The E3 thread

[Galactus]

Just another month until the show.

Here are the games confirmed for the show so far. Of course there will be more.

10Tacle Studios
Elveon (PC, X360)
GTR 2 - FIA GT Racing (PC)

Atlus Software
Contact (DS)
Steambot Chronicles (GBA)
Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation (GBA)

Buena Vista Games
Pirates of the Caribbean 3 (PS3, X360)
Turok Next (PS3, X360)

Capcom Entertainment
Capcom Puzzle World (PSP)
Dead Rising (X360)
Lost Planet (X360)
Mega Man Battle Network 6: Cybeast Falzar (GBA)
Mega Man Battle Network 6: Cybeast Gregar (GBA)
Monster Hunter Freedom (PSP)
OKAMI (PS2)
Power Stone Collection (PSP)
Street Fighter Alpha Anthology (PS2)
Ultimate Ghosts 'N Goblins (PSP)

Crave Entertainment
Hard Rock Casino (PS2, PSP)
World Championship Poker: Featuring Howard Lederer "All In" (PS2, PSP, X360)

D3 Publisher of America
Dark Sector (PS3, X360)
DreamWorks & Aardman's Flushed Away (Cube, DS, GBA, PS2)
Naruto: Clash of Ninja 2 (Cube)
Naruto: Ninja Council (GBA)
Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi: The Genie and the Amp (DS)

Eidos Interactive
Hitman: Blood Money (PC, PS2, Xbox, X360)
Just Cause (PC, PS2, Xbox, X360)
Rogue Trooper (PC, PS2, Xbox)
Urban Chaos: Riot Response (PS2, Xbox)

KOEI
Fatal Inertia (PS3)

LucasArts
Indiana Jones (Platforms TBD)
LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (Platforms TBD)

Microsoft
Crackdown (X360)
Gears of War (X360)
Mass Effect (X360)
N3: Ninety-Nine Nights (X360)
Too Human (X360)
Viva Piñata (X360)

Midway Games
The Ant Bully (GBA, PC, PS2)
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy (GBA, PC, PS2)
Happy Feet (GBA, PC, PS2)
The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar (PC)
MLB SlugFest 2006 (PS2, Xbox)
Mortal Kombat: Armageddon (PS2, Xbox)
Mortal Kombat: Unchained (PSP)
NBA Ballers: Phenom (PS2, Xbox)
NBA Ballers: Rebound (PSP)
Rise & Fall: Civilizations at War (PSP)
Rush (PSP)
SpyHunter: Nowhere to Run (PS2, Xbox)
Stranglehold (PS3, X360)
Unreal Tournament 2007 (PC, PS3)

Nintendo
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Cube)

SEGA
Chrome Hounds (X360)
Phantasy Star Universe (PC, PS2)
Sonic the Hedgehog (PS3, X360)
Super Monkey Ball Adventure (Cube, PS2, PSP)

SNK Playmore
King of Fighters 2006 (PS2)
Metal Slug (GBA)
Metal Slug Collection (PSP)

Sony Online Entertainment
Field Commander (PSP)
Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising (PC)
Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom (PS3)

Vivendi Universal Games
Scarface: The World is Yours (PC, PS2, Xbox)

Warner Bros. Interactive
Justice League Heroes (PS2, PSP, Xbox) NEW!

[Mentok]

I cant wait to see some PS3 and REVO stuff. Plus Stranglehold looks great so far.


A fair few announcements should make E3 interesting this year.

[Mentok]

Bethesda Softworks will be showing off some interesting stuff at this year’s E3.

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow (PC and Xbox)
Star Trek Tactical Assault (DS and PSP)
Star Trek: Legacy (Xbox 360 and PC).

[Mentok]

Still no Street Fighter 4 from Capcom :(... I can live in hope that they will announce it though.

[Mr. Credible]

the 360's got a damn impressive lineup this year. it's short, but those are all (supposedly) going to be top-tier games.

[WhatsHisFace]

There's supposed to be a Rare announcement (if Moore lives up to his word), and I'm sure with the acquisition of Lionhead we'll get some kind of game news about that.

[Avalanche]

I'm hoping to see MGS4, as well as a new Tekken and GT. So they're all sequels, but hopefully that will make the progression all the more noticable.

[THWIP*]

There's supposed to be a Rare announcement (if Moore lives up to his word), and I'm sure with the acquisition of Lionhead we'll get some kind of game news about that.


I'D LOVE TO SEE SOMETHING NEW ON 'ALAN WAKE'. :up:

[Cold2daToucH004]

I'm just excited to see ANYTHING about Revolution. I just don't see how they are going to manage to squeeze everything in there two hour announcement. They have a hell of a lot two talk about. DS Lite, Revolution, price points, launch games, show some vids, explain wi-fi connection on Revolution. Downloadable games? Price points for those... and so on. This should be a good E3 showing for Nintendo

[WhatsHisFace]

I'D LOVE TO SEE SOMETHING NEW ON 'ALAN WAKE'. :up:
It finally got a publisher. They're just waiting to "officially announce" it. ;)

Probably will be at E3. :up:

[THWIP*]

It finally got a publisher. They're just waiting to "officially announce" it. ;)

Probably will be at E3. :up:


IT BLOWS MY MIND HOW SOME GAMES HAVE TROUBLE FINDING PUBLISHERS. YOU'D THINK ALL THEY HAD TO DO IS SHOW SALES FIGURES FOR THE 'MAX PAYNE' GAMES, AND EVERY PUBLISHER IN THE BIZ WOULD BE SUCKING UP TO THEM, AND BEGGING TO PUBLISH IT. :confused:

[WhatsHisFace]

Well keep in mind, Alan Wake isn't a hip-hop themed game licensed off a white clothing manufacturer who actually grew up in a suburban town.

But seriously, I am disappointed in the publishers of today. They seem to think the game industry is about developing bottom lines, instead of about making desirable, quality products that result in good bottom lines.

[Phaser]

This year's E3 is going to be a blast. I can't wait to see new info and gameplay footage of Too Human and Metal Gear Solid 4. I also hope Bungie finally unveils Halo 3 at E3 - that's gonna be a showstopper.

Oh and Sega...where's my goddamn Shenmue 3 and the sequel to Panzer Dragoon Saga?! :mad:

[WhatsHisFace]

This year's E3 is going to be a blast. I can't wait to see new info and gameplay footage of Too Human and Metal Gear Solid 4. I also hope Bungie finally unveils Halo 3 at E3 - that's gonna be a showstopper.
Judging from the interviews I've seen of Silicon Knights, and the company's track record in general, I'm very much excited for Too Human. Though the info E3 brings of it will also probably be a delay, I want to see more of this game. I'd also like to see more MGS4 footage, preferably gameplay and the "nowhere to hide" mantra applied to practicality, but the game I really want to see for the PS3 is Project Assassin.

Oh and Sega...where's my goddamn Shenmue 3 and the sequel to Panzer Dragoon Saga?! :mad:
Sega can't hear you, they're too busy trying to "develop their relationships" (acquire) with mediocre-to-decent western developers and second-rate sports licenses.

I've all but given up on Shenmue, sadly. After Microsoft published Shenmue 2 for America, I had strong hope that if Microsoft had bought Sega (like they were offering to) they would have continued the story. Sega became stupid and Sammy ruined everything.

Yu Suzuki's working on something, but I'm having trouble recalling what right now. It doesn't matter though, because it's not Shenmue 3. :(

[Sabretooth]

I really hope Naughty Dog tells us what their next project is at this year's E3,whether it's another Jak game or something completely new.

But,if they don't,at least I'll still (hopefully) see Halo 3 and MGS4.

[Sava]

Halo 3,Halo 3,Halo 3,Halo 3,Halo 3,Halo 3,Halo 3,Halo 3,Halo 3,Halo 3,Halo 3,Halo 3,Halo 3,Halo 3,Halo 3,Halo 3,Halo 3,....please

[WhatsHisFace]

Halo 3,Halo 3,Halo 3,Halo 3,Halo 3,Halo 3,Halo 3,Halo 3,Halo 3,Halo 3,Halo 3,Halo 3,Halo 3,Halo 3,Halo 3,Halo 3,Halo 3,....please
While I have no doubts Halo 3 is being made, and even though Bungie said their "next project" was "surprisingly playable", I think Microsoft would rather let E3 be about it's games that need more press. Too Human, Mass Effect, Gears of War, Rare's next game, maybe Shadowrun, etc. need all the attention they can get, and any hint of Halo 3 would instantly absorb every last Xbox360 journalist out there, effectively, Microsoft killing their own E3.

They could just "leak" Halo 3 info at some arbitrary point in any month from then until the PS3's last few weeks before launch, and let consumer hype do the work itself.

[Sava]

While I have no doubts Halo 3 is being made, and even though Bungie said their "next project" was "surprisingly playable", I think Microsoft would rather let E3 be about it's games that need more press. Too Human, Mass Effect, Gears of War, Rare's next game, maybe Shadowrun, etc. need all the attention they can get, and any hint of Halo 3 would instantly absorb every last Xbox360 journalist out there, effectively, Microsoft killing their own E3.

They could just "leak" Halo 3 info at some arbitrary point in any month from then until the PS3's last few weeks before launch, and let consumer hype do the work itself.
yeah, you are right :(... we still got one whole year to wait

[WhatsHisFace]

yeah, you are right :(... we still got one whole year to wait
There are always the X0 events in September. Halo 3 could be announced at X06, that would be only months before the PS3 and Revolution's releases. It would definitely spur interest in the Xbox360 in a time when PS3 hype will be at an all-time high, and if Shane Kim's lucky, it will get more people buying more 360s for Christmas than otherwise when the PS3 is having it's massive shortages.

[Sava]

There are always the X0 events in September. Halo 3 could be announced at X06, that would be only months before the PS3 and Revolution's releases. It would definitely spur interest in the Xbox360 in a time when PS3 hype will be at an all-time high, and if Shane Kim's lucky, it will get more people buying more 360s for Christmas than otherwise when the PS3 is having it's massive shortages.
September it is then :up:

[GothicPowerMix1]

Bethesda Softworks will be showing off some interesting stuff at this year’s E3.

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow (PC and Xbox)

Regular XBOX or 360 ? & finally a Game based on that Movie. I am surprised it took long enough :o

[SouLeSS]

Gears of War (X360)
Mass Effect (X360)
N3: Ninety-Nine Nights (X360)

Sad that it's the only three games I'm remotley interested in this year, so far.

Edit;
Halo 3 shouldn't happen. There are too many games that people are only semi-interested in that need to have a good show. Like, N3 and Gears Of War. If they just said "HEY BY THE WAY HALO 3 IS COMMING!" then thats all anyone would rave about for the whole show. Come on, give Microsoft more credit than that

[WhatsHisFace]

September it is then :up:
That's my bet. Halo 2 was announced at X02 afterall, and in trailer form. With Bungie's "next project" being "surprisingly playable" circa three months ago, it may actually give us both a trailer and a gameplay demonstration.

I have a strong feeling Microsoft would want to announce it then. It just makes the most sense. And with the Halo movie coming out about half a year from when X06 will be, I'd say Microsoft could actually get bigger excitement for Halo 3 than there was for even Halo 2.

But they don't want that kind of crushing weight laying down on Gears of War and Too Human, that's a small reason I think it's going to skip E3. Their plan is probably something like this:

Get anticipation for Gears of War, Too Human, Mass Effect etc. up.
Announce Halo 3 at X06 to raise Xbox360 demand in wake of competing consoles.
Many people buy Xbox360 in preparation, and/or for replacement of the PS3 during shortages, want to know what great games are currently out.
Many people see Too Human, Gears of War, Mass Effect, etc. Viva Pinata for the kids.
Voila, free franchise-booming with the powerful help of Halo.

That's what I think at least. It makes sense to me. :up:

[Sava]

That's my bet. Halo 2 was announced at X02 afterall, and in trailer form. With Bungie's "next project" being "surprisingly playable" circa three months ago, it may actually give us both a trailer and a gameplay demonstration.

I have a strong feeling Microsoft would want to announce it then. It just makes the most sense. And with the Halo movie coming out about half a year from when X06 will be, I'd say Microsoft could actually get bigger excitement for Halo 3 than there was for even Halo 2.

But they don't want that kind of crushing weight laying down on Gears of War and Too Human, that's a small reason I think it's going to skip E3. Their plan is probably something like this:

Get anticipation for Gears of War, Too Human, Mass Effect etc. up.
Announce Halo 3 at X06 to raise Xbox360 demand in wake of competing consoles.
Many people buy Xbox360 in preparation, and/or for replacement of the PS3 during shortages, want to know what great games are currently out.
Many people see Too Human, Gears of War, Mass Effect, etc. Viva Pinata for the kids.
Voila, free franchise-booming with the powerful help of Halo.

That's what I think at least. It makes sense to me. :up:god i hope your right, I just hope that Bungie or whoever that is making Halo 3 dont rush it like Halo 2, the only reason why people still play that game is cause of Live.

[GothicPowerMix1]

Gears of War (X360)
Mass Effect (X360)
N3: Ninety-Nine Nights (X360)


Im looking forward to in terms of 360

Mass Effect
Dead Rising
Ninety-Nine Nights
Too Human
Enchant Arm
Prey

[Phaser]

Halo 3 is going to rock hard, just like the first one, possibly even more. Bungie got a little too ambitious for Halo 2 (the ideas they talked about in the previews were mindblowing) which was a lot more than what the Xbox could handle. The souped-up hardware of the 360 would now give them the power they need to make the game they've always wanted - a truly amazing game in it's own right, one that would hopefully redeem them of the disappointment of Halo 2.

[WhatsHisFace]

Halo 3 is going to rock hard, just like the first one, possibly even more. Bungie got a little too ambitious for Halo 2 (the ideas they talked about in the previews were mindblowing) which was a lot more than what the Xbox could handle. The souped-up hardware of the 360 would now give them the power they need to make the game they've always wanted - a truly amazing game in it's own right, one that would hopefully redeem them of the disappointment of Halo 2.
The Halo gameplay model would be greatly enhanced by environments sized as the ones in Farcry. I hope Bungie does everything they can to give Halo 3 the massive areas it deserves. When they started making Halo 2, they tried to make it look like Doom 3, which meant their levels had to be very small. Unfortunately, as you could see in the documentary, the lighting system never really worked out anyways, so they sadly had to tone-down Halo 2 and in the end Halo 2 felt like an inferior port of a superior game.

I have no doubt that the 360 can perform whatever challenges Bungie throws at it, but first of all, Bungie needs to be more organized with their ideas this time around.

[hippie_hunter]

the 360's got a damn impressive lineup this year. it's short, but those are all (supposedly) going to be top-tier games.

Asides from Viva Pinata, yes, that is a very impressive line-up :up:

[hippie_hunter]

Judging from the interviews I've seen of Silicon Knights, and the company's track record in general, I'm very much excited for Too Human. Though the info E3 brings of it will also probably be a delay, I want to see more of this game. I'd also like to see more MGS4 footage, preferably gameplay and the "nowhere to hide" mantra applied to practicality, but the game I really want to see for the PS3 is Project Assassin.
Yep, Silicon Knights kick ass. I wonder what Kojima is going to do on how to wow us with Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots this year?


Sega can't hear you, they're too busy trying to "develop their relationships" (acquire) with mediocre-to-decent western developers and second-rate sports licenses.
I remember when Sega kicked ass :(

I've all but given up on Shenmue, sadly. After Microsoft published Shenmue 2 for America, I had strong hope that if Microsoft had bought Sega (like they were offering to) they would have continued the story. Sega became stupid and Sammy ruined everything.
If Microsoft really wanted a good foothold in the Japanese market, they should have bought Sega.

Yu Suzuki's working on something, but I'm having trouble recalling what right now. It doesn't matter though, because it's not Shenmue 3. :(

Shenmue 3 is never going to happen :o

Also, WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO YOUR RARE AVATAR, IT WAS A PART OF YOU :mad:

[The Shocker]

No KoTOR III mention. Dammit

[Phaser]

The Halo gameplay model would be greatly enhanced by environments sized as the ones in Farcry. I hope Bungie does everything they can to give Halo 3 the massive areas it deserves. When they started making Halo 2, they tried to make it look like Doom 3, which meant their levels had to be very small. Unfortunately, as you could see in the documentary, the lighting system never really worked out anyways, so they sadly had to tone-down Halo 2 and in the end Halo 2 felt like an inferior port of a superior game.

