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Update: SEGA told Famitsu that they’ll be bringing Sonic-related content to the show. Sonic Generations is included, which we now know will be released for the 3DS.

There were a few announcements at Konami’s E3 conference last year, though none of them were truly noteworthy. Might this year be different? Apparently so. According to this week’s Famitsu, Konami will be sharing reveals for existing franchises and brand new projects. The magazine states that an E3 site will open on June 3 and more information will be available next week. Konami will be hosting a pre-E3 show on June 2.

Team Ninja/Tecmo Koei also discussed some of their plans for this year’s E3. They’ll be featuring a game which already has a teaser trailer (unfortunately for Nintendo fans, this is most likely Ninja Gaiden 3), and other secrets will be revealed as well. It’s possible that some new support for the 3DS could be shown, or perhaps Project Cafe.

Famitsu could have some E3 scoops over the next couple of weeks as the trade show approaches. As always, we’ll be sure to bring you the latest information from the magazine.

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THE GAME IS ABOUT TO CHANGE!
EA AND SPIKE TV COME TOGETHER FOR EXCLUSIVE LIVE BROADCAST OF EA’S 2011 E3 SHOWCASE EVENT WITH “GAMECHANGERS: EA 2011 PREVIEW”

One-Hour Special Premieres Live, Coast-to-Coast and Commercial Free on Monday June 6 at 3:30 PM ET / 12:30 PM PT

New York, NY, May 24, 2011 – Spike TV, the #1 network for video game programming, today announced that it is working with leading game publisher Electronic Arts Inc., (NASDAQ: ERTS) for an exclusive live, commercial-free telecast of the company’s 2011 showcase event at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), the gaming industry’s leading trade show.

Broadcasting from the Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles, Gamechangers: EA 2011 Preview, premieres live nationwide Monday, June 6 at 3:30 PM ET/12:30 PM PT.

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Starting today, Japanese Club Nintendo members can choose from a few new rewards. Nintendo has updated the site with a 400 point Donkey Kong Returns 25 track soundtrack (250 if you’ve purchased the game) and a 150 point Kirby Snap Pouch. The pouch is 13x9cm and is available in two colors.

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Videos

Nintendo Week 5/23
Overflow Trailer
Puzzle Quest Trailer
99 Bullets Trailer
3D Twist & Match Info

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This image is clearly fake, but I thought I’d post it on the site just for fun. Expect more fabricated stories/images/videos as we come closer to E3.

There’s also been a rumor about a Smash Bros. game being announced for Project Cafe at E3, though I think it goes without saying that the speculation is nothing more than, well, speculation!

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Nintendo to Offer Live Coverage of E3 Expo 2011 Presentation

Video game fans around the globe are invited to bookmark http://e3.nintendo.com in their browsers as Nintendo prepares to offer a virtual front-row seat at this year’s E3 Expo in Los Angeles. A live webcast of Nintendo’s E3 Expo 2011 media presentation will begin at 9 a.m. Pacific time on Tuesday, June 7. Immediately following the presentation, fans can enjoy additional Nintendo Network coverage on the site, including interviews, game trailers and special video segments. A variety of exclusive content will also be available on the Nintendo® Channel, which is accessible to anyone with a Wii™ console that is connected to the Internet.

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The Zelda timeline has been a topic of great debate over the years, mostly due to the fact that Nintendo has never shared anything formally. As a result, gamers have been left to discuss the appropriate order of the titles. Fans have created a few theories of their own, though it’s interesting to note that there is an official timeline. The thing is, Nintendo of Japan doesn’t want you to see it.

Nintendo of America’s Dan Owsen revealed in a recent interview that he, along with other staff, developed a timeline and were interested in publishing it online. After approaching the company’s Japanese division, however, they were discouraged from releasing it and were told that there is actually an official timeline. It sounds like Nintendo would like series followers to come up with their own interpretation of the franchise’s chronology.

“You know, at one point we had drafted a timeline and wanted to make it available online. We showed it to the guys in Japan and they basically told us that it would be best if we didn’t post it. They do have a timeline that has continuity between the games but they wanted to keep it open for how each player views the chronology of the series. There are a lot of connections between the games, but they do have a timeline that has continuity. It’s up to the player to place all the pieces together.

I wouldn’t call it a disconnect [with the developers from Japan]. Just that the developers feel that posting a full narrative would take away from the players’ imagination. Part of what makes the series so special is the legend that spans across the series and they wanted to preserve that in the players’ vision. It’s also why they have never given Link a voice. The story is told as if the player is Link. Giving him a voice would eliminate that attachment.”

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E3 is a place well-known for surprises and brand new game announcements. Capcom, however, will not be bringing anything “shocking” to the trade show. That may disappoint some fans, though the company is expected to share more on previously revealed games. Capcom’s Christian Svensson provided the following comments on the latest “Ask Capcom” segment:

“We’d like to probably keep our E3 plans a bit closer to the vest. I don’t know that we’ll be shocking anyone with what we talking about at E3. Most of our major announcements were made at Captivate. There’ll be some light shed on things that were previously announced that we didn’t show much of at Captivate, updates for some things that we did show at Captivate, but keep your expectations in check and everyone will probably come out happy.”

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A poll involving over 9,000 video game developers was recently conducted. As you’ve probably assumed based on this post’s title, the participants were asked to list their top ten developer “heroes” on a scale from 1 to 10. The results can be seen below.

1. Peter Molyneux (score: 8 )
2. Shigeru Miyamoto (score: 7)
3. Jonathan Blow (score: 7)
4. Will Wright (score: 7)
5. John Carmack (score: 6)
6. Mike Morhaime (score: 6)
7. David Braben (score: 6)
8. Sid Meier (score: 6)
9. Masaya Matsuura (score: 5)
10. Dave Jones (score: 5)

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This isn’t a complete listing, of course, and many companies have yet to officially announce their lineups for the show. We should be hearing about more games over the next couple of weeks.

2K Games:
BioShock: Infinite (PS3, Xbox 360, PC)
The Darkness II (PS3, Xbox 360, PC)
Duke Nukem Forever (PS3, Xbox 360, PC)
XCOM (Xbox 360, PC)
*Rumored* Spec Ops: The Line (PS3, Xbox 360, PC)

2K Sports:
NBA 2K12 (PS3, Xbox 360)

505 Games:
*Rumored* Backbreaker: Vengeance (Xbox 360)
*Rumored* Sniper Elite 2 (PS3, Xbox 360)
*Rumored* Wrecked (PS3, Xbox 360)

Activision:
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (PS3, Xbox 360, PC)
Prototype 2 (PS3, Xbox 360, PC)
Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PC, 3DS)
Spider-Man: Edge of Time (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii)
X-Men: Destiny (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, DS)

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