Ubisoft Live Blog (New Post Below)
We’re having issues with the Internet, so I’m typing out the conference using my phone. So sorry for any delays :/
– The show is now starting
– trailer montage shows NMH 2, Shaun White, and Red Steel 2
– Yves Guillemot talked about a new service called uplay for DLC and game help
– mentions the wii remote, DSi and balance board as opening new ways of playing and creating games
– Red Steel 2 will let u experience the fights
– James Cameron is now stage!
– Talks about Avatar the movie and the game in stereoscopic 3D
– Talking about Red Steel 2!
– Showing the new trailer!!
– Red Steel creative director Chris Vanderberge
– Red Steel 2 demo is about to start. Wii motion plus on the stage
– Exclusive look of first level
– demoing the game live on screen
– The interface looks great and the controls look very fluid
– Special powers can be obtained
– Fast load times
– Demoing a boss battle—looks pretty sweet
– game will be playable on the show floor
– Game will be bundled with Wii Motion Plus at launch as well!
– Joe back on stage to talk about Shaun White 2
– Trailer showing now…
– It’s the same trailer that was shown before
– Joe back on stage talking about Soccer
– Introduces World renowned soccer player Pele
– He brought a translator to talk about the game
– He is talking about how important soccer is to children and the world
– He mentions that he was always part of a winning team and he gets the chance again with this new game
– Trailer for the game is showing
– Game is called ‘Academy of Champions Football’. Exclusively for the Wii
– Coming out holiday 2009
– Now showing a trailer for splinter cell conviction
– now there’s a playable demo. Looks pretty sweet. Probably not for Wii though :/
– sandbox environments with destructible objects and more fast paced gameplay
– demo is over. Joe is back on stage
– he’s building up something right now. Oh it’s Ruse. Another non wii game :/
– it’s a pretty sweet trailer though
– joe is back out to show off casual games
– US senior vp of marketing Tony Key
– He’s talking about the ‘imagine’ series and the Petz series
– apparently Imagine series is number 2 seller on the Ds just behind Pokemon which is crazy
– Integration, invention, and interconnectivity are the 3 keys to the Petz and imagine series
– showing a trailer for the new Petz games on the DS
– imagine Artist is another game that integrates the DS games with Ubisoft’s content sharing service
– Now announcing ‘Style Lab’ to invent your own things
– He’s taking a jab at EA Sports Active’s ‘rubber bands’
– Felicia is now on stage to talk about Ubisoft’s new fitness game ‘Your Shape’
– First camera enabled fitness game Excusively for the Wii using a Camera?!?!?!
– Possible announcement of new camera for the Wii and it comes with the game
– Ubisoft is creating a custom camera using the USB port on the back of the Wii! Nice one-up to Microsoft ;)
– joe is now introducing Rabbids Go Home
– Adrian Lacey is on stage to talk about the game with guys in Rabbids costumes
– Showing a new trailer for Rabbids, it has a great style
– Create your own Rabbid and roll around on a shopping cart.
– Very like Katamari or de Blob style
– pick up any items as you go from birds to traffic cones to steaks and many more
– the guy playing now broke off a jet engine and is now flying around collecting things. Looks pretty fun. Will be playable on the show floor
– Laurent from Ubisoft is now talking about TMNT Smash Up for the Wii
– The team is formed from people that made Smash Bros Brawl
– Now showing latest trailer!
– April is a playable character
– cowabunga! Coming Sept. 22
– Now talking about No More Heroes 2 Desperate Struggle!
– Talking about Grasshopper, Suda51, and a new project codenamed ‘Eden’ from the creator of Rez and Space Channel 5
– now he’s talking about Assassins Creed 2
– New trailer is showing
– That’s it! Pretty good show overall.
– We’ll post up some more pics later tonight!
