Thu, Jun 10, 2010 | 09:45 BST
GO FOR LAUNCH – E3 conference timings, liveblog details, pant-shitting news
Get your towels ready. E3 kicks off on Sunday with Microsoft’s Natal Experience, before plunging headlong into an orgy of motherfucking gaming news, motherfucker. We’re as ready as we’ll ever be. Time for you to get up to speed.
We running this: let’s go. Hit the link for final timings on VG247′s press conference coverage. In triplicate.
Silo Sunday, June 13
Microsoft’s Natal Experience – 7.00pm PST, 3am BST, 4am CET Microsoft isn’t allowing any recording equipment in here at all, but we’ll have two people on-site. If there’s any news, we’ll get it out. Don’t be gigantically shocked if we get a rebranding and a date, although there’s a good chance Microsoft will save over retail info for its main conference the following day.
Megaton Monday, June 14
Microsoft – 10.00am PST, 6pm BST, 7pm CET The gaming world will hit DEFCON 1 in LA’s morning on June 14, when Microsoft’s bosses take to the E3 stage for the show’s proper start. Do not blink. Both myself and Nathan will be liveblogging this and posting photos, and we’ll have a full-team on-hand in both the US and UK for “news management”. There are likely to be some very big shocks, with a possible Slim reveal just one of many possible web-melters. We’ll bring you details of all the video streams nearer the time.
EA – 2.00pm PST, 10pm BST, 11pm CET Again, both Nathan and I will be in this shooting back text and images. Criterion’s Need for Speed could well air for the first time here, and you can expect fresh media on Medal of Honor, Crysis 2, Bulletstorm, Star Wars: The Old Republic and tons more. Mass Effect 3? Don’t bet against it.
Ubi – 5.00pm PST, 1am BST, 2am CET We’ll have full coverage again. Driver, Ghost Recon, Assassin’s Creed and more make this an essential view, even if it takes place at 1.00am UK. If the wife complains, explain how important a place games news occupies in her life. Tell the kids, too. Just don’t tell the divorce lawyer.
Tectonic Tuesday, June 15
Nintendo – 9.00am PST, 5.00pm BST, 6pm CET This, to be frank, is going to be fucking mental. Nintendo’s already confirmed it’s to show 3DS and the next main Zelda game here, and those two announcements alone will be enough to have our tech guys dropping their phones down the toilet. We’ll have the full team on hand for this, and, again, we’ll being you all the details of video streams in good time. To reiterate, this will contain a Nintendo hardware reveal – don’t miss it.
Sony – 12.00pm PST, 8.00pm BST, 9.00pm CET The nukes will be fucking carpet-bombing by this point, and you’d have to be a grade-A simpleton to miss anything Sony has to say. Move, 3D, GT5, inFamous 2, LBP2, Last Guardian, Killzone 3 – it’s a multiple warhead assault straight up your fucking asshole. God only knows what we haven’t seen yet. Agent? GTA V? PSP2? Nathan’s interviewing Mikami while this is on, so there’s only me in here with three staff off-site in the US and UK, but I’m more than man enough to do the job of two. I am literally two men. We’ll bring you all the stream news later in the week.
Miyamoto event – 7.00pm PST, 3.00am BST, 4.00am CET Nintendo’s dev hero did a similar event last year, and considering we will have seen 3DS and the new Zelda earlier in the day this makes it an essential factory for weapons-grade plutonium manufacture. We’ll be in the audience wearing NBC suits to stave off the fallout from the previous two days for this, but if there’s news it’ll be on VG247.
White-out Wednesday, June 16
Konami – 1.00pm PST, 9.00pm BST, 10.00pm CET This is being streamed directly from Konami’s site, and both Nathan and I were booked for this time weeks ago, so we’re not going to have anyone in the crowd. Steph, Johnny and Joe will be on this like rabid, nuclear wolves, though. Metal Gear: Rising and Castlevania are certs, so be sure to be watching VG247 for all the news at it happens.
