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makingmusic476 on 20 July 2008

Remember a few months back when a BBC reporter stated that he had seen a ps3 exclusive that left him "speechless"?  Well, apparently that game has still yet to revealed.  Nope, MAG was not it (but did that really leave anybody speechless?), so Sony still has something big up their sleeves.

Could it be Team ICO's next game?  Personally, I think it's something from SCEE, but given the fact that the man had also seen a title from SCEA, it could be SCEI's next powerhouse in the Ico franchise.

From the BBC:

Is the mystery game revealed?

  • Darren Waters
  • 19 Jul 08, 17:16 GMT

A reader of the blog - Kyle Barrett - has emailed to ask if a mystery game I had teased people with a few months ago had finally been revealed at Sony's E3 press conference.

At the time I wrote:

If the footage I was shown truly is "in game", as told to me by the Sony PR people, then we could be on the brink of a step change in what games consoles are capable of in terms of story-telling and immersion.

So, sat in the audience in the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles at the Sony briefing I was really looking forward to seeing everyone's reaction to the game.

As the briefing wore on I was beginning to wonder if it would ever appear.

But then Sony executive Jack Tretton said: "We have one final thing to show you."

And I thought: This is it. This is the big reveal; finally I can be unburdened with this secret.

And on the big screen MAG appeared - the massively multiplayer online FPS game.

As it turned out: this was one of the games I had been shown some months before but under strict instruction I was not to write about it.

But this was not the game I was referring to. It still hasn't been shown publicly.

And so I still can't talk about it. Or even tell you what it's called. In fact when I referred to it in passing and without detail in front of a BBC colleague this week, the Sony PR man drew a sharp intake of breath and shot me a withering look.

Some of you might be thinking the game is pure vapourware. But I promise you it's real.

I hope we get to see this title very soon. :)



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Tbone on 20 July 2008

I hope so to and hopefully its something good.



 

LOL MATURE on 20 July 2008

Lies! all lies.



Tbone on 20 July 2008
LOL MATURE said:
Lies! all lies.

 

 Now why do u say that



 

Munkeh111 on 20 July 2008

I wonder if it the same one as SSJ's mysterious game?



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Strategyking92 on 20 July 2008

Think of a ps3 exclusive that hasn't shown the light of day in a long time.... hmm....
Genji sequel?



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akuma587 on 20 July 2008

Hopefully we see something new at TGS.



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Xen on 20 July 2008

Please let it be something non slashery or shootery, we have plenty of that.



badgenome on 20 July 2008

Wonder what it is, then. I kind of thought it was Heavy Rain, which does sound like it will represent a step forward in video game storytelling itself. Can't wait to see what got this guy all hot and bothered.



greenmedic88 on 20 July 2008

My guess would be that this is the same game SSJ was talking about since his reaction was pretty similar.

If I had to take a wild shot in the dark, I'd say it's likely Heavy Rain rather than another FPS or shooter since the first thing people notice about them is rarely, if ever, the storytelling and immersion effect.

I was kind of hoping for a story and character driven Alan Wake type game, seeing as how that was the title I was looking forward to hearing more about most for the 360 at E3. No luck there, so maybe TGS will be the big unveil.