:00:04. > :00:10.the former prime minister. Those are the main stories, now on BBC
:00:10. > :00:14.News it is time for Click. The world's biggest video game show,
:00:14. > :00:24.it's loud, it's busy, and you really have to fight your way
:00:24. > :00:38.
:00:38. > :00:42.Welcome to Click, I'm Spencer Kelly, and welcome to Los Angeles. Now for
:00:42. > :00:47.one week every year the multi- billion-dollar video games industry
:00:47. > :00:53.descends on downtown LA to show the world its firepower. And it all
:00:53. > :00:58.happens there in the Los Angeles Convention Centre. This is E3. And
:00:58. > :01:02.this week the biggest companies are sprinkling their magic over the
:01:02. > :01:07.Electronic Entertainment Expo. But will we be spellbound by what's to
:01:07. > :01:11.come? Plus we meet the TVs that want to give you the blockbuster
:01:11. > :01:15.experience without the games console. All that plus the latest
:01:15. > :01:22.Tech News from around the world, and a new way of sharing photos
:01:22. > :01:26.with your friends and family in Webscape.
:01:26. > :01:30.And so to business and we start with news from the three big
:01:30. > :01:34.console manufacturers, Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo. Now these
:01:34. > :01:39.three have been locked in a Battle Royal for the past few years, but
:01:39. > :01:43.while Sony's PS3 and Microsoft's Xbox 360 have proved popular with
:01:43. > :01:49.the hardcore, it has been the Nintendo 'The Week That Was' that
:01:50. > :01:59.has become the best-selling console of the current generation. But
:02:00. > :02:15.
:02:15. > :02:25.another showdown is now approaching. He used to be the meanest in
:02:25. > :02:39.
:02:39. > :02:46.Console Gulch. He dominated this Mad Dog Microsoft McReady might
:02:46. > :02:50.have been a stranger in town... But over the space of a few short years
:02:50. > :03:00.he built up a power base that challenge and then overtook his
:03:00. > :03:04.
:03:04. > :03:10.rival. Now both have consoles with the Xbox 360 and the PS3 that are
:03:10. > :03:13.getting long in the tooth. But who will draw first? Who will bring a
:03:13. > :03:23.new machine into the fight to replace the respective Consols that
:03:23. > :03:33.
:03:33. > :03:37.Of course Nintendo will beat Sony and Microsoft to the draw. They
:03:37. > :03:47.will be the first company to have a next-generation console in the
:03:47. > :03:51.
:03:51. > :03:54.marketplace with the launch of' he. At E3 Nintendo's remaining tight-
:03:55. > :04:04.lipped about things like pricing or when it's even going to be
:04:05. > :04:05.
:04:05. > :04:13.available. But the bigger hanging over the new Wii, can they
:04:13. > :04:17.replicate their success? Legendary games design and creator of Mario,
:04:17. > :04:22.took to the stage to rapturous applause and he wasted little time
:04:22. > :04:27.in showing of the new console from Ninty. A machine capable of H D
:04:27. > :04:32.graphics, that, like the Wii before it, makes use of an innovative
:04:32. > :04:36.Controller. We have a new control pad that has a built-in screen so
:04:36. > :04:39.people when they are playing a game will experience one part of the
:04:39. > :04:45.game, while the person with the control pad can have a different
:04:45. > :04:50.experience. The controller's motion sensitive and features a camera and
:04:50. > :04:54.touch-screen. Almost in passing Nintendo mentioned multimedia
:04:55. > :04:59.capabilities, with movie and video streaming via Netflix and YouTube.
:04:59. > :05:04.But their real focus was on games. Batman: Arkham City showcased the
:05:04. > :05:12.touch control and of course Mario made an appearance in a new version
:05:12. > :05:17.of Super Mario Brothers. And as the old Wii, exercise titles like Wii
:05:17. > :05:25.Fit U and Just Dance 4 will attempt to get a game has to move like
:05:25. > :05:29.Jagger. But while it does look fun I can't help thinking that based on
:05:29. > :05:37.the evidence of the titles on show some developers are struggling to
:05:37. > :05:42.find compelling uses for its new controller. With the new Wii
:05:42. > :05:47.waiting in the wings Microsoft and Sony have opted during the last
:05:47. > :05:51.drops of life from their platforms, the PS3 and the Xbox 360. And even
:05:51. > :05:56.though there are huge amounts of new games being launched for both
:05:56. > :06:00.consoles at E3, both manufacturers have been forced to bring something
:06:00. > :06:06.new to the party. Microsoft came out fighting at its E3 press event.
