We’ll be attempting another Live Blog starting here at 7pm tonight, all being well, reporting on the Sony E3 press conference direct from Los Angeles. For our predictions in the meantime click here, and we’ll see you back here at 7pm.
Update: we’re all set and ready to go. Posts on this page will update automatically, there’s absolutely no need to refresh (indeed, please don’t). Assuming all goes well, that is. Last time was a disaster but we’ve got some pennies in the meter and we’re hoping our server holds out.
- And that’s it, show over guys. We’ll tidy this up in a bit once the server dies down, add some pictures etc.
- This could be MAG. Apparently not possible on any other console. Ah, it IS from Zipper. LOL. Man, that leak was the full damned thing. 256 players. Teams broken into 8 player squads. This could be wonderful. Full character growth and campaigns provide long terms goals. Ongoing faction based battles. Well, trailer looks cool. Like Warhawk x 20.
- inFamous now. Looks cool. Damn thing’s loud, anyway. Kinda like Crackdown, but you all knew that anyway. Set for Spring 2009.
- God Of War III. Are we gonna see it? Yes. Right, it’s just a teaser.
- OK, this is probably the last line-up. LittleBigPlanet, Motorstorm 2, MGS 4, Quantum of Solace, Socom, Ghostbusters, Soul Calibur IV, Resistance 2, The Agency, Naruto, Mirror’s Edge, Resident Evil 5, SingStar, Guitar Hero WT, NBA 09, Buzz!, Killzone 2…
- Now it’s talking heads. Publishers saying how wonderful the PS3 is. Desperate for someone to say “it’s shit”. Good god this is terrible.
- Wonder if he’s wrapping up. Seems like it. 80GB - in September will have same functionality as the 40GB. $399.99.
- DC Universe Online. Jim Lee, creator of DC Universe Online. He did some push-ups. He’s LITERALLY pumped. The man is seriously hooked on MMOs. Remember kids, drugs are bad, mmkay. He’s well geeky. Geeky people are clapping. Cool people are like WTF? This is the first peak at the game. It’s got Batman in, and Superman. And voice-over man. Not for me. Total comic-book overload, third person scrapper, as far as I can see.
- Come on Sony, this is when you need to do it. Right, back to PS3. Google. GOOGLE. What? Oh right, that Life thing. News, weather, etc. Life with Playstation available at the end of the month.
- Doubt it. Anyway, he’s now moved onto PSP. New bundle. Ratchet and Clank Size Matters + National Treasures 2 on UMD, 1 GIG stick and EchoChrome on PSN. $199. PSP: Resistance Retribution. Interesting. Looks like a third person shooter. Spring 2009. Patapon 2, Loco Roco 2. SUPER STARDUST PORTABLE. Oh yes, E3 saved.
- New home video service. Thankfully not just Sony films. Fox, MGM, Lionsgate, Warner, Disney, Paramount, Turner. Rental and sales. TV starts are $1.99, movies from $2.99. Content is portable, you’ll be able to save stuff to your PSP. Eric Lempel - going to show us how the Movie store works. Panic for a second, PSN had logged him out. New tab with ‘video’, flips over to the Video Store slickly. Reasonably cool, the backgrounds all change. Expect this to happen to the Games bit too. Preview button shows that movie’s trailer. Eric talking about the PSP connectivity. Little bit dull. Wonder if they’ve got any surprises. Oh. Looks like all this is all live tonight. Wonder if that’s UK too? LULZ.
- Trophies now. Providing users the ability to brag about their achievements. PSN is working on providing high Trophy scorers special features. Home. Still not ready, then. The ultimate social experience for gamers. Just not yet. New Home video. Sony, not really fussed unless we can play the damned thing. Jack looks smug. Course he does, he probably has Home access.
- Onto GT 5 Prologue, talking about GT TV. Wait. Pay per view? Top Gear. Interesting. Nurburgring 24h, reasonably interesting. Ferrari stuff. We’ve to pay for this? Rly? But we’re still getting weather and damage, right? How bizarre. Content starts August 1st.
