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    EA's GamesCom presentation is LIVE!

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    EA at gamescom 2011 – Pressconference

    To those that can't watch, I'll be updating this post with highlights.

    Join in! Mass Effect 3 at the moment. Waiting for BF3. Was showed SWTOR.


    Mass Effect 3 gameplay debut coming up.

    - Animations seem to be improved
    - More gameplay elements and better mechanics.
    - A little bit more motion blur
    - Huge giant mech was killed by this awesome sticky nade.
    - there will be a BETA. Didn't catch when and what kind of. Only heard "raider (?) beta"
    - coming Match 6/9 2012 US/Europe

    SSX coming up now.

    - New modes, animations and gameplay mechanics
    - New and improved online design
    - No lobies
    - free roam mode called "Explore"
    - ghosts are created after the best stunts, and if you lost against one's ghost, you lose money
    - "Global events" lets you join in any game available in the world.
    - 100000 riders can be competing at once
    - new recommendation engine where when you like your stunt, it recommends others
    - January 2012

    This new game called Kingdoms Of Amalur: Reckoning

    - Ken Rolston started up by saying 2 "CITIZENS OF EARTH" lol :p
    - Todd McFarlane is participating in the project
    - 10 February 2012

    The Secret World

    - “This isn’t your typical fantasy MMO. In this world, everything is true: all the myths, legends and conspiracies are true.”
    - "Players have to choose a side and join one of three secret societies engaged in a secret war against the darkness – a war fought in battlefield and in board rooms. "
    - no classes or no teams. All based on skill.
    - BETA on August 26th
    - Release April 2012

    FIFA 12 now

    - "Biggest and the best football game on the planet"
    - "2012 is a very special year for FIFA 12 and every month we’ve been telling you about something new, something innovative that is going to make FIFA 12 the best sports game in history … and today we’ve got more news."
    - New animations and gameplay mechanics are the biggest news in the game.
    - New proprietary AI system which will be smarter.
    - "EA SPORTS Football Club, announced at E3, will connect you with the millions of FIFA players around the world. This will make every game relevant."
    - "Challenges will inject story lines from the real world of football directly into your game."
    - "And finally, FIFA Ultimate Team will let you build, manage and compete with your dream. Big news: for the first time ever, FIFA Ultimate Team will ship with the FIFA 12 disc this year!"
    - "If you’ve ever played FIFA Ultimate Team before, you get a special head start on building your team starting on September 20th."
    - September 27 in US and 29 in Europe.

    BF3 TIME! :D

    - Amazing SP campaign with the help of an ex-SAS soldier.
    - Co-op is going to be shown now!
    - LIVE co-op PS3 demo now!
    - Triangle spotting in co-op :( No comma rose meanwhile
    - Graphics seems nice on the PS3. Animations are pretty nice.
    - Co-op is pretty well done, it's campaign mission (?) on a co-op mode.
    - Infra-red scopes are here.
    - There is a revive system.
    - Textures are not as good ( obviously ) as on the PC. Pretty so-so.
    - Co-op mode seems very fun!
    - Apparently, BF3 will be launched through a browser :eek:
    - Cologne people will be able to experience conquest with jets with 64 players on PC :( I WANT TO BE THERE :(
    - Map is HUGE! Lots and lots of vehicles, choppers, jets, tanks, quads :eek: THERE WERE LIKE 4 OR 5 JETS ON AIR!
    - There were at least 5 of every vehicle available in the map in each team!
     
    Phistachio, Aug 16, 2011
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