E3 2007 [11-13 July]

[Johnny]

So, there's a mere 9 days until the, albeit toned down, chaos starts.
Dunno about anyone else but this is equally one of the most fun and stressful times of the year for me, trying to keep up with every video, pic and bit of news released :sd:

Anyway, MS have announced that they will be once again putting up videos, demos and the MS conference on Live.

Games mentioned include:

Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation (NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc.)
Assassins Creed (Ubisoft)
BioShock (2K)
Blue Dragon (Microsoft Game Studios)
Burnout Paradise (Electronic Arts Inc.)
CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE (Activision)
FIFA Soccer 08 (Electronic Arts)
Guitar Hero III (Activision/RedOctane)
Lost Odyssey (Microsoft Game Studios)
Madden NFL 08 (Electronic Arts)
NCAA Football 08 (Electronic Arts)
Need for Speed: ProStreet (Electronic Arts)
Project Gotham Racing 4 (Microsoft Game Studios)
The Simpsons Game (Electronic Arts)
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 (Electronic Arts)
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 (THQ)

MS have also mentioned "many surprises". We shall see.

[indigo0086]

I'm going to like this E3 a lot more than I did the past ones. Before it was so hard for bloggers, podcasters, online journalists etc to get good info on playable games and stuff because the most that was exclusive to them were behind closed doors guided playthroughs. Not to mention forums sparking with mad fanboys who are at the event giving useless information. Now we will get some real dirt with upcoming games.

[Lego]

I'm going to like this E3 a lot more than I did the past ones. Before it was so hard for bloggers, podcasters, online journalists etc to get good info on playable games and stuff because the most that was exclusive to them were behind closed doors guided playthroughs. Not to mention forums sparking with mad fanboys who are at the event giving useless information. Now we will get some real dirt with upcoming games.

The past E3's were most about the spectacle then game news and demos. This E3 seems like it's gaming press only instead of ten hour waits to try the Wii. I do miss the big event and now have a void where E3 used to be but hopefully this one picks up the slack. My only disappointment will be if this turns out to be more "media controlled" rather then having people post videos, images, and impressions at will like they did last year. Still though you're replacing one set of fanboys with another.

[indigo0086]

The past E3's were most about the spectacle then game news and demos. This E3 seems like it's gaming press only instead of ten hour waits to try the Wii. I do miss the big event and now have a void where E3 used to be but hopefully this one picks up the slack. My only disappointment will be if this turns out to be more "media controlled" rather then having people post videos, images, and impressions at will like they did last year. Still though you're replacing one set of fanboys with another.

I was worried mainly about certain media outlets holding exclusive E3 content where they otherwise wouldn't be. I got most of my E3 news from 1up and Teamxbox, and they didn't hold back, there was a story every two hours on something new, most of the times on the forums the admins would post stuff. I'm not worried about them, but I don't know, one source holds something close to the vest for a cover story, and that same story could be posted on a gaming blog for free. Though I don't know if the Blogosphere counds as the press.

And I disagree with the "changing of the fanboys" comments. Sure there are gaming journalists who are biased to a certain console, so they may gloss over a certain console and be more scrutinizing of another, but not many press outlets are about kissing ass and glossing over. I know 1up for sure will be quite scrutinizing on all sides. You should have heard their podcasts at the event last year. Now that publishers won't be able to use the smoke and mirrors as they did on the fans of yesteryear, they are going to be more wary of their audience this year.

[Azumangaman]

Can't wait! I'll be watching all the press conferences live again. They're at night right? I work during the day :( .

[Johnny]

Can't wait! I'll be watching all the press conferences live again. They're at night right? I work during the day :( .

I don't have the schedules at hand (don't think they've been released yet) but the conferences are usually (going by my time in the UK) MS in the early evening, Nintendo early evening and Sony late at night (it was last year where their PS3 conference was supposed to kick off at 11pm and I was sitting there until 1am alone with my computer, AoD and Everybody's Golf PSP to keep me company due to the delay :sd: )

[Lego]

They're going to broadcast the conferences live again? Yay! I remember last year was the first real year that I actually watched Sony and Nintendo's just to see what was going on.

[Johnny]

So, to pass the time before the show starts, what stuff do you want to see announced? Not just what you expect to see, but also what you hope will be shown.

[DiGiKerot]

So, to pass the time before the show starts, what stuff do you want to see announced? Not just what you expect to see, but also what you hope will be shown.

THE iDOLM@STER in English.

I would say some more RPG announcements, either for 360, or to tempt me into getting a PS3, but those are the kinds of things I'd expect to be announced at a Japanese rather than a US event. I am looking forward to seeing more of Lost Odyssey though.

Super Robot Taisen:OGs for PS2 would be awesome as well, particularly since I managed to miss the GBA versions.

[Nyanyaan]

So, to pass the time before the show starts, what stuff do you want to see announced? Not just what you expect to see, but also what you hope will be shown.

THE iDOLM@STER in English.

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Count me in for that too, and there has certainly been enough hints or mentions about Idolmaster across multiple reports that something just might be up.


I also think Nintendo needs to present some timeframe for their major 1st party titles (SSBB, Mario Galaxies). While yes, there is the whole 'casual' gamer thing going, there is not a day that goes by at my retail location that we don't get someone in WANTING to lay down deposit money for them.

RPG wise it would be nice to see a suprise like the Star Ocean 1-2 PSP complilation come over or heaven forbid the 360 or PSP compliations of the early Sakura Taisens.

And in 'mass media market' importance but of little concern to me is that I think Sony really needs to have real success with whatever they lay out for the Ps3. If Sony has another XMas like the last one (where they finish 4th or even 5th in console sales), they may not have the 5-7 years over which the reports claim the Ps3 will 'move ahead'.

[Jarred]

So, to pass the time before the show starts, what stuff do you want to see announced? Not just what you expect to see, but also what you hope will be shown.

Nintendo
Sounds like they are going to be streamlined and only talk about upcoming games, so expect a lot of Metroid details. Now what I'd want is Mario Kart Wii with 8 player online with leaderboards and leagues.

XBOX 360
Obviously we'll see tons for their Aug-Oct releases, like Blue Dragon, BioShock, Eternal Sonata, GTA IV, etc, etc, but I'd like some good details on Lost Odyssey or Last Remnant. IGN did a preview of the latter and it sounds like it will be there. My long shot wish is for goodies on Alan Wake. Mmmm, Alan Wake.

[ADC]

Nintendo
Sounds like they are going to be streamlined and only talk about upcoming games, so expect a lot of Metroid details. Now what I'd want is Mario Kart Wii with 8 player online with leaderboards and leagues.
My TV's big enough that I wouldn't mind having MKW with 8-player on-site (four Wii Classics, four Wavebirds, most likely). But I agree that MKW's my top wish from Nintendo right now, so long as my AOD Wii Friends aren't snakers. It's cheating.

The rest of the wishlist (and most of these are wishes with no known basis in fact): Mario RPG DS (M&L's okay, PM's better, but this is still the best); Metroid Dread (the rumored sequel to Fusion that might have existed but doesn't); a frickin' street date for Fire Emblem: The Goddess of Dawn already. What's taking so long on that, anyway?

[ape2020]

So, to pass the time before the show starts, what stuff do you want to see announced? Not just what you expect to see, but also what you hope will be shown.

Love me some Crimson Skies 2, yeah iDOLM@STER in English too, & maybe Dragon Force updated for XBLA. Yes each one is a step further and further into lala land.

-ape2020

[Arcturus]

The rest of the wishlist (and most of these are wishes with no known basis in fact): Mario RPG DS (M&L's okay, PM's better, but this is still the best); Metroid Dread (the rumored sequel to Fusion that might have existed but doesn't); a frickin' street date for Fire Emblem: The Goddess of Dawn already. What's taking so long on that, anyway?

Metroid Dread would be awesome. Another side-scrolling Metroid game would be great. And as New Super Mario Brothers proved, side-scrollers have still got it.

[Johnny]

So, to pass the time before the show starts, what stuff do you want to see announced? Not just what you expect to see, but also what you hope will be shown.

Answering my own question:

Sony

Expecting at least one megaton PS3 announcement. Sony have their conference right after MS and have been hinting at Killzone 2 and Heavenly Sword. A HS demo is as good as announced and I'm expecting Killzone 2 to be there in playable form. Interestingly, some previously reliable sources are saying that the game at least matches the controversial rendered footage from previous E3's...

Much more on Home, release date, new features, trophies etc.

PSP2 to be hinted at (I still think it'll be revealed at TGS). PSP/PS3 connectivity furthered and generally improved.

MS

More on the 360 exclusive GTA IV DLC.

More info on their upcoming big hitters.

Hopefully no mention of Halo 3 (I can dream, can't I?)

Nintendo

Online play details. They need to either commit to or reject the idea one way or the other.

New DS Lite colours coming to the US.

