For those of you who, like me, find it difficult to follow every single thread and little scrap of detail that comes out at TGS, a helpful hand. Here is a list of some of the exciting announcements/details that have come out during this eventful week so far. Also, almost all my links are 56k friendly so don't be afraid to click. Thanks to pretty much an unnumerably large amount of people who posted the story, hosted images, uploaded videos and all sorts of stuff. Large thanks especially to Blimblim, 1up, Gamespot, IGN, Solidsnakex, jett, jarrod, op_ivy, Culex, Reno, Wario64, C-Warrior and many more. I know I'm missing a lot, so feel free to fill in the blanks. I'll update.
GENERAL
● Sony forms Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide studios (SCE WWS). Combines all of its game development studios into one. Press Release
● Microsoft XBX360 Launch Date Revealed - November 22 in the US, December 2 in Europe, December 10th in Japan. Japan gets one SKU only non-retard pack w/ HDD for $350 equivalent. Luck bastards. Source
● Sega teams up with Bizarre Creations (Project Gotham Racing 3) for next-gen publishing. "We are privileged to be working with SEGA again," said Martyn Chudley, Managing Director of Bizarre Creations. "With their passion for games and forward-thinking approach, they are the ideal partner to make the most of our new concept."
● Konami and Capcom set to merge? Bloomberg suggests maybe. Not official or even true yet, but very interesting to note. See story here. Konamicom?
● For an awesome video covering many games across all the systems and the revolution controller, check this link out. It has everything there, pretty nice. Includes Revolution controller, MGS4, MGA2, Wardevil, Black and White 2, Onimusha: DoD, Roco Loco, Xbox 360 press conference and more!
NEXT-GEN SYSTEMS
PS3
● Super Robot Wars, Samurai (way of the samurai) 3, Project Psychic (Taito), Extreme (Taito) and Derby Stallion announced. No more real details, I don't think.
● Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots revealed. Incredible images and trailer. See cam/1up footage, amazing stuff. Snake is an Elderly man on a battlefield, Otacon makes an appearance. MK-II from Snatcher is in. See scans here and here. Direct capture of Otacon here. Read impressions of trailer at 1up. See cam trailer here. And now, for a limited time only, check out the lo-res direct feed trailer from Konami here.
● Devil May Cry 4 revealed. New trailer of Dante beating the shit out of a camera. See scans here and here. Art by BoF dude. See cam video here. A somewhat different version spotted by C-Warrior at this link.
● Vision GT showed, stuff uneven, using GT4 engine still? But improved a ton. See a screen here.
● KOEI making PS3 launch game called "Fatal Inertia." Some sort of futuristic racing game. Pics can be found here and here.
● KOEI announced an original action game for PlayStation 3 called BladeStorm, the game is been developed by Omega Force, featuring massive battlefields, combat actions and strategic elements similar to Dynasty Warriors, but with a western / medieval background. (thx to ToB)
● Makai Wars announced. PSP project moved I guess. Article.
● Alone in the Dark announced. Wtf?
● Genji 2 image shown. Real-time? No confirmation, but looks good. See here.
● Stuntman 2 announced for PLAYSTATION 3. Nobody knows why. Read story here.
● Gradius announced for PLAYSTATION 3. Seems not by Treasure, but still pretty awesome. Read about it here.
● KOF Maximum Impact 3 announced for PS3. God cries in horror, his tears destroy a city somewhere.
● Brothers in Arms 3 announced for PS3.
● Konami has announced six games for the PlayStation 3 thus far. Aside from Metal Gear Solid 4 and the new Gradius, the company is developing a new installment in its Jikkyou Pro Baseball series, as well as three unnamed games in different genres: a soccer game (Winning Eleven?), a new action game, and a new role-playing game. Source
● HUGE LIST OF Japanese PS3 support. See it here. Definitely worth checking out, speculate about the nameless titles! Tecmo action game - Rygar or Ninja Gaiden? You decide! [/sensationalism]
● EA talks Medal of Honor PS3, currently in development at EA Los Angeles. "The PS3 version of the game was already fill-rate bound, leaving 4 SPUs of the PlayStation 3 ready to be used for code-powered effects such as physics, particles, AI, and so on." Read article here
● Lair complete with bubble plastic Dragons and shine shine shine rain drops was shown again, but nothing new. You can check out the image here.
● Warhawk shown, still looks... like it needs a lot of work. But check the video here and check the pic here.
● Getaway technical demonstration showed again. Only "new" screen is here. Looks pretty good.
