Take-Two E3 08 Press Conference

(07/16/2008)

10:36

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

10:45

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

10:47

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

10:48

The year exceeded expectations

Wednesday July 16, 2008 10:48

10:49

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

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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

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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

11:00

If you thought you've seen innovative online features, you ain't seen nothing yet.

Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:00

11:01

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

11:03

The principal is back on stage.

Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:03

11:04

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

11:04

MONTAGE! Kiddy-Style!

Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:04

11:04

He really did mumble it.

Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:04

11:05

Woot! Carnival Games DS! Sarah will be playing it with her daughter.

Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:05

11:05

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

11:07

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

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BREAKING!

Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:07

11:07

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

11:09

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

11:13

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

11:14

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

11:23

Guns are procedurally generated.

Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:23

11:24

There's a blue weapon....it's a rifle/revolver...Randy hasn't even seen it before.

Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:24

11:24

Pretty awesome. They just blew the top half off a guy. NICE!

Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:24

11:26

It's a vast world you can explore to harvest loot, do quests, etc.

Wednesday July 16, 2008 11:26

11:26

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

11:27

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

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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

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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

11:32

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

11:33

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

11:36

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

11:37

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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Writer: Fahey

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