Nice. I guess LittleBigPlanet will have a big showing looking at the booths and advertisement all over the place. My hopes go to Heavy Rain footage, FFXIII and versus, and hopefully Naughty Dog and Ico's new projects. Ninja Theory's would also be nice. And they should really, really show some more Alan Wake, it's been quite a while.

Would it be irrealistic to hope for a new Twisted Metal? :P

DustySword

wait, so MS and nintendo arent coming? sony must have their feet up on the table this time.
nice about the booze & nudity. I'm pretty much gonna reiterate my dashed hopes for E3 things id like to see:

-anything on: Alan Wake, Ueda/Team Ico's next, or Heavy Rain. I'm holding hopes for the latter, realistically.
-more FF XIII footage, realistic ballpark in which to expect it
-lower on the list'd be a date on Ghostbusters, more info on Persona 4 or Mirror's Edge, and uh, a date on Home, i guess. Oh, and White Knight Story.

this list will likely remain unchanged for TGS, for reference. In lieu of all of this, ill settle for whiskey and Castle Crashers.

TheIrishNinja

Err, that's a link to Microsoft sitting out of Leipzig, not Nintendo.

Turambar

go*

TheUndergroundMan

I always wanted to g to Germany. Make me Feeeeeeaaaaaaal like I'm there McWhertor!

TheUndergroundMan

I posted this in another thread, but it bears repeating. Sega's secret title appears to be a new House of the Dead game, if GAF is any indication.

[www.neogaf.com]

twinturbo2

yeah beer and boobs, that's all it really comes down to. I still prefer the new E3, to the jocks and spocks shows of pax and others. More games less thongs.

joncoffee

@TheIrishNinja: MS is going to be there, but now big fuss or press conference at Leipzing, though.

Alex_Mexico

MS just isn't gonna do another press confrence (IE got out all their stats for the share holders last time I guess) No idea what Sony is going to do different than E3 since no price cut *tear*

Hand_O_Death

Ahh, im driving from norway to germany tomorrow to attend GC! :D

So Kotaku, will you have a get-together with fans in leipzig like you sometimes have in new york etc? Im thinking that you havent really planned it, as its tuesday today and gc kicks off in two days time, but still i can hope.. :)

Would be nice to meet other kotakuites, although i dont speak more than a few words of german (BIER!) ;)

nem

wut? naked women and beer? screw the e3 this is where its at.

maraxusofk

@nem: Hey, wanna take me with you? I'm stuck here in Trondheim with uni and stuff! :p

JonRemedy

I will head off to Leipzig tomorrow morning at 4 AM together with 3 friends... yeeehaah!
If someone has a suggestion where to down some beers together in a bar tomorrow night, this would be a sweet idea! So anyone here knows Leipzig and a suitable location?

Starsky

@Starsky: Have a nice flight and a good time in Germany :)

Th3Chos3n0n3

I could help you with translating german stuff, I'm from Germany ;) So if you are interested, email me: nils267@yahoo.de

Th3Chos3n0n3

@Th3Chos3n0n3: Thanks a lot but translation won't be necessary - I am from Hamburg, we are actually driving by car ;) Will you also be at the show?

Starsky

@JonRemedy: Lol, sorry mate. Im in Halden which is like 10mins from the border to sweden so trondheim would be a major detour ;)

@Starsky: Do tell if you figure something out, me and my buddies will arrive in Leipzig at around 8pm tomorrow evening and after grabbing some food we will prolly head out for some beers.. :)

nem

@Himiko: I cant ;) I can enter at 8am on thursday as every other i guess. Gonna buy tickets tomorrow tho so we dont have to stand in line for too long..

nem

damn why can all of you already enter games convention? i'll have to wait for public entry T_T

Himiko

@Starsky: Oh thanks, I'm from Elmshorn, Schleswig Holstein and no, next year I'll be there ;)

Th3Chos3n0n3

@Himiko: We have trade visitor tickets so we can enter on Wednesday (which is nice actually as it won't be so crowded).

Starsky

@nem: Sounds good :)

How about printing out the "Kotaku at GC" logo and putting it inside the ticket badge so one can identify a fellow Kotakuist?

Starsky

@nem: @Starsky:
i'll be there saturday and sunday. coming from stuttgart by plane :D

Himiko

@Starsky: @Himiko: Cool:)

yeah i will try to get some logos printed today, would make things easier.. :)

Good idea!

nem

I planned to be there, but due to family issues cannot do it this year.

*Sad Panda*

Barts

Okay, i am from and in Germany and those stupid World War 2 Jokes with bad German words ist not getting, it IS old already since Years.

So do yourself a favour and cut it off, please.

fELIXADER

I'm hoping for some good LittleBigPlanet updates ;)
A more specific release date for Europe, perhaps?

