Offical E3 Thread!

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MS Press Conference: July 14 10:30AM PDT

Nintendo Press Conference: July 15 9:00AM PDT

Sony Press Conference: July 15 11:30AM PDT

List of confirmed games to be at E3.

Spoiler: Click here to view

2K Games

BioShock (PS3)

Borderlands (PC, PS3, X360)

Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization (PC)

2K Sports

NBA 2K9 (PS2, PS3, X360)

NHL 2K9 (PS2, PS3, Wii, X360)

Akella

Disciples III: Renaissance (PC)

Heavy Duty (PC)

Moscow Racer (PC)

Numen (PC)

PT Boats: Knights of the Sea (PC)

Postal III (PC, X360)

Showdown: Scorpion (PC)

Bethesda Softworks

Fallout 3 (PC, PS3, X360)

Capcom

Bionic Commando (PC, PS3, X360)

Bionic Commando Rearmed (PC, PS3, X360)

Capcom Project #2 [untitled] (other)

Dark Void (PC, PS3, X360)

FLOCK [Project Codename] (other)

Mega Man 9 (Wii) NEW

Neopets Puzzle Adventure (PC, Wii)

Plunder (PC, PS3, X360)

Resident Evil 5 (PS3, X360)

Spyborgs (Wii)

Street Fighter IV (PC, PS3, X360)

Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix (PS3, X360)

Codemasters

Damnation (PC, PS3, X360)

Dragonology (DS, Wii)

Jumpgate Evolution (PC)

Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising (PC, PS3, X360)

Rise of the Argonauts (PC, PS3, X360)

Wizardology (DS, Wii)

Crave Entertainment

Defendin' de Penguin (DS, Wii)

Ford Racing Off Road (PS2, PSP, Wii)

King of Clubs Mini-Golf (Wii)

PBR: Out of the Chute (PS2, Wii)

Purr Pals (Wii)

Solitaire & Mahjong (Wii)

D3 Publisher

Bangai-O Spirits (DS)

Ben 10: Alien Force -- The Game (DS, PS2, PSP, Wii)

Puzzle Quest: Galactrix (DS, PC, X360)

Deep Silver

Gravity (DS) NEW

Pet Vet: Down Under (DS) NEW

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky (PC)

Secret Files: Tunguska (DS) NEW

Disney Interactive Studios

Disney Fairies: Tinker Bell (DS)

High School Musical 3: Senior Year (DS)

High School Musical 3: Senior Year Dance (PC, PS2, Wii, X360)

Pure (PC, PS3, X360)

Spectrobes: Beyond The Portals (DS)

Ultimate Band (DS, Wii)

Eidos Interactive

Battlestations: Pacific (PC, X360)

Just Cause 2 (PC, PS3, X360)

Monster Lab (Wii)

Tomb Raider Underworld (PC, PS3, X360)

Electronic Arts

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 (PC, X360)

Crysis Warhead (PC)

Dead Space (PC, PS3, X360)

FaceBreaker (PS3, X360)

FaceBreaker K.O. Party (Wii)

Madden NFL 09 (PS3, X360)

Madden NFL 09 All-Play (Wii)

Mercenaries 2: World in Flames (PC, PS3, X360)

Mirror's Edge (PC, PS3, X360)

NBA Live 09 (PS3, X360)

NCAA Football 09 (PS3, X360)

Skate It (Wii)

Spore (PC)

The Lord of the Rings: Conquest (PC, PS3, X360)

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 (PS3, PSP, X360)

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 All-Play (Wii)

Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (PC)

Gamecock

Dungeon Hero (PC, X360)

Legendary (PC, PS3, X360)

Velvet Assassin (PC, X360)

Jagex

RuneScape High-Detail (Webgame)

Majesco

Away: Shuffle Dungeon (DS) NEW

Babysitting Mania (DS) NEW

Cooking Mama: World Kitchen (Wii) NEW

Major Minor's Majestic March (Wii) NEW

Marker Man Adventures (DS) NEW

Our House (Wii) NEW

Wonderworld Amusement Park (DS) NEW

Microsoft

Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts (X360)

Fable 2 (X360)

Gears of War 2 (X360)

Halo Wars (X360)

Too Human (X360)

Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise (X360)

Midway Games

Blitz: The League II (PS3, X360)

Game Party 2 (Wii)

Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (PS3, X360)

