Posted on 29 May by James Gallagher – Blog Manager, SCEE

Countdown To E3

Hello everyone, my name is James and I have the exciting – and I’ll admit, slightly scary – task of reporting from this year’s E3 in sunny California. I’ve been writing for eu.playstation.com for some time now and am looking forward to cutting my blog teeth in the City of Angels as one of the contributing authors.

I’ll be bringing you the big stories as they happen, as well as providing an overall feel of the event and stirring up some epic conversation with you, the PlayStation Community.

Keep an eye on our Twitter and Flickr feeds for breaking stories and any juicy morsels that spring to mind from the show floor, as well as pictures – if I catch any Kratos and Nariko cosplayers canoodling in the cafeteria, you’ll be the first to know.

I’ll be posting video interviews courtesy of my new friends over at SCEA’s PlayStation Blog . We will be producing our own video content soon enough and they’re going to be helping us out while we get on our feet – we will be in their back garden, after all.

If you are making the trip to E3 then please come over and say hello, salut, tag, hola, ciao, ahoj, hallo, moi, yia sou, hej, cześć, servus, bună ziua or any other greeting I’ve forgotten; I’ll be the one with a camera and a nervous look, until the first E3 post goes live on June 1, at least.

Anyhow, SCEE’s PlayStation Blog is as new to you as it is to me and now I’ve introduced myself, it’s over to you. Post a comment telling us which games you’re aching to learn more about, or if you have any special assignments you’d like to see me take on, and I’ll do my best.

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Posted on 29 May, 2009 at 3:21 pm by MrTeaBelly

Can’t wait to see what secrets SCEE are going to pull out of their sleeves at E3! Have fun!

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Posted on 29 May, 2009 at 3:23 pm by elliotclem1

Hi BalramRules,

Yer a video store for the ps store has been out for about a year in america but after serveral promises it still hasn’t reached europe.

The last i heard was in one of last years monthly OPM magazines who said it should be here before january 2009. How wrong they were .

Come on SCEE you have such a great platform and some amazing tallent its just these little bits that count now! Lets beat the XBOX once and for all .

I also think that cross game voice chat is a needed if you want your sales to beat microsofts in every region. But im sure your team is working on something now.

Thanks SONY,

Im looking forward to lods of games like: MAG, Gran turismo 5, GOWIII and all the stuff that not announced yet. Its sure to be amazing!

Ill be watching it on the internet

Enjoy, i wish i was going

Elliot

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Posted on 29 May, 2009 at 3:23 pm by DANTE234

thanks for this, hope for some great stuff from e3, should be great

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Posted on 29 May, 2009 at 3:24 pm by Cid_

Excellent ! Good luck James, and have fun.

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Posted on 29 May, 2009 at 3:25 pm by Apnomis

Great! Thanks for confirming that the Press Conference will be streamed into the HOME Presentation Podium, I look forward to hearing more, it would be awesome if it was near-live coverage!

It’s really nice to be able to get such quick feedback directly from the people in the know, you are surpassing even the US blog in terms of comment responses!

Keep up the good work!

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Posted on 29 May, 2009 at 3:30 pm by qwertyuiopasdfgh

Please give us ANYTHING on Modern Warfare 2!

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Posted on 29 May, 2009 at 3:33 pm by Scarved

Anything about Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time would be awesome!!! I’m super stoked about that game! Give me some info on that please And have a great time in LA!

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Posted on 29 May, 2009 at 3:35 pm by Bonyman

Even if there’s nothing official, see if you can root out any info on ‘Trico’.
Thanks and enjoy yourself you lucky so and so…

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Posted on 29 May, 2009 at 3:35 pm by mklansek

hey james, nice to have you

I’d like to see some info/interviews on Uncharted 2, God of War 3, Bayonetta and R&CF: A Crack in Time…. And Heavy Rain

Have fun at E3 and good luck with the camera and stuff!

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Posted on 29 May, 2009 at 3:35 pm by tretle

I find cross game invites would be more usefull than cross game voice chat.

