The E3 Keynote Thread - 2012 Edition

FyreWulff

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All keynote discussion in here as per edict from mod. Don't make individual threads!

Companies
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Microsoft
Monday, June 4th
9:30am PST 10:30am MST 11:30am CST 12:30pm EST 5:30pm GMT

EA
Monday, June 4th
1:00pm PST 2:00pm MST 3:00pm CST 4:00pm EST 9:00pm GMT

Ubisoft
Monday, June 4th
3:00pm PST 4:00pm MST 5:00pm CST 6:00pm EST 11:00pm GMT

Sony
Monday, June 4th
6:00pm PST 7:00pm MST 8:00pm CST 9:00pm EST 2:00am GMT


Nintendo
Tuesday, June 5th
9am PST 10am MST 11am CST 12pm EST 5pm GMT


Streams
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Gamespot's streams
http://e3.gamespot.com/press-conference/microsoft-e3/
http://e3.gamespot.com/press-conference/ea-e3/
http://e3.gamespot.com/press-conference/ubisoft-e3/
http://e3.gamespot.com/press-conference/sony-e3/
http://e3.gamespot.com/press-conference/nintendo-e3/

http://e3.nintendo.com/ <-- Nintendo's site for streaming their conference.

http://www.youtube.com/e3 <-- Probably going to be the most reliable site for streaming

This year you should be able to watch the Microsoft keynote via your Xbox 360.

Krathoon

Next week is going to be awesome. I always enjoy this stuff.

Henroid

I'm not doing the individual threads this year by the way. Even if I wanted to still, I broke my right wrist recently and don't care to type elaborate threads with my offhand. Someone else take on the mantle!

Just remember to include a "Megaton" slot for the biggest news from each, which is usually the closing topic.

Foefaller

Any keynote Bingo cards in the works?

Henroid

Foefaller wrote: »

Any keynote Bingo cards in the works?

NeoGAF has a Nintendo one already.

FyreWulff

Foefaller wrote: »

Any keynote Bingo cards in the works?

Last time's were made by a person not-me. From this one:

http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/120966/the-e3-keynote-thread-ea-conference-youtube-come3/p1

If someone wants to make a bingo, feel free to make one and I'll throw it into the OP.

I guess there wasn't one ever made for the 2011 one:

http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/142810/e3-keynotes-2011-talking-shop-for-shoppers-at-ship-nintendo-june-7-9am-pst/p1

(yes I have blatantly recycled the OP. It works(tm))

Shadowfire

There's this one from Giant Bomb...

Stolls

Shame I gotta work during the keynotes. I'll have to catch up on everything afterwards, when it's safe to indulge in drinking games.

Krathoon

Giant Bomb has some mad computing skillz. ;-)

Henroid

Just to put a helping hand (PUN NOT INTENDED, FUCK ME ) here's individual keynote structure as per how I've done it the last however many years:

Title
Image from the keynote, either laughable or awesome depending on the overall tone (set the mood)
Mega-ton note
Bullet-point list of things discussed

further notes to clear up bullet-points that are complicated
MEDIA FRENZY behind a spoilertag, observe forum rules about images displaying (LINK big ones, not spoilertag)

Unco-ordinated

Can we use GAFs schedule instead? It's awesome.



I'd make the separate conference threads but 4am is way too early for Microsoft and Nintendo's conferences.

Dox the PI

Unco-ordinated wrote: »

Can we use GAFs schedule instead? It's awesome.

http://i.imgur.com/wdqQn.png

I'd make the separate conference threads but 4am is way too early for Microsoft and Nintendo's conferences.

weakling, half the fun is with the threads :P

FyreWulff

Unco-ordinated wrote: »

Can we use GAFs schedule instead? It's awesome.



I'd make the separate conference threads but 4am is way too early for Microsoft and Nintendo's conferences.

Usually the live discussion for all keynotes happens in the keynote thread (this one, for this year), then someone makes a reaction thread AFTER the conference is over. I think that works out pretty well since the general mish mash of reaction posts and live posting accumulates over here, while the keynote threads go at an easier pace and you don't have to use a shovel to dig out actual conversation. But I'm not a mod so I can't really stop you :P

Unco-ordinated

FyreWulff wrote: »

Unco-ordinated wrote: »

Can we use GAFs schedule instead? It's awesome.



I'd make the separate conference threads but 4am is way too early for Microsoft and Nintendo's conferences.

Usually the live discussion for all keynotes happens in the keynote thread (this one, for this year), then someone makes a reaction thread AFTER the conference is over. I think that works out pretty well since the general mish mash of reaction posts and live posting accumulates over here, while the keynote threads go at an easier pace and you don't have to use a shovel to dig out actual conversation. But I'm not a mod so I can't really stop you :P

Oh I know, I remember last years threads but I'd still have to watch the conferences to make the threads. :P

But it doesn't matter anyway, I just realised that I'm going to be busy all Wednesday morning. Hopefully I'll get back in time for Sony's conference but if not, I'll be watching all 5 afterwards.

