8:57 PMnextgn - Show starts in a couple of minutes – stay tuned
9:01 PMnextgn - Show is about to start
9:03 PMnextgn - People are still sitting down so it should be a few more minutes
9:05 PMnextgn - An announcement: Show starts in 2 minutes
9:06 PMnextgn - All seats are taken
9:08 PMnextgn - Still waiting for the show to begin…
9:08 PMnextgn - Another announcement: “Moments away for beginning”
9:10 PMnextgn - Show starting
9:11 PMnextgn - Queen music in the background
9:11 PMnextgn - PlayStation games montage
9:12 PMnextgn - PSP games are on now
9:12 PMnextgn - PSN Games
9:12 PMnextgn - Video still going
9:12 PMnextgn - Video is over
9:13 PMnextgn - Jack Tretton (President and CEO of SCEA) goes on stage
9:13 PMnextgn - Joking about press leaks
9:14 PMnextgn - 364 PlayStation games are coming this year
9:14 PMnextgn - I guess he means PS2 and PSP too
9:15 PMnextgn - “2009 will be our best year ever”
9:15 PMnextgn - Talking about sales
9:16 PMnextgn - Listing a few games that are coming to the PS3. Nothing special. Nothing new.
9:16 PMnextgn - PlayStation 2 now on screen
9:16 PMnextgn - Talking about the price drop to 99$ (PS2)
9:17 PMnextgn - Sony is commited to the PS2
9:17 PMnextgn - PlayStation 2 will be getting almost 100 new games this year
9:18 PMnextgn - “More” than 100 games. Not “Almost”
9:18 PMnextgn - Talking about sales in South America
9:19 PMnextgn - Now talking about PSN
9:19 PMnextgn - inFamous is now on screen
9:19 PMnextgn - 35 exclusive PlayStation 3 titles coming out in 2009
9:20 PMnextgn - Uncharted 2 is now on screen
9:20 PMnextgn - Evan Wells of Naughty Dog is now on stage
9:21 PMnextgn - Talking about Uncharted 2 beta that starts tonight
9:21 PMnextgn - Showing off some Uncharted 2 gameplay video
9:21 PMnextgn - Looks amazing
9:22 PMnextgn - One of the best looking games – no doubt
9:22 PMnextgn - Demo still going
9:23 PMnextgn - Have I mentioned the game looks great?
9:23 PMnextgn - When Drake gets hit the screen goes red
9:24 PMnextgn - Showing some outdoor and Indoor gameplay
9:25 PMnextgn - The building is collapsing
9:25 PMnextgn - Demo is over
9:25 PMnextgn - Jack is back on stage
9:26 PMnextgn - MAG is about to be shown
9:26 PMnextgn - MAG is on the screen
9:26 PMnextgn - They are about to show live gameplay
9:26 PMnextgn - Andy of Zipper Interactive is on stage
9:27 PMnextgn - A live 256 players battle is about to be shown
9:27 PMnextgn - Demo starts
9:27 PMnextgn - You can use a map to see the whole battlefield (huge map)
9:28 PMnextgn - There are 8 players on stage – they are demonstrating the squad on screen
9:28 PMnextgn - there are a total of 32 squads currently in the game
9:29 PMnextgn - Everything that is shown on screen is happening in real time
9:30 PMnextgn - Demo still going
9:30 PMnextgn - Reminding us that all players are real players
9:31 PMnextgn - Everything you kill a player or achieve something you will get XP
9:31 PMnextgn - MAG will be available for some hands-on during E3
9:31 PMnextgn - 256 players battle
9:32 PMnextgn - Moving on to PSP
9:32 PMnextgn - PSP2 is about to be “announced”
9:33 PMnextgn - Talking about PSP’s 2009 games
9:34 PMnextgn - Kaz Hirai is now on stage
9:35 PMnextgn - Hirai is about to talk about the future of PSP
9:36 PMnextgn - PSP GO is officially announced. UMDs are no longer needed
9:36 PMnextgn - Taking out a white PSP out of his pocket
9:36 PMnextgn - It’s small. Looks like a cell phone
9:36 PMnextgn - The PSP GO will not replace the PSP 3000.
