E3 2008 - EA Press Conference(07/14/2008) 
5:48
GamingNexus: 
Still about 10 minutes to go but the theatre is filling up fast.   Kudos to EA for picking such a cool venue.  
Monday July 14, 2008 5:48 GamingNexus
5:49
GamingNexus: 
Sitting in the upstairs balcony for this one, have a semi ideal vantage point on all the action.
Monday July 14, 2008 5:49 GamingNexus
5:55
GamingNexus: 
EA's listing off their studios on their teaser trailer before the show...weird seeing Bioware and Pandemic in the mix with EA Redwood and EA Korea
Monday July 14, 2008 5:55 GamingNexus
5:56
GamingNexus: 
Just got the call to turn off cell phones and PDA's ... hopefully starting soon
 
Monday July 14, 2008 5:56 GamingNexus
5:58
GamingNexus: 
From up here I can see the two Xbox 360's sitting near the stage...can't see any Wii's or PS3's
Monday July 14, 2008 5:58 GamingNexus
6:00
GamingNexus: 
Sara Silverman and Jimmy Kimmel broke up?   wow... (still waiting for EA to kick this thing off)
Monday July 14, 2008 6:00 GamingNexus
6:03
GamingNexus: 
EA's stock price closed at $44.34 today....wonder if it will go up or down based on what we see today
Monday July 14, 2008 6:03 GamingNexus
6:03
GamingNexus: 
Meanwhile, Activision closed at $30.07 today....bargain or not?  
Monday July 14, 2008 6:03 GamingNexus
6:04
GamingNexus: 
PDA and cell still off EA voice over lady...
Monday July 14, 2008 6:04 GamingNexus
6:06
GamingNexus: 
Lights dimming, time for the show....
Monday July 14, 2008 6:06 GamingNexus
6:07
GamingNexus: 
Montage to start with...yup, still a good line up with Dead Space, Mirrors Edge, sports games, Facebreaker, and others
Monday July 14, 2008 6:07 GamingNexus
6:08
GamingNexus: 
Quiddich in new Potter game looks good (I know I'm the only one who cares)
Monday July 14, 2008 6:08 GamingNexus
6:09
GamingNexus: 
Montage ends with Mirrors edge...nice
Monday July 14, 2008 6:09 GamingNexus
6:09
GamingNexus: 
Largest EA press briefing ever...EA going to take a different approach...no stats, no BS, all games
Monday July 14, 2008 6:09 GamingNexus
6:10
GamingNexus: 
Wow, people who make the games are going to show them...what a concept...
Monday July 14, 2008 6:10 GamingNexus
6:10
GamingNexus: 
Starting with Rod Humble and the Sims
Monday July 14, 2008 6:10 GamingNexus
6:10
John Yan: 
How many more Sims games do we need?

Monday July 14, 2008 6:10 John Yan
6:10
GamingNexus: 
If the new Sims game is awesome Rob's middle name should be "Is not so"
Monday July 14, 2008 6:10 GamingNexus
6:11
GamingNexus: 
SimAnimals now being show
Monday July 14, 2008 6:11 GamingNexus
6:11
GamingNexus: 
SimAnimals - like the sims but with animals...why didn't they think of this sooner?
Monday July 14, 2008 6:11 GamingNexus
6:12
GamingNexus: 
SimAnimals has a really interesting art style...not going the realistic look at all....
Monday July 14, 2008 6:12 GamingNexus
6:12
John Yan: 
Is it like Pinata?

Monday July 14, 2008 6:12 John Yan
6:13
GamingNexus: 
Imagine Pinata without the Pinata stylings...
Monday July 14, 2008 6:13 GamingNexus
6:13
GamingNexus: 
you do get to mate the animals to.
Monday July 14, 2008 6:13 GamingNexus
6:13
GamingNexus: 
SimAnimals is a Wii/DS exclusive...explains look
Monday July 14, 2008 6:13 GamingNexus
6:14
GamingNexus: 
Will be able to download Sims 3 in 2009
Monday July 14, 2008 6:14 GamingNexus
6:15
John Yan: 
Did they mention any Wii/DS interactivity between each version of SimAnimals?
