Welcome to the Unofficial CAG E3 Discussion Thread
This thread’s primary purpose is to highlight keynotes from E3 conferences and support discussion during live presentations. I will do my best to update the OP in real-time with official trailers, announcements, etc.
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Microsoft - Monday, June 14 @10:30AM PDT
EA - Monday, June 14 @2PM PDT
Ubisoft - Monday, June 14 @5PM PDT
Nintendo - Tuesday, June 15 @9AM PDT
Sony - Tuesday, June 15 @12PM PDT
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Highlights
Microsoft
EA
This thread’s primary purpose is to highlight keynotes from E3 conferences and support discussion during live presentations. I will do my best to update the OP in real-time with official trailers, announcements, etc.
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Popular Web Streams
1up
GameSpot
Gametrailers
IGN
Xbox.com (for MS conference)
YouTube
Conferences

EA - Monday, June 14 @2PM PDT
Ubisoft - Monday, June 14 @5PM PDT


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Highlights
Microsoft
- Call of Duty: Black Ops trailer and live gameplay demonstration shown; infiltrates 11/9/10
- Microsoft announces exclusive partnership with Activision; all COD map packs to be released on 360 first
- Hideo Kojima shows Metal Gear Rising trailer and footage for the first time; you, uh, cut stuff. . .alot
- Cliff Blezinski live demos four-player co-op in Gears of War 3; new 'Beast' mode announced, not shown or discussed
- Peter Molyneux charms Fable III fans with a trailer and 10/26/10 release date
- Exclusive game, Codename Kingdoms, from Crytek announced for 360; looks like an answer to God of War?
- Halo Reach gameplay footage shown; 9/14/10 release reiterated
- Kinect demoed; you can now wave at your system to login rather than a simply button press or talk to yourself to navigate menus
- ESPN/360 montage shown; ESPN announces exclusive partnership to stream sporting events live on 360 w/ full Kinect integration (free to Xbox Live Gold members)
- Here come the Kinect games: Kinectimals (somebody better call PETA. . ), Kinect Sports (Wii Sports anyone?), Kinect Joy Ride (Kinectio Kart. . .), Kinect Adventures (ever seen those Japanese Tetris game shows? Yeah, they're more entertaining), Kin. .you know what, screw it - Wii Fit (Your Shape Fitness Evolved), Dance Central (I don't even like dancing, why would I want to see myself fail?)
- Star Wars Kinect gameplay shown (footage was leaked last night; now confirmed)
- Forza 4 gameplay demoed live using Kinect; new features shown, such as inspecting cars by walking around or sitting in it
- 360 Slim announced, shown (250GB HDD, built-in WiFi), and priced $300 (Unboxing)


