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E3 Day One: Get Ready For New Hardware, New Zelda
There are two things you can expect to see at E3 today that are super exciting: Nintendo unveiling a new piece of hardware, and Nintendo unveiling a new Zelda game. Yes, later this morning we can expect to see, for the first time, the Nintendo 3DS, an all-new handheld from the company that has the…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Shogun 2: Total War’s E3 Screenshots
The Total War series returns later this year with Shogun 2: Total War, the sequel to the game that gave the venerable franchise its start. While the terrain may be familiar to fans of the original, the visuals certainly won’t be, the game’s engine clearly having been given a tweak or three since Napoleon: Total…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Pirates of the Caribbean Trailer Swashes Its Own Buckle
Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada Of The Damned? Looks more like Fable On The High Seas to me. That may sound mean, but I like Fable, and if this is Fable with tall ships and zombie pirates, then that’s fine by me. The game is an action RPG, with the emphasis on action, and while…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Let’s Play A Game: How Many Copies Of Modern Warfare 2 Have Been Sold?
Modern Warfare 2 was released in November 2009. It’s now June 2010. That’s plenty of time to sell, what, ten million copies? Please. It’s plenty of time to have sold a lot more than that. Publishers Activision disclosed tonight at an E3 party that Modern Warfare 2, released on PC, 360 and PS3, has now…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Kinect’s First Titles, In Gallery Form
There were a number of titles shown off by Microsoft yesterday that are specifically designed to work with Kinect, the Xbox 360’s motion-controlled camera. This is what those games look like! Those Kinectimals sure are…creepy.
By Luke Plunkett Published June 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
E3 Recap: Day Zero
Good morning, world! Welcome to the first actual day of the 2010 Electronic Entertainment Expo in sunny Los Angeles, California. Before we dive into the day ahead, though, let’s recap what happened yesterday Monday isn’t technically part of the show, what with the E3 exhibition area not open to press until this morning, but enough…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Scribblenauts Conjures Up An E3 Trailer
Scribblenauts returns in 2010, and as you’d expect from a game like this, the focus is on new words. All kinds of new words. Like EXPLOSIVE ADJECTIVES. This sequel to one of the most original DS titles ever made will be out in the Fall.
By Luke Plunkett Published June 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Get Your Official Red Dead Redemption…Flannel Shirt
If you want to dress in the spirit of Red Dead Redemption, if not literally in a tattered hat and poncho, Rockstar has you covered with this official flannel shirt. It’s a collaboration between the developer and label Barking Irons, which sees a limited run of the red & black shirts available on Rockstar’s website…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Crysis Devs Go Back In Time With Kingdoms
First revealed earlier today, here’s a teaser trailer for a project code-named Kingdoms, which is what happens when the Crysis guys watch Spartacus one too many times. I can’t remember the last time I heard so many words fail to tell me anything
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UncategorizedOK, I Take It Back About Kinect’s Star Wars Game
Yesterday, I thought Kinect’s Star Wars game looked pretty interesting! Oh, what a difference a day and some extra footage makes. An extended version of yesterday’s clip turned up today, and showed actual gameplay footage. This isn’t a revolution in motion-control gaming. It’s a 21st-century Rebel Assault. Nothankyou.jpg.
By Luke Plunkett Published June 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Kinect’s Video Chat Is More Useful Than Sexy
Sure, it’s not the most exciting part of Kinect’s launch later this year, but Video Kinect may ultimately prove to be one of the device’s most practical applications. It’s essentially Skype, allowing people to video chat over Xbox Live, with the addition of a few neat features like media sharing and local weather reports. Because…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Vanquish Screens Are Missile Hell
Platinum’s Vanquish looks like the anti-Gears of War; a third-person shooter that’s all bright colours and fast motion. Oh, and missiles! Lots and lots of missiles. You can count them all in these screenshots if you like, but I warn you, you’ll be at it for hours Vanquish’s development is being headed up by Resident…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Macross F Figure With Ample Assets
Blue-haired Macross character Clan Clang is getting yet another figure for the pile. This October, this Mega House “armored version” Clan Clang is going on sale in Japan for ¥12,600 (US$137). Armored version? Really? That’s what version this is.
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Milla Jovovich Will Now Knee You In the Face
Isn’t 3D just…yeah? The fourth entry in the Resident Evil film franchise, Resident Evil: Afterlife, will be in 3D. And if this poster doesn’t clue you end, cinema goers can look forward to guns blazing in their faces, glass breaking and quite possibly Milla Jovovich’s knee. Progress! [IGN via ShockTillYouDrop]
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Is I Am Alive, Well, Alive?
Ubisoft’s I Am Alive has long been a vapourware suspect, the length of time since we last heard anything about it leading some to suspect it had ended up on the development scrapheap. But now there’s this trailer… It’s turned up online overnight, and since it wasn’t mentioned during Ubisoft’s press event, it has me…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Driver Has an Out-of-Body Experience
Tanner’s back, and apparently he can release an astral projection. During Ubisoft’s press conference we learned of Driver: San Francisco‘s “Shift” feature, in which Tanner may float in suspended time from one car to another, continuing the action from it. Demonstrating the game, Ubisoft’s Martin Edmondson said that Tanner’s been involved in a terrible accident…
By Owen Good Published June 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Medal of Honor’s Multiplayer Trailer
There’s a beta coming real soon for EA’s Medal Of Honor reboot. Gold stars are going out to anyone who thought it would look just like Battlefield Bad Company. Not that that’s a bad thing, of course, as this looks like a blast. Click to view
By Luke Plunkett Published June 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Lord Of The Rings: War In The North Is Cutting Throats, Taking Names
It’s a good thing Warner Bros. now owns the rights to both the Lord of the Rings books and movies. It means they can do stuff like this, which is a little bit of both. The “War in the North” is barely touched upon in either books or the films, but this game makes that…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 15, 2010