Topic: Big Official E3 2011 Thread of Information Spam

[idolminds]

Instead of making individual threads for every little E3 thing I'll just spam it up in here. I'm sure we'll have individual threads for the important stuff, though.

Tomorrow morning Microsoft has their conference followed by EA and Ubisoft, and Sony will have their tomorrow night. Nintendo gets to show off their new system on Tuesday morning.

Should be good times.

[MysterD]

Sounds good to me.

[idolminds]

MS conference just ended. Rather boring with a whole bunch of predictable stuff. New Halo, Forza, Fable, Gears. Halo 1 remake is coming. Everything has Kinect support.

Only interesting thing for me was the announcement of Minecraft for 360. I would think that requires an engine rewrite, so I wonder if we'll see that engine make its way to the PC version.

[MysterD]

G4TV
Shown off Tomb Raider Reboot.
Now showing Prototype 2.

[idolminds]

EAs conference just wrapped. No real surprises. Hey, Sims on Facebook! Dream come true, I know.

Some new Need For Speed game, oh and a new SSX for those that like that series.

Apparently it ended with a live demonstration of Battlefield 3 that people are going bananas over. Best looking game to date or something like that, and it comes out in October.

[MysterD]

Some new Need For Speed game, oh and a new SSX for those that like that series.

When is Need For Speed: Run coming?

EDIT:
Why is Mass Effect 3 ALSO supporting Kinect? :0

[MysterD]

UbiSoft showed off Far Cry 3.
Gearbox's Randy Pitchford is talking about Brothers in Arms series and making a new WW2 game that is way over-the-top game.
That game is Brothers In Arms: Furious 4.

[idolminds]

Apparently both Rayman and Driver looked good. Seems Ubisoft is having a good showing of games. The presenter is a tool, though.

New game from Gearbox is Inglourious Basterds in Arms, but not named that.

[MysterD]

Apparently both Rayman and Driver looked good. Seems Ubisoft is having a good showing of games. The presenter is a tool, though.

Agreed w/ all of that.

BIA: Furious 4...was that inspired by Inglorious Bastards (movie)?

EDIT:
Yeah, beat me to it - BIA: Furious 4 looks like the Inglorious Bastards Game.

[MysterD]

Ubi showed off Ghost Recon: Future Soldier.
Also, Ghost Recon Online for PC only = FREE-To-Play.

EDIT:
TRACKMANIA 2!!!

[idolminds]

If they dropped that always on DRM bullshit I will totally get Trackmania 2.

[MysterD]

If they dropped that always on DRM bullshit I will totally get Trackmania 2.

The DRM for most of their games that have SP portions got scaled back a bit.

Basically, when you boot a game, it does an online DRM check.
If you lose your connection, you can still keep playing and whatnot.

AC2 and SC: Conviction got this patched in, after lots of complaints.
AC: BH supports this out-the-box.

Hmmm...I don't know if POP: Forgotten Sands got this patched in, though.
It used to be the "Always on DRM," when I played it.

I'm curious what they'll do w/ for DRM w/ Trackmania 2.

EDIT 1:
AC: Revelations trailer.
Now showing demo.

EDIT 2:
Ubi's show has been over.
WTF @ the trailer for Defiance. Need more info...

[MysterD]

IGN - Skyrim -> 7 minutes of gameplay.

[idolminds]

Sonys is coming up in a minute here. This should be interesting.

[MysterD]

GameSpot -> FF XIII-2 - Gameplay Trailer.

[MysterD]

Bioshock: Infinite to support the PS3 Move.
Bioshock: Infinite on PS3 to come w/ original Bioshock on same BR Disc.
Some game within the Bioshock universe is also coming to Sony NGP (Playstation Vita).

CCP's upcoming Dust 514 to be X-platform for PC and PS3.

[idolminds]

New handheld is the Vita, and sites are confirming the price to be $250 for the wifi model and $300 for 3G. For that hardware thats a pretty decent price.

[MysterD]

New handheld is the Vita, and sites are confirming the price to be $250 for the wifi model and $300 for 3G. For that hardware thats a pretty decent price.

I think the most interesting thing w/ this was when they showed Ruin.
You could play that on the Vita, then roll right over to your PS3 and play on the big-screen.

EDIT:
A little tidbit on Ruin.

Also, Capcom has SF X Tekken working on Vita.
Cole of Infamous series will be in SF X Tekken.

[Quemaqua]

I miss when gaming wasn't stupid.

[MysterD]

G4TV is showing off Dead Island.
There will be both slow and fast zombies.
You can craft and combine weapons.
The game's campaign is both SP and MP.

EDIT:
GameSpot -> RAGE - "Untethered" Trailer.

[iPPi]

Probably gonna get the Vita on day one.  Pricepoint is good for the specs

[Xessive]

Probably gonna get the Vita on day one.  Pricepoint is good for the specs

I'm considering it too at that price-point.

My main concern is how much "hardcore gaming" will I do on-the-go? While I do use my PSP fairly regularly the majority of its use is for music and video. Aside from that I use it occasionally for casual games and minis. It's becoming rare for me to use for playing a "full" game.

[Cobra951]

I miss when gaming wasn't stupid.

[Cobra951]

IGN - Skyrim -> 7 minutes of gameplay.

Definitely want.  It will be hard to wait for the fixes to the inevitable Bethesda bugs before buying.

[idolminds]

A few things that were announced.

Sony is going to release the two God of War PSP games together on PS3 with updated graphics.

Atlus is going to publish King of Fighters XIII on 360/PS3 in October. I'm interested in that one. It looks good.