TNA iMPACT! (PS2, PS3, Wii, X360)

This is Vegas (PC, PS3, X360)

Touchmaster 2 (DS)

Unreal Tournament III (X360)

Wheelman (PC, PS3, X360)

Namco Bandai

Soulcalibur IV (PS3, X360)

Natsume

Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness (DS)

Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility (Wii)

Rune Factory 2: A Fantasy Harvest Moon (DS)

Nintendo

Mystery Case Files: MillionHeir (DS)

Sony Computer Entertainment

Buzz! Master Quiz (PSP) NEW

Buzz! Quiz TV (PS3) NEW

Killzone 2 (PS3)

LittleBigPlanet (PS3)

MotorStorm: Pacific Rift (PS3)

PixelJunk Eden (PS3)

Resistance 2 (PS3)

SIREN: Blood Curse Episode #1 [PSN] (PS3)

SOCOM: Confrontation (PS3)

Sony Online Entertainment

Free Realms (PC, PS3)

The Agency (PC, PS3)

SouthPeak Interactive

B-Boy (PS2, PSP)

Big Bang Mini (DS)

Edge of Twilight (PC, PS3, X360)

Mister Slime (DS)

Monster Madness: Grave Danger (PS3)

Ninjatown (DS)

Two Worlds: The Temptation (PC, X360)

Square Enix

Chrono Trigger DS (DS) NEW

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen (DS) NEW

Final Fantasy IV (DS) NEW

Infinite Undiscovery (X360) NEW

Song Summoner: The Unsung Heroes (iPod) NEW

Star Ocean: First Departure (PSP) NEW

Star Ocean: Second Evolution (PSP) NEW

Star Ocean: The Last Hope (X360) NEW

The Last Remnant (PS3, X360) NEW

THQ

All-Star Cheer Squad (DS, Wii)

Baja: Edge of Control (PS3, X360)

Darksiders: Wrath of War (PS3, X360)

Deadly Creatures (Wii)

Lock's Quest (DS)

Red Faction: Guerrilla (PC, PS3, X360)

Saints Row 2 (PC, PS3, X360)

UFC 2009 Undisputed (X360)

Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise (DS)

WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 (DS, PS3, Wii, X360)

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II (PC)

de Blob (Wii)

Taito

Exit DS (DS) NEW

The Legend of Kage 2 (DS) NEW

Tomy Corporation

Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2 (Wii)

Naruto: Path of the Ninja 2 (DS)

Valve

Left 4 Dead (PC, X360)

Warner Bros. Interactive

LEGO Batman: The Videogame (DS, PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360)

Project Origin (PC, PS3, X360)

XSEED Games

Little King's Story (Wii)

Valhalla Knights 2 (PSP)

G4TV's schedule

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As you might imagine, E3 is a very special time of year here at the G4 offices... You’ll never see a giddier bunch of nerds and geeks in your whole life as in the week leading up to E3. With that in mind, and ahead of the official G4 press release, we wanted to give you an idea of what to expect from our E3 coverage will be this year. With over 17 hours of live coverage on G4 – including COMMERCIAL FREE coverage of the Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo press conferences – its going to be quite a week. And if that’s not enough, you can count on the G4tv.com team to bring you even more: Every single trailer and screenshot, live streaming coverage of all press conference (not just the big three but all the rest), special editions of The MMO Report, Sessler’s Soapbox and Freestyle 101, and more. Oh yeah, and we’ll be launching an HD version of our video player so you can watch high res versions of all of your favorite E3 trailers. Bamph!

As always, you’ll be able to enjoy highlights of our E3 coverage (and tons of web-exclusives) on G4tv.com... along with coverage extended to G4 Podcasts and G4 Mobile (now available on VCAST). G4 on Demand (VOD) coverage on you cable/ satellite set-top box will start July 17th.

We’re beyond excited, and as you make your way down this list, you will be too. Keep in mind that the games listed in the coverage below are actual demos, not simple previews or teaser trailers. That’s how we roll.

Monday July 14th

1PM ET – Half-hour pre-show followed by the entire Microsoft Press Conference – live and commercial free on-air and online.

