EA is of course the proverbial 800-lb gorilla of the video games industry, but it may be that somewhere deep in the monolith that is Electronic Arts there is as much brain as there is brawn.

According to unconfirmed reports that seeped out of last week's Comic-Con, EA is hoping to market PCs branded/bundled with the next iteration in their Crysis IP, Crysis Warhead. I refer to these reports as unconfirmed because that's what they are. Although Warhead is slated for a September '08 release, EA has yet to confirm anywhere on its news site plans to link the game to a hardware system. Yet if the report is to be believed the PCs will come in several different configurations and go for something in the 0-0 range.

I gotta say that although I have my doubts that this will actually happen, I REALLY hope it does. So much of the beating that the PC games segment of the industry has taken over the last few years has to do with the perception--my own included--that owning a box capable of running high-end games is an expensive and losing proposition as system requirements continue to rise and the ongoing competition with console gaming proceeds. A quick search of the Web and it looks like you might already be able to get a PC in the 0-0 range that can handle the job, but again because of the perception and maybe the fact that it would be in addition to your laptop, more expensive than any available console and the doubt remains and will remain until driven out.

Personally I don't have much interest in Warhead, but its success bundled to a PC could open a whole new marketing strategy for PCs and in the process aid in curing what has been ailing PC gaming. Just think of all the the junk software that comes with a new PC and what a true gaming PC might look like in their absence. How about a whole series of games instead of some lame freeware? A PC with an EA sports library instead of AOL? All Sims all the time?...Sure it may just end up as a way for EA to make a few extra dollars off its back catalog, but it could also open the door to other options industry-wide especially if deals could be struck to built specific configurations into the customizing functionality of say, the Dell website. Either way it would certainly get me to pay more attention to PC gaming.

I don't find myself thinking this often, but "Way to go EA!"

--Hobson's Choice

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Maybe it's because this is a presidential election year and I've definitely spent more time mashing away than paying attention to the real world issues closing in around me, but I'm compelled to ask the question: are video games really unadulterated escapism?

On one hand you gotta know it that they are. Honestly, if they weren't why would we spend so much time and money on them, but thankfully contrary to the mantra of concerned parents and over-protective regulatory bodies everywhere, our little obsession does have some relevance in the real world. War? check. Crime? check. Technological advances? check. Unfortunately for nay-sayers hoping that kids will grow out of video games, games are looking as relevant as any other entertainment-based pursuit these days, reflecting the challenges humanity faces as a whole rather than a stereotypically violent bit of escapism. So to Moms and Dads everywhere, keep up the vigilance and thanks for the concern, but the kids are alright.

Check out three atypical video games related stories below that you may have missed that were plucked from the pages of gamepolitics.com.

• Metal Gear Solid Technical Advisor Busted By Feds for Shipping Weapons Parts
• Renewed Controversy over Iraqi Artist's Virtual Jihadi Game
• Military Using Game Controllers to Pilot Drones, Disarm Bombs

--Hobson's Choice

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Xseed Games wants your monster in their Wii game.  So grab your pencil, pens, or crayons and get to doodling.  One winner will get to see their beast (or Unidentified Mysterious Animal "UMA" as Xseed's calling it) come to life in The Little King's Story.  Even if your UMA isn't picked as the top entry, that's no reason to despair.   99 others will have their illustrations displayed in the in-game museum. 

Check out the rules here, and then send your entry over to the folks at Xseed.  Who knows, you may get to face your fears and take on your own monster when the game releases.

Don't wait to send in your entry though, the deadline is August 1st.  Since I can't draw very well, you don't have to worry about taking on the fierce Pengu-Squirrel that's stuck in my head. 

--Osver

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The suit-fest that was E3 is over. It will be back next year, though some are guessing that the doors may be thrown open to every Tom-Dick-& Harry, uh again. Whatever. For now we are on to Comic-Con.

I remember the days when gamers were looked on as the biggest geeks on the planet, but a peek at the schedule of events at this year's Comic-Con down San Diego way and it's clear that the mantle was passed quite some time ago. My personal event favs this year are: 75 Years of Doc Savage (yes, as in Doc Savage: Man of Bronze, The 30th Anniversary Battlestar Galactica Panel - featuring Richard Hatch (the original Apollo), The Secret History of Manga in the US and of course a stirring panel discussion on the impending return of Red Sonja to the silver screen. In a word: "Sweet."