Some more info on Neo Geo on the VC, aswell as the other confirmed and rumoured consoles.

More 3rd party games with substance.

[Jarred]

Nintendo
Some more info on Neo Geo on the VC, aswell as the other confirmed and rumoured consoles.

With regards to that and WiiWare coming next year, I would like to see N announce something that will allow more disk space--either a hard drive or just allow games to be booted from SD cards (I prefer the latter).

[ADC]

With regards to that and WiiWare coming next year, I would like to see N announce something that will allow more disk space--either a hard drive or just allow games to be booted from SD cards (I prefer the latter).
They've already kiboshed the hard drive rumors, but booting from SD cards is just a good idea. They can call it the SD Channel. It'll make a difference to me sometime around 2010 (the year we make contact), when I actually have enough stuff to fill 64 channels; for johnny, it would make a difference by sometime this month.

[Johnny]

They've already kiboshed the hard drive rumors, but booting from SD cards is just a good idea. They can call it the SD Channel.

Because they're backwards and aren't in the HD era LOLOLERZ.

It'll make a difference to me sometime around 2010 (the year we make contact), when I actually have enough stuff to fill 64 channels; for johnny, it would make a difference by sometime this month.

Ha, yeah I'm actually worried about filling up all available slots on the Wii. My US one isn't too bad, but I'm onto the 3rd page on my Japanese one...

[Johnny]

Times for the press conferences (all times BST as I'm taking this from Gamespot UK):

Nintendo 5pm Wednesday 11th July

Sony 7:30pm Wednesday 11th July

Microsoft 4:30am Thursday 12th July

Ouch on the MS one for us UKers. Anyone else staying up to follow it though? Can't wait! :D

[Azumangaman]

Times for the press conferences (all times BST as I'm taking this from Gamespot UK):

Nintendo 5pm Wednesday 11th July

Sony 7:30pm Wednesday 11th July

Microsoft 4:30am Thursday 12th July

Ouch on the MS one for us UKers. Anyone else staying up to follow it though? Can't wait! :D

UK times...hmmm how many hours ahead are you Johnny?

[Lego]

Microsoft 4:30am Thursday 12th July

Eh?

[FigNewton]

Microsoft 4:30am Thursday 12th July

Eh?

Times for the press conferences (all times BST as I'm taking this from Gamespot UK)

;)

[quenelf]

Nintendo have announced 'time frames' for both mentioned games; they're both 2007, which by now means autumn/winter. Did you mean actual dates? That'd be nice.

--quen

[DiGiKerot]

Ouch on the MS one for us UKers. Anyone else staying up to follow it though? Can't wait! :D

It's more likely I'll be waking up early to watch it than staying up late. Hopefully the ones on the day before don't run too long. As it is, I'm actually more worried about getting in from work in time for the Nintendo one.

[quenelf]

Nintendo

Online play details. They need to either commit to or reject the idea one way or the other.

They'll say they have committed to it; the systems are there and they already have one game that uses them properly; third-parties have also announced games with online multiplayer, so it's clearly possible.

On the other hand, they're still releasing a lot of single-player games, such as Metroid Prime 3, and offline-multiplayer games.

What do you actually expect from them? They're not going to 'commit' to it if you mean a commitment, say, that every single game will have online multiplayer (or even that every game which has offline multiplayer will have it online too). And they're certainly not going to 'reject' it if you mean a commitment that no games on Wii will have online multiplayer.

Or are you hoping for announcement of, say, Wii headset support or something? Or an improvement to the system, like ability for games to use the system friend codes directly?

I dunno, I just don't get what you could be hoping for from them, by that description.

(I'd definitely like to hear about more third-party serious games though... just picking holes in this one point.)

--quen

[ADC]

Nintendo 5pm Wednesday 11th July
Sony 7:30pm Wednesday 11th July
Microsoft 4:30am Thursday 12th July
In more civilized locales (where we spell 'civilized' with a 'z' instead of an 's'), this translates to

• Nintendo: Wednesday, July 11, 9:00 am
• Sony: Wednesday, July 11, 11:30 am
• Microsoft: Wednesday, July 11, 8:30 pm

(Eight hours' difference between WEST and PDT.)

[Azumangaman]

Nintendo 5pm Wednesday 11th July
Sony 7:30pm Wednesday 11th July
Microsoft 4:30am Thursday 12th July
In more civilized locales (where we spell 'civilized' with a 'z' instead of an 's'), this translates to

• Nintendo: Wednesday, July 11, 9:00 am
• Sony: Wednesday, July 11, 11:30 am
• Microsoft: Wednesday, July 11, 8:30 pm

(Eight hours' difference between WEST and PDT.)
Sony and Nintendo time completely blow, but the one I'm most interested in (M$) is at night.
Not bad, not bad.

[Sensuifu]

Sony and Nintendo time completely blow, but the one I'm most interested in (M$) is at night.
Not bad, not bad.

of course $ is a good thing, it just seems a bit oxymoronic to be included in the abbreviation.

[Azumangaman]

Sony and Nintendo time completely blow, but the one I'm most interested in (M$) is at night.
Not bad, not bad.

of course $ is a good thing, it just seems a bit oxymoronic to be included in the abbreviation.
:> :> :)
Very smooth Sensuifu, very smooth.

[Sensuifu]

Sony and Nintendo time completely blow, but the one I'm most interested in (M$) is at night.
Not bad, not bad.

of course $ is a good thing, it just seems a bit oxymoronic to be included in the abbreviation.
:> :> :)
Very smooth Sensuifu, very smooth.

hold on a sec...something's misinterpreted. O.O I actually meant it looked wrong to use M$ instead of 'MS' since you said you were interested in them. :sweatdrop: Unless I'm misreading the reply, which I'm too fond of doing. :D

[machineger4]

Sony and Nintendo time completely blow, but the one I'm most interested in (M$) is at night.
Not bad, not bad.

of course $ is a good thing, it just seems a bit oxymoronic to be included in the abbreviation.
:> :> :)
Very smooth Sensuifu, very smooth.

hold on a sec...something's misinterpreted. O.O I actually meant it looked wrong to use M$ instead of 'MS' since you said you were interested in them. :sweatdrop: Unless I'm misreading the reply, which I'm too fond of doing. :D

I agree with your interpretation. People who are not fond of Microsoft use the "M$" abbreviation not the people who like them.

[indigo0086]

Abbreviation or not, E3 is all about MS and (SHOCK, AWE) Sony. I've actually gained more interest in Sony after their initial line of trash games they are warming me up with some of their original third party ips. While I'm more interested in what the western developers have to offer, a few of their Japanese games like MGS4 and Folklore capture my interest. I only really want to play MGS4 for completion, since I only really liked 1 and 3, but I think the gameplay won't be innovated much on and I don't really like the story in general.

Sony really needs to announce a price drop, that would spark my interest even more. But even at a $99 dollar drop it's still a stretch for me to buy given their lineup.

As far as MS, I've heard so much from them over the year I wonder what surprises are in for them this year. Anything short of KotOR or Ninja Gaiden 2 official Unveiling I already expect so much anticipated games this year.

[AbeChinchilla]

Konami's supposed to showcase the three upcoming Dance Dance Revolution games. I can't wait!

[Johnny]

What do you actually expect from them?

I dunno, I just don't get what you could be hoping for from them, by that description.


Lobbies, voice chat, gamer tags/names instead of a string of numbers, not needing friend codes in games as well as a DS/Wii number, headsets, seeing when friends are online and what they're playing/doing, not treating everyone who goes online like a child/not expecting everyone over the age of 20 online to be a paedo, online support mandatory in first party stuff, optional but pushed for in third party releases.

This is Nintendo for Christ's sake. They've been about since the beginning. They have the world by the balls in terms of people buying Wii's and DS'. Is it that much to ask for something other than cute avatars?

[DustoMan]

Ouch on the MS one for us UKers. Anyone else staying up to follow it though? Can't wait! :D

It's more likely I'll be waking up early to watch it than staying up late. Hopefully the ones on the day before don't run too long. As it is, I'm actually more worried about getting in from work in time for the Nintendo one.

I can't wait. It's probably one of my favorite days of the year for me. At work I'll be monitoring live blogs and my Google Readers to get updates since most gaming sites are blocked at work. Then at home, I'll be streaming whoever is carrying it, probably Gamespot, live with a bottle of ice tea and bag of potato chips. (Kinda like a football game.) I just love this stuff!

[Johnny]

Ouch on the MS one for us UKers. Anyone else staying up to follow it though? Can't wait! :D

It's more likely I'll be waking up early to watch it than staying up late. Hopefully the ones on the day before don't run too long. As it is, I'm actually more worried about getting in from work in time for the Nintendo one.

I can't wait. It's probably one of my favorite days of the year for me. At work I'll be monitoring live blogs and my Google Readers to get updates since most gaming sites are blocked at work. Then at home, I'll be streaming whoever is carrying it, probably Gamespot, live with a bottle of ice tea and bag of potato chips. (Kinda like a football game.) I just love this stuff!