6PM ET – EA Press Conference - Live streaming coverage on G4tv.com

7PM ET – Two-hour E3 Preview Show featuring the following DEMOS:

* Fallout 3

* Fable 2

* Halo Wars

* Ghostbusters : The Videogame

* Silent Hill: Homecoming

Tuesday July 15th

12PM ET – Live on-air and online streaming, commercial free coverage of the Nintendo Press conference

2:30PM ET - Live on-air and online streaming, commercial free coverage of the Sony Press conference

5:30PM ET – Ubisoft Press Conference - Live streaming coverage on G4tv.com

6:00PM ET– Live three hour E308 Special featuring the following DEMOS:

* Gears of War 2

* Resistance 2

* Killzone 2

* Rock Band 2

* Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

* Prince of Persia

* Street Fighter IV

* Lord of the Rings: Conquest

* Dark Void

7:30PM ET – CAPCOM Press Conference - Live streaming coverage on G4tv.com

11:30PM ET – ACTIVISION Press Conference - Streaming coverage on G4tv.com

Wednesday July 16th

5:30PM ET - KONAMI Press Conference - Live streaming coverage on G4tv.com

6PM ET – Live three hour E308 Special featuring the following DEMOS:

* Resident Evil 5

* FarCry 2

* LittleBigPlanet

* Dead Space

* Spore

* InFamous

* Mercenaries 2: World in Flames

* Left 4 Dead

* Mortal Kombat Vs. DC Universe

* Crysis: Warhead

* Shaun White Snowboarding

* Deadly Creatures

Thursday, July 17th

6PM ET – Live three hour E308 Special featuring the following DEMOS:

* Mirror's Edge

* Madden NFL '09

* Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X.

* Tom Clancy's EndWar

* Project Origin

* Banjo Kazooie

* Face Breaker

Friday, July 18th

7PM ET – Attack of the Show E3 Wrap-up Special

8PM ET – X-Play “Best of E3” Special

Spike TV and Gametrailer's schedule

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GameTrailers and Spike TV Announce E3 Invasion

SpikeTV and GameTrailers have announced that they have teamed up to provide gamers with "E3 Invasion." E3 Invasion will be a week along and have both online and on-air high-definition programming. According to SpikeTV and GameTrailers, they will also have "blockbuster world exclusives that will air before E3 even opens to the media." According to the press release, these world exclusives will include "Fallout 3, Gears of War 2, Prince Of Persia, Resistance 2, Rock Band 2, Dragon Age: Origins From BioWare, UFC 2009 Undisputed And Many More Surprises"

Programming highlights after the jump.

The E3 Invasion programming highlights on Spike TV are as follows:

Friday, July 11 (1:00 - 1:30 AM, ET/PT)

"GameTrailers TV with Geoff Keighley" (GTTV): E3 Preview

Three days before Xbox hosts its E3 press conference, GTTV heads to Epic Games in North Carolina to meet lead designer Cliff Bleszinski for a sneak preview of Gears of War 2, including world premiere footage from the campaign and multiplayer modes. Then, Spike presents world premieres of some of the biggest titles at E3, including the exclusive sneak peek at the E3 trailer for Bethesda Softworks' Fallout 3; the global debut of Harmonix and MTV Games' Rock Band 2 game footage; Amanda MacKay visits ThatGameCompany to reveal Flower for the PLAYSTATION3; Spike unveils the next playable faction in Warhammer 40,000™: Dawn of War II; and, in a not to be missed event, GTTV presents the world exclusive reveal trailer for Dragon Age: Origins from BioWare.

Monday, July 14 (9:00 - 11:00 PM, ET/PT)

The Playbook: E3 Invasion during "A History of Violence"

In this primetime special, GTTV host Geoff Keighley is on location in Los Angeles to present some of the biggest E3 world exclusives before the show even opens. Games set to world premiere include the exclusive reveal of the epic new E3 trailer for Resistance 2™ from Insomniac Games for the PLAYSTATION3; the global debut of the E3 gameplay trailer for Ubisoft's Prince of Persia; exclusive new footage from THQ's UFC 2009 Undisputed as Spike and THQ recreate the UFC 86 light heavyweight title fight between Forrest Griffin and Quinton "Rampage" Jackson; Geoff reveals the first ever gameplay footage and exclusive details on the new features in the PLAYSTATION3 system version of BioShock�; and stay tuned other blockbuster surprises still to be announced.

