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Rob Williams
04-30-2006, 12:41 PM
I have created this thread for all of your E3 discussion. As great trailers and information is found, I will update this thread with some of the best. Obviously I can't update it with all, because that would take forever.

If you have an Xbox 360, be sure to check out the online marketplace, as there will be new trailers and even demos as the show goes on.


Console Wide
SmackDown vs. Raw '07 - IGN Trailer (http://ps3.ign.com/articles/705/705119p1.html)
The Club - IGN Preview (http://ps3.ign.com/articles/705/705205p1.html)


PC
Bioshock - IGN (http://pc.ign.com/articles/705/705454p1.html)
Crysis - IGN Preview (http://pc.ign.com/articles/705/705150p1.html)
Civilization IV: Warlords - IGN Preview (http://pc.ign.com/articles/703/703730p1.html)
Dark Messiah - IGN Preview (http://pc.ign.com/articles/704/704780p1.html)
Dark World Online - IGN Snippet (http://pc.ign.com/articles/705/705709p1.html)
Medieval 2: Total War - IGN Impressions (http://pc.ign.com/articles/704/704483p1.html)
Neverwinter Nights 2 - IGN Video (http://pc.ign.com/articles/704/704146p1.html)
Tabula Rasa - 1UP Trailer (http://www.1up.com/do/download?cId=2014235)
Unreal Tournament 2007 - IGN Interview (http://pc.ign.com/articles/705/705569p1.html)

Playstation 3
Controller hands-on - IGN (http://ps3.ign.com/articles/705/705934p1.html)
Launch Date + Pricing Info - DailyTech (http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=2204)
Press Conference - IGN Sum-Up (http://ps3.ign.com/articles/705/705742p1.html)

Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway - IGN Trailer (http://media.ps3.ign.com/media/772/772044/vid_1481002.html)
Colin McRae Rally 07 - IGN Preview (http://ps3.ign.com/articles/704/704935p1.html)
Final Fantasy XIII - IGN Preview + Trailer (http://ps3.ign.com/articles/705/705978p1.html)
Full Auto 2 - IGN Q&A (http://ps3.ign.com/articles/704/704280p1.html)
Metal Gear Solid 4 - IGN Audio Preview (http://ps3.ign.com/articles/705/705222p1.html)
Metal Gear Solid 4 - GameSpot Preview (http://www.gamespot.com/features/6147812/index.html)
Ridge Racer 7 - IGN Video (http://media.ps3.ign.com/media/823/823649/vids_1.html)
Unreal Tournament 2007 - IGN Interview (http://ps3.ign.com/articles/705/705574p1.html)


Portable (DS/PSP)
DS Lite Launch - IGN (http://ds.ign.com/articles/704/704875p1.html)

Blade Dancer - PSP IGN Preview (http://psp.ign.com/articles/705/705155p1.html)
Gradius Collection - PSP IGN Preview (http://psp.ign.com/articles/704/704279p1.html)
Final Fantasy III (Import) - IGN DS Preview (http://ds.ign.com/articles/705/705738p1.html)
Final Fantasy: Crisis Core - IGN Preview (http://psp.ign.com/articles/705/705752p1.html)
Killzone: Liberation - IGN PSP Preview (http://psp.ign.com/articles/705/705209p1.html)
Super Mario Bros. - IGN DS Preview (http://ds.ign.com/articles/705/705537p1.html)

Xbox 360
Confirmation of HD-DVD - IGN (http://gear.ign.com/articles/705/705817p1.html)
Tomonobu Itagaki Interview (DoA X2) - IGN Interview (http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/706/706037p1.html)

Alone in the Dark - GameSpot Preview (http://www.gamespot.com/e3/e3story.html?sid=6148639&pid=930280)
Battlestations - GameSpot Preview (http://www.gamespot.com/e3/e3story.html?sid=6148772&pid=932655)
Bioshock - IGN Preview (http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/705/705233p1.html)
Enchanted Arms - IGN Preview (http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/704/704069p1.html)
F.E.A.R. - IGN Preview (http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/704/704991p1.html)
Huxley - IGN Interview (http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/704/704750p1.html)
Mobile Ops - GameSpot Preview (http://www.gamespot.com/e3/e3story.html?sid=6148833&pid=929284)
MotoGP 06 - IGN Preview (http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/705/705093p1.html)
Rainbow Six: Vegas - IGN Preview (http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/705/705719p1.html)
The Darkness - IGN Preview (http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/704/704421p1.html)


Wii
Blitz: The League - IGN Preview (http://revolution.ign.com/articles/704/704831p1.html)
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Wii - IGN (http://revolution.ign.com/articles/705/705658p1.html)
Metal Slug Wii - IGN Preview (http://revolution.ign.com/articles/704/704020p1.html)
Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam - IGN (http://revolution.ign.com/articles/705/705453p1.html)
leecho7
05-01-2006, 01:00 PM
I don't care what anyone says, I'm excited about the Nintendo Wii. In fact, I'm un-be'wii'veably excited.
Jakal
05-01-2006, 07:07 PM
No doubt man. It's really going make a scene with the controller design and allowing the downloading of past game titles. I just don't like the name. Other than that I do believe Nintendo will come out with an awesome product, as usual, and the true Nintendo followers will embrace it.
GeekGirl
05-02-2006, 06:01 PM
I'll be there drooling all over the Star Gate Worlds people :D
Rob Williams
05-05-2006, 02:53 PM
Updated the list some, but it's mostly IGN. Their site is far easier to navigate than Gamespot for E3 stuff.
Rob Williams
05-09-2006, 11:52 AM
To wrap things up, Sony also announced the PS3 will come in two different configurations, similar to the XBOX 360 approach. One version will come with a 20GB hard drive and cost $499. The 60GB hard drive version will cost $599. Both models will ship November 17 in the US. In Canada, the two models will ship for 549 CND and 649 CND on the same date, respectively. Sony anticipates shipping 2 million units at release, but there seems to be some discrepancy between the March 31, 2007 unit predictions: the graph claims 7 million units total yet the Sony representatives claimed only 6 million.

