The team behind this years EB Games Expo have today made a number of new announcements for their upcoming event, set to take place at the Sydney Showground between the 5th and 7th of October.
Meet, Listen and Learn From International Developers
First and foremost, fans will have the opportunity to share the insights of an incredible array of international developer talent as part of EB Live, including headliner Ed Boon, Omar Kendall from SuperBot Entertainment, and Josh Holmes. Also featuring are Sega and Gearbox Community Managers, Assassins Creed III Associate Producer, Julien Laferriere and Assassins Creed III Mission Director, Philippe Bergeron.
- Ed Boon is Creative Director at NetherRealm Studios, creators of the definitive fighting game franchise Mortal Kombat. During his short visit, Boon will be introducing and demonstrating Injustice: Gods Among Us, an all-new DC Comics focused fighting game in development, as well as meeting Australian fans. Injustice: Gods Among Us is scheduled for release in 2013 for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation 3 (PS3) computer entertainment system and the Wii U system from Nintendo.
. - Omar Kendall, Game Director of SuperBot Entertainment’s star studded brawler, PlayStation AllStars Battle Royale, brings over 10 years experience in the video game industry. A lifelong fighting game lover, he got his start at Paradox Development, working on Backyard Wrestling and X-Men: Mutant Academy. He then spent several years at Neversoft Entertainment as a designer on Gun and the Tony Hawk games. As Principal Designer at THQ, Omar oversaw the best-selling, critically acclaimed UFC Undisputed series. At SuperBot, Omar brings his considerable creative talents to all facets of development, encompassing everything from combat and level design to presentation, story, and game modes.
. - Halo 4 Creative Director, Josh Holmes, from 343 Industries in the US will lead a very special presentation from Xbox. Hear direct from the team at Xbox about Halo4 and gain an insight into the exciting new chapter of this epic series. It’s your chance to get hands-on with Halo 4 before it launches on November 6! There will also be a look into the latest games and Xbox LIVE features.
New Titles Confirmed for the EB Live Line-Up
Confirmed for the EB Live line up are some massive games from the biggest names in the business, including:
- PlayStation: The Last of Us,PlayStation® All-Stars Battle Royale, and the new peripheral, Wonderbook
- XBox 360: Halo 4 and XBox LIVE
- Ubisoft: Assassins Creed III and more to be announced!
- Warner: Injustice: Gods Among Us
- Square Enix: Tomb Raider & Hitman Absolution
- EA and THQ presentations still yet to be announced
EB Arena
Yet another event is the EB Arena, which will host the mammoth grand opening on Friday and Saturday morning featuring an all new Showtime FMX motocross and exclusive stunt show – this year with twice the thrills and an epic stunt finale you have to see to believe! Might not be for the normal gamer, but I watched it last year and was pretty interesting.
Fireworks and Something for the Assassin’s Creed Fan
Don’t miss the spectacular finale to the Friday and Saturday Twilight sessions featuring a thrilling fireworks show fusing live pyrotechnics and all the best gaming action from the EB EXPO 2012. Also don’t miss if you are an Assassin’s Creed fan, don’t miss a special treat we have for you on Friday in the EXPO Plaza
Mass Effect: Paragon Lost
In another coup for the EB Games Expo, Madman Theatre inside the Homegrown Gaming Pavilion will feature the international debut screening of the ground breaking Mass Effect: Paragon Lost motion picture, months before the slated release in late December/January. Born of an epic collaboration between the legendary Bioware and visionary Production I.G (Ghost in the Shell, Kill Bill: Vol.1), Mass Effect: Paragon Lost is the prequel to the highly acclaimed Mass Effect 3 and follows the early career of Alliance Marine, James Vega (Freddie Prinze Jnr).
The inaugral “Navy Big Game” Event
The inaugural Navy Big Game event will join the lineup at this year’s Expo – an invitational pitting Aussie gamers against the Navy Team Of Stars featuring Dave ‘Walshy’ Walsh and Michael ‘StrongSide’ Cavanaugh.A team of four players comprised of competition winners will have the opportunity to play against the Navy Team of Stars, with great prizes on offer.
Local Aussie gamers can take part in the Navy Big Game event at the EB Games Expo by entering online at www.ebexpo.com.au or through Xbox LIVE – Entries open 17 September, 2012 and close 30 September, 2012
Homegrown Gaming Precinct
The EB Games Expo will feature a “Homegrown Gaming Precinct”, where you can check out the titles from emerging developers who will showcase their latest and greatest games. Some of the developers who will be in attendance include:
- Limerocket
- Silver Nova Software
- Convict Entertainment
- Wicked Witch
- Element 105
- Divisive Media
- The Giant Machine
- Nnooo
- Epiphany Games
- Pubgames
- Voxel Agents
- Playside
- Animal Logic
- Big Ant
In total, 15,566 tickets have been sold for the event, and are still available for purchase if you can make your way down to Sydney, Australia during the event. Ultimate Gamer, Family and selected Gamer passes are sold out, however general admission and other selected gamertickets are still available for purchase.
The following is a list of confirmed hands-on “playable” games at the Expo, as shared by EB Games:
- Halo 4
- Aliens Colonial Marines
- Assassins Creed® III (Single & Multiplayer)
- Assassins Creed® III: Liberation
- Company of Heroes 2- Just announced
- Crysis 3 – Just announced
- Borderlands 2
- Call Of Duty®: Black Ops II (Multiplayer)
- Dance Central 3
- Dancestar Party Hits
- Epic Mickey 2
- Fable the Journey
- Farcry 3
- FIFA 13
- Forza Horizon
- Ghost Recon Future Soldier
- God of War: Ascension™ (Single Player)
- Pokemon Black & White 2
- Medal of Honor: Warfighter
- Hitman Absolution
- Injustice: Gods Among Us
- The Hip Hop Dance Experience – Just announced
- Just Dance 4
- Kinect Nat Geo TV
- Kinect Sesame Street TV
- LEGO: The Lord of the Rings
- LittleBigPlanet™ Karting
- LittleBigPlanet Vita™ PlayStation®Vita
- Lost Planet 3
- Marvel Avengers:
- Battle For Earth Kinect
- Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
- NBA2K13
- Need for Speed Most Wanted
- Nike + Kinect Training
- PlayStation® All-Stars Battle Royale™
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2013
- Resident Evil 6
- Wonderbook™: Book of Spells (Demo + play)
- Rocksmith
- Silent Hill Book of Memories
- Skylanders Giants
- Smart As
- Sniper Ghost Warrior 2
- Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
- Sports Champions™ 2
- Tekken Tag Tournament 2
- Tomb Raider
- WWE’13
- XCOM Enemy Unknown
- Just Dance Disney Party Wii
In addition, there is set to be a batch of games ready to be experienced first at the EB Games Expo 2012:
- Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2
- Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Blacklist
- Devil May Cry
- Fist of the North Star 2
- Star Trek
