Well the E3 conferences are done. Some of them sucked, one of them was fucking awesome, and here I am to give my impressions on them.

I’ll comment about both things that were announced, and my impressions about the conferences as a whole. There were 5 big conferences, and I’ll talk about all of them, though I will just skim through the less interesting ones.

And I know that E3 isn’t done yet, more could be announced, but this is just about the conferences.

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If you want to see some J-Rock on Rock Band, go on jrockrevolution.com and vote for the bands you’d like to see, either as official Rock Band downloads, or on the new Rock Band Network!

You can vote for up to 10 bands. You can also vote multiple times for one band if you want to. For example, I put in 4 votes for Maximum The Hormone since they’re so damn badass

Since there’s been literally no news on Rock Band Japan since it was announced, it’s great to see that someone is doing something to get some Japanese music on there for everyone to play.

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March was a pretty hard-hitting month, with lots of huge releases across all consoles. Obviously April won’t compare…

But I wasn’t expecting such a low number of note-worthy releases. PS3, Xbox 360, PSP and PC get no interesting exclusive releases, so we’re left with just a few interesting multi-platform releases, 3 DS releases(including 1 japanese release), and 2 Wii releases. A very slow month indeed.

It might be a small month, but still, come and check what are the interesting games coming in April 2010!

As usual, Multiplatform releases first, ordered by date, and if the game is a japanese release it is marked accordingly.

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*EDIT: Monster Rancher DS was removed from the list due to it being delayed to July 2010, After Burner Climax was added*
*ANOTHER EDIT: Trauma Team delayed to May*
*YET ANOTHER EDIT: Dementium 2 delayed to May*
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AH yes, Capcom milking something that hasn’t really been milked since the early 90s. After the success(and awesomeness) of Mega Man 9, it was no surprise that people wanted more, and Capcom never misses the opportunity to make easy money.

Since the fans loved it so much, myself included, this game goes back to the NES style of Mega Man games again. Cover art and all. Yeah, I really love that cover art… The game features nostalgic graphics, nostalgic music and nostalgic gameplay.

Does it hold of as well as Mega Man 9, or should have Capcom stopped milking the cow already?

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March has some pretty cool releases, including one of the most awaited games in years.

There’s lots of good releases, a few that aren’t too great, but overall it seems like it should be a really good month. Let’s go and see what March has in store for us gamers, shall we?

As usual, the multi-platform releases are toghether, the exclusive releases are in their own sections, and japanese releases are marked accordingly.

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Do you remember Jetpack?  It was one of those awesome PC games from the first half of the 90s (originally released in 1993, then re-released as a freeware in 1995).   If the screenshot doesn’t ring any bells for you, Jetpack was your typical puzzle action game at the time.  This one, and this might or might not surprise you, used a jetpack as its main gameplay element.  You had to pick up all the green emeralds in a level while avoiding traps and enemies to finally make your exit through a door.

Adept Software is now re-releasing the game officially in Web format, apparently ending “one of the longest Vaporware runs ever, since a sequel had been promised since 1995″.

15 years later, the re-release of Jetpack will include significant enhancements to the classic game, including web play, high-res graphics, remastered sounds and music, and new levels. It will also include a pixelated “retro mode” to let fans reminisce about the original game.

Now, the interesting part is, this being an indie project, the developer is looking for fan-submitted content to be used in the game.  This will guarantee your name being in the credits, but it will also give you a chance at winning some money.

Prizes A total of $200 will go to the 6 people who create the most content chosen for use in Jetpack. The top 2 will receive $50.00 4 runners-up will receive $25.00

They are looking for level designers, but also graphics, sound effects and music designers, so give your artist side a spin if you feel like it and help out what seems to be an interesting project to get some little experience in game development, if that’s your thing.

More details  here.

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Check the teaser video and interview on Gamespot!

Just the lowdown on it:

HD 3D graphics, side-scrolling gameplay like the originals (though they added the Homing Attack), episodic games (each episode as long as one of the Genesis titles), downloadable, music similar to the Genesis titles, Sonic is the only playable character.  It’s gonna be on PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii. Wii will have lower definition graphics, outputting only at 480p instead of 1080p on PS3 and 360. PS3 and Wii will have a few segments with motion control.

Well… I’m officially excited for this, can’t wait to try it out.

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Atlus is publishing the Zelda-like 3D game and have released screenshots for it!

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Sega finally revealed all the playable characters in the new Sonic game currently named “Project Needlemouse”. Who are they?

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A few nights ago, the Distant Worlds concert, which is a Final Fantasy music concert for those not in the know, played for the first time music from Final Fantasy XIV.

The first song is for one of the towns and the second one a battle song. Enjoy.

Distant Beliefs, from Final Fantasy XI was my favorite Final Fantasy song and I’m hoping to see a new favorite in XIII or XIV.

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