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Valve: Portal 2 Coming to PS3 [Corrected]
Valve’s Gabe Newell appeared at Sony’s E3 press conference to say Steam is coming to the PlayStation Network, and Portal 2 will be available for the PS3 on the same day it releases for Xbox 360 and PC. CORRECTION: Portal 2 will be “Steamworks enabled,” which includes community support features, such as chat. It will…
By Owen Good Published June 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Premium “PlayStation Plus” Subscriptions Coming to PSN
Sony will offer a premium subscription to the PlayStation Network, one that doesn’t replace the current free service but does offer “an enhanced experience,” with additional content, early demo access and more. It will cost $49.99 a year. Jack Tretton announced the plans for the premium service at Sony’s E3 news conference. Subscribers may also…
By Owen Good Published June 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
First Zelda: Skyward Sword Screenshots
Here are the first official screenshots for the new Legend of Zelda game, Skyward Sword. They let you see clearly for the first time the game’s new art style, which blends Twilight Princess’ realism with Wind Wakers cel shading.
By Luke Plunkett Published June 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Official 3DS Pictures Show It’s A Pretty Little Thing
It’s not until you see official press shots of the new handheld that you realise how pretty the new 3DS really is. Sure, at first glance it looks like a regular DS, but it’s the little touches that make all the difference. The glossy finish, the smooth thumbstick and the gentle, almost unnoticeable curve on…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
PlayStation Move Priced, Dated for September Release
The PlayStation Move controller will release in North America on Sept. 19, in Europe on Sept. 15, and in Japan on Oct. 21. The controller itself will cost $49.99; a bundle with the PlayStation Eye will cost $99.99. Sony’s Peter Dille said the bundle will include the game Sports Champions; that bundle will also be…
By Owen Good Published June 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Finally, A Good Look At The Warhammer 40K MMO!!
After years and years and years of waiting, today is the day we finally get a look at the massively-multiplayer Warhammer 40K game being developed by Vigil. More details on the game – now known as Warhammer 40K: Dark Millennium Online – will be released at GamesCom later in the year, but for now, this…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Warhammer 40K: Space Marine Gets Its First Trailer
I’m pretty sure I saw this video at last year’s E3, or at least parts of it, but this year, everyone gets to see the action. Which is awesome Despite being developed by Relic, the team behind Company of Heroes and Dawn of War, this is not a strategy game. It’s a balls-to-the-walls shooter, so…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Sony PlayStation At E3 2010 Live!
Microsoft has shown its hand, as has Nintendo. What will Sony bring to E3 2010 for the PlayStation 3, PSP and PlayStation Network? Microsoft has Kinect and a slew of new motion controlled games. Nintendo just revealed, officially, the Nintendo 3DS and a bunch of new games starring Mario, Kirby and Kid Icarus. Sony will…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
3DS Traces Its Roots to GameCube
In an interview with Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, the man behind the development of the Nintendo 3DS said a version of its 3D technology was being tested as far back as the company’s GameCube days. Hideki Konno told Iwata that Nintendo developers had tested 3D technology with Luigi’s Mansion shortly after that game was released.…
By Owen Good Published June 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Hands-On With Seven Nintendo 3DS Games and Gadgets
It feels like a sleight of hand, of mind, of eye: But hold Nintendo’s 3DS in front of you, turn it on and the top screen drops away turning the imagined world 3D. There are some kinks that still need to be worked out for the upcoming, glasses-free 3D gaming device. The window in which…
By Brian Crecente Published June 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Legend Of Zelda Skyward Sword Video Preview, Starring Me
I just played The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, the 2011 Wii MotionPlus game for 10 minutes, until the E3 demo here in Los Angeles timed out on me. Just when I was slicing up a giant scorpion boss! But… Then I shot a two-minute video to show you the game in action. Good stuff.…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
What You’ll Be Playing on the Nintendo 3DS
When Nintendo boasted of a who’s-who already at work on games for the 3DS, they weren’t fooling around. The full list of titles coming for the new handheld feature such names as Metal Gear Solid, Final Fantasy, and Assassin’s Creed. The list of Nintendo first- and third-party games, described as a partial accounting, according to…
By Owen Good Published June 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Activision Presents A Woman On A Pole
Activision’s big E3 blowout last night featured performances by Usher, Z-Trip, Jane’s Addiction, Eminem, Soundgarden, and this lovely young, scantily clad lady riding a pole 20 feet in the air. After a rapid-fire presentation of musical artist after musical artist, this brave performer came onto the stage at the Staples Center, made her way halfway…
By Mike Fahey Published June 15, 2010