I have no doubt that the 360 can perform whatever challenges Bungie throws at it, but first of all, Bungie needs to be more organized with their ideas this time around.

You might have read the huge cover story EGM did on Halo 2 around a year before the game's release, perhaps even before the first announcement trailer. There was tons of planned stuff that didn't make it into the game.

To start with, the infamous E3 in-game footage of New Moombasa was completely changed.

The game originally was slated to have a lot more vehicles - as far as I recall, there were at least four different versions of the Warthog and a new weaponless but ultra fast ATV-type vehicle.

The designers said that they also had a whole mission take place on a moon, complete with less gravity etc.

The levels were planned to be more along the lines of the first game's Silent Cartographer level, in that you'll be fighting alongside friendly A.I soldiers quite often right in the middle of huge warzones ala Saving Private Ryan.

And last but not least, Jason Jones highlighted that a big part of Halo 2's gameplay and story was about "taking the fight to the Covenant" in full-scale war.

Judging from that last one, I can't help but come to the conclusion that Bungie hit the reset button on Halo 2's development halfway through when they realised that the simply can't pull it off (this is very much apparent in the Bonus DVD features) and instead, concentrated squarely on multiplayer features.

The ending of Halo 2 also screams of the "back to square one" syndrome in that it is quite obvious that the third game will also start like the second one, with the Covenant launching a full-scale assault on Earth and the Master Chief diving in with guns blazing once again, and so, in Halo 3, we'd see what Halo 2 really would have been.

[taskmaster]

Just waiting for more info on Devil May Cry 4 and hopefully Team Ninja will announce the sequel for Ninja Gaiden.

[StorminNorman]

Games I am following:
Resistance: Fall of Man (Insomniac/Sony)
Ratchet and Clank PS3 (Insomniac/Sony)
DC MMORPG (SONY)
Madden 07
NCAA Football 07

Mainly I am looking forward to see what my favorite Developer, Insomniac, has - they have never made a bad game in their entire history, and since they showed a teaser for Ratchet and Clank PS3 - I am praying that we get some type of news.

Ratchet and Clank is one of the greatest gaming series on this generation, period.

[WhatsHisFace]

Yep, Silicon Knights kick ass. I wonder what Kojima is going to do on how to wow us with Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots this year?
I hope he has more than just the opening movie of the game. I'd really like to see the stealth model in action, from both a technical view, and from how it plays out in actual gameplay. I think he should hide the story though. Whenever developers release story info, people over-analyse and ruin that part of the game.

I remember when Sega kicked ass :( If Microsoft really wanted a good foothold in the Japanese market, they should have bought Sega. Shenmue 3 is never going to happen :o
Microsoft was offering virtually infinite money to buy Sega, but Sega didn't want to sell to them. Instead, they chose Sammy, and now their games have coincidentally begun to suck. Sammy can kiss the gaming world's ass for being tools and wanting Sega to focus on arcades.

Also, WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO YOUR RARE AVATAR, IT WAS A PART OF YOU :mad:
I took this size-change as an opportunity to show my support of the Lionhead buyout as I was a fan of B&W and Fable, and as a bonus it pisses Zenien off. I'll go back to Rare before too long.

[Boom]

Metal
Gear
Solid
4
Guns
of
The
Patriots

For the record, it's been confirmed that Raiden will debut in the E3 trailer.

[WhatsHisFace]

There was tons of planned stuff that didn't make it into the game. To start with, the infamous E3 in-game footage of New Moombasa was completely changed.
That level was incredible. Better than everything in Halo 1. It's a shame that didn't make it into the final game, but there was a short homage in one level that lasted about ten seconds.

The game originally was slated to have a lot more vehicles - as far as I recall, there were at least four different versions of the Warthog and a new weaponless but ultra fast ATV-type vehicle.
I remember that. There was a vehicle even specifically designed for snow levels, even though the final game didn't actually have a snow level. (Well, there was that section of the one, but as it sucked so much it doesn't count in my book, not when levels like "Assault on the Control Room" exist).

There was also this Batmobile-looking Covenant vehicle that I was expecting to see, a picture was leaked or by someway discovered alongside the leak of those bug-type aliens. The bugs made it in, but the awesome vehicle didn't.

The designers said that they also had a whole mission take place on a moon, complete with less gravity etc.
Again, an element of this did make it into the game and absolutely not as cool as what was scrapped. There's a part in the first level when you're walking on top of your space station, that was really lame. :(

The levels were planned to be more along the lines of the first game's Silent Cartographer level, in that you'll be fighting alongside friendly A.I soldiers quite often right in the middle of huge warzones ala Saving Private Ryan.
That's something I felt was far different from the first Halo. Halo 2 definitely lacked the amount of "platoon" missions that Halo 1 had. The one that stands out most to me is in the inside of that big Covenant city, but that was nowhere near the standards set by Halo.

And last but not least, Jason Jones highlighted that a big part of Halo 2's gameplay and story was about "taking the fight to the Covenant" in full-scale war.
At this point, I hope the team pulls a Kameo, upgrading the graphics sufficiently, and then having 5000 people onscreen. I know just from Kameo, the power of the 360 could place you in a warthog running over thousands of Covenant "on their own turf", we'll just have to see what Bungie wants.

Judging from that last one, I can't help but come to the conclusion that Bungie hit the reset button on Halo 2's development halfway through when they realised that the simply can't pull it off (this is very much apparent in the Bonus DVD features) and instead, concentrated squarely on multiplayer features.
And I'd really like for them to bring in everything they cut out of Halo 2 into this one. It was Jamie Greissemer I believe who said that they in fact did have to start over, just because everything they were working on up to that point had no cohesion. I'd like for them to revisit their unfinished work and squeeze it into the Halo 3 campaign. I would still like to play the E3 2003 New Mombassa level, as well as see the Chief with even more fidelity than he was first shown with. All I can do is hope, or just expect Bungie to make something even better.

The ending of Halo 2 also screams of the "back to square one" syndrome in that it is quite obvious that the third game will also start like the second one, with the Covenant launching a full-scale assault on Earth and the Master Chief diving in with guns blazing once again, and so, in Halo 3, we'd see what Halo 2 really would have been.
It's true Halo 2's campaign was rather inconsequencial, even the non-Arbiter parts. However, despite the game's development hell, it's still surprisingly one of the best games on the Xbox, and of this generation. It's clear the multiplayer half of the game didn't run into these problems, because there's not to much wrong with the multiplayer technically (it's the players and cheaters who mess it up).

But the important things are that Bungie has learned from this, has moved to a new location, and has expanded it's team sizes. Halo 3 ought to be pretty awesome.

[hippie_hunter]

I hope he has more than just the opening movie of the game. I'd really like to see the stealth model in action, from both a technical view, and from how it plays out in actual gameplay. I think he should hide the story though. Whenever developers release story info, people over-analyse and ruin that part of the game.
Agreed

Microsoft was offering virtually infinite money to buy Sega, but Sega didn't want to sell to them. Instead, they chose Sammy, and now their games have coincidentally begun to suck. Sammy can kiss the gaming world's ass for being tools and wanting Sega to focus on arcades.
Sega was stupid on that decision. It would have beneficial to both Sega and Microsoft if you ask me. Sega would have gotten its reputation as a maker of first party console games again and it would make more GOOD games if they were bought out by Microsoft instead of the crap they make with Sammy, Sonic has reduced to the 15 year old house pet that now craps on the rug. Microsoft would have benefited by gaining Sega's Japanese reputation, had a good foothold in the Japanese market and wouldn't be the embarassment it is now in Japan, and Sonic could have been the mascot for the Xbox like Mario is for Nintendo's consoles and Crash Bandicoot was for the original Playstation.


I took this size-change as an opportunity to show my support of the Lionhead buyout as I was a fan of B&W and Fable, and as a bonus it pisses Zenien off. I'll go back to Rare before too long.
Use the Rare avatar that had Christian Bale in the background :up:

[hippie_hunter]

Metal
Gear
Solid
4
Guns
of
The
Patriots

For the record, it's been confirmed that Raiden will debut in the E3 trailer.

Kick ass, here's to hoping that Raiden has matured into a more MANLY (hint Kojima ;)) character now.

[Phaser]

And I'd really like for them to bring in everything they cut out of Halo 2 into this one. It was Jamie Greissemer I believe who said that they in fact did have to start over, just because everything they were working on up to that point had no cohesion. I'd like for them to revisit their unfinished work and squeeze it into the Halo 3 campaign. I would still like to play the E3 2003 New Mombassa level, as well as see the Chief with even more fidelity than he was first shown with. All I can do is hope, or just expect Bungie to make something even better.

I'm ready to bet 10 bucks that all the stuff that was cut from Halo 2 will make it into the sequel. And really, why shouldn't it? Some of the ideas that didn't make it into Halo 2 were pretty neat.

It's true Halo 2's campaign was rather inconsequencial, even the non-Arbiter parts. However, despite the game's development hell, it's still surprisingly one of the best games on the Xbox, and of this generation. It's clear the multiplayer half of the game didn't run into these problems, because there's not to much wrong with the multiplayer technically (it's the players and cheaters who mess it up).

That's why I trust in Bungie as a developer. Truly a talented lot. It's a shame that their extreme ambitions took a toll on the final product. But with the power of 360, they just might be ready to deliver an undoubtedly kickass product.

But the important things are that Bungie has learned from this, has moved to a new location, and has expanded it's team sizes. Halo 3 ought to be pretty awesome.

Of course. If both Halo 3 and MGS4, both killer apps of their respective systems, manage to show up at E3, it's going to be a battle of the titans all over again. I hope Halo 3's release date coincides with MGS4's, which will make it the third time Microsoft's premiere franchise collides with Kojima's baby. :D :up:

[Boom]

Kick ass, here's to hoping that Raiden has matured into a more MANLY (hint Kojima ;)) character now.
You wouldn't fight him :o.



:(

[hippie_hunter]

You wouldn't fight him :o.



:(

I wasn't saying to fight to kill him, fight alongside him, or fight as him. Raiden was just too damn girly in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty. He needs to get a few gallons of testosterone in him :o

[Phaser]

I wasn't saying to fight to kill him, fight alongside him, or fight as him. Raiden was just too damn girly in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty. He needs to get a few gallons of testosterone in him :o

A few gallons of testosterone? Freakin' Barbie is more "manly" than Raiden. I doubt he even has a penis. :down:

EDIT: Uh right, he doesn't (http://metalgearnet.wz.cz/images/raiden.jpg). :O

[Boom]

Listen, and become believers:

http://www.blog.konami.jp/gs/img/the_report/the_report_011.mp3

[Phaser]

Listen, and become believers:

http://www.blog.konami.jp/gs/img/the_report/the_report_011.mp3

He still doesn't have a penis. :o

[TheCardPlayer]

We better see MGS4's bosses in the E3 trailers...

[hippie_hunter]

I doubt it, well probally see more of Solid Snake and his faction (Otacon, Meryl, Mei Ling, Naomi, Raiden, and Rose). The only bad guy we'll probally see is Revolver Ocelot/Liquid Snake.

However, I wonder if Vamp will join Solid Snake's faction, considering that they share the similar goal of bringing down the Patriots and Vamp is to be in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.

[Mentok]

I'D LOVE TO SEE SOMETHING NEW ON 'ALAN WAKE'. :up:

I forgot about that game :up:

[Mr. Credible]

Metal
Gear
Solid
4
Guns
of
The
Patriots

For the record, it's been confirmed that Raiden will debut in the E3 trailer.

not to be a dick, but where was this confirmed (considering that we've got a whole board of people pretty much dedicated to comics/video games, who search the net every day for things like this to post, and i've never seen an interview from anyone saying this) ?

[Mentok]

Edit;
Halo 3 shouldn't happen. There are too many games that people are only semi-interested in that need to have a good show. Like, N3 and Gears Of War. If they just said "HEY BY THE WAY HALO 3 IS COMMING!" then thats all anyone would rave about for the whole show. Come on, give Microsoft more credit than that

Halo3 will get an announcement, along with more info on the first Halo film.

[Mentok]

Rockstar said they would be talking about Grand Theft Auto at E3. I still suspect that M$ has managed to secure an exclusivity deal with them.

[hippie_hunter]

Rockstar said they would be talking about Grand Theft Auto at E3. I still suspect that M$ has managed to secure an exclusivity deal with them.

I still doubt that Microsoft has managed to obtain an exclusivity deal with Rockstar. The Playstation brand is far too big to ignore and the Grand Theft Auto franchise is more established in the Playstation brand than in the Xbox brand.

[TheCardPlayer]

GTA= PS3 exclusive.


It will be released much later on 360. Mark my words.

[WhatsHisFace]

I still doubt that Microsoft has managed to obtain an exclusivity deal with Rockstar. The Playstation brand is far too big to ignore and the Grand Theft Auto franchise is more established in the Playstation brand than in the Xbox brand.
Rockstar said that they're not happy with timed exculsives and aren't taking them altogether now. GTA will be on any console Rockstar wants when Rockstar wants this generation.

[Mentok]

If Nintendo dont announce a POLOTWINGS game for teh REVO I will be really upset.

[WhatsHisFace]

If Nintendo dont announce a POLOTWINGS game for teh REVO I will be really upset.
Why? Pilotwings was terrible. :( :down

[Mentok]

Why? Pilotwings was terrible. :( :down

Only because you suck :(

[WhatsHisFace]

Only because you suck :(
Pilot Wings is just an extended version of Farcry's "hang glider" segments, only worse.:down

[hippie_hunter]

Rockstar said that they're not happy with timed exculsives and aren't taking them altogether now. GTA will be on any console Rockstar wants when Rockstar wants this generation.

I wasn't saying that Grand Theft Auto will be a temporary Playstation 3 exclusive, like Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas were for the Playstation 2. I was saying that the Grand Theft Auto franchise is too established into the Playstation brand that, Rockstar cannot ignore putting a Grand Theft Auto onto the Playstation 3.

It'll either be a permanent exclusive for the Playstation 3 or will be simultaneously released with the Xbox 360 version.

[Boom]

not to be a dick, but where was this confirmed (considering that we've got a whole board of people pretty much dedicated to comics/video games, who search the net every day for things like this to post, and i've never seen an interview from anyone saying this) ?
Listen to the audio I posted.

[XwolverineX]

MGS4!! :up:

[Horrorfan]

IT BLOWS MY MIND HOW SOME GAMES HAVE TROUBLE FINDING PUBLISHERS. YOU'D THINK ALL THEY HAD TO DO IS SHOW SALES FIGURES FOR THE 'MAX PAYNE' GAMES, AND EVERY PUBLISHER IN THE BIZ WOULD BE SUCKING UP TO THEM, AND BEGGING TO PUBLISH IT. :confused:


I still can't believe Posession has no publisher. I really hope it crops up at E3 in some shape or form, and hope to see more on RE5 too.

[Horrorfan]

Regular XBOX or 360 ? & finally a Game based on that Movie. I am surprised it took long enough :o


To be honest, you shouldn't be....the reason there was little to no merchandise with the first is probably because it wasn't a guarenteed hit, and I think the HUGE sucess it got was a suprise to everyone.

But there's another PSP exclusive POTC game on the way too.

BTW WHF what is Assassin all about anyway?

[WhatsHisFace]

BTW WHF what is Assassin all about anyway?
http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-3/project-assassins/698888p1.html

[Horrorfan]

PS3 game? Oh nevermind then.

[WhatsHisFace]

Well as a Ubisoft title, it will be multiplatform. Prince of Persia: Sands of Time began development as a PS2-only title as well, but then it was ported.

[Boom]

A seiyū (voice actor) recording session for E3 was discussed in a (somewhat) recent HideChan Radio entry. Several regular MGS voice actors were called in:
http://www.blog.konami.jp/gs/img/hidechan/hidechan42_01.jpg

From left to right:
- Campbell (Takeshi Aono)
- Otacon (Hideyuki Tanaka)
- Meryl (Kyôko Terase)
- Liquid (Banjô Ginga)
- Hideo Kojima
- Naomi (Hiromi Tsuru)
- Snake (Akio Ôtsuka)
- Raiden (Kenyû Horiuchi)

In the entry, Akio Ôtsuka delivers the following line of dialogue as Solid Snake:

"The face of war has changed. It moved from a policy of determent to all-out control, and with this, the threat from weapons of mass destruction disappeared. The control of the battlefield also meant the control of history. The face of war has changed. With the control of the battlefield, war became eternal."

