The third diary comes from Dave Amor of Relentless Software, the Brighton-based developer of 'lifestyle' games. Relentless works closely with SCEE, in the past contributing to the Eye Toy and Sing Star titles, as well as producing the DJ-ing sim, DJ Decks & FX. The company has a major new game, Buzz, at this year's show...
"So I'm back in LA again for another E3. In previous years I have worked the show floor, had back to back pitch meetings with publishers and hung around when I didn't really have any cause to be there. This year is something of a junket; talking up our Buzz game that Sony releases before Christmas. It's a pop quiz game, which comes with four buzzers and should prove to be a big title, following in the footsteps of such titles revolutionary titles as EyeToy and SingStar.
"Today Sony Computer Entertainment Europe had their press event at a venue on Sunset Blvd. We were the only product doing a live demo in front of the thousand-or-so assembled journalists. This kind of exposure is a real coup, but I've spent the last day and a half in rehearsals praying that the software does what it's supposed to.
"Now, a couple of hours after the event has passed, I can relax a little. The demo went well and was well received, but it seems that every piece of current generation software is being drowned out by the noise that PlayStation3, Xbox 360 and Nintendo Revolution are making.
"Tonight the British Consulate are entertaining UK developers, but in LA, a man without a car is barely a man at all and there's little chance of me getting there before it's time to head home. Instead I'll recuperate in the hotel bars in West Hollywood, where hundreds of videogame folk will no doubt be dissecting the merits of PS3, 360 and Revolution. So far, despite a strong initial showing from 360, PS3 seems to be wearing the crown."
David Amor Relentless Software 18th May 2005
The crowd at Dave's Buzz presentation...
The Buzz demo in process
