The Official E3 2010 Thread

[愛]

Well, everyone...it's almost here. This is the event where we throw all of our differences and animosities out the window and focus on what we're all here for: GAMES. I'm expecting a lot of great surprises this year, and I simply can't wait.

ARE YOU GUYS EXCITED!?

[AquaParade]

Summer's coming and all I'm looking forward to is E38) Probably not a good sign.

Marvel Vs Capcom 3
Zelda
Batman 2
Spider-man Shattered Dimensions
Metal Gear Solid: Rising

Sooo excited.

[TheCanadiandrome]

i'm excited as always. good thing for me i have a DVR, so i can record what i might miss cause of work

[Cure]

I have a feeling something good is coming this year, I'm just not sure what. We'll see what happens.

[The Stryker]

I don't know. I'm not expecting much at all and I'm not really excited.

I think it'll be all Natal and PSMove talk, no huge blockbuster game announcement.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Still trying to get an invite to the Nintendo conference.

This year is going to be a riot. I can smell it. Zelda is supposed to be there (though whether or not its playable is still debatable, even at Nintendo). I'm dying to see it. This one has been in the oven longer than Ocarina of Time. Nintendo is in defence mode. Wii sales are slowing down, so its time to make some games and get people excited again. Same for 360. Traditionally we'd be looking at new hardware this year, but thaks to the economy we should be getting games instead. We haven't had a generation this long since 16-bit. This makes me happy. When hardware is allowed to age gracefully, you get some of the best software imaginable.

Odds are in favor of a gabillion 3DS games being unveiled and on the floor, much like the original DS's unveiling. Looking forward to the surprises, as well as what Nintendo can do with a 3D GameCube in a box. Expecting another six hour line, much akin to the Wii. especially if they announce a whopper surprise title for it. The new PSP should be debuted as well.

Natal and Move are going to be playable, but I could give a sh*t.

Above all else, I just want to wrap my hands around Marvel vs. Capcom 3. Its been soooooooo long. This 2D fighter revival is the best thing that could have ever happened. God love ya' Capcom.

[The Stryker]

My long shot hope is Saints Row 3 being officially announced. That would make me really happy in a hurry.

[ThirdMarioBro]

I want to play that new Castlevania. I'm still wary of a Westernization of that franchise. Don't screw it up Konami.

[Turo602]

I am so excited for...

The Legend of Zelda
Gears of War 3
Marvel vs Capcom 3
Hopefully Batman Arkham Asylum 2
The 3DS
Spider-Man Shattered Dimensions
Halo Reach
And Hopefully Saint's Row 3

IMO E3s biggest highlight is the new Zelda. I have been waiting for four years for this.

[Peanut]

I'm not super hyped up yet, but I'm sure I will be once it rolls around. As usual, aside from a few clips or announcements of awesome games, we're going to get 3 press conferences with over an hour of boring show-boating and motion controlling. But I'll still watch all of them from beginning to end.

I expect we're going to get some big game news, but I can't honestly say that much could possibly excite me, with the exceptions being a new console Zelda in the Wind Waker line, or a new Conker/Banjo. Neither of which has a chance in hell of happening.

As far as announced games go, I really couldn't care less. I've been ignoring upcoming game media for the past year, and it has done nothing but improve every experience I've had thus far. I'm going to keep that trend going.

[TheCanadiandrome]

honestly i'm not sure what to expect this year at E3. might not be anything overly mind-blowing, but my dvr will be ready

[XERO]

I just hope Miyamoto comes out with a sword and shield again like he did when TP was coming out.

[ThirdMarioBro]

I've been ignoring upcoming game media for the past year, and it has done nothing but improve every experience I've had thus far. I'm going to keep that trend going.

Not a bad habit by any means.

[Krutch]

I wouldn't mind an update on DC Universe...

[愛]

I'd like new information on the new Star Wars MMORPG. I hope Peanut and the gang are going to play that with me! :)

[Brodie]

I'd like new information on the new Star Wars MMORPG. I hope Peanut and the gang are going to play that with me! :)

Yes. God yes. Wookie dancing ftw.

[ThirdMarioBro]

I'd like new information on the new Star Wars MMORPG. I hope Peanut and the gang are going to play that with me! :)

I'm in. I'm a MMO virgin so, this could be the game that turns me into a 400lb. lost cause.

[Dr. Doom]

I'm gonna play too :3

[Peanut]

I'm gonna play too :3

Nobody invited you!

I spent over 100 hours in SWG a couple months ago, so you know I'm all up on that sh*t, kids!

[The Stryker]

As long as I get to be a wookie something or other I'm in.

[Powder]

All I care about is the new Zelda game. I'm dyin' to know.

[Mutated Turtle]

When is e3 again?

[Turo602]

When is e3 again?

Sometime in June.

All I care about is the new Zelda game. I'm dyin' to know.

Same here.

[Slap-Happy]

They'd better announce more characters for MvsC.

[Samhain]

Zelda and MvC3.

