SCEE Gamescom Press Conference – Live Streaming Over

[Shin-Ra]

Posted on 12 August by James Gallagher – Blog Manager, SCEE
Four Ways To Watch Gamescom With PlayStation.Blog

After extremely high demand I’m pleased to confirm that we will be providing a live video stream of the SCEE press conference at gamescom. I invite you to join us at the Gurzenich Köln on:

Tuesday 16 August 2011 at 19:00 CET / 18:00 BST / 03:00 Sydney (Wed)

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What’s more, we’re giving you four ways to watch the event:


{Worldwide Options}

PlayStation.Blog Watch it here on the web and dissect the announcements in the comments.

Facebook Watch it live with a bunch of people you used to go to school with on Facebook.


{SCEE-Only Options} (until further notice)

PlayStation Home Dress smart and watch the conference on the big screens in the PlayStation Home gamescom Space.

PlayStation App The video feed is mobile compatible so you can watch it on your iOS or Android phone via the official PlayStation App.

The video stream will be available on demand for 24 hours after it ends and I’ll be there to write the whole thing up, take pictures and crawl the show floor in search of news and interviews.

We’re excited about what we have to show at gamescom 2011 - how will you be watching?

[Shin-Ra]

I just got an invitation from SCEE to the PSVITA VIP area at Gamescom and it confirms you'll be able to watch the press conference via web browser.

Watch our press conference on Facebook

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[AranhaHunter]

For some reason I'm expecting to be underwhelmed, usually we get leaks and leaks leading up to the conferences, so far, nothing.

[Shin-Ra]

Resistance 3 and Ratchet & Clank All 4 One weren't expected at Gamescom last year.

We know new SCEE game announcements are due from Quantic Dream, DONTNOD Entertainment, Cambridge Studio, London Studio, Guerrilla Games and Media Molecule. Supermassive Games (tumble) are apparently still working on SCEE funded titles too. SEGA could announce their Solihull, UK studio's innovative game for PSVITA and SCEE could get the ball rolling with more PSN game announcements from Sidhe and the others expecting to show games in January.

With R3 and R&C A4O showing last year, we can't rule out the possibility of another major SCEA title debuting at Gamescom either. There's still the VGA's for stuff like Santa Monica Studio's next game though.

[Trace17]

So, for the non-Germans, this would be 5pm GMT/1pm EST/10am PST. I think that's right.

I'm hoping for something from Quantic or MM. I don't really see either happening though. Probably a bunch of Vita info.

[STARSCREAM]

Hoping the heavily rumored PS3 price drop is true. I need to pick up another PS3 and am going crazy waiting until Gamescom to see if they are gonna lower the price.

[mywhitenoise]

Originally Posted by AranhaHunter

For some reason I'm expecting to be underwhelmed, usually we get leaks and leaks leading up to the conferences, so far, nothing.

God of War IV.

[Snicket]

Originally Posted by Shin-Ra

Resistance 3 and Ratchet & Clank All 4 One weren't expected at Gamescom last year.

Resistance 3 sure was, IG even sent out an e-mail before the show saying "we can't resist to tell you the big announcement" or something like that.


A price cut would be cool, but I'm more interested in new software. Sony usually goes big for Gamescom so it should be a good show.

[Trace17]

Originally Posted by Snicket

Resistance 3 sure was, IG even sent out an e-mail before the show saying "we can't resist to tell you the big announcement" or something like that.


A price cut would be cool, but I'm more interested in new software. Sony usually goes big for Gamescom so it should be a good show.

So am I. Of course, I would just be happy with a release date for Journey.

[Shin-Ra]

Here's a couple of announcements, not necessarily timed for Gamescom...


Digital deal unites GAME and Sony

GAME will be selling PlayStation Network games in-store across all its 620 UK stores by mid-September.

This morning the pair announced a partnership to start selling digital content at bricks and mortar - at first a range of over 50 games will be sold via 42 stores, gradually rolling out across the nation.

Full games downloads, add-ons and subscriptions can be purchased in-store, and the deal means GAME will become 'Europe's biggest retailer of digital games' the firm said.

GAME says offering digital content access in-store - sold via cards and vouchers later redeemed on-console - is good because gamers who don't have credit cards can pay by other means.

Initial trials have shown that over 80% of customers use cash, reward points and gift cards to buy digital downloads in stores, says GAME.

Just as important for the PSVITA's future PSN lineup as PS3's I should think.


Elevator Action Will Be Right Back With New PS3 Game

http://dlgames.square-enix.com/ead/

Back in June, Siliconera discovered Square Enix was making a new Elevator Action game. We’re about to find out what Elevator Action Deluxe is since Square Enix Japan opened a teaser site for the title.

The webpage uses the graphics from the 1983 arcade game and on Square Enix’s RSS feed says a masterpiece from the arcade game Golden Age on PSN. Perhaps this is a hint that the original Elevator Action is at least part of the package. Another interesting tidbit is Elevator Action Deluxe appears to be a PlayStation 3 exclusive since it only has PS3 and PlayStation Network logos. For comparison sake, the multi-platform downloadable game Lara and the Guardian of Light includes PlayStation and Xbox branding. This confirms the PlayStation 3 only rating on Australia’s Classification Board.

Hopefully it's more accessible than Thexder NEO.


