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E3 2011: EA Conference
« on: June 06, 2011, 07:30:15 PM »
[float=left][attach=1][/float]At 3:30PM, the EA conference starts.  They will be opening the show with Mass Effect 3, along with Battlefield 3, SSX and a selection of sports titles.  Stay tuned, and click "Read more" for the announcements.[cutoff]

Announcements:
3:30 - Conference starts
3:31 - Mass Effect 3 teaser trailer opens the show. 
3:32 - Casey Hudson gets on stage to talk about Mass Effect 3.  A gameplay demo is shown, followed by a gameplay trailer.
3:40 - Need for Speed: The Run is demoed on stage.  It uses the Frostbite 3 engine, the same that powers Battlefield 3.  Series will have on-foot action sequences for the first time.
3:46 - Star Wars: The Old Republic is brought up on stage.  A CGI trailer is revealed, narrated by Jennifer Hale (naturally).  Very diverse locales are shown.
3:51 - Pre-rendered trailer of the new SSX is shown, with a release date of January 2012.  The game will have three gameplay modes: racing, trick mode, and survival.  It will allow players to ride on every major mountain range in the world.
3:54 - Time for EA Sports, beginning with FIFA 2012.  Matt Bilbey takes the stage to demo the new gameplay features, including tactical defending, precision dribbling and player-impact engine.
4:02 - Trailer for Madden 12 mixing live action and ingame footage.  The game will be more "emotion-filled," and will release in August.
4:08 - The Sims: Social is announced for facebook and, in the interest of complete honesty, made me lose about 1000 points of Faith in Humanity.
4:11 - Curt Shilling comes up on stage to talk about a new game called Reckoning and show a gameplay trailer.  Allegedly has 100s of hours of gameplay and fluid combat, with heavy emphasis on choice.  It is created by the same designer who created Morrowind/Oblivion. 
4:13 - Ted Price of Insomniac Games comes on stage to announce their new, multiplatform title.  The game is called Overstrike, and deals with a group of agents running around the world blowing up strongholds with wacky weaponry and their traditional blend of humor and action.  A CGI trailer is played, and it looks great.
4:18 - Battlefield 3 takes center stage to demo the new game engine, Frostbite 2.  It has an extremely advanced animation system which blends animations seamlessly together.  The destruction engine is also incredible, with the ability to take down whole buildings.  Visuals are unparalleled, likely becoming the best looking game in history. 
4:21 - Battlefield 3's first multiplayer demo.  The level takes place in Paris.  Environment is destructible, and the visuals are comparable to the singleplayer.  Battlefield 3 will also have BattleLog, where gamers can connect.  It's very similar to NFS Hot Pursuit's AutoLog, and it's 100% free.  Open beta is announced for September. 
4:22 - Battlefield 3 singleplayer demo.  It's...well, let's be honest.  It's incredible.  Release on October 25.
4:30 - Show ends.
« Last Edit: June 06, 2011, 08:32:28 PM by Captain Jean-Luc »