Blates-

the little big planet booth is HUUUUUUUUUUGE, it's like half of sony's humongous booth to begin with.

hotdamn

i'd really like to find out that Old SackSnake is really going to be in the game. woot for old dogs of war (only hired to do some wetwork). may sacksnake find love on the battlefield always.

SolidSnake1118

@fELIXADER:

Take a look at this:

[de.wikipedia.org]

[en.wikipedia.org]

Badges

I was expecting more megatons from Sony. ::sigh:: Now, I have to wait until Tokyo Game Show 08 next month.

DigitalHero

@hotdamn:

It's half of all they have to offer this year. What did you expect?

DangrMaus

when will we get to hear about your hands on time with fallout 3?

3inst3in

@enewtabie(wants a job at Insomniac Games in NC): Ah, I stand corrected. Thanks for clarifying. In that case. I totally and unreservedly agree. :)

ThursdayNext

@Mr Brolly: Yeah opps: I should have just listed everything that is being showed or will be.It would be much more like Everyday shooter(psp),KZ2,Lord of Shadows,Stardust Portable.I guess I'm just saying there is more to what Sony is showing than 1 game(even though that one game is pretty much going to win GOTY and a butt load of awards)

enewtabie(wants a job at Insomniac Games in NC)

Isn't Heavy Rain not due out next year?

Mr Brolly

@ThursdayNext:
NBA 09 Inside is a PS3 exclusive not the EA one.

enewtabie(wants a job at Insomniac Games in NC)

@enewtabie(wants a job at Insomniac Games in NC): Good point, well made, but assuming you mean NBA LIVE 09 - it isn't exclusive. Otherwise, totally agree.

ThursdayNext

if it's really moving to cologne next year according to the rumours .... I'll be so there!

but this time I'll be in Hong Kong during the event

schLuen

@DangrMaus: That's some fanboy garbarge right there.This is just the exclusives this year and not even counting KZ2.
LBP
Resistance 2
Motorstorm
Socom
R&C Q4B
Siren
Pixel Junk Eden
Fat Princess
The Last Guy
Savage Moon
Heavy Rain
Wipeout HD
GTI Club
NBA 09

enewtabie(wants a job at Insomniac Games in NC)

Heh... at least sony had a better showing here then at E3. It seems that way anyway.

Desfunk

I am hoping to hear something about PSN cards comming to stores sometime soon.

Hand_O_Death

Why? Because they sell beer there. Oh, and there's public nudity.

Sure, but who wants to hang out with a drunk and naked David Hasselhoff?

Not me.

Slothboy

the only nude bodys i could see where the ones from the booth babes (and they're all female and don't look anything like micheal knight ^^)

SelfKiLlEr

lol david hasselhoff, sry but thats yours not ours (germans)
i didn't see you or recognized you so i couldn't get an autograph :( maybe next time :D

SelfKiLlEr

"Blizzard Is Tired Of You Asking When StarCraft II Will Be Done" is listed twice. Thanks for the updates.

Murgatron

I guess you guys didn't play many games at the GC after all. Nothing about Force Unleashed, nothing about the first footage of EA's Cursed Mountain, etc... Well I hope whoever went there had fun at least.

Agnates

@Agnates: Go troll on some other site!

GOD

Eh, thanks, right back at you? How is hoping they had fun in Germany trolling? Or do I have to praise them for having the best evar GC coverage I have EVAR seen to not be considered a troll? They did better at E3 but maybe they had more people there, I just expected to see more games and I expressed that, I'm sorry you're offended.

Agnates

Well, that's good to hear (that you're still writing).

Even if you had to be snide about it.

You know, most every game you cover can be found on countless other websites so why bother at all instead of link people to other locations? Or why bother going to the GC for anything other than the new announcement, you've seen most of the games before.

Maybe because you know YOUR readers want to see YOUR coverage and that any new event means news, plus more hands on time therefor better impressions of games, even if you've played them before.

So, yeah, thanks anyway...

Agnates

@Agnates: We're still writing up impressions. It's just the two of us, about a third of what we had at E3, so we can't be everywhere.

We played The Force Unleashed at E3, if you're curious about the game.

[kotaku.com]

As for Deep Silver's Cursed Mountain, if you want to watch that THRILLING trailer, go here.

[www.gametrailers.com]

Michael McWhertor

@Agnates:
Way to be a ass.Maybe you should go visit another site since Kotaku doesn't meet with your approval. I imagine more will pop up over the next few days.

enewtabie(wants a job at Insomniac Games in NC)

@Agnates: Wow, what the hell man?

FeatherNET

@enewtabie(wants a job at Insomniac Games in NC): Wow, and what part exactly of "YOUR readers want to see YOUR coverage" says I don't want to be reading Kotaku? Learn to read isn't a phrase I thought I'd ever use but it sure applies here...