Yup, me too. I'm off work for 2 weeks starting today so my plan is to follow the N and Sony ones, plenty of drinking, plenty of Live and then a mad panic to keep up with announcements etc. All at 4:30. Half drunk :sd:

[Johnny]

New MGS 4 trailer coming at the Sony conference (http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/urltrurl?url=http://www.jeux-france.com/news20747.html&lp=fr_en&tt=url).

[indigo0086]

I doubt you'd ever get a unified online service, at least not to that extent, with Nintendo. Nintendo's online strategy has always been last place, and it will continue that way. At least with Sony they learned from their mistakes and are really improving their online with promises of a more unified service across all games (still having a problem with enforcing a standard across all games) but it will be there.

If you check out gametrailers.com on Bonus Round there is a talk with the heads of XBOX Live and PSN about what they like and don't like of other services. You'd be surprised they weren't spewing propaganda about one another's services which was nice. They had great poitns each.

[Johnny]

I doubt you'd ever get a unified online service, at least not to that extent, with Nintendo. Nintendo's online strategy has always been last place, and it will continue that way. At least with Sony they learned from their mistakes and are really improving their online with promises of a more unified service across all games (still having a problem with enforcing a standard across all games) but it will be there.


Agreed. Sony really are showing some vast improvements in terms of their online service with Home. Like it or not, it's not only doing something that makes Live's interface look extremely dated, but will be amazing if they can pull off all the interactivity and ability to jump into games etc.

FWIW I do think this is going to be Sony's E3. Nintendo will do something cute and show off their first party stuff (which tbh I'm really looking forward to), MS will have a steady conference with nothing too major announced and a wall of Halo 3 propaganda but I fully expect Sony to steal the show. Can't see a price drop just yet but I do expect the whole Home service (as well as the trophies, online multiplayer games like LittleBigPlanet etc) to be up and running by Christmas, plenty of first party stuff announced/shown (really hoping for that Heavenly Sword demo!) and hopefully some exclusive 3rd party surprises.

[Johnny]

Early list of what's to be expected:

Activision

* Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PS3, Xbox 360)
* Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
* Guitar Hero III (PS2, Xbox 360, Wii, DS)
* Tony Hawk's Proving Ground (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, DS)

Atari

* Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 (Wii, PS2)
* Godzilla: Unleashed (Wii, DS, PSP)
* Jenga (Wii)
* The Witcher (PC)

Bethesda Softworks

* To be announced (Fallout 3, presumably).

Capcom

* MotoGP 2007 (PS2)
* Devil May Cry 4 (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
* Rocketmen: Axis of Evil (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
* Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
* Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
* Talisman (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
* More to be confirmed.

Codemasters

* Cliver Barker's Jericho (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
* HEI$T (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
* Rise of the Argonauts (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
* Turning Point: Fall of Liberty (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Eidos

* Age of Conan (PC, Xbox 360)
* Kane & Lynch: Dead Men (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Electronic Arts

* Army of Two (PS3, Xbox 360)
* Boogie (Wii)
* Burnout Paradise (PS3, Xbox 360)
* Crysis (PC)
* EA Playground (Wii, DS)
* FIFA 08 (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, PC, PSP, DS)
* Half-Life 2: The Orange Box (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
* Hellgate: London (PC)
* Madden NFL 08 (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, PC, PSP, DS)
* Medal of Honor Airborne (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
* Mercenaries 2: World in Flames (PS3, Xbox 360)
* MySims (Wii, DS)
* NASCAR 08 (PS3, Xbox 360, PS2)
* Need For Speed: ProStreet (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, PC, PSP, DS)
* Rock Band (PS3, Xbox 360)
* The Simpsons (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, PSP, DS)
* Skate (PS3, Xbox 360)
* SimCity Societies (PC)
* Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, PC)

Gamecock

* Dementium: The Ward (DS)
* Dungeon Hero (PC, Xbox 360)
* Fury (PC)
* Hail to the Chimp (PS3, Xbox 360)
* Mushroom Men (Wii, DS)
* Unannounced title (possibly Section 8)
* Unannounced title (TBC)

Konami

* To be announced.

LucasArts

* To be announced.

Majesco

* Blast Works: Build, Fuse & Destroy (Wii)
* Holly Hobbie & Friends (DS)
* Kengo: Legend of the 9 (Xbox 360)
* Nancy Drew and the Deadly Secret of Olde World Park (DS)
* Operation: Vietnam (DS)
* Turn It Around (DS)
* The Wild West (DS)
* Zoo Hospital (DS)

Microsoft

* Blue Dragon (Xbox 360)
* Halo 3 (Xbox 360)
* Lost Odyssey (Xbox 360)
* Mass Effect (Xbox 360)
* Project Gotham Racing 4 (Xbox 360)

Midway

* Blacksite (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
* John Woo's Stranglehold (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
* Unreal Tournament 3 (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Nintendo

* To be announced.

Namco Bandai

* Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation (Xbox 360)

NCsoft

* Aion (PC)
* Dungeon Runners (PC)
* Guild Wars: Eye of the North (PC)
* Richard Garriott's Tabula Rasa (PC)

Rockstar Games

* To be announced.

SEGA

* Condemned 2 (PS3, Xbox 360)
* The Club (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
* The Golden Compass (PS3, PS2, PC, Wii, PSP, DS)
* Gas Powered Games' RPG (PC)
* Iron Man (TBC)
* Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii, DS)
* NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams (Wii)
* SEGA Rally (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
* Universe At War: Earth Assault (PC, Xbox 360)

Sierra

* Crash of the Titans (Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, PSP, DS, GBA)
* Empire Earth 3 (PC)
* Geometry Wars: Galaxies (Wii, DS)
* The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night (Wii)
* SWAT: Target Liberty (PSP)
* TimeShift (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
* Unannounced title (TBC)
* World in Conflict (PC)

Square Enix

* To be confirmed.

Sony Computer Entertainment

* Killzone 2 (PS3)

Sony Online Entertainment

* To be announced.

Take-Two

* BioShock (PC, Xbox 360)
* NBA 2K8 (PS3, Xbox 360)
* NHL 2K8 (PS3, Xbox 360)
* Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution ("next generation consoles and handhelds")

THQ

* WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 (PS3, Xbox 360, PS2, PSP, DS)
* Further titles to be confirmed.

Ubisoft

* Assassin's Creed (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
* Further titles to be confirmed.

Warner Bros. Interactive

* FEAR sequel (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

[Jarred]

Here's (http://blog.wired.com/games/2007/07/namco-bandais-e.html) the full Namco Bandai list

Ace Combat® 6: Fires of Liberation™
Release date: October 23, 2007
Platform: Xbox 360

Beautiful Katamari™
Release date: Fall 2007
Platform: Xbox 360

Culdcept™ SAGA
Release date Q1 2008
Platform: Xbox 360

Digimon World®: Dawn/ Digimon World®: Dusk
Release date: Fall 2007
Platform: Nintendo DS

Digimon World® Data Squad™
Release date: Fall 2007
Platform: PlayStation 2 system

Dynasty Warriors®:GUNDAM®
Release date: Summer 2007
Platform: Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3 system

Eternal Sonata™
Release date: September 2007
Platform: Xbox 360

.hack®//G.U.™ Vol. 3: Redemption™
Release date: Fall 2007
Platform: PlayStation 2 system

Namco Museum™ DS
Release date: Fall 2007
Platform: Nintendo DS

Namco Museum™ REMIX
Release date: Q4 2007
Platform: Wii

NARUTO™: Ultimate Ninja Heroes™
Release date: August 28, 2007
Platform: PSP system

NARUTO™: Uzumaki Chronicles™ 2
Release date: September 2007
Platform: PlayStation 2 system

Smash Court Tennis® 3
Release date: July 10, 2007
Platform: PSP system

SOULCALIBUR Legends™
Release date: Q4 2007
Platform: Wii

Space Station Tycoon™
Release date: Q3 2007
Platform: Wii

Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology™
Release date: July 2007
Platform: PSP system

Time Crisis® 4
Release date: Q4 2007
Platform: PLAYSTATION 3 system

[DiGiKerot]

Gamecock


Is there REALLY a company called Gamecock? The mind boggles! O.O


SEGA

* Condemned 2 (PS3, Xbox 360)
* The Club (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
* The Golden Compass (PS3, PS2, PC, Wii, PSP, DS)
* Gas Powered Games' RPG (PC)
* Iron Man (TBC)
* Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii, DS)
* NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams (Wii)
* SEGA Rally (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
* Universe At War: Earth Assault (PC, Xbox 360)


Hmmm, not much Japan-side stuff there. Kind of disappointing. Curious to see what The Golden Compass game is like, though, given how much I loved the book.

