Monday, June 14, 2010

EA's press conference

1) Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit. Cops vs robbers is back and looks just as fun as it was in the first hot pursuit! Plus it looks awesome. November 16th, 2010.

2) Dead Space 2. I never played the first one (I plan to once I get a chance) because I'm a fan of the horror genre. It looks just as creepy as the first dead space and the gore factor has been upped. Bigger and badder enemies! January 25th, 2011.

3) Medal of Honor. Afghanistan. Moving away from WWII is a big step and probably and good one since everyone else has also moved away from it. To show it off they had a live 24 player demo, which was pretty cool. From the short little demo it looks and plays just like Modern Warfare 2 or Bad Company 2. Play the beta June 21st, 2010. Comes out October 12th, 2010. Also announced www.gunclub.ea.com (when it launches) which gives certain 'VIPs' access to extra weapons and such for EA games.

4) EA Sports MMA. Plenty of play styles, authentic venues from around the world (cages), etc. EA Sports LIVE Brodcast lets you add smack talk videos, place your face on your fighter, prizes and live spectators. Sounds like they're trying to allow you to give yourself a reputation and following on the internet. Launches October 19th, 2010.

5) EA Sports Active 2. Basically a fitness training simulator for the Wii/Kinect/PS3. The PS3 version looks like it uses wireless straps instead of Move controllers. All of your workout data is uploaded to the net so you can track your progress from anywhere and share workouts/strategies with friends. November 16th, 2010.

6) Madden 2011. 'Game flow' is a new way to call plays in the huddle. Joe Montana came out to help with the announcement. Trying to make it more accurate and accessible to everyone. They didn't really show off much of it, a few plays but didn't get more in depth than that.

7) The Sims 3. I've never played one of these in my life so I can't really give an honest opinion on it. Different professions, weighted decisions based on changes throughout the game and coming to consoles now! Coming this fall.

8) Crysis 2. Moves away from the jungle and into New York. Looks beautiful just like the first game. AND a 3D demo!? Fully 3D experience on PS3/360/PC when it launches! No 3D glasses here so I couldn't see what it looked like, but it sounds pretty awesome. Holiday 2010.

9) Bulletstorm. "Kill with Skill" Chain together kills for extra points, kicking people into electrical wires, kicking them off cliffs and using a grapple hook to either drag enemies closer to you or attach explosives to enemies. Using a shockwave to launch enemies into the air and blowing up an explosive barrel and watching the bloody mayhem is awesome. February 22nd, 2011.

10) Knights of the Old Republic. It's been awhile since I've wanted to play a Star Wars game and this looks like the game to pull me back in. With Bioware behind the helm I'm sure there will be lots of RPG elements and character building tied in. The CG trailer looks awesome and makes me want it now! Wish I was at the show so I could get my hands on it...

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