EA’s announcements were mind blowing. It started off slow, but ended with a BANG!In the beginning, they showed a trailer for Dante’s Inferno, and followed by EA Girls…yawn. At that time I was wondering why they were showcasing games for pre/teen girls, I thought this was a big game deal.
After that, they reminded everyone to go pick up Sims 3 tonight at midnight across the world!
They went on to show trailers for Mass Effect 2, Dragon Age: Orgins, Need 4 Speed: Shift, and Brutal Legend.
They discussed the new Crysis 2, which uses the new CryEngine 3, which will be the basis of benchmarking now (since a lot of gaming computers previously based their performance on Crysis).
After that, it was very exciting for me, I finally learned that APB partnered with EA. (All Points Bulletin) An up and coming MMO by Realtime Worlds. I’ve been following the game for a couple years, but I’m glad they finally got a stable publisher.
And finally, they released a cinematic trailer for the most anticipated game for nerds everywhere. Star Wars: The Old Republic! I’ve also been following this game since there was a hint of an MMO that was going to be Star Wars, back when Bioware was working on a ’secret new project’. I am very excited about this game, when they showed the trailer I felt like a kid in a candy shop after they announced a new line of Skittles.
Bioware and EA also announced that SWTOR will be the first ever MMO to be fully voiced. That means every NPC and character you come in contact with, will have it’s own voice. No more generic grunt or hello when you talk to them.
And now, the exclusive SWTOR Cinematic Trailer via Gametrailers
Stay tuned, because up next, we have the Ubisoft Press Conference. Check my Twitter or Facebook for more information on when I update this blog. @joshnorgren
So, I must say, it was awesome! Even though I missed the first half hour, the rest of it was mind blowing, I did not expect that from Microsoft. Heres what went down.
Modern Warfare 2 was up with an exclusive look at a level, a snow covered level with ice climbing, and other cool stuff. This game will probably be the first and only game I purchase a collectors edition from, I am so excited you don’t even know.
Modern Warfare 2 Demo from E3 via Gametrailers
Left 4 Dead 2 was announced, new melee weapons, for when you run out of ammo, 4 new characters to play, AI Director 2.0, and much more!
Left 4 Dead 2 Trailer via Gametrailers
Left 4 Dead 2 News Story via VE3D
Bungie News!
Halo ODST demo was shown, set before the events of Halo 3, it shows the view of a rookie landing in this city, and he comes across clues that tell the stories of other ODSTs, in which you get to play as them, to figure out the whole story in what went down in that city. They announced a Co-op mode called ‘Firefight’, I am looking forward to that.
Bungie, with Microsoft, also announced a top secret game they have been working on…Halo: Reach, set for 2010, the trailer looked as though Earth is devastated by nuclear bombs. It’s set to release in 2010. Buyers of Halo ODST will get a beta invite for the Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta.
Halo ODST Trailer via Gametrailers
Halo: Reach Debut Trailer via Gametrailers
Other Game News: Final Fantasy XIII announced on Xbox 360, Crackdown 2, Metal Gear Solid Rising coming to 360, Alan Wake, Forza Motorsport 3, Tony Hawk: Ride, Splinter Cell: Conviction, and The Beatles: Rock Band.
Xbox LIVE also announced a lot of new features:
Radio - Microsoft has partnered with last.fm to bring LIVE Gold subscribers with streaming radio and music for no additional charge.
Netflix - With Microsoft’s partnership with Netflix last summer, this year they announced the ability to queue videos right from the 360, and watch them instantly, without the need to go to your PC.
Video - Microsoft is relaunching their video store under the Zune name, which will bring full 1080p HD videos to your TV via 360.
Networking - Microsoft has announced partnerships with Facebook and Twitter, you can access both right from the 360.
Best of all: Do all that with your FRIENDS!
Project Natal:
Project Natal Trailer via Gametrailers
This was the most interesting announcement I have seen from Microsoft, Project Natal is basically a Wii Fit to the Xbox 360, EXCEPT!: Theres no board. What you say? Natal is completely controller free, full body motion capture, with voice recognition! They showed a few demos, silly little games like breakout except you use your body to hit the balls, Paint mode, where you can paint pictures, but the most impressive thing I’ve seen with this technology, Milo.
Milo is a program? designed by the creators of Fable 2, Lionhead, it showcases a boy in this world, that you interact with. He scenes emotion with your voice and can tell what your doing. You can draw him pictures in real life and give it to him via Natal. We will see a lot more in the future.
Milo Tech Demo via Gametrailers
That about summarizes the Microsoft E3 Press Conference, the EA Press Conference is coming up, so I better get ready for that so I don’t miss it. Check back later to coverage on that!
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