[TheCanadiandrome]

so has anyone heard that Spike's airing M$' event exclusively? and of course G4 is covering it also

[Peanut]

Just a heads up, calling them M$ makes you look like a complete f*cking tool.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Just got my press invite to the Nintendo conference. Yay!

[TheCanadiandrome]

Just a heads up, calling them M$ makes you look like a complete f*cking tool.

umkay whatever. easy there, down boy :tlol: :trolleye:


Just got my press invite to the Nintendo conference. Yay!

wow nice. :tcool:

[Duke]

Just a heads up, calling them M$ makes you look like a complete f*cking tool.umkay whatever. easy there, down boy :tlol: :trolleye:Responding this way when you get called out for being toolish makes you look like a freaking idiot.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Responding this way when you get called out for being toolish makes you look like a freaking idiot.
gees i was just having fun. didn't ya notice the smileys? besides that, what's it to ya any way?

[TheCanadiandrome]

here's what i want to see at E3:

information on God Of War: Ghosts of Sparta
information on Gears of War 3 &
information on Batman AA 2

[ThirdMarioBro]

I heard the Nintendo conference is supposed to be about two hours.

[Venom]

Gamespot will have online coverage starting next week leading up to E3.

I thought this year was going to be the return of the crazy-ass E3 of yore? Noticed on the site it's still a private event. Why can't they do like the car shows and have a couple of days dedicated solely to industry officials followed by a couple for press coverage then the last couple days open to the public?

Also, Rockstar dropped out so no news on GTA: Vice, Agent, L.A. Noire, etc.

On the plus side, Ubi is showing off the new Driver game. Never thought I'd see another Driver and True Crime! :D

[TheCanadiandrome]

it would be nice to let the public go.

[Peanut]

I thought this year was going to be the return of the crazy-ass E3 of yore? Noticed on the site it's still a private event.

Last year was already a "return" and E3 has always been a private event, it's just that it was super easy to get in to. And really, why the f*ck should some EB clerk get to go to E3?

And no, they shouldn't allow the public into E3. It's a f*cking industry event, it's not for the sweaty, BO kids to get into. Leave it that way. You want to play games before they're out, go to PAX.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Last year was already a "return" and E3 has always been a private event, it's just that it was super easy to get in to. And really, why the f*ck should some EB clerk get to go to E3?

And no, they shouldn't allow the public into E3. It's a f*cking industry event, it's not for the sweaty, BO kids to get into. Leave it that way. You want to play games before they're out, go to PAX.
right, i forgot about PAX

[ThirdMarioBro]

Last year was already a "return" and E3 has always been a private event, it's just that it was super easy to get in to. And really, why the f*ck should some EB clerk get to go to E3?

And no, they shouldn't allow the public into E3. It's a f*cking industry event, it's not for the sweaty, BO kids to get into. Leave it that way. You want to play games before they're out, go to PAX.

Even as it is the lines for the 3DS are probably still going to be 4 hours long.

[TheCanadiandrome]

there better be something on WWE Allstars

[The Stryker]

They've pretty much confirmed everywhere that both WWE games will be playable on the floor. (All-stars looks f*cking ridiculous though)

[TheCanadiandrome]

They've pretty much confirmed everywhere that both WWE games will be playable on the floor. (All-stars looks f*cking ridiculous though)
i dunno, i'm diggin the idea of Allstars

[Peanut]

Sega is gearing up something called "Dreamcast Returns" for Live and PSN. First two games are, as we all knew, Crazy Taxi and Sonic Adventure. The fact that they're branding this "Dreamcast Returns" has me insanely excited, though.

Here's hoping we get ChuChu Rocket, Zombie Revenge, Power Stone and Shenmue!

[The Stryker]

Sega is gearing up something called "Dreamcast Returns" for Live and PSN. First two games are, as we all knew, Crazy Taxi and Sonic Adventure. The fact that they're branding this "Dreamcast Returns" has me insanely excited, though.

Here's hoping we get ChuChu Rocket, Zombie Revenge, Power Stone and Shenmue!

Space Channel 5 or shut the hell up is what I say.

I'm excited too dawg.

[Turo602]

They've pretty much confirmed everywhere that both WWE games will be playable on the floor. (All-stars looks f*cking ridiculous though)

Oh my god, I like the idea of the game but they seriously screwed up. But 2011 is looking to be promising in the action department.

Sega is gearing up something called "Dreamcast Returns" for Live and PSN. First two games are, as we all knew, Crazy Taxi and Sonic Adventure. The fact that they're branding this "Dreamcast Returns" has me insanely excited, though.

Here's hoping we get ChuChu Rocket, Zombie Revenge, Power Stone and Shenmue!

Sonic Adventure?! Cool. Now I'm a little excited. I'm hoping for Adventure 2.

