Ep. 6: E3 Special with Dan not John

Com-cast - gamedistiller

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Theme: God Save the Queen & Tha Mo Ghaol Air Aird A' Chuain (Brave)

TOPICS

Community Callback

• Nintendo 3DS XL
• Next Generation Xbox Preview- Winsupersite
• Sony Vaio Motion Gesture Controls
• Vaio Z Gaming Video

Nintendo

• Did the E3 press announcement bring anything new to the table?
• Can a solely gaming company work anymore?
• Why is Ubisoft a more energized partner in the Wii U launch than Nintendo?
• How badly will this tentative social network idea fall?
• Will the same low buy rates and play rates plague the Wii U? Worse?
• Is the fact that the better Xbox 360 with Kinect is cheaper mean this is DOA?

Sony

• Are the exclusive games enough to offset the lack of entertainment compared to Xbox?
• Is Move being phased out or transitioned to Wonderbook?
• What is Sony trying to accomplish with the HTC deal? Can all the underdogs cobble together an effective alliance?

Microsoft

• Is the free-for-all second screen approach of Smartglass going to beat the proprietary systems of Sony and Nintendo?
• Since they are actual smartphones and tablets, can we see more interesting integrated game experiences? (eg: Saint's Row the Third, Mass Effect)
• How are they going to adapt to fragmentation on these platforms? Will it prevent the more immersive experiences above?
• Did the plethora of major exclusive franchise announcements significantly dampen Sony and Nintendo's anticipated momentum?

EA

• Should EA just make one concerted challenger to CoD?
• Can co-op be renewed with Dead Space 3?
• Is it time to stop doing name copy reboots?

Activision

• Does Black Ops II add enough new ideas, or are they also gimmicks?
• Is there a paradox of selling the singleplayer when the multiplayer is the main component?
• How will this new James Bond game turn out, given past precedents?

Bethesda

• Is Bethesda now capable of making Rockstar-like huge DLC packs?
• How does Dishonored look, and will it break from the very similar Fallout and Elder Scrolls gameplay?

Ubisoft

• Has Ubisoft won significant mindshare from this conference?
• Can they force current gen consoles to play Watchdogs, or is that a reference piece for next gen consoles?
• Will you respect and buy the new IPs released even if they are not of supreme quality, because that kind of endeavor and support is sorely needed?

Lucasarts

• Is the complete and concerted effort from the Lucas Empire going to create a compelling game?
• Has Lucasarts spent too much time away from anything hardcore (read: Clone Wars) to make this well?
• If this succeeds, will Lucasarts be redeemed for a decade of poor performance?