E3 2008 news roundup
Since we landed in Los Angeles for last week's E3, we've posted hundreds of articles. Knowing that there's a (very) small percentage of Joystiq readers who don't visit our site every 5 minutes, we've decided to collate all of last week's biggest news items to make sure you didn't miss the most important parts. (For breaking news from each of the big three press conferences, check out our highlights posts for each).
Microsoft
- Highlights from Microsoft's E3 press conference
- Install your Xbox 360 games to the hard drive, access XBLM on the web
- Details on the New Xbox Experience: search, hard drive play, alerts, themes, pics
- Castle Crashers, Galaga Legions, more on XBLA in 4-6 weeks
- Details on Lips: microphone, your songs, its songs
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Bungie: E3 game announcement pulled by publisher
- Square to squeeze FFXIII onto 360 with little compromise
- Portal: Still Alive additional levels based off Portal: The Flash Version, won't include GlaDOS
- Covenant playable in Halo Wars
- Too Human demo now available
- Highlights from Sony's E3 2008 press conference
- 80GB PS3 coming August 27 to Europe and Australia
- Final Fantasy XIII not available on 360 in Japan, Versus XIII still PS3-exclusive
- PS3 video store not coming to PAL regions in 2008
- PlayStation Home's public areas region locked
- PS3's PSN Video Store is region locked
- Sony 'disappointed' by FFXIII for 360 announcement
- Don't laugh now, PSN's Rat Race exterminated
- BioShock PS3 features 'exclusive' DLC scenarios
Nintendo
- Highlights from Nintendo's E3 2008 press conference
- Miyamoto says Nintendo not targeting core with E3
- Nintendo says the Wii well is 'nowhere near dry'
- Miyamoto: 'We're making Pikmin'
- NPD: Wii hits 10.9m US sales, becomes console leader
- Wii Music disc to include licensed songs, Nintendo 'not really thinking' about DLC
General
- Electronic Arts and id Software form partnership
- EA: LucasArts and BioWare building KOTOR MMO
- Warner Bros. and Capcom confirm Lost Planet film, David Hayter to pen
- Wrath of the Lich King goes beta
- WoW achievements coming with Wrath of the Lich King
- Spore space phase is 15-20 hours, has one ending
- 'Strong possibility' Spore creations will be exportable to Maya
- Apogee returns from dead to bring new Duke Nukem to handhelds
- June NPD: PS3 gets Metal Gear bump, Nintendo makes devilish deal
- Ubisoft to declare 'I Am Alive' in Spring 2009
- Activision releases record earnings report before merger
- Rock Band 2 on-disc track list revealed, features over 80 songs
- Harmonix: No Freezepop in RB2, maybe in the DLC
- Rock Band 2 features no-fail option
- Guitar Hero: Aerosmith patched for Rock Band guitars on 360
- 360's Guitar Hero World Tour to be compatible with RB instruments
Brain hurting from the immense volume of E3 news? Check out all of our E3 highlights including a rundown of the biggest news from each of the Big 3's E3 2008 press conferences!