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Big Three Confirm Pre-E3 Events

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the who's-shocked-raise-your-hand dept.

In unsurprising news, Gamasutra reports that Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft all have pre-E3 events planned. From the article: "These conferences, which taken place during the two days preceding the three-day expo, have historically laid the groundwork for the entire week's events, revealing key information about the company's plans for the next year. 2005's press conferences revealed many initial details about the upcoming Revolution and PlayStation 3 consoles, as well as the Xbox 360 which launched later that year."

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  1. Damnit.. by technos · · Score: 3, Funny

    And here I was looking at it funny, thinking :

    "Since when do car manufacturers do E3?"

    But that couldn't be it. Slashdot wouldn't cover car news! Start up the lateral thinking thrusters!

    "Well, they used to refer to IBM, Amdahl and Hitachi as the Big Three too I guess. But they won't exactly be at E3 either."

    No go on that decisive thrust into thought. I fell back to 'Attack Plan Beta':

    "IBM, HP, and Compaq? That must be it! Err. Compaq bought HP."
    "No, wait. HP bought Compaq."
    "Could it be IBM, HP and Dell? That must be it!"

    Then I see the article, and was most unimpressed.

    The Big Three are General Motors, Ford, and (Daimler-)Chrysler, boys. Have been since since the 60's.

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    1. Re:Damnit.. by AuMatar · · Score: 1, Insightful

      Nope. The big 3 are WWF, WCW, and ECW. Even if 2 of the 3 are now out of buisness and the other's had a name change.

      I guess more than one industry can use a really generic term?!?!?! Amazing!!!!

      And you need to get out of the 60s- Chrystler's a non-entity and Ford is facing bankruptcy. Any list of big car manufacturers with none of the Asian ones in it is a joke.

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    2. Re:Damnit.. by frosty_tsm · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      When refering to cars, the Big 3 refers to GM, Ford, and Chrystler. It's not "name the 3 top sells in the U.S." It's "name the biggest domestic car companies." Yeah, Chrystler has become adopted by German parents, but it's still just as American as the other two. ... which is why I won't by from them either.

    3. Re:Damnit.. by Ars+Dilbert · · Score: 1

      When I read the title I thought they were referring to Valve, ID Software and Epic Games. But hardware? Oh well.

    4. Re:Damnit.. by NoodleSlayer · · Score: 1

      How about NBC, ABC and CBS. That's the place where I've more commonly heard of "the big three" up until a couple years ago when Fox started climbing in the ratings (largely thanks to American Idol) and NBC plummetted to fourth place.

    5. Re:Damnit.. by knn03 · · Score: 1

      It says Games: Big Three Confirm Pre-E3 Events.

    6. Re:Damnit.. by Xerxus · · Score: 1

      The big three, to me, will always mean Star Trek, Star Wars, and Babylon 5.

    7. Re:Damnit.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Big 3 game software would be:

      EA (no matter how much you hate them--and I REALLY hate them... you can't deny that they're the largest publisher)
      Nintendo
      Ubisoft/Activision/Sega (not sure which of them is biggest... my guess is Sega is no longer part of the Big 3... but they used to be... RIP)

    8. Re:Damnit.. by AvitarX · · Score: 1

      Chrysler's prophits offset Diamler's losses it is not a non-entity.

      Ford is losing money int he US, but its european devision more than makes up for it.

      GM is the American car company truly in trouble right now, as it hemmerages massive amounts of money with no end in sight.

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  2. Unsurprising news indeed... by RyoShin · · Score: 4, Insightful

    ...to the point that I don't even see why we have a news story. What's next? "Nintendo thinks that fun games are useful". "Microsoft thought it would help to get a head start". "The Sky is blue, but only if you write your game that way".

    To counter this non-news news, Nintendo fanobys (especially those eager for the Revolution) might want to check out AOL's sweepstakes page. A contest, starting today and ending on the 28th, gives one lucky winner a three day visit to CA, passes to E3, and to be the first commoner to play the actual Revolution.

    Did I mention you'd play it in front of an audience of thousands? Unfortunatly, only one entry per person. :(

    1. Re:Unsurprising news indeed... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Why would you share that information with the horde, you fool?!

    2. Re:Unsurprising news indeed... by RoadDoggFL · · Score: 1

      This is news in that MS is playing the predictable card once again. At last year's E3, there was decent information on the 360, all running real-time (if unimrpessive) demos and a bunch of info on Live. Well the next day, Sony rolled out the CG-fest and didn't even address it, letting the fanboys jump to as many conclusions as they possibly could (like that Spring 2006 was the US release date too and everything they saw was real time).

