Posted AT 10:00 PM EDT on 17/07/08
‘E3 '08 = epic fail'
"God of War 3, God of War 3."
" Final Fantasy VII remake next, please, please."
Two online viewers of Sony's PlayStation press conference at the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo kept typing those short wish-lists into the chat window each time a new game was announced this week. E3 is part toy show and part film festival, the place where game publishers and console makers reveal some of their products for the coming holiday sales season and beyond.
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