The end of E3 marks the end of the Speculator season around here. We’ll be back with a fresh slate and some tweaks in two weeks, but check out how we did at E3 after the break, including a tightly-contested Lightning Round.
At Microsoft’s event
Microsoft scores: Andrew 207, Eric 90, Graham 194, Shawn 50
New console shown or teased – NO
Andrew 1%, Eric 5%, Graham 5%, Shawn 20%
Kinect game from Epic – NO
Andrew 1%, Eric 25%, Graham 5%, Shawn 15%
Dance Central 3 – YES
Andrew 20%, Eric 75%, Graham 10%, Shawn 15%
Kinect Sports: Season 3 – NO
Andrew 55%, Eric 75%, Graham 60%, Shawn 70%
Any new first-party IP – YES (Ed.: Technically, Twisted Pixel’s LocoCycle counts.)
Andrew 10%, Eric 0%, Graham 5%, Shawn 55%
Another Dashboard refresh – NO
Andrew 45%, Eric 65%, Graham 40%, Shawn 75%
“Hey guys, we paid Activision to get timed exclusivity on Call of Duty DLC again!” – YES
Andrew 90%, Eric 100%, Graham 100%, Shawn 100%
Appearances?
Gabe Newell – NO: Andrew 1%, Eric 0%, Graham 1%, Shawn 5%
Cliff Bleszinski – NO: Andrew 50%, Eric 100%, Graham 95%, Shawn 95%
Hideo Kojima – NO: Andrew 10%, Eric 50%, Graham 10%, Shawn 65%
Any indie developer – NO: Andrew 5%, Eric 75%, Graham 5%, Shawn 85%
A non-games celebrity – YES: Andrew 55%, Eric 100%, Graham 100%, Shawn 100%
At Sony’s event
Sony scores: Andrew 281, Eric -57, Graham 165, Shawn 253
New console shown or teased –NO
Andrew 1%, Eric 65%, Graham 20%, Shawn 0%
The Last Guardian – NO
Andrew 1%, Eric 40%, Graham 50%, Shawn 15%
Vita price drop – NO
Andrew 40%, Eric 35%, Graham 50%, Shawn 55%
PS1 Classics playable on Vita – YES
Andrew 30%, Eric 75%, Graham 50%, Shawn 85%
Any new first-party retail Move game – YES
Andrew 55%, Eric 5%, Graham 20%, Shawn 15%
PS3 price drop – NO
Andrew 80%, Eric 75%, Graham 50%, Shawn 60%
“Hey guys, we’re still really sorry about that PSN downtime thing!” – NO
Andrew 1%, Eric 60%, Graham 0%, Shawn 45%
Appearances?
Kaz Hirai – YES: Andrew 90%, Eric 75%, Graham 95%, Shawn 90%
Kevin Butler – NO: Andrew 30%, Eric 100%, Graham 70%, Shawn 40%
Cliff Bleszinski – NO: Andrew 10%, Eric 100%, Graham 5%, Shawn 15%
Anyone from Bungie – NO: Andrew 20%, Eric 0%, Graham 15%, Shawn 5%
Someone in a Sackboy costume – NO: Andrew 1%, Eric 37%, Graham 40%, Shawn 22%
At Nintendo’s event
Nintendo scores: Andrew 260, Eric 61, Graham 435, Shawn 315
Wii U dated – NO
Andrew 50%, Eric 100%, Graham 10%, Shawn 25%
Wii U priced – NO
Andrew 30%, Eric 100%, Graham 10%, Shawn 15%
Multiple screen controllers, one system – YES
Andrew 75%, Eric 80%, Graham 50%, Shawn 90%
Pikmin 3 – YES
Andrew 95%, Eric 25%, Graham 85%, Shawn 90%
Paper Mario 3DS – YES
Andrew 85%, Eric 100%, Graham 95%, Shawn 90%
New 3DS model – NO
Andrew 5%, Eric 30%, Graham 5%, Shawn 40%
“Hey guys, Pandora’s Tower is getting localized!” – NO
Andrew 55%, Eric 65%, Graham 10%, Shawn 70%
Appearances?
Hideo Kojima – NO: Andrew 15%, Eric 40%, Graham 10%, Shawn 30%
Shigeru Miyamoto – YES: Andrew 85%, Eric 100%, Graham 100%, Shawn 100%
Cliff Bleszinski – NO: Andrew 5%, Eric 0%, Graham 5%, Shawn 0%
Anyone from Valve, Bungie, Respawn or Insomniac – NO: Andrew 50%, Eric 0%, Graham 40%, Shawn 50%
Uggie – NO: Andrew 60%, Eric 99%, Graham 5%, Shawn 25%
Final Lightning Round scores:
Graham Russell: 794
Andrew Passafiume: 748
Shawn Vermette: 618
Eric Albuen: 94
Prior Results
Epic Mickey 2 in the works at Disney – YES: Andrew 70%, Graham 80%, Shawn 75%
3DS Slide Pad coming to US in 2012 – YES: Andrew 80%, Graham 80%, Shawn 80%
‘Xbox Next’ to be revealed by E3 2012 – NO: Andrew 85%, Graham 60%, Shawn 85%, Eric 30%
Medal of Honor 2 coming in 2012 – YES: Andrew 95%, Graham 81%, Shawn 80%, Eric 70%
Need for Speed 13 to be announced by E3 2012 – YES: Andrew 95%, Graham 87%, Shawn 90%, Eric 80%
The Last of Us to release in 2012 – NO: Andrew 95%, Graham 55%, Shawn 65%, Eric 25%
Sony to announce God of War 4 by E3 2012- YES: Andrew 80%, Graham 55%, Shawn 90%, Eric 95%
L. A. Noire follow-up to be announced by E3 2012- NO: Andrew 20%, Graham 5%, Shawn 10%
New Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game to be announced by E3 – NO: Andrew 70%, Graham 80%, Shawn 80%
Next Splinter Cell game to be a series reboot- YES: Andrew 70%, Graham 60%, Shawn 35%, Eric 45%
Blizzard to unveil its new MMO, Project Titan, by E3 2012 – NO: Andrew 5%, Graham 1%, Shawn 50%, Eric 45%
Microsoft to release a cheaper 360 with required Live in 2012- YES: Andrew 60%, Graham 95%, Shawn 75%, Eric 75%
Final Season Results and Winner
Graham Russell: 1930
Andrew Passafiume: 1653
Shawn Vermette: 1283
Eric Albuen: 239
Join us next time as we start a new season of Speculator!
