DIGITALLIFE 2007: DAY TWO
As you may have well noticed, there aren’t any stories from DigitalLife ’07 up on the site yet. Rest assured, they are coming, but I was on the show floor all day thursday and will be spending a good deal of today there as well. It just didn’t leave a lot of time for writing things up properly yesterday.
One thing I will say going into day two is that I was a little disappointed with the general lack of new games on the floor. While there were some upcoming titles such as Crysis, The Eye of Judgment, Gears of War (PC), Guitar Hero III and the like, those kiosks were few and far between.
Perhaps the biggest letdown was when I found my way to the console gaming area to find that some of the games weren’t just already released, they were released a long time ago. Imagine seeing a row of Xbox 360’s and finding that they were set up to play Oblivion, Fight Night: Round 3, Rainbow Six: Vegas and Madden NFL’08. Don’t get too smarmy yet Sony fans – the story was much the same at the kiosks set up with the PlayStation 3.
Still, there was plenty to see and plenty of companies to talk with, and over the next few days, I’ll be bringing the information learned in those sessions to you, because that’s just the kind of guy I am. So stay tuned as we now return you to your game news broadcast… already in progress.
- DigitalLife 2007 – Official website
DIGITALLIFE 2007 OPENS TODAY
DigitalLife, New York’s only public consumer electronics and gaming show opens today, and I’ll be there to take a look at what we can expect to see coming to retail over the next few months. The show, which runs from today through Sunday, September 30th is a hands-on affair where attendees will not only get to try out a wide variety of gadgets and games, but can participate in the DigitalLife Pro Am Gaming Tournament.
"DigitalLife 2007 will once again host the largest gathering of professional and amateur video gamers in the United States. As well as the 3rd Annual DigitalLife Pro-Am Gaming Tournament, produced by the Global Gaming League (GGL), the show will also feature individual tournaments for Halo 2, Dance Dance Revolution, Guitar Hero, and American Idol by Konami.
The $100,000 DigitalLife Pro Am Gaming Tournament sponsored by Dell, Alienware and Headplay covers over 10,000 feet of floor space. Qualifier events will be held In August and September and will continue at the show with opportunities to qualify onsite. Eventually over 300 of the country’s best professional and amateur gamers will compete for over $100K in cash and prizes" – DigitalLife
With so few opportunities for people on the East Coast to get into a show, gamers should be sure not to miss this one if at all possible. As for me, I’ve got a few meetings with companies lined up during the show, so in addition to the normal coverage, we should have some detailed information on several of the products gamers can expect to see in the near future. Tune in over the next few days to see what all the fuss is about!
- DigitalLife 2007 – Official website
XBOX LIVE MARKETPLACE E3 CONTENT – WEDNESDAY EDITION
Xbox Live’s Major Nelson is reporting in his blog that more E3 content is now available in the Xbox Live Marketplace. According to the list, here’s whats up for download currently;
Demos
None ListedTrailers
Enchanted Arms
Games For Windows Montage
MotoGP ’06
Prey
Call of Duty 3
World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions
Xbox 360 Games Montage
Xbox Live Arcade Montage
X-Men: The Official Game
Dead or Alive® Xtreme 2
Ninety-Nine Nights
WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2007Gamer Pictures & Themes
X-Men: The Last Stand Theme (FREE)
Gold Picture Pack (FREE)
Silver Picture Pack (FREE)Game Content
Call of Duty 2 Bonus Map Pack (FREE)
Call of Duty 2
Skirmish Map Pack (400 Points – $5)
Kind of disappointing to not see any new demos today, but something is always better than nothing.
Update 1: Some last minute additions
Trailers
Spider-Man 3 (The Game)
Shadowrun Backstage Pass
E3 2006 Microsoft Press Briefing
E3 2006 Showfloor: Behind the scenes
NYLatenite's Gamer's Paradise 