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[stalker360]

so when is the MS conference?

 

[Damodar]

Wednesday,19th August 2009

10:00 CEST (08:00 GMT, 01:00 PDT, 04:00 EDT) Microsoft Game Studios / Lionhead Press Briefing Countdown
LIVE BLOGS: Eurogamer

 

[Moobabe]

If S-E isn't having a conference will they demo FFXIV during Sony's?

 

[Khrno]

SE has their own booth. There might be some clips from FF games on the Sony conference, but I won't expect much if anything at all right now.

 

[xBerserker]

Is this live video feed legit or not?
http://www.justin.tv/chillaxtv

 

[kittoo]

Is this live video feed legit or not?
http://www.justin.tv/chillaxtv

I dont think it is. Its just showing its own ad and another on Climate change for so long.

 

[Throwaway123456789]

Is this live video feed legit or not?
http://www.justin.tv/chillaxtv

No.

I hope they reveal the small megaton I just heard about. Miniton?

 

[Kinan]

Update on working blogs:

LIVE BLOGS: Playstation Blog EU, Eurogamer, IGN UK, Kotaku, Gamespot

 

[Moobabe]

No.

I hope they reveal the small megaton I just heard about. Miniton?

Is it a previously announced/expected one?

 

[Violater]

No video stream is just silly
At least IGN is mildly entertaining.

 

[Internet Celebrity]

I get the impression that Jem already has the full schedule...no one should be able to type that fast :lol

 

[Throwaway123456789]

Is it a previously announced/expected one?

No, absolutely not.

 

[StuBurns]

More PSN users than PS3 owners. I think that says a lot about how little it says.

 

[bobbytkc]

More PSN users than PS3 owners. I think that says a lot about how little it says.

You forgot to add 50 million PSPs out there

 

[Negaiido]

When does Sony realise that Home sucks?

edit: oooo PSN cards and clock fix

 

[dk_]

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Jem Alexander:

(for those interested, the battery meter has been moved in Firmware 3.0)

 

[V_Arnold]

Home does not suck. It is their "you wanna gimme free money? Give me free money" feature, as is the avatar clothing , or to a certain extend the old NES/SNES games on Virtual Console. They provide gameplay at least, but i had to draw some analogie.

 

[KtSlime]

Damn, the iPlayer looks hot, too bad they don't have Hulu and youtube there for the US.

 

[Lain]

So Italy will have the video download service later in 2010? lol
Digital reader could be hot. Would be cool to have some manga on it.

 

[Damodar]

You guys will miss battery clock when it's gone

 

[Woo-Fu]

When does Sony realise that Home sucks?

When do you realize that Sony cares more about the high margins on virtual goods than they do about your opinion? Home isn't for you, get over it. Sony is making money off of it, so expect them to keep working on it.

 

[dk_]

You guys will miss battery clock when it's gone

"moved" not "removed".

 

[Arucardo]

Reading digital comics off a tv, hmmm....Not so bad on a pc monitor but I can't see myself reading comics off a tv screen.

 

[Throwaway123456789]

hmm?

 

[-Amon-]

"To celebrate the launch of PSP Go, people who register their Gos between the 1st and the 10th of October will get a free digital copy of GT PSP"

Wtf ! My old psp 1000 is watching me ... she's afraid lol

 

[Turfster]

18:21
Jem Alexander: You guys are going to love this trailer.

Fuck you Jem, fuck you.
Evil tease.

 

[Damodar]

"moved" not "removed".

Ya but moved somewhere other than the clock

Can I have an option to keep battery clock? Maybe I just wont update the firmware. I don't need PSN

 

[Diablohead]

"moved" not "removed".

It now overlaps your cross hair in killzone 2

 

[Anso]

€299 D:<

 

[Turfster]

Incredibly disappointing. No new games, and the new stuff in the 3.0 firmware looks like ass and totally useless.

 

[SolidusDave]

Incredibly disappointing. No new games, and the new stuff in the 3.0 firmware looks like ass and totally useless.

 

[Teknoman]

Was S-E ever having a conference, or are they just presenting?

 

[Kittonwy]

LittleBigPlanet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mL8-YvyEQU

WATER!!!

 

[DodgyGeezerFella]

Ok so.... whats next, take it everything else is tomorrow ? Nothing more to come out of today ?

 

[Kittonwy]

Incredibly disappointing. No new games, and the new stuff in the 3.0 firmware looks like ass and totally useless.

WTF games were you expecting? This show is about the slim, they have an incredible line-up all the way until march next year, why show a new game when it's going to get overhsadowed by the news of the slim? We know Jaffe's studio ESP is working on something, we know Dylan Jobe's studio Lightbox is working on something. Guerilla Games and Sucker Punch both have only just released their games this year.