Link - http://www.blog.konami.jp/gs/hideoblog/2006/04/001468.html#more

Special Thanks to "Osiris" of JunkerHQ for this information.
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Holy ****. We may see the whole damn group :eek:.

[Mr. Credible]

^

that's a good quote from Snake... i dig it.

[XwolverineX]

I wonder if we'll Get any NG2. :)

[WhatsHisFace]

We probably won't. Itagaki's currently overseeing DOAX2, Code Chronus and Project Progressive. Ninja Gaiden 2 is dead-last on his priority list. :(

[The Trainman]

A seiyū (voice actor) recording session for E3 was discussed in a (somewhat) recent HideChan Radio entry. Several regular MGS voice actors were called in:
http://www.blog.konami.jp/gs/img/hidechan/hidechan42_01.jpg

From left to right:
- Campbell (Takeshi Aono)
- Otacon (Hideyuki Tanaka)
- Meryl (Kyôko Terase)
- Liquid (Banjô Ginga)
- Hideo Kojima
- Naomi (Hiromi Tsuru)
- Snake (Akio Ôtsuka)
- Raiden (Kenyû Horiuchi)

In the entry, Akio Ôtsuka delivers the following line of dialogue as Solid Snake:

"The face of war has changed. It moved from a policy of determent to all-out control, and with this, the threat from weapons of mass destruction disappeared. The control of the battlefield also meant the control of history. The face of war has changed. With the control of the battlefield, war became eternal."

Link - http://www.blog.konami.jp/gs/hideoblog/2006/04/001468.html#more

Special Thanks to "Osiris" of JunkerHQ for this information.
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Holy ****. We may see the whole damn group :eek:.

Good news. :up:

[ProjectPat2280]

Im lookin forward to Madden 07 360 and NCAA 07 360 at E3.

[hippie_hunter]

Im lookin forward to Madden 07 360 and NCAA 07 360 at E3.

:mad:

[ProjectPat2280]

:mad:

What? You dont like Madden or NCAA??

[hippie_hunter]

What? You dont like Madden or NCAA??

Now that EA has the exclusive rights to both properties, EA doesn't even try anymore. Also I have a personal boycott against EA games.

[ProjectPat2280]

Now that EA has the exclusive rights to both properties, EA doesn't even try anymore. Also I have a personal boycott against EA games.

Haha, man i almost went down that road. Im gonna give them the benefit of the doubt this time tho. I have HIGH expectations for Madden and NCAA so if it falls short, i might be joining your boycott. Guess well wait and see tho.

[Zenien]

MGS4, as relevant to the upcoming E3 trailer.

To throw this in from Murata's old blog

- Original TGS trailer was only intended to be 10 seconds long. It was to show Snakes new model. It was just him standing up with his bandana waving in the wind.
- Kojima decided while putting that trailer together that he wanted to include alot more and so the trailer went from 10 seconds to 9 minutes.
- Otacon's final model differs greatly from his TGS model.
- Textures were a rush job to get completed.

Essentially everything you saw in the trailer aside from Snake was them rushing to get something together by that time. Which isn't all that surprising since Kojima later admitted to EGM that during the process they didn't have enough time to include civilians in the trailer. So you can pretty much expect the E3 trailer to look alot different from what we've got now.

[NOFX]

Where, When, and How much is it for E3?

[XwolverineX]

We probably won't. Itagaki's currently overseeing DOAX2, Code Chronus and Project Progressive. Ninja Gaiden 2 is dead-last on his priority list. :(


I want it so bad... I love NG... :(

[Zenien]

Where, When, and How much is it for E3?

You have to work in the industry, but everything from E3 is hosted up by the power of the internets.

[THWIP*]

You have to work in the industry, but everything from E3 is hosted up by the power of the internets.


'G4TV' IS THE BEST WAY TO SEE 'E3'. I GET TO SEE THE TRAILERS AND GAMEPLAY FOOTAGE ON MY BIGSCREEN. :up:

[Phaser]

A seiyū (voice actor) recording session for E3 was discussed in a (somewhat) recent HideChan Radio entry. Several regular MGS voice actors were called in:
http://www.blog.konami.jp/gs/img/hidechan/hidechan42_01.jpg

From left to right:
- Campbell (Takeshi Aono)
- Otacon (Hideyuki Tanaka)
- Meryl (Kyôko Terase)
- Liquid (Banjô Ginga)
- Hideo Kojima
- Naomi (Hiromi Tsuru)
- Snake (Akio Ôtsuka)
- Raiden (Kenyû Horiuchi)

In the entry, Akio Ôtsuka delivers the following line of dialogue as Solid Snake:

"The face of war has changed. It moved from a policy of determent to all-out control, and with this, the threat from weapons of mass destruction disappeared. The control of the battlefield also meant the control of history. The face of war has changed. With the control of the battlefield, war became eternal."

Link - http://www.blog.konami.jp/gs/hideoblog/2006/04/001468.html#more

Special Thanks to "Osiris" of JunkerHQ for this information.
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Holy ****. We may see the whole damn group :eek:.

That quote of Snake sounds corny and redundant. :down:

[Avalanche]

That quote of Snake sounds corny and redundant. :down:
Well, so long as the game is good. :up:

[Phaser]

Well, so long as the game is good. :up:

Well, the MGS series' dialogue and storyline did have a tendency to veer off into the "B-movie bad" territory from time to time, so it's not exactly anything new. :o

[Boom]

Well, the MGS series' dialogue and storyline did have a tendency to veer off into the "B-movie bad" territory from time to time, so it's not exactly anything new. :o
Wow, really? I liked the quote.

The only reason it sounds redundant with the whole "the face of war has changed" bit is because it's technically two quotes fused together. The blog went like this:

"The face of war has changed. It moved from a policy of determent to all-out control, and with this, the threat from weapons of mass destruction disappeared. The control of the battlefield also meant the control of history."

*Insert Radio Show*

"The face of war has changed. With the control of the battlefield, war became eternal."

Listen to the beginning and end of the radio show. The way it's delivered is very good.

[Boom]

MGS4, as relevant to the upcoming E3 trailer.

To throw this in from Murata's old blog

- Original TGS trailer was only intended to be 10 seconds long. It was to show Snakes new model. It was just him standing up with his bandana waving in the wind.
- Kojima decided while putting that trailer together that he wanted to include alot more and so the trailer went from 10 seconds to 9 minutes.
- Otacon's final model differs greatly from his TGS model.
- Textures were a rush job to get completed.

Essentially everything you saw in the trailer aside from Snake was them rushing to get something together by that time. Which isn't all that surprising since Kojima later admitted to EGM that during the process they didn't have enough time to include civilians in the trailer. So you can pretty much expect the E3 trailer to look alot different from what we've got now.
Why would they change Otacon's model? The one in the TGS trailer was perfect.

If anything, Snake's is the one that could use some minor tweaking. I never hear anyone complaining about Otacon. It's Snake who constantly gets remarks like "He's too old," "They should make him younger," "He needs a beard," "The moustache is teh ghey."

[WhatsHisFace]

They need to make the textures better. And for god sake, put a real lighting model in.

[Phaser]

Wow, really? I liked the quote.

The only reason it sounds redundant with the whole "the face of war has changed" bit is because it's technically two quotes fused together. The blog went like this:

"The face of war has changed. It moved from a policy of determent to all-out control, and with this, the threat from weapons of mass destruction disappeared. The control of the battlefield also meant the control of history."

*Insert Radio Show*

"The face of war has changed. With the control of the battlefield, war became eternal."

Listen to the beginning and end of the radio show. The way it's delivered is very good.

The delivery might be good, but the lines are bleh.

"With the control of the battlefield, war became eternal"? If that isn't the very ideal example of cheesy dialogue, then I don't know what is.

"The control of the battlefield also meant the control of history."
Sounds like another one of those attempts at conjuring conceited philosophical babble that has no real meaning and is just written to sound smart and self-important. You know, the kind of garbage spewed out in the Matrix sequels and the finale of MGS2.

Looks like Kojima is at it yet again. :down::rolleyes:

Here's hoping there's someone to yank his chain before he goes overboard once more.

[WhatsHisFace]

I think the game that had the most relevant writing was Deus Ex. Too bad that'll never get a third installment. :(

[Phaser]

Why would they change Otacon's model? The one in the TGS trailer was perfect.

If anything, Snake's is the one that could use some minor tweaking. I never hear anyone complaining about Otacon. It's Snake who constantly gets remarks like "He's too old," "They should make him younger," "He needs a beard," "The moustache is teh ghey."

Damn right. Otacon looks great. It's Snake who desperately needs a makeover. Give him grey hair, sure, just don't make him grandpa so he doesn't look out of place in the game as if he belongs in a wheelchair and not a warzone. Trim the bloody moustache and bring back the beard dammit. The whole "pornstar Snake" idea is retarded and is like a rabid dog out of control that immediately needs to be put to an end.

[Phaser]

I think the game that had the most relevant writing was Deus Ex. Too bad that'll never get a third installment. :(

Yeah, some of the dialogue in that game was amazing. I need to play it again.

[WhatsHisFace]

Me too. And in my quest for all things Ion, I'm actually looking to get a copy of Diakatana. :(

I had Anachronox on this PC, but since I've had my new GFXcard it's been unable to work. :(

[Phaser]

You should definitely try Clive Barker's Undying. That game also has some of the smartest, most mature dialogue ever written for a game. Even the voice acting is amazingly professional. Add to that, Bill Brown's chilling score and you have a real aural treat.

[WhatsHisFace]

I keep hearing about that game, I guess I'll have to find it somewhere. Maybe there's a copy in the "Pit of Despair" at my local EB, where old games go in but are never found.

[THE LIZARD#1]

This E3 in my opinion should be renamed to PS3 because from sources like my official Playstation Magazine this event is where Sony really plans on hitting the public hard with the PS3's information. Supposedly they will have a ton of playable demos like Resistance and possibly the Darkness hopefully. They plan on telling everything from the price range and showing some new things that no ones ever seen making everything prior to what they have showed us "Childs Play" Starbreeze said the PS3 has very mature software and we'll be sure to see that at E3.

[WhatsHisFace]

This E3 in my opinion should be renamed to PS3 because from sources like my official Playstation Magazine this event is where Sony really plans on hitting the public hard with the PS3's information. Supposedly they will have a ton of playable demos like Resistance and possibly the Darkness hopefully. They plan on telling everything from the price range and showing some new things that no ones ever seen making everything prior to what they have showed us "Childs Play" Starbreeze said the PS3 has very mature software and we'll be sure to see that at E3.
...

Make it stop.

[Phaser]

This E3 in my opinion should be renamed to PS3 because from sources like my official Playstation Magazine this event is where Sony really plans on hitting the public hard with the PS3's information.

Yeah, as if both Microsoft and Nintendo will have booths at E3 holding their penises in their hands with nothing else to show. :rolleyes:

Oh and let's not forget the PC and DX10 now, shall we?

Supposedly they will have a ton of playable demos like Resistance and possibly the Darkness hopefully.

Never heard of 'em.

They plan on telling everything from the price range...

Something people were expecting at previous year's E3.

[THE LIZARD#1]

...

Make it stop.

Sorry dude:( I guess i'm the only one still rooting for the PS3?)

[THE LIZARD#1]

[QUOTE=Phaser]Yeah, as if both Microsoft and Nintendo will have booths at E3 holding their penises in their hands with nothing else to show. :rolleyes:

Dude I know they are going to put some stuff out but usually all they do is just bring games to the table. Here Sony is going to release a **** load of information and show a ton of games like Resistance and Darkness and if you haven't heard of these titles then obviously you don't like the PS3 because these titles are kind of big.

[WhatsHisFace]

Sony's not releasing Darkness. 2K Games will be.

[Phaser]

Dude I know they are going to put some stuff out but usually all they do is just bring games to the table. Here Sony is going to release a **** load of information and show a ton of games like Resistance and Darkness and if you haven't heard of these titles then obviously you don't like the PS3 because these titles are kind of big.

Uh, Nintendo is going to release "a **** load of information" regarding the Revolution and have playable demos on the show floor as well. The PS3 is long overdue for releasing specs and price info and much of the excitement surrounding the console that was present last year has faded away. It's no more "OMG Sony is going to announce the PS3 at E3!!". It's more like "Sony's going to reveal PS3 price and specs at E3? OK, let's just get it over with".

Oh and the PS3 has far bigger titles than Resistance and Darkness.

[Boom]

The delivery might be good, but the lines are bleh.

"With the control of the battlefield, war became eternal"? If that isn't the very ideal example of cheesy dialogue, then I don't know what is.

"The control of the battlefield also meant the control of history."
Sounds like another one of those attempts at conjuring conceited philosophical babble that has no real meaning and is just written to sound smart and self-important. You know, the kind of garbage spewed out in the Matrix sequels and the finale of MGS2.

Looks like Kojima is at it yet again. :down::rolleyes:

Here's hoping there's someone to yank his chain before he goes overboard once more.
No hard feelings, but I guess it's just a difference of taste. In the end, we're all MGS fans :up:.

I agree with your assessment of Snake though, to some extent. I have no problem with him looking as old as he does. If this game takes place a decade after MGS2, his appearance makes sense. But the 'stache has got to go. Give him something more in lines with what he had in MGS2 (a scruffy beard without a moustache). If Kojima wants to show off the PS3's power, a beard can look more detailed than a tiny moustache.

[hippie_hunter]

This E3 in my opinion should be renamed to PS3 because from sources like my official Playstation Magazine this event is where Sony really plans on hitting the public hard with the PS3's information. Supposedly they will have a ton of playable demos like Resistance and possibly the Darkness hopefully. They plan on telling everything from the price range and showing some new things that no ones ever seen making everything prior to what they have showed us "Childs Play" Starbreeze said the PS3 has very mature software and we'll be sure to see that at E3.

I'm more excited for Nintendo at E3 than Sony. Nintendo has had some rather lackluster E3s for the past couple of years and hopefully this will make it up for them. I want to see what games are comming out for the system, more Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess info, the specs of the system, the remaining mysteries of the system, the price, the launch date, to find out if Resident Evil 5 will end up on the Revolution, etc.

All I want from Sony is the price, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, and see if it will be worth it to get it at launch.

[TheCardPlayer]

Sony's not releasing Darkness. 2K Games will be.Not only that, but it's on 360 too.

[hippie_hunter]

Not only that, but it's on 360 too.

Exactly, I'm more excited for exclusive games than multiplatform games.

[TheCardPlayer]

Exactly, I'm more excited for exclusive games than multiplatform games.MGS4 and DMC4 for starters.

[hippie_hunter]

MGS4 and DMC4 for starters.

And don't forget Halo 3 and Gears of War :up:

[WhatsHisFace]

MGS4 and DMC4 for starters.
DMC4 isn't an exclusive.

[TheCardPlayer]

DMC4 isn't an exclusive.Hell yes, it is.

[TheCardPlayer]

Do anyone think we'll see more of Darkwatch 2 at E3? Now that looks miles ahead of that Resistance game!

[hippie_hunter]

DMC4 isn't an exclusive.

Yes it is

[hippie_hunter]

Do anyone think we'll see more of Darkwatch 2 at E3? Now that looks miles ahead of that Resistance game!

Don't you dare insult Insomniac :mad:

[TheCardPlayer]

Don't you dare insult Insomniac :mad:Come on!

http://psp-touch.blogstation.fr/archive/2006/04/10/gdc-2006-video-dark-watch-2-ps3.html

Tell me this doesn't look miles ahead of that cliche mess that was once called I8.

[WhatsHisFace]

Hell yes, it is.
Yes it is
You're right, this article had been updated. It used to say that Hiroshi Kobayashi said it wasn't exclusive.

http://www.totalvideogames.com/news/DMC4_Not_A_PS3_Exclusive__9125_4394_0.htm

[hippie_hunter]

Come on!

http://psp-touch.blogstation.fr/archive/2006/04/10/gdc-2006-video-dark-watch-2-ps3.html

Tell me this doesn't look miles ahead of that cliche mess that was once called I8.

It won't let me watch and Resistance will rock your socks off :mad:

[WhatsHisFace]

I'm waiting for Zenien to make ten million "Resistance: The Halo Beater?" threads.