:06:06. > :06:10.Kicking off with a trailer and game play for Halo 4. Sci-fi Super
:06:10. > :06:20.soldier and Master Chief blasted his way through a horde of aliens
:06:20. > :06:20.
:06:20. > :06:24.new to the series. New weapons... new bad guys. Same first-person
:06:24. > :06:31.set-up. Meet colourful and interesting extra-terrestrials, and
:06:31. > :06:36.introduced them to your boom stick. Microsoft's big news, though,
:06:36. > :06:40.surrounds a system it has dubbed SmartGlass. SmartGlass is a free
:06:40. > :06:45.app which allows touch devices like tablets and smart phones to connect
:06:45. > :06:48.to an Xbox. You would have it and you would know that it is in the
:06:48. > :06:53.proximity of an Xbox and it would know what is contextual the caring
:06:53. > :06:57.in the Xbox, and it would basically allow you to have intelligent pass
:06:57. > :07:02.from the Xbox to whichever device is in your hand. We are obviously
:07:03. > :07:07.be proponents of what we create at Microsoft, we will also have the
:07:07. > :07:11.app available on Android and IRE West. They also announced that the
:07:11. > :07:15.360 will finally support a Web browser and the phones or tabs can
:07:15. > :07:19.be used to interface with that browser. For months now rumours
:07:19. > :07:23.have been circulating surrounding Microsoft's development of a new
:07:23. > :07:29.Xbox. Microsoft themselves were reticent to be drawn into next
:07:29. > :07:33.generation discussion. Look, let's talk about what's coming on in this
:07:33. > :07:38.generation. Xbox has been able to be the number one selling console
:07:38. > :07:43.in the past year. Our Business has generated about $40 billion in
:07:43. > :07:49.sales. No news yet on what might happen? This show is all about Xbox
:07:50. > :07:52.360 so no. It seems Sony is dipping its toe in the cross-platform
:07:52. > :07:57.connectivity pond with games like PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale
:07:57. > :08:06.which allow players to engage in an all-out war using their PS Vita
:08:06. > :08:12.hand-held and PS3. Sony's biggest news was reserved for what is
:08:12. > :08:19.essentially augmented reality software. Sony's dub to this system
:08:19. > :08:26.on the block. It works by placing a special book in front of an eye
:08:26. > :08:30.camera unlocking interactive or augmented technology. They have
:08:30. > :08:36.signed up at least one big-name author who might have just a couple
:08:36. > :08:40.of fans out there. JK Rowling! surprisingly the Harry Potter
:08:40. > :08:47.author has collaborated on a Hogwarts theme to title, book of
:08:47. > :08:51.spells. Solid games and solid ideas from Sony, but not the most
:08:51. > :08:56.inspiring of the three shows. And to add insult to injury Sony would
:08:56. > :09:00.not be drawn on its plans either -- the three shows. We are looking to
:09:00. > :09:04.launch new platforms on a cup of different fronts. One is when we
:09:04. > :09:09.know we have the technology and experience that fully justifies
:09:09. > :09:14.hour asking consumers to invest again in something new. For us we
:09:14. > :09:18.have a road map, we look at all of the trends in gaming, interfaces,
:09:18. > :09:22.how people interact with devices, how they want to carry play with
:09:22. > :09:27.them and we make our best decisions about when to take that next great
:09:27. > :09:31.step. For now Nintendo Wii remains the only major player to show off a
:09:31. > :09:35.new console. With heavy hints of new hardware from Sony and
:09:35. > :09:39.Microsoft arriving next year perhaps E3 2013 will offer up a
:09:40. > :09:44.real showdown. Marc Cieslak with the big announcements from this
:09:44. > :09:49.year's E3. Back to the show floor in a second but now some other Tech
:09:49. > :09:53.News stories making waves around the world. It's been a tough week
:09:53. > :09:56.for business networking side clinked in after being forced to
:09:57. > :10:02.update its mobile app and made privacy concerns the site is now
:10:02. > :10:06.edging its members to update its security after a hacker posted six
:10:06. > :10:11.million passwords on a Russian where Forum. 1.5 million users of
:10:11. > :10:17.the dating website E harmony also fell victim to the same hacker. If
:10:17. > :10:24.you wish someone or something would actually listen to you this lock in
:10:25. > :10:30.IED at five voice-recognition experts New ones. The company says
:10:30. > :10:33.each person's unique voice prints could eventually remove the need
:10:33. > :10:37.for passwords and could even activate personalise settings on
:10:37. > :10:41.share devices like tablets. Researchers at the University of
:10:41. > :10:46.Exeter in Devon have created what they think is the most transparent,
:10:46. > :10:50.lightweight and flexible material capable of conducting electricity.