9:37 PMnextgn - PSP GO is 50% smaller and 40% lighter than the original PSP
9:37 PMnextgn - 16G of internal memory
9:37 PMnextgn - Built-in wi-fi
9:37 PMnextgn - Screen slides out
9:38 PMnextgn - Integrated bluetooth
9:38 PMnextgn - A new application called Media Go is introduced
9:39 PMnextgn - Media GO will make transferring files between the PC and PSP easier
9:39 PMnextgn - Another application called SenseMe will analyze music and suggest new songs
9:39 PMnextgn - The PSP toolkits are now cheaper
9:41 PMnextgn - The PSP GO will be available at stores in NA and Europe for 249.99$ or 249.99 Euro on October 1st
9:42 PMnextgn - Starting today PS3s Video Service will be available natively on the PSP
9:43 PMnextgn - Kazunouri Yamauchi is coming on stage to speak on Gran Turismo coming to PSP
9:44 PMnextgn - Presenting Gran Turismo on the PSP GO
9:44 PMnextgn - Its running at 60fps
9:45 PMnextgn - Gran Turismo for PSP has 800 cars and 35 tracks
9:46 PMnextgn - The game will support four-player multiplayer
9:47 PMnextgn - You will also be able to trade cars
9:48 PMnextgn - Gran Turismo on PSP will be available on the show floor
9:48 PMnextgn - A trailer for Gran Turismo on PSP starts
9:48 PMnextgn - First thing you see is the PSP GO
9:49 PMnextgn - Hirai is back on stage
9:50 PMnextgn - Metal Gear Solid is coming to PSP
9:50 PMnextgn - Kojima is being called to stage
9:50 PMnextgn - Hideo Kojima is now on stage
9:51 PMnextgn - Talking about the PSP GO
9:51 PMnextgn - Metal Gear Solid: Peacewalker is the title of the game
9:51 PMnextgn - yes – Snake will be featured in the game
9:51 PMnextgn - Metal Gear Solid: Peacewalker starts 10 years after Metal Gear Solid 3
9:52 PMnextgn - Kojima will be writing the script and produce Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
9:52 PMnextgn - The main team of MGS 4 will be working on the game
9:52 PMnextgn - “This is not a spin-off or a side story”
9:53 PMnextgn - It is a true MGS sequel – but it will use all the PSP adavtages
9:53 PMnextgn - Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker trailer starts playing
9:53 PMnextgn - This is not a CG trailer – Live actors so far
9:54 PMnextgn - O.K., back to CG
9:55 PMnextgn - We now see Snake. He looks young.
9:55 PMnextgn - Trailer shows a lot of gameplay footage
9:57 PMnextgn - At the end of the trailer 4 different Solid Snakes are fighting a Metal Gear
9:57 PMnextgn - Trailer ends with a very funny moment – be sure to check the trailer after the show ends
9:57 PMnextgn - Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker coming in 2010
9:58 PMnextgn - Hirai is done
9:58 PMnextgn - Jack is back on stage
9:59 PMnextgn - New Resident Evil PSP game will be coming next year
9:59 PMnextgn - A “2009 PSP games” is playing
10:01 PMnextgn - One hour has passed. Only exclusive games were presented so far.
10:02 PMnextgn - Trailer still running
10:03 PMnextgn - Soul Calibur, Jak & Daxter, MotorStorm Arctic Edge, Dissidia Final Fantasy, echochrono, PixelJunk Monsters, NCAA Football 10, Hot Shots Tennis, Fat Princess, Star Wars Battlefront, Rock Band Unplugged were all shown in the trailer
10:03 PMnextgn - yes- Fat Princess :)
10:04 PMnextgn - Trailer over
10:04 PMnextgn - Jack is talking about PSN
10:05 PMnextgn - Final Fantasy VII will be available today for download via PSN
10:05 PMnextgn - PlayStation Home is now on screen
10:05 PMnextgn - 6.5 million registered users in Home
10:06 PMnextgn - PlayStation Home video starts
10:08 PMnextgn - Video is over
10:08 PMnextgn - A video that presnets some 2009 content for PS3 starts
10:09 PMnextgn - Uncharted 2
10:09 PMnextgn - inFamous
10:09 PMnextgn - Madden
10:09 PMnextgn - Final Fantasy
10:09 PMnextgn - MAG
10:09 PMnextgn - Batman
10:10 PMnextgn - Brutal Legend
10:10 PMnextgn - Deamon Soul
10:10 PMnextgn - Ghostbusters
10:10 PMnextgn - Gran Turismo
10:10 PMnextgn - Ninga Gaiden
10:10 PMnextgn - Wet
10:10 PMnextgn - Buzz
10:10 PMnextgn - The Saw
10:10 PMnextgn - Ice Age
10:10 PMnextgn - Tekken
10:11 PMnextgn - Red Faction
10:11 PMnextgn - Tiger Woods golf
10:11 PMnextgn - Dark Void
10:11 PMnextgn - Heavy Rain
10:12 PMnextgn - New PixelJunk game
10:12 PMnextgn - TrashPanic
10:12 PMnextgn - Takamari Damaci
10:12 PMnextgn - Fat Princess
10:12 PMnextgn - Creature
10:12 PMnextgn - EyePet sorry
10:12 PMnextgn - DC Universe
10:13 PMnextgn - Bioshock 2
10:13 PMnextgn - Ratchet and Clank
10:13 PMnextgn - Fight Night Round 4
10:13 PMnextgn - God of War III
10:13 PMnextgn - Video ends
10:14 PMnextgn - Rockstar logo is on screen
10:14 PMnextgn - New RockStar game called “Agent” is a PS3 exclusive
10:15 PMnextgn - Assassin’s Creed II is on screen
10:15 PMnextgn - Ubisoft guys is on stage – coming to show AC 2
10:17 PMnextgn - Assassin’s Creed II is playing
10:17 PMnextgn - Plays a lot like the original AC actually
