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Web oficial: www.e3expo.com/
Lugar: L.A. Convention Center
Fechas: 2 al 4 de junio.

Conferencia de Sony: martes 2 de junio, 11:00 AM (hora local), 20:00 en España. ¿Cuánto queda exactamente en mi país?

"Sony Computer Entertainment America is looking forward to another great showing at this year's E3 Expo," said Jack Tretton, president and CEO of SCEA. "The audience of North American-based and foreign media and key industry partners makes E3 Expo an ideal place for us to unveil the latest PlayStation news and products at our press event on June 2."

En la espectacular conferencia de Sony apareció un MEGATON épico que deslumbro ante el resto de conferencias competidoras, los creadores de la famosa y premiada saga Grand Theft Auto con millones de ventas a sus espaldas, están desarrollando el titulo “Agent” de Rockstar North en exclusiva para Playstation 3 donde trasladará a los jugadores al año 1997, en un entorno que derrocha violencia y acción.

Según palabras de Sam House:

   Siempre hemos disfrutado de los juegos de acción, y con Agent estamos haciendo lo que creemos que será el mejor juego de acción. Agent es un juego que siempre hemos querido hacer desde hace mucho tiempo. El equipo de Edimburgo esta realizando un trabajo asombroso que combina intensa acción, atmosfera e historia en algo que se siento muy único. Estamos deseando que la gente viva la experiencia que ofrece este juego.

Mas información en www.rockstargames.com

The US version of White Knight Chronicles will be getting a few new features not found in the original, including the ability for the player to create his or her own in-game village, which can then be populated with NPCs. This village can also serve as a hub for multiplayer sessions. Although not new to the English version, White Knight Chronicles will continue to feature a Facebook-style networking component that will be used in conjunction with the multiplayer mode. Players can create personal pages and friends can post comments on these in-game blogs. Sweet.

Since Sony announced that the PlayStation Network would feature downloadable PSone games, the IGN PlayStation Team has been screaming that it wants the original Metal Gear Solid in downloadable form. The game's already out in Japan and it's been given a Mature rating here by the ESRB, but Konami and Sony still aren't saying anything about it. Is a U.S. version project even real?

The answer is "yes." I know because I found Metal Gear Solid on a PSPgo today.

Conferencia:

