For one week every year, the video game industry comes to a halt and descend onto Los Angeles for the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). At E3, companies show off the latest and greatest in their product lineups, from brand-new games to never-before-seen systems. This year will be no different, and that's why GameDAILY is bringing you E3 Live, sponsored by Nokia N-Gage.
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All you have to do is come to the page and look for our instantaneous updates from inside those press conferences. We'll let you know what Nintendo has up their sleeves with Nintendo DS and their upcoming games, as well as news from Sony, their new PlayStation Portable, and new PS2 games, and Microsoft with their Xbox suite of gaming goodness. We'll be the first to report, absolutely free and easy, only on GameDAILY and E3 Live.
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Update #1
They are showing Unreal Championship 2 right now with CG and Gameplay trailers. Lots of shooting and blood. Following that is a trailer for Shrek 2, which is an upcoming platformer. They are showing Shrek and 9 of his friends, and stuff from the upcoming movie that's never been seen.
Update #2
They are now showing the upcoming Full Spectrum Warrior, which looks according to Justin Davis at the conference now, "incredibly realistic." Guys take cover behind cars, tanks are shooting, etc. These are just a series of trailers to open the show. No one has spoken yet.
Update #3
They are currently showing MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf, which looks mostly like CG. The next Conker game is currently being shown which is spoofing a scene from Terminator. Now they are showing Conker multiplayer gameplay which "looks way, way nicer than at last E3," says Justin Davis. Conker: Live and Reloaded is the official title.
Update #4
They are now showing a video for the anticipated Fable. You can be whatever you want to be... hero, tyrant, assassin, etc. Pretty much what we've seen in the past about Fable.
Now they are showing a video for Star Wars: Republic Commando, which looks visually impressive. There is some squad-based combat going on right now. They are destroying a huge enemy on-screen right now. "The Squad is your weapon" was the motto.
Update #5
Jay Allard is talking about "changing the game" with software and how they went about creating Xbox Live by speaking to real gamers. They are also doing a parody of the Apprentice with Donald Trump right now. They are giving people assignments with online games. They are also poking fun at Sony through this parody; about how they don't really have a network and how Xbox Live is so much better than Sony Online.
Update #6
The parody is continuing and they are making fun of Sony for not having integrated features in their online service; Sony didn't talk to its customers or gamers. Trump is saying, "How come the adpater isn't every box like the Xbox has." TXB was up against some Sony people, and the Sony people ended up getting fired for not having a good online system.
Now Jay Allard is talking again... 150 games on LIVE, 1 million LIVE subscribers and 24 countries are participating. "There's always something to do on Xbox Live." Now they are demonstrating the new Xbox Live features, showing the dashboard on-screen.
Update #7
The Xbox Live demo continues using Jenny McCarthy to show off the new voice message capabilities. 450,000 people have already upgraded to the new Xbox Live, which is just the tip of the iceberg. They are now showing a kind of videophone (next logical step) where you can see Jenny McCarthy through Xbox Live, and you can meet up with multiple people at the same time. Eventually, video communication will be a part of all Xbox Live experiences... will revolutionize social entertainment.
Update #8
They are now talking about and showing off the new Xbox Live Arcade, with games like Dig Dug, Tetris, card games, puzzle games, etc. These games will be available for download.
Allard is now talking about XNA and what it can do; basically what XNA allows developers to do. They are showing the car crash demo on XNA right now (which may have been shown at GDC already).
Update #9
Allard says they took the crash to the next level with XNA in only 6 weeks. "Crash Reloaded" shows much more dynamic lighting with a green car and blue car crashing into each other, with pieces flying everywhere. Allard was controlling the camera view manually during the crash. In 6 weeks they were able to add the second car and all the new crash effects.
The original creator of EverQuest has teamed up with MS to create Vanguard Saga of Heroes on XNA. He's using a Windows version of Xbox Live with XNA.
Update #10
Star Wars Republic Commando, Sudeki, Showdown Legends of Wrestling, Chronicles of Riddick, Harry Potter, TMNT 2, ESPN NFL 2005, MK: Deception, Jade Empire, MechAssault 2, DRIV3R, Shrek 2, ESPN NBA 2005, StarCraft Ghost, and more are currently being shown in quick video clips. Madden 2005 is also being shown, which interestingly didn't have the Xbox Live logo. LOTR: The Third Age, KOTOR II, Burnout 3, Full Spectrum Warrior, DoA Ultimate, DOOM III, and others were quickly just shown to highlight games.
