What to expect when you’re expecting
Lord on a skateboard, Tokyo Game Show 2015:Hey, There’s Something to This Whole Mobile Gaming Thingis here to wash away industry sins with a waterfall of hype airdropped upon the unwashed masses. It tastes of Mountain Dew and will not make you clean. Try themugichainstead. It’s refreshing.
So many questions will be answered. How does Konami plan to wring money out of people post-Phantom Pain? WillThe Last Guardianmanage back-to-back appearances? Does anyone still care aboutFinal Fantasy XV? Will eating curry twice a day kill me this time? Capcom, where’sDeep Downand is Ono okay? Why won’t Sony give meGravity Rush 2?
You can follow along with TGS onthis page, on the homepage,@Destructoid, or give me your phone number and I’ll text you updates. I’ll be in Tokyo with Chris Carter, Brett Makedonski, and Niero to address these burning inquiries. Some of these will be answered in Sony’s kick off “press conferences” on September 15 (12AM pacific, 4PM Japan), before Tokyo Game Show opens on September 17. It should have the big news. We’ll cover it live and you can wake up to it. Time zones! Other companies have staggered, smaller stage shows throughout the weekend.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
Sony Japan press conference @ 4:00PM-5:30PM JST (12AM-1:30AM PDT)YouTube stream,Niconico stream
Here’s a list of what Sony will have on-hand at TGS. Thisdoes not includeunannounced games. The Sony Japan conference should have some announcements (and better haveGravity Rush 2).
PS Vita
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
Okay, now we’re into detailed, fan-centric company streams, stage shows, and the like. Here is where we’re most likely to findtidbitsabout things, which may be interesting, and atidbitabout a bigger release is even closer tonews. But completely new games? Doubtful.CreditGematsu for many of these individual publisher itinerary translations. There are more things scheduled at the aforelinked page, but I’ve removed re-runs and less news-worthy events. (See:Atlus’ three-dayPersonaproceedings— and no, it’s not playable)
11AM-11:50AM JST (7PM PDT, September 16) Sega Title Presentation (Niconico stream) — Title Presentation by Sega Group’s Development Manager – Featuring Osamu Ohashi, Takaya Segawa, Kikuchi Masayoshi, and Naoto Hiraoka
12:00PM JST (8PM PDT, September 16):Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom PainSpecial Stage (YouTube stream) — Focus on Side Ops and Forward Operating Base Online (a prelude to the laterMetal Gear Onlinedemo)
12:00PM JST (8PM PDT, September 16):Hyrule Warriors Legends(Niconico stream) — Gameplay stream and news from the producer, Yosuke Hayashi.
12:40PM JST (8:40PM PDT, Sept. 16): News for Konami’sJikkyou Powerful Pro Baseballseries. (YouTube Stream)
1PM JST (9PM PDT, Sept. 16): “Coming Soon” from Sega (Niconico stream) — idk
2:00PM JST (10:00PM PDT, Sept. 16):Romance of the Three Kingdoms30th Anniversary andRomance of the Three Kingdoms XIIISpecial Stage (Niconico stream) — Producer Kou Shibusawa onXIIIand a 30th anniversary commemorative project.
2:40PM JST (10:40PM PDT, Sept. 16):Metal Gear Online(YouTube steam) — “Playable debut,” not sure if publicly or just a live demonstration, but if the former, we will play the hell out of it.
4:00PM JST (12AM PDT):Arslan: The Warriors of Legend(Niconico stream) — Producer Shigeto Nakadai introduces gameplay.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
11AM-11:40AM JST (7PM PDT, September 17) Sega TGS 2015 booth lineup (Niconico stream) — All ofthis stuff.
12:00PM JST (8PM PDT, September 17):Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax IgnitionNew Character “Shiba Tatsuya” Gameplay Introduction (Niconico stream)
1PM JST (9PM PDT, September 17):Attack on Titan(Niconico stream) — Producer Koinuma Hisashi and director Kitamura Tomoyuki unveil first gameplay for newAttack on Titangame.
3PM JST (11PM PDT, Sept. 17): Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 Media Tournament (YouTube stream) — Gaming media versus soccer media in what is effectively a promotion forPro Evolution Soccer, hmm, weird.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
10:30AM-11:30AM JST (6:30PM PDT, September 18):Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness(Niconico,YouTube)
11:15PM-12:05PM (7:15 PM PDT, September 18):Just Cause 3Summer of Chaos at TGS & Extreme Edges New Titles Introduction Broadcast (Niconico,YouTube) — Will includeHitmanandDeus Ex: Mankind Divided.
12:00PM JST (8PM PDT, September 18):Final Fantasy XIVOfficial Producer Letter Live in Makuhari (Niconico,YouTube)
12:30PM-1:00PM JST (8:30PM PDT, September 18): Square Enix’s “secret” (Niconico,YouTube)
1:45PM-3:15PM JST (9:45PM PDT, September 18):Final Fantasy XVActive Time Report at TGS 2015 (Niconico,YouTube)
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