[hippie_hunter]

I'm waiting for Zenien to make ten million "Resistance: The Halo Beater?" threads.

Just like Killzone :(

[TheCardPlayer]

It won't let me watch and Resistance will rock your socks off :mad:It looks amazing...and much better then that Resistance schlock.

[TheCardPlayer]

I'm waiting for Zenien to make ten million "Resistance: The Halo Ripoff?" threads.Fixed!

[hippie_hunter]

Fixed!

No, this is Zenien we are talking about, she will promote this game like hell claiming it to be the Halo-killer the Playstation brand is waiting for (Killzone was a good game, but it definetly was no Halo-killer, by a long shot another game which Zenien whored out), and how awesome it will be. She would never promote it as a Halo rip-off.

However, this is Insomniac, these are the people behind the good Spyro the Dragon games and Ratchet and Clank games. So this one is bound to be awesome as well.

[THE LIZARD#1]

Dude I have a Fox Mulder feeling that Resistence actually might come close to killing Halo 1 and Halo 2 and then Halo 3 going to come out and no ones going to be able to touch it. GOD DAMN BUNGIE for making no room for improvment.

lol I'm sorry if I'm annoying you guys with the whole PS3 thing I'm just excited for it don't get me wrong the Revelolution will kick ass I love the controller for FPS. However I think Sony is releasing everything right now at E3 because if you think about it Sony will be launching it in like six months prior to E3 so the hype will be all new and the demand will be greater if anyone sees it that way like me.

Sorry for screwing up the Darkness, 2k games are going to be releasing it I just meant there was going to be a playable demo for it at E3 possibly. I'm still planning on scanning the pictures in so check for that possibly tommorrow.

so anyways sorry if I sort of went Lizard#1 in this thread and totally was crazy and like posting irrelevant stupid things these are just my views and how I see it working for Sony is all. E3 is going to be tight as hell and I can't wait.

[TheCardPlayer]

Anyway, this E3 is all about Sony for me. All I want on Microsoft's front is Too Human...the rest don't really interest me.

[THE LIZARD#1]

Come on!

http://psp-touch.blogstation.fr/archive/2006/04/10/gdc-2006-video-dark-watch-2-ps3.html

Tell me this doesn't look miles ahead of that cliche mess that was once called I8.

Well really I think Resistence still looks tighter but I mean they both have the same generic feel to the game. Dark and depressing which I love that atmosphere for FPS.

Hey Cardplayer was Darkwatch any good? I need a game to rent do you reccomend? Also can you try and get the Resistence demo off of Multiplayer.com or whatever that place is that had the Darkwatch 2 because it seems the guy who sent me on had a bug and I can't read the language of that website.

[THE LIZARD#1]

Anyway, this E3 is all about Sony for me. All I want on Microsoft's front is Too Human...the rest don't really interest me.

This made me smile because for a second I felt like the loser geek rooting for Sony. It feels like what the Green Goblin said in the first Spider-Man movie was sort of coming true but not anymore. He said that people like to see things go up and soar in success and then fall and will die with hate.

[TheCardPlayer]

This made me smile because for a second I felt like the loser geek rooting for Sony. It feels like what the Green Goblin said in the first Spider-Man movie was sort of coming true but not anymore. He said that people like to see things go up and soar in success and then fall and will die with hate.First of all. Yes, Darkwatch was good.

Second of all, just because I am looking forward to Sony stuff at E3 doesn't mean I love them above everything.

I don't even want a PS3 right now. Maybe when more titles are announced.

[THE LIZARD#1]

First of all. Yes, Darkwatch was good.

Second of all, just because I am looking forward to Sony stuff at E3 doesn't mean I love them above everything.

I don't even want a PS3 right now. Maybe when more titles are announced.

Well yeah I was just meaning like someone else was looking forward to their e3 stuff thats all.

*Crawling back under my rock*

[TheCardPlayer]

Well...they are the only company worth looking forward this year! What else can we do?

MS showed us all, Nintendo looks like a pass this gen.

Now Sony gets their chance to wow me. If E3 is good for them, I'm buying at launch.

[Mentok]

DAYTONA for download on XBLA damn it SEGA and M$ :mad:


Splinter Cell - DA will finally get some good footage out (other than those one second flashes of gameplay footage in the teasers).

I want E3 now :(

[Boom]

MGS4 to be demoed by Hideo Kojima at E3 2006.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6147699.html

[Mentok]

Sweet :up:

[Carter]

Awesome

[Horrorfan]

Indifference.

[Galactus]

HUDSON TAKES FLIGHT ON REVOLUTION

New Rev wand flying game set for unveiling at this year's E3 - could it be that ever-elusive new Pilotwings?

9:53 Whizzing through the inter-ether this morning, news of a brand new Revolution flying game from Hudson comes courtesy of the latest press release from those zany folks behind the wheel of this year's E3 juggernaut.
Tentatively, and imaginatively, referred to as "Flight game", the PR gumph describes the game thusly: "Take to the skies in a way never before experienced on any home console. Using the Revolution's "Gesture System" built into their innovative controller, Hudson's new "Flight Game" allows total plane control as players pilot their planes through various acrobatic flight manoeuvres ranging from sky artistry to bomb drops."







Keen-eyed readers will no doubt spot the similarity between this and one of the early Revolution tech demos, shown to journos at TGS last year, in which a paper plane could be pitched and steered over rooftops by tilting and turning the Revolution controller. Although no further details are currently available - nor expected until E3 finally rolls around - our tiny speculative hats are quivering with the possibility this might turn into the long-rumoured return for Nintendo's seminal Pilotwings franchise.
While we'll admit we could merely be clutching at straws of hope and desperation here, it's worth remembering Nintendo's recent collaborations with major developers on some of its largest franchises - in particular Sega's take on F-Zero and Namco's efforts with Star Fox. And, you know, at least F-Zero turned out okay. With Hudson being a long-time partner with Nintendo - most specifically on the relentless Mario Party games - it's not wholly inconcievable the companies could be working together on a Pilotwings title.

Still, as we're so fond of saying these days, all will be revealed when E3 swings open its doors this May.

RIDGE RACER 7 ROARS ONTO PS3

Playable at E3, with 14 player online mode revealed - blimey that came up in our rear view mirror a bit quickly

10:02 Namco is working on a new version of long-standing power-sliding favourite Ridge Racer 7 for the PS3, according to the latest word from out East.
According to our old friends at respected Japanese publication Famitsu, work on Ridge Racer 7 is already well underway and, surprisingly, it's set to make its playable debut at this year's E3.

The latest word is that Ridge Racer 7 is being developed by series producer and PSP vet, Hideo Teramoto, and it's being directed by Masaya Kobayashi with sound duties being performed by Hiroshi Okubuo.

Not too many further details to report, other than the intriguing news that Ridge Racer 7 will roar online with up to fourteen players on the PS3, so severe multiplayer action is certainly in prospect. Once again, trademark Ridge Racer virtual icon and racing queen Reiko Nagase (pictured) will be fronting the racing franchise, which can be no bad thing.







With E3 roaring ever closer, like an Artic bearing down on an unsuspecting hedgehog, we'll be hoping to bring you first impressions of Ridge Racer 7 in action, live and direct from the E3 show floor.

[WhatsHisFace]

Pilot Wings is crap.

Ridge Racer is just petty.

[Mentok]

Sweet... REVO flight sims will kick ass.

[Mentok]

http://www.filelodge.com/files/room18/469927/sanke.jpg

[WeeZiTe]

I'm mucho looking forward to Gears of War and Too Human. Halo 3 would be nice, too. Very excited for E3.

[Trigger]

http://www.filelodge.com/files/room18/469927/sanke.jpg

Looks good, is that a manip or something official?

[Mentok]

Looks good, is that a manip or something official?

Its a manip.

I made him less old (and removed that glorious moustache)... Although I like the 'porn star' style Snake now anyway.

[THWIP*]

HUDSON TAKES FLIGHT ON REVOLUTION

New Rev wand flying game set for unveiling at this year's E3 - could it be that ever-elusive new Pilotwings?

9:53 Whizzing through the inter-ether this morning, news of a brand new Revolution flying game from Hudson comes courtesy of the latest press release from those zany folks behind the wheel of this year's E3 juggernaut.
Tentatively, and imaginatively, referred to as "Flight game", the PR gumph describes the game thusly: "Take to the skies in a way never before experienced on any home console. Using the Revolution's "Gesture System" built into their innovative controller, Hudson's new "Flight Game" allows total plane control as players pilot their planes through various acrobatic flight manoeuvres ranging from sky artistry to bomb drops."







Keen-eyed readers will no doubt spot the similarity between this and one of the early Revolution tech demos, shown to journos at TGS last year, in which a paper plane could be pitched and steered over rooftops by tilting and turning the Revolution controller. Although no further details are currently available - nor expected until E3 finally rolls around - our tiny speculative hats are quivering with the possibility this might turn into the long-rumoured return for Nintendo's seminal Pilotwings franchise.
While we'll admit we could merely be clutching at straws of hope and desperation here, it's worth remembering Nintendo's recent collaborations with major developers on some of its largest franchises - in particular Sega's take on F-Zero and Namco's efforts with Star Fox. And, you know, at least F-Zero turned out okay. With Hudson being a long-time partner with Nintendo - most specifically on the relentless Mario Party games - it's not wholly inconcievable the companies could be working together on a Pilotwings title.

.


YET ANOTHER CRAPPY PREMISE TO USE THE GIMMICKY "WAND". :down

UNLESS YOU'RE USING A FLIGHTSTICK, NO CONSOLE FLIGHT-SIM WILL EVER FEEL BETTER THAN 'CRIMSON SKIES:HRTR'.....PERIOD.
I'M GUESSING THAT THIS GAME WILL HAVE YOU DOING BARREL ROLLS BY SWIRLING THE WAND IN A CIRCULAR MOTION OR SOMETHING. THAT MAY SOUND INNOVATIVE, BUT IT'S REALLY STUPID, WHEN YOU CONSIDER NOT EVERY HUMAN HAS THE SAME RANGE OF MOTION AND SPEED IN THEIR ARMS, SO THERE WILL HAVE TO BE A STEEP LEARNING CURVE.

AND, WHILE I'M ON THE SUBJECT, HERE'S SOMETHING I WAS THINKING ABOUT THE OTHER DAY, CONCERNING THE "RANGE OF MOTION" ISSUE WITH THE 'REV' CONTROLLER: IF YOU'VE HURT YOUR SHOULDER(S) AND OR ARM(S), YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO PLAY YOUR 'REV', BECAUSE MOST OF THE GAMES WILL BE FORCING YOU TO USE THE WAND'S FEATURES. THIS WOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM WITH A STANDARD CONTROLLER, SINCE YOU CAN JUST HOLD IT IN YOUR LAP, AND MOVE A FEW FINGERS. IF I'M OFF WORK, DUE TO AN INJURY, PLAYING VIDEO GAMES WOULD BE MY #1 PREFERRED WAY TO PASS THE TIME; I GUESS NINTENDO WANTS ME TO DO CROSSWORDS OR SOMETHING. :down:o

[Mentok]

YET ANOTHER CRAPPY PREMISE TO USE THE GIMMICKY "WAND". :down

UNLESS YOU'RE USING A FLIGHTSTICK, NO CONSOLE FLIGHT-SIM WILL EVER FEEL BETTER THAN 'CRIMSON SKIES:HRTR'.....PERIOD.
I'M GUESSING THAT THIS GAME WILL HAVE YOU DOING BARREL ROLLS BY SWIRLING THE WAND IN A CIRCULAR MOTION OR SOMETHING. THAT MAY SOUND INNOVATIVE, BUT IT'S REALLY STUPID, WHEN YOU CONSIDER NOT EVERY HUMAN HAS THE SAME RANGE OF MOTION AND SPEED IN THEIR ARMS, SO THERE WILL HAVE TO BE A STEEP LEARNING CURVE.

AND, WHILE I'M ON THE SUBJECT, HERE'S SOMETHING I WAS THINKING ABOUT THE OTHER DAY, CONCERNING THE "RANGE OF MOTION" ISSUE WITH THE 'REV' CONTROLLER: IF YOU'VE HURT YOUR SHOULDER(S) AND OR ARM(S), YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO PLAY YOUR 'REV', BECAUSE MOST OF THE GAMES WILL BE FORCING YOU TO USE THE WAND'S FEATURES. THIS WOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM WITH A STANDARD CONTROLLER, SINCE YOU CAN JUST HOLD IT IN YOUR LAP, AND MOVE A FEW FINGERS. IF I'M OFF WORK, DUE TO AN INJURY, PLAYING VIDEO GAMES WOULD BE MY #1 PREFERRED WAY TO PASS THE TIME; I GUESS NINTENDO WANTS ME TO DO CROSSWORDS OR SOMETHING. :down:o


Its not like ou have to wave it around the room like a spaz Twhip.

[THWIP*]

Its not like ou have to wave it around the room like a spaz Twhip.


THEN WHAT'S THE POINT? HAVEN'T YOU SEEN THE PICS AND VIDEOS OF PEOPLE (PRETENDING) TO PLAY GAMES WITH IT? THEY AREN'T SITTING ON A COUCH WITH THE THING IN THEIR LAP.......THEY'RE USING IT LIKE A "WAND".......LIKE IT WOULD MAKE SENSE TO DO. IF I'M GOING TO PLAY A SWORD COMBAT GAME (ZELDA ? ) WITH THIS THING, AND IT DOESN'T REQUIRE ME TO "REAL" SWORD-WIELDING MOVEMENTS, THEN IT TRULY IS JUST A GIMMICK ANYWAY. BUT, LIKE I SAID, THE REAL PROBLEM IS, NOT EVERYONE WOULD HAVE THAT SAME RANGE OF MOTION. 'NINTENDO' CLAIMS THEY'RE GOING AFTER ALL AGES......KIDS AND GRANDPARENTS ALIKE. WELL, I HATE TO TELL THEM, BUT GRANDMA ISN'T SPENDING MORE THAN 2 MINUTES WITH THAT WAND, BECAUSE HER ARTHRITIS AND BURSITIS WON'T ALLOW IT. AND LITTLE JOEY WON'T HAVE THE COORDINATION, YET, TO DUPLICATE THE ACCURACY THAT YOU'LL GET WITH A STANDARD CONTROLLER, WITH MAPPED FUNCTIONS. THESE ARE THE THINGS I'VE BEEN SAYING SINCE THE FIRST DAY THIS CONTROLLER WAS REVEALED; IN ABOUT 7 MONTHS, WE'LL ALL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

[Mentok]

THEN WHAT'S THE POINT? HAVEN'T YOU SEEN THE PICS AND VIDEOS OF PEOPLE (PRETENDING) TO PLAY GAMES WITH IT? THEY AREN'T SITTING ON A COUCH WITH THE THING IN THEIR LAP.......THEY'RE USING IT LIKE A "WAND".......LIKE IT WOULD MAKE SENSE TO DO. IF I'M GOING TO PLAY A SWORD COMBAT GAME (ZELDA ? ) WITH THIS THING, AND IT DOESN'T REQUIRE ME TO "REAL" SWORD-WIELDING MOVEMENTS, THEN IT TRULY IS JUST A GIMMICK ANYWAY. BUT, LIKE I SAID, THE REAL PROBLEM IS, NOT EVERYONE WOULD HAVE THAT SAME RANGE OF MOTION. 'NINTENDO' CLAIMS THEY'RE GOING AFTER ALL AGES......KIDS AND GRANDPARENTS ALIKE. WELL, I HATE TO TELL THEM, BUT GRANDMA ISN'T SPENDING MORE THAN 2 MINUTES WITH THAT WAND, BECAUSE HER ARTHRITIS AND BURSITIS WON'T ALLOW IT. AND LITTLE JOEY WON'T HAVE THE COORDINATION, YET, TO DUPLICATE THE ACCURACY THAT YOU'LL GET WITH A STANDARD CONTROLLER, WITH MAPPED FUNCTIONS. THESE ARE THE THINGS I'VE BEEN SAYING SINCE THE FIRST DAY THIS CONTROLLER WAS REVEALED; IN ABOUT 7 MONTHS, WE'LL ALL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

You can wave it around like that if you want, its not like you have to though. The gesture can be small, big or stupidly big... Whatever takes your fancy.

