E3 2012: Gentlemen start your hype engines

[Drakul]

E3 is a marathon, not a sprint. So we’re kicking off a marathon of game content! Starting right now, we’ll be delivering info about a new game every hour for the next 26.2 hours. Can you keep up? Don’t get left in the dust!

"Mile 1" of the marathon is Assassins Creed III info.

Updates every hour, here (http://www.facebook.com/Nintendo).

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[Sepholio]

Sweet Jesus the Luminous Studio engine SquareEnix is touting for next-gen is INCREDIBLE.

If this is really in real time then my mind = blown.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/06/06/e3-2012-square-enix-presents-the-lumines-engine

[#BROKEN Hasney]

The FF7 "remake" video for the PS3 was realtime as well and the graphics weren't close to it.

It's a good theoretical maximum, but no-one should expect launch games to look like that.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Sweet Jesus the Luminous Studio engine SquareEnix is touting for next-gen is INCREDIBLE.

If this is really in real time then my mind = blown.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/06/06/e3-2012-square-enix-presents-the-lumines-engine

Thought Epic was going to be showing UE4 (Unreal Engine 4) to the public for the first time at E3 this year. I know they showed it to developers and publishers at this year's GDC...

You can read more about UE4 @ http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2012/05/ff_unreal4/ .

[Sepholio]

I don't, but I do expect them to look like that around 2nd or 3rd gen of titles on the new platforms.

[Sepholio]

I can't even imagine UE4. The upgraded UE3 used for the Samaritan demo is incredible in itself.

[Sepholio]

On another note, I hope that those 3 'SECRET E3 GAMES' tomorrow are new announcements. Seems like this show has been devoid of any kind of world-shattering reveals like I'm accustomed to expecting from E3/GDC/TGS type conferences.

Was seriously expecting more this year.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

They're showing off UE4 to the public tomorrow I believe. Should be a video on gametrailers. They were hyping it e-bloody-nough on their live feed the last 2 days.

[LoDownM]

The FF7 "remake" video for the PS3 was realtime as well and the graphics weren't close to it.

It's a good theoretical maximum, but no-one should expect launch games to look like that.

People will except them too. That's how gamers are these days.

[Emperor Smeat]

They're showing off UE4 to the public tomorrow I believe. Should be a video on gametrailers. They were hyping it e-bloody-nough on their live feed the last 2 days.

Yeah the first game for the engine is supposed to come out later this year or that is what Epic Games has planned right now baring any delays.

[ClockShot]

Still playing catch up and caught the first half of EA that I missed on monday.

Surprised Dr. Ray showed his face for the Old Republic update. Figured he would have gotten booed off the stage.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Yeah the first game for the engine is supposed to come out later this year or that is what Epic Games has planned right now baring any delays.

They should just turn out an Unreal Tournament on PC. It would be eaten up.

I mean, probably not by me, but I've seen some people crave for that.

[Emperor Smeat]

It appears a big reason why Nintendo hasn't been able to announce any release dates for the Wii U is due to the FTC still hasn't approved of the device to go on sale since they cover anything electronic. A few rumors are leaning towards an October release with the possibility of November if the FTC delays the approval a bit longer.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/e3-2012-rumor-wii-u-hitting-october-not-yet-cleared-with-government/

Wii U Pro controller also revealed to have digital triggers which might make playing certain Gamecube games a bit tougher unless the clickable sticks are used to help replicate certain actions.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/wii-u-pro-controllerstill-has-digital-triggers

Nintendo also confirms any titles bought on the Wii's Virtual Console will be transferable with previous rumors stating Club Nintendo accounts would play a big role. It also confirms rumors of Nintendo going towards an account-based system for the Wii U in terms of games.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/wii-u-be-backwards-compatible-old-virtual-console-titles

Finally, Sony commented on the lack of Vita stuff and PS4 news by saying they don't feel the need to discuss anything about the PS4 until they feel like it. They also are refusing to have a price drop on the Vita and they didn't plan to use their conference to discuss Vita games besides a few quick announcements.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/sony-reps-comment-next-generation-playstation-and-possibility-vita-price-drop
http://www.giantbomb.com/news/sony-on-lack-of-vita-games-at-its-press-conference/4203/

[ClockShot]

Ubisoft out of the way. Best I've seen so far. They took the simple yet effective approach. No kids games bullshit, no new features, just straight game trailers and demos. That Watch Dogs demo was amazing.

