http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/94719

Ubisoft focus on word trainer, guitars and horse-racing.

" Inspired by the success of Nintendo Ubisoft will targeting casual gamers more in the future." ....

Basicly the article states that over 300 employees are working on the games with high budget. So they don't want to make the avarage casual titles. They making a "guitar simulator" for the ds. A spelling game (ds + wii), a party game "Cranium Kabookii" with 15 games, for multiplayer gaming with endless players. and a game for little girls with riding horses.

There'll be and there are  live ticker on www.consolewars.de - but in german.;)

Today are just the press conferences.

Tomorrow the games convention is open to the public. And i will be there for 2 days (tomorrow and friday). I'll post a few pics on saturday here, with some more info about all the new stuff and games i played :)

Theres a rumor , that Sony will anounce the PS3 TV-tuner and the PSP download center . This is according to PSPupdates.com . That would be neet :D

Some (short) infos i can translate ;):

(sorry for mistakes - and i cant do more atm, but i'm sure english sites will publish these informations soon, too.)

On 17.00pm MEZ (1 hour to go) the Microsoft-press-conference will start... one hour later, 18.00pm MEZ, Sony will show their guns. A Live ticker will be on consolewars i think - but i don't know where you can find an english one.

PES 2008 Video: http://www.consolewars.de/news/17654/pes_2008_gameplay-videos/
FIFA 2008 Video: http://www.consolewars.de/news/17666/video_zur_fifa_2008_praesentation/
GT5 Prolouge Video:
http://www.consolewars.de/news/17657/neues_video_zu_gran_turismo_5_prologue/
Wipeout HD Video:
http://www.consolewars.de/news/17656/gameplay-video_zu_wipeout_hd/
New Metal Gear Solid 4 Screens (last screen = spoiler!)
http://www.consolewars.de/news/17665/neue_bilder_zu_metal_gear_solid_4/
Release-list of Konami: (Europe)
http://www.consolewars.de/news/17664/aktuelle_releaseliste_von_konami/
Skate: Live presentation( bad qualitiy)
http://www.consolewars.de/news/17661/skate_video_der_live-praesentation/
New Haze Pics:
http://www.consolewars.de/news/17653/neue_bilder_zu_haze/
New Assassin's Creed Pics.
http://www.consolewars.de/news/17651/neue_bilder_zu_assassins_creed/
New SMG Pics:
http://www.consolewars.de/news/17649/neue_screens_zu_super_mario_galaxy/
Rockstar Tischtennis: First Wii-Video:
http://www.consolewars.de/news/17648/rockstar_tischtennis_erstes_video_der_wii-version/



Borderland: Xbox 360 Version needs hard drive
http://www.consolewars.de/news/17667/borderlands_xbox_360-version_benoetigt_festplatte/

Konami: Problems with sound, no new MGS4 trailer, Gameplay Presentation (same Level as we have seen, but once again played)... the conference was aborted because of the problems and because of "lack of time". PES 2008 will be also released for mobile phones and for Wii. Silent Hill and Castlevenia will be released for mobile phones, Silent Hill mobile will be a P&C Adventure. Konami wants to continue to grow in Europe... a famous franchise of Konami will hit the DS - i think it is that: New International Track & Field announced for DS - and some pics: http://www.consolewars.de/news/17663/erste_bilder_zu_new_international_track__field/

Tomorrow there'll be another Konami conference... 19 hours to go. ;) (23. August, 11.00pm MEZ)
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http://www.consolewars.de/news/17662/live_die_konami_pressekonferenz_update/

Rockband
Will be released in early 2008 in Europe. PS2 Version announced. 10 new Songs, the game will feature in total 26.
http://www.consolewars.de/news/17659/rock_band_verschiebung_offiziell_ps2-version_angekuendigt/

Pics to Mario and Sonic bei den olympischen Spielen:
http://www.consolewars.de/news/17658/24_screens_zu_mario__sonic_bei_den_olympischen_spielen/

Will be released in the fourth quarter on DS and Wii.

DualShock 3 comes:
http://www.consolewars.de/news/17646/dualshock_3_controller_kommt/

Announced in the Dengeki PS. No scans, but a strange picture appeared on the official GT 5 Prolouge Website and also an Electronic Arts employee has confirmed this in the IGN Forums. Perhaps the new controller will be shown at the Sony press conference (2 hours to go)

New Trailer for Need for Speed: ProStreet and Crysis. EA will support the Hardcore-Gamer, too. (they want to remain true to the "Hardcore-Gamer") ... rapidshare download available.
http://www.consolewars.de/news/17668/ea_bleibt_hardcore-gamern_treu/
Rapidshare:
http://rapidshare.de/files/37861154/NfSundCrysisTrailer.zip

Cranium Kabookii announced. For Wii. Some Pics.

http://www.consolewars.de/news/17652/erste_bilder_zu_cranium_kabookii/

Electronic Arts press conference:

http://www.consolewars.de/news/17647/live_die_electronic_arts_pressekonferenz_update/

Ubisoft press conference:

New Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles trailer (Playstation Portable). Will be released in October...

http://www.consolewars.de/news/17670/neuer_trailer_zu_castlevania_dracula_x_chronicles/

I´ll ask Tina if she can send me some pics from Games Convention. Unfortunately I don´t have the time to go there this year... but Tina will be happy to take some photos I think

Yeah... i thought - after that weak E3 (rare (new) announcements) - the GC will feature some big ones... but at the moment... its very disappointing. And there are actually only three more interesting press conferences - Sony and Microsoft today, and Konami tomorrow... --> http://www.gc-germany.com/index.php?page=742&params[0][0]=YTozOntzOjg6InRlbXBsYXRlIjtzOjExOiJnY18zYm94LnRwbCI7czoxNDoiY29tZV9mcm9tX3BhZ2UiO3M6NToiLzE2MS8iO3M6ODoicmVkaXJlY3QiO2k6MDt9 :(

 So lets hope MS and Sony will announce some big titles on their conferences... but it seems, that they last only 1 hour... well lets hope the best ;) .... but if not, there is at least the TGS only one month away :/