Secret ‘BBC Game’ To Be Shown At E3
Darren Waters is back, and he's at it again.Published 01/06/2009 at 16:00 by nofi
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It’s a wee bit late for predictions, but BBC journalist Darren Waters is having not of it, and he’s even throwing in the old “secret BBC game” thing again. “A new PlayStation Portable is a certainty,” he says, “and one of the worst kept Sony secrets in recent years. The leaked specs, video footage and photos show a more genuinely handheld device, ditching the UMD drive and focusing on downloadable content. It looks like it is pitched squarely at the iPod touch and iPhone market.”
Trivial stuff, but he ends on a high: “I’m also led to believe that a game I was shown more than a year ago now, and got me quite excited, might, just might, be unveiled at this E3.” Yes, it’s the return of the “BBC Game”. “And I’ve also been told that the game has changed enormously since I first saw it…” Lord only knows what this bloody game is, because a year on and we’re still none the wiser. If it involves the Eyetoy or some kind of waggle we’ll be after you, Waters…
Tip: Carl
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Gawge | 01/06/2009 16:03
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It will turn out to have been LittleBigPlanet or something.
gibbodude | 01/06/2009 18:52
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I’m expecting newsnight the game. You play as Jeremy paxman and you complain about pants and politicians
Paranoimia | 01/06/2009 16:03
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At last! Let’s just hope it’s as awesome as he made it sound.
And let us also remember that if it isn’t, it’s not Sony’s fault.
cc_star | 01/06/2009 16:05
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Borderlands?
EyePet?
Hopefully EyePet, that is the 2nd most anticipated title in my household, if it doesn’t turn out to be vaporware
Soild_Nat | 01/06/2009 16:08
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I am thinking this could be EyePet, but thats been out for a while, this sounds like its never been seen….
Hicko | 01/06/2009 20:53
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Eyepet 2?
Carl | 01/06/2009 16:06
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I almost died of excitement when i saw it. Hopefully they actually do show it and it turns out to be bloody good…
Lorcan | 01/06/2009 16:07
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Trico?
We’ve seen year old footage, it was fantastic and looked like it was taking a fantastic new slant on storytelling.
It all adds up.
Carl | 01/06/2009 16:11
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I seem to remember he tweeted that Trico isn’t what he saw…
Pixl1983 | 01/06/2009 16:07
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“And I’ve also been told that the game has changed enormously since I first saw it…” ….into a Tetris clone!
Seriously though, if it’s not there he’s gonna look like a a bit of a spanner, again.
legalisemurder | 01/06/2009 16:10
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Well,since he works for the BBC,maybe its a game in which your mission is to read out government press releases,distribute half-truths and propaganda and act as a media bodygaurd for a corrupt establishment whilst steering clear of serious investigative journalism.You play as Jeremy vine.
Tuffcub | 01/06/2009 16:13
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Wow. Harsh. And unjustified.
cc_star | 01/06/2009 16:21
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But yet true
seedaripper1973 | 02/06/2009 11:46
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@legalisemurder…fan-fucking-tastic!
Day-o | 01/06/2009 16:13
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Haze 2?
Carl | 01/06/2009 16:14
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Haze was awesome…
cc_star | 01/06/2009 16:24
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It was a bit over criticised, and then all the sheep jumped on the bandwagon.
I hate all FPSs, but that had some unique features and was one of the best I’ve played (although you can only do so much with a genre that boring)
Tom Lord | 01/06/2009 16:22
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Wow, it continues! Just tell us all Sony!
Rob92 | 01/06/2009 16:24
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Gah does anyone actually care anymore… we cant care about something whe we dont even know it exists!
And are you joking when you say EyePet? Surely?
TheRook21 | 01/06/2009 16:31
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Eyepet looks cute and fun… my little one will hopefully like that… I’m really hoping it’s a PSN release… as he likes taking discs out of the PS3 and trying to eat them
Carl | 01/06/2009 16:36
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I lol’d
Carl | 01/06/2009 16:35
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I care. And from the looks of this story, so do most people here
And yes, he is joking. If it is EyePet or some other crap, dot.life will be spammed to hell with angry fanboys
Rob92 | 01/06/2009 16:38
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I’m interested to see what it is, but it does get annoying when it keeps being hinted at yet we know nothing…
EyePet actually looks quite cool in my opinion. Just not what the BBC guy was commenting on. Guess I didn’t understand the sarcasm!
cc_star | 01/06/2009 17:06
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Why would you think EyePet is crap?
I wish 1% of the innovation from a project like that made it’s way in to any established genre like FPS
crack398 | 01/06/2009 16:44
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whens e3? sorry im amashamed i dont know lol
Carl | 01/06/2009 16:47
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June 2-4. MS conference is today though, as is EA and Ubi
BioEye | 01/06/2009 16:48
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Many people seem against not knowing what something is when it’s still in development.
Which would you prefer?
To know about something 2 years in advance, then wait it out for it to become available (PlayStation Home)
or know that ’something’ is being done, but not know until it’s nearly ready? (BBC Game).
I think the BBC game is getting a warmer welcome than Home did in the lead up.
Commando101st | 01/06/2009 17:14
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I still reckon it’s Doctor Who.
Blue Heeler | 01/06/2009 17:20
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I don’t get it…When I hear BBC game, I don’t get excited. Is this going to be something just for the UK gamers?
Rob92 | 01/06/2009 17:44
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No, it was game shown to a BBC reporter behing closed doors for the PS3. Not an actual game by the BBC.
Carl | 01/06/2009 18:04
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How awesome would that be? GTA: BBC
Person678 | 01/06/2009 17:56
BOOM! Headshot!
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Something this awesome can only be one thing.
Batman.
chilimacncheese | 01/06/2009 19:13
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truer words have never been said