[Spitfire]

Figure I'll post this here since Batman AA 2 will be at E3. I saw an article that Hamil won't be doing the Joker anymore after this game.
http://www.craveonline.com/gaming/article/mark-hamill-calls-it-quits-after-arkham-asylum-2-103279

Sad, he's my favorite Joker voice by far. He's getting old though I couldn't expect he'd do it forever.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Figure I'll post this here since Batman AA 2 will be at E3. I saw an article that Hamil won't be doing the Joker anymore after this game.
http://www.craveonline.com/gaming/article/mark-hamill-calls-it-quits-after-arkham-asylum-2-103279

Sad, he's my favorite Joker voice by far. He's getting old though I couldn't expect he'd do it forever.

yeah Hamill is awesome as Joker

Sega is gearing up something called "Dreamcast Returns" for Live and PSN. First two games are, as we all knew, Crazy Taxi and Sonic Adventure. The fact that they're branding this "Dreamcast Returns" has me insanely excited, though.

Here's hoping we get ChuChu Rocket, Zombie Revenge, Power Stone and Shenmue!

Sonic Adventure, sweetness!

[ThirdMarioBro]

I've actually got the appointment to do the write-up of Arkham 2. Soooo looking forward to playing it. It kills me that Hamill is retiring. He'll ALWAYS be the Joker. There is no better. Ledger was great, but Hamill is better.

[TheCanadiandrome]

I've actually got the appointment to do the write-up of Arkham 2. Soooo looking forward to playing it. It kills me that Hamill is retiring. He'll ALWAYS be the Joker. There is no better. Ledger was great, but Hamill is better.
nice, i'm like so jealous of you right now, you've no idea

[Turo602]

You lucky bastard TMB. :P And that really sucks, Mark Hamil was the best Joker ever! Sad to know he's Joker no more.:(

[Peanut]

A sequel to an over-hyped game! JOY!

[Dr. Doom]

Peanut and I agreeeee <3

[ThirdMarioBro]

Boo to both of you. :P The Killer Croc section sucked, but the rest was five star epic.

[Peanut]

Yeah, stalking enemies in the exact same way in those little arenas was awesome for the entire length of the game! Especially when they just started putting bombs on all the conveniently placed indoor gargoyles! Slowly crawling through vents was also a fantastic design choice! And taking down all of those mutated freaks in the exact same way, over and over, was amazing! Not to mention the great final boss fight that's nothing but an endurance test, followed by another palette swap mutant freak fight. In fact, all of the boss fights were GREAT!

Arkham Asylum - Scarecrow mindf*cks = Sh*t

[The Stryker]

Boo to both of you. :P The Killer Croc section sucked, but the rest was five star epic.

Except for the last boss battle....and the entire second half of the game.

[Peanut]

Oh, I forgot! Making using the X-Ray vision-y detective mode the best way to play the game!? Such a fantastic touch, wasn't awful in any way at all.

Yep. Five Star, my friend. All the way.

[Cure]

I'm with everyone else. It was way overhyped.

[Peanut]

Oh, man. So much great stuff getting shown off already. I'mma link em all in SD, cause I know not everyone has a PC that can run HD video smoothly, but all of these are in HD too.

First, Itagaki's new game, Devil's Third, which looks so much better than anything he did with NG.
Link (http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-2010-devils-third/101177)

Next, new CG short for FU2, which looks hot as all hell. No gameplay, but I give it up for awesome Jedi action. I have to admit, I was doing some serious Star Wars marking during this video.
Link (http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-2010-the-force/101181?type=flv)

And out of nowhere, this PotC action RPG. I had heard a little about it, but seeing it in action makes me so insanely excited for it. Huge "Yes, Please!" to a pirate themed action RPG. The last good pirate game was the update of Sid Meier's Pirates! and that was way back in 04.
Link (http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-2010-potc-armada/101191)

I'm also super hot for Naughty Bear. All of the little trailers and teasers for the game had me interested from the word go, but seeing actual gameplay of what the game will be like put my anticipation through the roof.
Link (http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-2010-naughty-bear/101207)

So, here we are, 2 and a bit days before E3 has even started, and I'm already super excited about a ton of new games. This E3 is going to be GREAT! It sucks I'm probably not going to be seeing anything until I get home from work everyday this week. I'm praying for rain!

[Cure]

Wow, that Pirates game looks awesome. I'll definitely keep an eye out for that. The others looked really good, too.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Batman AA was epic, nuff said!

any way, gots my DVR warmed up so i don't miss anything E3!

[The Stryker]

Batman AA was epic, nuff said!

Please. Don't say anything if you're going to fall back on your usual arguments.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Please. Don't say anything if you're going to fall back on your usual arguments.
whatever. geez!

[Peanut]

Batman AA was epic, nothing explained!

Fixed that for you.

[TheCanadiandrome]

oh brava there, brava! :roll:

[Peanut]

Well, if you're got an opinion, state some God damned reasons behind it instead of just blowing it all off. What's the point in being on a message board if you're not going to discuss the crap you're talking about?

[ThirdMarioBro]

This Microsoft event is embarrassing.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Well, if you're got an opinion, state some God damned reasons behind it instead of just blowing it all off. What's the point in being on a message board if you're not going to discuss the crap you're talking about?

i don't have to defend myself to anyone. just take it as it is

[Brodie]

He was asking you to discuss your opinion, reasons to why its "so awesome."

You come off as completely invalid when you say **** like "nuff said."

If you raise decent points, he'd probably consider you more right to said opinion and not give you ****.