And Dox, if I weren't so busy this week I'd probably try (for Nintendo's anyway, Microsoft's probably won't be worth it) but yeah. It sucks but there's not much I can do about it.

The Mantiz

I really hope I can manage to watch the keynotes this year, even though I have to finish a big Uni assignment in two days. But I'm lucky that I live in Denmark, since all the keynotes take place in the evening, when I'm finished working.

Are people gonna use the IRC channel this year, or are the majority going to stick to this thread now that the forums don't shit themselves when under pressure?

Peewi

The Mantiz wrote: »

I really hope I can manage to watch the keynotes this year, even though I have to finish a big Uni assignment in two days. But I'm lucky that I live in Denmark, since all the keynotes take place in the evening, when I'm finished working.

Are people gonna use the IRC channel this year, or are the majority going to stick to this thread now that the forums don't shit themselves when under pressure?

I'll be using the IRC. I can have that and the stream side by side and follow the hype without constantly refreshing.

The Mantiz

Peewi wrote: »

The Mantiz wrote: »

I really hope I can manage to watch the keynotes this year, even though I have to finish a big Uni assignment in two days. But I'm lucky that I live in Denmark, since all the keynotes take place in the evening, when I'm finished working.

Are people gonna use the IRC channel this year, or are the majority going to stick to this thread now that the forums don't shit themselves when under pressure?

I'll be using the IRC. I can have that and the stream side by side and follow the hype without constantly refreshing.

Good to hear. I plan on using IRC myself because the discussion tends to be better there when the keynotes are live. The short one word "WTF?" reaction comments always flood the threads, and it's impossible to keep up with the current page without constantly refreshing. So I'll be in IRC when the keynotes happen, and in the threads afterwards.

PurpleMonkey

Is the streaming of the Microsoft conference on Xbox only in the US or can you do it wherever?

mere_immortal

PurpleMonkey wrote: »

Is the streaming of the Microsoft conference on Xbox only in the US or can you do it wherever?

It's anywhere, there's a specific app for it.

Also I think the only way to watch the conferences is to get steadily more drunk from 5.30 onwards, will make the people flailing about for motion stuff that little bit more hilarious.

The_Scarab

So are people actually interested in doing a proper bingo? I'll whip something up and maybe put up some prizes and stuff.

I always like to put my money where my mouth is on e3 predictions.

C2B

Matt and Trey of South Park/Team America/The Book of Mormon fame will be at Microsoft's conference to promote the Obsidian South Park Game.

DHS

The_Scarab wrote: »

So are people actually interested in doing a proper bingo? I'll whip something up and maybe put up some prizes and stuff.

I always like to put my money where my mouth is on e3 predictions.

That sounds like fun. Maybe do some prop bets two like "Which conference will inspire a meme? Who's gonna be the most batshit? How many minutes will be spent having people flail like the mad to demonstrate the Kinect/Move/Wii U?".

Krathoon

C2B wrote: »

Matt and Trey of South Park/Team America/The Book of Mormon fame will be at Microsoft's conference to promote the Obsidian South Park Game.

Well, it looks like they are going in the right direction. Much better than that the platform shooter.

mattclem

Foefaller wrote: »

Any keynote Bingo cards in the works?

My little project, in its second year. Lots of input from GAF to accumulate suggestions for it:
http://bit.ly/KG7vFM

The cards should be roughly balanced such that bingos are equally likely in all directions, with a slightly higher chance for 'free space' lines.

At the bottom there's a dropdown to select which conference you want, plus difficulty. I'm probably going to go with one of each type. I set it to default to Microsoft... back when Microsoft were up first!


Does Nintendo Direct discussion belong here, too? I'll be getting my cards ready from there onwards.

Muddy Water

So there's nintendo thing in four and a half hours, right?

Jam Warrior

This extra Nintendo Direct on the 'Concept behind the Wii U' could go either way on being full of useful info or a wash if pointless reiteration of what we already know.

The clear division from Tuesday's thing implies little to no games being shown to me, so we'll just have to see if they have any surprises up their sleeve on the hardware.

Rakai

It will probably be about the more boring info. They're conference is only an hour long and it's televised on Spike so they're clearly not going to have the time to talk about everything regarding the system and still have time for the 3DS as well. If we get any substantial info it will most likely be about the OS. They most likely don't want to pull a Sony TGS and spend lots of time showing off menus during the main show.

BigDes

Dunno whether to wait up for the Sony one

I mean it is half term so no work but 2:00am for what is looking like a lesser E3

I dunno

lowlylowlycook

Rakai wrote: »

It will probably be about the more boring info. They're conference is only an hour long and it's televised on Spike so they're clearly not going to have the time to talk about everything regarding the system and still have time for the 3DS as well. If we get any substantial info it will most likely be about the OS. They most likely don't want to pull a Sony TGS and spend lots of time showing off menus during the main show.

Hmmmm, I'm not seeing any E3 stuff on Spike until the MS conference. Maybe I missed it.

