E3 2010 Preview: These Are the Big Shooters, We Think

Shooters dominate the modern video game landscape, as evidenced by the sheer number of them being shown off at this year’s E3. Here are console and PC shooters we think are going to be the biggest ones on show. They may be fresh in our minds, they may have been first unveiled at last year’s…

Method Man and Redman Rapping At E3

If you’re attending E3 next week, you can check out a live Method Man and Redman concert at the Konami booth at 4pm on the 16th to hype this fall’s Def Jam Rapstar. If you can’t make it, you can at least watch them taunt you about your rap skills right now.

Bethesda’s E3 Booth Includes a Giant Dinosaur

As seen on Beth Blog

Mass Effect 2 Overlord DLC, Demo Coming June 15

The latest “Coming Soon” post from Xbox Live’s Major Nelson lists a June 15 release date for Mass Effect 2‘s Overlord downloadable content, along with a playable demo of the game for the five people who haven’t bought it yet.

There Isn’t Any Party Quite Like One From Kotaku

Because Kotaku parties tend to go on and on. And you’re invited. As we’ve done in previous years, we’re taking over the Sunday night before E3 to party down with developers, gamers, costumed mascots and, who knows, maybe some French-Canadian circus performers. This year’s party is leaving the welcoming confines of the Golden Gopher for…

Best iPad Games

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MotorStorm Apocalypse Is Urban Survival Racing

Evolution Studios brings MotorStorm to the Bay Area of California in MotorStorm Apocalypse, making urban areas suitable for off-road racing the only way the makes sense — total destruction. It’s not post-apocalyptic, and it’s not pre-apocalyptic either. It’s just plain apocalyptic. Today Sony and developer Evolution reveal MotorStorm Apocalypse, the fourth game in the off-road…

Three Best iPad Games

1. Angry Birds HD: This puzzle game has you shooting a variety of birds across the sky into the many different fortresses of those stinking pigs, with their beady eyes and tiny, little smirky smiles in hunt for your lost eggs. Easy to understand, hard to not get addicted to, Angry Birds combines the fun…

Play Zelda II As A First-Person Shooter

You could keep reading this post. Or you could pop open a new browser window and try playing late-80s Zelda II: The Adventure of Link as a first-person-shooter. This wonderful little late-May creation that I somehow missed puts a player in the head of Zelda hero Link in what may be the worst non-spin-off Zelda…

Buy These Three PS3 Games First

DJ Hero 2 Gets Its Spin On

We know DJ Hero 2 will let you groove through mash-ups with two turntables and a microphone. But it’s so much better to see that, then to read that. Check it out.

A Sampling Of The Best PS3 Games

Atlus’ E3 Lineup Includes Trine 2

Atlus is bringing the sequel to last year’s three-character physics-based platformer Trine to E3 2010. Developer Frozenbyte’s follow-up will be joined by Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City, a port of ds RPG Knights in the Nightmare for the PSP, and Ace Team’s Rock of Ages.

Three Best iPhone Games

1. Angry Birds: This puzzle game has you shooting a variety of birds across the sky into the many different fortresses of those stinking pigs, with their beady eyes and tiny, little smirky smiles in hunt for your lost eggs. Easy to understand, hard to not get addicted to, Angry Birds combines the fun of…

3D Gaming Would have Cost A Fortune 10 Years Ago

Think a PlayStation 3 and a 3D-ready television expensive now? According to Sony Computer Entertainment Europe senior engineer Ian Bickerstaff, the same technology would have cost you near three-quarters of a million dollars. Sony took its first steps into the realm of 3D gaming today on the PlayStation 3, launching updates to four titles so…

The Disappearance Of SimCity

What ever happened to the once-mighty SimCity franchise? Recently I was looking through some boxes and stumbled across a dusty copy of Wil Wright’s “Spore” next to an equally neglected copy of SimCity 4. Seeing the two games made me wonder: What ever happened to the once-mighty SimCity franchise? Oh, certainly the “Sim” franchise is…

Best iPhone Games

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The Dreamcast Returns! (As Digital Content)

The Dreamcast returns this fall… sort of. Sonic Adventure and Crazy Taxi will be the first two Dreamcast titles to hit the Playstation Network and Xbox Live as digital downloads this fall in celebration of the 11th anniversary of the launch of the Dreamcast. Sega says more classic titles will follow. The games are based…

Game Makers Talk About Their Plans for iPhone 4’s Gyroscope

When the iPhone 4 hits later this month it will bring with it better motion sensing for games and applications on the device, but will game developers take advantage of that. We asked SEGA, 2XL and the creator of Pocket God what there plans our for the new capabilities. Ben Harborne, digital brand manager for…

Fallout: New Vegas Gets Retailer-Specific Preorder Packs

Think this New Vegas armor looks handsome? Then you’ll want to preorder the game through Steam or Walmart to receive the Caravan Pack, one of four retailer-specific preorder bonuses for Fallout: New Vegas. Will you preorder Fallout: New Vegas through Steam, Walmart, GameStop, Amazon, or Best Buy? These four preorder packs might weigh in on…