Monday July 14, 2008 6:15 John Yan
6:15
GamingNexus: 
Higher level of customization in Sims 3 for those who like to micro manage the lives of others (like my Ex - *rimshot*
Monday July 14, 2008 6:15 GamingNexus
6:15
GamingNexus: 
No mention of interaction between the two...although lots of cool potential
Monday July 14, 2008 6:15 GamingNexus
6:16
GamingNexus: 
My question, can we still wall people into doorless rooms or not?   What kind of new and interesting ways to kill people will there be in the game?
Monday July 14, 2008 6:16 GamingNexus
6:16
John Yan: 
Forcing them in a grueling seven year relationship that gets you nowhere?
Monday July 14, 2008 6:16 John Yan
6:17
GamingNexus: 
Sims 3 trailer looks good, if you're into that thing
Monday July 14, 2008 6:17 GamingNexus
6:17
GamingNexus: 
Glen Schofield on now - Dead Space time - now in dev for 2.5 years
Monday July 14, 2008 6:17 GamingNexus
6:18
John Yan: 
Did they mention any release date for SimAnimals?
Monday July 14, 2008 6:18 John Yan
6:18
GamingNexus: 
Focus is on story and horror element.   Realistic Zero gravity as well.   No HUD
Monday July 14, 2008 6:18 GamingNexus
6:19
GamingNexus: 
health bar on back of character...little tight and small but looks great....
Monday July 14, 2008 6:19 GamingNexus
6:19
John Yan: 
I hope it's not monster closets and flashlight scares.
Monday July 14, 2008 6:19 John Yan
6:19
GamingNexus: 
Inventory system looks great...all projected...imagine Alone in the Dark meets holograms
Monday July 14, 2008 6:19 GamingNexus
6:19
John Yan: 
Did the Sims 3 have true 3D rotation or is it still 4 directions?
Monday July 14, 2008 6:19 John Yan
6:20
GamingNexus: 
Looks 3d
Monday July 14, 2008 6:20 GamingNexus
6:20
GamingNexus: 
Wow, Ded Space looks awesome.....
Monday July 14, 2008 6:20 GamingNexus
6:21
John Yan: 
Might be a start of a new franchise for them.
Monday July 14, 2008 6:21 John Yan
6:21
GamingNexus: 
Monsters do not go down easy...almost like they puzzles...
Monday July 14, 2008 6:21 GamingNexus
6:21
John Yan: 
What weapons are they showing?
Monday July 14, 2008 6:21 John Yan
6:21
GamingNexus: 
Gameplay in Dead Space is seemless...
Monday July 14, 2008 6:21 GamingNexus
6:22
GamingNexus: 
So far we've seen the gun from the trailer as well as a larger version that's more horizontal...
Monday July 14, 2008 6:22 GamingNexus
6:22
GamingNexus: 
Watching Isaac get picked up and dragged down a corridor....you have to shoot while on the move to defeat him...guy failed....
Monday July 14, 2008 6:22 GamingNexus
6:23
GamingNexus: 
May be the scariest game since Eternal Darkness...
Monday July 14, 2008 6:23 GamingNexus
6:23
GamingNexus: 
Dead space is Xbox 360/PS3
Monday July 14, 2008 6:23 GamingNexus
6:24
GamingNexus: 
Puzzles are how you take the monster down with the dismemberment system...
Monday July 14, 2008 6:24 GamingNexus
6:24
GamingNexus: 
Game is a very, very hard M for violence....
Monday July 14, 2008 6:24 GamingNexus
6:24
GamingNexus: 
Patrick Soderland from EA Games Euro on now...
Monday July 14, 2008 6:24 GamingNexus
6:24
John Yan: 
Sounds like it'll be tough to get in other more restrictive countries.
Monday July 14, 2008 6:24 John Yan
6:25
GamingNexus: 
Mirror's Edge on now, forgot this was being developed by DICE...demo is on PS3
Monday July 14, 2008 6:25 GamingNexus
6:26
GamingNexus: 
Some jaggies while she's running...
Monday July 14, 2008 6:26 GamingNexus
6:26
GamingNexus: 
Paths are show by items turning red...it's subtle but it works
Monday July 14, 2008 6:26 GamingNexus
6:26
John Yan: 
Could be an early build without anti-aliasing set in
Monday July 14, 2008 6:26 John Yan
6:27
GamingNexus: 
True, not knocking it....the scope is really impresive...