10:26
Nathan's on the way to the Sony conference now. Shoulsn't be too long.
10:26
Shouldn't, even.
10:49
Nathan's just getting off the bus.
10:49
"There's quite a line."
10:52
Apparently there are a lot of people still to register to get in. Doesn't sound as though it's going to be starting on time.
11:06
Announcer just told everyone to take their seats.
11:07
Two minutes away from starting, apparently.
11:07
More music.
11:08
Good morning ladies and gents, "moments away" from starting.
11:09
"Turn off cell phones and please take your seats."
11:10
It's starting.
11:10
Video footage showing the playstationshapes. PSP.
11:10
PS3 rising up on a white platform. PSN logo.
11:11
Montage.
11:11
To One Vision by Queen.
11:11
Singstar, FFXIII, Tiger Woods, LBP.
11:11
Tekken, Ratchet: the works.
11:11
Nathan Drake, God of War III.
11:12
PSP games now.
11:12
Monkey Ball, Tiger, Final Fantasy...
11:12
inFamous, Batman. Back to PS3.
11:12
Champions Online.
11:13
Big Jacky Tretton on stage.
11:14
Sony is the market leader in all things, including leaks.
11:14
Considering the ability to keep info secret, I didn't think there'd be anything to announce, he says.
11:14
On behalf of everyone at SCEA, Jack welcomes you back to the Shrine Auditorium.
11:15
We're going to show you why PlayStation is gonna be the industry mainstay.
11:15
You'll see why 2009 is the best year ever. Better than record 2008.
11:15
Something for every taste, every budget, every need.
11:15
Sony had a record year of growth and momentum, apparently.
11:16
Talking about pre-E3 gamer's day, and how that prompted people to say the PS3 has its best lineup yet.
11:16
PS2 now.
11:17
Outsold next gen systems in April.
11:17
More than 2,000 games for the console.
11:17
Perfect family console.
11:18
100 new titles for the PS2 this year.
11:18
PS2 owners are tomorrow's PS3 owners.
11:18
Talking about sales in smaller gaming markets.
11:19
Stats. Awesome.
11:19
PSN at 24 milion worldwide registered users.
11:20
"I expect that some of you have bags under your eyes because you've been playing inFamous nonstop since it came out last week"
11:20
Nathan: "Yes. That's the reason."
11:20
Naughty Dog guys taking the stage to show off Uncharted 2.
11:21
Most ambitious game to date from Naughty Dog.
11:21
Uncharted 2 multiplayer beta kicks off tonight.
11:21
Now we're going to see the single-player game.
11:21
Demo.
11:21
Drake's in a tropical area.
11:21
Climbing a building.
11:22
You can see the whole city from the top of the building. Looks amazing.
11:23
Helicopter attacks Drake while he's climbing. Running from gunfire.
11:23
Very intense.
11:23
Fighting people on a roof while avoiding the copter.
11:23
Nearly blown up and shot.
11:24
"Fucking hell, this looks awesome," says Nathan.
11:24
Gunfire shreds tables, shelves, papers, everything realistically.
11:24
Whole building is falling to pieces.
11:24
Copter's back.
11:25
Almost crushed by building collapse, Drake and ladyfriend barely escape.
11:25
"Whew, we were almost in that," Drake says, staring at the wreckage.
11:26
Tretton's back on stage.
11:26
"Only possible on Playstation is a big theme for today."
11:26
Now live MAG gameplay.
11:27
Demo is online.
11:27
Playing against developers in Seattle.
11:28
Map view shows off the whole level, then you drop into your character's body.
11:28
In a squad.
11:29
You have objectives.
11:29
Trying to take out a bunker right now.
11:29
Has an XP system like Call of Duty.
11:29
Awarded bonus points for squad actions.
11:30
Team has to work together to complete objectives.
11:31
Helicopters bring in respawned players.
11:31
Mini firefights break out at each objective.
11:32
Nathan: "Seems to be a nice ebb and flow of balls to the wall action and tactical objective completion."
11:32
Tretton back on stage, Talking about PSP.
11:32
Talking about PSP.
PSP Go in 3...2...
11:32
...1 and a half
11:33
...1 and a fourth
11:33
PSP's at over 50 million units.
11:33
Assassin's Creed PSP coming on November 2010.
11:34
Hannah Montana game coming to PSP.
11:34
Nathan: " One of these things is not like the other."
11:34
Hirai's on.
11:35
Lots of cheering for just about everything here.
11:35
PSP Go now.
11:36
"For people who no longer need or deisre tangible media."
11:36
Or "desire," even.
11:36
New evolution of PSP.
11:36
Designed for digital lifestyle.
11:37
Will be marketed alongside other PSP models.
11:37
More than 50% smaller and 40% lighter than PSP 3000.
11:37
Has 16 gigs of built in memory.
11:38
PSN Store App now available for PCs.
11:38
Called Media Go.
11:39
Music usage been on the uprise on PSP.
11:39
New PSP music system that tracks your mood and selects music for you accordingly.
11:40
Reducing price in PSP development tools too.
11:41
Price is $249.
11:41
Release date is October 1.
11:42
Video delivery service has had more than 1900 movies and 9400 TV shows.
11:42
Now available natively on the PSP.
11:42
The service, that is.
11:43
Gran Turismo time.
11:43
"Just as was foretold in your prophecy."
11:43
Pat: "I rule."
11:43
Polyphony Digital's Yamauchi on stage. Gran Turismo PSP.
11:44
Full scale Gran Turismo on small hardware.
11:44
800 cars.
35 tracks
11:45
Single player has mission challenge mode, along with normal races.
11:46
Yamauichi emphasizes that it's not a shrunken down version of Gran Turismo.
11:46
Trading and sharing of cars between your garage and those of other players is a PSP-specific feature.
11:47
Game is designed so that trading with friends makes acquiring cars much easier.
11:47
Must meet with others, like Monster Hunter.
11:47
Seems very Japanese in that respect.
11:47
Hasn't said WiFi is out of the picture, though, so I'm not sure if it's completely ad hoc or not.
11:48
Trailer of the game now.
11:48
Showing PSP Go.
11:48
Ok, game now.
11:49
Looks very pretty.
11:49
Easily as nice as the PS2 games.
11:50
It's out on October 1.
11:50
Metal Gear Solid now.
11:50
Kojima on stage.
11:51
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. Confirmed.
11:51
Setting is ten years after MGS3.
11:52
True sequel in the franchise.
11:52
Kojima very involved in creating the game.
11:52
As is the rest of his team.
11:52
Again, not a shrunken down experience.
11:53
But will have PSP-specific features. Trailer.
11:53
Shows actual footage of nukes.
11:54
With a voice talking about Cold War and Cuban Missle Crisis.
11:54
Latin America is the setting.
11:54
An unknown power takes over Costa Rica. Creating Outer Haven
11:54
Big Boss is your character.
11:55
Graphically excellent.
11:55
Far beyond Portable Ops.
11:55
Hiding in the jungle with camo, like in MGS3
11:56
Multiple Snakes?
11:56
Or Big Bosses, rather.
11:56
All side by side in a cut scene.
11:56
Weird.
11:58
Two of them hiding under a box at the same time.
11:58
Presser over, I think.
Wait no.
11:59
resi psp
next year
first time