A passing of the dork mantle? I retract that. I think that the comic book crowd has always had the upper hand on the video games geeks with regards to this and probably always will. Of course a bucket load of video games news will come out of Comic-Con. Just a few headlines that have come out today are:

• EA and DC's team effort to produce a Mirror's Edge comic book
• A one-on-one with Will Wright about Spore and how bring your SPORE creature to life in comic book form

There will be more to come over the next few days, so check back in to see.

--Hobson's Choice

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Often times when something is repeated often enough people may actually start believing it may be true. Unfortunately for Wild Tangent CEO, Alex St. John, his thoughts on console gaming are not likely to fall in this category. It hasn't been unusual to come across sound bites from St. John claiming that console gaming's dominance in the market is drawing to an end, but according to a blog posting at the Seattle PI's Website St. John seems to think that console gaming will, get this, be dead in little more than 10 years. St. John's comments came as part of his statements today at Casual Connect in Seattle. According to the PI he started off by saying:

'"I am going to make some outrageous claims today. And then I will attempt to substantiate them. Feel free to disagree with me. Just remember, that I am right."'

Later continuing:

'"We are looking at the last generation of consoles right now. I am going to predict to you that the PS3, the Wii and the X-box are the last generation of consoles that you either see or that anybody regards as successful in the market."'

And eventually concluding with:

'"Everything they know how to do is wrong. They start in a well. They think that brand matters. They think that their marketing expertise matters. They think that a pile of art work and a box matters. They have got a bunch of people paid huge salaries with years of expertise who would never dream of firing themselves because they have got the wrong domain expertise. And so Disney, for example, would never have funded the 0 million project to build Club Penguin, but boy they paid 0 million like little b****** to buy it after it hit the market. ... So the weird thing is that the expertise and the skill set to create these games -- they are not really rocket science to make -- it is just an entirely new mentality. The big budgets and the money and all the stuff these companies have that are entrenched are not an advantage, they are an encumbrance."'

I didn't see the actual 2020 date in the quotes noted in the PI blog headline, but knowing St. John's reputation for over the top comments, I'll take the post at face value. So, as for St. John's opinions, well, I know that he had a captive and invested audience, but that room had to filled with puzzled faces and rolling eyes, so I hope that the lights were dimmed. I know casual gaming is huge, but I just can't imagine a world filled with that much Bejeweled and Zuma.

How about you?

--Hobson's Choice

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"Fusion" was only announced last February and is due out sometime next year, but this new trailer released the other day at Comic-Con looks pretty sharp, even though the YouTube quality leaves a little to be desired. Sorry about that.

This new version of the popular Action RPG will be set during a recent and very destructive world-wide "Civil War." Word is that the game will feature over 20 playable characters from the Marvel universe including the Hulk, Wolverine, Spider-Man, Venom and the
Human Torch, with unlockables available as well. The trailer confirms: Wolverine, Spider-Man, The Hulk, The Invisible Girl, Iron Man, Daredevil, Captain America, and The Thing. As the game name suggests, the main game feature looks to be the ability to "fuse" two character's powers
together to give one character hybrid abilities - hopefully hybrids of villains' and heroes' powers. This should allow for some cool combo match ups in multi-player mode. Also, being an RPG there will also be a lot of customization options and the game's Havok physics engine should allow for more interactivity than in the original game, for example the use of smashed pieces of the environment as weapons. Nice!

Right now, the it looks like it release on 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, PSP & DS.

--Hobson's Choice

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You would think that the current war would stick to political and news arenas and out of our beloved video games. We prefer to think about war as something that happened in the Pacific or Atlantic theaters and often carries a title beginning with "COD." Ubisoft, however, has determined to ride the swell that has come from recent events and show us what might happen if we continue down the same track in Tom Clancy's EndWar.

