Not much new expected from E3
No big game releases coming this week; no new hardware due out, either. Just promises and speculation.
This week, gamers everywhere put down their controllers for a few days to see what comes out E3, the annual big show for gaming and software in Los Angeles. The invitation-only convocation starts Monday
In the past, E3 — once known as the Electronic Entertainment Expo — was a huge, sprawling, loud trade show for almost everything tech- and game-related. Out of it spilled some of the biggest announcements in gaming: The first Xbox debuted here in 2001; a year later, Xbox Live followed. In 2005, the public received its first close look at PlayStation 3.
The show’s a bit smaller now, to eliminate noise and confusion, but it is no less influential.
However, don’t expect huge news this time around. There’s no “Halo 3″-level game anticipated; no Wii-like technical innovation likely. Microsoft already spilled the beans on its Xbox 360 price cut, so that’s off the table. Potential newsmakers include “Gears of War 2,” “Rock Band 2″ and its rival “Guitar Hero 4,” which now becomes more like RB by adding a drum set.
And we’ve all heard about Darwin.
But do not fear, Game Guy will keep his ear to the ground, trying to pick out details you might find interesting and valuable, hoping like you that the coming year offers more than just an expensive stack of sequels.
First of all how can you call this the game guy blog when you honestly don’t know what your talking about. I mean I could get really ugly here and say bad stuff about it but I’m not that kind of person. I must say that it kind of makes mad that I am a true gamer and follow this stuff very seriously. And to be sitting at work trying to get some latest info about E3 you tell me that there is not much going to happen! How about Fallout 3, the new Xbox live interface, Fable 2, Mortal Kombat vs DC, the hidden Halo game that everybody has been talking about, Halo Wars, Final Fantasy 13, Little Big Planet, Resident Evil 5, and thats just to name a few. I starting to wonder if you even watch or play games. If your going to have a blog about games at least take the time to play them or for that fact watch them. I just wanted to let you know how dissapointed I was when I read your header.
Well, Napster P, you said it yourself: Fallout 3, Fable 2, Mortal Kombat vs. DC, Halo Wars, Final Fantasy 13, Resident Evil 5 … all just sequels. And while each may offer a new few tricks and look ever so impressive in high-def., they’re all mainly rehashes of old ideas. (Isn’t it a bit of a contradiction to have a 13th version of a game with “Final” in its title?) What gaming needs now isn’t a bunch of sequels; it needs fresh ideas in order to stay relevant and interesting.
Well, Dave your right they are all rehashes, but htose rehashes are some the most anticipated games of the year. And I think that saying that tey are all rehashes is kinda harsh. Because looking at the Halo trliogy the games drastically changed from one itteration to another. Lets face it why change a formula win it makes millions of dollars. Besides the fact they are just a bisness trying to make money. Thats why you don’t see a lot of new titles making it onto the market. It takes a lot of money to publish a game, thats why big companies don’t want to take a risk on a big buget game if its going to sell horriblly. Before any IP makes it big, usally they are just a small third party company. But when they do make it big, they are bought out by big first party companies. Also they call it Final Fantasy because the world is always ending in every game, but you should know that because your the GAME GUY!! I just feel that you really don’t know what your talking about. Also for the casual gamer that reads your blog gets mis informed, then they think they know what they’re talking about. Its hard to conversate with somebody on some thing they think they know about.What aboout the new IPs like Little Big Planet, Spore and Star Wars: Force Unleashed?
Wrong… Final Fantasy is called “Final” because back in the day, Square was having a rough time and they very well thought that it would be their “final” game.
Also, Mr. Sheets, I don’t understand how you haven’t mentioned anything about Little Big Planet. The game oozes creativity. Just watching a few video clips of the game blew my mind. Surely that is something you would consider relevant.
“Little Big Planet” and “Spore” — especially “Spore” — have real potential for excitement and creativity. Plans for those were announced already, however. As for “Star Wars: FU,” well, I hope it’s as good as advertised. Trouble is, a lot of games coming out lately aren’t (and I learned this the hard way — by actually playing the games).