● Ubisoft announces "Assassin." Picture is a Knight with chain mail, but not much to go on besides that. Check out the image here. Video of this game had a Knight running through streets toward some steps. 1up speculates like Prince of Persia, but with a Knight. Check out the video here. (thx pcostabel)
● Fifth Phantom Saga TGS trailer is up. Check it out here. Somewhat improved over E3. (thanks Solidsnakex)
● Formula One was shown at E3, and it looked really great. Some people said CG great. Well, they showed a new trailer for the game... but this time, definitely in real-time. Decide for yourself whether they lived up to the ol' stuff here.
● The Outsider announced for PS3. From independent English development studios Frontier, it's a Hi-Tech thriller surrounding a city that sort of resembles Washington D.C. today. Promises completely non-linear gameplay and a new feature that only Next-Gen consoles can provide.
XBX360
● The Conbini X, Senkou no Rondo, Samurai (way of the samurai) Online, Bomberman, Mahjong, "western action game" (Success) announced. No more details.
● Perfect Dark Zero single player shit unveiled in great detail in scans and elsewhere. Uh, improved is all I can say. Pretty nice to look at now, no more wallguy. Co-op sounds awesome. See cover here and then go out and buy the mag cheapies.
● Dead Rising looks amazing. Much improvement. Check out screen here. See video here.
● Project Gotham 3 still looks great. Not much new I think, but still look at same ol' EDGE screens from press kit here. You can find video of the track editor here. They seem confident they can get to 60fps and arrive at launch, but no confirmation.
● 99 Nights still looks great. Check out CG trailer here. Also Gameplay videos at Xboxyde too. Love to BlimBlim, who has been awesome.
● Madden 360 confirmed a fucking joke. Everyone laugh at it here and here. Except DopeyFish, he has only love. Well, maybe not. New screen for you to look at... actually looks... *gasp*... pretty good! Check it out here.
● NEO GEO BATTLE COLISEUM is coming to the XBOX 360. Cool shit.
● Ridge Racer 6 shown, looks pretty nice. BlimBlim again for the kill with this shaky cam video found here. isamu wants to convey the message that it doesn't just look "pretty nice", it looks "FUCKING BADASS OH MY GOD THIS IS THE GREATEST GAME EVER MADE SINCE THE HISTORY OF THE WHOLE GOD DAMN MEDIUM!!!!!!"
● See Gundam 360 trailer here.
● Tenchu 360 announced. Cool stuff. Check out video here.
● Kameo 360 looking better. Argue about art and shit by viewing these screens: 1 2 3. Gameplay videos here, here, and here.
● Dead or Alive 4 new media and gameplay hands-on. Tons of screens here, and mirrored here. Gameplay videos here and here. Impressions here. Credit to op_ivy for this skit. DOA4 will launch on Dec 10 with the Xbox360 in Japan. (thx Culex)
● Tokyo Extreme Racer 360 new trailer here. Cars and ladies look quite detailed, environments still look a little simple. Some crappy shots from the Aug trailer here. (written by op_ivy, much thanks again)
● Frame City still showing pretty significant improvements (despite the goofy sunglasses). Tons of screens here and the new TGS trailer here. (op ivy)
● Treasure game announced for 360. Will have 3D visuals, 2D gameplay. Genre not specified, but some japanese websites are reporting it's an original shooter (thx op ivy)
● Need For Speed: Most Wanted new gameplay videos here. Finally some new tracks in motion. Looks pretty good, heres hoping for a steady framerate. (thanks to DMzcaf for spotting it)
● Gears of War can't be forgotten, of course. Check out some awesome Blimblim videos here. Animation is still janky, but Ryudo wanted to pass on the message "at least they are actually showing off playable footage and not making a cinematic that poses as gameplay."
● Sonic Next-Gen, which debuted once more a week or so ago, also did not go without showing its face. Check out some images here. Check out some videos here. Click this for insta-screen. Check out impressions here.
● Quake 4 360 looks crap. Check out some pics from this version here, here, here and here. This engine seriously is unattractive.
● Chrome Hounds has some video up. Check out this courtesy of Ruliweb here. There's a mirror here. (BioFan)
● [eM] has some video up. Check out this courtesy of Ruliweb here. There's a mirror here. (BioFan)
● The Outsider announced for XBX360. From independent English development studios Frontier, it's a Hi-Tech thriller surrounding a city that sort of resembles Washington D.C. today. Promises completely non-linear gameplay and a new feature that only Next-Gen consoles can provide.