Monday July 14, 2008 6:27 GamingNexus
6:27
John Yan: 
Are what they showing similiar to the trailer?
Monday July 14, 2008 6:27 John Yan
6:27
GamingNexus: 
Graphics are jaw dropping....running from a fight now...this is stuff beyond the trailer
Monday July 14, 2008 6:27 GamingNexus
6:28
GamingNexus: 
You have reaction time - standard slow down time, to complete moves and for combat
Monday July 14, 2008 6:28 GamingNexus
6:28
John Yan: 
Bullet time ish?
Monday July 14, 2008 6:28 John Yan
6:28
GamingNexus: 
Bad guys apparently went to the stormtrooper rifle school
Monday July 14, 2008 6:28 GamingNexus
6:29
GamingNexus: 
Can complete game without firing a single shot....will get an achievement for it...
Monday July 14, 2008 6:29 GamingNexus
6:30
GamingNexus: 
cool finish to the level, jumped onto a helicopter railing to escape the bad guys...
Monday July 14, 2008 6:30 GamingNexus
6:30
John Yan: 
How is the indication of life handeled?
Monday July 14, 2008 6:30 John Yan
6:31
GamingNexus: 
No hud, not sure how damage/life is displayed...will ask tomorrow during my time with the game
Monday July 14, 2008 6:31 GamingNexus
6:32
GamingNexus: 
Mirror's Edge looks great, still unsure of some of the mechanics...might be Assaassin's creed divisive..
Monday July 14, 2008 6:32 GamingNexus
6:32
GamingNexus: 
It's Will "Mother f**king" Wright....sorry...just making him more badass
Monday July 14, 2008 6:32 GamingNexus
6:33
GamingNexus: 
Will Wright wants to save SETI, just a heads up
Monday July 14, 2008 6:33 GamingNexus
6:34
GamingNexus: 
Creature Creator is the #1 PC title on NPD since release
Monday July 14, 2008 6:34 GamingNexus
6:34
John Yan: 
And the amount of phallic creatures created with the program is growing at an exponential rate.
Monday July 14, 2008 6:34 John Yan
6:35
GamingNexus: 
Wright originally thought we'd get 100K creatures in the lead up to release of Spore...almost 2M out there now
Monday July 14, 2008 6:35 GamingNexus
6:35
GamingNexus: 
Spore Species > Real World Creatures
Monday July 14, 2008 6:35 GamingNexus
6:35
GamingNexus: 
Spore Fans = 38% God. based on productivity
Monday July 14, 2008 6:35 GamingNexus
6:37
GamingNexus: 
85K vids uploaded to YouTube
Monday July 14, 2008 6:37 GamingNexus
6:38
John Yan: 
Including Gaming Nexus's   http://youtube.com/watch?v=OiHWFaFgTxw
Monday July 14, 2008 6:38 John Yan
6:39
GamingNexus: 
Spore working with the folks at SETI ... guess that explains the t-shirt
Monday July 14, 2008 6:39 GamingNexus
6:40
GamingNexus: 
New Spore Trailer...Wil Wright FTW
Monday July 14, 2008 6:40 GamingNexus
6:42
GamingNexus: 
Yeah, I'd buy EA stock soon...Spore is a license to print money
Monday July 14, 2008 6:42 GamingNexus
6:43
GamingNexus: 
It's Peter Moore time- no new tattoos this year...
Monday July 14, 2008 6:43 GamingNexus
6:43
GamingNexus: 
20th anniversary of Madden...oddly enough doesn't feature Madden
Monday July 14, 2008 6:43 GamingNexus
6:44
GamingNexus: 
NBA Live 09 getting a big push this year.
Monday July 14, 2008 6:44 GamingNexus
6:44
GamingNexus: 
Trotting out Bill Walton to help push the game
Monday July 14, 2008 6:44 GamingNexus
6:45
GamingNexus: 
Bill Walton just called it "Spores"
Monday July 14, 2008 6:45 GamingNexus
6:47
GamingNexus: 
Bill Walton advocating gooning stuff in the NBA....
Monday July 14, 2008 6:47 GamingNexus
6:47
GamingNexus: 
You can't script sports...someone better tell Vince McMahon that...