- PSN. Wipeout, right? COME ON JACK. Ratchet and Clank. Close. It’s a shorter game, lower price, available at Summer over PSN. Action, suspense and mystery. And humour. Continues from the last game. Focus more on platforming and exploration. Actually looks pretty good. Not really a surprise though, is it Jack? $14.99 apparently. Right, PSN showreel time. Flower, Pain… Crash Commando. Fat Princess. Heh. It’s a FAT princess. Eden. Pain, Flower. Again, but a bit longer. Siren Blood Curse. Ooh, Ragdoll Kung Fu. Media Molecule?
- Onto to PSN. All PlayStation users will have a single sign-on. PC too - you’ll be able to send friend messages via your PC. Jack looks a bit bored. 180 million downloads from PSN since launch. That’s a lot.
- Oh, what? He’s now talking about PlayStation 2. Looks like plenty of games still coming out this year for PS2. Mercenaries 2? Er. Talking about Buzz! Presumably the Americans don’t have the PS3 version yet. Oh, yeah. September. HA! On to SingStar. 10/10, we heard. Wow, 2 million songs bought over SingStore. New bundle: Lego Batman PS2 bundle, with game and a DVD. $149. Is that good? What’s a dollar? Is it like a penny? I’m getting bored.
- Back to Tretton. He’s stuttering. Oh. Littlebigplanet. Create, play, share. LBP allows gamers to design games. Heh. This could be cool. They’re doing the boring business bit via LBP. Aw, it’s Alex. Hi Alex. Awesome. This is really cool. We’ll have screens soon. All demonstrated via Sackboy in a custom level. Really, really smart. It’s boring figures, but brilliantly executed. Greatest Hits program: best PS3 games available at $29.99. Resistance, Motorstorm and Warhawk. Plus COD3, Fight Night, NFS Carbon. Rainbow Six Vegas, Assassin’s Creed, Oblivion, Ninja Gaiden. We love Alex’s accent. Still saying ‘October’ for a release date. Very slick, Sony, way better than Nintendo’s crappy charts.
- Resistance 2 first, then. Wow, big monster. Must be the Blu-ray. No, seriously, it’s massive. Like Cloverfield massive. But yeah, this is a massive monster. Dude needs some grenades or something. This won’t be coming across very well in text. It’s cool, though, noisy. Did I mention the big monster? Clapping. Not much hollering. This is AMERICA people. Holler. Something about Chicago. Yeah yeah, we lost Manchester punk. Where were you then? Anyway, bloke is talking.Resistance 2 is all about ‘Scale’, says skinny man. Players will traverse the United States. Bottom line is that Resistance 2 offers more than any other shooter this year. Bloke is Ted Price. Hi Ted. Now we get a new trailer. Looks like the one we already saw on GameTrailers, mind. Cool trailer, though. More clapping. *clap*
- WIPEOUT IS FREE. Just kidding. He’s still talking about boring stuff. Folding @ Home does not make a good E3. MGS4 exclusive to the PS3. Good. Oh good, he’s back onto games. Talking about games so far this year, MGS, GTA, GT 5 Prologue. PS3 more exclusives than any other console, apparently. 75. 75? Really? PS3. Right, what’s this?
- Right, Here we go. 2008 is the year of the PS3. We’ve just begun to scratch the surface. 1993 was 15 years ago, almost to the day was when Sony decided to make their own console. Talking about a 10 year cycle for the PS1. God of War was introduced in the 7th year of the PS2. 10 year vision for the PS3, too. See what he did there? Blu-ray format victorious because of the PS3. Same with Cell and IBM.
- It’s some kind of intro movie. Very loud, and the music’s shit. Can I say that? Jack Tretton. He’s had ‘fun’. He says E3 is stressful. Doesn’t look ’stressed’ to us.WTF. He’s talking about Oscars. I presume. Wow. Americans laugh funny. Kratos. We’ll be seeing God of War, then.
July 15th, 2008 at 8:16 am
That’s GMT, in case you were wondering.
July 15th, 2008 at 4:28 pm
Cool im not gona miss it, hope it goes well for you guys, and for us readers of course.
July 15th, 2008 at 4:52 pm
Think we’re all set…
July 15th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
Doesn’t work on our iPhone version, but I think we’re all AJAX’d up and ready to rock. Right, quick nap.
July 15th, 2008 at 4:57 pm
Got mi fingers crossed.
