There are more than a few members of the staff from The Escapist out at E3 this week, so naturally they’re just going to stare at their phones and tweet pithy things for us to read. We’ve collected the best of their in-the-moment reactions for you, and we’ll do that every day for the rest of the week. Today was Monday, the day of all the big press conference events.
It was an early start for the jetlagged crew:
I would pay $10 for gas station coffee right now.— Greg Tito (@Gregtito) June 10, 2013
Then off to see what Microsoft had to offer:
There is overwrought hyperbole, and then there are Metal Gear trailers. Game sure looks pretty, though.— Susan Arendt (@SusanArendt) June 10, 2013
And it's Killer Instinct. Not Viva Piñata. Sigh. Look, I know it's the smarter choice, but I'm still sad.— Susan Arendt (@SusanArendt) June 10, 2013
Battlefield 4… the all gray, all day game.— AJ Glasser (@Joygirl007) June 10, 2013
So the next big Xbox One game is gonna have a girl, right??? #xboxE3— Leah Jackson (@Leahbjackson) June 10, 2013
Is $500 too much for an Xbox One? I'd say it's borderline.— Greg Tito (@Gregtito) June 10, 2013
Then Electronic Arts:
I will play the HELL out of Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare.— Susan Arendt (@SusanArendt) June 10, 2013
I will need to study the Dragon Age Inquisition trailer to dissect the details. Not quite what I expected.— Susan Arendt (@SusanArendt) June 10, 2013
The Peggle 2 announcement by PopCap's John Vechey is my highlight of E3 so far. I don't care about Peggle – it was the little jump move.— Greg Tito (@Gregtito) June 10, 2013
And, honestly, there’s only one thing worth saying about the Ubisoft event:
It is impossible to play a Rayman game without smiling. #truth— Susan Arendt (@SusanArendt) June 10, 2013
Finally, Sony, which was declared to be a beatdown:
Wow Sony just took a major #ShotsFired at Microsoft – no always on, no DRM, indies srlf-publish, and used games are a go— Andrea Rene (@andrearene) June 11, 2013
PS4 for $399. That's it. It's over.— Susan Arendt (@SusanArendt) June 11, 2013
By the way, I just looked in on the Microsoft event planned for tonight. Lots of worried huddling, speaking in hush tones.— Greg Tito (@Gregtito) June 11, 2013
Published: Jun 11, 2013 12:00 am