      So what does MS do this time? They schedule their conference at the latest possible time before the start of E3. Painfully obvious move, and one that I'm sure Sony anticipated. Sony can let the hype generate itself for 24 hours after their show's over before MS even has a chance to open its mouth, and mind you that when it (MS) does, it won't be prepared to respond to whatever Sony cooked up for this year.

      Between the annoying ARGs and the embarassing "lucid dream" quotes, I'm struggling to figure out why the 360's marketing team even gets paid.

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    3. Re:Unsurprising news indeed... by Kataton · · Score: 1

      Nintendo already has won in the hype department. Everybody will be watching.

  3. Microsoft And Vista Vs 360 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    There is the rumor for the HD-DVD add-on for the 360(not sure who would want such a thing) and I suppose we might finally hear some Halo news, but for the past couple of months it has been nothing but Vista exclusives for Microsoft.

  4. What about Blizzard by suspected · · Score: 2, Interesting

    The real big news might center on what Blizzard does. They are long overdue to announce another game, so there is a high possibility of them revealing either Diablo 3 or Starcraft 2 during E3.

    1. Re:What about Blizzard by Nesetril · · Score: 1

      there isn't going to be a diablo 3 since there is hellgate:london now. but there is going to be a starcraft mmo. ok, jk.

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    2. Re:What about Blizzard by suspected · · Score: 1

      Hellgate: London is being created by a group of Blizzard employees who left the company to start their own. What they do has no effect on what Blizzard will do. Furthermore, there is a rumor that Blizzard is making a Diablo 3 concerning heaven vs hell; the rumor sounds like it might be authentic, but we can't be too sure. I'm personally hoping that they release starcraft 2 the RTS, since there are so few quality RTS games out there. :(

    3. Re:What about Blizzard by PhoenixOne · · Score: 2, Insightful
      I think Blizzard is going to continue to roll around in the great big piles-o-cash they are making off of WoW. Why spend years working on a single player or normal multi-player game, when you could put all your efforts into growing one of the biggest MMOGs of all time?

      WoW has hit a mainstream market. Every Starbucks I enter has somebody playing WoW in it. NPR has had at least 3 reports on it in the last six months. Any non-MMOG that Blizzard does now will look small in comparison.

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    4. Re:What about Blizzard by RoadDoggFL · · Score: 1

      I'll see your hope for SC2 and raise it a "I hope it's still sprite-based."

      Hey, I can dream can't I?

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    5. Re:What about Blizzard by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1
      Why spend years working on a single player or normal multi-player game, when you could put all your efforts into growing one of the biggest MMOGs of all time?

      Two simple reasons:

      1) Good game designers enjoy the challenge of a single player experience. Blizzard has alot of good game designers (an understatement) and single player games will *NEVER* go away (ditto).

      2) Much of the game mechanics that made WoW a phenomenon in the first place were created and refined in Blizzard's non-MMO games.

    6. Re:What about Blizzard by KDR_11k · · Score: 1

      What's the advantage of sprites in an RTS?

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    7. Re:What about Blizzard by RoadDoggFL · · Score: 1

      Nostalgia...

      But I was instantly turned off by WarCraft 3's graphics. I guess to me an RTS is just more pure when it's sprite-based, maybe things just felt simpler that way.

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    8. Re:What about Blizzard by Frozen+Void · · Score: 1

      Its not matter of better performance or speed.Its the spirit of game.
      Starcraft is based on such interactions that make it awkward to operate in 3D.
      The surrent system is perfect in '98 graphics.Replicating this at 3D is unlikely and wasteful of resources.
      Its the Gameplay Mechanics needs fixing
      UMS cannot be designed efficiently,maphacks and crashes,memory/sprite limits,
      Each game has 5sec delay before start.
      Lag screen cannot be turned off without hacks.Hacks aren't fixed in multiplayer.
      A bunch of people who have private hacks can exploit them all they want because only they know the secrets.
      This game needs to be server based with strict control for cheats.
      And NO warden crap spyware.I never trust
      blizzard on this.They always poison the
      game expirience by design glitches and changes.Starcraft II is not going to be Starcraft II.

  5. Pre-E3 events? by Opportunist · · Score: 1

    Don't get me wrong, but where's this leading? Next year, one of them will have the bright idea to start a week before the expo, to get more of a "headstart" to the competetors. After a few years, that pre-expo party will start a good half year before the actual expo, and when the E3 finally opens nobody cares about it anymore 'cause everything has been said and done.

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    1. Re:Pre-E3 events? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      You have to go full circle. So maybe in 52 years the pre-expo party 2059 will start 1 week after E3 2058, announcing e.g. WOW V The Resurrection of Arthas or Nintendos new Restorartion console with (finally) 3D-Holographics. Also there will be a rendered Demo of DNF ...

