Bungie had it all lined up with a countdown page and everything. Hype was building and fans couldn’t wait to see what Bungie’s new Halo project as an independent studio was going to be.
Then Microsoft delayed the E3 announcement.
It was a last minute change which didn’t sit well with Bungie’s fans or Bungie’s president. Don Mattrick, head of the Xbox division, wanted to shift that announcement to another event later this year. It’s an understandable decision, but the last minute change of heart wasn’t.
I am curious as to what they were going to show. Halo 3 released just last year so I have my doubts about it being a true sequel. Perhaps its that third person tactical squad based Halo game that was rumored.
What a week. There were lots of info and confirmations from this year’s E3, but not a lot of brand new games. As for how I would rate each of the press conferences? Let me break down E3 2008 for you.
Those of you who care for BioWare’s Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic may be pleased to know that an MMO spin off of KOTOR is coming. I can’t say I’m excited for two reasons:
According to Peter Molyneux, Fable 2 is essentially finished. They have time to polish it all up, but the game is pretty much ready to go.
It’s no wonder these gameplay demonstrations looked so great. Very bright, but great! I just wished he showed more combat and a lot less of the mating rituals.
During the Nintendo press conference roundtable discussion with journalists, Shigeru Miyamoto revealed that the third installment of his Pikmin series is under developed by Nintendo. That’s a confirmation folks, Pikmin 3 is on its way for the Nintendo Wii.
I don’t know what to make of this. It doesn’t feel like Wolfenstein to me. Since it’s also running on a heavily modified id Tech 4 engine, it isn’t the graphical showpiece it could be. Raven Software is the team behind it and they’re quite the talented bunch. Who knows? It could be a great hit.
Sony’s and Sucker Punch’s InFamous looked interesting at first, but after watching this terrible presentation, I’m officially intrigued by this. It’s like Assassin’s Creed with Force powers set in New York City.
It looks great and animated quite well. Do make an effort and suffer through the presentation. The gameplay shots themselves are definitely worth watching. It starts around the 4 minute mark.
Portable awesomeness confirmed. This “trailer” is actually cut from the PSP montage shown at Sony’s press conference. It looks like Patapon. It sounds like Patapon. I’m also sure it’ll probably play like Patapon. Let’s hope it provides some interesting mixes to the gameplay as well.