12:01
Watching video at the moment.
12:01
Of PSP games.
12:02
Looks like FF Tactics, Tiger Woods.
12:02
Similar montage to that shown at start.
12:02
Pink PSP with girls dancing. Radical.
12:03
Now in man-black with American Football.
12:03
Montage ends.
12:03
Crowd applauds. Big Jack back on.
12:03
PSP is set to have tremendous year.
12:03
PSN comes to E3 with momentum.
12:03
Re-iterates 24 million PSN subs.
12:04
475 million downloaded,   over 200 titles on Store.
12:04
Over 90 exclusives, Free wifi in every unit makes connectability easy.
12:04
No hidden fees.
12:04
Adding 50 PS1 classics.
12:05
FFVII launching in US today.
12:05
Now onto PS Home.
12:05
6.5 million Home users.
12:05
Is now defacto standard for online gaming community.
12:06
Capcom's SFIV and RE virtual items have sold more than 200,000 units in 2 months.
12:06
Looking to expands Home with stuff from inFamous.
12:06
Buzz!.
12:06
Publishers too. EA, Capcom: everyone.
12:07
Video now of just how far Home has come since launch
A man opening a door
12:07
Walks in and its all gone virtual. Chun Li walking out on a veranda,
12:08
Showing Guitar Hero, Uncharted rooms.
12:08
2009 will be all about content for PS3.
12:09
Video that shows off a sample of everything we'll be seeing this year.
12:09
Uncharted 2.
12:09
InFamous.
12:09
Madden.
12:09
FFXIII?
12:09
Arkham Asylum.
12:10
Brutal Legend
12:10
White Knight Chronicles
Ghostbusters.
12:10
Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2
12:11
Buzz Mega Quiz of some sort
Tekken 6
12:12
Nathan: " Sony's using some kind of triple screen setup to display all this. STEALING FROM NINTENDO CALL THE POLICE."
12:14
Lost Planet 2 coming early 2010
12:14
Rockstar on stage.
12:14
They've announced a game called The Agent.
12:15
They've moved onto Ass Creed 2 now.
12:16
Agent: Exclusive to PS3
Takes players across world of late 70's
Sony wants the game to become another GTA
In terms of importance.
12:16
Graphically similar to Ass Creed one.
12:17
Architecture and character design radically different, though.
12:17
Using a flying machine.
12:17
Renaissance era flying machine, of course.
12:18
Approaching target from the sky.
12:18
Lots of speed effects. Very cool.
12:18
Angry man is looking for the Assassin.
12:19
Killed two people -- one with each hand.
12:20
Can dissarm enemies and use their weapons against them.
Unlock additonal weapons by connecting PS3 and PSP versions.
12:20
Used a smoke bomb.
12:20
Jumped in the water!
12:20
He can swim!
12:21
Coming this holiday season.
12:22
Square Enix. Final Fantasy XIII.
12:22
Trailer.
12:22
Bunch of cut scenes.
12:23
Talking about Pulse, which seems to be a bad thing.
12:23
CG is beautiful, as always.
12:24
Battle footage now.
12:24
Loving the music.
12:24
Whole production looks suitably epic.
12:25
Main characters bickering.
12:25
And then the trailer ends.
12:25
FF14!
12:26
Trailer!
12:26
PS3 exclusive in 2010!
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMEGATON!
12:26
Trailer shows open area, boats.
12:26
Dragon blowing fire on stuff
12:26
Airships
12:27
A dark haired knight of some sort.
12:27
Vanadiel?
12:27
Yep, it's an MMO.
12:27
Holy fucking shit!
12:28
Talking about motion controls now.
12:28
"We made first motion controller"
12:28
Talking about EyeToy
Take THAT Nintendo.
12:28
Nathan: " All that money's not so great now, is it?"
12:29
New motion control tech from Sony
12:29
Been working on it for a few years.
12:29
Want to enable a new set of experiences.
12:29
Prototype of the new controller.
12:29
Glowing sphere on the end of the controller.
12:29
PS Eye can track it.
12:30
Gonna demonstrate it now.
12:30
1 to 1 motion control
12:31
Controller moves on screen just as the demonstrater moves it.
12:31
On screen, the controller is a racket in the guy's hand, while in reality, it's a controller.
image changes what he's holding.
Using a sword now.
12:32
True 3D pointing too.
12:32
Can change angles and it'll notice.
12:33
Switched to a first person shooter mode.
12:33
Can move and shoot.
12:34
Talking about how you need buttons for some of it, though.
12:34
Using two controllers now.
12:34
One for each hand.
12:34
Playing with building blocks.
12:34
Writing with them now.
12:35
"Pencil is being tracked with sub millimeter accuracy"
12:37
They're painting on a canvas now.
12:37
Standing arena with shield and sword hitting a skeleton.
12:37
Just did a swirling motion and knocked it flying.
12:37
Applause.
12:38
Showing off defence now.
12:38
Now it's gone to first-person. Throw ninja stars at small marching skeletons with armour on.
12:38
Now the archer mechanic
Tension on string matters
12:39
Further you pull your arm back
the more tension you get
12:39
Crowd are tittering. They love it. He got one. Laughter. Applause.
He's dropping down to one knee. Camera tracks him.
12:40
Real Time tech demo. More in near future.
12:40
They're off.
12:40
Not everything got out, says Jack.
12:40
Exciting part of PS future.
Launch spring 2010.
LBP now.
12:40
Jack Sparrow, Cinderella, Mr. INcredible.
12:41
Sackboy costumes.
12:41
New franchise
Exclusive to PS3
12:42
United Front Games. ModNationRacers.
12:42
It's a part of the whole play, create, share drive that LBP started
It's a racing game.
12:42
Create whoever, whatever, wherever you want to race
12:42
Only possible on PS3.
12:43
Obviously.
12:43
A couple of little avatars being shown and two cars. All the costumes decals, shapes, sizes, all changing.
12:43
Now a monkey in a suit appears.
12:43
And they're dressing it up.
12:43
Very similar to LBP
Now the car
12:44
It's a purple buggy.
12:44
Changed it to a coupe.
12:44
Changed the colour, decals, drove off.
12:44
In-game footage now.
12:44
Harnessing the full power of PS3
RT physics
12:45
Looks very smooth.
12:45
Crowd whooping and a hollerin'. You have weapons.
12:45
Like Mario Kart on some strange, illegal concoction.
12:46
Now track design
The areas called Track Studio
There gonna create a brand new track in under 5 mins
You create by playing
12:46
You're driving around a big green field surrounded by mountains.
12:46
Under you was a tarmac brush. You just drive round in a circle and it creates the track.
12:47
Job done. Now they've added a start position, changed a hairpin to dirt road.
12:47
Whacked in some more mountains but this time close by.
12:47
A lake being added.
12:47
One last addition: loads of dirt around the gravel part of the track.
12:48
Ok, now it's the last thing, a few trees.
12:48
Mike says ":-S". Supposedly you'll come off the gravel track, skid on the dirt and whack a tree.
12:48
Ok, now they're adding weapon pick ups
12:49
And a few obstacles.
12:49
Sheep being added. This is awesome.
12:49
Houses.
12:49
Sunset being put in.
12:49
Light changes dynamically after position of the sun.
12:50
Now they're playing on the track. Simple as that.
12:50
Upload your track, save it to your HDD...
12:50
Thnk of what you could do in more than 5 mins on a stage. More info in coming months.
12:51
Coming 2010. Race, Create and Share.
12:51
Jack's back.
12:51
Trico.
12:51
Ueda 's new game
New glimpse
Last Guardian
!!!!!
12:52
Is what it's called
LAST GUARDIAN
feather falling from the sky
12:52
winding blowing
12:52
bird chirping on the stone thing with the chain
12:52
here comes the Griffin
12:53
it's the leaked Trico trailer
looks a bit sharper though
12:54
"feather's look more defined, detailed"
12:54
"Music's the same too"
12:54
Boy on Griffin's head
12:55
Leaping from it to ledge.
12:55
Mike: " It's beautiful if we're being really, really emo."
12:55
this is new stuff now
12:55
boy being picked up by guardians in full armour
12:56
now he's lying under the protective wing of the Griffin
12:56
They both sleep
End
12:56
No date
12:56
Tretton's back on.
12:56
GT5 being shown!
12:56
people milling about a an Italian-looking market square
12:57
trams going past revealing a sexy Ferrari
12:57
Jet fighter splaying out white, blue, red in the sky
It's go
12:57
Cars whizzing around several tracks.
12:57
There's a desert track
Now we're in the city
12:57
Pit stop being shown
12:57
All too fast, but great at the same time
12:58
Car damage CONFIRMED
12:58
Just saw a busted up car racing around the track
12:58
GT5 demo end
Jack's back
12:59
God of War III.
12:59
" The most eargerly anticpated game of this gen," says Jack.
12:59
Final chapter of trilogy.
1:00
Kratos standing looking hard on top of a building lokoing over a city as a fire breathing winged demon flies past
1:00
He's now running along a cobbled, broken path decimating peopple.
1:00
Opens two huge doors.
1:01
The winged demon sees hm and flies off. He disturbed its humanoid feed.
1:01
He uses he Chains of Chaos on the bird so that it flies him over a canyon.
1:01
He's outside now.
1:02
Huge fuck off fire Golem walking about outside. Like enormous.
1:02
Back to Kratos.
1:02
Picked someone up, carried them, and then threw him at enemies
1:02
Lots of fire-laden hack'n'moves going down
1:02
Armed Minotaur's enter the scene.
1:03
All the while the Golem is destroying thing way in the back ground.
1:03
Minotaur's getting a pounding but it's nifty with its staff.
1:04
Kratos is on top now, cue QTEs
Running up a path, the Golem totally destroys it
1:04
It's swiping out after him
You leg it
1:04
Now a demon with a snake for a tail attacks
1:04
Mike: "Chains Choas = w1nn4r"
1:05
Golem still hanging back, watching the fight.
1:05
You can only see his shoulders and head he's that big in the background.
1:05
The snake-tailed demon is giving Kratos a hard time. Dead now.
1:05
Fin.
1:06
It's out in March 2010.
1:07
It's over. Jack thanks everyone and says goodbye.
1:07
And we're spent. Thanks for tuning in!