[Johnny]

Gamecock


Is there REALLY a company called Gamecock? The mind boggles! O.O


Haha yeah, I know :sd:


SEGA

* Condemned 2 (PS3, Xbox 360)
* The Club (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
* The Golden Compass (PS3, PS2, PC, Wii, PSP, DS)
* Gas Powered Games' RPG (PC)
* Iron Man (TBC)
* Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii, DS)
* NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams (Wii)
* SEGA Rally (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
* Universe At War: Earth Assault (PC, Xbox 360)

Hmmm, not much Japan-side stuff there. Kind of disappointing. Curious to see what The Golden Compass game is like, though, given how much I loved the book.

Personally I think they have one of, if not the best lineup. Condemned 2, Sega Rally Revo, NiGHTS 2 and The Club all look like they'll be really, really great.

Bit worried that Golden Axe isn't there. Hope it hasn't been canned or anything :(

[Jarred]

Curious to see what The Golden Compass game is like, though, given how much I loved the book.
It's a movie tie-in game, so I wouldn't expect much. :sd:

[Lego]

You know I'm no Naruto fan but man does the big "360 Naruto game" look really nice based on some of the concept art.

[Jarred]

Yeah, I'm hoping Ubisoft brings their Naruto 360 game to E3 as well. An open-environment, adventure Naruto game is what I want, not just battling, so I'm hoping this one turns out well.

And I just hope I can play as Rock Lee. :D

[Azumangaman]

Sony and Nintendo time completely blow, but the one I'm most interested in (M$) is at night.
Not bad, not bad.

of course $ is a good thing, it just seems a bit oxymoronic to be included in the abbreviation.
:> :> :)
Very smooth Sensuifu, very smooth.

hold on a sec...something's misinterpreted. O.O I actually meant it looked wrong to use M$ instead of 'MS' since you said you were interested in them. :sweatdrop: Unless I'm misreading the reply, which I'm too fond of doing. :D

I agree with your interpretation. People who are not fond of Microsoft use the "M$" abbreviation not the people who like them.
Yeah, I was thinking differently. I just put M$ because I was thinking of the money I'm now making :D

[Johnny]

Sony to cover E3 on the PSN (http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=26489)

[indigo0086]

You know I'm no Naruto fan but man does the big "360 Naruto game" look really nice based on some of the concept art.

You haven't seen the gameplay have you? It's really even better, and I don't like any of the naruto games.

[Lego]

Kotaku had some stuff up that I looked at, it looks nice. This is why I hung my head in shame when I saw the slew of next gen Gundam games. You have the possibility to do something amazing only for it to be total crap. Man do I wish they could somehow bring one of the A.C.E's over or make a third one for the next gen consoles. They could never do it due to licensing though.

[Johnny]

This is why I hung my head in shame when I saw the slew of next gen Gundam games. You have the possibility to do something amazing only for it to be total crap. Man do I wish they could somehow bring one of the A.C.E's over or make a third one for the next gen consoles. They could never do it due to licensing though.

Are you talking about Gundam games? Can't say I'm anything of a Gundam expert, but I do know that Gundam Musou (Dynasty Warriors: Gundam) features most of the series, some of which have never been released in the US on TV or DVD.
On that note, it'll be interesting to see how they handle the US release in terms of whether or not they will dub it.

As for Gundam games this gen, Target in Sight was widely agreed as a disaster, but Musou was really great and the upcoming Wii FPS looks kinda decent.

[Lego]

Yeah, thats all I want really. The key to me and Gundam games, or any anime game for that manner ala DBZ, Naruto, or even FMA is that I don't really need the best game ever, but I want a solid game where I can take people from the series and run around doing whatever I want. As for A.C.E, this is what I was talking about (http://www.ace-game.jp/) .

[Chacranajxy]

This is why I hung my head in shame when I saw the slew of next gen Gundam games. You have the possibility to do something amazing only for it to be total crap. Man do I wish they could somehow bring one of the A.C.E's over or make a third one for the next gen consoles. They could never do it due to licensing though.

Are you talking about Gundam games? Can't say I'm anything of a Gundam expert, but I do know that Gundam Musou (Dynasty Warriors: Gundam) features most of the series, some of which have never been released in the US on TV or DVD.
On that note, it'll be interesting to see how they handle the US release in terms of whether or not they will dub it.

As for Gundam games this gen, Target in Sight was widely agreed as a disaster, but Musou was really great and the upcoming Wii FPS looks kinda decent.

The demo has a Japanese option right off the bat, so I was happy to see that. Though the game itself didn't strike me so well... felt like they took a bunch of 3D models of Gundams and put them all really close to one another and expect you to fill in the blanks... coz they ain't doing anything to stop you.

[Jarred]

Speaking of Naruto: Rise of the Ninja, Siliconera (http://www.siliconera.com/2007/07/06/starting-from-the-beginning-of-the-anime-in-naruto-rise-of-a-ninja/) has some juicy bits of info from Ubisoft.

- partial RPG mode that takes players back to the start of the series
- develop Naruto by increasing his chakra and learning new jutsus
- Naruto can accept missions and completing them earns acceptance points plus money
- Missions will incorporate platforming elements, including stealth
- will have a co-op mode where you can challenge a friend with other characters from the series. This is not the online fighting mode, something different.

[DustoMan]

You know I'm no Naruto fan but man does the big "360 Naruto game" look really nice based on some of the concept art.

You haven't seen the gameplay have you? It's really even better, and I don't like any of the naruto games.

I've been really impressed with what I've seen of Naruto 360. Ubisoft Montreal is really going all out, imagine what they could do with some other anime properties.

[Johnny]

Square Enix and Midway lineups confirmed:

Square Enix

Dragon Quest Monsters J (Nintendo DS)
Dragon Quest Swords : The Masked Queen and The Tower of Mirrors (Wii)
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles : Ring of Fates (Nintendo DS)
Final Fantasy Tactics : The Lion War (PlayStation Portable)
Final Fantasy II : Anniversary Edition (PlayStation Portable)
Final Fantasy XI : Les guerriers de la Déesse (PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2)
Final Fantasy XII : Revenant Wings (Nintendo DS)
Front Mission the First (Nintendo DS)
Seiken Densetsu : Heroes of Mana (Nintendo DS)

Midway

Stranglehold (PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3)
Blacksite: Area 51 (PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3)
Unreal Tournament 3 (PC)
Ultimate Mortal Kombat (Nintendo DS)
Cruis' N (Wii)
Aqua Teen Hunger Forces Zombie ninja Pro-Am (PlayStation 2)
Game Party (Wii)
Imagination Invaders (Nintendo DS)
The Wheelman (PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3)
TNA iMPACT (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, PlayStation 2)
The Bee Game (Nintendo DS, Game Servant boy Advance)
The Lord of the Online Rings: Shades of Angmar (PC)
Hour of Victory (PC)

[Lego]

Square Enix

Dragon Quest Monsters J (Nintendo DS)
Dragon Quest Swords : The Masked Queen and The Tower of Mirrors (Wii)
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles : Ring of Fates (Nintendo DS)
Final Fantasy Tactics : The Lion War (PlayStation Portable)
Final Fantasy II : Anniversary Edition (PlayStation Portable)
Final Fantasy XI : Les guerriers de la Déesse (PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2)
Final Fantasy XII : Revenant Wings (Nintendo DS)
Front Mission the First (Nintendo DS)
Seiken Densetsu : Heroes of Mana (Nintendo DS)

Wow, nice job on the original titles Square :sigh:

[Johnny]

Sega's lineup:

* Mario & Sonic at the Olympics (Wii/NDS)
* Ghost Squad (Wii)
* NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams (Wii)
* Sonic Rush Adventure (NDS)
* Golden Compass (PS3/X360/Wii/PS2/PSP/NDS/PC)
* The Club (PS3/X360/PC)
* Universe at War: Earth Assault (X360/PC)
* Virtua Fighter 5 (X360)
* Space Siege (PC)

Still the most promising lineup, unless Capcom drop a few bombs. The end of the year is going to be great for Sega :)

[Johnny]

NiGHTS 2 gameplay footage (http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/81946.html)! Also trailer here (http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/81942.html).

[Starwind Amada]

This is why I hung my head in shame when I saw the slew of next gen Gundam games. You have the possibility to do something amazing only for it to be total crap. Man do I wish they could somehow bring one of the A.C.E's over or make a third one for the next gen consoles. They could never do it due to licensing though.

Just wait until they release "Mobile Ops: The One Year War" for the 360. That game is definitely next-gen Gundam (it's Battlefield with mobile suits).

Are you talking about Gundam games? Can't say I'm anything of a Gundam expert, but I do know that Gundam Musou (Dynasty Warriors: Gundam) features most of the series, some of which have never been released in the US on TV or DVD.
On that note, it'll be interesting to see how they handle the US release in terms of whether or not they will dub it.