 

[harSon]

Incredibly disappointing. No new games, and the new stuff in the 3.0 firmware looks like ass and totally useless.

I completely expected there to be no new game announcements, I said it before, but with the placement of Gamescom, it's unlikely that a game is ready now that wasn't 2 months prior for e3, unless of course they held it back. And considering TGS is next month, it's unlikely that you'd see anything from Japanese developers.

 

[.nimrod]

There's a Dead Nation video on the PSN store, looks like a top-down version of left4dead

 

[number1jagsfan]

WTF games were you expecting? This show is about the slim, they have an incredible line-up all the way until march next year, why show a new game when it's going to get overhsadowed by the news of the slim? We know Jaffe's studio ESP is working on something, we know Dylan Jobe's studio Lightbox is working on something. Guerilla Games and Sucker Punch both have only just released their games this year.

How about something from the European studios since this conference is in Europe

 

[Oli]

Wednesday,19th August 2009

10:00 CEST (08:00 GMT, 01:00 PDT, 04:00 EDT) Microsoft Game Studios / Lionhead Press Briefing Countdown
LIVE BLOGS: Eurogamer

I was about to order myself an Xbox 360 Pro - is there any evidence of something coming out of this conference that would make me want to wait?

 

[Takao]

Does Namco Bandai have a panel? If so when? I wants to know what this DragonBall "X" is...

 

[.nimrod]

I was about to order myself an Xbox 360 Pro - is there any evidence of something coming out of this conference that would make me want to wait?

i'd say no, but it's less than a day until the conference...

 

[Oli]

i'd say no, but it's less than a day until the conference...

The sale ends thursday, so I'm cutting it close. But I'll kick myself if something does happen. Agh. Guess I'll wait.

 

[beat]

The sale ends thursday, so I'm cutting it close. But I'll kick myself if something does happen. Agh. Guess I'll wait.

Do they have price protection plans where you live? A "the price dropped within 30 days of your purchase so we'll refund you the difference" thing?

 

[hellclerk]

do we know when Activision stuff will be rolling in or if there's an embargo? i've heard that MW Wii will be there...

 

[Oli]

Do they have price protection plans where you live? A "the price dropped within 30 days of your purchase so we'll refund you the difference" thing?

On an online purchase, I doubt it. Plus if Microsoft did announce something, it probably wouldn't change within 30 days.

 

[Mindlog]

Someone do the Dust 514 thread. That has the potential to be great, terrible and HUGE.

 

[Nakazato]

Did SE cancel ??

 

[falastini]

Since it keeps being asked every page... there is no SE conference. Info from their games will probably be announced during public days


via OP

Tuesday,18th August 2009


16:30– 17:30 CEST (14:30– 15:30 GMT, 7:30-8:30 PDT (Los Angeles), 10:30-11:30 EDT (New York)) Electronic Arts Countdown
LIVE STREAM: EA Blog
LIVE BLOG: Kotaku

18:30 – 20:30 CEST (16:30– 18:30 GMT, 9:30-11:30 PDT, 12:30-14:30 EDT) Sony Computer Entertainment Countdown

LIVE BLOGS: Playstation Blog EU, Eurogamer, IGN UK, Kotaku, Gamespot


Official opening of the Gamescom and most press events are at Wednesday. Important events:

Wednesday,19th August 2009

10:00 CEST (08:00 GMT, 01:00 PDT, 04:00 EDT) Microsoft Game Studios / Lionhead Press Briefing Countdown
LIVE BLOGS: Eurogamer

12:00 CEST (10:00 GMT, 03:00 PDT, 06:00 EDT) KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT GmbH Press Conference
16:00 CEST (14:00 GMT, 07:00 PDT, 10:00 EDT) NAMCO BANDAI &Partners Press Conference
17:00 CEST (15:00 GMT, 08:00 PDT, 11:00 EDT) Bethesda Softworks Press Conference

Starting from Thursday, 20th August 2009, the exhibition is fully open for visitors. Take into account that there are many fesitivities planned outside of the exhibition halls, including gaming camps, cosplay world record attempt at Saturday, casemodding competition and parkour event, so visiting Cologne burn out your unprepared brains due to overload by extreme fun.

 

[permutated]

Sooooooo wtf happened in here?

 

[Gavarms]

Napoleon:Total War ?

Seems you were spot on!

Napoleon: Total War will be a standalone release and not an expansion pack

Source

Feature List:

It's not an Addon like Kingdoms, it's a Stand Alone game:
- the focus will be on different heroes of the history
- 3 campaigns: Napoleon in Italy, Egypt and Russia
- Trafalgar and Waterloo are included
- better diplomacy
- better multiplayer with online achievements
- possible voice control feature
- uniform editor