http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=2204

Just like the Xbox 360, it looks like if you are 'cheap' and go for the smaller version, a lot of features will be cut.
Jakal
05-10-2006, 12:02 AM
I wonder how much money will be made off ebay this go round. I may order one just to resell it.
leecho7
05-10-2006, 08:15 AM
You better reserve the day retailers start accepting reservations. I reserved my XBox 360 3 days after they started accepting reservations, and I didn't get mine until after Christmas just when the ridculously high prices fell to an amount I wasn't satisfied with (after ebay+paypal fees, i would have only made an estimated $20 profit unless I got lucky or set a ridiculous reserve.)

As for the PS3, I'm gonna hold off on that because I was really disappointed with the 360. I'm gonna wait for the PS3 to get better hardware (knowing SOny, theres something going to be wrong with their first shipment), and for it to drop in price.
madstork91
05-10-2006, 01:15 PM
You better reserve the day retailers start accepting reservations. I reserved my XBox 360 3 days after they started accepting reservations, and I didn't get mine until after Christmas just when the ridculously high prices fell to an amount I wasn't satisfied with (after ebay+paypal fees, i would have only made an estimated $20 profit unless I got lucky or set a ridiculous reserve.)

As for the PS3, I'm gonna hold off on that because I was really disappointed with the 360. I'm gonna wait for the PS3 to get better hardware (knowing SOny, theres something going to be wrong with their first shipment), and for it to drop in price.

Couldnt have said it better.

There are some arguments quoting the production cost exceeding the initial price though. The production cost of course will be going down, but the price?

I'm not sure why or how sony would do this, but looking at some price breakdowns it is very plausible. I'll still wait till they get the kinks out though, my current ps2 is recalled, but i dont have the receipt.
Rob Williams
05-10-2006, 01:45 PM
I think I was lucky to get my 360 no problem. I reserved it a week after they began offering pre-orders. I was precisely the 12th person to do so at this store. It was sad.. because even the manager of the store couldn't get a system on launch, because he waited too long to pre-order.

Either way, I can't see the same thing happening this time around. 2 million at launch, and another 2 million shortly after. I am assuming that Sony has learned from Microsofts lessons.
liqnit
05-11-2006, 05:06 AM
thanks for the great list
a lot of reading to catch now
madstork91
05-11-2006, 03:06 PM
hmm anyone else hear something about solid snake making a super smash bros apearance?
Rob Williams
05-11-2006, 05:03 PM
http://techgage.com/archive.php?id=4896

Yup, it's wierd. Well not wierd.. it actually sounds kind of cool. Nintendo has really entered the 'wierd' catagory for this years E3.
ddrmaniacaaa
06-28-2006, 04:30 AM
The Nintendo Wii is going to have downloadable classic games, but they will most defently have a price attached to them. (Not that you wouldn't want to spend 5 bucks to play a classic game of Duck Hunt)
madstork91
06-28-2006, 11:55 AM
I heard the game were free 0.o

If they did charge for some of the mroe popular titles it still wouldnt bother me. I mean come on its MARIO!... ok so i wouldnt pay. Id just get an emu.
ddrmaniacaaa
06-28-2006, 12:51 PM
I agree, but somtimes you feel you just need the original NES cart (maybe its just me). Peresonally Im going to cash out my life savings on a PS3. I mean I know we all wanted to see a release date and pricing information, but November is a long way away and $600 is a lot of money (for me at least).
Jakal
06-29-2006, 03:33 AM
From what I understand Nintendo titles will be free, but third party games will have a price tag. I've also read in a few articles that sega games would be offered for download too.
ddrmaniacaaa
06-30-2006, 03:15 AM
sweet, cause most of the classic titles are from nintendo anyway. I wasnt going to buy a wii, but i might just to get my hands on classic games like mario. Maybe Ill go heat up my NES
ddrmaniacaaa
06-30-2006, 03:21 AM
Wii owners access to more than 20 years of games by making NES, SNES, and N64 games available for download online via the Virtual Console (http://www.gamespot.com/news/6150678.html), for a fee of course.


I got this from gamespot.



Sorry to inform you, downloadable content will cost money. Im sure it will be cheap though.:(
Jakal
06-30-2006, 06:50 PM
I haven't read any new news since Nintendo changed the Revolution to the Wii. So I guess my information was a bit old. Finding a little more today I read an article containing this:


At one point there was confusion about Nintendo execs saying the classic Nintendo games would be free to download on the Wii, but I guess we now know for sure that is not going to be the case. According to president Satoru Iwata, the games will run between 500 and 1,000 Yen (which is roughly $5 - $10).

And Sega titles are still in the works. Rumors around say you'll get coupons for free downloads with certain new Wii titles.
leecho7
06-30-2006, 07:58 PM
Emulators and roms for the win!
Jakal
07-01-2006, 02:31 AM
DRM protection is included in the downloads, but you make a fine point. If you can get the games for free.. why pay? To support a company you have come to love and trust, maybe? I'm kinda torn myself. I'm sure it won't take long until a dedicated community of people *coughhackerscough* find a way around the DRM and distribute the files freely, but it probably isn't worth the effor for them. When they can just get a rom.

The Wii is slated to be released with a price tag of $250. Which is definitely within a practical price range. I'm partial to the blue and black colored ones myself.