Instead you just sound uneducated.

[Cure]

F*ck Kinect. Goddamn.

[Brodie]

Pretty lame conferenceeeeeee.

Hey, TMB, if you got one of those free new 360s, try not to ****ing break it right away, then complain about it.

[TheCanadiandrome]

was there actual pics of the new 360 model? got my dvr set

[Peanut]

God, I didn't even watch the conference and I felt pissed off. What a waste of time. I hope Kinect bombs so hard it kills Bill Gates.

[Archon_Turtle]

Watching that little girl play with the tiger was...unsettling.

Though i will say (provided it wasnt rigged) that that demo showed that Kinect has pretty decent voice processing. THat little girl wasn't speaking very loudly or clearly and the system was processing her commands just fine.

Edit: Jesus Jumped-Up Christ, the new Old Republic trailer was amazing! And its playable at the show tomorrow *drool*

[Ninjinister]

Kinect is a terrible name. My brain keeps registering it as Kinsect anyway for some reason, as well.

Not that Natal was any better...

[Archon_Turtle]

Kinect is a terrible name. My brain keeps registering it as Kinsect anyway for some reason, as well.

Not that Natal was any better...

Well nintendo has already proven that devices with terrible names can succeed :-P

[Peanut]

This E3 is scaring me. I'm not kidding. Everything so far is all about "new experiences" and opening up games to a "wider audience" which apparently means trying to rebrand laser tag and breathing better.

F*ck this horsesh*t!

[Volvagia]

I can't stop laughing at Ubisoft's press conf. It's 3 am here so I'm blaming that :tlol:

[Cure]

I wanna cry.

[Peanut]

I can't stop laughing at Ubisoft's press conf. It's 3 am here so I'm blaming that :tlol:

No, man. This sh*t would be hilarious at any time of the day or night.

[sdp]

Kinect is awesome and the name is good. I love the technology behind it, it amazes me and its moving towards a future of gaming I'd love. With that said, the games do look better than Wii games(gameplay) but then again the Wii and its motion controller is now four years old that MS had to improve on their take so its not THAT impressive that its obviously better. Counting its a separate add on I am sure there won't be many games or like the wii the tech will not be used properly. This is not mentioning that the 360 is five year old hardware, they should have just saved this for the next console which can't be too far away (2012 my guess), since I don't think it'll help the 360 or be succesful. Anyone not impressed with the tech behind Kinect is just a "core" gamer full of himself throwing a hissyfit.

The actual conference was definitely terrible though, in fact it is basically a re-do of Nintendo's 08 conference in terms of content. Counting 360 "core" gamers annoy the hell out of me I am glad thats what they got.

EA: Fell asleep during the Madden segment, apparently I missed the awesome SWs trailer but everything before was boring.

Ubi:haha I love that guy, the conversations are so awkward, did they even rehearse? That guy is being wasted there, give him his own show. Besides that its been pretty boring, I'm actually somewhat interested in the lazer tag game :lol:


I think Nintendo has E3 "won", they seemed to learn from their 08 conference and with the 3DS and new Zelda plus any secrets they may have is enough to blow away MS even if the rest of Nintendo's conference is also "casual". This really depends on what Sony shows, I am pretty sure they are going to go the MS route and spend a lot of time on Move but they won't do as bad as MS, I'm sure they'll reveal some type of new game to get the core gamer excited. I don't think they'll be able to top Nintendo but who knows, IMO the "who won" debate is really stupid, the past couple of years all three conferences are usually lackluster.

[Cure]

I wanna cry.

Tears of happiness! RAYMAN. <3

[Peanut]

Ubisoft wins because of Rayman, but what the f*ck was up with that MJ thing at the end? They didn't even say anything!

[Ninjinister]

Rayman returning is the only thing that actually piqued my interest so far. Everything else is either rehashed, crap, or both.

[Brodie]

Unless it has Deadpool, amirite?

[sdp]

They got the MJ license months before he died.

[Cure]

Counting 360 "core" gamers annoy the hell out of me I am glad thats what they got.



Wait, what does that mean?

[Ninjinister]

Unless it has Deadpool, amirite?

Did something today have Deadpool and I missed it?

[Cipher]

Anyone want to give me a quick lowdown on Rayman?

New actual platformer, I'm assuming?

[Barkworm]

Does anyone have an HD version of the Rayman trailer? That game looks amazing.

[Cure]

Just for you, Barky. <3

YOjDQybFGws

[Brodie]

Wait, what does that mean?

Means he's a douchebag "gamer" who still thinks a console war is valid.

That, or a Nintendo fanboy.

[Slap-Happy]

I don't really care for anything besides Marvel vs Capcom 3, Arkham Asylum 2, Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions and Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood.

New Mortal Kombat looks like sh*t though. Except for the fatalities.

[poiuytre]

Why do so many HD 2D games look like they're made in Flash? There is something very distinct in the way they animate that I just don't like.
::edit::
Just saw the same thing on another forum. Apparently its caused by stretching and moving pieces of your art to create animations instead of drawing new animation-frames by hand.