Set in the year 2020, Russia becomes the world's primary supplier of energy and experiences a massive economic boom. Western Europe, without the UK and Ireland, unifies to create the European Federation. Meanwhile, the United States is on the verge of finishing construction on the Freedom Star, a controversial orbital military platform that will upset the balance of world power. Just another day at the office.

The unique aspect of this game is your ability to control it almost entirely with your voice with the hopes of making the RTS genre more accessible for those who have found it just a little too overwhelming in the past. We managed to score a Q and A with Michael de Plater, Creative Director for Tom Clancy's EndWar, from Ubisoft Shanghai and have used this post shamelessly to get you interested in checking it out. See you on the battlefield.

--Tytus

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The August '08 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly has a nice article which in part asserts that modern production costs--along with the increase in casual gaming--is limiting the number of new A+ games on the market. It isn't online yet, so you'll have to pick up a hard copy if you are interested, but the analogy is to the movie industry and in my opinion is interesting both for what it says and what it doesn't say.

Blockbusters chock full of stunning Next-Gen graphics cost bucket loads of cash, which is apparently what the big boys of hardcore game publishing think the public wants, so the EAs and Activisions of the world (titles licensed by the non Next-Gen Nintendo Wii don't quite apply) keep their development houses on a tight leash and generally stay conservative on what they put out. That means lots of familiar muzzle-flashing glitz, an unending parade of sequels, minimal divergences from proven formulas and in the end fewer games since the monies it takes to bring games to life has skyrocketed and investments on these levels are closely watched.

But, do hardcore gamers really want the Next-Gen flash eluded to? Uh, yeah. Do they have a problem with the sequel-oriented mentality that rules modern game development? Not really, unless of course they feel they're being duped; after all we've been conditioned for decades to expect sequels by both the game and movie industries. Do they mind that generally speaking a shooter, is a shooter, is a shooter and that magical "open-world gameplay" functionality has lost some of its luster as it approaches commonplace, at least in usage? No, not really; that is unless the related games totally blow. What they do mind though, at least in part, is the high cost of games. Now I know that part of the accepted definition of a "hardcore gamer" is that they tend to purchase a minimally high amount of games, no matter the price, but at and up (for 360 & PS3 titles) there almost certainly has to be a limit to how far that definition can apply, that is unless gamers choose to put off their purchases for a while, only buying when the price drops. With this in mind maybe it's not a problem if the EGM article's supposition that there are fewer A+ titles out there is actually true. So then, to my original question:

Are you still a "Hardcore Gamer" if you wait to buy A+ titles?

Because I have no problem waiting for a price drop, I'd have to say yes. Xbox 360's list of Platinum Hits at .99 is up over 25 including high-profile titles like Call of Duty 3, Dead Rising, GRAW, GRAW2 and Spider-Man 3 and thankfully Sony has just followed suit, launching its .99 Greatest Hits program for PS3 with real blockbusters like Resistance: Fall Of Man, Assassin's Creed, Warhawk and others. Me being a cheapskate, I have admit that there are plenty of holes in my library that I'd love to fill at half-price or better, especially when it come to PS3 titles.

So what, if there are a fewer games out there. I'll never get to them all/do justice to them all anyway. And are games too expensive? Yes indeed. Does this bother me? Not really because "hardcore gaming" is not about how many dollars you spend. It's about the amount of time spent playing and the number of games you play. I gave up on the standing in line for blockbuster movies years ago in favor of seeing them at a matinee after the hoopla has died down or they make their way to video. The major players in game publishing allow you to do to same with their "Hits" programs without loosing face and I'm all for it. In Sony's case it's a simple matter of economics since it looks like for now their games division is the only one pulling down significant yen. Now if we could only get Nintendo on board with its top, but long-in-the-tooth Wii titles. Yup, still talking about you Twilight Princess.

I'm sure that there are gamers reading this with opinions other than mind. Chime in and let me know where you stand on this.

--Hobson's Choice

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EA is of course the proverbial 800-lb gorilla of the video games industry, but it may be that somewhere deep in the monolith that is Electronic Arts there is as much brain as there is brawn.