[THWIP*]

You can wave it around like that if you want, its not like you have to though. The gesture can be small, big or stupidly big... Whatever takes your fancy.


SO........IT REALLY IS A GIMMICK THEN. IF IT DOESN'T REACT PRECISELY TO YOUR MOVEMENTS, THEN WHAT'S THE POINT? :confused:

[Mentok]

SO........IT REALLY IS A GIMMICK THEN. IF IT DOESN'T REACT PRECISELY TO YOUR MOVEMENTS, THEN WHAT'S THE POINT? :confused:

What?

It does :confused:

Is a mouse a gimmick because you can use either small or large movements?

[THWIP*]

What?

It does :confused:

Is a mouse a gimmick because you can use either small or large movements?


NO......BECAUSE A MOUSE WORKS IN DIRECT PROPORTION TO YOUR MOVEMENTS. :confused:

[WhatsHisFace]

Mice weren't designed as gaming input, but they do work just fine.

[Boom]

Its a manip.

I made him less old (and removed that glorious moustache)... Although I like the 'porn star' style Snake now anyway.
I'm fine with Snake looking old. It's that damn....well, we all know what I'm going to say ;). Seriously though, I'd love for him to have facial hair like he had in MGS2. I loved that look.

Naturally Snake's design is going to be tweaked from what we saw in September. That might mean slight alterations, or perhaps a complete makeover. Either way, he's going to look far better than the TGS trailer. And if what Zenien said about the textures being rushed is true, then this game is going to look unreal.

[Mr. Vice]

http://www.filelodge.com/files/room18/469927/sanke.jpg

:eek: Send this to Hideo. I don't want Snake to look like Sam Elliot:mad:

[XwolverineX]

Why do you guy's call it a " wand " ? :confused: Harry Potter Lovers. :down

[jaydawg]

YET ANOTHER CRAPPY PREMISE TO USE THE GIMMICKY "WAND". :down

UNLESS YOU'RE USING A FLIGHTSTICK, NO CONSOLE FLIGHT-SIM WILL EVER FEEL BETTER THAN 'CRIMSON SKIES:HRTR'.....PERIOD.
I'M GUESSING THAT THIS GAME WILL HAVE YOU DOING BARREL ROLLS BY SWIRLING THE WAND IN A CIRCULAR MOTION OR SOMETHING. THAT MAY SOUND INNOVATIVE, BUT IT'S REALLY STUPID, WHEN YOU CONSIDER NOT EVERY HUMAN HAS THE SAME RANGE OF MOTION AND SPEED IN THEIR ARMS, SO THERE WILL HAVE TO BE A STEEP LEARNING CURVE.

AND, WHILE I'M ON THE SUBJECT, HERE'S SOMETHING I WAS THINKING ABOUT THE OTHER DAY, CONCERNING THE "RANGE OF MOTION" ISSUE WITH THE 'REV' CONTROLLER: IF YOU'VE HURT YOUR SHOULDER(S) AND OR ARM(S), YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO PLAY YOUR 'REV', BECAUSE MOST OF THE GAMES WILL BE FORCING YOU TO USE THE WAND'S FEATURES. THIS WOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM WITH A STANDARD CONTROLLER, SINCE YOU CAN JUST HOLD IT IN YOUR LAP, AND MOVE A FEW FINGERS. IF I'M OFF WORK, DUE TO AN INJURY, PLAYING VIDEO GAMES WOULD BE MY #1 PREFERRED WAY TO PASS THE TIME; I GUESS NINTENDO WANTS ME TO DO CROSSWORDS OR SOMETHING. :down:o
You'd never admit it if you loved a Revo game would you?

[Galactus]

Latest E3 list from IGN:

2K Sports
College Hoops 2K7 (PS2, Xbox, X360)
NBA 2K7 (PS2, Xbox, X360)
NHL 2K7 (PS2, Xbox, X360)

10Tacle Studios
Elveon (PC, X360)
GTR 2 - FIA GT Racing (PC)

Ankama Studio
DOFUS: Riders of the Dragoturkey (PC) NEW!
Dofus-Arena (PC) NEW!
WAKFU (PC) NEW!

Ascaron Entertainment
Tortuga - Two Treasures (PC) NEW!

Atlus Software
Contact (DS)
Steambot Chronicles (GBA)
Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation (GBA)

Auran
Fury (PC) NEW!

Bethesda Softworks
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow (PC, PS2)
Star Trek: Legacy (PC, X360)
Star Trek: Tactical Assault (DS, PSP)

Blizzard
World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (PC)

Buena Vista Games
Desperate Housewives (PC) NEW!
Pirates of the Caribbean 3 (PS3, X360)
Turok (PS3, X360)

BUKA Entertainment
Aggression: Europe 1914 (PC) NEW!
Dusk-12 (PC) NEW!
Hard Truck Apocalypse: Rise of the Clans (PC) NEW!
Pacific Storm: Allies (PC) NEW!

Capcom Entertainment
Capcom Puzzle World (PSP)
Dead Rising (X360)
Lost Planet (X360)
Mega Man Battle Network 6: Cybeast Falzar (GBA)
Mega Man Battle Network 6: Cybeast Gregar (GBA)
Monster Hunter Freedom (PSP)
OKAMI (PS2)
Power Stone Collection (PSP)
Street Fighter Alpha Anthology (PS2)
Ultimate Ghosts 'N Goblins (PSP)

Crave Entertainment
Dave Mirra BMX Challenge (PSP) NEW!
Hard Rock Casino (PS2, PSP)
LarryBoy and the Bad Apple (GBA, PS2) NEW!
World Championship Poker: Featuring Howard Lederer "All In" (PS2, PSP, X360)

D3 Publisher of America
Dark Sector (PS3, X360)
DreamWorks & Aardman's Flushed Away (Cube, DS, GBA, PS2)
Naruto: Clash of Ninja 2 (Cube)
Naruto: Ninja Council (GBA)
Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi: The Genie and the Amp (DS)

DreamCatcher Games
Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient Express (PC) NEW!
Dead Reefs (PC) NEW!
Evidence (PC) NEW!
First Battalion (PC) NEW!
Genesis Rising: The First Crusade (PC) NEW!
Painkiller (PS2, PSP) NEW!
Painkiller: Hell Wars (Xbox) NEW!
The Sacred Rings (Xbox) NEW!
Safecracker (Xbox) NEW!

Eidos Interactive
Hitman: Blood Money (PC, PS2, Xbox, X360)
Just Cause (PC, PS2, Xbox, X360)
Rogue Trooper (PC, PS2, Xbox)
Urban Chaos: Riot Response (PS2, Xbox)

ESTsoft
Cabal Online (PC) NEW!

Eutechnyx
E-Racing (PC) NEW!

Freeze Interactive
FieldOps (PC) NEW!

GAMESweet Software
Fury (PC) NEW!

KOEI
Fatal Inertia (PS3)

LucasArts
Indiana Jones (Platforms TBD)
LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (Platforms TBD)

Microsoft
Crackdown (X360)
Gears of War (X360)
Mass Effect (X360)
N3: Ninety-Nine Nights (X360)
Too Human (X360)
Viva Piñata (X360)

Midway Games
The Ant Bully (GBA, PC, PS2)
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy (GBA, PC, PS2)
Happy Feet (GBA, PC, PS2)
The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar (PC)
MLB SlugFest 2006 (PS2, Xbox)
Mortal Kombat: Armageddon (PS2, Xbox)
Mortal Kombat: Unchained (PSP)
NBA Ballers: Phenom (PS2, Xbox)
NBA Ballers: Rebound (PSP)
Rise & Fall: Civilizations at War (PSP)
Rush (PSP)
SpyHunter: Nowhere to Run (PS2, Xbox)
Stranglehold (PS3, X360)
Unreal Tournament 2007 (PC, PS3)

Nintendo
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Cube)

RedOctane
Guitar Hero II (PS2) NEW!

Reef Entertainment
Liquidator (PC) NEW!
Utopia City (PC) NEW!
World War Zero (PC) NEW!

SEGA
Chrome Hounds (X360)
Phantasy Star Universe (PC, PS2)
Sonic the Hedgehog (PS3, X360)
Super Monkey Ball Adventure (Cube, PS2, PSP)

Shantz International
The Shadow of Aten - The Egyptian Chronicles of Allen Scott (PC, X360) NEW!

SNK Playmore
King of Fighters 2006 (PS2)
Metal Slug (GBA)
Metal Slug Collection (PSP)

Sony Online Entertainment
Field Commander (PSP)
Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising (PC)
Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom (PS3)

Tri Synsergy
Origin of the Species (PC) NEW!
TerraWars: New York Invasion (PC) NEW!
UFO: Extraterrestrials (PC) NEW!

Ubisoft
Red Steel (Rev) NEW!

Vivendi Universal Games
Scarface: The World is Yours (PC, PS2, Xbox)

Warner Bros. Interactive
Justice League Heroes (PS2, PSP, Xbox)

[Zenien]

Given the unconfirmed status of if third parties are going to be showing off their games for the PS3 (remember thata rticle a few weeks back), it makes sense that the list is a little incomplete at this point on the PS3 front.

[Mentok]

E3 will have some great shock announcements this year... Good since last year was a bit of a fizzer :(

[Mentok]

Why do you guy's call it a " wand " ? :confused: Harry Potter Lovers. :down

I call it the 'Nintendo PowerStick' :up:

[Galactus]

Given the unconfirmed status of if third parties are going to be showing off their games for the PS3 (remember thata rticle a few weeks back), it makes sense that the list is a little incomplete at this point on the PS3 front.

Not to mention how incomplete it is on the Revolution front.

[THWIP*]

I call it the 'Nintendo PowerStick' :up:


SOUNDS LIKE MEN'S DEODORANT. :O

[THWIP*]

Latest E3 list from IGN:

2K Sports
College Hoops 2K7 (PS2, Xbox, X360)
NBA 2K7 (PS2, Xbox, X360)
NHL 2K7 (PS2, Xbox, X360)

10Tacle Studios
Elveon (PC, X360)
GTR 2 - FIA GT Racing (PC)

Ankama Studio
DOFUS: Riders of the Dragoturkey (PC) NEW!
Dofus-Arena (PC) NEW!
WAKFU (PC) NEW!

Ascaron Entertainment
Tortuga - Two Treasures (PC) NEW!

Atlus Software
Contact (DS)
Steambot Chronicles (GBA)
Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation (GBA)

Auran
Fury (PC) NEW!

Bethesda Softworks
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow (PC, PS2)
Star Trek: Legacy (PC, X360)
Star Trek: Tactical Assault (DS, PSP)

Blizzard
World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (PC)

Buena Vista Games
Desperate Housewives (PC) NEW!
Pirates of the Caribbean 3 (PS3, X360)
Turok (PS3, X360)

BUKA Entertainment
Aggression: Europe 1914 (PC) NEW!
Dusk-12 (PC) NEW!
Hard Truck Apocalypse: Rise of the Clans (PC) NEW!
Pacific Storm: Allies (PC) NEW!

Capcom Entertainment
Capcom Puzzle World (PSP)
Dead Rising (X360)
Lost Planet (X360)
Mega Man Battle Network 6: Cybeast Falzar (GBA)
Mega Man Battle Network 6: Cybeast Gregar (GBA)
Monster Hunter Freedom (PSP)
OKAMI (PS2)
Power Stone Collection (PSP)
Street Fighter Alpha Anthology (PS2)
Ultimate Ghosts 'N Goblins (PSP)

Crave Entertainment
Dave Mirra BMX Challenge (PSP) NEW!
Hard Rock Casino (PS2, PSP)
LarryBoy and the Bad Apple (GBA, PS2) NEW!
World Championship Poker: Featuring Howard Lederer "All In" (PS2, PSP, X360)

D3 Publisher of America
Dark Sector (PS3, X360)
DreamWorks & Aardman's Flushed Away (Cube, DS, GBA, PS2)
Naruto: Clash of Ninja 2 (Cube)
Naruto: Ninja Council (GBA)
Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi: The Genie and the Amp (DS)

DreamCatcher Games
Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient Express (PC) NEW!
Dead Reefs (PC) NEW!
Evidence (PC) NEW!
First Battalion (PC) NEW!
Genesis Rising: The First Crusade (PC) NEW!
Painkiller (PS2, PSP) NEW!
Painkiller: Hell Wars (Xbox) NEW!
The Sacred Rings (Xbox) NEW!
Safecracker (Xbox) NEW!

Eidos Interactive
Hitman: Blood Money (PC, PS2, Xbox, X360)
Just Cause (PC, PS2, Xbox, X360)
Rogue Trooper (PC, PS2, Xbox)
Urban Chaos: Riot Response (PS2, Xbox)

ESTsoft
Cabal Online (PC) NEW!

Eutechnyx
E-Racing (PC) NEW!

Freeze Interactive
FieldOps (PC) NEW!

GAMESweet Software
Fury (PC) NEW!

KOEI
Fatal Inertia (PS3)

LucasArts
Indiana Jones (Platforms TBD)
LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (Platforms TBD)

Microsoft
Crackdown (X360)
Gears of War (X360)
Mass Effect (X360)
N3: Ninety-Nine Nights (X360)
Too Human (X360)
Viva Piñata (X360)

Midway Games
The Ant Bully (GBA, PC, PS2)
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy (GBA, PC, PS2)
Happy Feet (GBA, PC, PS2)
The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar (PC)
MLB SlugFest 2006 (PS2, Xbox)
Mortal Kombat: Armageddon (PS2, Xbox)
Mortal Kombat: Unchained (PSP)
NBA Ballers: Phenom (PS2, Xbox)
NBA Ballers: Rebound (PSP)
Rise & Fall: Civilizations at War (PSP)
Rush (PSP)
SpyHunter: Nowhere to Run (PS2, Xbox)
Stranglehold (PS3, X360)
Unreal Tournament 2007 (PC, PS3)

Nintendo
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Cube)

RedOctane
Guitar Hero II (PS2) NEW!

Reef Entertainment
Liquidator (PC) NEW!
Utopia City (PC) NEW!
World War Zero (PC) NEW!

SEGA
Chrome Hounds (X360)
Phantasy Star Universe (PC, PS2)
Sonic the Hedgehog (PS3, X360)
Super Monkey Ball Adventure (Cube, PS2, PSP)

Shantz International
The Shadow of Aten - The Egyptian Chronicles of Allen Scott (PC, X360) NEW!

SNK Playmore
King of Fighters 2006 (PS2)
Metal Slug (GBA)
Metal Slug Collection (PSP)

Sony Online Entertainment
Field Commander (PSP)
Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising (PC)
Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom (PS3)

Tri Synsergy
Origin of the Species (PC) NEW!
TerraWars: New York Invasion (PC) NEW!
UFO: Extraterrestrials (PC) NEW!

Ubisoft
Red Steel (Rev) NEW!

Vivendi Universal Games
Scarface: The World is Yours (PC, PS2, Xbox)

Warner Bros. Interactive
Justice League Heroes (PS2, PSP, Xbox)



'DESPARATE HOUSEWIVES'...........ARE YOU F***ING KIDDING ME? :down:confused:

[GothicPowerMix1]

They will make anything these days THWIP

[WhatsHisFace]

'DESPARATE HOUSEWIVES'...........ARE YOU F***ING KIDDING ME? :down:confused:
:confused: Is an inappropriate emoticon. More like ( :mad: :mad: :mad: ).

Anyways, :confused: is the best emoticon.

Back to relevance, I hope we see more of RE5.

[hippie_hunter]

I call it the 'Nintendo PowerStick' :up:

I have a PowerStick :up:

[WhatsHisFace]

I have a PowerDICK!!!

[hippie_hunter]

I have a PowerDICK!!!

:eek:

[Cold2daToucH004]

Last years E3 was kind of a let down. Nothing really big on the announcement side of things.

[Avalanche]

'DESPARATE HOUSEWIVES'...........ARE YOU F***ING KIDDING ME? :down:confused:Lmao.

I read an article in a trashy magazine. Teri gets a big cut of the profits apparantly.

[GothicPowerMix1]

I wonder what the DH game will be about :confused: How the hell can that even be a Game :o

[Trigger]

The DH video game will probably be a Sims clone.

[THWIP*]

Lmao.

I read an article in a trashy magazine. Teri gets a big cut of the profits apparantly.


