This would include video presentations, announcements, advertisements, or any other official reference to the game from its developer, publisher, or platform. Games of the Show The games listed below not only include those playable on the show floor, but any game referenced at the show. And there were hidden gems like Fat Princess, de Blob, Braid, Pure, and Flower. Notable huge titles such as Mirror's Edge, Dead Space, Resident Evil 5, Street Fighter IV, Prince of Persia, Rock Band 2, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and Call of Duty: World at War were on display. E3 2008 may have been small in size, but it was not short on games. Sony closed their show with a trailer for MAG, a 256-player shooter from the creators of SOCOM. Exclusive blockbuster titles like Resistance 2, Killzone 2, MotorStorm: Pacific Rift, and inFamous received stage demonstrations, while God of War III was officially announced via a short trailer. Sony's showcase was warmly received by most attendees thanks in part to a clever use of LittleBigPlanet to guide Jack Tretton through the usually boring sales numbers and financial segment. The Nintendo press conference was widely considered as an utter failure. And there was also an announcement for a DS exclusive Grand Theft Auto title known as Chinatown Wars. They also had Wii Music and Animal Crossing: City Folk, which would come bundled with Wii Speak. The Big N did announce Wii Motion Plus at this event, along with Wii Sports Resort. Now, he and the newly introduced Cammie Dunaway were all about smiles a catchphrase they tried to express many times throughout the presentation. Reggie Fils-Aime was no longer the ass-kickin', name-takin', game makin' "Reggienator" from a few years before. The most popular comment was that, in their immense success with the Wii, Nintendo had forgotten about their true fans and core gamers. Nintendo's press conference was a hot topic of discussion among attendees. Microsoft closed their show with the announcement that Final Fantasy XIII would be coming to Xbox 360. Halo 3 Recon was conspicuously absent, and was later revealed to have been pulled at the last minute and held for a later event. Gears of War 2 was the big title for Microsoft this year, but there was also time dedicated to Fable II, Fallout 3, Lips, and Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts. Within the new interface were many new features including Netflix, avatars, and Primetime game shows. They touted it as the first ever relaunch of a console. Microsoft came to the show with the New Xbox Experience, which was a complete overhaul of the Xbox 360 dashboard. Some thought it was rather depressing seeing what E3 had become while shows like Leipzig and Tokyo Game Show still flourished on a large scale. Many attendees described the event as carrying an odd vibe considering it was in the old home of E3, yet scaled way back. Rather than spreading football field size booths throughout the various halls of the venue, the show was confined a single hall and each booth was constructed to be identical to the rest in layout. In an effort to improve the show, yet keep it smaller, the 2008 show returned to the Los Angeles Convention Center. OverviewWhile many were in favor of the ESA's decision to downsize E3, the 2007 show was not what people expected.
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