Here's a leaked video from the upcoming Spore PC game from "The Sims" creator Will Wright. Spore will put the evolution of life and technology in the hands of gamers. Electronic Arts (EA) will be releasing Spore for PCs in 2007. Watch the gameplay footage below:
The 2006 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3Expo) is upon us, taking place May 10-12 for exhibits and May 9-11 for conference and workshop sessions. More than 175 industry leaders and 400 exhibiting companies representing 90 countries will be showcasing thousands of the latest computer and video games and technologies within 540,000 net square feet of exhibit space, an area equal to 40 Olympic-sized swimming pools. Here's a summary of what is making up this year's E3:
- Almost two-thirds of E3Expo exhibitors (60 percent) will showcase games scheduled to hit store shelves by the 2006 holiday season.
- Exhibitors will display nearly 1,000 never-before-seen games and products.
- Almost half of exhibitors (49 percent) will launch one or more titles for the latest handheld platforms.
- Eleven percent of companies will exhibit one or more games featuring celebrities or other "Hollywood" talent including directors, screenwriters and musicians.
- One-tenth of exhibitors (10 percent) will present one or more games or products including a health or fitness element.
- More than 5,800 flat screen computer and television monitors will be seen on the show floor and in public areas.
- More than 850,000 pounds of equipment will run along the convention ceiling.
- Approximately 79,000 square yards of carpet and other flooring will cover the LACC.
- 110,000 square feet of banners will hang within the LACC during E3Expo 2006.
Sony has updated its official Playstation web site and added a new page for the Sony Playstation 3 Console.
From the PS3 site: "Playstation 3 will change the nature of gaming and entertainment forever. Its CELL technology is the digital soul and delivers powerhouse, supercomputer-like processing power, unknown to today's machines. Blu-ray Disc ROM (BD-ROM) is the graphical heart that will provide entertainment content in full high-definition (HD) quality. It's a console that screams digital carpe diem and will redefine reality as you know it."
Hideo Kojima will be releasing a new chapter of Metal Gear Solid on the Sony PSP in 2007. Unlike the two previously released Metal Gear Ac!d games, this Metal Gear Solid chapter will follow the console storyline.
From PSXextreme:
"Story takes place in 1970 and links to MGS3 and MGS4.
Big Boss and Solid Snake are main characters.
Third-person action game.
Control multiple troops in battle (squad-based play).
When ally soldiers die, they are gone for good.
WiFi battle mode.
Some sort of link option with Metal Gear Solid 4"
It is in its early stages of development, so this one may miss the E3 Expo next week.
Game developer Auran will be releasing a new action oriented MMORPG that "takes the best elements of an MMO - combat, advancement and teamwork - and blends them with the best elements of an FPS - instant action".
"Fury is pure PvP - think WoW Battlegrounds and Guild Wars on steroids mixed with some Unreal Tournament and Battlefield 2. You get right into the action without having to grind and most importantly, your skill and knowledge are the greatest influence on how well you do, not just the color of your gear. – Adam Carpenter, Lead Designer
Vivendi Games' Sierra Entertainment announce the first expansion pack for F.E.A.R. (PC): Extraction Point.
"F.E.A.R. Extraction Point kicks off where the original game ended – with a bang. The First Encounter Assault Recon Team (F.E.A.R.) returns to battle the now free Alma and her paranormal minions across a destroyed city. New locations, weaponry and enemies combine to take the F.E.A.R. franchise to new levels of action and suspense."
Activision has announced that Call of Duty 3 will be coming to all next-gen consoles Fall 2006. A trailer has been released to IGN.com, which can be viewed here. Make it through the first few seconds of the recap of Call of Duty 2 and see a preview of a true next-gen Call of Duty.
A demo for Atari's upcoming MOOR (Massively Open Online Racing game), Test Drive Unlimited (Xbox 360), will be available on the Xbox Live Marketplace from 8 May until 14 May 2006. This, of course, takes place during E3 2006 and is part of the Xbox Community's plan to bring the E3 experience home to its gamers.
"The demo grants players an exclusive chance to get behind the wheel of Test Drive Unlimited and sample some of its online and offline challenges along 40 miles of Oahu’s beautiful open roads. To add a bit of spice, players will be able to replay all of the challenges as many times as they wish in order to shave valuable seconds off their time-challenge records, or set about thrashing either human or AI competition in the races before heading to www.testdriveunlimited.com to view their global ranking."
