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Sony E3 2009 Press Conference Live Blog

Nintendo came out strong, Microsoft set a huge precedent yesterday, Can Sony keep up the stellar press conference vibe? We'll find out in 20!

Let's go! SONY TIME!!!

10:59 AM: My dad on Facebook: "It's geek central at my house!" Yes, yes it is. 

11:04: Sesslar and Kevin waxing poetic about Sony. Wee. 

11:05: PS3 Game of E3 '09: Fat Princess. Calling it now.

11:08: We've been minutes away for about 10 minutes. Come now, let's go.

11:09: FINALLY! Let's go! Cool montage of games set to Queen. Awesome.

11:13: Jack Tretton always reminded me of the nervous kid in grade school who fainted every time he went to the blackboard. His heart racing 230 BPM only enhances that.

11:14: Was that 364 games? Wow, that's a lot.

11:15: So every year from now until eternity will be the Year of the Playstation. Great.

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Nintendo E3 2009 Press Conference Live Blog

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It is time! Here we go!!!!

8:58 AM: G4 is on, my soda is poured, and I am raring to go. This better be good.

8:59 AM: I officially no longer care about Wiebe Watch. Bring the pain.

9:00 AM: Do it! DO IT NOW!!

9:03 AM:  Nintendo time!!Montage of various happy people playing various Nintendo games.

9:04 AM: Dear God, Cammie is starting it up. Not good.

9:05 AM: Cammie starts it off with what I like to call Corporate Wanking. NPD stats and sales figures. Wee.

9:06 AM: I will admit, my aunt bought a DSi and loves it. She has a point. "Create Surprise." I like that.

9:07 AM: Here coms the plucky plumber! What'd'ya got for me, eh?

9:08 AM: New Super Mario Bros. for the Wii. Hm..... I wanna play in...

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Ubisoft Conference E3 2009 Live Blog

Hollah, it's the Ubisoft conference left today, or tonight if you're on my side of the big ole' globe, and we're all eager to see a lot of titles from these folks: everything from the confirmed Assassin's Creed 2 to the heavily anticipated (and rumoured) Beyond Good and Evil 2.

The blog is no longer live, as the event is now finished. It was a great event full of animated speakers, and brilliant games.

For those not wanting to read everything, the following games were discussed and announced: Assassin's Creed 2, Raving Rabbids Go Home, Splinter Cell: Conviction, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash Up, No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle, Petz Nursery, Style Lab, Shawn White Snowboarding: World Stage, Red Steel 2, Academy of Champions, Avatar,  along with footballer Pele and film legend Jame...

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EA Conference E3 2009 Live Blog

EA's live blog should be interesting - odds are we'll see quite a few IPs, though maybe not as many as tonight's (today's) Ubisoft conference.

Note: This is now over, you can see below the tons of words that would hint at said finish. It was a great conference, despite the rocky technical start.

For the lazy, we saw Mass Effect 2, Little Miss Petshop Online, Pajama Party, Fight Night Round 4, Saboteur, APB, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Crysis 2, Brutal Legend, Grand Slam Tennis, Madden NFL 10, EA Sports MMA, Dragon Age: Origins, Need for Speed: Shift, and Dante's Inferno, along with appearances from Pete Sampras, Tim Schafer (I know he's not a celebrity, but come on, he invented my damn avatar) and Alison Sweeney. 3:16 PM: And it's over. More Mass Effect 2, please, interwebs. That was tortur...

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LucasArts' Monkey Island Returns

For all those missing the adventures of Guybrush Threepwood and friends, the Monkey Island franchise is being revived. LucasArts have just announced plans to not only graphically revamp the original title, complete with new voiceovers and new musical compositions, but an all new five-part Monkey Island title has also been announced, continuing on the latest trend of episodic gameplay.

No release dates for either as yet, but you can bet we'll keep you updated as and when we get more information.

[LucasArts / BigDownload]

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Trion World Network Reveals Heroes of Telara MMO

Trion World Network has just announced its first MMO fantasy-based IP, Heroes of Telara.