Pretty boring E3 so far. MGS Rising looked great but aside from that it didn't have a lot to offer for me thus far. I had hoped Kinect had some more in depth games that used both the camera and a normal 360 controller at the same time. That racing game they showed where you could only influence the steering but not the acceleration or ...well anything other than the steering was upsetting. For a conference that was supposed to demonstrate that Kinect was not just a cash grab at the Wii-pie using an Eyetoy and a bunch of knock-off games, it failed heavily in that respect. Here's to hoping day 2 will be better.

[Ninjinister]

(Braces for the inevitable mountain of fap that is sure to come from The Skyward Sword)

[The Stryker]

Man. That new zelda game controls amazingly!

Wait...No.

[Cure]

Never miiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiind.

[Ninjinister]

New Kirby game! I'm excited.

[Cure]

Dk dk dk dk dk dk.

[Ninjinister]

Yep. Kirby and DK. Today's already better than yesterday.

[Cure]

I'm indifferent but I know fanboys are going nuts over Kid Icarus. As long as it's better than the NES sh*t.

[The Stryker]

Saints Row on 3DS. AWESOME.

[Barkworm]

I feel a bit weird about saying this but this was probably the best E3 conference I've seen in years. Yeah, Zelda didn't work properly but I guess they really had some technical issues. The new Kirby looked great, Donkey Kong and Kid Icarus also looked good.

[sdp]

They didn't work properly because of interference, EPic Mickey also had the pointer going crazy. This same thing happened at the Google conference a few weeks ago and the apple conference a week ago, theres just too many mi-fi/bluetooth/3g signals coming out.

Also free 360 eat your heart out, Nintendo delivered blondes with 3DSs :lol:


Sony will have to dedicate most of their conference trying to sell you Move so its easy to see Nintendo "won" E3. ironic nintendo will likely have the least "waggle".

I am most excited about Kirby Epic Yarn.

[Ninjinister]

3DS impressed me more than I thought it would, but it's still not a "must buy".

[Volvagia]

I love Nintendo right now . I've been wishing for a new Donkey Kong Country for years and now I finally get one <3

Zelda looks awesome, I love Wind Waker and don't get why som many are having a hissyfit over the graphics.

I wasn't interseted in Epic Mickey before but now it's a must buy game and Kirby looks so cute.

Lets see what Sony has to come with, I'm hoping for some Final Fantasy Versus XIII info.

[Cipher]

So after years of being derided for ignoring the "hardcore" gamer market, Nintendo comes out of the conference as the only company to focus their show around blockbuster, core games. And holy hell, did they deliver. No new gimmicks; just a respectable system update (3DS) and a handful of A-list titles. This is the first time I've been excited about video games in a long time.

[Ninjinister]

So after completely ignoring the DS for fighting games, Capcom steps in with Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition. Word. So far this is the biggest draw for me on the 3DS.

If they would have revealed "Project Sora" to be Smash Bros. 3D, I'd be getting in line right now for 3DS. But alas, it does not look as if it has come to pass.

[Brodie]

Also free 360 eat your heart out, Nintendo delivered blondes with 3DSs :lol:



You have never had sex.




Anyway, The Nintendo conference was pretty great. DK was my top pick from that show. Kirby looked really aesthetically pleasing, but why didnt the little ****er eat anyone?

Zelda looks neat, with cel shading, but the controls looked like ****. Interference or not, I dont want to use the Wii motion **** that much.

Epic Mickey looks fun, as well as Other M.

[GK Punk]

..People still do that lame console war sh*t? Wow.

[The Deadman]

the team that helped make TNA Impact are the ones that are making AllStars too....*cringe*

[Ninjinister]

Damn it. The only thing I've been interested in at the Sony camp (apparently a Jak & Daxter/Ratchet & Clank/Sly Cooper crossover) was reduced to a mention on all sites I'm trying to follow.

[sdp]

Extremely underwhelmed by the new Twisted Metal, Sony mostly bored.

I did like Move though like Kinect. I kinda wish both were really one device. Kinects camera with Sony's controller. Maybe for next-gen....


You have never had sex.


wow, really?
How old are you?



You have never had sex.


wow, really?
How old are you?


..People still do that lame console war sh*t? Wow.

It never went away, you just got old.

[Cipher]

Zelda looks neat, with cel shading, but the controls looked like ****. Interference or not, I dont want to use the Wii motion **** that much.That's where I'm at. Nothing other than the pretty designs stand out about it right now, given that all they're doing is shoving the motion controls at us. Not a fan of motion for the sake of motion.

On the other hand, I learned many yeas ago never to judge Zelda games by their first E3 trailers. So I'm not sweating over it.

[The Deadman]

..People still do that lame console war sh*t? Wow.

blame the PS3/360 fanboys

[Cure]

Is everyone insane? Cut that sh*t out. Besides, it's all fanboys to blame.

[Peanut]

Sony showed absolutely nothing I cared about, not the rumored ICO/SotC HD collection, nothing on Last Guardian. No interest in Move, no interest in LBP2 or whatever other sequel to an underwhelming franchise they showed off. Weak. At least they showed games, though. Microsoft rushed Reach and Gears 3 off the stage for absolute sh*t.

