If it wasn't obvious before E3, loonyboi is the real console expert here, and
with him at the show, consolation suffered. Meanwhile, E3 means that there has
been as much news in this area, as there ever will be, which makes this catch-up
time. Sorry about the overload/backlog, let's just see if we can organize this
in a somewhat manageable way:
- GameCube
Nintendo
GameCube Set At Mass Market Price of $199.95
(Business Wire-thanks Well Rounded Entertainment),
E3 Nintendo rules the show
is the opinion offered by MSNBC, and Matsushita to create hybrid GameCube
(CNET) discussing of the DVD version, saying "Our hybrid digital
audio-visual product will be superior to PlayStation 2."
- PS2
Konami's
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty page has the E3 2001 MGS2 video for
download in a couple of different sizes, while there's also a ShakyCam
version on GameSpot
in case you prefer earthquake-mode, while the Gaming Intelligence Agency
is reporting that the post-E3 MGS2 media blackout has begun. Meanwhile, Movies Added to Our Impressions of
TRIBES 2 on PS2.IGN.Com offers gameplay movies, as well as the frank
assessment that playing TRIBES 2 without a mouse and keyboard, well... it's
just not good, okay? It may not matter, as the GameSpot's
Hands-on PS2 TRIBES 2 points out that USB mouse and keyboard support are
probably forthcoming, and that the PS2 and PC versions will not be
interoperable online anyway. There's a Interview with Randy Pitchford
on PS2.IGN.Com discussing progress on PS2 Half-Life. There are PS2
Giants previews on PS2.IGN.Com
and GameSpot.
The Lost interview on
PS2.IGN.com has been found, there are a couple of minutes of Baldur's Gate- Dark Alliance
footage on GameSpot
as well as a
NOLF PS2 movie, a RUNE:
Viking Warlord movie, and First Impressions
of PS2 Deus Ex.
- Dreamcast
Dreamcast
Black And White No Longer To Be Published By SEGA reports
Dreamcast.IGN.Com, as the sun sinks slowly in the west for Sega's system,
which is seeming more abandoned all the time.
- Xbox
There are Halo
impressions on Core Magazine, featuring ShakyCam movies, while there are
new Halo gameplay movies on GameSpot,
while XBox.IGN.Com has a Halo preview,
a Fellowship of the Ring preview,
an Unreal Championship preview,
an Obi-Wan preview,
and a Project Ego preview,
while Project Ego is also previewed on MSXbox.
Finally, there are also New Legends First Impressions
on GameSpot.