sweet games. There were so many games on display, it will be impossible to stay awake and list them all, so I'll give you some of my personal highlights. In fact, let's do it in video form!
Whew! And that's just the stuff, that I can remember, I'm looking forward to. How about you?
Monday, June 1, 2009
E3 Shiznit!! A.K.A. E3 coverage from my LA-Z-BOY!!
Why do any real work when you can have others do it for you!! All the coverage you need, without any of the effort!!
- Live Streaming:
Gamespot live conference streaming HERE.
Revision3 live streaming HERE.
IGN live streaming HERE. (requires shitty player install)
- Podcastic audio & video:
Mobcast #5 E3 2009 HERE.
TalkRadar E3 special 2 HERE.
Hotspot E3 Day 3 HERE.
Joystiq E3 podcast: Carl's Jr. edition HERE.
TalkRadar E3 special 1 HERE.
Bungie Studios podcast HALO 3: ODST 6/2/2009 HERE.
Hotspot E3 day 2 HERE.
E3 2009 Nintendo Voice Chat podcast Ep. 49 @ IGN HERE.
Totally Rad Show 115 HERE.
CO-OP 113 @ E309 HERE.
Rock, Paper, Shotgun Left 4 Dead 2 podcast HERE.
Hotspot E3 day 1 HERE.
ListenUP podcasts HERE.
Keep up with the Giant Bomb crew HERE.
Major Nelson posted the audio from the Microsoft E3 presser. Get it HERE.
Joystiq's last minute pre-E3 podcast can be found HERE.
- E3 coverage overload:
GamesRadar
Edge
GamePro
1up
Gamespy
Kotaku
Gamespot
The Escapist
GameTrailers
IGN
Gamasutra
Joystiq
- Driftless Poppycock:
GamesRadar liveblog: Microsoft Nintendo Sony
Microsoft E3 presser pics from Major Nelson HERE.
A letter from Marc Whitten HERE.
Forza 3 screens @ Kotaku HERE.
Microsoft E3 round-up @ Kotaku HERE.
GamesRadar ruling E3, but where's Duke Lombardi? HERE.
XBLA Summer of Arcade Media Round-up @ Joystiq HERE.
Microsoft presser analysis @ Edge HERE.
Oh sweet, sweet Ayane! NGII Sigma footage @ Kotaku HERE.
Giant Bomb bullet points for day 1 of E3 HERE.
Mass Effect 2 screens and vid @ Kotaku HERE.
eat. sleep. game. E3 musings day zero HERE.
Testing Milo @ Kotaku HERE.
G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra screens @ Teamxbox HERE.
Forza 3 hands on @ IGN HERE.
Alan Wake hands on @ IGN HERE.
360 games on demand @ Edge HERE.
E3 Monday, What we didn't see @ Giant Bomb HERE.
Crysis 2 @ Rock, Paper, Shotgun HERE.
Jeff Green on his My Sims Agents demo HERE.
Super Mario Galaxy 2 @ Kotaku HERE.
Team Ninja on Metroid: Other M @ Joystiq HERE.
Nintendo unveils Wii Vitality Sensor @ Edge HERE.
Nintendo bullet points @ Giant Bomb HERE.
PSP Go Hands-on @ Kotaku HERE.
Fallout 3 Point Lookout trailer @ Joystiq HERE.
Nintendo & Sony bullet points @ Giant Bomb HERE.
Nintendo presser analysis @ Edge HERE.
Marvel vs. Capcom 2 XBLA screens @ IGN HERE.
GamesRadar's Absurd E3 Photo Diary HERE. (continually updated)
E3 09 Booth Babes @ GamesRadar HERE.
Sony presser analysis @ Edge HERE.
Zelda coming in 2010 at the earliest @ Joystiq HERE.
E3: The Story So Far @ Edge HERE.
Special thanks to GamesRadar, I asked and they truly provided greatness. This is where all the real magic at E3 happens!!
P.S. Let me know if I'm missing something you want here. I'll put it up.
E3 is only hours away!
I'm looking forward to seeing what M$ will have announced by the time I awake around the crack of noon or thereabouts. What will have been announced? No idea, however I personally would like to see some Sam Fisher and Forza 3 mostly. One would also like to think that perhaps Faith and a .45 and Ride to Hell may make an appearance. Perhaps not in the M$ press conference, but somewhere. C'mon, even a poster above a urinal would be better than nothing, which is essentually what I have seen since these titles were announced some time ago, nothing. I would think Mass Effect 2 is a no brainer to make an appearance also, and how about some MGS4? Who knows? Who cares? I'm sure someone will. That someone probably likes Japanese developed games with a control scheme designed to be a pain in the ass, like a majority of Japanese developed games. Japanese auto makers understand usability, why not the game dev's? Nintendo excluded of course, well, sort of.
The only thing I can think of that won't happen that probably should tomorrow, is M$ killing the "Games for Windows" branding. Just let it die already.
Ooh, and if J. Allard makes an appearance, I will soil myself.
Anyhoo, Lesbian Vampire Killers has finished downloading, it's 3:15 a.m., and I should probably head for bed. There's nothing quite like a really bad movie to put you to sleep.
P.S. I'll try to keep up with all the E3 podcasts I can find, and post their links here for the next few days. Provided I feel like it.
EDIT: Okay, I think I underestimated how bad this "movie" is. I'm only five minutes in, and it makes Postal look like top notch cinematography. I'm not going to sleep now. I'll have nightmares about how these "filmmakers" got their grubby, Cheeto infested hands on camera equipment.
The only thing I can think of that won't happen that probably should tomorrow, is M$ killing the "Games for Windows" branding. Just let it die already.
Ooh, and if J. Allard makes an appearance, I will soil myself.
Anyhoo, Lesbian Vampire Killers has finished downloading, it's 3:15 a.m., and I should probably head for bed. There's nothing quite like a really bad movie to put you to sleep.
P.S. I'll try to keep up with all the E3 podcasts I can find, and post their links here for the next few days. Provided I feel like it.
EDIT: Okay, I think I underestimated how bad this "movie" is. I'm only five minutes in, and it makes Postal look like top notch cinematography. I'm not going to sleep now. I'll have nightmares about how these "filmmakers" got their grubby, Cheeto infested hands on camera equipment.
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