Ubisoft today announced that it will be releasing a downloadable game inspired by one of the most acclaimed arcade games of all time – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled. A side-scrolling, four-player action brawler based on the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles In Time Re-Shelled will kick off the Summer of Arcade, and release on July 22 worldwide exclusively on Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and later this year on the PlayStation®Network.

“Given that this is the 25th anniversary ‘shell-ebration’ of the creation of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles property we’re delighted to partner with Ubisoft to release an updated version of the hugely popular Turtles in Time arcade game,” said Gary Richardson, CEO of Mirage Studios. “The Turtles have fans of all ages, and we’re excited to bring the game back to the long-time fans, as well as introduce Turtles in Time to a new generation of gamers.”

"We're excited to rekindle the enthusiasm for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time arcade classic with Ubisoft’s enhanced downloadable version," said Careen Yapp, vice president of licensing and business development at Konami. "The TMNT brand is world renowned and we will continue our commitment to support the endeavor in bringing the next downloadable addition to the franchise to Xbox LIVE Arcade and PlayStation Network players around the globe.”

“It has been a ton of fun working with Mirage on the TMNT brand, beginning back in 2007 in conjunction with the release of the CGI Turtles film,” said Tony Key, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Ubisoft. “We’re definitely ‘shell-ebrating’ the 25th anniversary in style, starting with the release of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled and continuing with the release of an entirely new Turtles’ game – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles™: Smash-Up – later this year.”

Originally released as an arcade game by Konami in 1991, Turtles in Time became Konami’s bestselling arcade title, hailed for its adherence to the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles material. The upcoming re-release will feature updated graphics, but it will stay true to the original feel of the arcade game.

TMNT fans will be able to play an early version of the game by visiting the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Party Bus during its national tour. The Party Bus has begun a cross-country 10-city tour that will include playable kiosks of the game, TMNT memorabilia and interactivity for all to enjoy. Check out www.tmnt25.com for exact schedule and details.

The WipEout HD Fury expansion pack will increase the content of your current game with 8 new tracks, 13 new ship models and 3 new game modes, 2 of which will be available for online play! In addition there will be new trophies to attain, a re-styled front-end and a selection of new & improved multiplayer functionality!

The Eliminator game mode will allow you to release all that pent-up aggression as you use the full arsenal of Wipeout weaponry to destroy your opponents. Forget those racing lines; this is all about destruction, with the victor being the first to reach the target score!

Zone Battle is about risk and reward! Acceleration is automatic as you swoop over zone pads to fill your zone bar. Your choice is whether to use the bar to increase your speed and boost your ship ever closer to the target zone or absorb it to replenish vital lost energy. Warning, avoid the ‘zone barriers’, obstacles left on the track by your opponents as they boost towards the target zone, hitting these can literally destroy your hopes of victory!

Our Detonator mode introduces a brand new ship model to the game that will test both your piloting skills and your shooting accuracy as you accelerate through as many as 14 stages. Score points by destroying the mines that have been strewn along the track and take out the bomb on each stage to earn additional points. The more accurate you are the more points and bonuses you will score!

Just like the original WipEout HD, all the new content will be released in glorious 1080p resolution and will run at a smooth 60fps.

Today EA and Crytek announced Crysis 2 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.

The next instalment of Crysis will be the first game built on Crytek's CryENGINE 3 and will be released for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC. EA will publish the game.

