Gamertell

Take- Two’s press conference (10:45 a.m. PT, July 16, 2008) was shaping up to be an exciting start to day three of E3 considering they weren’t going to talk about a movie for an hour (I’m looking at you Capcom).  With the announcement of the Grand Theft Auto series coming to the Nintendo DS, it seemed as though Take-Two would have more information unveil about this and maybe some other games that are under development for the company. 

All-in-all the conference ended up being a yawn fest.  Some of the highlights from the show included the kid friendly Dora the Explorer games and new clips surrounding 2K’s NBA and NHL franchises. 

Here’s a quick recap of the conference gathered from Live Blogs (linked below):

• NHL 2K9 was demonstrated for the Wii by Jeff Thomas, a VP at 2K Sports, (Thomas says that NHL 2K9 is “all about fun,” says Joystiq).  Some new features to be included in the game will allow players to drive the Zamboni (Sweet!) and to use Wii-mote as a hockey stick.
• NBA 2K9 was demoed on the 360 and not much in regards to features where discussed but the game looks polished and the crowd reactions seemed lifelike.
• Carnival Game: Mini Golf will be released Fall 2008for the Wii.
• Dora the Explorer will be making her Wii and DS debut with a brand game entitled, Dora Saves the Snow Princess.  No date has been set its release.
• Bioshock for the PS3 will be getting downloadable content.
• Borderlands, a MMO shooter, was introduced and demoed by the fine people at Gearbox. Apparently there are a ton of weapons to use within the game.  A few examples of th weapons include a green gun that has acid effects and melts the face of your opponent and the blue gun that electrocutes baddies.
• An extended clip of Midnight Club: LA was shown.

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