{"id":1066,"date":"2011-06-06T16:33:12","date_gmt":"2011-06-06T23:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bytica.com\/?p=1066"},"modified":"2011-06-06T16:38:50","modified_gmt":"2011-06-06T23:38:50","slug":"e3-2011-ubisoft-presser-condensed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bytica.com\/?p=1066","title":{"rendered":"E3 2011: Ubisoft Presser, Condensed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Candara, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bytica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/farcry2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1073\" title=\"Far Cry 3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bytica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/farcry2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.bytica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/farcry2.jpg 610w, http:\/\/www.bytica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/farcry2-300x127.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Candara, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Did you miss the Ubisoft press conference and just want the highlights? With Ubisoft, you never know what you missed: here&#8217;s the quick version. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Candara, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">A ten minute \tdemo of the new <em>Rayman <\/em>game, heavy on co-op action.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Candara, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">We&#8217;re \tintroduced to Ubisoft&#8217;s Aaron Priceman, AKA \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Mr. Caffiene,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \twho&#8217;s way too hyper and introduces most of the presenters while \tmaking awkward jokes.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Candara, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">A demo of \t<em>Driver: San Francisco<\/em>. A next-gen version of an open-world \tworld driving game should be a slam dunk.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Candara, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Maybe the day&#8217;s \tfirst big surprise: <em>Far Cry 3<\/em>. There&#8217;s both canned footage \tand live gameplay showing the player fighting his way across a \ttropical island.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Candara, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Gearbox&#8217;s Randy \tPitchford reveals a new <em>Brothers in Arms <\/em>game, <em>Furious 4<\/em>. \tHe calls it a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153new direction,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d but it&#8217;s universally interpreted \tas <em>Inglorious Basterds: The Game<\/em>, which seems out of \tcharacter for the series.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Candara, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In a \tprerecorded clip, Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson talk about the \tgame tie-in for the upcoming <em>Tintin <\/em>movie<em>. <\/em>It&#8217;s has an interesting visual \tstyle, but should Tintin really be beating people up all the time?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Candara, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">A \tlengthy, live, four-person co-op demo of <em>Ghost \tRecon: <\/em><em>Future Soldier<\/em>.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Candara, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The \tannouncement of <em>Ghost Recon Online<\/em>, \ta \u00e2\u20ac\u0153free PC online experience.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d  The trailer says \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Free To \tPlay,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d so it sounds like a free MMO-type deal.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Candara, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em>Trackmania 2 <\/em>(or <em>Trackmania \tCanyon, <\/em>depending on whether \tyou trust the presenters or the trailer) is shown. At least for now, \tit appears to be PC-only.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Candara, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em>Raving \tRabbits: Alive and Kicking<\/em><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Candara, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">, \tcoming to Kinect. It&#8217;s demoed by two guys with frightening beards \twho only look more frightening kicking virtual rabbits.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Candara, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">No \tsurprise, <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Candara, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em>Just \tDance 3<\/em><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Candara, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> is coming this year, to all three platforms: Wii, Kinect and Move.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Candara, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Ubi&#8217;s \tnew rhythm game, <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Candara, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em>RockSmith<\/em><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Candara, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">, \tis shown. The hook is that you plug in a real guitar and not a \tplastic controller, but the testimonials shown show little insight \tinto whether the tech will actually work.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Candara, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">A \ttrailer for <em>YourShape 2012.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Candara, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">To \twrap up, 15 minutes on <em>Assassin&#8217;s Creed: \tRevelations. <\/em><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Candara, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Overall, still some weirdness, but not quite the trainwreck we&#8217;ve seen in previous years. And a dozen games in 75 minutes is about as good as anyone&#8217;s done so far today. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you miss the Ubisoft press conference and just want the highlights? 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