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Sony promises 27 playable PS3 titles at TGS, nil reported at Leipzig
According to PS3Land.com, Sony will let the curtain drop at Tokyo Game Show in September with plans to feature 27 playable PlayStation 3 titles and additional (non-playable) displays for at least 8 other titles. Currently, reports out of Leipzig confirm that Sony is not featuring playable PS3 games, or for that matter, a hardware display at GC 2006. A partial list of playable titles to be featured at TGS follows: Armored Core 4 Blade Storm: Hundred Years War Coded Arms: Assault Devil May Cry 4 Everybody's Golf 5 The Eye of Judgment Fatal Inertia Formula One World Championship Genji Gran Turismo Series Heavenly Sword LAIR Mahjong Taikai Mobile Suit Gundam MotorStorm Resistance: Fall of Man Ridge Racer 7 Warhawk
A peek at Microsoft in Leipzig
Major Nelson has dumped a bunch of photos of the Xbox booth resort at the Leipzig Games Convention into his Flickr account. The installment features an Xbox Live users' hangout (pictured), pimp Flight Simulator X setup, giant hamster wheel, and of course, VIP tent.Microsoft's GC 2006 press briefing is scheduled for tomorrow at 1 pm (CEST). Both Sony and Nintendo will be addressing the media Wednesday morning. Stay tuned.
Early pictures of GC 2006
Over at gc-blog.de, there are some behind-the-scenes pictures from the Leipzig Games Convention 2006 as it gets ready for next week's opening. While there isn't anything in the way of spoilers to be seen (God of War II? No way!), you do get a rare glimpse of the booths being constructed: Sony, Blizzard, Microsoft, Nintendo, Konami, and more!Be sure to check out gc-blog.de for more hammer-and-nails fun.
Sega's Leipzig GC 2006 lineup
Sega has announced their lineup for next week's Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany. Of the 11 playable titles, all PS3 and Wii games will be shown behind closed doors. Also notice that Sega has rather unceremoniously changed the name of their Sonic Wii title, Sonic Wild Fire, to Sonic and the Secret Rings. Here's the lineup, courtesy of EuroGamer. Charlotte's Web (PC, GBA, Nintendo DS) Full Auto 2: Battlelines (PS3) Medieval II: Total War (PC) Phantasy Star Universe (PS2, PC, Xbox 360) SEGA Rally (Xbox 360, PS3, PC) Sonic The Hedgehog (Xbox 360, PS3) Sonic and the Secret Rings (Nintendo Wii) Sonic Rivals (PSP) Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz (Nintendo Wii) Virtua Tennis 3 (Xbox 360, PS3) Yakuza (PS2) Leipzig's GC 2006 takes place from August 24 - 27.