    2. Re:Pre-E3 events? by knn03 · · Score: 1

      then they start a year early then circumstances change then they fail everybody then they get stoned to death. the end.

  6. f1rst p0zt by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Seriously... my FP has more information than the article.

    An article about an article that mentions a potential pre-expo show.

    Wake me up when they actually ship something.

  7. sony and MS logo by minus_273 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    since we use bigatus of borg as the MS logo, isnt it time the sony logo was updated as well. Come on these people were installing rootkits on victims computers until very recently.

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    1. Re:sony and MS logo by Tim+C · · Score: 1

      Yeah, but while we decry Sony's actions, we still watch their films, listen to their music, buy their consoles, etc.

      It's only MS that we truly hate; slashdot has never even pretended to aspire to objectivity.

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    2. Re:sony and MS logo by Lucractius · · Score: 0

      yeah the sony logo needs an update... something more MS like too... rootkit installing lawsuit loosers they are

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    3. Re:sony and MS logo by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Hi Mr. Gates, keep it up!

    4. Re:sony and MS logo by minus_273 · · Score: 1

      considering most slashdot users use windows and IE...

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    5. Re:sony and MS logo by tealover · · Score: 0

      Maybe for you. I don't purchase any Sony products ever. I download all the movies and music I need and I make sure that I upload them for everyone else as well. Sony are pure scum and I hate them more than I could ever hate Microsoft.

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  8. Stop freaking arguing your all right by technoextreme · · Score: 3, Informative
    According to Wikipedia the big three can be
    * Big three Allies of World War II * Big three leaders of the Allies during World War II: Winston Churchill, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin * Big three conferences of World War II: Big 3 Conferences * Big three Powers after World War II: United States, United Kingdom, Soviet Union * Big three European economies: Germany, France, United Kingdom * Big three American automakers: Ford, General Motors, DaimlerChrysler * Big three Japanese automakers: Toyota, Honda, Nissan * Big three American broadcasting networks: CBS, NBC, ABC (see Big Media) -- and their flagship newscasts, CBS Evening News, NBC Nightly News, ABC World News Tonight * Big three beer brewers: Anheuser-Busch, Coors and SABMiller * Big three American air transport companies (current): American Airlines, United Air Lines, Delta Air Lines * Big three Canadian Banks (formerly): Bank of Montreal, Royal Bank of Canada, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce * The Big Three, an athletic league composed of Ivy League (US) universities Harvard, Yale, and Princeton. A reference to Harvard, Yale and Princeton based on their academic reputation, iconic status and membership in the Big Three athletic league. o Many U.S. states have their local list of "Big Three universities" * Big three defensive line of the Montreal Canadiens in the 1970s: Serge Savard, Guy Lapointe, Larry Robinson * Big three frontline of the Boston Celtics from 1980 to 1992: Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, Robert Parish * Big three offensive stars of the Dallas Cowboys in the 1990s: Troy Aikman, Michael Irvin, Emmitt Smith * Big three professional sports leagues: NFL, NBA and Major League Baseball. * Big three video gaming companies: Nintendo, Microsoft, Sony * Big three science fiction writers: Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, Arthur C. Clarke * Big three credit reporting agencies: Equifax, Experian, TransUnion * Big Three U.S. cities (by population): New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago * Big three Canadian cities: Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal * Big three (also principal, most popular) members of DC Comics' Justice League of America (JLA): Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman * Big three professional wrestling promotions of the 1990s in North America: World Wrestling Federation, World Championship Wrestling, Extreme Championship Wrestling * Big three technology companies of India: Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro * Big three NBA Players: Tracy McGrady, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett (as advertised by adidas)
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    1. Re:Stop freaking arguing your all right by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      "Big three beer brewers: Anheuser-Busch, Coors and SABMiller"

      None of which actually brew anything of any sort that even slightly resembles beer. ;)

  9. I have a question... by RealmRPGer · · Score: 2

    These Pre-E3 events are technically not a part of E3, am I correct? So do you need any special kind of pass to attend them?

  10. They lost key devs too by Nazmun · · Score: 1

    With how wow turned out looks like a lot of senior devs left bliz... I have no clue why but thats what happend.

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    1. Re:They lost key devs too by PhoenixOne · · Score: 1

      That makes sense. If I was a developer of non-MMOG games, I'd want to work for another company or start my own.

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  11. But Look at who left by Nazmun · · Score: 1

    The lead designer of Diablo and Diablo 2 among a lot of other key devs are whom left to form flagship.

    http://www.flagshipstudios.com/index.php?option=co m_content&task=blogcategory&id=18&Itemid=45

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  12. The only purpose of E3 this year.... by Taulin · · Score: 2

    ..is to get more info on DOA:X2