E3 Day One Preview & Guesstimation: Sony, Nintendo, Ubisoft, Activision Blizzard, Capcom

Shack Staff

July 14, 2008 10:01 PM

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We don't know exactly what's coming up tomorrow, but we do have some rather good ideas. Below is a schedule of tomorrow's events, along with our expectations.

Nintendo Press Conference, 9:00 AM PST

Expectations:

• More details on the Wii MotionPlus, including the game that justifies it.
• First details on the long-awaited Animal Crossing Wii.
• A possible delivery of the long-standing Kid Icarus rumors.
• The revival of the Punch-Out!! series.
• A mystery title for the hardcore gamer, per Nintendo's past promises.
• Other oft-mentioned Wii games, like Wii Health and Wii Music.
• Some sort of storage expansion for the Wii--USB thumb drives?

Sony Press Conference, 11:30 AM

Expectations:

• Our first look at God of War 3.
• A firm release date for Wipeout HD.
• More on titles like:
  • LittleBigPlanet
  • Killzone 2
  • Resistance 2
  • Afrika
  • Heavy Rain
• New Twisted Metal PS3 details.
• The yearly PlayStation Home update.

Ubisoft Press Conference, 2:30 PM

Expectations:

• More details on major titles like:
  • Prince of Persia
  • Far Cry 2
  • Tom Clancy's HAWX and EndWar
• At least one major game announcement.

Capcom Press Conference, 4:30 PM

Expectations:

• More details on:
  • Resident Evil 5
  • Mega Man 9
  • Street Fighter IV
  • Bionic Commando
  • Bionic Commando Rearmed
  • Age of Booty
  • Flock

Expectations:

• More details on:
  • Treyarch's upcoming Bond shooter Quantum of Solace.
  • The next Wolfenstein, under development by subsidiary Raven.
  • Guitar Hero World Tour
  • Call of Duty: World at War
• A first look at the redesigned Tony Hawk game
• Possible World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King release date
  

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