QuickJump QuickPeek Special Edition: The E3 2009 round-up

QuickJump QuickPeek Special Edition: The E3 2009 Round-up - Image 1It’s over. It’s done. E3 2009 has come and gone, and the worldwide gaming community is left to sift through the announcements, reveals, videos, hype and promises that came out of the yearly gaming expo this past week.

To make it just a wee bit easier, here are all the E3 2009-related news that graced the QJ.NET pages in the past week. This is quite long, so I’ll cut this intro short and get right down to the meat. Hit the jump for the QJ.NET E3 2009 Round-up.

QuickJump QuickPeek Special Edition: The E3 2009 Round-up - Image 1

It’s over. It’s done. E3 2009 has come and gone, and the worldwide gaming community is left to sift through the announcements, reveals, videos, hype and promises that came out of the yearly gaming expo this past week.

To make it just a wee bit easier, here are all the E3 2009-related news that graced the QJ.NET pages in the past week. This is quite long, so I’ll cut this intro short and get right down to the QJ.NET E3 2009 Round-up. Enjoy.


XBOX 360

  • Splinter Cell: Conviction trailer leaked. Link
  • Xbox 360 to have Facebook, Twitter, and Last.FM services. Link
  • Bungie announces Halo: Reach. Link
  • Lewis Hamilton’s simulator aided Forza Motorsport 3. Link
  • Splinter Cell more immersive than Metal Gear, says dev. Link
  • Mass Effect DLC coming soon. Link
  • Project Natal:
    • Microsoft finally unveils motion-sensing device, Project Natal. Link
    • Shane Kim: Natal extended Xbox 360 life through 2015. Link
    • Aaron Greenberg thinks it’s nice that the Wii and the PS3 are sharing the same space, but Natal would leapfrog over them both. Link

PLAYSTATION 3

  • SCEA: More “shockers” to come. Link
  • Creat announces Digger and Mushroom Wars for PSN. Link
  • The Fat Princess makes her entrance. Link
  • Gran Turismo 5 could be released any time. Link
  • Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 trailer. Link
  • White Knight Chronicles Eldore Gameplay. Link
  • E3 is not the right place to announce a PS3 price cut, says Sony. Link
  • God of War III
    • Gameplay footage for God of War III. Link
    • Eye-tearin’ God of War III Virtual Booth Tour video. Link

PLAYSTATION PORTABLE

  • Army of Two: The 40th Day PSP screenshots. Link
  • Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker announcement, screenshots, and trailer. Link
  • Fat Princess: Fistful of Cake coming to PSP. Link
  • Hell Yeah! Kratos joins Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny. Link
  • Jak & Daxter: The Lost Frontier details and screenshots. Link
  • New PSP puzzler echochrono revealed. Link
  • LittleBigPlanet PSP debut trailer. Link
  • Silent Hill: Shattered Memories PSP off-screen footage. Link
  • PS3-PSP connectivity planned for GT PSP and GT5. Link
  • MotorStorm: Arctic Edge off-screen gameplay videos. Link
  • Invizimals debut trailer. Link
  • Co-op vid for PSP Pixel Junk Monsters Deluxe. Link
  • Persona developer walkthrough. Link
  • PSP Go
    • PSP Go video walkthrough and details. Link
    • PSP Go accessories on display. Link
    • Shigeru Miyamoto scouts the PSP Go. Link
    • More spicy tidbits on PSP Go: five to six hours battery life, same SDK as other PSP’s, new video hands-on. Link

WII

  • EA welcomes very special guest at E3 2009 for Grand Slam Tennis. Link
  • Ubisoft gets dibs on No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle’s US release. Link
  • Atlus bringing Shiren the Wanderer to US. Link
  • Miyamoto reveals new Wii Zelda game. Link
  • New Super Mario Bros. Wii combines cooperation and competition. Link
  • Metroid: Other M
    • Metroid: Other M screenshots. Link
    • Other M is not Metroid Dread. Link

DS

  • Team Kakashi in Naruto Shippuden: Ninja Council 4. Link
  • Golden Sun DS trailer. Link

MULTIPLATFORM GAMES

  • Front Mission Evolved debut trailer. Link
  • Borderlands debut trailer. Link
  • Bayonetta trailer kicks ass, blows minds. Link
  • The Beatles: Rock Band debut trailer. Link
  • EA announces Fight Night Round 4 release date. Link
  • Modern Warfare 2 videos fresh out of the Expo. Link
  • EA announces mixed martial arts game, EA Sports MMA. Link
  • Enter Ezio – Assassin’s Creed II dated. Link
  • DiRT 2 gameplay teaser video. Link
  • THQ announces WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2010. Link
  • Castlevania: Lords of Shadow details, screenshots, and trailer. Link
  • Metal Gear Solid: Rising
    • The rain finally lifts – Kojima announces Metal Gear Solid: Rising. Link
    • Metal Gear Solid: Rising also on PS3, says Jack Tretton. Link
  • Dante’s Inferno
    • Religious group protests against EA, Dante’s Inferno. Link
    • Thought so: Anti-Dante’s Inferno rally at E3 is a viral marketing campaign. Link
  • Final Fantasy XIII
    • Square Enix announces release margin for FFXIII. Link
    • Seven minutes of Final Fantasy XIII story and gameplay. Link
  • Final Fantasy XIV
    • Square Enix launches Final Fantasy XIV site. Link
    • Square Enix still considering Microsoft hardware for Final Fantasy XIV. Link
    • Final Fantasy XIV trailer. Link

E3 MISCELLANIA

  • Dates for next year’s E3 expo announced. Link

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