Apologies for the massive delay in blogging, I have decided to do a very belated E3 round up by studio:
Microsoft Game Studios
- New Xbox Live dashboard interface: will feature mini avatars and the ability to download movies through Netflix
- Fallout3 to Feature exclusive 360 downloadable content
- Halo Wars to be released first half 2009 and will feature playable covenant
- Gears 2: November 7th ‘Re Emergence Day’ confirmed
- Gears 2 themes and gamer pictures released for free on live
- New Gears 2 mode called ‘Horde’: 5 players face waves and waves of locusts
- New Fallout 3 Trailer:
- Too Human Demo avaliable for Free on Xbox Live
- Sequel announced for Portal: Portal-still alive. Will feature original Orange Box mode and new challenges
- Final Fantasy XIII to be avaliable on the Xbox 360 as well as PS3
- Fable 2 will feature instant in-game invites between players online, with no lobby system and a November 08 release date.
- Next Gen RPGS:infinite Undiscovery, Star Ocean: The Last Hope and The Last Remnant all out on Xbox 360 before Christmas.
Resident Evil 5
Shown in playable form for first time
Confirmed release date 13/03/2009
First time for online co-op mode
Nintendo
- Wii Music-Will let gamers play up to 50 instruments using the Wiimote, Nunchuk and Balance Board
- Wiimotion plus- New accessory announced that clips onto the bottom of the Wiimote, giving lifelike motion control
- GTA China Wars announced for the DS
- COD4 to work with wii zapper
- Star Wars Clone Wars announced as Wii release but no word on accesory lightsabre
Sony
- BioShock PS3 features ‘exclusive’ DLC scenarios
- Resistance 2: PS3-powered 8 player online co-op, 60 person multiplayer
- DC Universe Online: MMO, with players becoming a superhero or supervillain in an enormous online comic book world
- Announces God of War 3: after this holiday season
- Disappointment about Final Fantasy going to 360
- New PSP releases: locoroco 2,Resistance Retribtution, Lego Batman
In the buildup to E3, Halo developer Bungie had a timer on its website Bungie.net, ticking down to a big announcement. Alas, mere hours before the big reveal, it was put on hold. Change of plans by the publisher, apparently. Rumours were strife that this was Halo 4 and that it would not feature Master Chief but nothing has been confirmed. The main announcment was that the covenant will be playable in Halo Wars.
