Take-Two E3 08 Press Conference(07/16/2008) 
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I am heading over to the press conference now! Will talk again once I get inside.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 10:36 
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*plays travelling music*
Wednesday July 16, 2008 10:36 
10:42
Okay! Here I am. No techno!
Wednesday July 16, 2008 10:42 
10:44
Oooo, it's thatsong from the Transformers soundtrack.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 10:44 
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No, the new TF. Not You Got the Touch.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 10:44 
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Freaks.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 10:44 
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I'd sing along, but I hurt my vocal chords last night singing karaoke, which you guys will never, ever see on video. I promise. (tm)
Wednesday July 16, 2008 10:45 
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Please take your seats! Turn off your cell phones! Be kind, rewind!
Wednesday July 16, 2008 10:45 
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It's a MONTAGE!!! *dances*
Wednesday July 16, 2008 10:46 
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GTA, Red Dead, Civ, 2K Sports.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 10:47 
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Don King, Carnival Games. It's like an EA menu.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 10:47 
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Strauss is looking snappy.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 10:47 
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We had an awesome year, he reads off a card.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 10:47 
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The year exceeded expectations
Wednesday July 16, 2008 10:48 
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We demonstrated how to launch incomparably awesome entertainment products. GTA IV - the biggest entertainment launch ever.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 10:49 
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Namedrops BioShock, Carnival games....
Wednesday July 16, 2008 10:49 
10:50
Going over their recent purchases. Mafia II devs.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 10:50 
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The main focus of the presser is the creative output of their developers.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 10:50 
10:50
His tie? Awesome. Really. Like a velvety purple.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 10:50 
10:51
Turning the stage over to Ben Fedder? Is that spelling right? He looks like a High School president.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 10:51 
10:52
Wooo, games are coming. Going to start off with 2K sports, which consistantly delivers critical consumer hits.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 10:52 
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MONTAGE BABY!
Wednesday July 16, 2008 10:52 
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Topspin 3.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 10:52 
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NBA, DOn King, MLB
Wednesday July 16, 2008 10:52 
10:53
Find the South Park montage song and play it for me, okay guys?
Wednesday July 16, 2008 10:53 
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Power Pros. They..wait, they ended with Power Pros?
Wednesday July 16, 2008 10:53 
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We're bringing the fun back to Hockey!
Wednesday July 16, 2008 10:53 
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Jeff THomas, VP of sports dev. Here he comes to save the day.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 10:54 
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Oooo, a hockey player spoke on video. I know shit about hockey. It might have been a guy named Nash.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 10:54 
10:55
They are demoing NHL 2K9 on the Wii.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 10:55 
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He's talking about the god old days of hockey video games.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 10:55 
10:56
That was EA though, wasn't it?
Wednesday July 16, 2008 10:56 
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OOOOO! You can drive the Zamboni!   I am sold!    
Wednesday July 16, 2008 10:56 
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Should be a demo out in a few weeks. Not on the Wii, of course, but still.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 10:56 
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It's fun!
Wednesday July 16, 2008 10:56 
10:57
When your players win the cup they grow beards. I approve of beards.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 10:57 
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Now your Wii Remote is a Hockey Stick!
Wednesday July 16, 2008 10:57 
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And a pretend band!
Wednesday July 16, 2008 10:57 
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Now it's a ham sammich! (please don't eat your Wiimote)
Wednesday July 16, 2008 10:57 
10:57
I am getting bored with people telling me what the Wiimote is.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 10:57 
10:58
Your Wiimote is James K Polk!
Wednesday July 16, 2008 10:58 
10:58
Yay! Demo guy scored a goal.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 10:58 
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Your Wiimote is the Louisiana Purchase.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 10:58 
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Now NBA 2K9 is showing.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 10:58 
10:59
It's the game everyone is playing! The game the pros are playing!
Wednesday July 16, 2008 10:59 
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It delivers a full package. Polished. Stunning. Great.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 10:59 
11:00
The new demoguy is playing it on the 360. It looks good.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:00 
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If you thought you've seen innovative online features, you ain't seen nothing yet.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:00 
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B-b-b-b-baby no you ain't seen nothing yet.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:01 
11:02
I need a basketball game now.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:02 
11:03
They've really gotten to the point..both EA and Take-Two...where if you kinda cross your eyes you could mistake this for TV.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:03 
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The principal is back on stage.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:03 
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Now they are talking about 2KPlay. Head of Marketing Sarah....mumbleson just took the stage to show it off.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:04 
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MONTAGE! Kiddy-Style!
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:04 
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He really did mumble it.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:04 
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Woot! Carnival Games DS!   Sarah will be playing it with her daughter.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:05 
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Awwwwww.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:05 
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Your Wiimote is Sarah's daughter.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:05 
11:06
Carnival Games mini-golf trailer, not being played for its target audience.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:06 
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OMG the trailer voiceover guy is irritating.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:07 
11:07
OMG!!!   DORA THE EXPLORER FOR THE WII!
