Eurogamer's best of E3

PostEurogamer's best of E3 by **Christopher** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 3:52 pm

Game of show: New Super Mario Bros
Best Tech: Milo & Kate
Best Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Best Game Announcement: Final Fantasy XIV
Best Video: Rock Band Beatles

Best Quote: "Yeah, you want to get information, but maybe you don't want to get raped!" David Cage pushes sexual politics in videogames to the limit with a queasy Heavy Rain demonstration. Did he have to breathe so heavily into the mic?

Best Party: Activision's bash for DJ Hero, featuring live performances from Jay-Z (phenomenal) and Eminem (weak), as well as the legendary Warren G and DJ AM. Kelly Osbourne was spotted, as well as some actually famous people, including Leo DiCaprio.

Most Half-Hearted Celebrity Appearance: The Beatles, for their disgraceful, embarrassed and embarrassing mugging at the Microsoft conference. "The game is great. The graphics are great. We were great," said Ringo like he was reading a shopping list. If you hate videogames so much, why did you make one then?

The "Let's Chill Here on the Deck" Kaz Hirai Memorial Award for excellence in strained banter: After a long run at the top of excruciatingly scripted press-conference shame, Sony slipped up this year and let Nintendo steal its crown with a masterpiece of false, unfunny bonhomie: Reggie and Bill Trinen's horrible basketball interlude. "I hope you shoot baskets better than you shoot arrows!" I hope you shoot yourself.

Best Special Move: In the new Dead to Rights, you can assume control of your faithful police dog Shadow and employ a special finishing move that ends the life of miscreants by biting their balls off. "We call this the Testikill."

The Stuck in a Golden Rut Award for being shackled to a successful franchise: Tie! After years of ever saying never, Hideo Kojima just gave up pretending and announced three - count them! one, two, three - new Metal Gear Solid games. But we couldn't let Bungie go without a mention too. So Halo 3 is the end of a trilogy then? Is it? Is it really?

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/eurogamer-best-of-e3-2009?page=1

PostRe: Eurogamer's best of E3 by KK » Mon Jun 08, 2009 3:55 pm

Game of Show: New Super Mario Bros

That's...erm...interesting.

PostRe: Eurogamer's best of E3 by **Raide** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 4:12 pm

KKLEIN wrote:
Game of Show: New Super Mario Bros

That's...erm...interesting.

I was just thinking that myself. :lol:

While the game did look fun, Game of the Show? Really?

Best Game Announcement: Final Fantasy XIV

Waaaaa?

PostRe: Eurogamer's best of E3 by **Christopher** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 4:15 pm

Saint of Killers wrote:
Best Game Announcement: Final Fantasy XIV

Waaaaa?

So better than Super Mario Galaxy 2 :lol:

I think not.

PostRe: Eurogamer's best of E3 by **Tafdolphin** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 4:22 pm

That list is extremely odd.

It scares me.

PostRe: Eurogamer's best of E3 by **SEP** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 4:54 pm

To be fair, these people have been on the show floor, and played the games there. I'd trust them about game of the show more than, say, anyone here.

Their choice of announcement was odd though.

PostRe: Eurogamer's best of E3 by **Extralife** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 9:20 pm

Best Game Announcement: Final Fantasy XIV

Yeah, far more exciting than Mario Galaxy 2, new Metroid, Crackdown 2 or two Mental Gear Solid games.

PostRe: Eurogamer's best of E3 by **Mafro** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 9:21 pm

Best Tech: Milo & Kate

Natal, surely?

Eurogamer :fp:

PostRe: Eurogamer's best of E3 by **Thongings** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 9:25 am

I was mildly underwhelmed by NSMB Wii to be honest. It was fun enough, and any new 2D Mario is great news, but the four player co-op felt like a complete free-for-all. And not in a good way.

Still, perhaps the Eurogamer guys played together, while I played with randoms. I'm sure that would make a massive difference.

PostRe: Eurogamer's best of E3 by **Raide** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 5:39 pm

The Stuck in a Golden Rut Award for being shackled to a successful franchise: Tie! After years of ever saying never, Hideo Kojima just gave up pretending and announced three - count them! one, two, three - new Metal Gear Solid games. But we couldn't let Bungie go without a mention too. So Halo 3 is the end of a trilogy then? Is it? Is it really?

Best Game Announcement: Final Fantasy XIV

Um....

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