SHE MUST BE SAVING UP FOR ANOTHER BOOB JOB. :o :rolleyes:

[Galactus]

Revolution Details Coming to Famitsu
Next week's issue promises early E3 scoop.
by Anoop Gantayat
April 20, 2006 - Revolution is starting to get some buzz even in Japan. Earlier today, we reported on a scan of an upcoming issue of Jump Magazine that seemed to confirm Dragon Ball Z for Revolution. While the validity of the scan has yet to be confirmed, we can confirm one Revolution bit: a Revolution game or games will be unveiled on the pages of Famitsu next week.


Famitsu is currently publishing a "scoops" section in each week's issue, leading up to E3. This week's scoop was Ridge Racer 7 for the PlayStation 3. In its preview for next week's issue, the magazine promises details on Revolution software as part of the scoops section. It may be one game, it may be more than one game -- we'll have to wait until next week to find out for sure.
Check back late next week for more.

[Mentok]

'DESPARATE HOUSEWIVES'...........ARE YOU F***ING KIDDING ME? :down:confused:

I think its by the same hacks who did the CSI and Law and Order games for PS... It will suck hard.

[Galactus]

Square Enix reveals E3 lineup
Japanese game behemoth continues to bank on its Final Fantasy franchise with six of the series' games at the show; new installments of Mana series and Valkyrie Profile will also appear.
By Dan Tochen, GameSpot
Posted Apr 24, 2006 1:58 pm PT
Today Square Enix launched its Electronic Entertainment Expo Web site and revealed its game lineup for this year's show. It's no surprise that Final Fantasy games take top billing; the company will present no fewer than six Final Fantasy games on handhelds and consoles, and will also show two more for cell phones.

The full announced lineup is listed below, with tentative US release dates in parentheses. Unless otherwise noted, Square Enix has promised that these games will be playable.

Final Fantasy XI: Treasures of Aht Urhgan for the PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, Windows (already released)--This Final Fantasy XI expansion is the only game that Square Enix will show for the Xbox 360 and Windows platforms.

Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII for the PlayStation 2 (summer 2006)--This game is set three years after Final Fantasy VII, and stars Vincent Valentine in conflict with mysterious invaders called the Deepground soldiers. The game combines shooter elements with classic Square Enix RPG action.

Dawn of Mana for PlayStation 2 (release TBD)--The first true Mana sequel in a decade, Dawn of Mana will break the 2D mold and brings the franchise's world to three dimensions, while still attempting to preserve the look and feel of the originals. Dawn of Mana will be shown on video only.

Final Fantasy XII for the PlayStation 2 (fall 2006)--Square Enix touts two innovations in this game: "Active dimension battle" and a new combat system. The active dimension system lets players move seamlessly between exploration and combat, eliminating the random battles and the accompanying load times that disrupted the experience in prior games. Meanwhile, the new combat system lets the player define rules governing the character's behavior--an innovation that Square Enix refers to as the "gambit" system.

Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria for the PlayStation 2 (2006)--Square Enix has implemented an updated combat system in this game as well: an evolution of the prequel's well-regarded battle system.

Children of Mana for the Nintendo DS (2006)--This game allows four players to play together, either cooperatively or competitively, and follows in the Mana series' tradition of action RPG gameplay.

Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime for the Nintendo DS (2006)--This is the latest game from the creative team behind the 2005 RPG Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King. The hero of this brand-new action adventure is a slime--one of the most popular monsters from the Dragon Quest series. Players will take control of the slime and employ unusual mechanics like bouncing and stretching to solve puzzles and rescue captured allies. The game also employs the Nintendo DS's wireless capabilities to offer head-to-head combat.

Final Fantasy III for the Nintendo DS (2006)--The only Final Fantasy that was never localized, the third installment of the original series, will finally come to the US. The original game has been revamped with completely reworked and remodeled graphics in full 3D.

Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth for the PSP (2006)--The classic PlayStation title Valkyrie Profile, originally released in 2000, is coming to the PSP system with completely new CG cutscenes. The game is developed by tri-Ace, the company that created the popular Radiata Stories and Star Ocean series.

Final Fantasy V Advance and Final Fantasy VI Advance for the Game Boy Advance (both 2006)--The latest GBA revamps of the long-running role-playing series will not be playable on the show floor, but will be shown in video form.

Square Enix will also be showing off an array of cell phone games, most notably Before Crisis - Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy I, both set for a 2006 release. Also announced but with release dates to be determined are Brave Shot 2, 3D Space Invaders, Chase H.Q. 3D, and Elevator Action 3D.

[XwolverineX]

Square Enix reveals E3 lineup
Japanese game behemoth continues to bank on its Final Fantasy franchise with six of the series' games at the show; new installments of Mana series and Valkyrie Profile will also appear.
By Dan Tochen, GameSpot
Posted Apr 24, 2006 1:58 pm PT
Today Square Enix launched its Electronic Entertainment Expo Web site and revealed its game lineup for this year's show. It's no surprise that Final Fantasy games take top billing; the company will present no fewer than six Final Fantasy games on handhelds and consoles, and will also show two more for cell phones.

The full announced lineup is listed below, with tentative US release dates in parentheses. Unless otherwise noted, Square Enix has promised that these games will be playable.

Final Fantasy XI: Treasures of Aht Urhgan for the PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, Windows (already released)--This Final Fantasy XI expansion is the only game that Square Enix will show for the Xbox 360 and Windows platforms.

Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII for the PlayStation 2 (summer 2006)--This game is set three years after Final Fantasy VII, and stars Vincent Valentine in conflict with mysterious invaders called the Deepground soldiers. The game combines shooter elements with classic Square Enix RPG action.

Dawn of Mana for PlayStation 2 (release TBD)--The first true Mana sequel in a decade, Dawn of Mana will break the 2D mold and brings the franchise's world to three dimensions, while still attempting to preserve the look and feel of the originals. Dawn of Mana will be shown on video only.

Final Fantasy XII for the PlayStation 2 (fall 2006)--Square Enix touts two innovations in this game: "Active dimension battle" and a new combat system. The active dimension system lets players move seamlessly between exploration and combat, eliminating the random battles and the accompanying load times that disrupted the experience in prior games. Meanwhile, the new combat system lets the player define rules governing the character's behavior--an innovation that Square Enix refers to as the "gambit" system.

Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria for the PlayStation 2 (2006)--Square Enix has implemented an updated combat system in this game as well: an evolution of the prequel's well-regarded battle system.

Children of Mana for the Nintendo DS (2006)--This game allows four players to play together, either cooperatively or competitively, and follows in the Mana series' tradition of action RPG gameplay.

Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime for the Nintendo DS (2006)--This is the latest game from the creative team behind the 2005 RPG Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King. The hero of this brand-new action adventure is a slime--one of the most popular monsters from the Dragon Quest series. Players will take control of the slime and employ unusual mechanics like bouncing and stretching to solve puzzles and rescue captured allies. The game also employs the Nintendo DS's wireless capabilities to offer head-to-head combat.

Final Fantasy III for the Nintendo DS (2006)--The only Final Fantasy that was never localized, the third installment of the original series, will finally come to the US. The original game has been revamped with completely reworked and remodeled graphics in full 3D.

Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth for the PSP (2006)--The classic PlayStation title Valkyrie Profile, originally released in 2000, is coming to the PSP system with completely new CG cutscenes. The game is developed by tri-Ace, the company that created the popular Radiata Stories and Star Ocean series.

Final Fantasy V Advance and Final Fantasy VI Advance for the Game Boy Advance (both 2006)--The latest GBA revamps of the long-running role-playing series will not be playable on the show floor, but will be shown in video form.

Square Enix will also be showing off an array of cell phone games, most notably Before Crisis - Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy I, both set for a 2006 release. Also announced but with release dates to be determined are Brave Shot 2, 3D Space Invaders, Chase H.Q. 3D, and Elevator Action 3D.



Hey! Is that a remake!?

[Mr. Credible]

Hey! Is that a remake!?

XII = 12

VII = 7

[XwolverineX]

XII = 12

VII = 7

Damn, I have bad eye's!!! :mad::down

[Zen]

Im looking forward to E3 but most of the games are bland... few noteables, and im looking forward to hearing about them. but mostly im just waiting on news from some of the new MMOrpgs coming out... like hero's journey.

[WhatsHisFace]

MMORPGs are the death of the industry.

[Galactus]

New mystery Rev feature revealed
Wednesday 26-Apr-2006 3:35 PM Nunchaku controller attachment said to feature accelerometer/motion sensor technology

Following Nintendo's initial Revolution controller unveiling at TGS last year, company execs have variously admitted that not all the next-gen console's secrets have been revealed. However, it seems that the cat's now been let out the bag regarding a second unique controller feature in the form of an accelerometer/motion sensor inside the machine's nunchaku attachment.

Reports first surfaced on the web last week and the rumours were given further credence after website AMN claimed to have spoken to a source close to Nintendo who confirmed the news. Now though, CVG has been informed by another well-placed development source, understandably speaking under strict conditions of anonymity, that the reports are indeed true.

Advertisement:Initially, the notion of a sensor in the nunchaku attachment might seem a little strange, what with the wand-style controller already being fully spacially aware. However, factoring in the nunchaku's ability to sense movement in various direction, all manner of new possibilities arise. Most obviously, in FPS games for example, the secondary controller could be used to look around your environment, alongside controlling movement, meaning the wand would remain free to aim and fire your weapon at all times - imperative for those frantic gun-fights.

As always though, without official confirmation from Nintendo itself, it's impossible to entirely validate the reports. Still, for now we're happy to file this one under "almost a certainty" if not actually "definite", until the company steps forward and reveals all at E3 next month.

[Mentok]

Interesting... :up:

[WhatsHisFace]

That was actually known for a while.

[XwolverineX]

That was actually known for a while.


It was? :confused:

[Mentok]

The first rumors of that feature came out about two weks back, This is the first official word on it though.

[Galactus]

Konami's First Revolution Title Revealed
Famitsu gets the first word on Elebits. Details inside.
by IGN Staff
April 26, 2006 - Japan's Weekly Famitsu was promising a big Revolution scoop this week, and this appears to be it. The magazine is home to first details on Konami's first Revolution game, the all original Elebits. Shingo Mukaitouge, known for his work on the Guitar Freaks and Drum Mania series, is serving as producer.


The magazine was able to reveal only a few specifics on the new title. In Elebits, players move around a game world, attempting to find and collect Elebit creatures. Elebits are small and cute like Pikmin, but they actually serve as the energy source that makes the game's world move. The "Ele" in the name appears to stand for Electricity, with the "Bits" reflecting that the characters are tiny.
As you find Elebits, the game world will slowly evolve. The game will offer a feel of "hunting," suggesting that perhaps the Elebits won't just be sitting around waiting to get caught.

Specifics, including genre and gameplay systems, will have to wait until a future update, although Mukaitouge was able to add a few more details in an interview with the magazine.

The Elebits game design stems from three concepts, Mukaitouge revealed: letting the player feel like they're actually touching the inside of the screen; finding stuff by moving things; and Konami's creation of a new character, the Elebits themselves.

The first two areas are of particular interest due to their dependence on the Revolution's controller. Konami wanted to be sure and create something that could not be replicated on an existing controller. While not going into specifics on how exactly players will use the controller, Mukaitouge suggested the image of real time movements of on-screen objects based on movements of the controller.

With the cute Elebit characters, Elebits may seem like it targets casual users. The game will include some stages that can be played in under 10 minutes, but core gamers will also find lots of secret content. Network functionality is also being considered, although this is an area that will get Konami's attention only once the single player experience has been fully developed.

Further details on Elebits are expected at E3. The game is currently without a release date.

[Mentok]

Super Monkey Ball is coming to REVO :up:

[Mr. Credible]

Elebits sounds... uh, interesting?

[Mentok]

BIOSHOCk will own every game ever made :mad:

http://www.filelodge.com/files/room18/469927/games/bio.jpg

[jaydawg]

Maybe not Ocarina of Time, but damn if it doesnt come close.....

[Mentok]

Nice... A new Sega Rally is coming to x360 :up:

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/703/703666p1.html

[Mentok]

Maybe not Ocarina of Time, but damn if it doesnt come close.....

Well no, nothing will ever own OTT :up:

[Mentok]

New Brothers in Arms screens.

http://www.filelodge.com/files/room18/469927/games/bia.jpg

http://www.filelodge.com/files/room18/469927/games/bia1.jpg

[XwolverineX]

I should try the first 3 BIA shouldn't I? :o

[Zenien]

I might make a suggestion for E3 to avoid too much clutter in this thread. Why not create a seperate E3 thread for each Company (Nintendo Sony Microsoft), seperate but equal sort of thing. :o

This thread could still be updated or whatever, it's just that it will end up pretty disorganized with ALL the E3 info being posted in it.

[블라스]

PlaytendoX 360.

LOL!!!!1

[Horrorfan]

I might make a suggestion for E3 to avoid too much clutter in this thread. Why not create a seperate E3 thread for each Company (Nintendo Sony Microsoft), seperate but equal sort of thing. :o

This thread could still be updated or whatever, it's just that it will end up pretty disorganized with ALL the E3 info being posted in it.

Good idea, then I can avoid the nintendo/sony ****e.

[Zenien]

I just generally want things to be organized and know what to expect in each thread. I'd want posters like you to keep your Microsoft out of my Sony/Nintendo, thankyouverymuch. :o

[WhatsHisFace]

Why not just make a Halo 3 thread now?

[Boom]

Why not just make a Halo 3 thread now?
Good point. Why wait?

[ToddIsDead]

I think the one we already have will suffice for now. Then again, why wait when it's just going to be made in a month anyway?

[WhatsHisFace]

It doesn't make sense for Microsoft to announce Halo 3 at E3 when they could just do it at X06 right before the PS3 and Wii (lol) launch. They could focus on less-titanic games for the gaming public and get them their deserved limelight.

Oh well, Halo 3 will be at E3, and I'm looking forward to it.

It will rule, I bet.

[Mentok]

It doesn't make sense for Microsoft to announce Halo 3 at E3 when they could just do it at X06 right before the PS3 and Wii (lol) launch. They could focus on less-titanic games for the gaming public and get them their deserved limelight.

Oh well, Halo 3 will be at E3, and I'm looking forward to it.

It will rule, I bet.

Exactly why they are annnouncing it now along with footage... To take away some of the thunder from the first official outings for the two other consoles.

[Mentok]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

'ALAN WAKE' wont be at E3 :down :(

http://firingsquad.com/news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=10001

[WhatsHisFace]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

'ALAN WAKE' wont be at E3 :down :(

http://firingsquad.com/news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=10001
That's alright. Remedy can release a preview when they're ready.:(

Better be soon.:mad:

[Mentok]

New Brothers in Arms screens.

http://www.filelodge.com/files/room18/469927/games/bia.jpg

http://www.filelodge.com/files/room18/469927/games/bia1.jpg

Gameplay footage is now up on IGN.com

[Mentok]

Has there been any word on the next GTA yet? I expected an announcement by now.

Also, I wonder if the next Spider-Man game will get a little look in at this years E3.

[Liquid Snake]

we had good times past couple e3s here. I remeber that 30 page MGS3 thread when it was first shown. awesome., hope mgs4 is good.

[Electro UK]

we had good times past couple e3s here. I remeber that 30 page MGS3 thread when it was first shown. awesome., hope mgs4 is good.