Rakai

lowlylowlycook wrote: »

Rakai wrote: »

It will probably be about the more boring info. They're conference is only an hour long and it's televised on Spike so they're clearly not going to have the time to talk about everything regarding the system and still have time for the 3DS as well. If we get any substantial info it will most likely be about the OS. They most likely don't want to pull a Sony TGS and spend lots of time showing off menus during the main show.

Hmmmm, I'm not seeing any E3 stuff on Spike until the MS conference. Maybe I missed it.

Nintendo's main conference is on Spike which is a day after MS's. I'm suggesting that Nintendo won't want to spend time talking about Menu's given the time allotted and given the audience. Such stuff would more likely pop up during other times such as during Nintendo Direct.

Sterica

The Stick of Truth is probably the last chance Stone and Parker are going to give to video game adaptations. The two South Park titles that got released on XBL were bland at best.

HallowedFaith

Seems a Mario RPG/Paper Mario inspired South Park game by Obsidian should do well. I hope.

Nintendo about to shoot off some hype-spray at us in the next few hours. Woot. Hoping they reveal the WiiU's new design tonight. I'm mostly interested in the Animal Crossing/3DS launch date, but I don't think I will get that until the 5th or 6th.

EvilBadman

mattclem wrote: »

Foefaller wrote: »

Any keynote Bingo cards in the works?

My little project, in its second year. Lots of input from GAF to accumulate suggestions for it:
http://bit.ly/KG7vFM

The cards should be roughly balanced such that bingos are equally likely in all directions, with a slightly higher chance for 'free space' lines.

At the bottom there's a dropdown to select which conference you want, plus difficulty. I'm probably going to go with one of each type. I set it to default to Microsoft... back when Microsoft were up first!


Does Nintendo Direct discussion belong here, too? I'll be getting my cards ready from there onwards.

I always loved random bingo cards, as opposed to the static ones, but there's things on yours that are subjective like "bored press" and "Microsoft Wins E3." Stick with the announcements for inspiration and clearly identifiable tropes like Special Guest, or "COD Game gets a Demo." What the hell is the Kinectimals one with the kid playing and the Shawn Michaels .gif supposed to be? What's the trigger for checking that fantasy scenario off?

@Fyrewulff I made the 2010 Bingo cards. Come on, son. Maybe I'll hack together a couple this year, but it's all up in the air on announcements from what I'm seeing.

Stolls

Rorus Raz wrote: »

The Stick of Truth is probably the last chance Stone and Parker are going to give to video game adaptations. The two South Park titles that got released on XBL were bland at best.

Until they got on board with Wasteland 2, I was getting the sense it might also be Obsidian's last hurrah. It still might, not sure how the compensation breaks down, but in any case I can't see a South Park game being particularly helpful for them.

Local H Jay

Rorus Raz wrote: »

The Stick of Truth is probably the last chance Stone and Parker are going to give to video game adaptations. The two South Park titles that got released on XBL were bland at best.

much like most of the merch for south park, Matt and Trey have zero say on what games are made and by who. it's their choice to become involved directly in a project, like this one. but those XBLA games probably came out without them even receiving a phone call.

BritishDavid

Sony is 2am Tuesday right? As in I'm not staying up till 2am tonight?

Big Classy

BritishDavid wrote: »

Sony is 2am Tuesday right? As in I'm not staying up till 2am tonight?

Tomorrow night 2am, they're last I believe.

edit: So Tuesday morning.

Professor Snugglesworth

I wonder if anyone's going to keep a Blum Count this year.



I believe I had him clocked at around 6 audible appearances last year.

I predict no less than two or three at tomorrow's MS conference. Three or four tops with EA and Ubisoft.

Krathoon

Local H Jay wrote: »

Rorus Raz wrote: »

The Stick of Truth is probably the last chance Stone and Parker are going to give to video game adaptations. The two South Park titles that got released on XBL were bland at best.

much like most of the merch for south park, Matt and Trey have zero say on what games are made and by who. it's their choice to become involved directly in a project, like this one. but those XBLA games probably came out without them even receiving a phone call.

I think this is what happened as well. If they are actually involved in the writing and decision making this time, it will turn out way better.

It may end up being on par with this adaptation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beavis_and_Butt-head_in_Virtual_Stupidity

UnbreakableVow

How long is Nintendo's conference usually, roughly?

If it's only 90 minutes, then for the first time I may be able to catch every single one of the big conferences this year

If it's longer than that I'll miss the butt end of it where they announce a new Punch-Out and Donkey Kong Country for 3DS

Maz-

UnbreakableVow wrote: »

How long is Nintendo's conference usually, roughly?

If it's only 90 minutes, then for the first time I may be able to catch every single one of the big conferences this year

If it's longer than that I'll miss the butt end of it where they announce a new Punch-Out and Donkey Kong Country for 3DS

90 minutes sounds about right, I think..I don't remember any of the "big" conferences being longer than 2 hours.

Edit: 30 minutes till the Nintendo Direct thingy. Gentlemen, adjust your bodies to the "Ready" position.