Monday July 14, 2008 6:47 GamingNexus
6:48
GamingNexus: 
Dynamic DNA - based on data used by NBA Execs...Bill Walton now way off script
Monday July 14, 2008 6:48 GamingNexus
6:48
GamingNexus: 
NBA Live 09 will have daily updates...
Monday July 14, 2008 6:48 GamingNexus
6:49
GamingNexus: 
Player tendancies including who they approach the game, that stuff gets driven down to the game...
Monday July 14, 2008 6:49 GamingNexus
6:50
GamingNexus: 
Team DNA - how everyone plays together...kind of a cool concept
Monday July 14, 2008 6:50 GamingNexus
6:51
GamingNexus: 
NBA Live 09 - Made fresh daily - just like Dunkin Donuts
Monday July 14, 2008 6:51 GamingNexus
6:52
GamingNexus: 
Walton ragging on the Lakers...good stuff
Monday July 14, 2008 6:52 GamingNexus
6:55
GamingNexus: 
Would it be too much to get info on NHL 09?
Monday July 14, 2008 6:55 GamingNexus
6:55
GamingNexus: 
Talking about the new EA Wii sports brand - All Play
Monday July 14, 2008 6:55 GamingNexus
6:56
GamingNexus: 
Peter Moore getting ready to Tiger Woods against attractive female golfer Natalie something or other...
Monday July 14, 2008 6:56 GamingNexus
6:58
GamingNexus: 
All play stuff does a nice job of balancing things out
Monday July 14, 2008 6:58 GamingNexus
6:59
John Yan: 
How's it feel to see Peter on something other than the 360?
Monday July 14, 2008 6:59 John Yan
7:00
GamingNexus: 
"It's in the game" - Peter Moore FTW
Monday July 14, 2008 7:00 GamingNexus
7:01
GamingNexus: 
Tiger will ship with 15 additional mini-games
Monday July 14, 2008 7:01 GamingNexus
7:02
GamingNexus: 
A bit odd to see Peter Moore with a Wii controller in his hands.   Kind of surprised the balance evening focus is only on the Wii
Monday July 14, 2008 7:02 GamingNexus
7:02
GamingNexus: 
Peter Moore is the man
Monday July 14, 2008 7:02 GamingNexus
7:02
John Yan: 
I hope that new Wii MotionPlus gets supported by Tiger Woods
Monday July 14, 2008 7:02 John Yan
7:02
GamingNexus: 
John Pleasants up next -
Monday July 14, 2008 7:02 GamingNexus
7:03
GamingNexus: 
EA committed to both core and casual...
Monday July 14, 2008 7:03 GamingNexus
7:04
GamingNexus: 
Nanea Reeves to talk about EA Online...
Monday July 14, 2008 7:04 GamingNexus
7:04
GamingNexus: 
EA's gamer profile- Nucleus...cross game and cross platform
Monday July 14, 2008 7:04 GamingNexus
7:05
GamingNexus: 
Also works on mobile.....
Monday July 14, 2008 7:05 GamingNexus
7:05
GamingNexus: 
Microtransaction support...joy
Monday July 14, 2008 7:05 GamingNexus
7:05
John Yan: 
Don't hate the microtransactions :)
Monday July 14, 2008 7:05 John Yan
7:06
GamingNexus: 
Shawn Fanning on now (remember napster kids) - talking about Rupture
Monday July 14, 2008 7:06 GamingNexus
7:06
GamingNexus: 
Rupture will allow you to track interactions against friends across platforms...meta service
Monday July 14, 2008 7:06 GamingNexus
7:06
John Yan: 
How's the venue compared to the microsoft presser?
Monday July 14, 2008 7:06 John Yan
7:06
GamingNexus: 
Kind of a friendfeed for games... has their own achievements
Monday July 14, 2008 7:06 GamingNexus
7:07
GamingNexus: 
can challenge friends to complete achievements...wonder if this works for Non-EA games or not
Monday July 14, 2008 7:07 GamingNexus
7:08
GamingNexus: 
Rupture is platform agnostic....looks like cool stuff.   Rupture.com/developers for API and info
Monday July 14, 2008 7:08 GamingNexus
7:08
GamingNexus: 
Travis Boatman on now to talk about EA Mobile
Monday July 14, 2008 7:08 GamingNexus
7:08
GamingNexus: 
time to get iPhone shoved down our throats
Monday July 14, 2008 7:08 GamingNexus
7:09
GamingNexus: 
Venue is a bit better than MS, old theatres are always nice.   MS did some cool stuff in Mann's a few years ago
Monday July 14, 2008 7:09 GamingNexus
7:10
GamingNexus: 
iPhone games make the phone a strong pull...multiplayer support over WiFi is very cool.  
