Bobo012893 on 09 October 2008
Microsoft's Press Conference:
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9:04
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A trailer for The Last Remnant plays, highlighting what appears to be the voice cast. It's a very pretty game. |
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9:06
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Ladies and gents, please welcome John Schappert. |
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9:07
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The Last Remnant will appear exclusively on Nov 20th. |
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9:07
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John couldn't be more excited to be in Japan. |
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9:08
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He's talking about his heroes, his history with gaming. Pointing to prominent game designers like Miyamoto. |
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9:08
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"As a Super Famicom developer myself, I care greatly about letting creators tell their stories" |
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9:09
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"We need three things to do this" |
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9:09
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1. World class development tools. |
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9:09
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2. Online service, worldwide social community |
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9:09
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3. Affordable next generation entertainment |
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9:10
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"We believe the Xbox 360 is the most capable platform for global developers." |
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9:10
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Since price drops, sales in the US have doubled, up 62 percent in Europe |
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9:10
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They're up five fold in Japan. |
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9:11
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Schappert is pimping big sales, saysing that Japanese consumers will spend $1 billion on the Xbox 360 this year. |
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9:12
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The upcoming line up is being showcase with Infinite Undiscovery, Fallout 3, Last Remnant, Fable II and more |
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9:12
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Also... don't forget about Star Ocean The Last Hope. This trailer should help |
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9:15
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Full of drama, pretty graphics, excellent hair. Dated for 2009. |
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9:16
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Star Ocean will come to the Xbox 360 in Feb of 2009 for Japan, March 3 for North America |
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9:16
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Now, Schappert moves on to Biohazard 5, aka Resident Evil 5 |
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9:16
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Looks like the new trailer, the one you may have seen debut on GameVideos today |
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9:17
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The military envoy heading into the infected city is interspersed with scens of an African zombie becoming... a zombie |
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9:17
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Chris and his new partner survey the scene |
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9:18
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Looks pretty damn good, even if the lip syncing looks a bit wonky here and there... facial expressions are top notch |
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9:18
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Oh man... angry zombies. |
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9:19
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Megaphone man is sentencing this poor sap to a beheading from big ax wielding rag man |
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9:20
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Heads are exploding left and right and we're getting a camera beat down shot |
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9:20
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Oh no! The Umbrella Corporation! What a surprise! |
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9:20
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Wesker is becoming increasingly more bad ass with every entry. |
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9:21
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Chris is getting manhandled by the game's "new species" |
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9:21
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"Time to die, Chris!" (tee hee) |
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9:21
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Yeah, that looks pretty darn good. Will buy. |
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9:22
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He announces that Ninety Nine Nights II will be coming exclusively to the Xbox 360 from Feel Plus |
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9:22
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Here comes another Xbox 360 exclusive from Namco Bandai |
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9:23
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Looks like Tekken 6 is going to the Xbox 360 |
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9:23
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Its the Bloodline Rebellion version coming in Fall of 2009 |
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9:23
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It:s not exclusive, but will be launched day and date with the PS3 version |
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9:24
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Repeat, that is NOT exclusive, but will be coming to Xbox LIVE |
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9:25
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Now Schappert is moving on to Xbox Live Arcade |
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9:25
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Here comes one from Taito... will it be Space Invaders? |
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9:26
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Space Invaders Extreme, which has already come to the DS and PSP will be a future XBLA title |
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9:26
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It's the very definition of underwhelming |
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9:26
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Also, Arkanoid Live will be coming to XBLA |
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9:26
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120 stages, online coop and versus modes, with straight up Arkanoid graphics |
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9:27
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both will be coming to the service this Winter |
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9:27
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From SNK Playmore comes Metal Slug 7 and King of Fighters 98 Ultimate Match, both for Live Arcade |
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9:27
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Spring 2009 for the latter |
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9:28
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A trailer for R~Type Dimensions is playing... looks very much like a straightforward 2.5D port |
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9:28
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2 person local and online coop play, with both 2D and 3D graphics |
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9:29
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Now we move on to Xbox Live Community Games... |
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9:29
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Microsoft has partnered with two Japanese universities to get Xbox Live Community Game development in the hands of students |
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9:30
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"We now have more than 14 million members online with Xbox Live" |
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9:31
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On to the New Xbox Experience, a "reinvention" of a consumer electronics device |
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9:31
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We're about to check out the full, final NXE |
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9:32
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He's showing us the customization of an avatar |
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9:33