Based in a dark fantasy universe, four rival factions struggle for supremacy (similar to EVE's four and twice the amount of WoW, though whether it works remains to be seen), using might and magic to topple enemies and, hopefully, other players. Personally, I just want to play the guy above. How great does he look.

[Trion Games Page / Massively]

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Microsoft Conference - E3 2009 Live Blog

It's that time again, and I'll be blogging like crazy to keep you up to date on the latest happenings in the Microsoft 2009 press conference at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in LA. There have been many predictions, but only time will tell.

Note: The live blog is now not so live, as the conference has finished. However, it's now fully formatted and subject to your viewing pleasure. Enjoy the blog.If you're not into reading a wall of text, the "quick" recap is here. We saw Halo: ODST, FORZA Motorsport 2, COD4: MW2, Alan Wake, Left4Dead 2, The Natal motion control system, Rock Band: Beatles, Metal Gear Solid: Rising, Halo: Reach, Splinter Cell: Conviction, Crackdown 2, Joy Ride, FaceBook and Twitter apps, Tony Hawk, Ricochet, Tiger Woods PGA Tour, Shadow Complex, Yoko Ono, Paul McCartney, ...

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Lego Harry Potter Announced

Rejoice, you muggles. Lego Harry Potter Years 1-4 has just been confirmed by developer Traveller's Tales as one of the various new Lego titles they're working on, and are expecting to release it to the wizard-loving public in 2010. The game eponymously focuses on Harry's first four years as a student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and presumably will contain the vast range of explorable areas and unlockable characters that have become trademarks of TT's Lego games. More as and when we have it.

[BigDownload]

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Crysis 2 Announced for Xbox, PS3, PC

A nice little note to start off this year's E3 - EA have announced Crysis 2 for the above three platforms, notably using the new CryEngine 3 for the best possible gaming experience.

Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli spoke about the move from PC-only to multiplatform, saying it marked a "a major stepping stone" for the next game in the Crysis franchise. They seem very pleased to keep EA involved with the series, and EA declared they were most excited: "nothing speaks more to the success of the EA Partners program than when a studio the caliber of Crytek continues to work with us," said David DeMartini, Senior Vice President and General Manager of EA Partners.

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Official Black Mesa trailer

If you don't know about Black Mesa: Source (now just Black Mesa), now's the time to learn. BMS, as it's been fondly referred to by its followers, is a total conversion mod for Half-Life 2 that aims to recreate the original Half-Life using the Source engine. Black Mesa's website has exploded due to the high volume of traffic this video has already generated, and for good reason; it looks amazing.

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GDC Europe going to Games Con 2009

Think Services announced today that the company, in conjunction with gamescom, will be bringing the Game Developers Conference (GDC) Europe to Games Convention 2009 in Cologne, Germany.

Frank Sliwka, who recently joined Think Services through the company's acquisition of Global Games Media (GGM), will lead the event as Vice President of European Business Development and Event Director for GDC Europe.

Think Services' Executive Vice President of Global Events Kathy Schoback expressed her excitement for the event, stating, "We are thrilled to present GDC Europe during gamescom. A world class game developer event belongs at the premier European game industry event. With the support of Koelnmesse, BIU (the German Trade Association of Interactive Entertainment Software), and the City of Cologne, E...

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Resident Evil demo coming to Xbox Live this week

Be excited, but cautiously so.

The latest issue of Japan's top gaming mag, Famitsu, has revealed that a demo of Capcom's Resident Evil 5 will be hitting the Xbox Live Marketplace on December 5th. That's Friday. Two areas (likely the same ones from my hands-on E3 preview) will be available for solo or cooperative play, so make sure you tell your friends.

PlayStation 3 owners may not be so lucky, though, because the magazine doesn't make any mention of a PS3 demo. Famitsu also fails to explicitly note a North American or European release of this demo, so until further notice, it's really anybody's guess if Capcom will be giving the rest of the world a holiday treat, as well.

Let's just keep our fingers crossed.

[via IGN]

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