Of course they'll dub it. What, you think they're going to subtitle a video game? And no one will play it if it's in Japanese, except for the hardcore fans.

[indigo0086]

The only thing sega has to offer is Condemned 2. And that's just by default of them having a good developer for it.

[Johnny]

Of course they'll dub it. What, you think they're going to subtitle a video game? And no one will play it if it's in Japanese, except for the hardcore fans.

My point is that the game isn't going to be a huge seller and is going to appeal to a niche market so I wonder if they'll go to the bother of dubbing it, especially if that entails getting the VAs who dubbed the English version of the anime series featured in the game.

Having played the Japanese version, there's a hell of a lot of crossover between series and an awful lot of characters. The game only came out in March in Japan remeber and is due out in the US at the end of August which isn't a lot of time to get all the dubbing done.

Not saying it won't happen (and personally don't care) but it will be interesting to see.

[Mr. Spiffy-Pants]

Of course they'll dub it. What, you think they're going to subtitle a video game? And no one will play it if it's in Japanese, except for the hardcore fans.

Actually, I wish I could remember the name of the game off-hand, but one of my roomies plays a US-released game that has spoken Japanese with English subtitles. It might be a Dynasty Warriors game, but I'm not sure. It does happen occasionally and I wouldn't mind an all subs game as long as the menus were translated so I had some clue of what I was selecting.

[AbeChinchilla]

NiGHTS 2 gameplay footage (http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/81946.html)! Also trailer here (http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/81942.html).

*Swoon*

I remember being totally mesmorized by the ads for NiGHTS on the Saturn. I could never afford a Saturn, nor could I think to ask my parents to get me one, but I wanted to play this game bad. Now that it's back, and for a console I plan to buy next month... a dream come true, perhaps. :)

[Johnny]

First Burnout Paradise (http://www.ps3focus.nl/v3/bekijk.php?id=5894) gameplay footage.

[Johnny]

Soul Calibur Legends trailer (http://uk.gamespot.com/video/939465/6173901/soulcalibur-legends-official-trailer-1).

Fatal Inertia trailer (http://uk.gamespot.com/video/937016/6173941/fatal-inertia-official-trailer-1).

[ADC]

Atlus has a few more prE-3 announcements, according to Joystiq (http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/10/atlus-usa-announces-new-games-for-e3/):

• Draglade is a "beat"-em-up — a musical action game? — for the DS. It's already out in Japan, so hopefully johnny can supply more information.
• Ontamarama is a rhythm game in which you poke musical spirits (WTF) with your DS stylus.
• Touch Detective 2½ hopefully has logic less tortured than the first, so I won't need a FAQ to get out of the frickin' house. On DS again.

And you already know about Trauma Center: New Blood on the Wii. (Boy, Atlus sure does love Nintendo these days.)

[Johnny]

Atlus has a few more prE-3 announcements, according to Joystiq (http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/10/atlus-usa-announces-new-games-for-e3/):

• Draglade is a "beat"-em-up — a musical action game? — for the DS. It's already out in Japan, so hopefully johnny can supply more information.
• Ontamarama is a rhythm game in which you poke musical spirits (WTF) with your DS stylus.


Jesus fucking Christ, Atlus win again. See this is why E3 is so great. I was sitting here half asleep until these two announcements came out of the blue and got me all giddy :D

Draglade is Custom Beat Battle: Draglade. Came out in Japan a couple of months back and if you scour the 'what are you playing' thread I mentioned it a couple of times.
Plays like a 2D platformer/action RPG/rhythm action game. One of the DS' best underrated games this year (or ever in fact).

I'm guessing Ontamarama is this (http://www.animeondvd.com/forum/showpost.php?post/470833/) and if so, very surprising but great news as it's another weird and wonderful DS rhythm game.

Suddenly iMAS doesn't seem like such a long shot after all...

[Johnny]

Konami's lineup (http://e3.gamespot.com/story.html?sid=6173962&pid=933072&tag=top_stories;title;0).

Remember earlier I said I thought Sega had the best showing? I'd clearly forgotten about Konami. MGS4, Contra 4, Castlevania: Dracula X, Silent Hill Origins? :virgin:

[Johnny]

Dragonball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 for Wii to have online mode (http://uk.wii.ign.com/articles/802/802912p1.html).

[Grimmjow Jeagerjaques]

Is anyone watching IGN's broadcast of Microsoft's keynote? I'm at their Livewire site and all I'm getting is a splash screen with some event times and a stream of music. Am I doing something wrong?

[Johnny]

Is anyone watching IGN's broadcast of Microsoft's keynote? I'm at their Livewire site and all I'm getting is a splash screen with some event times and a stream of music. Am I doing something wrong?

You got another 2 and a bit hours to wait til it starts ;)

[ADC]

Is anyone watching IGN's broadcast of Microsoft's keynote? I'm at their Livewire site and all I'm getting is a splash screen with some event times and a stream of music. Am I doing something wrong?
Yes, you are. You're watching it 3 hours, 20 minutes early. :P All times are PDT and this one starts at 9:30 pm.

[Grimmjow Jeagerjaques]

Thanx :sd: . Little too excited I guess.

[Johnny]

All times are PDT and this one starts at 9:30 pm.

You mean 8:30pm ;)

[ADC]

All times are PDT and this one starts at 9:30 pm.
You mean 8:30pm ;)
Hush. We could have had him appear at 9:30 and wonder what he did wrong then, too. :evil:

[Lego]

Bah, I'm going to have to stay up another hour or so just to see what MS has in store..

Thank god Nintendo's is early..

[Johnny]

Square Enix aiming for simultaneous worldwide release (http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=79359) for Last Remnant and FF XIII.

[Grimmjow Jeagerjaques]

All times are PDT and this one starts at 9:30 pm.

You mean 8:30pm ;) .


Hush. We could have had him appear at 9:30 and wonder what he did wrong then, too. :evil:


LOL. You're a real bastard you know that ADC :P :D .

[Azumangaman]

All right, anybody know the best place to watch this? I'm thinking Gamespot, I don't think there were any problems with it last year.

[Johnny]

All right, anybody know the best place to watch this? I'm thinking Gamespot, I don't think there were any problems with it last year.

Yeah, definitely Gamespot. I think you need an Insider account for IGN, 1up are supposed to be good too.
You could always try xbox.com. In theory that should be the best/most reliable one.

I'd also suggest keeping another tab/window open for a live text update site (like Eurogamer) just incase your connection dies and you need the info straight away.

[Johnny]

MGS 4 trailer on PSN (http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/803/803049p1.html) after the Sony Conference tomorrow.

[Lego]

MGS 4 trailer on PSN (http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/803/803049p1.html) after the Sony Conference tomorrow.

Yay. At least it won't be on G4 where they cut off the Halo 3 trailer halfway through..

[Leon_Belmont]

MGS 4 trailer on PSN (http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/803/803049p1.html) after the Sony Conference tomorrow.

Yay. At least it won't be on G4 where they cut off the Halo 3 trailer halfway through..

G4 site's feed was pretty consistent.

[Chacranajxy]

Not sure I'll watch the MGS4 trailer. I might... wanna avoid as many story elements as possible, but dammit... I gotta see something.

[Johnny]

Anyone else hyped for Stranglehold? It looked great before but watching some of the new vids I really think this is going to be amazingly good.

Out really soon too (6th August). So, in way of new action games we have this, Assassin's Creed (which is looking stunning) and I'm hoping Sony will announce Uncharted is coming out this year.

[Chacranajxy]

Yeah, I'm picking up Stranglehold right away. Looks like Max Payne, but hopefully with more to it.

[Mr. Spiffy-Pants]

MGS 4 trailer on PSN (http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/803/803049p1.html) after the Sony Conference tomorrow.

Yay. At least it won't be on G4 where they cut off the Halo 3 trailer halfway through..

G4 site's feed was pretty consistent.

I'm sure it was, but on TV they would randomly cut to commercials, usually at the worst possible time. Us TV viewers didn't get to see Mass Effect at all and were treated to a really lame commercial interruption in the middle of Halo 3's trailer.

[Johnny]

Yeah, I'm picking up Stranglehold right away. Looks like Max Payne, but hopefully with more to it.

LE? PS3 or 360? I'm going with the PS3 LE. Think it comes with a BD movie or something (Hard Boiled?).

[Chacranajxy]

Yeah, I'm picking up Stranglehold right away. Looks like Max Payne, but hopefully with more to it.

LE? PS3 or 360? I'm going with the PS3 LE. Think it comes with a BD movie or something (Hard Boiled?).

LE. PC. I think it's coming to the PC. Probably. I like my PC. :)

[Sean_Connolly]

Yeah, I'm picking up Stranglehold right away. Looks like Max Payne, but hopefully with more to it.

LE? PS3 or 360? I'm going with the PS3 LE. Think it comes with a BD movie or something (Hard Boiled?).

