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Nintendo’s E3 Announcements

Got to give it to Nintendo — this year’s E3 press conference was better than last year’s train wreck, don’t cha think? The company announced some big news. All that and more after the jump. Nintendo’s E3 Expo Live Blog Mario Vs. Donkey Kong, Flipnote Studios Coming To DSiWare New Metroid Game Announced: Metroid Other…

Zelda Attends E3 In Spirit Tracks

Yes, yes, we were all hoping Miyamoto would surprise us with a follow-up to Twilight Princess — but in lieu of a new Legend of Zelda announcement, here are some Spirit Track screens. The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks is a Phantom Hourglass-flavored adventure for the Nintendo DS and DSi. Players take Link by train…

Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles E3 Trailer

Another Resident Evil game is coming to the Nintendo Wii. Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles is a game developed to one up Wii million-seller The Umbrella Chronicles with better design, better atmosphere, and the best graphics ever seen on the Wii.

Heavenly New God Of War III Screens

Sony has dated God of War III for the PlayStation 3. And Namco Bandai has announced that series star protagonist Kratos is coming to Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny. We’re announcing that we’ve posted new screen shots. The latest batch of God of War III screens features some very familiar scenes and scenarios. We saw them months…

Assassin’s Creed 2 Gameplay Glides In

Click to view The Assassin’s Creed 2 trailer from yesterday’s press conference was short on the gameplay footage. This gameplay demo is not. In Assassin’s Creed 2, Leonardo da Vinci is your friend and own personal inventor, making a flying machine you can use to GO KILL PEOPLE. Talk about a Renaissance man. Thanks an1sh!

Sin & Punishment 2 Looks Sick… In A Good Way

Sequel to the Nintendo 64 shooter, Sin & Punishment 2 brings what the press release calls a “frantic arcade sensibility to a post-apocalyptic world.” Players take the role of Isa or Kachi, two young-ish looking people on the run from pretty much everything. Based on these screens, we don’t know much about them besides the…

PixelJunk Shooter Impressions

By Josiah Munsey E3 is Vegas on crack, lights pulsing, base thumping, nunchucks swinging, people dancing for joy to DJ Hero’s remix of “Holla Back Girl” (thanks, Activision). With this sensory overload, it becomes easier to see which games stick out, which games are unique. I was hoping to find a game with original content…

Kratos Is In The New Soulcalibur

.html Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny for the PSP has a new guest soul entering the stage of history, Kratos. Yes, the Kratos from Sony’s God of War series. Funny how much sense that makes, really. Kratos will join the generously mustachioed Dampierre as the newest Soulcalibur contender, a nice little reminder that God of War III…

E3 Round-Up: Day Deux

Day two of E3 is over. What a day! We got to go to not one, but two press conferences. Lucky us. No, lucky you. Here’s a round-up of the day’s E3 coverage. It’s right here. You can read it! How Halo ODST’s Firefight Isn’t Like Gears of War A Closer Look At Borderlands’ New…

Uncharted 2 New Trailer: Payback’s A Bitch

This clip for Naughty Dog‘s PS3 exclusive Uncharted 2: Among Thieves should really be titled Uncharted 2: Among An Awesome Trailer.

Every Rock Band Song In One Place Looks Like This

Between the two main games, there are a lot of Rock Band songs. Between them and the add-on discs there’s more. Throw in the DLC and there’s tons. So many they can fill a wall. This monstrous display dominates The Beatles Rock Band area of MTV’s E3 stand, and is pretty damn impressive. So I…

Uncharted 2 Multiplayer Demo Is Now Live

Hope you got in on that inFamous voucher for entry into the multiplayer beta test for Uncharted 2. It’s live as we speak and people are already downloading it. No word on if the beta test is only for the online competitive modes, or if it will include the co-op multiplayer as well. It all…

Four Minutes Of Modern Warfare 2 Gameplay Footage: BAM

.html It’s as advertised. Four minutes of Modern Warfare 2 footage. May contain traces of snow/bullets.

Left 4 Dead 2 Extended Impressions

Yes, Left 4 Dead 2‘s release is shockingly close to the release of the original Left 4 Dead. And yes, Left 4 Dead 2 plays very similarly to the original Left 4 Dead. But there’s a reason for both of those things. Left 4 Dead 2 is arriving almost a year to the day after…

Final Fantasy XIV Debut Trailer

.html Heroes of the realm, watch this trailer! Next year, Final Fantasy XIV will be coming to the PlayStation 3 and PCs, presumably after Final Fantasy XIII is released. It is a massively multiplayer online title.

Last Guardian Trailer Now Totally Fixed

.html When Team Ico’s Last Guardian was known to us as Project Trico, it had a pretty rough trailer. Still impressive, but, yeah, rough. Now it’s been cleaned up! Rumour was that the leaked clip was from around a year ago, so Team Ico have had plenty of time to pass a few more renders…

How Halo ODST’s Firefight Isn’t Like Gears of War

The new Firefight mode in Halo 3 ODST may seem like nothing more than Bungie’s version of Gears of War’s Horde mode, but the dots in the top left corner… they are what’s different. In Halo 3 ODST, the new Firefight mode will allow four players to fight against waves of Covenant enemies. Levels are…

A Closer Look At Borderlands’ New Look

Here’s a set of E3 2009 screens for Gearbox’s Borderlands, in case you felt you were getting a little behind. Just one of hundreds of weapons in the game. Boom! That’s one good looking guy right there. One badass mofo. The Breakfast Club. Shooting things. It’s what they do. Obligatory ass shot. Collect the whole…

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What Did Shigeru Miyamoto Say?

A recently released Nintendo patent from last year might solve the stumbling block for novice players while keeping the interest of hardcore players. When asked about it, Miyamoto seems to have indicated that New Super Mario Bros. Wii will have such a system — though was vague about details. The solution would turn a game…