10:17 PMnextgn - A new “flying” mechanism is being presented
10:18 PMnextgn - Ezio (main character) is using Leonardo da Vinci’s flying machine
10:19 PMnextgn - Ezio just killed two people at once
10:19 PMnextgn - Guards can now look in places you are hiding in
10:20 PMnextgn - New weapons will unlock if you will connect Assassin’s Creed on PSP to PS3
10:20 PMnextgn - Ezio can swim. Water is no longer a death trap
10:21 PMnextgn - AC II and AC: Bloodlines on the PSP will be available this holiday
10:22 PMnextgn - Square Enix logo is on screen
10:22 PMnextgn - A video of Final Fantasy XIII is shown
10:22 PMnextgn - This trailer is new
10:25 PMnextgn - This is not just a CG trailer. A lot of gameplay here too
10:25 PMnextgn - Coming 2010
10:25 PMnextgn - Final Fantasy IV is being shown
10:25 PMnextgn - Final Fantasy XIV sorry
10:26 PMnextgn - Final Fantasy XIV is a PS3 exclusive
10:28 PMnextgn - Motion Controlled gaming is now up
10:29 PMnextgn - Talking about new technology of motion control
10:29 PMnextgn - This is a controller
10:30 PMnextgn - The controller has a glowing ball at the end the PlayStation Eye can see
10:30 PMnextgn - No videos are being shown
10:30 PMnextgn - Everything on screen is real time
10:30 PMnextgn - Presenting it on stage
10:31 PMnextgn - The tracking is VERY precise
10:31 PMnextgn - one to one tracking
10:31 PMnextgn - almost in real time
10:32 PMnextgn - Changing the weapons in real time
10:33 PMnextgn - Switching to first person shooter mode
10:35 PMnextgn - The tracking is so precise you can actually “write” with the controller
10:36 PMnextgn - It can track two controllers at once
10:36 PMnextgn - Presenting a strategy game using this technology
10:38 PMnextgn - Tech demo still going
10:38 PMnextgn - Showing an archery demo
10:40 PMnextgn - Talking about LittleBigPlanet
10:40 PMnextgn - LBP Disney packs are coming
10:40 PMnextgn - The packs are coming this fall
10:41 PMnextgn - A new franchise is being presented
10:41 PMnextgn - It is called ModNation Races
10:42 PMnextgn - Some concept art is being shown
10:43 PMnextgn - The drivers are like Sackboy – you can do anything you want with them
10:43 PMnextgn - You can do whatever you want with the cars too
10:44 PMnextgn - Some gameplay is being shown now
10:44 PMnextgn - Looks like a cute little racer
10:45 PMnextgn - Looks like Motorstorm for kids
10:45 PMnextgn - Players will be able to create tracks
10:46 PMnextgn - Showing how to create a track
10:47 PMnextgn - Tech demo still going
10:48 PMnextgn - Track creation tools are pretty powerfull.
10:48 PMnextgn - They started from scratch and in no time they have a complete track
10:50 PMnextgn - There are weapons in ModNation Racers and they are very cool
10:51 PMnextgn - They are using LBP’s mantra – instead of “Play, Create and Share” they are using “Race, Create and Share”
10:51 PMnextgn - The new ICO Team game is announced
10:51 PMnextgn - The “final game” in the trilogy
10:52 PMnextgn - The Last Guardian
10:52 PMnextgn - Trailer is running
10:53 PMnextgn - The trailer is very similar to the “Project Trico” trailer we’ve already seen. But it’s not the same
10:54 PMnextgn - The Last Guardian trailers till running
10:55 PMnextgn - No gameplay footage is shown
10:55 PMnextgn - Some of it is in-game I’m sure, But I don’t know how the game is going to play
10:55 PMnextgn - O.k., now their showing some gameplay
10:56 PMnextgn - trailer is over
10:56 PMnextgn - The Last Guardian is a PS3 exclusive
10:56 PMnextgn - A short teas of Gran Turismo 5 is being shown
10:57 PMnextgn - Gran Turismo 5 trailer is playing
10:57 PMnextgn - Game looks really good
10:57 PMnextgn - Looks like real life footage
10:58 PMnextgn - God of War III is about to be shown
10:59 PMnextgn - A live demo is starting
10:59 PMnextgn - Menu looks like in God of War I and God of War II
11:00 PMnextgn - Gameplay looks like CG
11:00 PMnextgn - Games look and feel like older God of War games + it looks amazing
11:01 PMnextgn - From the demo the game looks very liniar.
11:01 PMnextgn - One path – no open world or anything like that
11:02 PMnextgn - Red orbs are here – don’t worry
11:03 PMnextgn - Kratos is fighting 10 enemies at once
11:03 PMnextgn - Kratos is fighting a mini-boss
11:03 PMnextgn - In the background there’s a HUGE titan
11:03 PMnextgn - Quick Time event – brutal as ever
11:04 PMnextgn - Kratos is now using his “power gloves” instead of the chains
11:05 PMnextgn - Demo is over
11:06 PMnextgn - God of War is coming March 2010
11:07 PMnextgn - Show is over
11:07 PMnextgn - Don’t forget to follow NextGN on twitter for real time updates from E3 2009
11:08 PMnextgn - Full Games List From Sony’s E3 2009 Press Conference is up on the site
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Wow, Uncharted looks AMAZING :O