:10:50. > :10:56.It is so thin that it is invisible to the naked eye and could be used
:10:56. > :11:02.to make touch-screens. With phones this thing we will only find it if
:11:02. > :11:11.somebody rings us. Well there's plenty of wacky stuff
:11:11. > :11:15.on the E3 show floor I have to say. For example take a look at this.
:11:15. > :11:20.How they drive this I will never know?! Now some stuff that we
:11:20. > :11:28.thought you had to see. In a moment Richard Taylor but first Dan
:11:28. > :11:35.Not as flashy as your motor, though, Spencer. What we have here is a
:11:35. > :11:40.colourful keyboard from A union Where. We have seen this before,
:11:40. > :11:46.different parts of the keyboard change or flash that any on what
:11:46. > :11:50.you are doing, depending on what you're doing. Now they have hunted
:11:50. > :11:55.up to some game so it changes depending on what is going on in
:11:55. > :11:58.the game. Leonard is playing a game and when he hit some of these blue
:11:58. > :12:02.warts and picks up some extra points the keyboard flash is blue.
:12:02. > :12:06.When he hits the red ones which takes life away the key board
:12:06. > :12:11.flashes red. The colour sequences can be used for different aims for
:12:11. > :12:16.different things, 36 board, so you might see something
:12:16. > :12:20.for power ups or a general health level indicator. Or it could change
:12:20. > :12:28.based on the colour of the screen to give a more in their sieve
:12:28. > :12:34.gaming experience. -- in massive. It is worth remembering that
:12:34. > :12:38.smartphone and tablet caning is also now fast big business. We are
:12:38. > :12:43.now seeing peripheral sight this appearing, it looks like a regular
:12:43. > :12:47.Xbox 360 control and it communicating to this Android
:12:47. > :12:52.device. It is very responsive and compatible with hundreds of games
:12:52. > :13:02.and that around $50 this kind of device really has the potential to
:13:02. > :13:06.Here are some mobile games that have already gone stratospheric. In
:13:06. > :13:13.Japan, they are so popular, they have their own social network built
:13:13. > :13:17.around them. That network is only just starting to bust out of Japan
:13:17. > :13:23.and hit the rest of the world. The -- the idea is that within the game,
:13:23. > :13:30.you can talk to your friends, compete wit compete witd buy a power
:13:30. > :13:35.is massive in Japan and has 30 million users. Bigger than Facebook.
:13:35. > :13:45.And it is only on mobile. To give you an idea of how profitable it is,
:13:45. > :13:46.
:13:46. > :13:54.this game, a simple card game, makes 20 million the company $20
:13:54. > :13:59.million a month. Mark Zuckerberg, take note!
:13:59. > :14:04.Sonic the Hedgehog here reminds me of a different era in gaining. One
:14:04. > :14:08.we buy them on disks or cartridge. Or, if you Or, if you nough, cassette.
:14:08. > :14:12.But one of the good things about having a game on tape is you can
:14:12. > :14:17.take it to your friend's house and play it on his machine. And when
:14:17. > :14:24.you are bored of it, you can sell or swap it for something new. Today,
:14:24. > :14:30.sharing your games isn't -- is a lot easier. All you need is a live
:14:30. > :14:36.internet connection. But each of game. Also, when you get bored of
:14:36. > :14:40.it, the second-hand market has become a thing of the past as well.
:14:40. > :14:44.Familiar high-street names that relied on not only new titles but
:14:44. > :14:50.also the resale and printing of games have taken a big hit over the
:14:50. > :14:53.past year. Game, just one of a higher profile of victims in the
:14:53. > :14:58.changing landscape. The market place for downloading games is
:14:58. > :15:07.growing quickly. The online market now accounts for one quarter of
:15:07. > :15:10.total spent on games. Conflicts -- companies are now offering day it
:15:10. > :15:14.instantly, stringing them, without the need to download them first.
