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  E3 is a Convention Only for Industry Professionals

  Or so it says on the press badges, anyway (Mega64, via GSW).

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 10, 2011
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  Here is Star Fox 64 on the 3DS

  Remember what a delightful surprise Star Fox 64 was when it first showed up in ’97, bundled in its enticing oversize box with the Rumble Pak? I do. So it was like saying “hello” to an old friend today when I saw it at Nintendo’s E3 complex; an old friend tripped out with some motion…

  By Drew Cohen Published June 10, 2011
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  There Will Be A Call of Duty: Elite Beta. Maybe You’ll Get Invited!

  Invites for Call of Duty Elite beta invites are going out, with the beta kicking off on the middle of next month. COD: Elite will finally launch in November with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. [Thanks, James!]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 10, 2011
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  Some Guy Thinks He’s Figured Out the Wii U’s Controller Resolution

  The Wii U Controller has a LCD. But Nintendo didn’t provide specs on the Wii U Controller’s display, such as pixel count and resolution. So people can only judge with their eyes. That’s exactly what website Golgotron did. It’s a bit of backyard science—okay, it’s a lot of backyard science—but the site manually counted pixels…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 10, 2011
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  Nintendo’s President Already Has Some Wii U Regrets

  The Wii U isn’t even a week old in the public eye, and already, Nintendo is lamenting that things could have gone a little better when it comes to the system’s reveal. Company president Satoru Iwata, speaking with the London Evening Standard, says that while he doesn’t think Nintendo has made a “blunder”, he does…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 10, 2011
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  E3 Day Three Recap: the Best, the Worst and Everything in Between

  Yesterday, chaos gave way to empty concourses as E3 2011 ended not with a bang, but with its customary whimper. The third day of the show is always a rather sleepy affair, with no press conferences and few new surprises. That just leaves more time to play and write about games, though, so while the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 10, 2011
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  A Little More Info On Assassin’s Creed On Wii U

  So, what can we expect will be different about Assassin’s Creed on the Wii U? Well, technically, nothing, as Ubisoft say that in terms of the series’ graphics and engine, everything can come across to Nintendo’s console just fine. But the whole point of the Wii U, aside from the HD, is the fancy new…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 10, 2011
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  Japan’s Video Game Decline Is “Humiliating”

  At the 2009 Tokyo Game Show, game designer Keiji Inafune, then at Capcom, said the Japanese game industry was “finished”. At this year’s E3, one Square Enix exec seemed to realize just that. On the way to an E3 dinner, Square Enix exec Kouji Taguchi tweeted that because Square Enix acquired Eidos, it was able…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 10, 2011
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  Here, Thirteen Minutes of Modern Warfare 3 Gameplay Footage

  Mercifully after the week we’ve had, this extensive gameplay demonstration of Modern Warfare doesn’t need the chit-chat of announcers to kick things off. It’s just straight into the gunplay. Say what you will about the dilapidated state of the series’ story or the impactful departure of some of its key men. Infinity Ward can still…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 10, 2011
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  E3 Might Not Always Be In Los Angeles, You Know

  Aside from a stint in Atlanta and two years spent in Santa Monica that we’ll never speak of again, the Electronic Entertainment Expo has always been held in Los Angeles. But that doesn’t mean it always will A report in the Los Angeles Times today points out that E3’s contract with the LA Convention Centre…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 10, 2011
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  This Metal Gear Cosplay Is Boss

  Just as Konami shows off more of upcoming Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D, Omi Gibson cosplays as MGS3‘s the Boss. Gibson is, of course, the queen of Metal Gear Solid cosplay, and her latest photos cement it further. Click here to read more about the Boss, and here to read more about Omi. ザ・ボス…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 10, 2011
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  These are Your Favourite Games of E3 2011

  Yesterday, we asked you to nominate your choice for E3 2011’s Game Of The Show. It could be based on anything: your heart, your head, a trailer, some gameplay, whatever. And now, the results are in! (Spoiler: we really didn’t need so many voting options). Despite including 33 of the biggest games of the show,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 10, 2011
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  See the Strange Gameplay of Upcoming Wii U Shooter, Killer Freaks from Outer Space

  Killer Freaks from Outer Space isn’t your average shooter. Makes sense—the Wii U isn’t your average console. Unveiled at E3, Killer Freaks from Outer Space pits you as a balding, old British geezer who takes on an alien invasion. Here is the gameplay and multiplayer Ubisoft showed off. Multiplayer is about six or seven minutes…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 10, 2011
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  Oh My God, It’s Carrier Command

  First revealed nearly two years ago, Bohemia Interactive’s Carrier Command remake is looking bang on the money if this E3 trailer is anything to go by. For those too young (or unfortunate enough) to have never played it, Carrier Command was a revolutionary 1988 PC game that combined vehicle simulation and strategy in the one…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 10, 2011
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  It’s Real

  Conceived in 1997, born in 2011. Duke Nukem Forever is no longer vaporware. It comes out in Europe today; it’ll be out in North America next week. For real.

  By Stephen Totilo Published June 10, 2011
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  Dead or Alive: Dimensions May Not Be For Kids After All

  The international ratings absurdity surrounding 3DS game Dead or Alive: Dimensions just got a little more absurd, as the game is now being reclassified in Australia after media reports pointed out the game’s somewhat adult photography mode. [Kotaku Australia]

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 10, 2011
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  They Came to E3 to Dance—Just Dance

  Some of us would admit to playing Just Dance in the privacy of our own homes. I’m not saying I would, mind you—certainly not on the internet. But these poor folks had to dance day after day for the duration of E3 to promote Just Dance 3 for the PS3 and Xbox 360. So let’s…

  By Drew Cohen Published June 10, 2011
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  This is the Worst Mass Effect Trailer Ever Made

  For a series so epic and sweeping in its CG imagery as Mass Effect is, a hammy live-action trailer on cheap sets is almost a disservice

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 10, 2011
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  A Tour of LA Noire‘s Biggest, Still Standing Stars

  LA Noire takes place in…LA. The guys from Machinima Respawn go on a tour of the landmarks that appear in the game—and in LA—providing fun facts along the way. It’s a neat video tour and worth taking. I used to live in LA, and I love just driving around. I lived on Wilshire and Rampart.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 10, 2011
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  The Xbox 360’s Minecraft Will be a Little Different

  Minecraft is officially coming to the Xbox 360 this Fall. When it hits, though, don’t be surprised if it’s not the quite same Minecraft you’ve been playing on the PC. Creator Markus “Notch” Persson has said that his studio, Mojang, will not be developing the game. Instead, a developer that has “done several console games…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 10, 2011