Engadget & Joystiq live from Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony E3 keynotes!

by Ryan Block { Jul 14th 2008 at 12:11AM }

We know you're all dying to find out Engadget and Joystiq's annual joint-live coverage schedule for the Big Three keynotes, so here's what you need to know. It all starts later this morning with Microsoft's Xbox 360 press conference -- but you'll be waiting until Tuesday for the big N and Sony to kick off. Links and approximate times we'll get started are listed below, we'll see you back shortly live from E3!

P.S. -Don't forget your press conference bingo cards.

Monday, July 14th
~10:30AM PT / 1:30PM ET - Live from Microsoft's E3 2008 keynote

Tuesday, July 15th
~9:00AM PT / 11:30AM ET - Live from Nintendo's E3 2008 keynote
~11:30AM PT / 2:30PM ET - Live from Sony's E3 2008 keynote

Tags: breakingnews, e3, e3 2008, e3-2008, E32008, keynote, liveblog

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Foetoid @ Jul 14th 2008 12:24AM

*Sits down with his popcorn as the Big 3 give fanboys ammo for another 12 months*

Hey can anyone point me to a decent program so i can work out when this starts my local time? I live on the east coast of Australia and i always stay up to watch these every year. Also some potential links to watch it live for free would be nice.

WiiFTW @ Jul 14th 2008 12:56AM

Well EST is Greenwich Mean Time - 4 hours and PST is GMT - 7 hours because of Daylight Savings Time.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e7/Timezones2008.png

This map may assist you as well.

Note that it doesn't account for Daylight Savings Time.

ChooChooCharlie @ Jul 14th 2008 12:58AM

It's the listed Eastern time +14 hours.

So,
Microsoft - 3:00 AM Tuesday July 15
Nintendo - 1:30 AM Wednesday July 16
Sony - 4:00 AM Wednesday July 16

http://www.timezoneconverter.com/

Philip (Fernando Rocker Defence Force) @ Jul 14th 2008 2:48AM

I hear that G4 will be streaming it on their website. I'm going to try and upload Microsoft's to Youtube as soon as it is over.

Heh @ Jul 14th 2008 5:51AM

"*Sits down with his popcorn as the Big 3 give fanboys ammo for another 12 months*"

Bracing for impact.

F1 @ Jul 14th 2008 12:24AM

(Prepares chips, TV, Podcast, and work out regiment for after E3) Ok I'm set.

OMGOMG @ Jul 14th 2008 12:26AM

OK, so we all know Halo 4 with motion sensing controls is coming?

Glad that's settled.

LilTmac2003 @ Jul 14th 2008 1:38AM

Actually, my sources told me 3 things.

1.) Microsoft Big Announcement - Metal Gear Solid 4 is coming to the 360.

2.) Sony Big Announcement - The PSP can be used as a controller for every game.

3.) Nintendo Big Announcement - BioShock 2 is exclusive on the DS.

Watch and be amazed. I'm correct 97% of the tim.

Foetoid @ Jul 14th 2008 7:51AM

So i guess that 3% that you are wrong covers the fact you mispelt 'time'?

NATO_Duke @ Jul 14th 2008 10:51AM

Oh yeah, snap! You nailed him on that typo!! :P

Those predictions are solid!!

samfish @ Jul 14th 2008 12:26AM

Damn, it's gonna be hard for me to catch Nintendo's and Sony's conferences on Tuesday.

Can we post in those threads early? 'cause I jsut tried and I'm not sure if it's Joystiq's retarded comments system as of late or if posting is disabled.
...either way, you might want to disable comments in the keynote threads for when they start, lest they break out into flame wars or something.

samfish @ Jul 14th 2008 12:30AM

EEEEE! But it's like Christmas Eve for nerds, though! I can't wait, even though I know I'll be disappointed!

xFenixKnightx @ Jul 14th 2008 12:37AM

So MS keynote...12pm central time? Just when I take my hour lunch, awwwwwwwweeeeeee yeahhhhhh!

NATO_Duke @ Jul 14th 2008 11:49AM

Think they are gonna announce the deal with Netflix streaming on Live?

juju187 @ Jul 14th 2008 12:47AM

E3 yeah buddy ...

Kizzle @ Jul 14th 2008 12:49AM

Glad I'm in the office alone tomorrow, I'll be able to keep up with the MS one as it happens.

Please give us a decent dashboard update, for the love of god.

Heh @ Jul 14th 2008 5:43AM

XMB-esque dashboard update in the fall, CONFIRMED!