Nintendo definately showed up, though. While I couldn't care less about a Kid Icarus game on 3DS, the handheld itself was exciting to see/hear about. Kirby looks super hot, as does DKC Returns. And I'm totally into what they showed with Zelda, technical issues aside, looks great.

[TMNT_Guy]

Yes! Donkey Kong Country has always been one of my most beloved childhood games. It will be great playing with the real DK after 11 years.

Only complaint so far is that the barrel blasting sounds too cartoony and that the original look better graphicaly, but thats nit picking. Can't wait!

[Peanut]

Only complaint so far is that the barrel blasting sounds too cartoony and that the original look better graphicaly

Dumbest thing I've read all week.

[TMNT_Guy]

Dumbest thing I've read all week.
It should. DKC:R looks so good that those were the only things I could find to nitpick.

Did Sega present yet? I'm hoping for some Sonic Colors videos.

[Turo602]

The new Zelda looks really awesome. I like the combined looks of realistic and cel shaded. This game looks really promising as any other Zelda would be.

The 3DS is going to be awesome! So many games! Resident Evil, Saints Row, and I hope that The Ocarina of Time is really on there.

Gears 3 is going to be Epic ass hell!

[TheCanadiandrome]

the team that helped make TNA Impact are the ones that are making AllStars too....*cringe*

guess i'm the only one looking forward to that game, ah well :ohwell:

[Archon_Turtle]

Hey guys. Here are some pics from day 1. It's all mainly shots of booths. I've given up on taking footage of actual gameplay or trailers since the internets does a better job than I ever could.

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v247/JNCOPosterboy/E3/2010/day%201/

[ThirdMarioBro]

Nintendo killed E3. their best showing of all time. I'm drunk sothis post is going to be fast. Played the 3DS at the conference and again today right before the show closed. Its like looking into a 6 foot diaorama. Its fu*king amazing. I can't describe it. Thr analog stick is like a better Sega Saturn stick. Donkey Kong Country Returns (thank you God) is aaaaaamaaaazing. Star Fox 64 kicks ten times more badass in 3D. The bullets come at you. Hell, Sony's 3D is amazing. I'm sold. Epic Mickey is amazing. Ocarina of Time in 3D is amazing. Sonic the Hedgehog 4 doesn't suck. Hell, Sonic Colors doesn't suck. Homefront is amazing, Bionic Commando 2 is kickass. Capcom is win. Motorstorm Apocalypse is amazing, Marvel vs. Capcom 3 is fu*king AMAZING. MOTERFU*KING KID ICARUS FINALLY!!!!! I

And Microsoft's entire E3 show is a goddamn joke. Disaster. Kinect sucks balls.

And I met Lady Gaga. Really. She's the sweetest person ever. Greatest week EVER.

[Turo602]

Wow, looks like Sega finally learned now. I heard Sonic Colors has stoped with the whole gimmick thing and now has more platforming, And Sonic 4 is just back to the old school.

I'm just too excited for the 3DS. Resident Evil, Zelda OoT, Mario Kart, Saint's Row, Super Street Fighter 4, Metal Gear Solid Snake Eater, Assassin's Creed, Splinter Cell, and Blood Rayne! Just so many games! Now I'm hoping for a new Metroid and a real Mario adventure.

[Archon_Turtle]

I randomly ran into Blanket and Prince Michael Jackson at the DIS booth. Weird.

I gotta say something about this little sleeper title at the Sony booth called Invizimals. It's an augmented reality game for the PSP (w/camera). It's like Pokemans, in that you battle creatures, but the neat thing is that the creatures "leap" out of your real world environment and are created based upon colors of objects in your environment. I'm really interested in the tech more than the gameplay. I think it's really neat.

As I opperate largely in the children's sector of gaming, these are the things I nerd out on :-P

[poiuytre]

Sure, Nintendo might have blown everyone away with games and hardware but Konami won the conference battle with ease.

Sure, it was an absolute Engrish trainwreck from start to finish with mostly trash games, but it was so entertaining. From the Def Jam guy talking about how black people 'have Obama' for 20 minutes while their projector is busted, to the super awkward live action luchadore performance, to the creepy lolita-game teaser without any gameplay, to the Glee choir performance and best of all these guys! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtKMqdMWNec) I laughed so hard from start to finish. I felt so sorry for all the journalists in that room. They sat through the torture waiting for more MGS Rising, but they just got the previous trailer again from yesterday. :lol:

[GK Punk]

It never went away, you just got old.

Yeah, flame a mod. See how far that gets you.

Console wars are lame, they always have been lame. People who argue over which video game system is better needs to get out of their house and maybe talk to a girl.

blame the PS3/360 fanboys

It's more than just them, Nintendo fanboys, Sega fanboys of the past etc. There's nothing wrong with having your preference, but that doesn't mean you have to be blind to everything else out there. Console bashing/wars are childish.

[Turo602]

Yeah, flame a mod. See how far that gets you.

Console wars are lame, they always have been lame. People who argue over which video game system is better needs to get out of their house and maybe talk to a girl.