"The development of Crysis 2 marks a major stepping stone for our studio," said Cevat Yerli, CEO and President of Crytek.

"This is not only the next game in the Crysis franchise, it’s the first title we are developing for consoles and the first title being built on CryENGINE 3. We are excited to have the support of EA Partners again as we work together to make the launch of Crysis 2 a huge event."

The July issue of PlayStation: The Official Magazine (PTOM) features God of War 3 on its cover, and inside includes the first new info. on the game since Sony unveiled it back in February.

Kicking things off, lead combat designer Adam Puhl goes into detail on the game's Spider-Man-style grappling ability, which essentially takes the grapple points from God of War 2 and places them on the game's enemies. "At any point, if there's an enemy on the ground, in the air, wherever, Kratos can throw his blades at them, pull himself into that enemy [or pull the enemy over, or toss the enemy left or right], and perform a shoulder ram," he says. "When it hits, the game slows down, so you get this impactful attack, and you can continue to combo after that...the combat grapple is a linker for the entire combat system."

While the article doesn't reveal any new weapons, it confirms there will be four "main" ones in the finished game, so that leaves two (in addition to the blades and the Cestus) that have yet to be revealed. Apparently each weapon will be tied to its own magic attacks, and one of the Cestus' magics sees Kratos "pound the ground to send a massive wave of destruction in front of him," according to PTOM 's Teresa Dun. Puhl notes that magic attacks "will have more gameplay [than magics in previous God of War games]" and that "there'll be more interesting things that you can do" with them."

Another change to the game's mechanics is the addition -- or perhaps I should say rebranding -- of what the game calls "items." Puhl explains that players hesitated to use the Wind Bow in God of War 2 because it shared the same power bar as other, stronger magic attacks, so the developers created the "items" distinction to encourage players to use them more often. Items (such as the previously revealed Fire Bow and Helios' Head) will have their own power bar, which will automatically refill, so there's limited punishment for using them.

PTOM also had a chance to see a few new scenarios from the game for their story, the most newsworthy being the boss fight with Hades. As Dun describes it, the fight takes place in a "circular space" surrounded by souls that Hades can pick up and throw at Kratos, and at one point in the battle Hades tries to steal Kratos' soul from his body in a button-mashing tug of war.

That's it for now, but we'll have much more God of War 3 coverage on Tuesday, when Sony will bring the game by 1UP's E3 setup for an in-booth video demo and we'll get our first hands-on time with the game. Check out our E3 hub page for more details on what to expect from the show.

The latest issue of the weekly Famitsu has confirmed yet another PS3 exclusive RPG.  Called Trinity Zill O'll Zero, the game is the latest entry into the franchise produced by Koei.  Zill O'll was originally released for the PS1, and later remade for the PS2 and ported to the PSP.  The franchise is a darker themed, mature RPG, so those worried about another loli Japanese RPG can breathe easy.

SEGA® Europe Ltd. and SEGA® America, Inc., today announced Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing, a fast and furious battle to the finish line in this supercharged racer. Developed for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, the home video game system, Wii™ and the Nintendo DS™ system, Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing will speed into stores in early 2010.

In a frantic battle to the chequered flag, Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing sees Sonic and friends speed around tracks set in mediaeval castle ramparts, lush rainforests and bustling cities, all taken from the visually rich and varied universes of Sonic and SEGA. Fan favourites such as Dr. Eggman, Tails, AiAi, Amigo and many more will join Sonic in their custom built vehicles, revving their engines and jostling to stay ahead of the pack. Each character will race around the track in cars, planes, motorbikes, and in AiAi’s case – a banana mobile! Secret short cuts, swift handling and avoiding strategically placed obstacles are certainly the best way to get to the top of the podium.

“Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing is no ordinary racing game. Its huge variety of characters and vehicles, plus the ability to play both online and off set it apart from other games of this type” commented Gary Knight European Marketing Director, SEGA Europe Ltd. “The team have pushed the boundaries on what you would normally expect and created a different and unique party racing title whereby you really can’t take anything for granted!”

And winning is only part of the fun in Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing! Each character has a specific All Star move such as Super Sonic, Banana Blitz and Tails Tornado, allowing a quick way for competitors to get back into the race! Power ups and weapons can also be collected around the tracks and used against the opposition to ensure they don’t become a threat to that number one position… Players can battle it out in single or multiplayer mode, allowing up to four friends to race in frantic split-screen action, or up to eight players to compete online in the ultimate racing showdown.

Can Amigo scramble Dr. Eggman? Will AiAi say bye-bye to Tails? Are you gonna be faster than Sonic? The race will start in 2010… For more information please visit: www.sega.com/sonicracing.

A few days ago we broke the news regarding Square Enix’s E3 plans, which included the announcement of three all new games. At the time of writing we had been requested to not divulge the names or giveaway said titles, but we’ve just received new information about one of those three games that comes with no such restrictions. So here we go…

Contrary to what we were originally told, there will be a Square Enix press conference after all, at 11a.m on the Wednesday of the show. This will be a portal for selected media to learn more about one of Square Enix’s currently unannounced games, which we can reveal is an MMO codenamed Rapture, and set for release on PS3 and PC. The game is expected to be unveiled at the Sony press conference on the Tuesday.

While the PC and Xbox 360 have shared a strong software relationship over the last three years, the PC and PS3 have a more open rapport when it comes to online interactivity between the software and the gamers. It seems bizarre given Microsoft’s networking know-how, but the heavy restrictions it puts in place with the way developers can manipulate and engage their audience through Xbox Live makes it difficult for some games to make the most of their potential. Also worthy of note is the fact that the PS3 is free to play online, and it is more flexible in the headsets, keyboards and mice that can be used with it than the Xbox 360.

