so far, Microsoft, EA, and Ubisoft had their conferences.
Microsoft: For the most part, "OMG LOOK AT ALL THE CASUAL GAMES WE HAVE FOR KINECT LOL." Then there was the typical "Halo, Gears of War, ETC ETC" shooter showcase. YAWN. Metal Gear Rising looked fucking awesome though. It's a shame that the ONLY worthwhile game shown was not an exclusive. They also revealed the new 360 slim, which is shipping immediately. Too bad we knew about it last night. They also bribed gave one away to all who attended. Oh and ESPN. Gee, they aren't trying to appeal to the fratboy demographic at all.... no sir. Lame. Grade: D
EA: The NFS: Hot Pursuit Remake looks fun as all hell. Also the new bulletstorm game looks badass. Other than that, nothing too special, but hey, at least they were showing, you know, GAMES, so kudos to them. Grade: C+
Ubisoft:I honestly think they were clearly confused where the fuck they were. I slept through most of it (since to be honest, I didn't really care. Ubisoft can go fuck themselves after the whole DRM fiasco), but from what I heard, they were for the most part showing anything BUT games. A laser tag game that only keeps score? A "screennsaver?" A fitness "game?" Just wow. Okay there were a couple of games thrown in ther (Driver, Assasin's Creed, even a Rayman game) but that doesn't make up for the absolute fail the rest of the conference was about. Grade: F
Anyway, Nintendo and Sony's are tomorrow at 9AM and 12PM respectively. I'm fairly certain that these ones will be much, MUCH fucking better. (at least, I KNOW Nintendo's will, what with Zelda and the 3DS and all)
(also, if you don't mind the 4chan community, join #/v/e3 on Rizon during the conferences for hilarity.)