Aisha Tyler hosting was nice. Down to earth and had a good time. Unlike Joel McHale last year or the year before. Looked like he was there for a paycheck. Was hoping Jon Benjamin would drop by and do some Archer stuff like one his voice message pranks or something.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

The Warioware game people keep going on about isn't Warioware. It's a traditional minivans collection calls Wario & Watch and doesn't have the fast paced insanity of Warioware. So sod it.

[Fignuts]

Can not fucking wait for New Super Mario Bros. U. Played through the last one twice now, with the roomates. Got all the big coins too, even in star world. Fantastic multiplayer game.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Same. Didn't play multiplayer because no-one I know was up for it, but even the single player is fantastic and playing it through on Dolphin in HD on the PC really set me up for the glory of HD Mario.

Because of the above where no-one local wanted to play, please add in online play Nintendo. Please. I will suck off Iwata and Reggie at the same time if required. Just make it happen.

Not sure about the 3DS NSMB2. Bit too much of a focus on coins. Don't get me wrong, it'll probably still be great and I will probably get it if it is, but I'm entering with trepidation.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Do you have a modded Wii or a PC capable of running Dolphin Fignuts? There is a pretty damn awesome fan-made NSMB2 for Wii which is a lot harder. They tried to make it the Lost Levels for NSMB.

[Fignuts]

My PC can't even handle a PS2 emulator. Well, it can handle Firepro R, but that's about it.

You should really find some people to play that with, though. as great as Singleplayer is, it's a totally different experience in multiplayer. Especially with 3 or 4.

Going to get Rayman origins tomorrow, as the Legends demo pretty much sold me on it. Start some new multiplayer platforming hijinks.

Did they say whether Mario Bros. U was a launch title?

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Reggie said on GT that everything showed was "launch window". They seem to change the definition of that every console though, but I'd suspect at worse it would be 6 months.

[Fignuts]

Want to try that 4 player Kirby game for Wii as well. Gonna wait for the price to go down though.

[ClockShot]

Watched Sony's presser this afternoon.

Above average. Skipped passed the Move stuff. Could care less about the new God of War game. Last of Us looks pretty neat. Kinda got that Alan Wake feel to it.

[Fignuts]

Is that new Avengers game the same game as that marvel mmo announced a few weeks ago?

Because I will be very disappointed if that is the case.

[DaveBrawl]

No the Avengers game is some Kinect oriented game I believe.

[Fignuts]

...

[#BROKEN Hasney]

I thought it was an Ultimate Alliance type of game, just from UbiSoft for a change.

I am horrified to report that DaveBrawl is correct.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

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Wow.

[Ermaximus]

Yea, so not buying that.

[OssMan]

What the fuck is that Deron Williams NBA dribbling game. That thing is such a bad idea. How many kids are told not to play with balls inside their houses and now they're sposto dribble along to this Guitar Hero song. Guaranteed everybody who buys this breaks at least one item in their household.

[DaveBrawl]

I am horrified to report that DaveBrawl is correct.

Thankfully most people never have to worry about that.

I really wanted another Ultimate Alliance though.

[Emperor Smeat]

Looks like rumors of the first game using the Unreal 4 Engie coming out later this year turned out to be false since Epic Games only showed off a new demo and not a game for the engine.

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http://www.destructoid.com/epic-games-debuts-unreal-engine-4-229158.phtml

[Kalyx triaD]

Eh.

[Fignuts]

Samaritan looked way better.

[Extreme Angle]

Samaritan looked way better.
I personally think this new one is better, cool new features mentioned in this video, for those interested or into this shiz:
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The water balls effecting the normals of the floor is amazing.

[DaveBrawl]

That is amazing.