EA
- Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit trailer, live gameplay, and release date of 11/16/10; NICE! Auto-log feature announced as a statistical component and leaderboard
- Dead Space 2 jumps ship and takes the fight to the Sprawl homeworld; live gameplay pretends to be scary. Date with your ex set for 1/25/11
- Medal of Honor moves on from WWII (read: wants to compete with MW2) and a live 24-player demo of 'Team Assault' is given. Beta starts 6/21/10 and launches on 10/12/10
- Gunclub.EA.com now live for early beta access, exclusive guns, etc
- Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam expansion teased for winter release (how about fixing the game first DICE?)
- Peter Moore loves MMA so much he created EA Sports Live Broadcast to host games for spectators can watch live; MMA hits shelves 10/9/10
- EA Sports Active 2 is easily missed in the sea of clones; 11/16/10 for those who care
- Apparently Madden 11 'evolves' with a lot of 'what ifs'; Joe Montana takes the stage wondering why he's here. Game Flow is the answer, obviously
- Sims 3 questions free will; also comes to consoles this October
- Crysis 2 promises most intelligent enemies EVAR! Live gameplay says otherwise. 3D goggles optional holiday 2010
- Cliffy B. thinks his new game, Bulletstorm, is more fun than "watching a fat kid play with cake"; live demo shown along with a release date of 2/22/11
- Every Star Wars: The Old Republic player will own a ship in the game; used as a 'base of operations'. PVP details finally announced through the use of 'Warzones' (famous battles replayed). 'Hope' trailer shown
- Child of Eden live demo given; new game from the designer of Rez
- Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood trailer takes no prisoners; live gameplay shown with an emphasis on horse combat this time. 11/16/10 reiterated
- The Flying Tomato takes a break from snowboarding to come back to his roots: Shaun White Skateboarding. Live demo shows that you can turn the world green just by skating
- Get your wizard robe and hat ready: Battle Tag is the live action FPS you can play with friends
- Innergy teaches you how to breathe. . .next. . .
- Your Shape again. . .
- Raving Rabbids Travel in Time trailer
- Ghost Recon: Future Soldier trailer likes gadgets; live gameplay is sexy. 4-player co-op for the first time; 3D available
- Driver: San Francisco trailer goes back to its roots with Tanner; live gameplay shows licensed cars this time and oldschool car chases. Tanner can now 'shift' to other cars due to being in a coma
- Project Dust is, well, weird
- Rayman Origins is the classic tale of a thingamajig and his it brother. . .
- ManiaPlanet further confuses us
- Michael Jackson: THE MOTHER
ING VIDEO GAME. . .yeah, I don't know why either
- The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword for Wii announced; Miyamoto appears with sword and board once again to explain how the wii-mote and nun-chuck will be used to control each respectively. Holding your sword skyward allows you to charge a beam attack; tentative release date set for 2011
- Exclusive NBA Jam teased
- Mario Sports Mix announced with hot trailer; coming 2011
- Wii Party attempts to revive Mario Party, but online; holiday 2010
- Just Dance 2 trailer dances onto the stage; fall 2010
- Golden Sun: Dark Dawn trailer promises the NDS won't be lonely this holiday
- GoldenEye 007 remake due this November exclusively for Wii
- Epic Mickey gameplay shown for the first time; you get to play a painting restoration expert, or Mickey Mouse. . .
- Kirby's Epic Yarn trailer looks Little, Big Planetish; slated for fall 2010
- Dragon Quest IX nod
- Metroid Other M trailer shows that Team Ninja can do what Nintendo can't; releases 8/31
- Donkey Kong Country Returns trailer revives lost passions; return to the jungle this holiday
- Virtual Boy 2, err, Nintendo 3DS promises no dorky glasses to play; 3D screen & touch pad separated with 3D slider to turn up or off the effect. Two camera setup to take images in 3D; movies to be played in 3D as well
- Kid Icarus: Uprising (Project Sora) announced as 3DS exclusive title; no release date given
- 3D firmware update out now
- Killzone 3 live demo shown; supports move and is out February 2011
- Sly Cooper Collection confirmed as part of 3D lineup
- Sorcery puts on its wizard robe and hat live
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 demoed live; no, you can't have affairs or crash SUVs
- Sly Cooper, Jak, Daxter, Ratchet and Clank team up for Heroes on the Move
- Coca-Cola to sport Move logos and give stuff away later this year
- Kevin Butler makes his grand entrance to tell the world why we should love Move; officially becomes the Stephen Colbert of gamers
- Playstation Move launches 9/15/10 for $50 (Move controller), $30 (Navigation controller), or bundled with Eye-Toy + Sports Champions game (no Navigation controller included) for $100; PS3 bundle includes previous assortment for $400. 15 1st party titles priced at $40 with over 40 launch titles highlighted (Socom 4, Time Crisis Rising Storm, Resident Evil 5 Gold, Ruse, etc)
- Only KB can save PSP, says Sony; rough cuts of new PSP commercials shown
- Invizimals to debut Eye-Toy for PSP
- God of War: Ghost of Sparta trailer helps milk the franchise more
- Over 9000! (70) titles coming to PSP this holiday; trailer 'steps it up'
- Home update today allows gamers to check out the E3 booths online
- Little Big Planet 2 gameplay demoed live; adds mini-games
- Playstation Plus offers early beta access, discounts off PSN store; 1-year = $50, 3-month = $18. Content is 'rented' for the duration of your sub
- Medal of Honor SP trailer is pretty; MP kill reel looks familiar. Exclusive LE includes Frontline. Enter the warzone 10/12/10
- Dead Space 2 cliffhanger concludes with live demo; another exclusive LE packages Extraction w/ Move support
- Gabe Newell eats his words and brings Portal 2 to PS3; world premiere trailer shown
- Final Fantasy XIV finally gets a new trailer
- Mafia II exclusive content promised for free
- Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood gets free missions only on PS3 and exclusive PSN beta; first MP gameplay shown
- Grand Turismo 5 trailer roars through cityscapes; start your engines (in 3D) 11/2/10
- inFamous 2 trailer re-imagines the franchise; hit the ground running in 2011
- David Jaffe unveils TWISTED METAL; live team deathmatch and Nuke MP demo given. Explodes onto shelves 2011
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