It goes without saying that we’re going to have the best E3 news coverage on the internet next week, so keep it locked for extensive details on all the news, games, cock-waving, buy-outs, launches and exec interviews and everything else from LA. We’ll have it all or die trying.
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#1
Raining_Upwards
07/06/10, 9:55 am
That sure is a lot of motherfucking.
Looking forward to it.
#2
NGCes26294BIV
07/06/10, 10:05 am
Can’t wait.
Would like to see some single player stuff from Halo: Reach.
A HL2: Episode 3 announcement would be good, too.
#3
Blerk
07/06/10, 10:15 am
I’m back from my travels and 100% ready for E3! Yeah!
Only….. about 4000 RSS feed entries to get through and I’ll be up to date with everything I missed last week.
#4
Patrick Garratt
07/06/10, 10:21 am
Can’t believe I’m leaving for LA on Thursday. Very pumped.
#5
Detale
07/06/10, 10:25 am
I’ve just realised I’ve actually got next week booked off work. Now if only I could get out to LA…
And you’ve got Wednesday’s date as the 15th when it should be the 16th.
#6
mington
07/06/10, 10:26 am
I had assumed E3 ran Fri-Sun. oppsy /sad face
Assumption is the mother of all fuck ups. I’ve just added another 10 gamer years (they’re like dog years but a lot shorter) to my wait.
Thats how Hero from heroes freezes time, he closes his eyes and thinks of E3
#7
mington
07/06/10, 10:27 am
@4 remember to pack your stab proof vest
#8
mington
07/06/10, 10:27 am
oh, and your nappies
#9
Patrick Garratt
07/06/10, 10:27 am
@5 – Whoops. Changed it. Ta.
#10
Patrick Garratt
07/06/10, 10:28 am
@7/9 – I laugh in the face of knife crime and toilet accidents.
#11
tezzer1985
07/06/10, 10:31 am
Nice..going to have to watch the World Cup, and look at my lappy for a couple of the conferences..lets hope your coverage goes to plan..vg247 is my main gaming news feed
#12
Pytox
07/06/10, 10:37 am
Nintendo’s conference gonna be 2 full hours
#13
The Hindle
07/06/10, 10:40 am
Oh man so close now, Pat will you be doing one of those community ask a question features you do?
#14
Redh3lix
07/06/10, 10:41 am
I better not be motherfucking dissapoint.
#15
Joe Anderson
07/06/10, 10:43 am
I’m so excited I may just wet myself.
#16
NGCes26294BIV
07/06/10, 10:45 am
“I better not be motherfucking dissapoint.”
…ed
#17
The Hindle
07/06/10, 10:48 am
@15 i already have wet myself
#18
Johnny Cullen
07/06/10, 10:49 am
I’m disappointed now the England vs US game in the World Cup avoids E3.
That would have been fucking hilarious.
#19
mington
07/06/10, 10:51 am
I’m holding my bladder until the bayonetta 2 teaser trailer, then i’ll probably piss, shit and throw up at the same time; naturally.
#20
AHA-Lambda
07/06/10, 10:53 am
bst is the same as gmt right?
#21
mington
07/06/10, 10:56 am
British standard time = Greenwich mean time
One and the same dear Watson
#22
Stefan1904
07/06/10, 10:57 am
Isn’t the Sony press conference at 11:30am PST? That would be 7:30pm GMT.
#23
mington
07/06/10, 10:59 am
scrub that, BST means British summer time
i just invented an acronym
#24
Fin
07/06/10, 11:02 am
BST is GMT+1, but it’s the time zone we’re in now.
#25
mington
07/06/10, 11:05 am
In all honesty, i’m not too fussed about the precise timings, i’ll probably miss them anyways as i’ll be racing motor cycles whilst having sex or something equally as badass n cool
#26
Blerk
07/06/10, 11:13 am
At least all the platform conferences are on at decent times this year.
