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E3’s Uncharted 2 Screens Have Us Back In The Jungle

Uncharted 2 isn’t all snowy mountains and crummy city streets. Drake will also find himself back in the jungle, which is really where he belongs.

By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2009

Home Now Supports Photo Sharing

While it’s not quite “the most exciting news to hit PlayStation Home since Open Beta”, as Sony would like you to believe, the addition of photo sharing to the service is still appreciated. PlayStation Home users will, as of later today, be able to display personal pictures in their Home apartment. Ever wanted to see…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2009

Body On With Project Natal’s Controller-Free Kick Balls

I was fairly impressed with Project Natal’s ability to strip away the physical controls for Burnout Paradise and still deliver and relatively similar racing experience. But the kick ball game, designed specifically for Microsoft’s motion controller, wasn’t quite as impressive. Ricochet is a giant game of Breakout in 3D. You play the game by swatting,…

By Brian Crecente Published June 4, 2009

Sony: E3 Not Proper Venue To Announce Any PS3 Price Drop

Despite expectations that Sony would lower the price of the PS3 at E3, the company announced no price drop at the big show. We asked why. “From our perspective, this show is all about content,” Sony’s head of PlayStation marketing in the U.S., Peter Dille, told Kotaku in an interview yesterday. “We believe that our…

By Stephen Totilo Published June 4, 2009

Final Fantasy XIII On Xbox 360 Looks Like This

To go with the announcement of a rough release timeframe for the game, Microsoft also released some screenshots of Final Fantasy XIII running on the Xbox 360. Can you spot the differences? Because, uh, we can’t. Especially since only one of them is an in-game shot.

By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2009

Bioshock 2 Multiplayer Impressions: That Sinking Feeling

Bioshock didn’t excel as a shooter. It excelled as a narrative, Rapture acting as a living, breathing story. So it’s a little strange seeing part of the game reduced to a standard multiplayer shooter. 2K showed us a few rounds of Bioshock 2’s multiplayer component yesterday, and in doing so, have revealed an aspect of…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2009

Stylus-On With Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks

The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks is a return to the stylus-controlled Link of Phantom Hourglass, but with a twist. In Spirit Tracks, not only do you get to play through segments of the game on a train, firing off shots from a canon, but you have a pet Phantom of sorts which is used…

By Brian Crecente Published June 4, 2009

Sony: PSP Go Priced Right, Games “Shipping” On Street Dates

While we haven’t gotten Sony to answer our question yet about how UMD games will or won’t be transferable to PSP Go yet, the company has addressed two other big topics: the unit’s price and the timing of game releases. Sony Computer Entertainment America’s head of marketing Peter Dille showed us his fully-functional white PSP…

By Stephen Totilo Published June 4, 2009

E3’s Unmentionables: What Microsoft, Nintendo & Sony Forgot To Say

Earlier this week Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony each hit the show with big news, unveiling a slew of major titles, major surprises and innovative technology. But despite a strong showing across the board at the big three press conferences, there were still quite a few things left unsaid. Like what about that rumored PlayStation 3…

By Brian Crecente Published June 4, 2009

ModNation Racers Impressions: LittleBigRacer

Sony’s “Play Create Share” initiative picks up speed with the debut of ModNation Racers for the PlayStation 3, a kart racing title that lets you build the track, the kart, and the racer. United Front Games has plenty of experience building racing games, and they want to deliver that sort of power to the player.…

By Mike Fahey Published June 4, 2009

Conan’s Tonight Show Backdrop Looks Way Familiar

As seen on SERIOUS LUNCH

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 4, 2009

Plus-Sized Fat Princess E3 Trailer

We are not only amazed Sony was able to fit Fat Princess into a trailer, but delighted. Now where the hell is our cake?

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 4, 2009

Mafia II Eyes-On: The More Things Change…

Funny thing, making a sequel to Mafia. A game that, for all its innovation, has been forgotten in the wake of the Grand Theft Auto series. Hopefully the same fate doesn’t await Mafia II. Because from what I saw of the game today, it’s looking like a game that may actually challenge, and in some…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2009

Snapshot Tinkers with Side-Scrolling Formula

E3 isn’t just about the big, triple-A games, there are also plenty of indie games as well. Yesterday I wandered over to the quiet indiecade corner of E3 to check out Snapshot and talk to its two man development team, Kyle Pulver and Peter Jones. The game is a side-scrolling platformer with a unique twist.…

By Brian Crecente Published June 4, 2009

Xbox 360 Will Have Ten Year Life Span

Hot off its Project Natal demonstration, Microsoft is saying the Xbox 360 will have a ten year life cycle. “We firmly believe that the Xbox 360 has a life cycle through 2015 (10 years after the launch),” explained Microsoft exec Shane Kim. Hrm. We could have sworn we heard that before. OH RIGHT. Sony’s been…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 4, 2009

Saw Preview: Should I Be Enjoying This?

At Konami’s E3 Booth yesterday I got my first chance to play the video game adaptation of the smash hit horror film series Saw, leaving me questioning the limits of my violence tolerance. What Is It? Saw bridges the gap between the first two Saw movies, placing the player in the role of Danny Glover’s…

By Mike Fahey Published June 4, 2009

Impressions of Explosively Cute Critter Crunch

I was initially drawn to “Critter Crunch” by its unique art style, but once I picked up the controller I was sucked in by it’s simple and addicting, fast paced arcade gameplay. There is something unavoidably enticing about feeding cute little creatures to fatter cute creatures and then watching them explode to gain points. Nathan…

By Brian Crecente Published June 4, 2009

The Grinder E3 Trailer

From the creators of Hunter: The Reckoning comes the trailer for The Grinder, the four-player co-op first-person survival horror game for the Nintendo Wii. Looks pretty damn good for a Wii title, doesn’t it? High Voltage seems to be positioning themselves as the premeir source for more mature games on Nintendo’s console, and they’ve certainly…

By Mike Fahey Published June 4, 2009

Day Three: What Announcements Did You Like? Dislike?

To: You From: Bashcraft We soldier on! E3 isn’t over by a damn site. What tickled your fancy about day three, and what got on your tits? What you missed last night Why Is Kobe Bryant Wearing A Knicks Uniform? First Image Of Metal Gear Arcade Nintendo Selling Black Wii in Japan This Summer Why…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 4, 2009

Talk Amongst Yourselves

Our level of physical fitness is suffering because of our busy schedule at E3 this week, so do some sit-ups for us. And, please, talk here about video games. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.

By Stephen Totilo Published June 4, 2009