Yeah, I'm gonna be hooked to this forum on news about MGS4 during E3... can't wait, this'll be awesome :up:

[Galactus]

2K Games
Bioshock (PC, Next-Gen)
CivCity: Rome (PC)
Civilization IV: Warlords (PC)
The Da Vinci Code (Xbox)
The Darkness (Next-Gen)
Dungeon Siege II: Broken World (PC)
Dungeon Siege: Throne of Agony (PC)
Prey (PC, X360)
Sid Meier's Railroads! (PC)

2K Sports
College Hoops 2K7 (PS2, Xbox, X360)
NBA 2K7 (PS2, Xbox, X360)
NHL 2K7 (PS2, Xbox, X360)

10Tacle Studios
Elveon (PC, X360)
GTR 2 - FIA GT Racing (PC)

Ankama Studio
DOFUS: Riders of the Dragoturkey (PC)
Dofus-Arena (PC)
WAKFU (PC)

Ascaron Entertainment
Tortuga - Two Treasures (PC)

Atlus Software
Contact (DS)
Steambot Chronicles (GBA)
Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation (GBA)

Auran
Fury (PC)

Bethesda Softworks
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow (PC, PS2)
Star Trek: Legacy (PC, X360)
Star Trek: Tactical Assault (DS, PSP)

Blizzard
World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (PC)

Buena Vista Games
Desperate Housewives (PC)
Every Extend Extra (PSP) NEW!
Lumines II (PSP) NEW!
Pirates of the Caribbean 3 (PS3, X360)
Turok (PS3, X360)

BUKA Entertainment
Aggression: Europe 1914 (PC)
Dusk-12 (PC)
Hard Truck Apocalypse: Rise of the Clans (PC)
Pacific Storm: Allies (PC)

Capcom Entertainment
Capcom Puzzle World (PSP)
Dead Rising (X360)
Lost Planet (X360)
Mega Man Battle Network 6: Cybeast Falzar (GBA)
Mega Man Battle Network 6: Cybeast Gregar (GBA)
Mega Man ZX (DS) NEW!
Monster Hunter Freedom (PSP)
OKAMI (PS2)
Power Stone Collection (PSP)
Street Fighter Alpha Anthology (PS2)
Ultimate Ghosts 'N Goblins (PSP)

CD Projekt
The Witcher (PC) NEW!

CDV Software
DarkStar One (PC) NEW!
Heroes of Annihilated Empires (PC) NEW!
Pacific Storm: Allies (PC)
Panzer Tactics DS (DS) NEW!
War Front: Turning Point (PC) NEW!
War Leaders: Clash of Nations (PSP) NEW!

Crave Entertainment
Dave Mirra BMX Challenge (PSP)
Hard Rock Casino (PS2, PSP)
LarryBoy and the Bad Apple (GBA, PS2)
World Championship Poker: Featuring Howard Lederer "All In" (PS2, PSP, X360)

D3 Publisher of America
Dark Sector (PS3, X360)
DreamWorks & Aardman's Flushed Away (Cube, DS, GBA, PS2)
Naruto: Clash of Ninja 2 (Cube)
Naruto: Ninja Council (GBA)
Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi: The Genie and the Amp (DS)

DreamCatcher Games
Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient Express (PC)
Dead Reefs (PC)
Evidence (PC)
First Battalion (PC)
Genesis Rising: The First Crusade (PC)
Painkiller (PS2, PSP)
Painkiller: Hell Wars (Xbox)
The Sacred Rings (Xbox)
Safecracker (Xbox)

Eidos Interactive
Hitman: Blood Money (PC, PS2, Xbox, X360)
Just Cause (PC, PS2, Xbox, X360)
Rogue Trooper (PC, PS2, Xbox)
Urban Chaos: Riot Response (PS2, Xbox)

ESTsoft
Cabal Online (PC)

Eutechnyx
E-Racing (PC)

Freeze Interactive
FieldOps (PC)

GAMESweet Software
Video Game Tycoon (PC)

KOEI
Fatal Inertia (PS3)

Konami Digital Entertainment
World Soccer Winning Eleven 10 (Platforms TBD) NEW!

LucasArts
Indiana Jones (Platforms TBD)
LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (Platforms TBD)

Microsoft
Crackdown (X360)
Gears of War (X360)
Mass Effect (X360)
N3: Ninety-Nine Nights (X360)
Too Human (X360)
Viva Piñata (X360)

Midway Games
The Ant Bully (GBA, PC, PS2)
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy (GBA, PC, PS2)
Happy Feet (GBA, PC, PS2)
The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar (PC)
MLB SlugFest 2006 (PS2, Xbox)
Mortal Kombat: Armageddon (PS2, Xbox)
Mortal Kombat: Unchained (PSP)
NBA Ballers: Phenom (PS2, Xbox)
NBA Ballers: Rebound (PSP)
Rise & Fall: Civilizations at War (PSP)
Rush (PSP)
SpyHunter: Nowhere to Run (PS2, Xbox)
Stranglehold (PS3, X360)
Unreal Tournament 2007 (PC, PS3)

NCSoft
AION (PC) NEW!
Auto Assault (PC) NEW!
Dungeon Runners (PC) NEW!
Exteel (PC) NEW!
Guild Wars Factions (PC) NEW!
Tabula Rasa (PC) NEW!

Nintendo
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Cube)

ON Games
Legend of Dragon (PC) NEW!
PC Football 2007 (PC) NEW!
Shadows of War (PC) NEW!
Wild Summer (PC) NEW!

Play Ten Interactive
Battle for Atlantis (PC) NEW!
The Precursors (PC, X360) NEW!
The Wall (PC, PS3) NEW!
White Gold: War in Paradise (PC) NEW!

RedOctane
Guitar Hero II (PS2)

Reef Entertainment
Liquidator (PC)
Utopia City (PC)
World War Zero (PC)

SEGA
Chrome Hounds (X360)
Phantasy Star Universe (PC, PS2, X360)
SEGA Rally Revo (PC, PS3, X360) NEW!
Sonic the Hedgehog (PS3, X360)
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz (Wii) NEW!
Super Monkey Ball Adventure (Cube, PS2, PSP)
Virtua Tennis 3 (PS3, X360) NEW!
World Pool Challenge 2007 (PSP) NEW!
World Pool Championship 2007 (PC, PS2, PS3, X360) NEW!
Yakuza (PS2) NEW!

Shantz International
The Shadow of Aten - The Egyptian Chronicles of Allen Scott (PC, X360)

SNK Playmore
King of Fighters 2006 (PS2)
Metal Slug (GBA)
Metal Slug Collection (PSP)

Sony Computer Entertainment
ATV Offroad Fury Pro (PSP) NEW!
ATV Offroad Fury 4 (PS2) NEW!
Gangs of London (PSP) NEW!
God of War II (PS2) NEW!
Killzone: Liberation (PSP) NEW!
Lemmings (PSP) NEW!
LocoRoco (PSP) NEW!
MotorStorm (PS3) NEW!
Ratchet and Clank: Size Matters (PSP) NEW!
Resistance: Fall of Man (PS3) NEW!
Rogue Galaxy (PS2) NEW!
Warhawk (PS3) NEW!

Sony Online Entertainment
Field Commander (PSP)
Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising (PC)
Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom (PS3)

Square Enix
Children of Mana (DS) NEW!
Dawn of Mana (PS2) NEW!
Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII (PS2) NEW!
Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime (DS) NEW!
Final Fantasy III (DS) NEW!
Final Fantasy V Advance (GBA) NEW!
Final Fantasy VI Advance (GBA) NEW!
Final Fantasy XI: Treasures of Aht Urhgan (PC, PS2) NEW!
Final Fantasy XII (PS2) NEW!
Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth (PSP) NEW!
Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria (PS2) NEW!

Techland
Call of Juarez (PC) NEW!
Chrome2 (PC, Next-Gen) NEW!
Crazy Soccer - Mundial (PC) NEW!
Dead Island (PC) NEW!
FIM Speedway Grand Prix 2 (PC) NEW!
Xpand Rally Xtreme (PC) NEW!

THQ
Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cube, DS, GBA, PC, PS2, PSP, Wii, Xbox) NEW!
Barnyard (Cube, GBA, PC, PS2, NEW!
Danny Phantom: Urban Jungle (DS, GBA) NEW!
Nicktoons (Cube, DS, GBA, PS2) NEW!
SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab (Cube, DS, GBA, PC, PS2, Wii) NEW!
Unfabulous (GBA) NEW!

Tri Synergy
Origin of the Species (PC)
TerraWars: New York Invasion (PC)
UFO: Extraterrestrials (PC)

Ubisoft
Red Steel (Wii)

Vivendi Universal Games
Scarface: The World is Yours (PC, PS2, Xbox)

Warner Bros. Interactive
Justice League Heroes (PS2, PSP, Xbox)

Webzen
Huxley (PC, X360) NEW!
Project Wiki (PC) NEW!
Soul of the Ultimate Nation (PC) NEW!

[WhatsHisFace]

http://www.gametrailers.com/player.php?id=10380&type=mov

Here's Gametrailer's top ten most anticipated games of E3 2006. I personally would have replaced "Lost Planet" with "Too Human" but oh well.

[Horrorfan]

http://www.gametrailers.com/player.php?id=10380&type=mov

Here's Gametrailer's top ten most anticipated games of E3 2006. I personally would have replaced "Lost Planet" with "Too Human" but oh well.

A uk mag recently previewed lost planet and said that it played 'perfectly', saying it's combat is very much like Halo, which is a great thing. I think a lot of people are underestimating lost planet.

[jaydawg]

I'm surprised Mario 128 even made the list and Zelda wasnt higher on the list. SSB didnt even make the cut.... thats kinda sad. Oh well. Lost Planet actually does look fantastic. I just hope RE5 doesnt suck. If 4 was any indication, it wont.

[Red X]

Any word on GTA yet?

[Zenien]

If Galactus doesn't mind, I'm going to be making E3 conference threads for the big 3, starting tommorow.

[Boom]

One more time, E3 lasts how long?

[Hudson]

3 days I think.

[WhatsHisFace]

If Galactus doesn't mind, I'm going to be making E3 conference threads for the big 3, starting tommorow.
Keep the first posts comment free, Mrs. Kutaragi.

[Zenien]

Like I'll do what you tell me, Mr. Moore, They're just going to be the company logo, timezones and directions for the direct feed.

As a show of good faith keep your tiresome trolling of anything non-Microsoft to a non-existant level, if you would be so kind.

[WhatsHisFace]

Like I'll do what you tell me, Mr. Moore, They're just going to be the company logo, timezones and directions for the direct feed.

As a show of good faith keep your tiresome trolling of anything non-Microsoft to a non-existant level, if you would be so kind.
I won't troll if you won't. :up:

[Phaser]

I won't troll if you won't. :up:

Which is just the short way of saying you both will.

[Boom]

Which is just the short way of saying you both will.
2X PWN FTW :up:.

[GoldenAgeHero]

any news on the wii yet? how many games have been annoucned for wii that are going to be shown at E3?

[Boom]

any news on the wii yet? how many games have been annoucned for wii that are going to be shown at E3?
Super Smash Brothers Wii better be.

....That title hurts :(.

[Symbiotic Venom]

I cant wait for what Nintendo will show us. the Wii will change the world.

[Liquid Snake]

http://www.gametrailers.com/player.php?id=10380&type=mov

Here's Gametrailer's top ten most anticipated games of E3 2006. I personally would have replaced "Lost Planet" with "Too Human" but oh well.Too HUman has been more promises than anything. Lost Planet has gameplay vids which look 10 times better IMHO its the only reason I'll buy an xbox 360. It looks like Gears OF War but only better as far as gameplay goes and even the graphics artistically IMO.

[hippie_hunter]

If Galactus doesn't mind, I'm going to be making E3 conference threads for the big 3, starting tommorow.

No, that is Galactus's responsibility, your responisbility is to whore out Playstation games :mad:

[Horrorfan]

I cant wait for what Nintendo will show us. the Wii will change the world.


They will find out their wii cures cancer and will bottle it and sell it as a soft drink/medication combo.

[Galactus]

If Galactus doesn't mind, I'm going to be making E3 conference threads for the big 3, starting tommorow.

If you let me eat Earth after E3 I don't mind. ;)

[Red X]

Any word on GTA yet?

Anybody?

[Mentok]

Nope. It will no doubt be one of the 'shock' anouncements at E3. Expect first details and a few screens.

[GothicPowerMix1]

Nope. It will no doubt be one of the 'shock' anouncements at E3.

I thought that would go to Knights Of The Old Republic 3 :o Since Lucas Arts is at E3 I am hoping for some kind of announcement on that

[Zenien]

If you let me eat Earth after E3 I don't mind. ;)

Could I really stop you anyway? :(

[Zenien]

Nevermind.

[Zenien]

Sorry.

[Mentok]

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3150470

Virtua Fighter 5 exclusive for PS3.

[XwolverineX]

I thought that would go to Knights Of The Old Republic 3 :o Since Lucas Arts is at E3 I am hoping for some kind of announcement on that


Yes, that's what I want badly aswell. :(:up:

[Horrorfan]

Screw that, Star wars gets a new game every ten minutes.

I want a REAL aliens game, on any console...avp 3, colonial marines, whatever. even a predator concrete jungle 2 :(

does anyone 'in the know', as it were, any hope on that? :( :( :(

[XwolverineX]

I wanna knew AVP, not some stupid rts type game. :o

[ToddIsDead]

They should make a new AVP FPS for the 360. The two on the PC were awesome.

[Horrorfan]

I wanna knew AVP, not some stupid rts type game. :o


I don't know what the hell is taking fox so long to make that.

[ProjectPat2280]

Here is a Pre-E3 trailer for Vampires Rain. I dont know much about this game other than that it looks like Splinter Cell meets Blade, which, would be kick ass. I heard a little about this awhile back, but it just showed some early screen shots. Here is a link to the trailer.

http://www.gametrailers.com/gamepage.php?id=2637

[Mentok]

Sweet, I saw that up on XBL before but dint know what it was about and didnt feel like wasting the bandwidth.

[Mentok]

God yes!

GOLDEN AXE coming to next gen thanks to SEGA :up:

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/706/706968p1.html

[Horrorfan]

Any news on an aliens game? :( :( :(

[Galactus]

Game Critics Best of E3 Nominations
The critics love Gears of War and Nintendo.
by Daemon Hatfield
May 24, 2006 - The nominations for Game Critics Best of E3 awards have been announced, with Gears of War in the game lead with five nominations. Nintendo is the most nominated publisher with 13 noms. Popular titles Assassin's Creed, Bioshock, and Spore are well represented, also.



Here is the full list of nominees:

Best of Show
- Assassin's Creed (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft for PlayStation 3)
- Bioshock (Irrational Games/2K Games for PC and Xbox 360)
- Gears of War (Epic Games/Microsoft Games Studio for Xbox 360)
- Spore (Electronic Arts for PC)
- Wii (Nintendo)

Best Original Game
- Assassin's Creed (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft for PlayStation 3)
- Bioshock (Irrational Games/2K Games for PC/Xbox 360)
- Gears of War (Epic Games/Microsoft Games Studio for Xbox 360)
- LocoRoco (SCEJ/Sony Computer Entertainment for PSP)
- Spore (Electronic Arts for PC)
- Wii Sports (Nintendo for Wii)

Best PC Game
- Crysis (Crytek/Electronic Arts for PC)
- Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (Splash Damage/id/Activision for PC)
- Hellgate: London (Flagship Studios/Namco Bandai Games for PC)
- Supreme Commander (Gas Powered Games/THQ for PC)
- Spore (Electronic Arts for PC)

Best Console Game
- Assassin's Creed (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft for PlayStation 3)
- Bioshock (Irrational Games/2K Games for PC and Xbox 360)
- Gears of War (Epic Games/Microsoft Games Studios for Xbox 360)
- Mass Effect (BioWare/Microsoft Games Studio for Xbox 360)
- Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo for Wii)

Best Handheld Game
- Elite Beat Agents (Inis/Nintendo for Nintendo DS)
- Killzone: Liberation (Guerrilla/Sony Computer Entertainment for PSP)
- LocoRoco (SCEJ/Sony Computer Entertainment for PSP)
- Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (Kojima Productions/Konami for PSP)
- The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (Nintendo for Nintendo DS)

Best Hardware
- DS Lite (Nintendo)
- Logitech G25 Racing Wheel (Logitech for PC)
- PlayStation 3 (Sony Computer Entertainment)
- Wii (Nintendo)
- Xbox 360 Wireless Headset (Microsoft for Xbox 360)

Best Action Game
- Crysis (Crytek/Electronic Arts for PC)
- Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (Splash Damage/id/Activision for PC)
- Gears of War (Epic Games/Microsoft Games Studios for Xbox 360)
- Lost Planet: Extreme Condition (Capcom for Xbox 360)
- Resistance: Fall of Man (Insomniac/SCEA for PlayStation 3)

Best Action/Adventure Game
- Assassin's Creed (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft for PlayStation 3)
- Bioshock (Irrational Games/2K Games for PC and Xbox 360)
- God of War 2 (Sony Santa Monica/SCEA for PlayStation 2)
- Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo for Wii)
- The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Nintendo for GameCube/Wii)

