If Microsoft’s E3 showing was still too entertainment-centric for your liking — despite being a bit more gaming-focused than last year — Sony’s E3 press conference spent the vast majority of its time talking about games, even if the number of games shown favored Microsoft. Like Microsoft’s briefing, there wasn’t a lot in the way of surprise game announcements, although many of the games we already knew about that were shown looked great.
Amidst the flood of sequels that made up a bulk of
E3 2012 press conference, a
heavy emphasis was placed on turning your regular old television into a
fancy new “smart” TV. Through the use of Microsoft’s new SmartGlass
technology, you’ll be able to share information between your phone,
tablet, PC, television and Xbox 360. Our news guru Chris Pereira wrote
up a piece wondering if this may be
opening salvo over the head of the Wii U,
but I have a slightly different question regarding SmartGlass
altogether.
LOS ANGELES — Sony showed Beyond: Two Worlds, the latest game from Heavy Rain maker Quantic Dream, and announced a collaborative game with Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling at its E3 press event Monday evening.
Among some impressive demos for Need for Speed: Most Wanted and Medal of Honor: Warfighter, the big surprise out of Electronic Arts’ E3 media briefing was word that it has acquired the rights to make games using the UFC license. What makes this surprising is the fact that THQ had the rights locked up for a long time to come — it and UFC owner Zuffa, LLC announced in October 2010 that they had extended their licensing agreement through 2018.
LOS ANGELES — Wired’s live blog coverage of the 2012 Ubisoft E3 press conference will begin here on Monday, July 4 at 3 p.m. Pacific time.
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