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:07 
11:07
BREAKING!
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:07 
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SNIPER IS IN IT!
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:07 
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I mean ....Swiper.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:07 
11:08
DOra SAves the Snow Pirncess...she's riding on a Pegasus. I am in heaven.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:08 
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Now the principal is talking about Sid Meier's Civ Revolution. Sold out everywhere.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:08 
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Yadda yadda Bioshock.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:09 
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2K GAMES MONTAGE EVERYBODY!
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:09 
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Do the dance!
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:09 
11:10
Borderlands, Bioshock, Mafia II
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:10 
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Champions Online! Woot.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:10 
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I mean...*insert objective comment here*
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:10 
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Civ.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:10 
11:11
They are proud to be presenting Champions Online!
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:11 
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Wow, Sarah is stumbling over her words.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:11 
11:12
People are revording the Champions Online trailer off the screen.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:12 
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Because you guys would rather see that than getting it pulled down from the FTP site.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:12 
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And now, Bioshock PS3.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:13 
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In the works for a major motion picture, but not one warrantling an entire hour long press conference...Capcom.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:13 
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The introduced a red-haired woman with a hat.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:13 
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She's very passionate about the game.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:14 
11:16
The reason all these different companies are working together is because they wanted to make it the best Bioshock ever. Okay!
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:16 
11:16
For those of you just joining me, whoops.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:16 
11:17
Hey Leigh, thanks for checking to see if that was working for me! They are never going to find your body.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:17 
11:17
Here's Randy Pitchford of Gearbox to tell us about Borderlands!
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:17 
11:18
They are demoing Borderlands live.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:18 
11:19
Sorry, had to turn comments off here, was distracting me. Feel free to use the page comments to curse Leigh. And my own mistake. I admit it.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:19 
11:20
They are in the middle of a co-op quest , diving in a vehical while one guy operates a turrent.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:20 
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Nothing is sexier than asking your girlfriend to operate a turrent with you,
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:20 
11:21
Now they are foot, shooting things, earning experience, growing and evolving over the course of time.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:21 
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Tons of loot to pick up....oooo, Roland DInged. All together now...
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:21 
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GRATZ!
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:21 
11:22
They are going into some Iridium mines now....high level players can join with low levels.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:22 
11:22
They are looting vomited bones.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:22 
11:23
Wood needs to be imported on the world of Pandora.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:23 
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Guns are procedurally generated.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:23 
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There's a blue weapon....it's a rifle/revolver...Randy hasn't even seen it before.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:24 
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Pretty awesome. They just blew the top half off a guy. NICE!
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:24 
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It's a vast world you can explore to harvest loot, do quests, etc.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:26 
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Green guns have acid effects for melting faces, blue are electrical
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:26 
11:27
He keeps saying dynamic.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:27 
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Dynamic, dynamic, dynamic.,
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:27 
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Shotguns, as always, are completely awesome.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:27 
11:28
Mordecai is a badass, even if he wears a kilt.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:28 
11:29
Confrontation with a boss. Hahahaha. Awww, it stops. No fair!
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:29 
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Coming to the PS3, 360, and PC in 2009.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:29 
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It's an MMO shooter. I wants it.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:29 
11:30
Now they are talking about Rockstar. Will they show GTA: China Town Wars?
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:30 
11:30
NO!

Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:30 
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Fucking hell!
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:30 
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"Stay tuned for more information."
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:30 
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GTA IV MONTAGE!
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:30 
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*does the montage dance*
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:30 
11:31
So what do you do if you've created the number one video game franchise of all time? You don't rest on your laurels.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:31 
11:31
Now they are talking about Midnight CLub LA.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:31 
11:32
WAIT. MONTAGE CHECK!
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:32 
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There was a shot in the Midnight Club Montage of the back of a white car that was also in the GTA montage.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:32 
11:32
Strauss is back to read off a card, thanking people.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:32 
11:33
He's passionate.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:33 
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He's thanking the press conference crew.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:33 
11:34
There's a lot more under developemnt....we don't like showing games until they are ready.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:34 
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He mentioned value for their shareholders!
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:34 
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And they are closing with......
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:34 
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A MONTAGE!!!!
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:34 
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Didn't see that coming, did you?
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:34 
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Your Wiimote is a montage.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:34 
11:35
And now they are playing The Killers, Mr. Brightside.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:35 
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Which means I need to get the hell out of here.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:35 
11:36
So yeah, pretty uneventful.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:36 
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Perhaps it's a theme. Or an alternate reality game...un-eventful? No-event? No E3 next year? Oooo, subtle.
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:36 
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Sorry for the late launch of the liveblog again folks. Feel free to bitch in comments...but did you really miss anything?
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:37 
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I'M MR. BRIGHTSIDE!!!!!
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:37 
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*runs out of the room*
Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:37 
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