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Leaving Los Angeles, and E3 2011
If you’ve never experienced E3 before, right as you feel like you’ve caught up with the breakneck pace of announcements, presentations and demonstrations, the show is over. It’s one of those weeks that seems to pass in the blink of an eye. Here then, are 3,444 such blinks, glimpses of E3 from start to finish,…
By Joel Johnson Published June 10, 2011 -
This is the Assassin’s Creed: Revelations E3 Demo, In All Its Michael Bay Glory
In Assassin’s Creed II, Ezio Auditore became a skilled assassin. In Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood he became a master assassin and one of the most suave killers in video game history, casually lifting a finger to trigger a posse of minions to overwhelm his prey. What you see here is the older Ezio of this fall’s…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 10, 2011 -
Take a Tour of BioShock Infinite‘s Thrill Ride in the Sky
Watching the BioShock Infinite demonstration at E3, I formed the mistaken impression that the thrill-ride skylines of Columbia had, within the game’s story, always been intended as a primary mode of personal transportation. They aren’t, as Irrational Games’ Ken Levine explains in this four-minute video featuring lots of gameplay. Originally the skylines were a means…
By Owen Good Published June 10, 2011 -
When Crane Games Eat Children
This isn’t a first. But three year-old Tyler ended up inside a crane game in Sydney when the tyke climbed up the chute, hoping to snag a stuffed tiger. “Tyler was saying, ‘Can I have a tiger?’ I said, ‘No, I don’t have any coins,'” his mother, Catherine Bussier, told the Parramatta Advertiser. After momentarily…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 10, 2011 -
ArmA II is Just Giving Itself Away. For Free. Sort Of.
ArmA II, one of the best war games money can buy, is now giving away half of itself for free. Charity! Develoeprs Bohemia Interactive announced yesterday that the ultra-realistic shooter and sim will have its multiplayer component released for free later this month. You can even build and play custom singleplayer missions. The game’s campaign…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 10, 2011 -
Dirt Publisher Codemasters Suffers Major Hack Attack, Personal Data Exposed
U.K.-based video game publisher Codemasters e-mailed its customers today to tell them that the company suffered a major online security breach one week ago. The breach has exposed gamers’ personal information, though Codemasters, the publisher of the recent Dirt 3 and Operation Flashpoint: Red River says payment information was not obtained. “Unfortunately, Codemasters is the…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 10, 2011 -
The More They Keep Telling Me Star Wars: The Old Republic Isn’t Like World of Warcraft, the Less I Want to Play
I just had a hands-on demo with the hugely anticipated massively multiplayer role-playing game Star Wars: The Old Republic, but after an hour of watching self-described sizzle reels of prerendered and in-game footage, showing casually pirouetting Jedi and environments full of foxfire and crepitating tails of energy, I couldn’t actually make myself actually play the…
By Joel Johnson Published June 10, 2011 -
The Dude Who Says He Tagged Nintendo Brass
While at E3 waiting to play the new Nintendo Wii U, reader Dustin and his buddy killed time with their Nintendo 3DS handhelds. Then a nice fellow from Nintendo asked them if they wanted to fill their Pokédex with more Pocket Monsters. “The gentleman from Nintendo opens his 3DS and replied, ‘Hey I just tagged…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 10, 2011 -
Spanish Police: Three Arrested in PSN Hack Attacks
Spanish police this morning say they have arrested three involved in the hacking of Sony’s Playstation Network, which lead to Sony shutting down the Playstation 3’s network for a month, locking nearly 80 million gamers out of playing online. All three were freed without bail pending formal charges. The New York Times reports that they…
By Brian Crecente Published June 10, 2011 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Welcome to Talk Amongst Yourselves! E3 is officially over. A lot of has happened this week, so I’m guessing you have plenty to talk about. That said, feel free to talk about any video games that are on your mind. Special thanks to Incursor for today’s image. Wanna get your TAYpic on Kotaku? Submit your…
By Mike Epstein Published June 10, 2011 -
RAGE’s Release Pushed Back to October
id’s upcoming RAGE has suffered a slight delay, being pushed back a few weeks from its original release date in September to one in October. It’ll be out in the US on October 4, while it’s now out in Europe on October 7 and Australia on October 5.
By Luke Plunkett Published June 10, 2011 -
Does the Wii U Have Yellow Screen Issues?
Before we start, note that the Wii U hasn’t gone into production. Nintendo can (hopefully) fix any Wii U Controller issues before the new console launches, and it’s better to bitch about this shit now than after the fact. Japanese netizens are pointing out that the Wii U Controller’s screen appears to have a yellow…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 10, 2011 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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