A classic precedent for all this is Epic Games’ decision to launch Unreal Tournament III on PS3 and PC well ahead of Xbox 360, claiming that Sony’s console better facilitated what they wanted to achieve in access and distribution of user-created Mods.

All that said and done, MMOs have still struggled to find the success on consoles that they have on PCs: even Square Enix own Final Fantasy XI failed to impress. It should be noted, however, that the company has used the term MMO, not MMORPG, which means it could be something totally unexpected.

Oh a new WipeOut HD title called Ultimate Racing at E3? Sounds like fun..... but is it an expansion or a standalone product?

Jake Osuwiah, who is a PR for SCEA, has dropped a serious hint as to what could only one can assume to be a brand new title coming to the PS3, which he’s described as “fresh” in the tweet. The best thing: the embargo/NDA goes soon.

  E3 UPDATE: Fresh New Title for PS3 @ E3, will keep you guys posted as soon as I can (Embargo might be lifting soon), STAY TUNED…

Since Sony announced that the PlayStation Network would feature downloadable PSone games, the IGN PlayStation Team has been screaming that it wants the original Metal Gear Solid in downloadable form. The game's already out in Japan and it's been given a Mature rating here by the ESRB, but Konami and Sony still aren't saying anything about it. Is a U.S. version project even real?

The answer is "yes." I know because I found Metal Gear Solid on a PSPgo today.

◄ Vuelven las ful... las modelos al E3.

EurLol.net ha confirmado la mejor noticia que se podía esperar, y esque ... VUELVEN LAS BABYSS!!!!  En el 2006 los organizadores del E3 prohibieron a las compañias que contrataran a modelos semi-desnudas para mostrar las tet...digooo... los juegos a los asistnetes del evento. De incumplir esta norma eran sancionados con fuertes multas. Todos los pajilleros de medio mundo pusieron el grito en el cielo, y parece que sus súplicas han hecho efcto.  E3 2009 contará con otro motivo para visitar los stands de videojuegos jejej (sonrisa viciosa).



Este E3 promete ^___^

◄ Capcom mostrará dos nuevos juegos en el E3

Tras los anuncios de la Captivate de ayer, Capcom ha confirmado a través de su Twitter  (un sistema de mensajería) que la compañía mostrará dos nuevos juegos durante el evento E3 de Los ángeles que se celebrará a principios de julio.

No se han ofrecido, eso sí, más detalles al respecto de estos dos nuevos proyectos en los que estaría inmersa la compañía, por lo que de momento habrá que esperar para conocer más detalles al respecto.

◄ Gran Turismo 5 Podría estar en el E3

Gran Turismo 5 estara presente en el E3 de este verano y estará para Playstation Portable y PS3. Esta es la noticia que llega directamente desde los foros de Gran Turismo 5 y que han traducido en los foros oficiales de Playstation Francia.

Según los detalles del mismo, GT5 tendrá 600 vehículos, 94 circuitos, chat online de hasta 16 jugadores por partida con comunicación por voz incluida y coches de Rally y Formula 1 presentes.

De momento lo trataremos como rumores porque no hay nada oficial, pero cada vez suena mas fuerte la llegada de Gran Turismo 5 al E3 y para este año.

◄ Lost planet 2 podría confirmarse para PS3 en el E3.

1) Primer indicio, fijemonos en la lista de CapLol para el E3:

[cita]Dark Void (PS3, 360, PC)
Lost Planet 2 (Actualmente 360, PC)
Dead Rising 2 (A puerta cerrada)
Spyborgs (Wii)
Resident Evil Darkside Chronicles (Wii)
Monster Hunter Freedom Unite (PSP)
Marvel vs Capcom 2 (PSN XBA)
Fate Unlimited Codes (PSP a traves de PSN)
Street Fighter IV (PC)
Bionic Commando (PC)
Mega Man Star Force 3 (DS)
Resident Evil Archives: Resident Evil (Wii)
Capcom juego misterioso 1 (Jugable en el E3)
Capcom juego misterioso 2 (Sera anunciado en la rueda de prensa)
Juegos para Móviles

Si nos paramos a observar, es el único juego que pone "actualmente 360 y pc". Como si se estubieran pensando que hacer.

2) Ign lo ha fechado directamente para el E3, puede ser una errata o info secreta que tienen, pero parece que también habría version para PS3:

http://games.ign.com/articles/975/975698p1.html

◄ Nuevo periférico con sensor podría ser anunciado.



Desde hace un tiempo sabemos que Sony estaba preparando un nuevo periférico para sus consolas, en principio aparecería para PS2, y seguramente con vistas a lanzarlo con posterioridad a PS3 en caso de que funcione. A día de hoy, carecemos de fecha oficial, sin embargo, desde Variety afirman que el controlador será mostrado durante la E3 que tendrá lugar durante el mes de junio.

Lo que sabemos del periférico es una ligera idea de su funcionamiento. A simple vista se puede decir que está basado en los mandos que se usan en la Wii, ya que se hará uso de una pequeña cámara que podrá leer diferentes luces de colores, a la vez que puede identificar la forma y ángulo de cada luz. Según parece, será más más sensible que el Wiimote de nintendo.

◄ Nuevo PSP podría ser anunciada en el E3, rumor.



Los rumores sobre una revisión o nuevo modelo de la consola PSP han sido constantes durante estos últimos meses, y ahora es el medio americano 1UP.com, vinculado hasta hace poco a la revista impresa EGM (recientemente cerrada), la que desvela los presuntos detalles sobre la nueva PSP, que se llamaría PSP Go! y aparentemente será anunciada a bombo y platillo en este E3.

Siempre según la publicación, este nuevo modelo de PSP se llamaría PSP Go!, en la línea de la marca Go! usada por Sony en algunos juegos, y llegaría en septiembre a Japón y en octubre/noviembre al mercado americano en dos versiones: una con 8GB de memoria interna, y otra con 16 GB.