Agnates

@FeatherNET: I'll take it you didn't actually understand my point. I'll try and make it simpler.

I "whined" that GC coverage wasn't great, and to "fix it" I was linked to another site.

Thus, I went on to explain that people are here to read Kotaku coverage, otherwise every game Kotaku covers could be found on other websites and we'd be there already. But we aren't, clearly and obviously.

And the whole thing went on because a particular individual wanted to attack me as a troll just because I expressed mild disapointment over the GC coverage by Kotaku not being as extensive as I hoped for.

Better?

Agnates

Well ignore my last post, it seems commenting fucked up and most of these rants weren't visible so I assumed it was all deleted on purpose and added a final reply because I wasn't going to let the reply I link to be the last thing shown...

Agnates

@enewtabie(wants a job at Insomniac Games in NC): Yeah, obviously, saying "YOUR readers want to see YOUR coverage" means I want to be on other websites, lol?

Agnates

@FeatherNET: I already excused them in the previous comment though, I did say "They did better at E3 but maybe they had more people there" you see?

My examples of games not covered here were just that, examples, I didn't ask for links and I could easily find them myself, which is how I knew of those games being at GC anyway, you know?

There was a particular obvious attitude with the linking, first to tell me "here, happy now? and secondly to tell me "what you wanted to see here wasn't great anyway" by obnoxiously calling it THRILLING. If you can't see that, I'm sorry for you.

Again, this whole thing happened because I was clearly attacked just for expressing mild disappointment over the GC coverage. I didn't demand better coverage or anything of the sort, I didn't say do better or I'll go elsewhere, but I certainly won't put up with being trolled and not respond, even if it's starry commenters or writers.

@FeatherNET: Careful there, he might suggest we both get banned if you keep it up! I mean, I'm sure it's getting to that point by now, he does seem genuinly pissed and overly protective over anyone who might not be 100% pleased with anything Kotaku related, you might push his button if you defend me...

Agnates

@FeatherNET:
eh,I guess your right there chief. 20 hour work days make you a little grouchy and I guess I was over reacting there.

@Agnates: I apologize there.I guess I got caught up internet dumbassery.

enewtabie(wants a job at Insomniac Games in NC)

@enewtabie(wants a job at Insomniac Games in NC): For gods sake...
"or tries to put down other commenters"

Are you hating him on principle or something? Do you realize the irony of what you're saying?

Fine, you disagree with him. Big surprise. I do too. But you're the one acting like a douche here.

FeatherNET

@Agnates:
Here's a phrase I use rather frequently."Quit being such a douchebag."
You should leave now.We don't want you here and sure don't need another commenter who thinks he comes across as being a expert in the field of journalism or tries to put down other commenters.We have enough of that garbarge and your just adding to the pile.

enewtabie(wants a job at Insomniac Games in NC)

@Agnates: No. I understood that.

But you're unhappy because you got linked to another site. Which is, fine, but you were also told that they are only two. They can't cover the totality of GC in one single blow. In the end, it sounded like you were saying "Thanks... I guess."

You want your news from Kotaku only, that's great and all. But pouting and acting hurt because you got redirected to another site?

I'm Sorry, but grow up, will ya?

FeatherNET

Well, can I ask for my last few responses to be deleted then? Since, as I said, comenting was fucked up for a bit, thus I hadn't seen enewtabie's latest.

Agnates

@Agnates: Don't be sorry for me. Generally speaking, I'm sorry for you.

This "whole thing" started because someone disapproved with you. It happens. You shrug it off, and you remember that it's the bloody internet, and people are gonna do that.

I figured you can do that. As in, we'd appreciate if this argument stopped here and now as it's starting to be unrelated to the topic, and more related to your angst.

G'day.

FeatherNET

No huge reveals, eh?

Bummer.

sir_carrot

The Leipzig Games Convention was alright, but I'm waiting for the Tokyo Game Show. This is where all the "big" news and videos will come to the light.

NYKnicker

There was surprisingly little coverage of LittleBigPlanet. Not really anything new to add?

Personally I was disappointed there was no LBP PS3 bundle announced.

ReadNLearn

@NYKnicker: TGS should be big, but increasingly it appears the companies try to spread their announcements out over the different events, instead of having one HUGE one.

Brian Crecente

@Michael McWhertor: Awesome, thanks for the update. I'm looking forward to what Mike has to say about it.

ReadNLearn

@ReadNLearn: Fahey sat down with LBP at GC. He should be posting about it soon.

Michael McWhertor

I want to hear an Final Fantasy VII announcement for PlayStation 3... The Knights of the Round in all its 3-D glory.

NYKnicker