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Zomb1337 on 27 March 2009

Microsoft is going all out for E3.....Microsoft isn't that dumb to not release anything major but a couple of Halo titles.



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Darth Tigris on 27 March 2009

E3 2009 = Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo all showing up with top hats on. Count on it, they will ALL impress and maybe even astound. And it will be a wonderful moment for the industry, because those of us that are being fair and impartial will be treated to 3 powerhouses pulling out all of the stops to entertain US.

Now comes the hard part. Waiting . . .



Bitmap Frogs on 27 March 2009
Seihyouken said:
What about it? Was it a new game announcement? No. Was it an exclusive game? No. Is it a game that will move 360 hardware? No. Is it even a game that today, 7 months after the event, will be released within the next year? Almost certainly not.


In retrospect, the multiplatform FFXIII announcment was pretty pitiful. It didn't pertain to Japan, where about half the game's sales will likely come from anyway, and Final Fantasy Versus XIII still ended up 100% exclusive to PS3. Looking back on it today, I can honestly say that M.A.G. was a bigger announcment than FFXIII mulitplatform.

 

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dsister44 on 27 March 2009

thhey really need to talk about some of there games. i swear i would have switched(again) over to the sony side if not for viva pinata. the second that it goes multiplatform im jumping ship.



megaman79 on 27 March 2009

They do talk about their games. Don't confuse Nintendo with MS and Sony, they do talk till their blue in the face. Maybe they don't have anything or, like Nintendo, are saving up for a mother f---ing light show.

E3 is where its at and you better believe the other 2 are going to bring it



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Tyrannical on 28 March 2009

MS said last year that E3 is when they were going to announce the holiday 09 lineup.

FFXIII multiplatform was the biggest fanboy total meltdown I've ever seen. 100% top secret to the end too.



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Domicinator on 28 March 2009
Tyrannical said:
MS said last year that E3 is when they were going to announce the holiday 09 lineup.

FFXIII multiplatform was the biggest fanboy total meltdown I've ever seen. 100% top secret to the end too.

 

Yeah, I don't care much for FFXIII, but that was a HUGE meltdown.  People were literally in tears over it.  100% ridiculous.......but true.

Anyway, back on topic, I was disappointed by GDC this year, but if that makes E3 that much better, I'm all for it.  E3 has always been where it's at for me.  I love the coverage and the hype and everything.  And it feels like E3 is starting to make a comeback after a brief period of time where it looked like it might go away for good.  I think I heard there is more floor space booked this year than last year.   Can anyone confirm that?

I would love to see them announce Gears 3 at E3.  I am very much ready for some more of that series.




Undying on 28 March 2009
DirtyP2002 said:

 This time, there is not a huge game, of course Modern Warfare 2 will sell well, but the CoD-games get yearly releases anyway, just like Madden or Fifa. So this was not a shocker at all.

 

Modern Warfare 2 is not a Call of Duty game anymore.




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1337 Gamer on 28 March 2009

i have said several time GDC is not a usual method of revealing games. That is saved for E3. But yes i think M$ could easily have a successful E3. Weve seen Sonys hand already and they will win E3 if M$ does not show something amazing.



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