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Posted on 29 May, 2009 at 3:39 pm by P-Hop

I’d love to see more heavy rain gameplay and about uncharted. Also when vidzone is coming.

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Posted on 29 May, 2009 at 3:41 pm by vonhammer

“song”You will be able to watch the SCEA press conference in Home”

Thats all I needed to hear,cheers James

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Posted on 29 May, 2009 at 3:50 pm by TixSoul

Hi James! Thanks in advance for all the news and infos you’ll be able to share with us! E3 seems never to arrive

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Posted on 29 May, 2009 at 3:51 pm by takerusan

I hope some good news about Square Enix games and Playstation Archive in Playstation Hope like in Usa and japan!

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Posted on 29 May, 2009 at 3:52 pm by RagingWhisky

[JohnSketch]

@everyone

Not exactly games related but ive just been to see Night at the Museum 2 – AVOID AVOID AVOID!!!

terrible…beyond words bad

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Posted on 29 May, 2009 at 3:53 pm by Tottenhamtom

For me its all about being genuinley surprised. We know about a huge number of fantastic games that are on the way (uncharted,GT5,GOW3 to name but a few).
I want to be blown away by a couple of new IPs, as well something to match what microsoft have done with Netflix, a video store in the Uk would be priceless as well.
As for the New PSP please make it smaller and have a phone onboard, if this was possible then remote play becomes the way forward
finally any inovation on Home would be great is there any chance of public voice chat coming back? then it would offer a genuine oppurtunity to offer social intereaction.
anyway i’ll shut up now.
I hope you enjoy yourself in LA

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Posted on 29 May, 2009 at 3:57 pm by west1980

same questions as above

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Posted on 29 May, 2009 at 3:58 pm by crotiger

Thx to Playstation Community this Blog is realy cool, i will look the Playstation Presentation from E3 in the Home Space.

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Posted on 29 May, 2009 at 4:00 pm by Enzo-Amata

I’m interested to know if Sony are going to make any comments on X Game Chat at E3 or suggest their way of getting round this obvious obstacle?

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Posted on 29 May, 2009 at 4:00 pm by X201

If you’re taking orders…

More L.A. Noire info please

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Posted on 29 May, 2009 at 4:08 pm by parker-94

ANYTHING on Uncharted 2 – After GameStation ‘forgot’ to give me my beta code – any information will get me hyped.

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Posted on 29 May, 2009 at 4:10 pm by xchris2008x

news on some rpgs would be good to especially any from square-enix.

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Posted on 29 May, 2009 at 4:19 pm by Kratos300_PL

i looking for god of war 3 ,uncharted 2,Jak 4 for PS3(?) and heavy rain i couting on you James

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Posted on 29 May, 2009 at 4:20 pm by V8_Vantage

Any more news on new PSN avatars?

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Posted on 29 May, 2009 at 4:21 pm by a101k47

i couldnt agree with u more caemgen! thats exactly what i want to know as well plus:

.are we going to get cross game invites like xblive?

i love that feature

tnx and have a great time!

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Posted on 29 May, 2009 at 4:22 pm by Oizu

Hi james, loving the blog, and especially the fact its not just all copy and pasted off the us one, can we please have some coverage of the hardware announcements? PSP GO! That wii conroller rip off and a slim model thanks.

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Posted on 29 May, 2009 at 4:24 pm by Kenshin71

“You will be able to watch the SCEA press conference in Home, in a new space called the Presentation Podium. We’re still waiting for confirmation of when.”

Well, shouldn’t it be when the press conference is happening? Seriously, if SCE can’t live stream the conference in Home then it is a fail with a capital F. It makes Home redundant. There is no point going through the hassle of firing up Home just to watch old news that is readily available on the Internet.

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Posted on 29 May, 2009 at 4:27 pm by Maggot666PL

Gran Turismo 5, Gran Turismo 5 and once more – Gran Turismo 5.