July 15th, 2008 at 6:33 pm
I’m gonna stick one of those little bird thing-a-ma-bobs that bobs its head in a bobbing fashion on my F5 key so the refreshes just coming bobbing out.
July 15th, 2008 at 6:34 pm
Don’t! Seriously, you don’t need to refresh. The news will just spool out of us like sick. Or something.
July 15th, 2008 at 7:05 pm
Ooh, can’t wait. Seriously. This had better be something, Sony.
July 15th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
Where is it LA? Is someone out there with all the beautifull people? Bastard’s, i hope it’s cramped, sweaty and that there is a fat arse yank with his crack in your face. Pull your nose out and keep the info rolling, x
July 15th, 2008 at 7:17 pm
Well, earlier today I was told that Microsoft would try to buy Nintendo. So, I reckon Sony wait for that, and then buy Microsoft. That’d learn ‘em.
July 15th, 2008 at 7:18 pm
you told us we dont have to rewfresh but we still do
July 15th, 2008 at 7:18 pm
No you don’t. Promise.
July 15th, 2008 at 7:20 pm
Unless Java is off, mind. This probably won’t work on a PS3.
July 15th, 2008 at 7:21 pm
mines not workin
July 15th, 2008 at 7:22 pm
It should update after every comment. Dammit if it’s not working.
July 15th, 2008 at 7:23 pm
Mine’s not auto-updated once yet.
July 15th, 2008 at 7:24 pm
i gave it 15 mins but nothing, then i refreshed there was 4 comments?
July 15th, 2008 at 7:26 pm
Doesn’t seem to be working (tried FF3 and IE7)
July 15th, 2008 at 7:32 pm
Try it now.
July 15th, 2008 at 7:33 pm
Not updating (for me) in IE or FF.
July 15th, 2008 at 7:33 pm
not workin on firefox.
July 15th, 2008 at 7:36 pm
Anyway, on with the show. I’ve written a little script to poll the server and auto-press F5 whenever it detects a change. Marvellous.
July 15th, 2008 at 7:52 pm
Oh I must be one of those old-school refreshin’ dudes.
July 15th, 2008 at 7:54 pm
Yeah, me too. Just trying to be cool.
July 15th, 2008 at 8:02 pm
Come on tell us something we dont know!
July 15th, 2008 at 8:04 pm
Sorry about the refresh thing guys. I tried!
July 15th, 2008 at 8:06 pm
I will need a new f5 button, its worth it though.
July 15th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
Meh - it’s no hardship to press F5 every few minutes.
July 15th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
No Home? Meh - I’m off to play Wii Tennis for a bit.
July 15th, 2008 at 8:32 pm
Its all a bit random, nothing exciting yet
July 15th, 2008 at 8:47 pm
At least the live blog is going well, still no suprises yet.
July 15th, 2008 at 8:51 pm
I won an epic Wii Tennis match. That’s quite good.
July 15th, 2008 at 8:52 pm
How come on the US store they have e3 stuff to D/load, thats not fair at all.
July 15th, 2008 at 9:03 pm
Anyone seen a ball around here?
July 15th, 2008 at 9:08 pm
Move along folks, nothing to see here.
July 15th, 2008 at 9:09 pm
Yup, that’s it.
I’m saying nothing.
July 15th, 2008 at 9:11 pm
Im being a bit harsh here really? That big online war game thing is good news.
July 15th, 2008 at 9:12 pm
Hmm… don’t know what to say really. Quite a random mix of amazing things and underwhelming things. I think I need a lie down to get my thoughts together! Ha!
July 15th, 2008 at 9:42 pm
MAG intrigues. Thats about it for me, certainly no KO, gob stopper anouncement. Oh well, as i have said previously there is probably enough spread over long enough to keep me gaming till E3 09
July 15th, 2008 at 9:51 pm
Oh. MAG. What a shit name. pahlease
July 15th, 2008 at 9:58 pm
I’ve tidied it all up a bit, added pics.
July 15th, 2008 at 10:05 pm
Hey well done with live blog TSA, its just a shame there wasn’t anything more exciting to write about, o well nevermind back to playing indy.
July 15th, 2008 at 11:12 pm
Yay SSHD team pack in store