Tuesday, July 15 and Wednesday, July 16 (11:59 PM - Midnight, ET/PT)

GTTV's E3 Minute

Geoff Keighley is on the E3 show floor to give Spike viewers the inside scoop on the sights and sounds of the show. Also tune in for more world exclusive surprises including something special from id Software and Raven Software.

Thursday, July 17 (Midnight - 12:30 AM, ET/PT)

Weekend Pre-Game: E3 Invasion

Spike continues its E3 coverage with more world exclusive premieres and surprise special guests including TNA Wrestlers Christy Hemme and Christopher Daniels, stars of Midway's upcoming TNA Impact videogame.

Friday, July 18 (Midnight - 12:30 AM, ET/PT)

"GameTrailers TV with Geoff Keighley: E3 2008"

Host Geoff Keighley goes head-to-head with the industry heavyweights from the big 3 console companies to delve into their plans for the coming year. Also see the world premiere of Quake Live from id Software and the exclusive debut of the teaser trailer for Tomb Raider: Underworld from Eidos and Crystal Dynamics.

Online exclusive programming at GameTrailers.com and Spike.com is as follows:

Friday, July 11 - Friday, July 18

Continuous Coverage on GameTrailers.com

The industry's leading source for videogame media presents around-the-clock E3 coverage with unprecedented depth: trailers, gameplay footage, developer walkthroughs, press conference coverage, interviews and much more all on demand and in high-definition. In addition, all on-air segments will be available on the website including extended cuts of interviews and world exclusive trailers.

Friday, July 11 - Friday July 18

Continuous Coverage on Spike.com

For E3 week, Spike.com will be delivering information, previews and exclusive news on the games that guys need to know about. Hosted by GTTV's Daniel Kayser, Spike.com will take viewers inside E3 with reports and insight from the show floor. The site's week-long comprehensive coverage of the show - from the initial press conferences and lasting throughout the E3 schedule - will feature video reports, game previews and in-person interviews.

Friday, July 18

GameTrailers' "The Bonus Round: E3 Edition"

Geoff Keighley is joined by special guests for a roundtable analysis of the major E3 announcements from Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo.

Friday July 18

GameTrailers 2008 Best of E3 Awards

GameTrailers hands out the hardware that honors the best games that were on display at E3.

Pre-E3 videos:

Quantum of Solace

Banjo-Kazooie pt.1

Banjo-Kazooie pt.2

Brothers in Arm: Hells Highway

Edited July 10, 2008 by abundant

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MS is doing the Bringing It Home deal again. A Too Human demo is the only thing announced so far.

July 10, 2008 - Microsoft has announced that its "Bringing it Home" E3 initiative will start up this year on July 14. Through Xbox Live, gamers will be able to download various content from E3, including game trailers, news from the show floor, interviews, gamerpics, themes and demos.

This will include the long awaited Too Human demo that Silicon Knights has promised would come out before the game's launch this August. Keep your Xbox 360 hooked up to a high-speed internet connection and be on the lookout for your first chance to try out Too Human.

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/887/887773p1.html

[PkmnTrainerJ]

As I said before Animal Crossing Wii will make me happy

[abundant]

The new Mega Man 9 will come out on WiiWare, XBLA, and PSN. The debut trailer is included in the link.

[abundant]

The next edition to the Return to Castle Wolfenstein series may be unveiled next week.

This rumor seems plausible because Wolfenstein is the cover story for the August edition of Game Informer, which is arriving to subscribers now.

Edited July 12, 2008 by abundant

[PkmnTrainerJ]

What are people doing in concerns for watching/reading E3 news? I'm using E3Expo at the moment to watch trailers and such and shall watch the conferences when they're live if I can.

[abundant]

Source: A source with first-hand knowledge of Bungie's development.

What we heard: Last year, those skilled enough to complete Halo 3 on legendary difficulty were treated to an extended ending of the game after the credits rolled. For those who don't have a knack for Covenant-slaying, numerous YouTube videos depict how, following the defeat of the Flood, series hero the Master Chief is left adrift in space in the front half of the United Nations Space Command (UNSC) ship Forward Until Dawn.

After a brief conversation with the AI Cortana, the genetically enhanced, perpetually armored Chief enters a hypersleep chamber. The cutscene camera switches to an exterior shot, which pulls back to reveal the remnants of the Dawn entering orbit around a mystery planet. As the sun rises on the planet, music swells, and the screen fades to white--and the cut scene abruptly ends.

