Watch The GamesCom Press Conferences Live

[MrKLM]

This week marks the start of Gamescom in Cologne, Germany - Europe's leading consumer and trade fair for interactive entertainment. A live video stream of the major press events is now live, starting with Electronic Arts at 4:30 PM German local time. Read the full schedule below for press event times.

EDIT #2 The Video Stream for the Sony press conference is currently unavailable you can watch the live text update of the event above and view the video of the conference on PSN later tonight.

*EDIT The EA press conference has ended, a new video stream has been added above for other press events later in the day. Check the schedule below to see when the other live streams are set to go live.*

Click 'Show' below for the GamesCon schedule of events.

[Spoil=]Gamescom Schedule of Events: *Times May Vary From Actual Start Time*

Please note that local European time is used. (East Coast -6 Hours, West Coast -9 hours)

Tuesday, 18 August 2009

4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Press conference Electronic Arts
Palladium, Schanzenstrasse 40, 51063 Cologne

6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Press conference Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
E-Werk, Schanzenstrasse 37, 51063 Cologne


Wednesday, 19 August 2009

8:10 a.m. Opening ceremony
Outdoors in front of the North entrance

8:30 a.m. Opening press conference
Rheinsaal, Sections 1 - 4, Congress Centre North

9:00 a.m. Press breakfast Electronic Arts
At the trade fair stand, Hall 6, Stand A 071 / C 070

10:00 a.m. Press conference Microsoft Game Studios / Lionhead Press Briefing
Konrad-Adenauer-Saal, Congress Centre North

11:00 a.m. Press conference German Association for the Protection of Children, State Association Bavaria [Deutscher Kinderschutzbund Landesverband Bayern e.V.]
Conference room D, Congress Centre North

11:00 a.m. Press conference Turtle Entertainment
At the trade fair stand, Hall 9.1, Stand C 061a

12:00 p.m. Press conference KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT GmbH
Rheinsaal, Sections 1 + 2, Congress Centre North

1:00 p.m. Press conference Koch Media / Deep Silver
At the trade fair stand, Hall 7.1, Stand B 041

1:00 p.m. Press conference ProSiebenSat.1 / SevenOne Intermedia
Rheinsaal, Section 3, Congress Centre North

3:00 p.m. Press conference ASUS
Rheinsaal, Sections 4 + 6, Congress Centre North

4:00 p.m. Press conference NAMCO BANDAI Partners
At the trade fair stand, Hall 8, Stand B 040

5:00 p.m. Press conference Bethesda Softworks
At the trade fair stand, Hall 6, Stand B 051

6:00 p.m. Press conference Ankama Games
Rheinsaal, Section 3, Congress Centre North

6:30 p.m. Opening of gamescom (only for invited guests)
Konrad-Adenauer-Saal, Congress Centre North


Thursday, 20 August 2009

All day open for public

12:00 p.m. Press conference Kalicanthus
Rheinsaal, Sections 4 + 6, Congress Centre North[/Spoil]

Thanks to Justin.tv and EA.com for the live streams of the conference.

[MrKLM]

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EA Press Event Highlights (in case you missed it)

New FIFA 10 features announced
New EA Sports Active Expansion Announced, live gameplay shown
Battlefield: Bad Company coming March 2010, new trailer shown
Brutal Legend demo coming this September, new trailer shown
Dante's Inferno PS3 live gameplay shown, releases February 2010
Dragon Age coming November, new trailer shown
Your actions in ME1 will effect the world of Mass Effect 2 with new save feature. New trailer shown
The Old Republic to also release in full French, German, & English voice audio, german version of E3 trailer shown
Need For Speed Shift, live gameplay shown, You will gain rewards for your style of driving, able to unlock new cars, tracks, etc. Releases September

[MrKLM]

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Sony Highlights (in case you missed it)

PlayStation 3 Firmware (v3.00) Update announced
PlayStation 3 now $299, slimmer version coming September 1st

A brand new PlayStation 3 topped the bill, as Kaz Hirai – President and Group CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. joined Andrew House – President and CEO of SCEE – on-stage. Two-thirds slimmer and lighter than the previous model, it features a 120GB Hard Disk Drive and will be available throughout Europe from September 1, 2009, at the attractive price of €299.

Staying with hardware, it was also revealed that, from November, PSP will be available in two new colours – Turquoise Green and Blossom Pink.

PlayStation Store will expand its range of downloadable content when the PlayStation Network video delivery service comes to the UK, France, Germany and Spain this November – the rest of Europe will follow in 2010. Partnerships with illustrious studios such as 20th Century Fox, Disney, Paramount Pictures and many more will ensure a stellar line-up of movies available to buy or rent at launch, on both PS3 and PSP, and in either SD or HD.

PSP owners can also look forward to a new section on PlayStation Store. The new Digital Comics service, announced on-stage by Ira Rubenstein of Marvel Entertainment, will deliver a regularly updated library of comics from Marvel and many other publishers in December 2009.

The digital reader – a downloadable application that allows users to read their comics – features an intuitive Autoflow system that highlights particular parts of a cell to mimic the way the eye moves across the page for a great reader experience on a small screen.

With all of this downloadable entertainment comes a new way to add funds to your PlayStation Network wallet. PlayStation Network Cards do just that and will be available next month in €20 and €50 denominations.

Yet another new category coming to PlayStation Store on October 1, 2009, is minis. It will contain a range of PSP games under 100MB in size that are quick to download and perfect for gaming on the go. Electronic Arts are supporting minis and more than 50 titles – including Tetris – will be available to download before the end of the year.

The number of people enjoying VidZone is set to grow – many more European countries will receive the service before the end of the year.

Quantic Dreams’ David Cage took to the stage to introduce a new Heavy Rain character. Recalling a traumatic moment in his own life where he and his wife momentarily lost their son while shopping, he unveiled Ethan – a young architect who lost his son in a tragic accident.

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I woo'ped when I saw that the vidstore was coming to Euro (literally). Very happy with this conference, I wonder what the price will come down to in the UK?

[RogueDOC]

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Holy Crap!! "8,184 views"

**Back on topic**

Some good info there today.