[idolminds]

Nintendos conference starts in a few minutes. This one should be quite interesting. Sony showed off their new handheld but we already knew quite a lot about it. Here we have a new Nintendo system that we currently know very little about, just a bunch of rumors.

Exciting!

EDIT

They havent really announced anything yet, but apparently they have a live orchestra playing Zelda music as they are talking about Skyward Sword. Thats pretty boss.

EDIT
Links Awakening on VC. A free version of Zelda 4 Swords for DSiWare. Zelda Symphony tour.

Apparently its the 25th anniversary for Zelda so they are planning new Zelda stuff for all their platforms.

OOT soundtrack when you register OOT 3DS. The Symphony tour will also have a CD.


No real new IPs announced or anything, but a lot of the Nintendo stable. Mario 3D, Luigis Mansion 3DS, Star Fox, etc.

[Cobra951]

Can watch Nintendo's preesentation live here.  You can click anywhere along the timeline too, to see events of the past hour (so far).

[idolminds]

The new system is called....WiiU.

No words. No words.

Wait, wtf is this? Its not a new system? Just a new touchscreen controller for the wii?

[Cobra951]

O-WiiU . . . Ee-OOOOh-Wu
O-WiiU . . . Ee-OOOOh-Wu

Fils-Aime sounds like a cheap commercial, doesn't he?

Edit:  I don't think so, idol.  The new console generates what you see on the controller, supposedly without latency.

What I saw of the controller impressed the hell out of me.

Edit 2:  Wow, definitely a new system.

Lego GTA?  (Lego City Stories)

[idolminds]

Yeah, it was confusing for a minute there because they didnt show the actual console. I still havent seen the controller, but people are talking about all sorts of HD series games coming to the new console. As shacknews put it: Its a 3 horse race again.

[idolminds]

Stolen from Gaf:

- Iwata believes that the new platform "deeper gameplay" and "wider appeal."
- Mentions off-hand that it will not come until next year.
- Official name: WiiU
- Controller revealed: Touchscreen, camera, dual-analog, motion.
Microphone, speakers, gyroscope, inward-facing camera
- Backwards compatible with Wiimote, Balance Board, and Wii games.
- New Zelda, Wii Play?, and Wii Sports shown in sizzle reel
- Games playing on TV can be streamed to the controller, games can use both screens (TV and controller), and there will be games made for the controller.
- Smash Bros. for 3DS and WiiU. Both versions cross-compatible.
- Tech demos are playable on the show floor. (New Super Mario Bros. Mii, Shield Pose Demo, Chase Mii, Galactic Fighters)
- Graphics demo shown at conference.
- LEGO City Stories announced for WiiU.
- Batman Arkham City, Assassin's Creed, Ghost Recon Online, Darksiders 2, Tekken announced in develeoper reel. Dirt, Aliens Colonial Marines, Metro Last Light, Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge also shown
- John Riccitello appeared on stage, mentioned Battlefield 3 and FIFA in particular. Screen showed Army of Two, The Sims, etc.

[Cobra951]

Here's hoping it lives up to the breathtaking hype.  Seeing some of the top 3rd parties excited does bode well.

[gpw11]

I'm sure it'll be cool, but the controller looks fucking ridiculous.

[MysterD]

G4TV showing off Skyrim.
My God, this looks amazing.

EDIT:
PC Gamer -> Far Cry 3 - Their impressions on it.
G4TV -> Skyrim - written preview.

[Xessive]

When I first saw that name "WiiU" here's the first thing that menacingly resurfaced in my mind.

Is the new controller basically Nintendo's response to tablets?

[scottws]

Yeah, it was confusing for a minute there because they didnt show the actual console. I still havent seen the controller, but people are talking about all sorts of HD series games coming to the new console. As shacknews put it: Its a 3 horse race again.

I guess it remains to be seen, but Nintendo hasn't seemed interested in trying to compete with or mimic what other companies are doing since the N64.  They seem to just want to do their own thing.

[MysterD]

ARMA 3
ARMA 3 - E3 Teaser Trailer.

[idolminds]

Youtube video of a guy sort of showing off the WiiU controller. Gives you a better idea of its size and such.

[MysterD]

Hitman: Absolution
IGN -> written preview.
Joystiq - written preview.
GameSpot - video interview.

[MysterD]

Skyrim
G4TV -> 13 minutes w/ Skyrim - video.
PC Gamer -> Skyrim impressions - written.
PC Gamer -> Skyrim's main quest = around 30 hours; rest of the content can go up to 200-300 hours.
PC Gamer -> Skyrim to has around 70 voice actors and you're free to explore from the start.

EDIT:
Dark Souls
G4TV ->Dark Souls (spiritual successor to Demon's Souls).

EDIT 2:
IGN -> Dead Rising 2: Off The Record - Trailer.
G4TV -> DMC [Reboot] - Trailer.

EDIT 3:
Mass Effect 3.
PC Gamer -> Mass Effect 3 - Gameplay Footage.
GameSpot - GamePlay Footage.

EDIT 4:
FF XIII-2 will allow players to actually pick sometimes what Noel can say.
PC Gamer -> Battlefield 3 - written preview.

EDIT 5 - Bioshock: Infinite - G4TV - Gameplay demo.
EDIT 6 - G4TV showing off Prey 2. TOMMY [from Prey 1] will appear here and there in the game.
EDIT 7 - G4TV showing off Torchlight 2.

EDIT 8:
Prototype 2 - G4TV -> Gameplay preview.