With that set-up, many assumed that Bungie's next project would feature the Master Chief marooned on a strange planet, struggling for survival--a sort of off-world Far Cry. However, a source with knowledge of the studio's development slate told GameSpot a different story. She or he said sometime this year, Bungie will announce a "darker, grittier" Halo title that doesn't feature the Master Chief at all.

According to the source, the new Halo game will be a spin-off that resembles "a cross between Ghost Recon and Gears of War." It will reportedly tell a "less cartoony" and "more bloody, violent, and grim" tale of a battle between UNSC forces and the pan-racial religious empire known as the Covenant. The game's atmosphere was described as similar to that of the live-action Halo shorts directed by South African filmmaker Neil Blomkamp (pictured), who was to helm the now-stalled big-screen adaptation of the game.

The source says the upcoming Halo game is a tactical shooter that will follow a squad of colonial marines or orbital drop shock troopers engaged in "intense" fighting on the ground. Gameplay details were scant, other than the fact it will reportedly allow gamers to play as an entire squad in co-op mode through the entire campaign. The exact number of co-op players has yet to be finalized, but it could be as high as eight. It is unclear if the new game is the same as the "Halo: Forerunner" project first rumored in 2006.

The official story: Microsoft had not yet responded to requests for comment as of press time.

Bogus or not bogus?: Based on the strength of the source, this is almost certainly not bogus. And with Bungie's teaser last week, news about the game could arrive as soon as tomorrow's Microsoft press conference at the E3 Media & Business Summit.

http://www.gamespot.com/forums/show_blog_e...mp;subj=6193720

For those with a 360, the Too Human demo will be released at 2AM PDT tomorrow.

[Guest SimplyStiltskin]

E3 is going to be intense this year. I was hoping for more from Nintendo, but who knows what Nintendo has up their sleeves, probably some secrets that they are only going to reveal at their press conference.

[PkmnTrainerJ]

My phone just beeped to alert me that E3 started in 30 minutes.

[rocksta]

Is that crazy cause it starts in thirty minutes or because your phone told you?

[Guest SimplyStiltskin]

Is that crazy cause it starts in thirty minutes or because your phone told you?

I would have went with both? >_<

[abundant]

IGN's E3 Coverage - You need an install for the player to work. Their schedules at the bottom; it's basically like G4TV's schedule.

G4TV - The only place where you can watch the press conferences from all the major Publishers.

Gamespot's E3 Coverage - If past years are any indication, this is the best site for all the new videos. Every demo they'll showcase are 10 to 20 minutes long.

Edited July 14, 2008 by abundant

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Nintendo's upcoming Wii MotionPlus accessory for the revolutionary Wii Remote controller again redefines game control, by more quickly and accurately reflecting motions in a 3-D space. The Wii MotionPlus accessory attaches to the end of the Wii Remote and, combined with the accelerometer and the sensor bar, allows for more comprehensive tracking of a player’s arm position and orientation, providing players with an unmatched level of precision and immersion. Every slight movement players make with their wrist or arm is rendered identically in real time on the screen, providing a true 1:1 response in their game play. The Wii MotionPlus accessory reconfirms Nintendo’s commitment to making games intuitive and accessible for everyone. Nintendo will reveal more details about the Wii MotionPlus accessory and other topics Tuesday morning at its E3 media briefing.

http://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/eM...CJAKWhEO9zBvyPH

[Ruki]

Yes! Final Fantasy XIII confirmed for 360!

[King Ellis]

Now if only Disgaea would come along too then Stoker wont need to buy PS3.

[abundant]

MS press conference was huge! Some many announcements; I can't wait for Portal: Still Alive!

[PkmnTrainerJ]

So Final Fantasy XIII on the 360 looked amazing. I now need a 360. In other news:

Dear Sony,

Please now only make PSP games and PSPs. Give up on the PS3

[tristy]

I was shocked when they announced a new GnR track for Rock Band 2.

and Bob Dylan!!!

Edited July 14, 2008 by Tristy

[PkmnTrainerJ]

Lips seems like it could be good too. Nothing else really sticks apart from how thrilled the guy was to announce everything. I swear all his sentences started with "I am thrilled to announce..."

OH! OH! BANJO KAZOOIE!

Edited July 14, 2008 by PkmnTrainerJ

[abundant]

Here's the complete track list for RB2:

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/888/888781p1.html