Ok, last years E3 was huge. It was the most exciting E3 for a long time, with the revealing of the XBox 360, some more details (stats, concept designs and tech demos) on the PS3, and a tiny, tiny bit on the Nintendo Revolution. You know, it doesn't seem that long ago, and I'm stoked that E3 is already happening again in a month!
So this year I'm sure we'll see more of the PS3 and the Revolution which will hopefully include playable games. I'm probably most excited about Quake Wars: Enemy Territory where they'll have a 24 player lan there and I'm sure there'll be an onslaught of information and footage on that title.
Anyway, it's a pretty exciting period with lots of coverage and streaming nedia to be had at all the major gamewebsites, so yes, very much looking forward to it [:)]
Unreal Tournament 2006 is going to be there in playable hands-on beta form, so that'll be interesting as well.
Here's the floor plan for E3 2006 where the exciting stuff will be happening.
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Here's a link to [url="http://www.sumea.com.au/simagesmisc/E3_floorplan.gif"]all the floor plans[/url]...
Aussie developers look like they're in striking PS3-stealing distance to the Sony stand [:D]..
quote:Originally posted by Caroo
Supreme_commander ---- It's all that matters!!!!
Although it's release dates been bumped back 6 months *grumbles* I WANT MY T.A. !!!!!
Go to the gas powered game website. It acually has some content on it!
Omg i hadn't heard of this game and i just checked it out, now i won't be able to sleep tonight! I was a huge fan of TA and it's about time something better came out. This game looks freaking awesome!
Sorry CombatW, I was taking a bit of a guess when I said Jagged Alliance 3 would be there. Didn't mean to get your hopes up.
Though they did release a stack of screen shots not to long ago & it's supposed to be released this year, so we can expect some more info some time soon.
You can find some of the screen shots here
[url]http://gamezoom.ru/zoom/jaggedalliance3d.html[/url]
Oh man, I missed a bit of it, but the Sony presentation is streaming a the moment...
http://www.gamespot.com/pages/event_popup/index.php?event=e3_2006
Heh.. the Batarang is gone! Sony's shown the PS3 controller, which looks like the normal PS2 controller, but silver. Oh, and you can tilt it in 6 degrees and the controller can sense it [;)] Maybe Nintendo should have kept quiet about their controller.
http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/5489/sonysteals5dq.jpg
The 20 gb PS3 is $500 (US), and the 60 gb PS3 is a whopping $600 (US) [:D]
They've removed the rumble from the controller, saying it interfere's with the new sensor tech, but I'm sure it's more likely they don't want to pay royalties on that tech.
Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) today announced the new controller for PLAYSTATION 3 (PS3), which will become available as standard with the system. The new controller can be experienced at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) held from May 10 through 12, 2006, in Los Angeles, California.
The controller for PS3 has been created by refining and improving the world's most popular PlayStation controller that has shipped more than several hundred million units worldwide, while inheriting its basic concept and design. The controller for PS3 employs breakthrough technology of high-precision, highly sensitive six-axis sensing system that does not require any devices other than the controller itself for seamless interactive operation, thus eliminating additional settings to TVs. With this technology, ways to enjoy PS3 will be further enhanced by accessing PS3 through the network, while retaining the six-axis sensing capability.
In addition to the "3-posture-axis" of roll, pitch and yaw, "3-dimension acceleration information (X, Y, and Z)" can be detected in high-precision and in real-time. In addition to standard key input available in existing controllers, more natural and more intuitive play will become possible as if the controller has become part of your body.
Pursuant to the introduction of this new six-axis sensing system, the vibration feature that is currently available on DUALSHOCK and DUALSHOCK 2 controllers for PlayStation and PlayStation 2, will be removed from the new PS3 controller as vibration itself interferes with information detected by the sensor.
The shape of L2/R2 buttons located on the top of the controller has also been enlarged with increased depth in stroke for more subtle control in games. At the same time, the tilting angle of the analog joy sticks has been slightly broadened to enable more delicate and more dynamic manipulation. Along with these improvements, precision of above information detection (L2/R2, analog joy stick) has been increased from 8 bit to 10 bit.
All input information will be immediately transferred to the PS3 system through the Bluetooth wireless technology. By using a USB cable, the PS3 controller can be swapped seamlessly from wireless to wired, and can be charged automatically. The cable can be attached and detached at anytime.
By integrating all these features into one standard PlayStation controller, SCEI, together with content creators, expects to further expand and accelerate the world of next generation computer entertainment.
For any Sumeans at E3 tomorrow - check out the E3 demo for Destroy All Humans 2. There's a big display in the THQ area, along with demo stations in the Sony, Microsoft and Brady Games areas.
DAH2 got a mention in one of the Sony conference slides and Pandemic got a mention from Kaz Hirai at the end which was all cool.
[url]http://destroyallhumansgame.com[/url]
The LA office just announced Mercs 2 as well - the director of Mercs is an Aussie.
I'm incredibly excited about Quake wars, im still playing DOD for my online FPS fix (i would be playing Battlefield 2 on occasion to be honest but i never got around to buying it..., quake wars im getting one way or another!!). Infact reflecting on that i think im more excited to hear about titles then i am about systems, the initial excitement of the new systems has passed for me and now im more interested in footage footage footage.