According to unconfirmed reports that seeped out of last week's Comic-Con, EA is hoping to market PCs branded/bundled with the next iteration in their Crysis IP, Crysis Warhead. I refer to these reports as unconfirmed because that's what they are. Although Warhead is slated for a September '08 release, EA has yet to confirm anywhere on its news site plans to link the game to a hardware system. Yet if the report is to be believed the PCs will come in several different configurations and go for something in the 0-0 range.

I gotta say that although I have my doubts that this will actually happen, I REALLY hope it does. So much of the beating that the PC games segment of the industry has taken over the last few years has to do with the perception--my own included--that owning a box capable of running high-end games is an expensive and losing proposition as system requirements continue to rise and the ongoing competition with console gaming proceeds. A quick search of the Web and it looks like you might already be able to get a PC in the 0-0 range that can handle the job, but again because of the perception and maybe the fact that it would be in addition to your laptop, more expensive than any available console and the doubt remains and will remain until driven out.

Personally I don't have much interest in Warhead, but its success bundled to a PC could open a whole new marketing strategy for PCs and in the process aid in curing what has been ailing PC gaming. Just think of all the the junk software that comes with a new PC and what a true gaming PC might look like in their absence. How about a whole series of games instead of some lame freeware? A PC with an EA sports library instead of AOL? All Sims all the time?...Sure it may just end up as a way for EA to make a few extra dollars off its back catalog, but it could also open the door to other options industry-wide especially if deals could be struck to built specific configurations into the customizing functionality of say, the Dell website. Either way it would certainly get me to pay more attention to PC gaming.

I don't find myself thinking this often, but "Way to go EA!"

--Hobson's Choice

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Tomorrow Xbox Live's Summer of Arcade sweepstakes kicks off with the release of Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved.  Did that pique your interest?  Intrigued by the potential, however slim, of free stuff?  Are you now wondering, "How do I enter and what can I win?"

Here's the summary:  Each week there will be a new game on Xbox Live, and if you play the demo, or the full game, you're entered into the sweepstakes.  Each week five people will be selected to win 4000 Xbox Live points. 

Once the whole contest has run its course (9/2 is the last day to enter the last game) one winner will get 100,000 Xbox Live points, a Xbox 360 Elite console, and a 12-month Gold subscription card.  Two runner ups will each win 10,000 Xbox Live points and a 12-month Gold subscription card. 

The line up of games, and when you can enter, looks like this:

• Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 (7/30 - 8/5)
• Braid (8/6 - 8/12)
• Bionic Commando Rearmed (8/13 - 8/19)
• Galaga Legions (8/20 - 8/26)
• Castle Crashers (8/27 - 9/2)

Good luck!  If you're lucky enough to win the grand prize, I'd be curious to know how long it takes to redeem/spend all those points.

--Osver

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Two quick notes for those of you game fans in California. 

First, this weekend (7/19 - 7/20) it's once again time for California Extreme (CAX), the Classic Arcade Games Show.  The basic premise is that a bunch of arcade and pinball collectors rent the hall, bring their games, and set them up to not need quarters.  Folks show up, pay the entry fee, and play as many games as they want.  CAX will be opening up at 11 AM both days and is held in San Jose at Parkside Hall.

Second, i am 8-bit will be hosting their forth art exhibit devoted to artwork inspired by games at the World of Wonder in Hollywood.  This installment will be opening on 8/14 and running until 9/7.  You can see some of the past artwork here.

--Osver

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Yesterday brought more Video Game announcements from E3, which of course you can read about all over the web or just watch the press conferences yourself here.

Here are the 5 items that interested me the most, one from each of the 5 press conferences, because I'm fair and equal like that:

• Nintendo's Press Conference: While there were announcements around Music, more Sports, and Animal Crossing on Wii.  All that's great, but Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars on DS has piqued my interest the most.  Take that family friendly image!
• Sony's Press Conference: There were announcements about Resistance (PSP & PS3), God of War, and new PS2, PSP, and PS3 consoles/bundles, but what excites this money conscious gamer the most is the promise of .99 PS3 Greatest Hits titles.  Sure, it may not be the most interesting item, but what can I say... I'm cheap.
• Ubisoft's Press Conference:  While they're aiming for the ladies, I want to know more about I Am Alive.
• Capcom's Press Conference: I've got four words of you: Street... Fighter... Four... Video.  Where do I put the quarters?
• Activision's Press Conference: Sorry, did you say something about Guitar Hero or super heroes?  I glossed over at the new Wolfenstein video, and my brain can't think of anything else.  I have no clue how many hours I spent with the original PC title (and the level editor), but I now want to not only play this new one, but also unearth my copy of Return to Castle Wolfenstein.