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decking him out with anime style spiked hair, cool threads, horribly embroidered heans and sweet aviator sunglasses |
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9:34
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The new "blades" system is being walked through, showing off how we will view Achievements, themes, etc. |
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9:34
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"We're taking Themes to the next level" |
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9:35
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Themes extend to all parts of the NXE, placing theme elements behind your friends. The Urban theme puts cute avatars in run down areas. |
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9:35
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We get a peek at Bill Gates' avatar, with an "I'm a PC" quote |
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9:36
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Moving on to the Games Marketplace |
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9:36
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"Instead of just seeing a list of titles, you can browse visually" |
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9:37
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Reminder: Xbox Live Marketplace will be browseable from your PC |
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9:38
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The Spotlight Channel focuses on popular and new content, from games, to demos, to movies |
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9:38
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The new Guide, shown briefly at E3, should calm those who will desperately miss the original Blades look and feel |
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9:39
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The NXE will launch worldwide on November 19th |
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9:39
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That got an "oooh" from the crowd, believe it or not |
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9:40
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"Let's talk about what we have next in store for the Halo franchise" |
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9:40
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First up is Halo Wars from Ensemble Studios (RIP) |
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9:40
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Graeme Devine, lead story writer for Halo Wars, joins Schappert on stage |
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9:41
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Graeme Devine is talking about the story of Halo Wars |
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9:42
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A new trailer for Halo Wars rolls following Devine's quick elevator pitch |
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9:42
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We transition to gameplay, building a new UNSC base, dropping supplies and buildings from a Spirit of Fire |
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9:44
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We're watching a barracks being built... that might lead one to think the biggest announcements have been already dropped |
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9:44
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Either that, or they're planning on wowing the crowd/waking us up with something more massive |
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9:44
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Hopefully, we'll get a look at Bungie's next |
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9:45
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Messrs. Luke Smith and Brian Jarrard from the Halo dev have sweet front row seats |
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9:46
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Now at the Covenant base, Graeme runs into a Scarab... whips out a Cryo Blast |
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9:46
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That's it for the demo... or is it? |
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9:46
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Here comes the Flood... "one more enemy you'll be fighting in Halo Wars" |
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9:46
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Halo Wars is still dated "early 2009" |
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9:47
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back to the standard Halo trilogy, the first person shooter goodness |
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9:47
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"We aren't quite done with Halo 3 yet" |
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9:47
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Here comes the 2nd part of the Halo 3 expansion trailer |
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9:48
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Looks very similar to the first so far, with drop pods coming in, shot from surveillance cameras |
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9:48
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Destruction, death, dirt |
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9:48
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Now on to the new stuff |
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9:49
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that final drop pod rams into a building, making everything wicked dusty |
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9:49
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Time lapse fast foward... the drop pod opens |
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9:49
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Out comes... |
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9:50
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the UNSC clean up crew |
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9:50
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Halo 3 Recon |
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9:50
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new hero, new campaign |
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9:50
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hits Fall 2009 |
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9:51
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its a prologue to Halo 3, featuring a ODSC marine |
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9:51
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Quite sure I've botched that, so let me know in the comments, please |
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9:52
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Looks like we got a look at the box art, featuring our new hero, the new logo and a license to print money |
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9:52
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And that's it kids. |
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9:52
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We're off to the show floor. Thanks for checking in. |
Sony's Press Conferences:
Business
13:08 - President Hirai takes the stage. Talks about and emphasizes the quality of PSP package titles and PSN titles.
13:10 - Sean...Leiden(?) of SCEJ takes the stage
13:12 - New PS3 SKU announced. 80gb, dualshock 3, 39980yen including tax starting 10/30. Colors are same as before; silver, black, white
13:15 - GT5P and LBP bundles will also go on sale at the same time
13:18 - PS Store for PSP starting on 10/15
13:19 - In the near future, PSP disc based games will be downloadable
13:21 - Using PS3 for PSP adhoc mode will be available starting 10/30 and will be called Adhoc Party. Monsterhunter 2G will be ready to go from the first day.
13:10 - Sean...Leiden(?) of SCEJ takes the stage
13:12 - New PS3 SKU announced. 80gb, dualshock 3, 39980yen including tax starting 10/30. Colors are same as before; silver, black, white
13:15 - GT5P and LBP bundles will also go on sale at the same time
13:18 - PS Store for PSP starting on 10/15
13:19 - In the near future, PSP disc based games will be downloadable
13:21 - Using PS3 for PSP adhoc mode will be available starting 10/30 and will be called Adhoc Party. Monsterhunter 2G will be ready to go from the first day.
13:28 - Announcing uses for PS Home. Creators from Capcom, BanNam are talking very enthusiastically about PS Home.
13:28 PS Home participants = 24 companies (not sure if it's game related companies or other companies for ads and stuff)
13:28 PS Home participants = 24 companies (not sure if it's game related companies or other companies for ads and stuff)
13:37 - PS Home will commence open beta service within CY2008
13:39 - The end. Rumored slim ps3 models and software PS2 emulation weren't mentioned
LBP Presentation
New Sephiroth and Old Snake Sackboy DLC
WKC Presentation
Quote from NeoGaf:
I was just at a White Knight Story presentation, along with a lot of journalists including Shane, and god damn it was such a bore. They didn't even show the game, only two trailers and a Powerpoint presentation. And the QA session at the end can be summed up by "I can't reply to this question".
Discuss your disappointment of Sony or your happiness with Microsoft. Personally I give I big middle finger to Sony.
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