Valve’s Suprise: Portal 2 on PS3 June 15, 2010

Gabe Newell of Valve Software took the stage at the Sony E3 Press Conference and announced that Portal 2 will be released on the Playstation 3, and will support Steam Cloud and Steamworks, making, as he claims, the Playstation version of Portal 2, the definitive console version of the game.

The game’s graphics look phenomenal, an overgrown lush enviroment is taking over the original test chambers, and Chell will have to navigate through them in order to survive as GLaDOS rebuilds herself.

Portal 2 is coming to PC, Xbox 360, and PS3 in 2011.

Sony Announces Dead Space 2 PS3 Will Include Dead Space Extraction for Move June 15, 2010

During the Dead Space 2 Demo at Sony’s E3 Showcase, Sony announced that all copies of the PS3 version of Dead Space 2 will include an HD version of Dead Space Extraction specicially designed for Playstation Move.

It’s nice that gamers are being offered extra value for their dollar these days, and Sony’s showing that they’re in a habit of getting superior versions of games by offering free exclusive content (like Playable Joker Levels in Batman: Arkham Asylum) and special editions (like with Dante’s Inferno).

Hey, I honestly don’t mind buying PS3 versions of games, my Xbox 360 predates HDMI.

Dead Space 2 is coming Multiplatform January 25th, 2011.

Sony Announces Playstation Plus June 15, 2010

Sony has announced at their confrence that they will be activating the Playstation Plus paid service on top of the current Playsation Network later this month.  It will cost $49.99 a year, and will consist of getting early access to demos, betas, Playstation Core, and full PSN and Playstation 1 Classics.

Sony will be offering a free three month subscription to give current PS3 owners a taste of the system.  However, the problem I see with this is that while you’ll have early access to demos and betas, all the “free” content you get with the service (like Wipeout HD, which will be a free launch title for Plus users) will only be accessable while you’re a user.  It would likely be cheaper just to buy a copy of Wipeout HD for 20 dollars and own it forever, than pay hundreds of dollars for several years just to keep playing it.

Epic Mickey Coming Holiday 2010 June 15, 2010

Warren Spector, creator of Deus Ex, has demoed his next major game at the Nintendo E3 Press Confrence, Epic Mickey.

You’d think a game with Mickey Mouse would be specifcally just for kids, but with Warren Spector behind it, I seriously doubt that will be the case.  Take a look at the E3 2010 trailer for yourselves.  The game looks dark and stylish.

Epic Mickey is coming Holiday 2010 to the Nintendo Wii.

Playstation Move Coming September 19th, Will be $49.99 June 15, 2010

Sony has just announced that their motion control system, the Playstation Move, will be released on September 15th in Europe and September 19th in North America.

The Move consists of three components, the Move wand controller, the optional accessory controller, and the Playstation Eye Toy.  These components will be sold seperatly or as a bundle.  The wand controller by itself for those who already have a PS3 and Eye Toy will cost $49.99, the accessory (similar to a wii nunchuck) will cost $29.99, and the bundle with the Eye Toy and a game will cost $99.99 US.

A seperate bundle including a PS3 and the Eye Toy and Move will cost $399.99 US.  All will be avalible in North America, on September 19th, 2011.

Killzone 3 Coming February 2011, Supports 3D and Playstation Move June 15, 2010

Guerrilla Games has announced that their flagship title for the Playstation 3, Killzone 3, will support Stereoscopic 3D and the  Playstation Move, making for an excellent immersive experience with a first person shooter.

Killzone 3 will be coming February 2011 for the Playstation 3

New Legend of Zelda Game Announced June 15, 2010

A new Legend of Zelda game has premiered at the Nintendo E3 Press Confrence, it will be called Legend of Zelda: The Skyward Sword and it looks very much in the same vein as the fantastic Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess from the graphics to the gameplay.

Legend of Zelda: The Skyward Sword is scheduled for release in 2011 only for the Nintendo wii.

Mortal Kombat Premiere E3 2010 Trailer June 14, 2010

The new Mortal Kombat game, premering at E3 2010, will be a 2D fighter using 3D graphics, harkening back to the original 2D Mortal Kombat games.  The combat looks fast paced and extremely graphic.

Here’s a trailer, featuring some very well known characters.  It will be released for the Xbox 360 and PS3.

Konami’s E3 Site Live June 14, 2010

Konami’s official E3 website has gone live, and has a countdown ticker that shows it will go active tomorrow.  Right now it’s offering a poll system for facebook users to vote on their favorite Konami character.

It also promises exclusives for the E3 announced games.  You can check out the website here.