It's more than just them, Nintendo fanboys, Sega fanboys of the past etc. There's nothing wrong with having your preference, but that doesn't mean you have to be blind to everything else out there. Console bashing/wars are childish.

I agree. All systems have good games. The only reason someone would say "Ah PS3 is better then that sh*tty Wii" would most likely be because they own a PS3 but never played a Wii. It's just really lame. Everyone has their own opinion on a console, but it takes someone to own all of them to have a real opinion.

[GK Punk]

Out of the current gen, I only have a 360. I'd love to have the other two consoles (And may have to get a Wii at least for Metroid The Other M...) Just haven't had time, or really the money to drop in to other games lately.

[Turo602]

I only own a 360 and a Wii. I can't see myself getting a PS3 any time soon. I want one, but I aiming on replacing my Wii with a black one and replacing my Elite for the slimmer one. It's really annoying I had the 60 gig for Christmas and then I bought the Elite and now there's a new one.:x

[XERO]

I don't care what system I get or what color. It could be friggin' pink and I'd be happy.

And did I just hear the return of Donkey Kong Country? WHAAAAAAT? Any word if Wise got tapped for the soundtrack?

[sdp]

From the earlier comment about DKCR, I agree with that poster only I don't think he expressed it very well. For a game called DKCR it really didn't feel DKC to me. Sure it had barrels and mine carts but the art style didn't really feel very DKCish to me. In fact it reminded me of DK Jungle Beat (which is an awesome game btw) mixed with a hybrid of NSMB/DKC.

But yeah I kinda wish it looked more like DKC, even DK64 had that art style. Hopefully they get David Wise for the music, he just left Rare a few months ago and he was responsible for most of Rares iconic music including the DKC games. I'm also kind of bummed that this is what Retro came up with, Rare took Donkey Kong a dead franchise and re-imagined it and made some great games with it. Retro also re-imagined Metroid another dead franchise and made some great games with it. So when the rumors before E3 about a new DK game from Retro I was hoping they'd re-imagine DK a third time like Rare did in the 90s and not just re-do what they did. I'm sure it'll be a great game though but for those reasons it did not excite me as much as the other announcements.

Yeah, flame a mod. See how far that gets you.

Console wars are lame, they always have been lame. People who argue over which video game system is better needs to get out of their house and maybe talk to a girl.


How is that flaming a mod? Its true, Once I turned 15 I stopped caring about console wars and if you see most people who get so heated about console wars are usually under 15. Theres exceptions of course.

As for them needing to talk to a girl and get out of their house well you can say the same thing about people who post on a TMNT forum or those who even that take a forum Mod position seriously ;) Now that would be a flame :P

[XERO]

Yeah, this is nice.

[GK Punk]

Yeah, this is nice.

I know, It's fun watching him prove my point about how childish he is. I can't wait until his next rant about how out of date this site is. You'd think after our first exchange in this thread, he'd just say "Didn't mean it as a flame, sorry about that" To which I would have apologized, but instead he tries to start a flame war.

Kids are fun.

[愛]

Blah blah blah...

Jigoku Shoujo sucks. :)

[XERO]

Kids are fun.

M.C. Kids anyway. But then again, not THAT much.

[Ninjinister]

So um... how 'bout them there new games then, eh?

[GK Punk]

I also just realized this is the first E3 in awhile where I didn't have Corey calling or Texting me every few minutes "OMG THEY JUST ANNOUNCED (Insert something cool here) Too bad she left Screw Attack...

[XERO]

I've been on a Screw Attack binge, actually. I've been trying to watch all of their Vaults and Top Tens.

Oh, and the Nerd's good, too.

[GK Punk]

I actually co-wrote a Top Ten,(Maybe two) and a few bits on Side Scrollers in secret :o

Edit, Actually I don't think it was Side Scrollers, it was Hard News.

[XERO]

Dude, really?

You gotta tell me which ones so I can check 'em out ASAP, ASAP!

[GK Punk]

I'll have to see if I still have the files where me and her were exchanging our rewrites so I can remember. It feels like it's been so long since then!

[XERO]

I bet it was like Top Ten Sailor Moon Transformations or Top Ten Skeletor Quotes. :P

[Ninjinister]

So um... yeah...

What was the biggest surprise, in your books, of E3?

Mine was a toss-up between Kirby's Epic Yarn, and the fact that the 3DS didn't look like utter s**t.

I had been hoping to hear more about the Wii Kirby game, but I was hoping it was the same one that had started production on the Gamecube all those years ago. Granted, I'm going to miss what could have been, but Epic Yarn, well, seems to be living up to its name. As a big Kirby fan, I am very excited for this, and dammit, it's the cutest f***ing thing I've seen in a long time.

I was hoping to really, really, really hate the 3DS. It took me a long time to warm up to the DS to begin with, and what with not even owning a DS for a year now, I can't say I was looking forward to a new one coming out. But the games, the graphics, the possibilities... all of it just floored me. I'm not completely sold on getting one right away, but DAMN is it tempting.

