Electronic Entertainment Expo - E3 2009

Paul Barnett, creative director for Mythic Entertainment, has been living and breathing EA for his entire stay here at E3 2009. We got a chance to pull him away from his exciting stage performances to talk to him about how he likes the new format. Play the video to check out his thoughts, and hear from one of the most energized masters of ceremonies at E3 2009.

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The line for the Microsoft Press Conference was crazy!  After waiting in line for about an hour, the doors opened the doors for the USC Galen Center and the sea of humanity scrambled for their assigned seating.
Microsoft has been pretty quiet with their title lineup.  The briefing starts with a video trailer for the upcoming game, The Beatles Rock Band. This title is shipping on 9.9.09 to coincide with the digitally re-mastered release of all thirteen albums from one of the most popular and well-known bands in music history.

But that was just the beginning.

Just as you thought things were slowing down, the Harmonix team came out to perform a song and did an amazing job of showcasing the game’s new three-part harmony feature.  The group did an amazing job using the instruments that come with the game which include:

* John Lennon’s Rickenbacker 325 guitar
* Sir Paul McCartney’s trademark Höfner bass
* George Harrison’s Gretsch Duo Jet guitar
* Ringo Starr’s drums with classic black oyster pearl finish and Ludwig-branded Beatles kick drum head

After this rocking performance, the audience we blessed with a special treat of the appearance of Yoko Ono-Lennon and Olivia Harrison, the widows of Beatles John Lennon and George Harrison.  But that wasn’t all, for an additional pop, Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, the last two members of the group, were called on stage to give us their impressions of the game and were met with much applause.

If this game wasn’t on your wish list, it should be by now. You can pick it up this Fall for the Xbox 360, The PlayStation 3and the Nintendo Wii.

-John Riciitiello EA's CEO is on the stage 

-The Sims 3 Trailer.  The Sims 3 is in stores tomorrow!

-On Stage: Chip Lange GM of EA's Hasbro Division- Littlest Pet Shop!  Three new adventures to take your pets coming this fall, not to mention all new ---Littlest Pet Shop Online!

-Purchase a Littlest Pet Shop Plush Toy and get a code to activate the pey's online life, connect with friends in a safe online world!

-On Stage: Dyan Williams, Sr. Producer of The Charm Girls Club, for the Wii and NDS.  Four girls on stage to demo Charm Girls Club Pajama Party.

-On Stage: Pat Soderland on the Need for Speed team- Unveiling the all new Driver Profiles in NFS Shift.

-Driver Profiles give players a unique persona based on their performance.

-Brand New BMW M3 will be given away in the E3 booth at the end of the show on Thursday, NFS Shift Tournament will determine the winner.

-On Stage: Drs. Ray Muzyuka and Greg Zeschuk: Dragon Age Origins is going to be deeper, darker and lustier than anything BioWare has ever done before.

 -Will post the trailer here later, check back!  Dragon Age Origins out October 20th.

-On Stage: The Drs. are back.  Mass Effect 2 Trailer.  

EA's press conference is being held at The Orpheum theater in Downtown Los Angeles, and it's a full house!  We're told the theater can hold up to 1500 people, and right now it looks like we're now down to standing room only!  Be sure to watch for the live stream of the conference on http://ea/com/e3 !!

We can't tell you what to expect, but let's just say there are some surprises in store!!!