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E3 Day Two Recap: the Best, the Worst and Everything in Between
With the major press conferences done and dusted, E3’s second day (well, third) let us get on with what we came here to do: kick some ass and play some games. We didn’t actually kick much ass because we are pacifists and we are cowards, but we did play some games, some of which we…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 9, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Wii U Might Be Too Little, Too Late
In 2005, Nintendo showed off the controller for its then-upcoming home console at the Tokyo Game Show. The console was still codenamed the Revolution, and the motion controller was nothing short of just that. The debut blew people’s minds. You could feel it in the room. For the first several years of this console generation,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 9, 2011 - Uncategorized
Remember the PS Vita Memory and Game Cards (Don’t Forget!)
Sony’s already showed off its (apparently) proprietary PS Vita memory cards. At the E3 gaming expo, Sony showed them off again. This time was different. The PS Vita memory cards on display were 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB cards. The game cards are also on display. There was also a card case, and an official…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 9, 2011 -
UncategorizedToday You Can be a Redcoat, Then Shoot Things On Mars
Jamestown, an indie shooter we’ve been keeping an eye-and-a-half on for a while now, is finally out. Yes, released right in the middle of E3. I got a chance to play it this morning, and it’s pretty good! You can grab it for $9 from Steam, D2D and GamersGate.
By Luke Plunkett Published June 9, 2011 - Uncategorized
MotorStorm Apocalypse Sees Its End of Days in Japan
Disaster racer MotorStorm Apocalypse‘s rolling out has been a…disaster. The game features buildings falling down, which led to a delayed release in earthquake-affected New Zealand. And then earthquake-affected Japan Now it’s been canceled outright. Today, Sony Computer Entertainment stated that the title, known as MotorStorm 3 in Japan, will not be going on sale there…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 9, 2011 - Uncategorized
Kotaku, What’s Been Your Game of the Show?
Easy question, Kotaku readers! With the big press conferences and the little press conferences all wound up, we’ve seen every game there is to see at this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo. Begging the question: what’s your GOTS? Let’s have a vote. But we’re not going to tell you how to vote. Or why! It can…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 9, 2011 - Uncategorized
Is the PlayStation Vita Region-Free?
Region-free gaming is something we should all be behind, whether we’re importers or citizens of countries with arcane classification laws. So whether the PlayStation Vita is region-free is, for many, a subject of great importance. And on that front, there is some good news. Sony Europe’s Michael Denny has said that “to the best of…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 9, 2011 - Uncategorized
RAGE’s Desolate Future Doesn’t Look Like it’s Worth Fighting For
There are two types of people in these E3 screenshots for id’s upcoming RAGE. There are heavily-armed future soldiers, and there is Sloth from The Goonies with a spare tyre strapped to his back. Question is, why are they fighting? The place is a dump. Unless, this is the nice place, and there are other…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 9, 2011 - Uncategorized
Mirror’s Edge Isn’t Dead Yet, Folks
You can never take vague executive statements to the bank, especially during E3, but what EA Games’ Frank Gibeau said earlier today about Mirror’s Edge is at least cause for cautious optimism. Speaking with GameTrailers, Gibeau said “We haven’t killed Mirror’s Edge”. “We’re actively looking at how to bring it back in the right way.…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 9, 2011 - Uncategorized
New 3DS Color. New Wii Bundle.
In Japan, Nintendo is releasing new hardware bundles this month, and a new hardware color next. On June 23, a Wii bundle with Wii Sports Resort and an extra Wii Remote Plus goes on sale in Japan for ¥20,000 (US$$250). The following month, on July 14, Nintendo is releasing a “Flare Red” Nintendo 3DS for…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 9, 2011 - Uncategorized
Furious 4 is More Like Inglorious Borderlands
Face it: A shooter set in World War II is going to be called derivative of something, and as a sequel, it’ll probably be called derivative of itself. But what Brothers In Arms: Furious 4 most resembles is not the 2009 film Inglorious Basterds, to which everyone connected the game after Ubisoft revealed it on…
By Owen Good Published June 9, 2011 - Uncategorized
An Anonymous Gamer at Sony’s E3 Booth
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By Brian Ashcraft Published June 8, 2011 -
UncategorizedSpider-Man: Edge of Time‘s Greatest Foe Is the Dreaded Annualization
Spider-Man: Edge of Time is Activision’s attempt to turn the Spider-Man license into an annualized franchise. This is not a good thing, and it shows. While there are clear attempts to differentiate the two games, it’s impossible to ignore how many elements of the game are identical. When you break it down, Edge of Time…
By Mike Epstein Published June 8, 2011 -
UncategorizedKiller Freaks From Outer Space Isn’t Your Average Shooter
Firstly, because it controls a little differently. But, more importantly, because of the player’s character, and the game’s setting. You’re not a space marine. Or a US Marine. Or a cyborg, bounty hunter or cowboy. You’re…a balding old British geezer, a crackpot alien invasion nut who has the last laugh when aliens invade and start…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Library Will (and Won’t) Still Suck in the Halo Remake, Same with the Graphics
The people who are making the 10th-anniversary Halo remake call Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary a “gift to the fans.” Players of the original Halo—players like me—might wonder if a “gift to the fans” (retail price $39.95) should include, ugh, that Library level from the first game. That Library level was tedious. Seemingly endless shooting in…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
Ubisoft is Kissing Friend Codes Goodbye
While Nintendo is yet to confirm it as a system-wide feature, at least one developer has been able to kiss friend codes on the new Wii U console goodbye. That developer is Ubisoft, whose version of Ghost Recon Online will keep a player account linked to a player, and not a machine. It will also…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
Assassin’s Creed is Coming to the Wii U
Ubisoft and Nintendo revealed today that the Assassin’s Creed series will be coming to the new Wii U console. Sadly, Ubisoft played coy on just which game that would be, so it could be an all-new game, or it could just be a port!
By Luke Plunkett Published June 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
Supaboy Hands On: The Littlest Super Nintendo
For an engorged SNES controller stuffed with SNES guts, a 3.5-inch screen, a rechargeable battery and loaded up with an original F-Zero SNES cartridge, the Supaboy is surprisingly un-weighty. It’s bulky—and I’m not even talking about the fact is plays giant, old school SNES cartridges—just shy of effortlessly comfortable. It definitely leans on the “retro”…
By Matt buchanan Published June 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
‘Can Snake Eat Yoshi Meat in Metal Gear Solid 3D?’ and Other Questions Kojima Productions Didn’t Answer
We definitely know that Konami and Kojima Productions are bringing PlayStation 2 game Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater to the Nintendo 3DS. And we’re sure of a few other things about this stereoscopic 3D remake. But I’m not 100% sure about that Yoshi cameo. The dinosaur from Nintendo’s Super Mario World appeared in the…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 8, 2011