Now Peter Main has come out to speak.
Update #11
Halo 2 multiplayer is being demoed for the first time, and the crowd cheered very loudly. This particular map is in Zanzabar. Each suit in Halo 2 multiplayer is very customizable. In the demo, one person is a covenant and one person is a master chief guy. You can have two different weapons, one in each hand. He killed the covenant enemy and picked up his weapon. All the vehicles have been overhauled, and all are fully destructible. He blew off one wing and then the other, destroying it bit by bit; very impressive. Same can be done with the Warthog, which now is equipped with a rocket launcher. And, the more damaged your vehicle is, the harder it is to drive.
Update #12
The Halo 2 demo continues, and they are showing off the physics models by blowing up the warthog. Now he's talking about the demo that will be playable on the show floor at E3. They will have a CTF (capture the flag) map that will be fully playable. It's basically a quick flyby of the level so people know where the weapons and stuff are located.
Official street date for Halo 2 announced: November 9th. In fact the guy tatooed the Halo 2 logo and release date on his arm. Set in skin, so to speak. There will be a huge television ad campaign.
Update #13
They are now discussing DOA Ultimate, the first 3D fighting game to be playable online. It's been completely built from the ground-up for Xbox and Xbox Live. Now they are showing a demo of the game. They are detailing different characters on different stages. Tag team play is also being shown, and someone got thrown into an elephant in the background. They are now fighting on the beach in bikinis. Someone jumped on another character in the snow and slid down the snowy hill.
DOOM III will be console exclusive to the Xbox. There will be co-op play over Xbox Live and the footage shown was entirely in-game, not CG. They are now showing off dark, moody environments; lots of detailed shadows while walking through corridors; writing on the wall in blood; exploring with a flashlight and coming across dead bodies littering the floor. Now they are showing gameplay where he blows someone's head off.
Update #14
They are now discussing Jade Empire. Now a video is being shown. A warrior is trying to overthrow a tyrant. They are mostly showing off the combat system.
"Most impressive lineup for Xbox ever" says Peter Main. They've just revealed Forza Motorsports, which is the rumored "Gran Turismo killer." You can build, tune it, drive it, tune it some more, etc..."until it's no longer a machine, it's you." The performance of the cars are adversely affected by in-game damage.
Update #15
Robbie Bach (chief Xbox officer) has just been introduced to the crowd. He's summing up how far Xbox and Xbox Live has come since its launch. Microsoft is a "recognized player" now. He's talking about bringing games forward in new ways... "Best looking, best playing, and best online games." He's going over the advantages of XNA again. Xbox Live took half the time to reach 1 million subscribers than cable network HBO. They are talking about expanding the online gaming market, expanding the audience with partnerships. The range of content needs to be expanded to attract more people.
Update #16
The whole EA Sports lineup is coming to Xbox Live!! They've reached an agreement. The president of EA has just come out to speak. They have a pro athelete for each game being represented. Muhammed Ali just came out for Fight Night, and the crowd went wild chanting "Ali! Ali!" Need for Speed Underground 2, Battlefield Modern Combat, Timesplitters 3, Goldeneye 2 will all be playable on Xbox Live. "EA is committed to bringing quality software to Xbox Live."
Update #17
The conference has come to an end, with their reiterating the theme of how they are "changing the game."
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Notes from the Microsoft conference
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Cincinnati_Kid
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Cincinnati_Kid wrote:thanks bdough
on ea sports site it says ncaa 2005 "will follow"
hmmm wonder if they mean the following years since we are so close to the release of ncaa or....just the way it happen to be typed out...
The Gamestop info on the other link confirms that NCAA 2005 will be online in July.
I just noticed this interesting tidbit...
They are now showing a kind of videophone (next logical step) where you can see Jenny McCarthy through Xbox Live, and you can meet up with multiple people at the same time. Eventually, video communication will be a part of all Xbox Live experiences... will revolutionize social entertainment.
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I'm more stoked about Battlefield on XBL than any of the EA Sports games, honestly. Good news!
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Take care,
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