:15:14. > :15:21.They serve up blockbuster games playable on will double devices
:15:21. > :15:25.without the need for even a console. Both Samsung and algae have penned
:15:25. > :15:30.deals to use a streaming technology to offer consoled quality games
:15:31. > :15:35.straight to their high-end internet connected TV. You just need to buy
:15:35. > :15:42.the Controller. The Samsung surface starts next month. What frustrates
:15:42. > :15:45.me the mode when I turn on digital TV is seeing icons and knowing the
:15:45. > :15:50.best of those industries are being presented, the best movies, the
:15:50. > :15:56.best music, but not the best video games. How simple goal has been,
:15:56. > :15:59.can we get can we get digital TV companies to put the best the
:15:59. > :16:04.gaming industry can deliver right beside the best movies and music?
:16:04. > :16:07.Because then I think the gaming industry gets its chance to compete.
:16:07. > :16:11.Much like the movie industry, top developers are still reluctant to
:16:11. > :16:15.release their latest blockbusters to stream from the day of release.
:16:15. > :16:20.Many are still wary of cannibalising a lucrative physical
:16:20. > :16:24.this market. But they are starting to recognise that online all live
:16:24. > :16:28.gaining opens up some unique advantages. You can get it
:16:28. > :16:31.immediately. You do not have to go to the shop, you can download it
:16:31. > :16:36.straight into your machine. It also allows us to have a relationship
:16:36. > :16:40.with you directly. We know who you are and we know what you like. We
:16:40. > :16:44.can see what you're doing in the game and tailor it for you. It also
:16:44. > :16:48.allows us to give the Games across more platforms. Today, they must
:16:48. > :16:56.play on smartphones, at work on their PC, and night on the living
:16:56. > :17:00.room on the television. I really think you will see the curve he now
:17:00. > :17:04.for cloud gaming. We have managed to make the breakthroughs. We have
:17:05. > :17:09.nearly 40 publishers behind us now and we have the biggest companies
:17:10. > :17:16.in the world actually putting Inc on paper. For me, this is the
:17:16. > :17:21.moment for Cloud gaming. We are not resting at all. Perhaps the biggest
:17:21. > :17:26.sign that the end of this is not quite inside it was Sony's
:17:26. > :17:30.announcement, that its next console, the PlayStation for, will still
:17:30. > :17:40.sport and optical drive when we hopefully get a glimpse of it at
:17:40. > :17:41.
:17:41. > :17:44.next year's E3. A big announcement from Sony. It
:17:44. > :17:48.has already said the next generation of the PlayStation will
:17:48. > :17:52.have a slot for a physical this. It obviously does not think the world
:17:52. > :17:56.is ready for pure online gaming? Exactly. It is trying to get the
:17:56. > :18:00.best of both worlds. The trend is digital only and streaming is a
:18:00. > :18:04.part of that trend. They also know the market as a whole is Mosley
:18:04. > :18:10.still focused on physical media. There are many people who go to the
:18:10. > :18:14.game stores and pick up copies. -- is mostly still focused. Online
:18:14. > :18:18.penetration is not as high as they would like it. It is too risky to
:18:18. > :18:23.go into areas where broadband is not there for people. They then
:18:23. > :18:27.move that -- lose that market if they go to digital only. City been
:18:27. > :18:32.the physical aspect is important for them. Assuming that eventually
:18:32. > :18:36.we will move to digital delivery four games, do we have to assume
:18:36. > :18:41.that retail stores and indeed the second-hand market are both
:18:41. > :18:46.finished? Here in the US, especially with the major retailers,
:18:46. > :18:51.we are already seeing them taking steps towards fighting a digital
:18:51. > :18:56.only future. One of those things is making sure that you can buy the
:18:56. > :19:00.digital content in the stores. It may sound silly at first but it is
:19:00. > :19:04.important because a lot of people do not know that they can download
:19:04. > :19:08.you condemned for their games. When people go in the stores, they are
:19:08. > :19:13.often surprised that there is a new level where you can download things
:19:13. > :19:18.for your characters, for example. So it is important the physical as
:19:18. > :19:24.that Britons can tell people about the content. -- physical
:19:24. > :19:27.establishment. I asked the question before about you will often get lax
:19:27. > :19:32.and delays over an internet connection. You cannot play the
:19:32. > :19:35.high-powered games. Surely that is still the case? Again on a games
:19:35. > :19:39.console is always going to be faster to respond then something
:19:39. > :19:44.online? The supply. People are not completely sold on the concert.