Stranglehold for PS3 comes will the HD version of Hard Boiled. Also, the game is coming to PC. Hard Boiled HD is exclusive to PS3 though. Stranglehold will rock. It's like Max Payne on HGH. Some cool special moves, tons of action. I can't wait.

[Johnny]

Stranglehold for PS3 comes will the HD version of Hard Boiled. Also, the game is coming to PC. Hard Boiled HD is exclusive to PS3 though. Stranglehold will rock. It's like Max Payne on HGH. Some cool special moves, tons of action. I can't wait.


Yeah, that's what I thought. And yeah, it gonna be great. It's even got 'proper' bullet time. Y'know, like before everyone thought the Matrix invented it.

[Johnny]

Well, just over an hour until the Nintendo conference starts.
Can't you yanks hurry up and wake up? I'm being drip fed E3 news here :D

[Chacranajxy]

With such an attitude, I'd expect you to enjoy listening to Peter Moore's pleasant, non-yank accent. Even if he spews nonsense most of the time and acts like people give a fuck about Viva Pinata.

[Johnny]

With such an attitude, I'd expect you to enjoy listening to Peter Moore's pleasant, non-yank accent. Even if he spews nonsense most of the time and acts like people give a fuck about Viva Pinata.

I could but the only problem is he annoys me. That and he's becoming more and more American. This "holiday season". Pffft. Everyone knows it's called Christmas.

Now Phil Harrison on the other hand? Oh yeah.

[Chacranajxy]

With such an attitude, I'd expect you to enjoy listening to Peter Moore's pleasant, non-yank accent. Even if he spews nonsense most of the time and acts like people give a fuck about Viva Pinata.

I could but the only problem is he annoys me. That and he's becoming more and more American. This "holiday season". Pffft. Everyone knows it's called Christmas.

Yeah, holiday season is for pricks. Additionally, Peter Moore is definitely, as... what was it you say? A "wanker?"
Now Phil Harrison on the other hand? Oh yeah.

[Johnny]

Super Mario Galaxy trailer (http://www.gametrailers.com/player/21554.html).

Also, apparently sent out by Konami:

to end your day
at Konami's media briefing collecting ...
News for a major announcement
you were not expecting.

[Chacranajxy]

Super Mario Galaxy trailer (http://www.gametrailers.com/player/21554.html).

Also, apparently sent out by Konami:

to end your day
at Konami's media briefing collecting ...
News for a major announcement
you were not expecting.

As always, I'm hoping for Zone of the Enders 3.

[Johnny]

From Nintendo, DS and Wii games due this year:

Wii

Activision
Bee Movie Game (Fall)
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Fall)
Spider-Man: Friend or Foe (Fall)
Tony Hawk's Proving Ground (Fall)

Aksys Games
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core (Q4)
Hooked: Real Motion Fishing (Q4)

The American Game Factory
Code Lyoko: Quest for Infinity (October)

Atari, Inc.
Backyard Football (Q4)
Dragonball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 3 (Q4)
Godzilla: Unleashed (Q4)

Capcom
Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles (November) Zack and Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure (October)

Crave Entertainment
Brunswick Pro Bowler (August)
Dave Mirra BMX Challenge (August)
Pinball Hall of Fame - The Williams Collection (October) George of the Jungle (November)

D3 Publisher of America
Ben 10: Protector of Earth (Fall)
Dragon Blade: Wrath of Fire (Fall)
Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords (Fall)

Destination
Arctic Tale (October)
Balls of Fury (September)
Garfield Gets Real (November)
M&M's Kart Racing (October)
Sea Monsters (October)
Showtime Championship Boxing (October)

Destineer
Indianapolis 500 Legends (October)

Disney Interactive Studios
High School Musical: Sing It! (August)
Hannah Montanna: Spotlight World Tour (October) Disney Princess: Enchanted Journey (November)

DreamCatcher
Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None (November)

Eidos Interactive Ltd.
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary (November)

Electronic Arts
Boogie (November)
EA Playground (October)
FIFA Soccer '08 (October)
Madden NFL '08 (August)
MySims (September)
NBA Live '08 (September)
Need For Speed: ProStreet (October)
The Sims 2 Castaway (October)
Tiger Woods PGA Tour '08 (August)

Hudson Entertainment
Fishing Master (September)

Konami
Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party (TBA) Dewy's Adventure (TBA)

LucasArts
LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga (October)
Thrillville: Off the Rails (November)

Midway
Cruis'n (November)
Game Party (November)

MumboJumbo
LUXOR 3 (Q4)

Namco Bandai Games America Inc.
Namco Museum REMIX (TBA)
SoulCalibur Legends (TBA)

Nintendo
Mario Strikers Charged (July 30)
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (August 27)
Donkey Kong Barrel Blast (October 8)
Battalion Wars 2 (October 29)
Endless Ocean (October 29)
Fire Emblem (November 5)
Super Mario Galaxy (November 12)
Super Smash Bros Brawl (December 3)
Mario Kart Wii (Early 2008)
Wii Fit (TBA)

O~3 Entertainment
Crow (TBA)

Sega
Bleach (Fall)
Ghost Squad (Q4)
The Golden Compass (December)
Mario & Sonic at the Olympics (November)
NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams (Fall)

THQ
Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Burning Earth (October)
Bratz: The Movie (October)
Cars: Mater-National (October)
Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots (October) SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis (October) WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2008 (November)

Tomy Corporation
Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution (TBA)

Ubisoft
My Word Coach (Fall)
Petz Catz 2 (November)
Petz Dogz 2 (November)
Petz Horsez 2 (November)
Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 (Fall)

Valcon Games
Ultimate Board Games collection (August)

Vivendi
Crash of the Titans (October)
The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night (October)

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Looney Tunes: Acme Arsenal (September)

XS Games
Rebel Raiders (TBA)

XSEED Games
Victorious Boxers: Revolution (TBA)

Interesting last one. Seems Ippo Wii is coming to the US.

DS

Activision

* The Bee Movie -- Fall
* Call of Duty 4 (working title) -- Fall
* Spider-Man: Friend or Foe -- Fall
* Tony Hawk's Proving Ground -- Fall

The American Game Factory

* Build a Bear -- October
* Di-Gata -- October
* Strawberry Shortcake: The Four Seasons Cake -- October

Atari

* Backyard Basketball -- September
* Backyard Football -- September
* Backyard Hockey -- September
* Godzilla: Unleashed Double Smash -- Holiday
* Jenga -- Holiday
* N+ -- Holiday

Capcom

* Mega Man Star Force -- August
* Mega Man ZX Advent -- October
* Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations -- September

Codemasters

* Race Driver -- September

Crave

* Crayola Treasure Adventures -- September
* Napoleon Dynamite -- October
* George of the Jungle -- November

D3

* Ben 10: Protector of Earth -- October
* Ed, Edd n Eddy: Scam of the Century -- October

Destination Software

* Original Frisbee Disc Sports: Ultimate & Golf -- August
* ATV: Thunder Ridge Riders / Monster Trucks -- August
* Balls of Fury -- August
* Arctic Tale -- September
* Betty Boop "Double Shift" -- September
* Sea Monsters -- October
* M&M's Kart Racing -- October
* Aly & AJ: Road to Success -- October
* Dr. Seuss: How The Grinch Stole Christmas -- October
* Garfield Gets Real -- November
* Showtime Championship Boxing-- November
* Clue/Mousetrap/Perfection/Aggravation-- November

Destineer

* Indianapolis 500 Legends -- October
* Homie Rollerz -- October
* John Deere: Harvest in the Heartland -- November

Dent8 Games

* Elf Bowling Collector's Editon -- November

Disney Interactive Studios

* High School Musical: Makin' The Cut! -- August
* The Cheetah Girls: Pop Star Sensations -- October
* Hannah Montana: Music Jam -- October
* The Suite Life of Jack & Cody: Circle of Spies -- October
* Power Rangers: Super Legends -- Fall
* Enchanted -- November
* Disney Princess: Magical Jewels -- November

Dreamcatcher

* Animates -- August
* LifeSigns -- August

Electronic Arts

* Boogie -- Q4
* EA Playground -- October
* FIFA Soccer 08 -- October
* Madden NFL 08 -- August
* MySims -- September
* Need for Speed: ProStreet -- October
* The Sims 2: Castaway -- October
* Tiger Woods PGA 08 -- August

Eidos

* Glory Days 2 -- July

GameCock

* Dementium: The Ward -- October
* Insecticide -- November

Ignition

* Flipper Critters -- November

LucasArts

* LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga -- November
* Thrillville: Off the Rails -- October

Konami

* Contra 4 (working title) -- Fall

Majesco

* Nancy Drew and the Deadly Secret of Olde World Park -- September
* Zoo Hospital -- October
* Holly Hobbie & Friends -- September
* Fish Tycoon -- October
* Turn it Around -- September
* Operation: Vietnam -- August
* The Wild West -- August

