E3 2008

[Lindz]

Microsoft

360

- Final Fantasy XIII goes multi-platform
- New feature: complete installation of games. The game disc must remain in the drive, but the drive will not spin or be at all loud or obnoxious
- Avatars: think Mii's, only more customizable (probably for a price)
- Access Xbox Marketplace on the web to buy and download content right to your 360 even when you're not at home
- Xbox Live Primetime: sounds like a quiz show type thing where you can win real-life prizes
- Live party system allows you to gather up to 8 friends and stay with them throughout games/movies/etc
- 16X10 over VGA & HDMI and support for 1440x900 or 1680x1050 resolutions to be added
- Fallout 3 will have exclusive DLC for XBL AND GFW
- NBC Universal, MGM and Constantin Films joins XBL Video Marketplace
- Netflix comes to Xbox Live and is free if you have a Gold membership
- You're In the Movies game & Lost Planet 2 announced

Xbox Live Arcade

- The original Banjo-Kazooie will be coming to XBL Arcade later on this year (guess that rules out a Virtual Console release)
- UNO Rush, Geometry Wars 2, Galaga Legions, PORTAL: STILL ALIVE, and South Park XBLA announced

Sony

ShooterStation 3

- Following in the footsteps of MS, PSN accounts now linkable to playstation.com where you can view your friends list, gamercard and so on
- Movie download store opens tonight
- Greatest Hits finally coming to the US at the end of this month
- DC Universe MMORPG & Lost Planet 2 announced
- Massive Action Game - up to 256 players online with 8 player squads battling it out
- 40gb system being replace by an 80gb one, price remains $399
- PS3 finally launching in Latin America

PSN

- Ragdoll Kung Fu: Fists of Plastic, Crash Commando and Fat Princess announced

PSP

- PSP versions of Valkyria Chronicles, Resistance Retribution, Buzz, Super Stardust announced
- PSP + Secret Agent Clank bundle for the holiday

PS2

- New PS2 bundle coming: PS2 + Lego Batman + Movie DVD for $149.99

Nintendo

Revolution

- MotionPlus add-on. Connect this to the remote to allow for "true" 1:1 motion control
- Animal Crossing City Folk, Sim Animals and Shaun White Snowboarding announced
- RevolutionSpeak is yet another controller add-on. this one allows for voice chat
- Revolution Sports Resort next spring w/ MotionPlus packed in

DS

- GTA: Chinatown Wars, Guitar Hero On Tour "Decades", Rhythm Heaven and Sim Animals announced

Other

- Castlevania movie announced think "modern Castlevania in New York"
- Resident Evil 5 will be released in the US on March 12th, 2009 in Japan and the very next day on March (FRIDAY THE) 13th, 2009 in the US
- Sonic the Werehog confirmed for shit
- Lost Planet movie announced



(feel free to discuss and watch this space cause there's more to come!)

[Doppleganger]

So there's going to be a Nintendo Revolution now, or is that your name for the Wii?

[Lindz]

Originally Posted by Doppleganger

So there's going to be a Nintendo Revolution now

That is the name of Nintendos current home console, just as Sony's current home console is the ShooterStation 3.

[Doppleganger]

Originally Posted by Lindz

Sony's current home console is the ShooterStation 3.

With the number of FPS on consoles these days that's darn fine name, it is. :P

[Lady Kuno]

Wii really dissapointed this time around. Also wtf at 360 getting all the good stuff. :/ It looks like no good RPGs for the Wii. >.<

[Tyranidos]

Other than AC: City Folk, everything else for the Wii sucked. Accessories, accessories and more accessories is what it got, really. Also, Guitar Hero On Tour "Decades" was announced for DS, as it's not on the list.

[Jerichi]

Though in announcing Rhythm Heaven and Kirby Super Star + (or whatever) for the DS after the conference, Nintendo did do a trick-backstab with the DS.

[Lindz]

Originally Posted by Tyranidos

Also, Guitar Hero On Tour "Decades" was announced for DS, as it's not on the list.

Already? argghh. Guess that means the first one didn't bomb. Though didn't it only come out like a week ago? wtf

Originally Posted by Jerichi

Though in announcing Rhythm Heaven and Kirby Super Star + (or whatever) for the DS after the conference, Nintendo did do a trick-backstab with the DS.

Kirby has been known about for at least a month but that other one is new. E3 isn't over yet so I'm hoping for the DS to pull out of its dry spell, mines been collecting dust for a few months now.

[ajnrules]

It seems like the distribution of quality games have started to go back to the previous generations where Nintendo is getting left out. They've been very lucky that they've managed to win over the "non-gamer" demographic, otherwise things could be very bad in Big N.

The remake of the first Fire Emblem is being released in Japan next month. I'm sure lots of Nintendo fans are pulling for that to come to America.

[Tyranidos]

Also, Spore Creatures was announced for the DS I think.

EDIT: Also, Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party was announced for Wii.