What announcements are you most excited about?

--Osver

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Jenga has been around in many forms, the original, the Wii version, the DS version, and of course the knockoffs.  I didn't really thing there was anything else left to be tried with Jenga.

Once again, however, I've been proven wrong.  Someone's gone and made a Donkey Kong version of Jenga, and darn it, I want to play it.  Actually scratch that.  Not only do I want to play it, I think it should be the official format to resolve all differences of opinion at work. 

I am kind of curious to how the little Mario pieces on the side get integrated into the game play.  But really, who can resist those blocks, complete with girder graphics?

--Osver

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Yesterday there were press conferences from Take 2 (recap available in text or chat history) and Konami (recap available in text, chat history, or video).

Since you can peruse through all that at your leisure, I'll jump straight to my 5 questions brought up from those 2 press conferences:

• Castlevania - I expect Order of Ecclesia to be great (based off the previous DS titles: Portrait of Ruin and Dawn of Sorrow), but how will the transition to 3D fighter go for Castlevania: Judgment on Wii?
• NHL 2K9 - You can drive the Zamboni!  But, can I drive it outside the arena like this guy did?  If so I'm buying my first hockey game since the NES.
• Rock Revolution - Can it survive in a world dominated by Guitar Hero and Rock Band? 
• Silent Hill: Homecoming - With a new free camera system, instead of the old fixed camera system, how will the Silent Hill fans like the new interaction?
• Borderlands - Can I play it now?  Please?  No?  I'm sad now.  I want to mess around with the "half a million guns" and all the different effects.

--Osver

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Two quick notes for those of you game fans in California. 

First, this weekend (7/19 - 7/20) it's once again time for California Extreme (CAX), the Classic Arcade Games Show.  The basic premise is that a bunch of arcade and pinball collectors rent the hall, bring their games, and set them up to not need quarters.  Folks show up, pay the entry fee, and play as many games as they want.  CAX will be opening up at 11 AM both days and is held in San Jose at Parkside Hall.

Second, i am 8-bit will be hosting their forth art exhibit devoted to artwork inspired by games at the World of Wonder in Hollywood.  This installment will be opening on 8/14 and running until 9/7.  You can see some of the past artwork here.

--Osver

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Yesterday brought more Video Game announcements from E3, which of course you can read about all over the web or just watch the press conferences yourself here.

Here are the 5 items that interested me the most, one from each of the 5 press conferences, because I'm fair and equal like that:

• Nintendo's Press Conference: While there were announcements around Music, more Sports, and Animal Crossing on Wii.  All that's great, but Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars on DS has piqued my interest the most.  Take that family friendly image!
• Sony's Press Conference: There were announcements about Resistance (PSP & PS3), God of War, and new PS2, PSP, and PS3 consoles/bundles, but what excites this money conscious gamer the most is the promise of .99 PS3 Greatest Hits titles.  Sure, it may not be the most interesting item, but what can I say... I'm cheap.
• Ubisoft's Press Conference:  While they're aiming for the ladies, I want to know more about I Am Alive.
• Capcom's Press Conference: I've got four words of you: Street... Fighter... Four... Video.  Where do I put the quarters?
• Activision's Press Conference: Sorry, did you say something about Guitar Hero or super heroes?  I glossed over at the new Wolfenstein video, and my brain can't think of anything else.  I have no clue how many hours I spent with the original PC title (and the level editor), but I now want to not only play this new one, but also unearth my copy of Return to Castle Wolfenstein.

What announcements are you most excited about?

--Osver

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Yesterday there were press conferences from Take 2 (recap available in text or chat history) and Konami (recap available in text, chat history, or video).