Best Fighting Game
- Heavenly Sword (Ninja Theory/Sony Computer Entertainment for PS3)
- Mortal Kombat: Armageddon (Midway Games for PlayStation 2/Xbox)
- Tekken: Dark Resurrection (Namco Bandai Games for PSP)
- Virtua Fighter 5 (Sega for Arcade/PlayStation 3)
- WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2007 (Yuke's/THQ for 360/PS3/PS2/PSP)

Best Role Playing Game
- Final Fantasy XII (Square Enix for PlayStation 2)
- Hellgate: London (Flagship Studios/Namco Bandai Games for PC)
- Mass Effect (BioWare/Microsoft Games Studio for Xbox 360)
- Neverwinter Nights 2 (Obsidian/Atari for PC)
- World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (Blizzard for PC)

Best Racing Game
- Excite Truck (Nintendo for Wii)
- Formula One 06 (Studio Liverpool/SCEE for PlayStation 3)
- Gran Turismo HD (Polyphony Digital/Sony Computer Entertainment for PS3)
- MotoGP 06 (Climax/THQ for Xbox 360)
- Test Drive Unlimited (Eden Studios/Atari for Xbox 360, PC, PS2, PSP)

Best Simulation Game
- Microsoft Flight Simulator X (Microsoft Games Studio for PC)
- Sid Meier's Railroads! (Firaxis Games/2K Games for PC)
- Spore (Electronic Arts for PC)
- The Movies: Stunts and Effects (Lionhead Studios/Activision for PC)
- Wii Music Orchestra (Nintendo for Wii)

Best Sports Game
- Madden NFL 07 (Tiburon/EA for PS3 / Xbox 360)
- Madden NFL 07 (Tiburon/EA for Nintendo Wii)
- NBA 2K7 (Visual Concepts/2K Sports for Xbox 360)
- NCAA Football 07 (EA Tiburon/Electronic Arts for X360/PS2/Xbox/PSP)
- Wii Sports (Nintendo for Wii)

Best Strategy Game
- Company of Heroes (Relic/THQ for PC)
- Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle Earth II (EA for X360)
- Medieval 2: Total War (Creative Assembly/Sega for PC)
- Supreme Commander (Gas Powered Games/THQ for PC)
- World in Conflict (Massive Entertainment/Sierra for PC)

Best Puzzle/Trivia/Parlor Game
- Elite Beat Agents (Inis/Nintendo for Nintendo DS)
- Guitar Hero 2 (Harmonix/Red Octane for PlayStation 2)
- LocoRoco (SCEJ/Sony Computer Entertainment for PSP)
- Lumines II (Q Entertainment/Buena Vista Games for PSP)
- WarioWare: Smooth Moves (Nintendo for Wii)

Best Online Multiplayer Game
- Battlefield 2142 (Digital Illusions/Electronic Arts for PC)
- Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (Splash Damage/id/Activision for PC)
- Gears of War (Epic Games/Microsoft Games Studio for Xbox 360)
- Huxley (Webzen for PC/Xbox 360)
- World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (Blizzard for PC)

The winners of the Game Critics Best of E3 Awards will be announced later this month

[Galactus]

2006 Winners
The 37 media outlets voting for the Game Critics Awards: Best of E3 2006 are proud to announce this year's winning games.

Fast Facts: Read winner breakdown by game, publisher and platform here.

Best of Show
Wii
(Nintendo)
It's a good thing Nintendo got the name change of its next console out of the way before E3. With the shock of that announcement mostly over, the company proceeded to become the talk of the show (and possibly a fire hazard for the LA Convention Center) by inviting audiences to get their hands on an impressive lineup of fun and interesting software for the Wii...not to mention that wild controller. People practically
stampeded to try it out--either that or they waited in line for hours. Yet most of them seemingly still came away more excited than ever by Nintendo's weird, inspired vision for how gaming could be different.

Some important questions remain about how the Wii will finally turn out, but by giving E3 show-goers a taste of what playing games on the Wii will be like, Nintendo seemed to gather much more momentum for the system's launch later this year. So despite how many great-looking games were on display at this year's show, the Wii stood out as the single most exciting and remarkable new product at E3 2006.

- Greg Kasavin, Executive Editor, GameSpot

Best Original Game
Spore
(Maxis/Electronic Arts for PC)
With Spore, storied game designer Will Wright is taking “god” games to the Nth power, creating an original game that we expect will devour many hours peeling back its many layers. Wright didn’t stop with his ingenious game parameters that let you nurture your characters from amoebas into interstellar explorers. He takes the game online in a stealth mode that uploads other players' creations so that we can explore the strange new worlds and new civilizations that they create – without the hassle of actually dealing with them. As the guys on the TV ads for Guinness beer say, “Brilliant!”

- Mike Snider, USA Today

Best Hardware/Peripheral
Wii
(Nintendo)
Set aside your potty humor for a sec (Nintendo's Wii wins "Best Hardware"? Too easy...) — this console's legit! While its competitors are improving (bigger, better, prettier) on what's already out there, Nintendo is moving the game console experience in a different direction altogether. The Wii — with its funky motion-sensing and sound-emitting controller, always-online awareness, and retro-friendly virtual console — promises new, totally fresh gameplay experiences that will appeal to the young and old, hardcore and casual, and even the "cool kids" who won't mind looking like idiots while frantically waving a piece of plastic in the air. Can one machine really do and be all that? The three-hour lines to see Nintendo's Wii at E3 seem to indicate, "Hell yes."

-- Dan "Shoe" Hsu, Editor in Chief, Electronic Gaming Monthly

Best Console Game
Gears of War
(Epic Games / Microsoft Games Studio for Xbox 360)
The hype machine's been in motion for a full year on this title, but it took an E3 hands-on multiplayer demo to prove that Gears of War packs as much substance as style. The demo had players take up arms as either the Coalition of Ordered Government (COG) forces or the nasty, subterranean race known as the Locusts. A few of the many features that set GOW ahead of the action pack include a context sensitive cover system for ducking and crouching with the tap of the A button, and an atmospheric, jittery 3rd person camera. In short, a great-looking, unique and fun as hell game sure to be blowing up the Live servers come Q4. Oh, and that chainsaw bayonet? A thing of beauty.

-- Alex Porter, Senior Editor/Producer, MTV Digital

Best PC Game
Spore
(Maxis/Electronic Arts for PC)
When Spore won Best PC Game last year, it was at least partly a vote of faith. With not much gameplay to go on yet, the Game Critics judge were nevertheless blown away by Will Wright's audaciously ambitious game design, which finds you evolving from single-celled organism to interplanetary space traveler. At this year's E3, Spore was much more "real"-- and, guess what? It wins again. Once again, no PC game at the show came close to matching Spore's originality, scope, and breadth of design. As Will Wright personally demo'ed the game--creating a creature, spawning, forming a society, building a city, venturing into space and beyond--you could hear audible gasps from the packed theater, as it became more and more clear that what was once just a cool idea is fast becoming an even cooler reality. Spore was *the* event for PC gamers this E3, and thus an easy call for Best PC Game.

- Jeff Green, Editor in Chief, Computer Gaming World

Best Handheld Game
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
(Nintendo for Nintendo DS)
The Legend of Zelda franchise is pure gaming gold, and who better than Nintendo knows how to buff up its 24-carat richness. Anybody doubt that Phantom Hourglass would shine for DS? Amid stiff and deserving competition from Nintendo's own DS product line this game cast out all the proper hooks with a rich storyline, impressive cel-shaded graphics goodness, and innovative touchscreen gameplay to haul in E3 honors. Phantom Hourglass will pick up where the GameCube’s Wind Waker left off, and nothing could be finer for Zelda fans. Despite the obvious difference in processing power the graphics were spot on, but creative touchscreen action is what will make Phantom Hourglass shine. Frankly, as far as E3 demos went, this version even matched up well against Twilight Princess for the Wii.

-- Wes Nihei, Editor, GamePro

Best Action Game
Gears of War
(Epic Games / Microsoft Games Studio for Xbox 360)
Who knows what it is about certain games. Is it how they look? Maybe. Is it how they play? That’s a lot of it. Is it the talent behind the project? Possibly. But there’s no doubt about it, some games just manage to magically capture the gamers’ imagination like no others. It’s what we like to call the “it” factor. Halo has “it.” Metal Gear Solid has “it,” and no one can deny Gears of War its rightful place as the “it” game of E3 2006. From the game’s mysterious dilapidated sci-fi aesthetic to its arrestingly intense spin on futuristic shooter gameplay, Gears gives us that twinge in our bellies – that twinge we got when we first stumbled on the Flood in Halo, discovered a secret cave in Zelda or carjacked our first sedan in Grand Theft Auto. It's a rare game that accomplishes this feat in such early form, and for this reason, Gears of War deserves every bit of the attention it's receiving.

-- Francesca Reyes, Editor in Chief, Official Xbox Magazine

Best Action/Adventure Game
Assassin's Creed
(Ubisoft Montreal / UbiSoft for PlayStation 3)
Few games at this year’s E3 screamed “next generation” more than Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed. From the first glimpse of its big gorgeous graphics (the screen shots are true in-game, not “target”) through its Prince of Persia-meets-Thief gameplay, Assassin’s Creed provides an excellent taste of what the PS3 can and will deliver. Ubisoft’s A-team – the Montreal Studio – is creating Assassin’s Creed like the blockbuster it wants to be: an epic Crusades setting with a super-acrobatic hero in an intriguing storyline that has some surprising twists yet to be revealed.

The character design, both main and NPC, is noteworthy. Ubi Montreal has always brought a deep sense of gravity to their main characters (when climbing, jumping and fighting, there’s a real-world “weight”) and our assassin is no different as he traverses buildings and leaps from rooftop to rooftop with believable effort. Ubi is upping the NPC role by making them reactive. When our hero runs through crowds, he has to do it quietly and carefully; too much bumping can upset the wrong people, people who’ll turn on him and slow him down – or worse.


- Tom Byron, Editor in Chief, Official PlayStation Magazine

Best Role Playing Game
Mass Effect
(Bioware / Microsoft Games Studio for Xbox 360)
With no less than three previous titles winning this very category (Baldur's Gate in 1998, Neverwinter Nights in 2000-2002, and Jade Empire in 2004), veteran RPG developer BioWare is at it again in 2006. This year they wowed RPG fans at E3 with Mass Effect, the first in an already-announced trilogy of sci-fi RPGs.

With a deep storyline, incredibly detailed environments, full character customization, and branching conversations that have a profound impact on gameplay, BioWare isn't straying too far from the formula that has made them RPG champions in the past. However, what they are doing differently is refining all of these elements to create what looks to be one of the most elegant and well-designed RPGs we've ever seen.

BioWare is throwing a few new bits into the mix, such as real-time squad-based combat with a tinge of RTS styling as well as creating a world where realistic facial animations and eye movements are important gameplay elements, even if the alien denizens are all digital. Expect a return of the ethical choices that we saw in Knights of the Old Republic and Jade Empire as well, only this time it's not just on a personal level -- it extends to your squad mates, who may leave your party depending on where your morality meter swings.

From what we saw at E3, Mass Effect promises to be more open-ended and in-depth than any BioWare RPG to date, and that's saying a lot.

-- Talmadge Blevins, Editorial Director, IGN.com

Best Racing Game
Excite Truck
(Monster Games / Nintendo for Wii)
Nintendo and Monster Games have traded in dirt bikes for off-road trucks in their first arcade flavored racer for the Wii. As Nintendo strives to get everyone into playing their games, both the hardcore and casual gaming set can easily adapt to Excite Truck's control scheme. Subtracting the nunchuck, everything is easily controlled using the Wii remote's tilt functionality.

While visually not the most stunning game speeding to Nintendo's new console, Excite Truck is all about addictive fast-paced racing, dynamically changing landscapes, turbo boosting, huge air, and colossal crashes - Yosemite Sam mud flaps not included.

-- Billy Berghammer, Managing Editor, Game Informer Online


Best Simulation Game
Spore
(Maxis/Electronic Arts for PC)
It’s just not fair. The other nominees in this category didn’t stand a chance against the most ambitious sim ever conceived. We refer to some games as virtual worlds - Spore makes that term seem hopelessly inadequate. Will Wright and his team at Maxis are creating a virtual universe that’s absolutely staggering in its scope. This year we got to see it in a lot more detail, and we got a much better sense of how it, like the Sims and Sim City before it, employs simple rules and procedures and intuitive tools and interfaces to create an amazing diversity of emergent play experiences.

Spore is shaping up to be a game that you could literally spend a whole lifetime exploring. Intelligent Design is a reality…at Maxis, anyway.

-- Chris Baker, Wired Magazine

Best Sports Game
Wii Sports
(Nintendo for Wii)
If there was a game at E3 that truly demonstrated Nintendo's vision for its new console, it was Wii sports. Simply put, it's a new way to play sports at home – Wii Sports is quick to pick up, super intuitive, and can be enjoyed by anyone. Making use of the Wii remote (and only the Wii remote), Wii Sports encompasses three sports favorites – tennis, golf, and baseball – and for each, it's all about waving the remote to interact with the game. You actually swing the remote to hit a ball...

What could be more natural? It's, like, actually playing sports but without the potential for [serious] bodily injury. Wii is really well suited for simple games, and at E3, this is where Wii was at its best.

- Sam Kennedy, Editor in Chief, 1UP.com

Best Fighting Game
Heavenly Sword
(Ninja Theory / Sony for PlayStation 3)
I was so taken aback by Heavenly Sword that I declared this supercharged action-adventure-fighting game my best in show immediately following the demo. More than just a pretty face, Heavenly Sword features a rich storyline told via first rate voice talent, along with a mixture of intense, diverse combat and adventure. Beyond its amazingly detailed and animated leading lady -- whom at this moment I believe to be the ultimate female video game heroine ever created -- the choreography of the arena fighting battle on display at E3 was beyond anything I’ve ever seen. It's like God of War fused with Hong-Kong cinema. And the depth, lighting, and all around character model integrity sets a new standard for real-time visuals.

-- Dave Halverson, PLAY Magazine

Best Strategy Game
Supreme Commander
(Gas Powered Games/THQ for PC)
Chris Taylor enjoys his role as the comedian of the game industry. But underneath that facade is a hardcore real-time strategy gamer. With Supreme Commander for THQ, Taylor's Gas Powered Games is out to show that the RTS genre still has much to offer gamers. The vision for Supreme Commander is to create a game that has the scale and scope for huge battles fought by vast armies with futuristic weaponry.

- Dean Takahashi, San Jose Mercury News

Best Puzzle/Trivia/Parlor Game
Guitar Hero 2
(Harmonix / Red Octane for PlayStation 2)
Six months before the Wii stunned E3 audiences, Guitar Hero proved a well-designed game with a custom controller working [bad pun alert] in concert could instrumentally change things for the better. And like a great rock show, casual observers and hardcore enthusiasts were left wanting more.

The promise of 55 new songs for Guitar Hero 2, and new co-op modes featuring rhythm and bass guitar, all but guarantee more fan-trampling anticipation in our rush to get our hands on this sequel. The working multiplayer version of Van Halen's "You Really Got Me" on the show floor was, in retrospect, an early indicator for judges' votes in this category.

-- Tom Russo, Editorial Director, G4

Best Online Multiplayer
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
(Splash Damage/id/Activision for PC)
Initially released in 2003 as a free, standalone download, Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory was a highly compelling, top-tier multiplayer modification. Now, Enemy Territory: Quake Wars takes all the juicy bits from the first game – tight, objective-based maps, well-balanced classes, multi-mission campaigns, performance upgrades through experience – and adds the joys of vehicular combat, two distinct warring factions, Quake's futuristic setting, and the ability to drop assets directly onto the battlefield. And powered by an improved Quake IV engine, it's a phenomenal visual treat. Easy to jump into, but extremely deep, Quake Wars was a massive hit on the E3 show floor and promises to be just as successful when the war begins online later this year.

- Richard Greenhill, Editor in Chief, Yahoo! Videogames

[sandwraith]

TEKKEN 6!!!!!!!!!!! WOO HOOO!!!!!! HWOARANG KICKS JIN'S JAPANESE BUTT. VIVA LA KOREA!!! VIVA LA TAE KWON DO!!!! AND FINALLY HE'S GETTING A GIRL!!!!!!! WOO HOOO!!!!!!!!!!! But that was a pretty crappy display of graphics though...It paled in comparison to the first T6 trailer. Waste of a perfectly good bike too