:19:44. > :19:47.With competitive gaming becoming stronger, you need the split second
:19:47. > :19:51.reaction available at your fingertips. There will always be a
:19:51. > :19:54.bit of a delay with streaming games, just because of the nature of the
:19:54. > :20:00.technology. We are looking at simpler games when we talk about
:20:00. > :20:04.streaming? Something that does not... It -- exactly. Shooting is
:20:04. > :20:11.the reaction time. But the simpler things, the puzzle games, that sort
:20:11. > :20:16.of thing, they are perfectly suited. OK. Thank you.
:20:16. > :20:24.Your thoughts on this are very welcome. E-mail Click or tweed us.
:20:24. > :20:30.Next up, Kate Russell with a few tips on sensible for two sharing. -
:20:30. > :20:36.- or tweet us. If you want to give someone
:20:36. > :20:39.something digital, all you need is Minus.com. This drop file transfer
:20:39. > :20:43.tool ads for a social twist to sharing things like photos and
:20:43. > :20:46.videos, allowing you to build a network of friends and invite them
:20:46. > :20:50.to view collections you have uploaded and just down there are
:20:50. > :20:55.the ones they want to keep. You get 50 gigabyte of free space when you
:20:55. > :20:59.sign up, with new posts, likes and comments delivered into a news feed
:20:59. > :21:08.for you to catch up with. This is more of a social stash box where
:21:08. > :21:12.people can dig in for what they want. -- dig in.
:21:12. > :21:17.It is slightly annoying that the default option for any uploads that
:21:17. > :21:22.you make, like this dodgy looking one in the Nevada desert, is set to
:21:22. > :21:26.public. You can change that in these settings. All you need to do
:21:26. > :21:30.is send the link to whoever you want to be able to download it.
:21:30. > :21:34.Head to the toolbox to soup up the act as soon as you land. There is
:21:34. > :21:39.some nice stuff, including a browse of cuttings to make capturing
:21:39. > :21:49.information from the web as -- very simple. The modest selection of
:21:49. > :21:52.
:21:52. > :21:56.mobile apps hat is made up for by a new option for a desktop version.
:21:56. > :22:01.Exploring new cases is always fun but I do miss having local
:22:01. > :22:05.knowledge. Point is a location for only app that can plug that gap,
:22:05. > :22:08.providing a personal concierge service with links to businesses,
:22:08. > :22:18.events, petrol stations, restaurants and movie theatres
:22:18. > :22:23.
:22:23. > :22:29.wherever you are. There are many apps out there that do this kind of
:22:29. > :22:33.thing. But point caught my eye for the intuitive interface and also
:22:33. > :22:37.the movie section, which lets you see what is on locally, watch a
:22:37. > :22:43.trailer and you can even said a reminder in your phone's Callander
:22:43. > :22:48.so you know when it is likely to ring. Talking of which, that is me!
:22:48. > :22:51.Add to that the fact that the app is free across all of the
:22:51. > :23:01.smartphone platforms and I think it is a pretty good addition to my
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:23:03. > :23:07.travel apps collection. Euro 2012 dominates the sporting
:23:07. > :23:11.calendar this month. You can get all the news, features, results and
:23:11. > :23:17.statistics from the official mobile app available free across all major
:23:17. > :23:24.smartphone platforms. If you just want to know when the next match is
:23:24. > :23:28.on, Thuuz is a free app for android, iPhone and Google TV that keeps
:23:28. > :23:33.tabs on all the events, alerting you when it is time to tune in. And
:23:33. > :23:38.while you are waiting for kick-off, have a kick about yourself with
:23:38. > :23:43.goals you are 12 -- Euro 2012 edition. And android users can get
:23:43. > :23:49.stuck in with the latest release of real football with updated player
:23:49. > :23:59.database and a new European Championship Teams mode.
:23:59. > :24:02.
:24:02. > :24:07.Kate Russell. That's it from E3 this year. Next week, Click is back