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GameTrailers and Spike TV Announce E3 Invasion
Posted July 8, 2008 by Ryan Lodata

SpikeTV and GameTrailers have announced that they have teamed up to provide gamers with "E3 Invasion." E3 Invasion will be a week along and have both online and on-air high-definition programming. According to SpikeTV and GameTrailers, they will also have "blockbuster world exclusives that will air before E3 even opens to the media." According to the press release, these world exclusives will include "Fallout 3, Gears of War 2, Prince Of Persia, Resistance 2, Rock Band 2, The Next Game From BioWare, UFC 2009 Undisputed And Many More Surprises"

Programming highlights after the jump.

The E3 Invasion programming highlights on Spike TV are as follows:

Friday, July 11 (1:00 - 1:30 AM, ET/PT)

"GameTrailers TV with Geoff Keighley" (GTTV): E3 Preview

Three days before Xbox hosts its E3 press conference, GTTV heads to Epic Games in North Carolina to meet lead designer Cliff Bleszinski for a sneak preview of Gears of War 2, including world premiere footage from the campaign and multiplayer modes. Then, Spike presents world premieres of some of the biggest titles at E3, including the exclusive sneak peek at the E3 trailer for Bethesda Softworks' Fallout 3; the global debut of Harmonix and MTV Games' Rock Band 2 game footage; Amanda MacKay visits ThatGameCompany to reveal Flower for the PLAYSTATION®3; Spike unveils the next playable faction in Warhammer® 40,000™: Dawn of War® II; and, in a not to be missed event, GTTV presents the world exclusive reveal trailer for the next game from BioWare.

Monday, July 14 (9:00 - 11:00 PM, ET/PT)

The Playbook: E3 Invasion during "A History of Violence"

In this primetime special, GTTV host Geoff Keighley is on location in Los Angeles to present some of the biggest E3 world exclusives before the show even opens. Games set to world premiere include the exclusive reveal of the epic new E3 trailer for Resistance 2™ from Insomniac Games for the PLAYSTATION®3; the global debut of the E3 gameplay trailer for Ubisoft's Prince of Persia; exclusive new footage from THQ's UFC® 2009 Undisputed as Spike and THQ recreate the UFC 86 light heavyweight title fight between Forrest Griffin and Quinton "Rampage" Jackson; Geoff reveals the first ever gameplay footage and exclusive details on the new features in the PLAYSTATION®3 system version of BioShock®; and stay tuned other blockbuster surprises still to be announced.

Tuesday, July 15 and Wednesday, July 16 (11:59 PM - Midnight, ET/PT)

GTTV's E3 Minute

Geoff Keighley is on the E3 show floor to give Spike viewers the inside scoop on the sights and sounds of the show. Also tune in for more world exclusive surprises including something special from id Software and Raven Software.

Thursday, July 17 (Midnight - 12:30 AM, ET/PT)

Weekend Pre-Game: E3 Invasion

Spike continues its E3 coverage with more world exclusive premieres and surprise special guests including TNA Wrestlers Christy Hemme and Christopher Daniels, stars of Midway's upcoming TNA Impact videogame.

Friday, July 18 (Midnight - 12:30 AM, ET/PT)

"GameTrailers TV with Geoff Keighley: E3 2008"

Host Geoff Keighley goes head-to-head with the industry heavyweights from the big 3 console companies to delve into their plans for the coming year. Also see the world premiere of Quake Live from id Software and the exclusive debut of the teaser trailer for Tomb Raider: Underworld from Eidos and Crystal Dynamics.

Online exclusive programming at GameTrailers.com and Spike.com is as follows:


Friday, July 11 - Friday, July 18

Continuous Coverage on GameTrailers.com

The industry's leading source for videogame media presents around-the-clock E3 coverage with unprecedented depth: trailers, gameplay footage, developer walkthroughs, press conference coverage, interviews and much more all on demand and in high-definition. In addition, all on-air segments will be available on the website including extended cuts of interviews and world exclusive trailers.

Friday, July 11 - Friday July 18

Continuous Coverage on Spike.com

For E3 week, Spike.com will be delivering information, previews and exclusive news on the games that guys need to know about. Hosted by GTTV's Daniel Kayser, Spike.com will take viewers inside E3 with reports and insight from the show floor. The site's week-long comprehensive coverage of the show - from the initial press conferences and lasting throughout the E3 schedule - will feature video reports, game previews and in-person interviews.

Friday, July 18

GameTrailers' "The Bonus Round: E3 Edition"

Geoff Keighley is joined by special guests for a roundtable analysis of the major E3 announcements from Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo.

Friday July 18
GameTrailers 2008 Best of E3 Awards

GameTrailers hands out the hardware that honors the best games that were on display at E3.

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