Some network downtime but I’m back up and running so we are a bit behind. Then again, Sony was as well.
Jack Tretton kicks stuff off with an apology about the hack on PSN and then tells everyone that CinemaNow is coming to PSN.
He turns it over to Evan Wells from Naughty Dog to talk about
Uncharted 3 Drake’s Deception
Drake has a lot of idle animations that you then interrupt when you move him. It makes it a bit clunky looking because there’s always this jerk away from whatever animation was in progress.
His face also looks to have changed and he’s now often scowling and looks far less like Nathan Fillion than he did in the previous titles. Perhaps this is in preparation for the film and they wanted to make him look more like he would in that? He does look very much the same in some cut scenes but in some game sequences there’s something slightly different.
The gameplay remains the mix of platforming and third-person shooter as we have come to expect from the games.
June 20th (or 28th) will start the Multiplayer Beta. You can also get early access to the full multiplayer through a deal with Subway sandwich shops.
November 1st.
Jack Tretton returns to talk about Insomniac Games
Resistance 3
Today we follow the last sentinel who takes on the Chimaera in New York City. The demo takes place in St. Louis and he meets some new friends.
Sony E3
The show started with standard Sony pomp and lateness...but they’re Sony so what can you do
right?
The entire presentation looks like it’s going to be in 3D from the very beginning.
Jack Tretton kicks things off with just a general
After Resistance 3 Jack takes over again and talks about how cool Resistance 3 is with Move
and that there will be an R3 Move bundle with camera, move controller setup and the game for
$150.
Two special collections coming to PS3
Kratos - God of war Origins collection - Chains and Ghost - and will be in 3D
Ico and Shadow of the Colossus collection will be remastered (we knew that)
ALL in Sept and all fully 3D.
3D pricing is getting a bump
Playstation branded 3D display 24"
specifically for gamers to get into 3D
Two person gaming where both see a full screen image so no split screen gaming.
Lower cost 3D glasses - 6’ HDMI cable and Resistance 3
$499
The glasses must pair with controllers so that they know which signals to pick up and they
must be pushing out maybe 240Hz so each person sees 120Hz signals.
Ps Move
2K Sports Chris Snyder and Erick Boenisch
NBA 2K12 will have Move controls. Improved all features
NBA on the move - all new. Point to whom you want to pass and click the button, you can also
just pull the trigger for your player to use his best move to shoot the ball.
Accessible simulation basketball. Then Koby Bryant showed up to play.
October 4th is the release.
Zindagi Games
Medievalmoves - Deadmund’s Quest
Unique Move controls for swordfighting, projectiles and archery. in 3D
One to one movement in many things. some interaction with environment and weapons. No
inventory and the weapons switch based on gestures so no need to open a menu or push a
button.
Fall 2011
iNFAMOUS 2 - tomorrow
New LittleBigPlanet game coming soon. No details.