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E3 - First Day Shows Multitude Of New Games
Thanks to Eurogamer for its in-depth E3 coverage, as well as GameDaily's detailed write-ups and Ferrago's similarly wide-ranging coverage, as they add to previously-mentioned gaming websites covering the E3 Expo in Los Angeles. Highlights of the first day include hands-on impressions of Conker: Live and Reloaded for Xbox, a seriously in-depth Half-Life 2 interview, some first impressions of Myst IV, confirmation that Sega's signing of The Matrix Online was their 'big announcement', though Phantasy Star Universe was also announced, the list of songs for Donkey Konga, and a hands-on look at Final Fantasy XII. What other software are you most impressed by?
Watching the XBox fanboys tout some of the Halo 2 stuff is proving to be amusing though. I love how it's like most of them never played Marathon or any of the better PC FPSs to hear some of them talk about all the revolutionary new features. The game looks really good, but comeon now.
Yeah, Microsoft is pretty lame for using hyberpole at E3. At least there are no Sony, Nintendo, Ubisoft, EA, Konami, Capcom, or Sega fanboys at E3. Whew, that would've been annoying.
Actually, Matrix Online isn't Sega's big announcement. Just wait until Friday, when Sega announces that they will be publishing Duke Nukem Forever for the Nintendo Gamecube. Now that's big news!
Don't buy WoW Gold! Make it yourself!
I like how at every E3, the Date Fairy suddenly dumps her (his?) magical bag of special date dust over everyone's game. In fact, E3 is just one huge calendar orgy.
And then, come forth quarter, the Date Fairy's true magic is revealed: she used disappearing ink; dates that were so firm, so solid, so there suddenly disappear into vaporness, or instead they morph into the ancient puzzling runes "WHEN IT'S DONE."