Pedobear @ Jul 14th 2008 2:51AM

Daaaamn I start work at 10:00AM PST tomorrow. Oh well.

ThePerfectCompanion @ Jul 14th 2008 3:01AM

I'll be taking notes in Differential Equations...:(

God Damn Mathematics...

Josh @ Jul 14th 2008 3:36AM

Could yous Joystiq peeps hook us up with links to live streams of the press conferences?

Or will we have to search around ourselves? :O

Philip (Fernando Rocker Defence Force) @ Jul 14th 2008 5:56AM

G4's got them for you right here, and not just the big three.
http://e3.g4tv.com/e32008/pressconferences/index.html

samfish @ Jul 14th 2008 9:30AM

G4 sucks. I missed like half of Microsoft's last year.

I think I'm going to go with GameTrailers or 1UP this year for MS and Sony, unless Kotaku is steaming them again. GoNintendo is streaming the Nintendo conference.

TheOverlord#2 can has Animals Crossing? @ Jul 14th 2008 10:33AM

G4 says they don't have commercials during the press conferences this year.

If they are lieing and I miss an announcement for the US localization of Captain Rainbow at the Nintendo Press Conference...I'm gonna be so pissed!!/sarcasm

AlwaysOn @ Jul 14th 2008 3:52AM

Please Nintendo give me some GOOD news!!!! All I have heard so far is some MM9 Arcade version and Animal Crossing mmo version. I mean seriously if you don't get your act together Wii will soon be the new GameCube gaming wise. Please don't let that happen, I want more games for my console!!

Brett from Atlanta @ Jul 14th 2008 5:32AM

Hate to break it to you, but Animal Crossing is not an MMO. Sorry. You can always look forward to some shiny white peripheral though. My bet is that its gonna be Wii See. They're glasses that you put on your head with motion sensors in an attempt to make you move even more parts of your body while gaming.
Note: Wii See does not actually exist (yet).

TheOverlord#2 can has Animals Crossing? @ Jul 14th 2008 10:41AM

http://youtube.com/watch?v=AhORnRtmLnY

Purple Haze @ Jul 14th 2008 7:56AM

Who will be live blogging each one?

daisy @ Jul 14th 2008 8:16AM

A beautiful ground. Love it so much. I am a single girl from Blackcentury.com which is a servious dating site for blacks and whites.

ncxcstud @ Jul 14th 2008 8:34AM

Does the on air pic next to the MS Keynote on the G4 website mean that they are going to televise the keynote on G4TV? I'm off today, so I may be able to sit down and watch that...

ncxcstud @ Jul 14th 2008 8:35AM

yes, that's exactly what it means. Sweetness. Hopefully it'll be in HD too. 1-3 no G4TV :)

ncxcstud @ Jul 14th 2008 8:35AM

oops...should be 1-3 ON G4TV

Evan @ Jul 14th 2008 8:45AM

Prediction:
- Nintendo will show some casual stuff, posters will proclaim Nintendo is killing gaming and predict doom, Nintendo will continue to rake in the profits.
- Sony will present more pipe-dreams and bullshots, even though most of last year's announcements still haven't been released.
- Microsoft will show some lame attempt to attract casual gamers to their console which won't work, and go right back to Halo, Halo, Halo.

xFenixKnightx @ Jul 14th 2008 9:55AM

Prediction:

Evan will make a lame ass comment.

.....

Man I'm good!

NATO_Duke @ Jul 14th 2008 10:53AM

At least we have Evan here to hate on all the console companies today.

ncxcstud @ Jul 14th 2008 10:04AM

Damn, I get G4 mixed up with SpikeTV which GametrailersTV comes on in HD. Boo. Oh well, I'll still watch it.

TheOverlord#2 can has Animals Crossing? @ Jul 14th 2008 10:43AM

For all the people wondering, G4 says it isn't having commercials during the press conferences, so if you watch, you'll get the whole thing.

Mr Khan @ Jul 14th 2008 11:55AM

I have to greatly restructure my work schedule on Tuesday (my job at the Library is very flexible with hours, while KFC stays adamant, so i'll go to the library early in the morning instead), but i'm totally clear today

Promises to be a more fulfilling year for everyone, i think. Sony impressed the most last year, but that was because Remote Play + LBP + PSN news, as inconsequential as those things are defeats "Wii Fit + 15 seconds of Mario Kart" and "everything you already knew about Microsoft's plan, but here's Moore on Rock Band"

This year, however, promises to be more epic