La noticia más importante es sin duda que la nueva consola no contará con un lector de discos UMD, sino que todos los juegos se descargarán digitalmente, y que de hecho para su lanzamiento habrá grandes títulos como Gran Turismo Mobile, que hipotéticamente será anunciado en la feria de Los ángeles. La consola cambiará también su diseño, según el medio americano, contando con una pieza deslizable donde estarían los botones, la cruceta y el pequeño stick analógico, que se mantendrían con respecto a PSP, aunque permitiendo que la consola tenga menor tamaño al encontrarse bajo la pantalla, y deslizarse abajo -como el teclado de un móvil- para jugar.

Por el momento, Sony no ha hecho declaraciones, como ante los otros rumores de un rediseño de la consola. Os mantendremos informados.

Persona podría ser anunciado en el E3 para PS3.

Sony podría haber mantenido conversaciones con Atlus para sacar en exclusiva un nuevo juego de "Persona" para PS3. Esta nueva entrega saldría solo para PlayStation 3 y sería mostrado durante el evento E3.
FUENTE

Surfergirl ya comentó hace tiempo que habían dos en preparación, uno para PS2 (P4) y otro para PS3. Esperemos una confirmación o el E3 para comprobar si estaban en lo cierto o no.

◄ White Knight Chronicles estará en el E3.

Se confirma que White Knight Chronicles estará en el E3. Se espera que durnate la feria se conozca la fecha de lanzamiento en USA, y con suerte la del territorio Europeo. El juego ya está en estado de traducción como se muestran en unas recientes imágenes del juego.

FUENTE

◄ El nuevo Tony Hawk será presentado en el E3 2009.

Activision ha anunciado que la nueva entrega de Tony Hawk cuya fecha de salida esta prevista para finales de año será presentada en el E3 2009 que os recordamos tendrá lugar en Los Angeles entre los días 2 y 4 de Junio.

Esta nueva entrega promete ser totalmente renovada para conseguir hacer frente al exitoso Skate de Electronic Arts y los rumores apuntan a que podrían lanzarlo junto a un periférico que registrase nuestros movimientos al estilo Balance Board de Wii.

◄ Posible demo de Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time.

Se ha filtrado una imágen de uno de los trofeos de PSN, en concreto del videojuego Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time, titulado como RCF2  :  Pre-E3  Krell  Canyon  Playtest". De ser cierta esta captura podría significar que durante el E3 podríamos disponer de una demo através de PSN o bien que esta será la versión de prueba que se pondrá en los stands de Sony para mostrar y probar el nuevo juego de Insomniac a los asistentes al evento.



FUENTE

◄ Gran Turismo 5 tendrá “lluvia y noche”, además de sistema de daños.

El creador de Gran Turismo 5, Kazanori Yamauchi, ha confirmado en una entrevista que Gran Turismo 5 que sufriremos en nuestras carrocerías distintos efectos climatológicos como puede serlo la lluvia. Además, de poder disputar carrerras nocturnas.

Pero sin duda, el dato más revelador es que el esperado sistema de daños, estará presente en su versión final. El sistema de daños en tiempo real es algo que han venido pidiendo los aficionados desde hace tiempo y parece que por fin será una realidad.

El título todavía no tiene fecha confirmada, aunque es de esperar que llegue este mismo año. También esperamos que en el E3 nos clarifique un poco más el calendario que nos espera este año fiscal.

◄ ¿Juego exclusivo de Capcom para PS3?

Desde los resultados fiscales publicados de hoy de Capcom Japan de 2008, donde comentan el futuro de cada consola en cuanto a desarrollos de esta conocida compañía, podemos apreciar que Capcom tiene 13 títulos en preparación para PlayStation 3, uno mas que 360 por lo que se especula que o bien tiene un juego exclusivo no anunciado (JAJAJ) o bien podría ser GOWIII que es Capcom que lo menciona por ser la distribuidora de este juego en Japón.



Se espera que en breve se pronuncienen sobre este juego secreto.

◄ Cyber Connect 2 trabaja en una nueva exclusiva para PlayStation 3.



CyberConnect2, desarrolladora Japonesa conocida por .hack y más recientemente Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm para PlayStation 3, ha anunciado que se encuentra trabajando en un nuevo título exclusivo para la consola de Sony.

Por el momento se desconocen todos los detalles del juego aunque se especula con una nueva entrega de .Hack por el diseño del anuncio de CyberConnect para reclutar estudiantes.

◄ “El próximo DLC de Killzone 2 será el mejor nunca visto”.

Guerrilla Games ya habla de su futuro contenido descargable para Killzone 2 del que de momento se desconoce información pero del que ya andan buscando “testers” para las pruebas de dicho contenido.

Según podemos leer en VG247 , Sebastian Downie de Guerrilla Games comentaba lo siguiente acerca del futuro de Killzone 2:

Se trata de un contenido descargable del que, pese a no poder aportar nuevos datos, sí ha destacado que será uno de los títulos más atractivos jamás vistos hasta la fecha

Se espera que durante el E3 se de la primera información de este contenido descargable, pero ya estamos con los dientes largos para saber de que se trata exactamente.

◄ Posible filtración de la nueva "PS3 Slim".

Filtrado unas posibles imágenes de la carcasa y del embalaje del nuevo rediseño de PS3 Slim. De ser cierto podría ser anunciado oficialmente en el E3 o el TGS de cara a la campaña de Navidad. Por ahora no está confirmado pero según parece fueron sacados de la Levelup China, directamente de sus plantas de ensamblajes:






Specificaciones:

• 120 GB Harddisk
• 2 USB sloten
• New lettertype "PS3"

◄ Demo de Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 durante el E3

Al parecer se colgará una demo de 10 minutos en la Store durante el E3.

The Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Demo will be 10 minutes long, and will launch on the Playstation 3 store during E3. Everyone get ready for an amazing showing from Tecmo because there’s more to come. Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 will have a enhanced fighting system, improved graphics and more story than any previous Ninja Gaiden so stay tuned. E3 is almost here and the goosebumps are raising.

◄ Juegos de Tecmo para el E3.




Después de anunciarse de que NGII Sigma estará de forma de demo durante el E3, ahora sabemos que QUANTUM también se podrá ver mediante un video de unos 10 minutos de duración. Esta es la lista de juegos provisional de Tecmo:

Ninja Gaiden® Sigma 2 (PlayStation®3 / Fall 2009)
• Playable demo (approx. 10 minutes)
• Video
• Ninja Gaiden models!

QUANTUM™ (PlayStation®3 / 2010)
• On-site demo by staff (approx. 10 minutes)
• Video

Undead Knights™ (PlayStation®Portable / Fall 2009)
• On-site demo by staff (approx. 10 minutes)
• Video

- DIGITAL DOWNLOAD

TECMO goes digital! We will be announcing three titles at E3:
• Puzzle game
• Music + 2D Platformer game
• Sports game
Video only

◄ Trico se desvela en un trailer filtrado.

◄ Konami promete anuncios revolucionaros en el E3

Konami ha enviado correos electrónicos ha algunas paginas como “Nintendo Everything” promocionando su próxima conferencia durante el E3. Aparentemente, habrá sorpresas de todo tipo como segun confirman en dicho correo.

Según el correo, y resumiendo lo mas importante:

Con invitados Sorpresa y anuncios revolucionarios. !Este es el evento que no querrás perderte¡.

Estaremos atentos a la conferencia de Konami.

◄ Heavy Rain es mostrado al mundo antes del E3

Hoy viernes, David Cage director de HR a concedido varias entrevistas a diversos medios de donde se pueden extraer mucha información nueva, imágenes y nuevo gameplay mediante videos.

Anunciaron que la historia transcurre con cuatro personajes llamados: Ethan Mars, Scott Shelby, Madison Paige y Norman Jayden. Cada uno con escenas propias y exclusivas para cada personaje como asi sus propias habilidades, personalidad e historia, dando asi su propia visión sobre los acontecimientos.

En la demo pudieron ver como Jayden, uno de los protagonistas del titulo, empleaba un prototipo creado por el pentágono llamado “ARI”, que le permite a través de unas gafas obtener información adicional como detectar huellas, fragmentos de ADN, rastros de sangre, etc … El ARI también permite configurar el entorno de la escena del crimen en tiempo real mediante una simulación, para intentar entender lo sucedido y obtener pistas adicionales.

Según una publicación que estubo presente, todo lo que vieron era impactante, y el director del videojuego añadió que todo lo que se veía era en tiempo real, no había pre-renderizado:

Ha habido un gran cambio en el interfaz, hemos eliminado el viejo situado abajo a la derecha, en 2D, y ahora se ha pasado a una integración total en el escenario, señalando los elementos con los que se puede interactuar en 3D total. Para que os hagáis una idea, es como esa escena de la película El Club de la Lucha, en la que aparecen símbolos en el entorno

Para mas información, visitad el post oficial.

◄ Posible MGS para PSP y/o PS3.

Llevamos aproximadamente una semana tras el nuevo titulo de Kojima Productions esperando anisadamente que termine la cuenta atrás que por lo que se ha comentando por Neogaf nos espera Ooootraaa cuenta atrás pero con alguna que otra imagen nueva (Terminara aproximadamente en 7 u 8 horas), pero para ir intentado buscar conclusiones, en Neogaf han descubierto algo tremendamente interesante.

7Andy, una pagina web de compras Japonesa, ha situado la reserva de la nueva revista de Famitsu para el 30 de Mayo, donde podemos leer “Famitsu PSP + PS3″ y justo al lado “Un nuevo Metal Gear”. ¿Estamos por fin ante el descubrimiento de un nuevo Metal Gear para PSP y PS3? Quizás se trate de una nueva versión del Portable Ops 2 descargable desde la Playstation Store para PSP y PSN.

◄ Nueva sala de eventos en Home.

En PlayStation Home se ha abilitado una nueva sala dedicada a eventos o presentaciones. Esta nueva sala consta de 3 zonas, una zona con mesas y sillas para conversar, un pista de baile y una zona alta para ver todo el espacio desde arriba. A destacar una gran pantalla que se supone que será donde se emitan retransmisiones de dichos eventos o anuncios importantes.

A una semana de la feria E3 es lógico pensar que este lugar está pensado para mostrar algo importante durante este evento. Se especula con la conferencia de Sony sea emitica en esa pantalla en directo.

LISTA DE JUEGOS EN EL E3: (Provisional)

SONY:

- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
- MotorStorm Artic Edge
- Heavy Rain
- White Knight Chronicles
- Jak & Daxer: The Lost Frontier
- God of War 3
- M.A.G
- Ratchet and Clank: A Crack in Time

EA:

- Army of Two: The 40th Day
- Battlefield Bad Company 2
- Dragon Age Origins
- Dante’s Inferno
- FIFA 10
- Littlest Pet Shop Online
- Mass Effect 2
- NHL ‘10
- Brütal Legend
- Dead Space Extraction
- EA SPORTS Active
- EA SPORTS Grand Slam Tennis
- Fight Night Round 4
- G.I. JOE The Rise of Cobra
- Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
- Madden NFL 10
- MySims Agents
- Need for Speed SHIFT
- Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 10

CAPCOM:

- Dark Void
- Dead Rising 2
- Monster Hunter Freedom Unite (PSP)
- Marvel vs Capcom 2
- Fate Unlimited Codes (PSP)
- Capcom Mystery Game #1 (playable in booth!)
- Capcom Mystery Game #2 (announced at a press conference!)