Revolution
● Controller finally unmasked. Calling it "Game Remote Control." Senses direction in 3D, where you point, etc... one hand control with option extra attachments like analog stick. Read the full story here. Demonstrations included Pilot Wings, Metroid Prime and other assorted goods. Good for use like swinging sword, fishing game, lightsaber. New dynamic in gaming? Unconfirmed. Game media seems to like it so far, Andrew Vestal says if you don't like it your opinion sucks. See the controller here. Keynote address here.
● Revolution no longer named Revolution? We can't be sure, but all mentions of that brand have been removed from the latest pictures of the system. Read about this peculiar story here. (thx to SantaCruZer)
● Good news for you DS owners/lovers - the Revolution will be able to download demos for the system and then transfer them wirelessly to the handheld. Iwata speaks about it here.
PORTABLE GAME SYSTEMS
NDS
● Xenosaga I+II announced. 2D sprite based; anime cutscenes. Download scans here. First footage here. (Wario64)
● Card Fighter DS announced. Oh yeah. Read about it here at 1up.
● Pokemon Fushigi no Dungeon DS revealed. From Chunsoft, the game will be relesed in Japanese stores this November. Check it out here and here. Webpages can be here and here. Scans probably won't be up too long considering they're imageshack, so if anyone has more permanent means tell me
● Konami announces PowerPro Kun Pocket 8. Will have Online play!
● Namco announces Matagai Museum.
● Konami unveils Azure Dreams DS, Croket! DS Tenkuu no Yuushatachi, Iron Feather and Tao: Mamono no Tou to Mahou no Tamago.
● Namco unveils Kono Quiz Yarou!!
● Bandai unveils KeroKero King DS and Bouken-ou Beet: Vandal vs Busters.
● Taito unveils Lost Magic, Touch Game Party and Bubble Bobble DS.
● Hudson unveils Tengai Makyo II: Majimaru.
● Sega unveils Puyo Puyo Fever 2, Super Monkey Ball DS, Bleach DS! Souten ni Kakeru Unmei, Kouchuu Ouja MushiKing: Greatest Champion eno michi DS and Doraemon Nobitakun no Kyouryuu 2006 DS.
● Koei unviels Shin Sangoku Musou DS. Will have Online play!
● Tomy unveils Zoids Saga DS: Arcadia no Densetsu. (many above thanks to jarrod)
GBA
● GBA is getting a new version of Final Fantasy IV. Additional elements added, details not yet clear. Read article here.
● SNK Playmore announces ports of Metal Slug 2, Metal Slug X and Metal Slug 3.
● Capcom unveils Rockman.EXE6 Faltzer/Grega.
● Atlus unveils Kuniokun Collection 2 and Miracle! Panzou. (many thanks above for jarrod)
PSP
● Boku no Watashi no Katamari Damacy (My My Katamari Damacy) announced. Andrew Vestal, Jonnyram and others argue about whether it sucks ass or not. Changing Seasons, Branching paths. Check out scan here. Read IGN's impressions here. Check these pics: 1 2 3
● Chuugen no Hasha announced.
● Sengoku Musou announced.
● Shinseiki Evangelion II announced.
● Monster Hunter Portable release in December 2005.
● Mingol II gonna come? Rumour in Famitsu says seems so.
● Every Extend Extra from Q and Mizuguchi/Bandai. Fuck crazy music shooter thing. Pic from PC version here.
● Loco Roco announced. Confirmed TGS playable game of show. You are playable blob thing, tilt screen to progress through level. Multiplayer up to 50 blobs at once. See scan here. See video here. (thx to Reno)
● Metal Gear Ac!d 2 shown for PSP in Famitsu scan with a nuts OWL SCOPE thing. Virtual Boy 2? You decide. Scan here. See the trailer here (thx MrBob).
● Talkman PSP to come with mic peripheral. Four languages now instead of nine: Japanese, Korean, Chinese and English. Check out pic of the peripheral here.
● Portable Resort revealed. Seems like PSP Animal Crossing. Play Ukelele, walk around town looking at beach, collect shit and do more non-game shit. See screens here, here, here and here.
● Some Untold Legends 2 screens released. Take a look at a few here: 1 2 3
● Suikoden 1+2 coming for PSP. Bundled on single UMD, Konami loves us all. God does too. See image here.
● Street Fighter Alpha 3 Double Upper trailer here.
● Irregular Hunter X trailer w/ remixed music here. Thanks Wario. You're still a ho, though.
● Extreme Ghouls'N'Ghosts trailer here.
● Byte Hell 2000 announced. Crazy mini-game title in the Wario Ware archetype. Check out trailer here. Makes fun of Mario.