#27
Patrick Garratt
07/06/10, 11:16 am
@22 – It’s 12.00pm PST. They sent out an update on May 14 changing the time, presumably because it was too close to Nintendo.
#28
AHA-Lambda
07/06/10, 11:21 am
btw is there any way to watch the natal conference? I heard spike is streaming it but is that a US only thing?
#29
Erthazus
07/06/10, 11:38 am
@28 Gametrailers.com + youtube is your best friends.
#30
Johnny Cullen
07/06/10, 11:56 am
AHA – GT will “apparently” stream it live, but they have the date down as June 15 at 3:30pm EST.
As for if it’ll be US only, I doubt it.
#31
No_PUDding
07/06/10, 1:05 pm
Gamespot always stream the big 3 conferences.
How exciting. So glad it lands on my days off! How lucky is that?
#32
No_PUDding
07/06/10, 1:14 pm
I thought Son’y s was 7.00pm BST.
Durgh.
#33
Patrick Garratt
07/06/10, 1:26 pm
@32 – California’s eight hours behind the UK at the moment.
#34
mington
07/06/10, 1:52 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfoQsZa8F1c
#35
theevilaires
07/06/10, 1:56 pm
Wow Garratt a little pumped there eh
“It’s a multiple warhead assault straight up your fucking asshole”.
CLASSIC!
#36
deanimate
07/06/10, 2:19 pm
I’m on a boat…
#37
Stefan1904
07/06/10, 3:15 pm
Why does GameTrailers lists the MS conference half an hour later than VG247? They also list the Natal event on tuesday. I’m confused.
#38
Freek
07/06/10, 7:20 pm
THE NEWS BETTER RUN!
#39
OlderGamer
07/06/10, 7:29 pm
I gotta be about the only gamer here that isn’t pumped for E3.
I just don’t see too much to get excited about. Lots of sequels. Lots of talk about casual gaming controls with Move and Natal. Talk about 3D gaming. And Sony charging for PSN services.
Call me jaded but I just don’t see what all of the fuss is about.
#40
fdelfino
07/06/10, 7:37 pm
The first thing people will do once they get Natal will be kung-fu movements, like Bruce Lee. Or give the middle finger…
If Natal allows you to do that, I’m sold.
#41
Psychotext
07/06/10, 7:47 pm
Nope, not just you. There will need to be a complete megaton to catch my interest. None of the leaked stuff so far has looked particularly interesting.
You can keep 3D, Move, Natal and the vitality sensor. Though I wouldn’t argue with finding a little more out about the new DS.
#42
Freek
07/06/10, 7:50 pm
Yeah, just a bunch games at the peak of the technology cycle, nothing interesting at all, you won’t buy any new games this or next year, right? Just all totally boring, nothing worthwhile at all…
#43
Psychotext
07/06/10, 8:17 pm
Has looked mostly like a bunch of sequels to me, so yeah, pretty boring. I’m much more interested in tech… which things like Move and Natal will ensure are quite some way off.
#44
fdelfino
07/06/10, 8:30 pm
@34
Perfect example of what E3 will look like after Half-Life 3 is announced.
#45
Anders
07/06/10, 9:50 pm
3DS will be interesting, as will PSP2, if Sony won’t sit on that one until GC or TGS. As for Natal and Move… Meh.
#46
Bleak Harvest
08/06/10, 1:58 am
Hype Got.
#47
Patrick Garratt
08/06/10, 6:36 am
I’ve added Activision to this. Taking “leaving it a little late” to new levels.
#48
Johnny Cullen
08/06/10, 10:53 am
Pud – GT’s exclusively streaming the MS pressers, both main and Natal.
#49
Erthazus
08/06/10, 10:55 am
@The question is: Will GT stream it? Or it is exclusively for SPIKE and will it stream in EU?
#50
Johnny Cullen
08/06/10, 10:56 am
It’ll stream worldwide.
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