[Cure]

I think the most exciting part for me is the 3DS, especially after reading all the positive impressions. The 3D pictures look great, apparently.

DK, Kirby, and Rayman all look awesome to me. THANK YOU STREET FIGHTER 4, AMIRITE?

I want the Sly Collection, as well as Heroes on the Move, but not sure if I want a Move. Twisted Metal looks cool, though.

[ThirdMarioBro]

I'm sober now. All of my comments stand though. Lady Gaga bailed on fu*king on Activision and showed up at the Capcom booth playing Dead Rising -- where I was. She's my goddamn hero.

[TheCanadiandrome]

this is likely redundent, but did Nintendo mention whether or no the 3DS is backwards compatible with all DS games?

[ThirdMarioBro]

Yes, and yes.

[Samhain]

The 3ds! Yes! And Kirby's Epic Yarn looks so great. Such a cool concept. I love how the gameplay folds out. Really excited to get it.

[TheCanadiandrome]

well, i'm hoping i can demo a 3DS first before i make the purchase but that's not likely

[Cure]

I'm almost positive game stores will have them up a bit before release.

[TheCanadiandrome]

hope so. but my local EB Games doesn't seem like they'll be that generous

[Powder]

I never had any version of the DS but I was thinking to maybe get one around the holidays (though the thought of saving a few bucks and getting one this summer crossed my mind) & I am so glad I didn't. I was a little weary about the 3DS thinking "sure, they've remade the DS so many times what would it matter if I got an older model?" but seriously, it looks great. I suppose I will hold out for it!

[Cure]

"sure, they've remade the DS so many times what would it matter if I got an older model?"!

It would matter a lot if you wanted to, you know, play new games.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Back home and dead tired. Greatest week of my life.

[Mutated Turtle]

I never had any version of the DS but I was thinking to maybe get one around the holidays (though the thought of saving a few bucks and getting one this summer crossed my mind) & I am so glad I didn't. I was a little weary about the 3DS thinking "sure, they've remade the DS so many times what would it matter if I got an older model?" but seriously, it looks great. I suppose I will hold out for it!

Don't. Whatever you do, DO NOT buy a DS. :|

[Ninjinister]

Don't. Whatever you do, DO NOT buy a DS. :|

...

Reasoning being...?

[TheCanadiandrome]

Back home and dead tired. Greatest week of my life.

grrr...don't rub it in :tgrumble: :tlol:

[Shredder]

Buy a DS, Powder. Any version. You won't regret it.

[Ninjinister]

Yeah, if the 3DS is anything like Nintendo's other handhelds, there's going to be something, even small and insignificant, that is going to get left out that you may still enjoy that was in the previous iteration. That's why I always have my big brick Game Boy, GBC, and GBA as well as my DS.

I guess the next step for you, Powder, is to determine which DS is right for you. I personally like the DS Lite, as it allows me to use the e-Reader (whereas the standard DS did not, without heavy modification).

[Powder]

I don't care what system I get or what color. It could be friggin' pink and I'd be happy.

And did I just hear the return of Donkey Kong Country? WHAAAAAAT? Any word if Wise got tapped for the soundtrack?

Kenji Yamamoto is doing it this time around, according to wiki. I would give up alot of things to see Wise return.

[XERO]

Yeah, TMB just informed me on that.

Not that I'm complaining. It's just... Wise IS Donkey Kong Country.

I'm sure it'll still be kickawesome.

[Cipher]

Yeah, TMB just informed me on that.

Not that I'm complaining. It's just... Wise IS Donkey Kong Country.

I'm sure it'll still be kickawesome.Not going to lie, this'll put a huge dent in my enjoyment of the game.

If it plays like the old ones, I'm sure I'll still buy and love it, but a huge part of the original trilogy's charm comes from the soundtrack. They're some of the only games I'll play specifically to hear the music.

[ThirdMarioBro]

I love David Wise. He's one of the greatest composers in the world. I'm just glad he finally ditched Rare and can work freelance now. The industry has missed him badly.

That said (and with DKC2 being my favorite game soundtrack), Wise didn't do the third DKC, and it was magic. I'm going to have a little faith in Nintendo here. Kenji Yamamoto is Mr. Super Metroid. He's probably the one internal employee at Nintendo that I would consider qualified to touch the holy grail that is DKC for his atmospheric works. He was actually my one realistic hope to get for the game. I figured we'd get stuck with somebody who can't handle it, but it should all work out with Kenji at the helm.

But don't worry about Mr. Wise. He's finally free of the sinking ship that is Rare and can work again. I hope we hear from him soon.

[Cipher]

I love David Wise. He's one of the greatest composers in the world. I'm just glad he finally ditched Rare and can work freelance now. The industry has missed him badly.

That said (and with DKC2 being my favorite game soundtrack), Wise didn't do the third DKC, and it was magic.Woah, really? To this very moment, I thought Wise did all three of the SNES games. I loved DKC3's soundtrack as well.

[XERO]

I know for a fact when DKC3 came out on Game Boy Advance, he redid the soundtrack.

But like TMB, I think the soundtrack to DKC2 is the best of the trilogy, and is one of the most amazing of all time.