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You can download official HD versions of the Sony E3-2011 Press Conference from the PlayStation®Store.

Here are links to the other press conferences’ videos:

- Microsoft: Part1, Part2, Part3, Part4
- Nintendo: Part1, Part2, Part3, Part4
- EA Games: Part1, Part2, Part3, Part4
- Ubisoft: Part1, Part2, Part3, Part4
- Konami: Pre-E3 Show

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Another totally funny advertisement from Sony’s VP of every and anything.

Based on the content of the video, I’d say there’s a possibility that Jerry Lambert,who plays Butler, may make an appearance at E32010. Tretton could use his presence in some form at the event to maybe surprise the crowd. Judging from the advertisment again, if there isn’t another advertisement with Butler on ‘Man Furismo Jive’ anytime between now and June 15th, he might just interrupt Mr. Yamauchi at the press conference!

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I tried to log in with my PS3 this morning, and, not only was I not able to sign in, but some of my games (in particular, MvC2) had reverted to their trial versions. I thought that my PS3 system itself was just being wacky, until I read this:

All around the world, PlayStation 3 consoles simply aren’t working like they’re supposed to, with an error preventing people from not just going online, but from playing some PS3 games offline as well.

From Europe to the Americas to, well, my house in Australia, users (mostly of older “Fat” consoles, those released before 2009′s “PS3 Slim”) are complaining that upon booting their consoles up, they’re unable to sign into their accounts, check their trophies, use dynamic themes or access the PlayStation Network. That’s fine, Sony say there are PSN connection problems, and that they are “looking into it”.

Problem is, the error does more than just prevent you from going online. It prevents you from playing certain games offline as well. Even for some consoles that aren’t connected to the PSN, like debug units. The screen above is what I was greeted with on a retail console when attempting to play Heavy Rain, and pressing out of it simply reboots the PS3, returning you to the main menu screen. It’s the same story for other games that feature dynamic trophy support.

PSN games are no different; I tried to boot up “Flower”, only to be greeted with a similar message about failed copyright protection, and it was right back to the XMB.

Sony say “stay tuned” for updates on the problem.

Source: http://kotaku.com/5482328/ps3s-suffering-from-global-network-lockdown

Stay tuned for further updates. Until then, it looks like we’re gonna have to do something else. Anybody up for Robot Unicorn Attack?

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Although there weren’t many major surprises at Sony’s E3 press conference this year (thanks to several pre-E3 leaks), the company managed to impress the audience with its future line-up of quality titles for both the PS3 and PSP. While Sony was proud to showcase trailers and live demos of its superior exclusives, the PSP Go! (aka ‘the worst kept secret of E3‘) was the highlight of the show.

Kaz Hirai, CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., officially announced that the PSP Go! will not replace the current PSP-3000 model but will stand alongside it when it is released on Oct. 1st 2009. This new model is 15% lighter and 43% smaller than the PSP-3000 and utilises a sliding screen that covers the face buttons. Although the UMD drive has been removed, it promotes the feature of direct downloads from the PSStore and the new Media Go! which will replace the  previous Media Manager. Kaz stated that this does not mean the UMD format will become obsolete as it will still be sold.

Sony also presented live demos including:

• Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
• Massive Action Game (MAG) – actual 256 players live
• Assassin’s Creed II
• Mod Nation Racers
• God of War III

Exclusive games that were revealed were:

• Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
• MAG
• Gran Turismo PSP
• Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (PSP) – a true sequel to MGS3
  
• Agent – from Rockstar Games
• Final Fantasy XIV (online)
• Mod Nation Racers – the LittleBigPlanet of racing
• The Last Guardian – Team Ico’s masterpiece
• Gran Turismo 5
• God of War III – March 2010 release date

The day before, Microsoft was proud to show a tech demo of their Project Natal motion-sensing and voice-recognition camera. Sony made it known that they are also working on motion-sensing by use of a new prototype controller and the PS Eye. It wasn’t as impressive as Project Natal, but unique and interesting nonetheless. This motion controller is due for release in Spring 2010.

For those of you who wish to watch the entire E3 press conferences, here are the links to the rebroadcasting videos below:

• Microsoft’s  Press Conference
• Nintendo’s Press Conference
• Sony’s Press Conference

[Via CNet (1), CNet (2), Mirror, DigitalSomething]

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