Monday July 14, 2008 7:10 GamingNexus
7:10
GamingNexus: 
iPhone Montage time
Monday July 14, 2008 7:10 GamingNexus
7:11
GamingNexus: 
Greg Zeschuk from Bioware just got a big ovation...time for some Dragon Age:Origins
Monday July 14, 2008 7:11 GamingNexus
7:12
GamingNexus: 
Have to wonder what happened to Mass Effect sequel...
Monday July 14, 2008 7:12 GamingNexus
7:12
John Yan: 
Has BioWare worked on subsequent games before? I thought they always did a game in between.
Monday July 14, 2008 7:12 John Yan
7:12
GamingNexus: 
Foundation of a strong PC franchise, and console in the near future
Monday July 14, 2008 7:12 GamingNexus
7:13
John Yan: 
They might have another team working on it currently as well and not much to show so no announcement needed.
Monday July 14, 2008 7:13 John Yan
7:14
GamingNexus: 
Same trailer we've seen before, still no feeling on what this game is really about
Monday July 14, 2008 7:14 GamingNexus
7:15
GamingNexus: 
It's Gabe Newell....
Monday July 14, 2008 7:15 GamingNexus
7:15
GamingNexus: 
Left 4 Dead - your own personal horror movie
Monday July 14, 2008 7:15 GamingNexus
7:16
John Yan: 
I'm really pumped about Left 4 Dead
Monday July 14, 2008 7:16 John Yan
7:16
GamingNexus: 
Left4Dead run by big AI, no it's not GlaDOS
Monday July 14, 2008 7:16 GamingNexus
7:17
GamingNexus: 
encounters in the game are based on party status and play styles of the players
Monday July 14, 2008 7:17 GamingNexus
7:18
John Yan: 
How's the game's visuals so far?
Monday July 14, 2008 7:18 John Yan
7:19
GamingNexus: 
showing off new character designs...looks interesting...visuals look good...not sure if the static effect is going to stay or not
Monday July 14, 2008 7:19 GamingNexus
7:19
GamingNexus: 
Left4Dead ships on November 4th for PC and 360
Monday July 14, 2008 7:19 GamingNexus
7:20
GamingNexus: 
Good lord, Left 4 Dead has some nice intensity
Monday July 14, 2008 7:20 GamingNexus
7:21
GamingNexus: 
New Partnership about to be announced....wow, EA just landed id Software from Activision
Monday July 14, 2008 7:21 GamingNexus
7:21
John Yan: 
Interesting they left off PS3 this time around
Monday July 14, 2008 7:21 John Yan
7:22
GamingNexus: 
It's John Carmack time...I'm still shocked given their relationship with Activision
Monday July 14, 2008 7:22 GamingNexus
7:22
GamingNexus: 
Time to see Rage, new blend of action, exploration, and driving
Monday July 14, 2008 7:22 GamingNexus
7:22
John Yan: 
Hmph.   I'd be more excited if this was   8 years ago.. but I guess you can't count out Carmack
Monday July 14, 2008 7:22 John Yan
7:23
GamingNexus: 
Some interesting character designs in Rage...I guess it's not just a driving game after all
Monday July 14, 2008 7:23 GamingNexus
7:25
GamingNexus: 
Hard to beat EA's line this year....
Monday July 14, 2008 7:25 GamingNexus
7:25
John Yan: 
Chuck, it just didn't seem like a really big headline grabbing presser for EA.. except for the iD partnership
Monday July 14, 2008 7:25 John Yan
7:26
John Yan: 
But overall, it seems a little bland.
Monday July 14, 2008 7:26 John Yan
7:27
GamingNexus: 
No big announcements but the games speak for themselves....when you pass on showing Mercenaries 2 you've got a killer lineup
Monday July 14, 2008 7:27 GamingNexus
7:28
GamingNexus: 
Heading out, thanks for reading...check back tommorrow for more coverage!
Monday July 14, 2008 7:28 GamingNexus
7:28



 
 
 
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