Wed, Aug 05, 2009 | 19:42 BST

Sony confirms God of War III, MAG, more for Cologne

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SCEE just confirmed its GamesCom line-up via press preview invites, and it’s a comprehensive list holding few shocks.

Definites for PS3 are:

  • Heavy Rain
  • Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
  • God of War III
  • MAG
  • EyePet
  • Ratchet and Clank: A Crack In Time
  • SingStar
  • Buzz!
  • White Knight Chronicles
  • DC Universe

You’ll be seeing the following for PSP:

  • Gran Turismo
  • Invizimals
  • MotorStorm: Arctic Edge
  • LittleBigPlanet
  • Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier
  • SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 3

Services and other gubbins confirmed are:

  • “Lots of PlayStation Network games,” including Gravity Crash
  • VidZone
  • PlayStation Home
  • PSP go

Sony’s GamesCom press conference takes place on Tuesday August 18, from 18.00-21.00pm CET.

EA, Activision and Square also just posted their line-ups for the show.

40 comments

#1

Razor
05/08/09, 6:43 pm

GT5 left out *again*…

#2

Johnny Cullen
05/08/09, 6:44 pm

HELL YEASH! :D

Heavy Rain, UC2 and WKC the ones to look out for.

EDIT: Razor, history has taught us that just because it’s left out of a list, it doesn’t actually mean it wont be there.

Look at E3 last year and Square Enix.

#3

Razor
05/08/09, 6:51 pm

True, true.

Still, it would send hype just a bit higher if they listed it ;)

#4

Aimless
05/08/09, 6:57 pm

The most exciting part of that list is, “lots of PlayStation Network games”. Not that I’m uninterested in the disc titles — I’ll be very surprised if Uncharted 2 isn’t my game of the year — they’re just something of a known quantity.

Having said that, I’m sure the things that aren’t on the list will be the most interesting. If the slim PS3 isn’t announced then A&E is going to be chock full of people choking on their own hats at this point, but there could be some interesting service announcements too: PS2 backwards compatibility, European video store, new firmware features, direction of Home, etcetera.

#5

pha1r
05/08/09, 7:04 pm

Anyone else hope they announce jak and daxter for ps3?

#6

Johnny Cullen
05/08/09, 7:10 pm

“Anyone else hope they announce jak and daxter for ps3?”

That would be plain fucking awesome.

#7

OrphanageExplosion
05/08/09, 7:19 pm

I know for a fact there are more titles there than just those…

#8

Patrick Garratt
05/08/09, 7:20 pm

Ja.

#9

Razor
05/08/09, 7:23 pm

I think if we don’t see the European Vid Store we can officially kiss it goodbye for this year…though haven’t SCEE kept saying that it’s coming in 2009?

I think it’s about time we saw a big firmware update. Not so much as design change like NXE, but definitely need to see something substantial.

#10

Patrick Garratt
05/08/09, 7:26 pm

They said in Leipzig last year that the Vid Store was releasing in Europe in 2009, yep.

#11

Johnny Cullen
05/08/09, 7:30 pm

I pretty much agree.

If they dont announce a proper date for the Vid store in Cologne, you may as well forget about.

Then again, it did take a while for PlayTV and VidZone to come to Europe. PlayTV was announced in Leipzig two years ago, but it didnt come out till September last year, right?

And VidZone was announced last August, but that didn’t release till June.

That said, it’s still ridiculous how long its been between America and EU for this as it is a pretty big feature for the PS3.

#12

Razor
05/08/09, 7:39 pm

If Sony showed the Vid Store and it was somehow compatible or incorporated iPlayer in some way I’d be so pleased. The current solution is pretty bad via the browser.

I know I shouldn’t get my hopes up, but we can dream.

Did Sony say if it was going to be country specific or a blanket store for Europe? I wouldn’t mind checking out some others countries TV programming, particularly the Netherlands…

#13

JesteR
05/08/09, 7:41 pm

Will there be a live stream anywhere of the conference?

#14

Patrick Garratt
05/08/09, 7:42 pm

JAW just confirmed to me that Gravity Crash is going to be there in a “much more advanced state than it was at E3″.

#15

pha1r
05/08/09, 7:48 pm

I’m getting worried for the sony wand now, spring probably means december in sony talk.

#16

Gekidami
05/08/09, 7:55 pm

White Knight Chronicles is interesting, didnt even know it was slated for a PAL release. Unless its there purely for the US journos, now that wouldnt be very fair…

#17

Johnny Cullen
05/08/09, 8:03 pm

“Will there be a live stream anywhere of the conference?”

No.

#18

Withnail
05/08/09, 9:13 pm

One of those PSN games will be the new one from Housemarque \o/

#19

JesteR
05/08/09, 9:15 pm

“Will there be a live stream anywhere of the conference?”

No.

WTF why not?

#20

No_PUDding
06/08/09, 12:36 am

Oh cool… SuperStardust HD Guys.

I expect another one will be news about Relentless Software’s Murder Mystery game.

And I wonder if we’ll see a new PixelJunk. It’s clear they are working on more than one game.

#21

No_PUDding
06/08/09, 12:37 am

Oh and no GT5, sucks major assholio

#22

Psychotext
06/08/09, 1:19 am

It’ll be there. I’d bet your right bollock on it.

#23

No_PUDding
06/08/09, 1:33 am

I only have one left…. I mean only the left one. The other, is in the Albert Hall.

Next to Hitler’s.

#24

Psychotext
06/08/09, 1:56 am

/hums along

#25

Johnny Cullen
06/08/09, 2:11 am

I will personally suck PUD’s dick and wank on it too.

Thats how confident I am of GT5 not not being there.

… if you know what I mean …

“WTF why not?”

Simple: it’s not E3. :D

#26

No_PUDding
06/08/09, 2:17 am

….

Doesn’t there have to be some form of consent in all these bets?

#27

Psychotext
06/08/09, 2:21 am

Not in my experience.

#28

No_PUDding
06/08/09, 2:25 am

That’s…. Upsetting.

I don’t really want to lose my right ball or be wanked on.

#29

Johnny Cullen
06/08/09, 2:49 am

You do really PUD.

It’s okay.

What’s said in VG247, stay’s in VG247. ;)

#30

No_PUDding
06/08/09, 3:16 am

Hey… I never said I didn’t want to be sucked off.

#31

Psychotext
06/08/09, 3:19 am

/switches on light

“Oh god, you’re a man!”

“I didn’t say you should stop.”

#32

No_PUDding
06/08/09, 3:26 am

xD

Sounds like a Family Guy sketch.

#33

pha1r
06/08/09, 4:17 am

This my first post to comment on and I’m very scared

#34

Psychotext
06/08/09, 4:23 am

/licks newcomer

It’s ok, it’s just our way…

#35

pha1r
06/08/09, 11:34 am

*improvises*
Stay back I got a chainsaw.

#36

Psychotext
06/08/09, 12:15 pm

:(

#37

No_PUDding
06/08/09, 1:27 pm

So… Will The Last Guardian be there? Or is it reserved for TGS, as I very strongly believe?

#38

Gekidami
06/08/09, 1:31 pm

I’d be surprised if we saw anything of The Last Guardian at the TGS tbh let alone GamesCom.

#39

Johnny Cullen
06/08/09, 2:41 pm

TGS tbh.

That said, I hope its there.

#40

No_PUDding
06/08/09, 2:57 pm

It will be at TGS, it’s coming out Q1 2010 according to Yoshida.

It WAS slated for this year, believe it or not, Yoshida said now it’s playable, it will be seen a lot more. So it’s WILL be at TGS. Just I doubt it will be at GamesCOM, like Johnny.

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