E3 2009

Overview

Press Conferences - Day 0

Microsoft - June 1st, 10:30am PST

• Halo: Reach announced. Beta will be included in Halo 3: ODST
  
• Project Natal announced. This is a motion detection camera which allows you to directly control what is happening on-screen with just your body. Peter Molynuex said Lionhead is developing for this and so is Steven Spielberg.
  
• Metal Gear Solid: Rising announced. The game focuses on Raiden rather then Snake.
• Left 4 Dead 2 announced. Exclusive to 360 and PC, will be released on November 17th 2009. 
• Splinter Cell: Conviction was demoed and is exclusive to Xbox 360.
• Forza Motorsport 3 confirmed. The game will now include in-car view.
• Crackdown 2 announced.
• Modern Warfare 2 shown and demoed. Will have two (timed) exclusive map packs for the 360.
• Facebook and Twitter now implemented into Xbox Live. Sky TV (UK only) and Last.fm now also compatible with Live.
• Two new XBLA games announced: Shadow Complex and Joy Ride.
  

EA - June 1st, 2:00pm PST

Ubisoft - June 1st, 5:00pm PST

Press Conferences - Day 1

Nintendo - June 2nd, 9:00am PST

• New Super Mario Bros. Wii revealed. Continues the gameplay of the original New Super Mario Bros. but includes 4 player co-op, new items and new levels.
• Golden Sun DS announced. 
• Metroid: Other M shown. A Wii game that is developed jointly be Team Ninja and Nintendo and is set to be released in 2010.
• Two DSiWare exclusive games announced: Mario vs. Donkey Kong: The Minis March Again and WarioWare: DIY.
• The next game in the Mario and Luigi RPG series was revealed: Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. It's coming out for the DS later this year.
• Reggie won a game of Wii Sports Resort basketball.
  

Sony - June 2nd, 11:00am PST

• Rumours of PSP Go! finally confirmed. It'll retail at $249 and doesn't include a UMD slot.
• Gran Turismo PSP also re-confirmed (after its fateful showing when the PSP was first announced). Will inlcude over 600 cars, 80 tracks, car tading and will be released at the same time as the Go!
• Resident Evil: Portable announced for the PSP. Will debut next year as is designed specifically for the PSP.
• Hideo Kojima came on to stage to premiere Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. It's made for the PSP and it follows Big Boss as he sets out to create Outer Heaven.
• Over 50 titles coming to PSN 'classics' by the end of the year. FFVII is available to download from today.
• Final Fantasy XIV Online announced exclusively for the PS3 and PC. It's an MMO which is a sequel to FFXI.
• God of War III given a release date of March 2010.
• ModNation Racers announced as a new title in the PS3's 'Play,Create,Share' range of games, in the same vein as LBP.
• New motion control technology demoed. Uses wand sensors and has 1:1 movement.
• 'Project Trico' renamed The Last Guardian.
• PSP Assassin's Creed given title of Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines. Will have connectivity with Assassin's Creed II.
  

Press Conferences - Day 2

Square Enix - June 3rd, 11:00am PST

Konami - June 3rd, 3:00pm PST

Exhibitors

Publishers

• Activison Blizzard
• Atlus
• Bethesda Softworks
• Codemasters
• Capcom
• D3
• Disney Interactive
• Eidos Interactive
  
• Electronic Arts
• Ignition Entertainment
  
• KOEI
• Konami
• LucasArts
• Majesco
  
• Microsoft
• MTV Games
• Nintendo
• Natsume
• Namco Bandai
• SEGA
• Sony
• Sony Online Entertainment
• SouthPeak Games
• Square Enix
• Take-Two
  
• THQ
• TOMY
• Ubisoft
• Warner Bros.
• XSEED Games

E3 Game Critics Awards

Best of Show

Best Original Game

Best Console Game

Best Handheld Game

Best PC Game

Best Hardware

Best Action Game

Best Action/Adventure Game

Best Role Playing Game

Best Racing Game

Best Fighting Game

Best Sports Game

Best Strategy Game

Best Social/Casual Game

Best Online Multiplayer Game