LucasArts Aims for More Mature Gamers with ‘Star Wars 1313′
How can old-school Star Wars fans wash the rancid taste of Kinect Star Wars out of their mouths? Maybe LucasArts' new game Star Wars 1313 will help.
View ArticleLive Coverage of Nintendo’s Wii U Launch at E3
Jared Newman and I will be at LA's Nokia Theater in person to liveblog Nintendo's Wii U launch event as it happens. Our coverage starts Tuesday, June 5 at 12pm ET (9am PT) -- hope to see you there.
View Article11 Things to Expect (or Not to Expect) from E3 2012
Here comes E3 2012, like Slim Pickens strapped to the world's fattest ballistic missile, carrying a bottomless Santa Claus tote full of goodies. Here's a rundown of what we're expecting from this...
View ArticleNintendo’s Provocative Pre-E3 Wii U Reveal: A Tweaked Controller and New...
Nintendo just showed us how to go first and last, surprise-announcing a pre-E3 conference and preempting Microsoft and Sony by snagging mass-media coverage of its upcoming Wii U console, as company...
View ArticleMicrosoft’s Unveils ‘SmartGlass’, Kinect-Enhanced Sequels at E3 2012
From Halo 4 to an Xbox 360-, tablet- and smartphone-augmenting technology dubbed "Project SmartGlass" to a barrage of franchise sequels, Microsoft's E3 2012 show brought few surprises and expended most...
View ArticleMicrosoft’s E3: A Tale of Two Xboxes
In blog posts and on Twitter, the reaction to Microsoft's E3 press conference seemed split into two camps: those who care deeply about video games, and those who are more interested in technology.
View ArticleSony’s E3: Games, Games, Games
No 3D glasses. Not a mention of Blu-ray. Just a footnote for PlayStation Move. Instead of the familiar kitchen sink sales pitch, Sony went back to basics and spent nearly all of its E3 press conference...
View ArticleHands On with the Wii U, Nintendo’s Next-Generation Game Console
At E3, Nintendo is finally taking the wraps off its new gaming console -- and its big touchscreen controller opens up a world of new gaming possibilities.
View ArticleIn Praise of Cartoon Violence: Borderlands 2 at E3 2012
As I sat in the audience during E3 press conferences, watching Tomb Raider's Lara Croft make a bloody mess of her assailants, or Splinter Cell's Sam Fisher shooting some thugs in slow-motion, it was...
View ArticlePhotos: E3 2012 Video Game Conference
Scenes from the 2012 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles.
View ArticleHands On with Halo 4: Maybe New Blood Isn’t So Bad
Halo is a series that needs change, and Microsoft has shown that it isn't afraid to slay some sacred cows to get there.
View ArticleSony Wonderbooks: Combining Games and Reading, with Hints of Harry Potter
Like burying vegetables in mac and cheese, Sony's trying to get kids interested in books by combining them with video games.
View ArticleAll Hail Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, King of E3 2012
Walt Disney's first major animated star is a star all over again at Disney Interactive's E3 booth.
View ArticleWhy the Wii U Isn’t the Dinosaur Some Are Making It Out to Be
I have no idea how well the Wii U's going to sell, but something's bothering me: this somewhat sullen attitude, as far as I can tell mostly from traditional gamers, that the Wii U is just the Wii all...
View ArticleStar Wars 1313: LucasArts Goes ‘Mature’ and Taps Hollywood Magic
LucasArts hasn't released a memorable Star Wars video game in years, but Star Wars 1313 has given fans a new hope.
View ArticleThe Last of Us E3 Preview: Violence for a Reason
From what I've seen, The Last of Us was one of the most interesting big-budget games at E3.
View ArticleAt What Point Do We Stop Calling These Things ‘Game Consoles’?
Microsoft is turning the Xbox 360 into a do-it-all entertainment device. Sony and Nintendo still say that their consoles are ultimately all about the games.
View ArticleEA Defends Dead Space 3 Scariness, Co-op Aside
After hearing EA out, I haven't given up on Dead Space 3 yet, but I'm still worried for its future.
View Article15 of the Best Games at E3 2012
E3 is the annual Mecca for the video game industry, where the biggest publishers show off their best upcoming games to the press, retailers, analysts and, of course, gamers. Here are our 15 favorite...
View ArticleWhy E3 Will Continue to Disappoint
All around the show floor, there was a sense of disappointment with E3 2012 -- and the bad news is that little of this is going to change.
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