Since you can peruse through all that at your leisure, I'll jump straight to my 5 questions brought up from those 2 press conferences:

• Castlevania - I expect Order of Ecclesia to be great (based off the previous DS titles: Portrait of Ruin and Dawn of Sorrow), but how will the transition to 3D fighter go for Castlevania: Judgment on Wii?
• NHL 2K9 - You can drive the Zamboni!  But, can I drive it outside the arena like this guy did?  If so I'm buying my first hockey game since the NES.
• Rock Revolution - Can it survive in a world dominated by Guitar Hero and Rock Band? 
• Silent Hill: Homecoming - With a new free camera system, instead of the old fixed camera system, how will the Silent Hill fans like the new interaction?
• Borderlands - Can I play it now?  Please?  No?  I'm sad now.  I want to mess around with the "half a million guns" and all the different effects.

--Osver

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In the "anything you and do I can do better" world of console gaming, Microsoft's official announcement at E3 yesterday that it would be partnering with Internet DVD superstar Netflix to deliver over 10,000 movies and television shows via Xbox LIVE was both a surprise and no surprise at all.

Sure I was more or less convinced that nobody in the market had a clue that Netflix is tailor-made for digital downloads, but over the last few years Microsoft has made no bones about its overall intent towards integration of its hardware, whether PC or gaming-based into a media center model. (As a matter of fact, this has pretty much been the strategy of all the consoles in their own ways) This along with the tremendous head start that Xbox LIVE has on PlayStation Network is what made Blu-ray's crushing of the HD-DVD media format earlier in the year little more than a bump in the road. In our broadband dominated world wouldn't you rather download content on demand rather than wait for it to be delivered via mail or purchase it at a brick and mortar or e-tailer? I sure would. My question is as cool as this sounds, how much of a win is this really for the 360? Sure there are over twelve million Xbox LIVE members out there who would love to be able to download high-def video content via their 360's, but for the notoriously slow download times on Xbox LIVE, the extra costs that members may incur and the storage plaguing the puny standard Xbox 360 hard drive.

I think I've got better than average connection speed, yet I'm constantly waiting on my 360 downloads. The streaming video service is projected to be free to Netflix members who are also Xbox 360 Gold subscribers, but just how many players on LIVE are Gold members? I've a feeling that there are a bucket load of Silver memberships out there since all you need for that is a console and a broadband connection. And speaking of numbers, how many of you are still mashing away on the original 20GB model. I can't be the only one who has yet to receive a full-blown red ring of death courtesy of the boys out in Redmond and am thus willing to play the old download-delete game.

A peek at what the Netflix flavored Xbox experience may look like
So, here we are. Sony wins the high-def media arms race leading to Microsoft's Netflix deal. Has either of them made up any ground on the other, or on the Wii who remains the main player in the console market? Nope and nope. All I know is that for now I'll be keeping my snailmail Netflix account just as it is.

--Hobson's Choice

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Yesterday brought more Video Game announcements from E3, which of course you can read about all over the web or just watch the press conferences yourself here.

Here are the 5 items that interested me the most, one from each of the 5 press conferences, because I'm fair and equal like that:

• Nintendo's Press Conference: While there were announcements around Music, more Sports, and Animal Crossing on Wii.  All that's great, but Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars on DS has piqued my interest the most.  Take that family friendly image!
• Sony's Press Conference: There were announcements about Resistance (PSP & PS3), God of War, and new PS2, PSP, and PS3 consoles/bundles, but what excites this money conscious gamer the most is the promise of .99 PS3 Greatest Hits titles.  Sure, it may not be the most interesting item, but what can I say... I'm cheap.
• Ubisoft's Press Conference:  While they're aiming for the ladies, I want to know more about I Am Alive.
• Capcom's Press Conference: I've got four words of you: Street... Fighter... Four... Video.  Where do I put the quarters?
• Activision's Press Conference: Sorry, did you say something about Guitar Hero or super heroes?  I glossed over at the new Wolfenstein video, and my brain can't think of anything else.  I have no clue how many hours I spent with the original PC title (and the level editor), but I now want to not only play this new one, but also unearth my copy of Return to Castle Wolfenstein.

What announcements are you most excited about?

--Osver

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