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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.

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…

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…

Killzone 3 Releases February 2011, Will Be Move-Enabled at Launch

At Sony’s E3 Press Conference, Guerrilla Games’ Herman Hulst revealed that Killzone 3 will arive in February 2011, and will be fully enabled for PlayStation Move at its launch. Killzone 3 was demonstrated in 3D at Sony’s event, as one of several titles developed with 3D technology in mind, including MotorStorm: Apocalypse and MLB: The…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

Checking Out Metal Gear Solid On The Nintendo 3DS?

It can’t be. But, oh yes, it can. The newly revealed 3D-glasses-free Nintendo 3DS has attracted twenty of the world’s biggest game companies to create titles for it. Among those is Konami, publisher of the stealth series, Metal Gear Solid. The game will be titled Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3 “The Naked Sample”. Today,…

A Quick Look At Wii Party

No console does mini games like the Wii. Here’s a look at the ultimate mini-game compilation, Wii Party, live from the Nintendo E3 2010 press conference

Your First Look At The Nintendo 3DS

Direct from our Nintendo E3 press conference liveblog, here are the first images of the Nintendo 3DS. Isn’t it pretty?

A Who’s Who of Games is Developing for the 3DS

Nintendo touted a lineup of 20 top publishers on board to develop games for the new 3DS, including titles such as Street Fighter IV, Ninja Gaiden and the Metal Gear Solid franchise. The titles mentioned include:DJ Hero 3D, Kingdom Hearts 3D, Saints Row, Madden NFL, Dead or Alive 3D, Ninja Gaiden, Street Fighter IV, Ridge…

3DS’ Launch Title Will be Kid Icarus Uprising

Kid Icarus’ long awaited return was revealed today by Nintendo; he will star in Kid Icarus Uprising a title designed specifically for the new Nintendo 3DS. In the the debut trailer, Pit appeared with a cheery, “Sorry to keep you waiting,” as the familiar Kid Icarus theme soared over the gameplay sequences. Kid Icarus’ debut…

Donkey Kong’s Back with Donkey Kong Country Returns

Retro Studios, best known for its work on the Metroid series, the Texas-based studio takes a swing at Donkey Kong with Donkey Kong Country Returns, a sidescrolling platformer due out this holiday. A trailer at E3 showed Donkey Kong romping through mine cart levels, swinging from vines and and pirate ship levels.

Epic Mickey Is Setting A New Direction For Mickey Mouse

This holiday, Mickey Mouse game Epic Mickey is tapping into 80 years of Disney history to set a new tone and direction for everybody’s favorite mouse, Mickey. The game allows players to dynamically change the game world…to save it. Players can use paint to create and paint thinner to erase. By using paint, enemies can…

Kirby Gets His First Game on the Wii

Kirby gets his first game in seven years with Kirby’s Epic Yarn on the Wii, a platformer with cloth texture art-style. The game is coming this fall, Nintendo said. The title is the first game from Masahiro Sakurai’s new company, Sora. A demonstration showed an adorable Kirby romping around a landscape created from cloth, yarn…