● New Rockman Rockman direct feed trailer, in the same vain as the Irregular Hunter X video, can be found here. Alternative can be found here. (thx Ironclad_Ninja)
● Landstalker is looking interesting for sure. Check out the latest vids from TGS here.
● SCEI announces Piposaru Academia 2. It's that mini-game crap game based on Ape Escape. Let's hope at the very least they fix the horrific load times... (jarrod)
● Climax unveils Ore no Dungeon. It'll have Online play! (jarrod)
● Hudson unveils Rengoku 2: The Stairway to H.E.A.V.E.N. This time, none of you better buy this shit. 'Cause if we ever see a Rengoku 3 I'm hunting for you. (jarrod)
● Taito unveils Zero-Shiki Kanjou Sentouki.
● Taito unveils EXIT. Check out the trailer here. Read the hands-on impressions here.
● Sega unveils Puyo Puyo Fever 2.
● Sega unveils Initial D: Street Stage.
● Genki unveils Daisenryaku Portable.
CURRENT GEN SYSTEMS
PS2
● Xenosaga III announced. Final chapter in series. Download scans here. First footage here. (Wario64)
● Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition. Contains new hard mode, Gold/etc standard for JPN and US differences.
Virgil
● Ace Combat Zero: The Belcan War announced. 15 years before the events of AC5. Check out scans here and here. Trailer is on official site here.
● Siren 2 announced for Feb 2005.
● Hack//Gu vol.1, vol.2, vol.3 announced. Direct feed of .hack//G.U. video can be found in this thread. Make sure you follow JackFrost's rules for it, and don't paste the link around. (thx JackFrost)
● We Love Katamari gets 8.5 from 1up in crazy Jeremy Parish review. Not really TGS related, but whatever!
● RE4 in Dec for Japan. Check out a video the new Biohazard 4 at the PS2 edition website. (thx to Midgar)
● MGS3: Subsistence has extra dvd with online portion of the game. ANOTHER dvd with a 3.5 hour cut of MGS3's cut-scenes, with additional and re-edited scenes. (jett)
● Tourist Trophy announced from the makers of Gran Turismo, Polyphonal Digital. Seems to want to do for motorbikes what the prolific GT series has done for cars. Looks absolutely incredible. See video here. See pic here. Visit the Tourist Trophy website here.
● Rogue Galaxy video can be found here.
● Shadow of the Colossus video can be found here. Check out a pic here. More SotC pics at Jeux-France.
● Siren 2 video can be found here.
● Rule of Rose video can be found here. Awesome CG.
● Atelier Iris 2 announced for US release.
● Front Mission V shown w/ trailer. Can see the thing here. Thanks to SailorDaravon/Bebpo
● Kindom Hearts II Release Date 12/22 in Japan. Thanks to SailorDaravon.
● Suikoden V apparently doesn't suck so hard. Six person party is back. See pics here, here, here and here. See the trailer here. All 27 runes shown. Also check out this new 10 minute trailer. Thanks to Himuro. It also has a confirmed North American release. Check the story here. Thanks to Scott.
● Soul Calibur III videos can be found here. Floor Teleportation is confirmed. Thanks to MidgarBlowedUp for pointing it out.
● Shinobido Imashime: Ninja action from Spike revealed. Check out gameplay and intro movies here. (thx regret)
● Raiden III made an appearance at TGS. This one is for drohne. Check out the trailer here.
● Okami, the amazing looking game from Clover, has a new video up at Gametrailers. Check it out here.
● Guitar Freaks V & DrumMania V gets a release on PS2 in 2006. Check out the news here. Check out the pics here and here. (thx Defensor)
Xbox
● Ninja Gaiden Black gets 10/10 from 1up. Uh, sorry don't have much more shit on Xbox news.
Gamecube
● Baten Kaitos II announced. Nintendo published! Download scans here. See the trailer here. Stream here. (Culex)
OTHER
PC
● Grandia MMO announced. Looks a bit sparse, but still cool. No word on XBX360 or PS3 release, but is expected.
● Final Fantasy XI: Online: Treasures of Aht Urhgan revealed. Expansion may includes three new jobs including Geomancer and Blue Mage. For PC, Xbx360 and PS2. No word on whether the initial FFXI release for 360 will include the expansion. See the trailer here. Thanks to Scott and this thread for the info, and thanks to Xmonkey for the trailer mirror.
● Quake 4 PC looks crap. Check out some pics from this version here, here, here and here. This engine seriously is unattractive.
Oddities
● 1up Reviews Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. They gave it an 8.5. Says "exhilarating editing and pace" helps you ignore the rather obtuse flaws. Read the review here.