Midway

* The Bee Game -- November
* Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends: Imagination Invaders -- November
* Ultimate Mortal Kombat -- November

MumboJumbo

* Super Collapse! 3 -- Q3
* 7 Wonders of the Ancient World -- Q3
* Luxor 2 -- Q4

Nintendo

* Picross DS -- July 30
* Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day -- August 20
* DK Jungle Climber -- September 10
* The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass -- October 1
* Chibi-Robo: Park Patrol -- October 2
* Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day -- October 15
* Mario Party DS -- November 19
* Nintendo Magic -- November 26
* Professor Layton and the Curious Village -- December 3
* Nintendo Crossword - TBA

O~3

* Pocket Pal -- October

Scholastic

* Animal Genius -- September
* I Spy Fun House -- August

SEGA

* The Golden Compass -- December
* Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games -- November
* Sonic Rush Adventure -- Fall

Square Enix

* Heroes of Mana -- August
* Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker -- November
* Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings -- November
* Front Mission -- October

Telegames

* RIP: Death Volunteers -- November
* Ultimate Card Games -- December
* Ultimate Puzzle Games: Sudoku Edition -- August

THQ

* Avatar: The Las Airbender: The Burning Earth -- October
* Bratz: 4 Real -- October
* Bratz: Super Babyz -- October
* Cars: Mater-National -- October
* Drake & Josh: Talent Show -- October
* Drawn to Life -- July
* El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera -- October
* Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights -- November
* Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots -- October
* SpongeBob SquarePants: Atlantis SquarePantis -- October
* Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command -- Fall
* Worms: Open Warfare 2 -- September
* WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2008 -- November
* Zoey 101: Field Trip Fiasco -- September

Tomy

* Naruto: Path of the Ninja -- October

Ubisoft

* Imagine Animal Doctor -- October
* Imagine Babyz -- October
* Imagine Fashion Designer -- October
* Imagine Master Chef -- October
* Jam Sessions -- September
* My French Coach -- November
* My Life Coach -- Fall
* My Spanish Coach -- November
* My Word Coach -- fall
* Petz Catz 2 -- November
* Petz Dogz 2 -- November
* Pets Hamsterz Life 2 -- November
* Petz Horsez 2 -- November
* Rayman Raving Rabbids -- Fall
* Wild Petz Dolphinz -- November

Valcon Games

* Suzuki Super Bikes Riding Challenge -- August
* Corvette Evolution GT -- August
* Master Jin Jin's IQ Challenge -- August

Vivendi

* Crash of the Titans -- October
* Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night -- October

Warner Bros Interactive

* Looney Tunes: Duck Amuck -- September

Anyone watching the Gamespot live stuff? Kane & Lynch looks amazing!

[Johnny]

Super Mario Galaxy trailer (http://www.gametrailers.com/player/21554.html).

Also, apparently sent out by Konami:

to end your day
at Konami's media briefing collecting ...
News for a major announcement
you were not expecting.

As always, I'm hoping for Zone of the Enders 3.

I say one of their series coming to the Wii. Maybe Silent Hill? Doubt it would be MGS.

[DiGiKerot]

I say one of their series coming to the Wii. Maybe Silent Hill? Doubt it would be MGS.

I dunno, maybe they'll do a Twin Snakes-esque remake of MGS2 or something.

[Johnny]

Rock band to feature full downloadable albums (http://e3.gamespot.com/story.html?sid=6174229&pid=938870&tag=top_stories;title;1).

[Johnny]

Someone stick on Gamespot's live stuff. Is that person talking abut Fatal Inertia a guy or chick? It's probably my sleep depravation but it looks/sounds like both to me :sd:

[DiGiKerot]

Someone stick on Gamespot's live stuff. Is that person talking abut Fatal Inertia a guy or chick? It's probably my sleep depravation but it looks/sounds like both to me :sd:

IT'S A TRAP!

Errr, I think it's a guy.

[Suwako Moriya]

Super Mario Galaxy trailer (http://www.gametrailers.com/player/21554.html).

Okay I'm not sure what's more interesting. Mario as a Bee or Mario as a Ghost? Still it does kind of remind me of Mario 64.

[Johnny]

Someone stick on Gamespot's live stuff. Is that person talking abut Fatal Inertia a guy or chick? It's probably my sleep depravation but it looks/sounds like both to me :sd:

IT'S A TRAP!

Errr, I think it's a guy.

Is he on drugs? Does he actually have anything to do with the game? The presenter seems to know more about it than him :sd:

Side note. Fuck I'm tired. 5 hours sleep from about 9am yesterday. This live shit goes on til 3am UK time too :sd: :D

[DiGiKerot]

Is he on drugs? Does he actually have anything to do with the game?

I dunno, but he certainly sucks at it.

[Johnny]

Watching this Gamespot stuff is making Fatal Inertia look awesome. Seems the PS3 version wasn't cancelled after all according to that guy.

[Jarred]

Rock band to feature full downloadable albums (http://e3.gamespot.com/story.html?sid=6174229&pid=938870&tag=top_stories;title;1).
That's awesome. Baba O' Reley is going to get cranked up to 11 at my house. And I will be screaming "it's onnnleeee teeeenage wastelaaaaannd" over and over. :D

[Mateo_home]

Super Mario Galaxy trailer (http://www.gametrailers.com/player/21554.html).



Cool. Looks like those star gems or whatever they're called replace the coins. I'm really picking this one up on release day.

BTW, it's great that FE: GOD (Strange abbreviation there, huh?) got a US release date. Even if it was low key.

[Johnny]

For those interested, Ippo Wii coming up on Gamespot Live.

[Chacranajxy]

Oh, that Koei guy. Yeah, it's a guy. But he looks like a bitch.

[Suwako Moriya]

BTW, it's great that FE: GOD (Strange abbreviation there, huh?) got a US release date. Even if it was low key.

In some ways yes it's strange, but in other ways it's a rather appropriate one in my view. Still I wouldn't be surprised if they intended it that way as some sort of joke.

[Johnny]

Oh, that Koei guy. Yeah, it's a guy. But he looks like a bitch.

Ha, he's endearing. Orochi Warriors looks decent enough. Held off the import buy might go for the US version.

Anyone have a schedule for developer conferences? I know Activision's is going on now but wanna follow that Konami one for this mystery announcement.

[Chacranajxy]

I haven't seen one, but yeah, I wanna see Konami's.

[Johnny]

More on Wii online games (http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3161053).

[ADC]

Let's pare this down to the good stuff:

Wii
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Fall)
Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party (TBA)
SoulCalibur Legends (TBA)
Mario Strikers Charged (July 30)
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (August 27)
Fire Emblem (November 5)
Super Mario Galaxy (November 12)
Super Smash Bros Brawl (December 3)
Mario Kart Wii (Early 2008)
NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams (Fall)

DS
Mega Man ZX Advent -- October
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations -- September
Contra 4 (working title) -- Fall
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass -- October 1
Heroes of Mana -- August
Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings -- November
Front Mission -- October
Seriously, there was a lot of crap on the original list. And it's good that Fire Emblem got a date. I'm itching for some tactical RPG goodness.

[ADC]

Rock band to feature full downloadable albums (http://e3.gamespot.com/story.html?sid=6174229&pid=938870&tag=top_stories;title;1).
That's awesome. Baba O' Reley is going to get cranked up to 11 at my house. And I will be screaming "it's onnnleeee teeeenage wastelaaaaannd" over and over. :D
We always sang it as 'Teen Age mutantninjaturtles' around here. That's what it was supposed to be, anyway. ;)

[Johnny]

I can't wait to kick your ass at Mario Kart Wii. And Jarred, but he's likely got some excuse about only being good at realistic racers or something :D

They didn't say how many people could race online did they? Just hinted at more than 8 as far as I remember so this could lead to some mammoth AoD sessions...

[ADC]

I can't wait to kick your ass at Mario Kart Wii. And Jarred, but he's likely got some excuse about only being good at realistic racers or something :D
Well, everybody has to be good at something. Won't stop me from shooting him with three consecutive red shells in Battle Mode.

Anyway, who's your racer? I liked Peach way back in the day, but they nerfed her so badly in recent efforts that I've switched to Luigi full time.

[Johnny]

Anyway, who's your racer? I liked Peach way back in the day, but they nerfed her so badly in recent efforts that I've switched to Luigi full time.

Generally Toad or Yoshi. But anyone aside from Bowser, DK or anyone heavy like that.

[ADC]

Anyway, who's your racer? I liked Peach way back in the day, but they nerfed her so badly in recent efforts that I've switched to Luigi full time.
Generally Toad or Yoshi. But anyone aside from Bowser, DK or anyone heavy like that.
Yeah, I can take you.