I just can’t wait, been playing the Prologue for quite a while. Every bit of information is exciting and often raising hopes for quick releas (please, be it this year!).

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Posted on 29 May, 2009 at 4:34 pm by E-ROLE

@ John, I enjoyed the first one quite while back. I’m waiting to see terminator! It looks god like.

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Posted on 29 May, 2009 at 4:43 pm by rick_2k

Anything Square-Enix on the PS3! esp the rumoured MMO for PS3 “codename: Rapture”!

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Posted on 29 May, 2009 at 4:46 pm by DNAtlantic

Anything and EVERYTHING Playstation! hehe

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Posted on 29 May, 2009 at 5:04 pm by makingdamage

The most important question I would like you to find an answer to is: what is the release date for the European movie store?
Maybe you can´t find the answer in E3 but that´s the most important thing for me anyway.
I hope you have a nice time i Los Angeles!

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Posted on 29 May, 2009 at 5:04 pm by Heddskott

Nice, looking forward to.

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Posted on 29 May, 2009 at 5:27 pm by Liamario

I’m just curious James as to how much you know about what is going to be announced by Sony at E3. I realise you aren’t going to reveal anything here, but I’m just curious. Also, if you do know what will be announced, can I have your address!

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Posted on 29 May, 2009 at 5:30 pm by Gcity1989

i would like to see nba 2k10

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Posted on 29 May, 2009 at 5:32 pm by InsanityUK

Have a good time.

Although I’m not attending E3 I am going to GameOn! London which should be good and give me my convention fix!

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Posted on 29 May, 2009 at 5:34 pm by Gcity1989

i hope they bring the getaway and 8 days back

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Posted on 29 May, 2009 at 5:38 pm by BenX42316

Have a great time at E3!
Can’t wait to see some stuff on R&C A Crack in time and vidzone

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Posted on 29 May, 2009 at 5:45 pm by Dannehkins

This is fantastic. Very much appreciated James.

Can’t wait to read your coverages of what’s going on over there.

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Posted on 29 May, 2009 at 6:01 pm by Diablo_Rosso

Need to see Gran Turismo 5. That would be ace.

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Posted on 29 May, 2009 at 6:13 pm by OPerkelO

Hey don’t forget to make interview with Quantic Dream Heavy Rain will be something really fantastic. Did you played “Fahrenheit” ?

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Posted on 29 May, 2009 at 6:14 pm by nuclear_predator

Awesome, I’d deffo like news on the new R&C game. I hope it has online play.. wouldn’t be the same without it. Online on R&C3 was amazing.

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Posted on 29 May, 2009 at 6:33 pm by Gadbury

Gran Turismo 5, please! I expect it to make an appearance

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Posted on 29 May, 2009 at 6:36 pm by Balflearspgc

Nice to meet ya James, let’s hope some new gammes and betas gets announced there at the E3, FFVII remake? that’s impossible, but oh well i’d be happy with some new rpg and those games already announced like gow 3 or heavy rain

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Posted on 29 May, 2009 at 6:39 pm by Cutz0r

Moi!

Looking forward to E3! Can’t wait hearing about these:

Final Fantasy (Versus) XIII
Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time
God of War 3 (Collector’s Edition)
Uncharted 2
Modern Warfare 2
And, hmm… what else…
Kojima’s mysterious next game, of course!

And then I’ve got one question: Do you know how fast PS Store will get trailers and interviews from E3 to download?

Thanks!

Oh and btw, anyone here want FFXIII to have a Japanise voice option? I’d love it! For those who are interested, here’s a link to IGN’s Final Fantasy Reader Q&A:

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/980/980580p2.html

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Posted on 29 May, 2009 at 6:51 pm by CalvertCrew

Hi James,

Will the E3 event be available to download on the Playstation Store as a video like last time?

Also, could you try to find out more information on MGS5, Uncharted 2 and MAG?

Finally, could you ask when Europe is going to get the video download store that the US got at last E3? Is Vidzone our equivelent or is that different?

Thanks.