Sony’s stage was enormous, although not as flashy as what was seen at Microsoft. No one could match the sheer size of their video screens though, spanning 40′ x 80′ in size. The sound system matched what was heard at the Microsoft event, with chest pounding bass thumping along to the gameplay trailers and demos.
Going into E3, Sony had the strongest lineup of games known. After seeing the Microsoft press briefing on Monday, Sony had to turn it up a notch to win the war of the Big 3 this year, especially after the major leaks last week. How well did the deliver? Hit that jump.
I wasn’t expecting much from Nintendo this year at E3, but there were a few thing shown off that did surprise and impress me. Then there was the new peripheral announcement that made me audibly groan when it was revealed. Were they able to pull off a decent show? Read on, my friends.
Ubisoft held an entirely too long press briefing in the early evening Monday and I was in attendance. They had some big name titles coming this year, so it’s one I didn’t want to miss. What I got was a drawn out, somewhat boring event. Read on for all my thoughts on how it went down.
Ubisoft’s press briefing was… interesting. More on that to follow, but first, it’s time to see how it all looked. The room was small and hot and the sound system was entirely too loud. If you’re press conference host needs to comment to that effect… yeah. Also, entirely too much reading from teleprompters.
Check out the full gallery of pictures from the Ubisoft E309 Press Briefing.
Microsoft’s E09 Press Briefing stage was impressive, to say the least. Multiple staging areas, three huge screens, and some crazy ass lighting. The 5.1 channel sound system thumped the shit out of your chest too. Nothing short of awesome.
For the rest of the “Scenes from…” posts, I’ll be directing your to my Flickr account, where I’ll be posting all of my images from E3. It’s a bit easier and faster that way, so follow me on Flickr to get the latest pictures. I’ll even be uploading things there from my iPhone.
Perched in the audience, I got a nice first hand look at all the goods Microsoft revealed this morning at their E3 09 Press Briefing. Many of us went in not knowing exactly what would be shown, but we had some good ideas. How well did the they deliver? I was damn impressed with most of the event. Read on for my thoughts on how it all went down.
Our good buddy Majornelson gives a wrap-up of what many are calling the best press conference at E3. Aside from the Netflix addition, major dashboard changes, awesome trailers, and oh yeah, Final Fantasy XIII coming, MS showed why they are at the top of the next gen pyramid. With Nintendo and Sony showing nothing worth mentioning, MS is making its bid to be the frontrunner for the immediate future.
Sony went last with their press conference at E3. I’m just going to put it out there… they crapped the bed. There was not much announced we didn’t know about and everything we saw was fairly boring. Hardly any applause in the theater could be heard. We got a teaser for God of War 3, saw info on the upcoming MAG online shooter, and a few others. Overall, it wasn’t very good.
Instead of bringing you our normal wrap-up, myself and Al chatted the press conference and here’s the entire log for your viewing pleasure:
Al
And so it begins, Sony is close to taking the stage and starting their conference
hope this turns out better than the Nintendo conference
Matt
We’re hoping for some big game announcements, hopefully God of War 3.
Microsoft had some strong announcement, but went very casual. Will Sony stay hardcore or will they go the Nintendo route?
Don Mattrick took the stage first in the Microsoft E3 press conference and talked about some sales data of the Xbox 360 and its software attachment rate. Pretty convincing and good numbers. They then moved into some cool new hardcore games coming to the system.
Fallout 3 was first, with a playable demo shown. There will be DLC exclusive to 360 and Games for Windows. The game has lot’s of choice and lot’s of weapons and will offer 100+ hours of gameplay set in post nuclear Washington, DC.
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