[Jarred]

I'm a Yoshi dude, although I really enjoyed Bones on the DS version. I stake no claim in Kart dominance, just Forza 2. :P

But that doesn't mean I'm not licking my chops to shove a blue shell right up j-boy's arse. :D

EDIT: oi, it's hot here, grammar bad.

[ADC]

I'm a Yoshi dude, although I really enjoyed Bones on the DS version. I stake no claim in Kart dominance, just Forza 2. :P

But that doesn't mean I'm licking my chops to shove a blue shell right up j-boy's arse. :D
I tried out Dry Bones and got great results for the more part, but at the higher cc levels he was just too slow, so I went back to Weege.

[Johnny]

Anyway, who's your racer? I liked Peach way back in the day, but they nerfed her so badly in recent efforts that I've switched to Luigi full time.
Generally Toad or Yoshi. But anyone aside from Bowser, DK or anyone heavy like that.
Yeah, I can take you.

You sound like Loafy :D

I have nothing else to say aside from I want this game NOW and am glad the Euro first thing wasn't true or I'd be eating my hat and getting ready for the big L which scares me :(

[Johnny]

OMG, Jade and Assassins Creed on Gamespot! :D :sd:

God, she is hot [/cliche]

[Johnny]

Silent Hill 5 (http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3161061) teaser trailer. Possible war setting going by the voice over? Either way, can't wait for more info on this one.

[Lego]

Yeah, it looks like it'll be really fun to play and I love that fact that you can have all of these different styles of levels. Looks good.

[Johnny]

Advance Wars DS 2 coming this year (http://uk.ign.com/index/e3/2007/news/).

Hideo Kojima denounces new E3 (http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3161107) (I agree. Where is the excitement and ton of surprise announcements? It feels far too much like a business conference rather than a fun gaming show. Sure, I've seen new vids of loads of games I'm excited about, but I knew about them anyway. Hopefully day 2 is better).

Some vids that have caught my attention:

Front Mission The First DS (http://www.gametrailers.com/player/21620.html). Always put off buying this in the PSX days as I'm not really a strategy RPG player but I'll be all over this one. Perfect for the DS.
Dewy's Adventure (http://www.gametrailers.com/player/21629.html) trailer.
Silent Hill Origins (http://www.gametrailers.com/player/21634.html)
Kane & Lynch (http://www.gametrailers.com/player/21608.html)
Warhawk (http://www.gametrailers.com/player/21638.html). This is gonna be great! I can see this overtaking Lost Planet as my online multiplayer game of choice.
Everyday Shooter (http://www.gametrailers.com/player/16598.html)
Metroid Prime 3 trailer (http://uk.gamespot.com/video/928517/6174256/metroid-prime-3-corruption-official-trailer-2)
Heavenly Sword gameplay (http://uk.gamespot.com/video/928391/6174512/heavenly-sword-official-movie-3)
Patapon (http://uk.gamespot.com/video/942065/6174440/patapon-official-movie-1). Locoroco meets rhythm action bt the looks of things.
The Club (http://www.gametrailers.com/player/21643.html)
Ghost Squad (http://www.gametrailers.com/player/21666.html)
Sega Rally Revo (http://www.gametrailers.com/player/21667.html). This is gonna be fantastic!
Sonic Rush Adventure (http://www.gametrailers.com/player/21669.html)

[Azumangaman]

FEAR Files announced for 360 (http://www.gamersyde.com/news_4584_en.html)

Yay! An expansion pack has been announced that will include the new expansion pack coming for PC AND FEAR:Extraction Point. Cool.
Link for more info above.

[broodwars]

Silent Hill 5 (http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3161061) teaser trailer. Possible war setting going by the voice over? Either way, can't wait for more info on this one.

I'm hoping this one hits the PC eventually like SH 2-4 did, because I'm a big Silent Hill fan but have no interest whatsoever in those two systems. I wish the voice acting for that teaser wasn't so spectacularly bad, though.

What with Manhunt 2 coming to the Wii eventually, how about Silent Hill 5 on the Wii (from the looks of it, it doesn't look like the graphics would take much of a hit...that screenshot looks like something out of SH 4)? That's the ticket...clubbing unholy, pipe-wielding nurses with my Wii Remote.

[Lego]

Patapon. Locoroco meets rhythm action bt the looks of things.

DAMN YOU CATCHY MUSIC, GET OUT OF MY HEAD!!

[Johnny]

Some Nintendo stuff:

New Zelda Wii talk/speculation/rumour (http://uk.wii.ign.com/articles/804/804241p1.html)
1 on 1 sword fighter coming to Wii? (http://uk.wii.ign.com/articles/804/804252p1.html)
Pikmin series not finished (http://uk.wii.ign.com/articles/804/804262p1.html)
Animal Crossing Wii news hopefully coming soon (http://uk.wii.ign.com/articles/804/804275p1.html).

[Johnny]

Ubisoft bringing Nitrobike (http://e3.gamespot.com/story.html?sid=6174768&pid=942072&tag=top_stories;title;0), an online racer, to the Wii this year.

[Johnny]

Some new vids:

Soul Calibur IV trailer (http://www.gametrailers.com/player/21747.html)
Silent Hill Origins trailer (http://www.gametrailers.com/player/21745.html)
Nitro Bikes (http://www.gametrailers.com/player/21769.html). Looking great!
Burnout Paradise (http://www.gametrailers.com/player/21781.html)

[Azumangaman]

Some new vids:

Soul Calibur IV trailer (http://www.gametrailers.com/player/21747.html)


Can't wait. Who's looking forward to me destroying you with Ivy? Anyone?

[Lego]

must.. not.. watch... jiggle..

O.O

[ADC]

Soul Calibur IV trailer (http://www.gametrailers.com/player/21747.html)
Can't wait. Who's looking forward to me destroying you with Ivy? Anyone?
Is it my soul burning? Or do I need to take an antacid? If I ever get a PS3, I'll pick this one up.

[Johnny]

Some new vids:

Soul Calibur IV trailer (http://www.gametrailers.com/player/21747.html)


Can't wait. Who's looking forward to me destroying you with Ivy? Anyone?

You will die by my Lizardman!

Just kidding, Mitsurugi and Maxi for me usually. And Sophitia back in the day but that was just to look up her skirt :D

God, remember the Soul Blade (Soul Edge everywhere except Europe) and it's intro? So great.

[HitokiriShadow]

I can't wait for Soul Calibur 4. If it comes out before MGS4, then that will be the time for me to get a PS3. I look forward to kicking my friends' asses (or them kicking mine) in HD.

[AdyHart]

Some new vids:

Soul Calibur IV trailer (http://www.gametrailers.com/player/21747.html)


Can't wait. Who's looking forward to me destroying you with Ivy? Anyone?

You will die by my Lizardman!

Just kidding, Mitsurugi and Maxi for me usually. And Sophitia back in the day but that was just to look up her skirt :D

God, remember the Soul Blade (Soul Edge everywhere except Europe) and it's intro? So great.

Oh, Azumangaman and Johnny you guys better hope I never get a PS3 and play you guys on this as I will truly show you how to use Mitsurugi to hand out a whopping ;) :D .

Seriously though, the games that will convince me to buy a PS3 keep adding up, and will soon be at the "I must buy threshold". Soul Calibur 4 has put a big plus in the buy collumn.

[Chacranajxy]

Okay, so now that I've had a chance to look at the shit for all the games at E3, I've come to the absolutely shocking conclusion that the Wii looks like it's by far the best system for the end of this year. My breakdown:

PC:
Assassin's Creed
Bioshock
Crysis
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
Gears of War
Hellgate: London
Medieval II: Total War - That Expansion Pack
Stranglehold
The Witcher
Unreal Tournament III

PS3:
Heavenly Sword
Lair

Xbox 360:
Blue Dragon
Eternal Sonata
Lost Odyssey
Mass Effect

DS:
Final Fantasy IV
Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Phoenix Wright 3

PSP:
Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles

PS2:
Arcana Heart (Import)
Final Fantasy XII: International Zodiac Job System (if it's in English... obviously, this is an import)
Persona 3


Wii:
Fire Emblem: Goddess of Dawn
Ghost Squad (maybe)
Guilty Gear XX: Accent Core
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Nights: Journey of Dreams
Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles
Rygar: The Battle of Argus
Super Mario Galaxy
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Trauma Center: New Blood

So yeah, the PS3's lineup is pathetic and the 360's lineup is kinda weak if you have a semi-decent PC. The most promising system is definitely the Wii for me and the only thing that can compete is the PC (which is admittedly fueled mostly by definitive versions of multiplatform games.) The portables are decent, but more of an afterthought, it seems. I'm a little pissed that I'll probably have to get another PSP so I can get TV out. Since I hate playing portable systems. So yeah, that's a lotta money that's gonna be spent. The only game on there that I'm unsure of is Ghost Squad, but everything else seems like an all but guaranteed purchase for me.

[sonnybonds]

Has there been any official word on if Jade Empire 2 is PS3 exclusive?