Starhawk Q&A: Building Better Worlds

PSB: What’s next for the Starhawk team?
HB: We’re going to be rolling out our Space level at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany on August 17th. I can’t wait till everyone sees it…Gotta love dogfighting in space! Also we’ll be at PAX in Seattle with the same demo the week after, August 26 to 28th, but there we’ll have our Observer Cam up and running so the crowd can enjoy the action too. It should be a blast!

[Shin-Ra]

OOHncharted 3.







http://www.pcgames.de/gamescom-2011-...-Stand-839239/

[Snicket]

Gamescom is getting huge, it may overtake E3 in a few years. I always found it to be more exciting than E3 anyways, at least it was last year, lets see if the trend can continue, not a lot has been leaked so far so that either means a turkey year by way of announcements or some epic reveals!

[Monkey]

"HB: We’re going to be rolling out our Space level at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany on August 17th. I can’t wait till everyone sees it"

Hell yeah!!

[Shin-Ra]

Interview: Jim Ryan

The next president and chief executive officer of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe talks exclusively to eu.playstation.com

Jim Ryan, the man soon to be at the helm of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, has played a critical role in the success of PlayStation in his 17 years with the company. From joining as international finance officer to his most recent role as chief operating officer, Jim has helped PlayStation become a multi-billion dollar business with a reputation for pushing entertainment boundaries. It's all a far cry from a stint as a handyman in the early days.

"I remember when we set up the German office actually going to a furniture store and buying desks and chairs," Jim says. "We did actually pay extra to have someone put them together though, which was really pushing the boat out."

It's an apt time to look back. A new handheld – PlayStation Vita – is being readied for launch, an incredible line-up of PlayStation 3 titles looms large and there's Jim's keynote debut at gamescom 2011. Did he have any inkling back in 1994 that he'd be leading such a major force in the video game industry? "I was approached to talk to Sony about this secret video game project in 1994. Nobody knew how it was going to turn out – I made the decision to join very much as an act of faith. And I've never looked back."

Into the unknown

Back then what would become PS one was a little grey box code-named PSX. Jim and his team were planning how to successfully publish software while the technology that would power it was being developed. A year later, Jim was suddenly aware of this hard work rapidly coming to fruition. "It was early in 1995 when we learnt that we were going to be the organisation responsible for PlayStation," Jim recalls. "In the early part of that year, as Japan launched PS one, it became apparent that we were looking at something quite extraordinary."

Since then a raft of iconic games has cemented the status of PlayStation. What stands out for Jim? "PS one had Crash Bandicoot, Jak and Daxter and Tomb Raider, PlayStation 2 had Grand Theft Auto, and Gran Turismo from our own stable. This time around on PS3 you'd have to say the big-hitters are the Call of Duty games and, of course, the Uncharted series. Every generation brings its new icons and it's fantastic. It's one of the greatest things about the industry."

Compare Lara Croft with Nathan Drake, neatly bookending Jim's time with SCEE so far, and the progress made in the video game industry is staggeringly clear. "Everything has increased by a factor of about four or five," Jim tells us. "Whether it's the number of people required to make a game, the size of the team required to push the processing power of the hardware or the number of units that we sell – hardware, software, peripherals – everything's just a lot bigger. A lot, lot bigger."

People power

And the secret of that growth? "Without wishing to sound arrogant, it's simply the SCEE organisation and the quality, passion and energy of our people. I'm in the privileged position of being able to lead this company and that gives me a huge buzz.

"I'm preparing for my first platform launch in charge of PlayStation Vita, which is a hugely exciting product and I'm really looking forward to it. There are a lot of challenges given the truly digital nature of so many products, opportunities that we're getting our teeth into which is fun and keeps things fresh."

There's nothing like the immediate future of PlayStation to provide that freshness, and it's something Jim wants to expand upon at gamescom 2011. "There's a lot to talk about. Centre stage for us is going to be PS Vita, and it's my job, whether it's in the press conference or in the interviews that I do over the course of the week, to be a true evangelist for PS Vita. It's a great product so it's an easy job!"

Certainly easier than assembling flat-pack furniture. Stay up to date with all the news on PS Vita, Uncharted 3 and much more as Jim presents the SCEE conference at gamescom 2011, by checking eu.playstation.com/gamescom. You can watch the live video stream, too, on PlayStation.Blog at blog.eu.playstation.com, and on facebook.com/sonyplaystation.

[xXI GaMe IXx]

I'm new to the Sony PS3 is there something special I have to do to acres PS HOME

[xXI GaMe IXx]

I. Figured out how to use home but can not find the gamescon area

[MerrickG]

I want to see Agent (or something Rockstar related) and a PS3 price drop.

Thats all I ask.

[Shin-Ra]

Originally Posted by xXI GaMe IXx

I. Figured out how to use home but can not find the gamescon area

You're better off just streaming in your web browser for feed quality and general stability but the Gamescom space is going up in Home tomorrow. The live stream in the Home space has only been announced by SCEE so far as far as I know.

[MerrickG]

Red Dead Redemption 2: The Resurrection


Its coming.

[xXI GaMe IXx]

Originally Posted by Shin-Ra

You're better off just streaming in your web browser for feed quality and general stability but the Gamescom space is going up in Home tomorrow. The live stream in the Home space has only been announced by SCEE so far as far as I know.

I work from home and when I'm logged into work it disables my browser so I was hoping to just turn on my PS3 and watch it on tv. I guess my other option will be to watch it off my iPhone