We discuss the entirety of the interesting things at E3 with our friend SikSlayer.

Here’s the unabridged version of the notes we cobbled together. I think we got it edited to just what we discussed, but no promises.

• EA
  • Sportz
  • Medal of Honor
• Ubisoft
  • Ghost Recon: Future Solider
  • Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood
  • Laser Tag
• Microsoft
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops
  • Metal Gear Solid: Rising
  • GoW3
  • Fable 3
  • Codename: Kingdoms
  • Reach
  • Kinect
    • Voice control
    • video chat cross platform
    • ESPN (doesn’t need Kinect)
    • Kinectimals, Sports, JoyRide, Adventures
    • Your Shape: Fitness Evolved (read: Kinect Fit)
    • Dance Central
    • Star Wars Game
    • Forza Game
    • GameStop puts the Kinect at $150 and the tech demo “games” at $60/ea
  • Case redesign
    • Free for press
    • Wifi N
    • Wont need the Kinect power brick
    • same price
    • 360 whites are discontinued, discounted $50
  • Don’t be a dipshit and move it while running
• Nintendo
  • Zelda: Skyward Sword
  • Mario Sports Mix
  • Wii Party
  • Just Dance 2
  • Golden Sun: Dark Dawn
  • Goldeneye
  • Epic Mickey
  • Kirby: Epic Yarn
  • Metroid: Other M
  • Donkey Donkey Kong Country Returns
  • 3DS
    • Bottom screen is a touch screen.
    • has 3D depth slider, can turn 3D effect completely off.
    • 3.5″ widescreen top screen, analog controller on the top left, d-pad on bottom left.
    • Touch screen can use fingers, reads pressure according to Joystiq
    • 3D camera
    • Kid Icarus, Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle, Samurai Warriors, Madden NFL, Street Fighter, Ninja Gaiden, 3DS Kingdom Hearts 3D “demo”, Saint’s Row (the crowd laughed), Resident Evil, Assassin’s Creed, new MGS, Ridge Racer, DJ Hero 3D, A 3DS version of Nintendogs, now featuring cats.
    • Morbid 3DS Trailer
• Sony
  • MONTAGE ATTACK!!! 6 total
  • Killzone 3
  • Motorstorm Apocalypse, Killzone 3, The Sly Collection, Gran Turismo 5, Crysis 2, Mortal Kombat, Shaun White Skateboarding, Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter, Tron Evolution, NBA 2k11, all in 3D
  • Big Push for 3D
  • PS Move
    • Sorcery
    • PGA Tour 2011 – 1-for-1 wife beating
    • Heroes of the Move
    • Coke Partnership
    • Pricing- $100 bundle (w/o nunchuck), $50 Move, $30 nunchuck
  • Kevin Butler
  • New PSP advertising – Marcus
  • New focus on PSP games
  • PSN Plus – $50 a year
  • Medal of Honor
  • Dead Space 2
  • Valve Announcement
    • first look at Portal 2
    • Steam integration?
  • inFAMOUS 2
  • Twisted Metal
  • No sign of Last Guardian
• Misc 3rd party:
  • MvC3 – based on TvC
• Next Week:
  • Red Dead Redemption
  • The Book of Eli
  • Unthinkable
  • MGS Peace Walkers
  • Others…?

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