E3 to Stay in L.A. for Three More Years

E3 to Stay in L.A. for Three More Years

There’s been speculation as to whether the gaming industry’s biggest event would remain in Los Angeles, but it looks like the dust has finally settled. Eurogamer reports that next year’s event will officially take place at the L.A. Convention Center and other downtown L.A. locations....  read more

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Watch a Demonstration of PlayStation's New Wonderbook

Watch a Demonstration of PlayStation's New Wonderbook

PlayStation’s Wonderbook was originally announced during E3 in early June this year. As if a completely interactive book wasn’t big enough news, the excitement multiplied when Sony simultaneously announce that J.K. Rowling would write some spells for the device’s launch title, Book of Spells....  read more

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Watch a Trailer for Ubisoft's ZombiU

Watch a Trailer for Ubisoft's <i>ZombiU</i>

For a time when creative directors were faced with the challenge to develop a bloodthirsty plot for mature gamers, zombies were a go-to storyline. The overused genre does have a few success stories — Left 4 Dead, Dead Island and Resident Evil 4 — But much like the vampire, the motif has worn thin....  read more

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E3 Roundup: June 5, 2012

E3 Roundup: June 5, 2012

E3 continues with Nintendo’s press conference and more. Catch the highlights below. You can also check out the June 4 highlights here....  read more

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Sony Reveals More Characters for Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale

Sony Reveals More Characters for <i>Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale</i>

Ever wonder how Uncharted‘s Nathanial Drake would fair against BioShock’s towering Big Daddy? Or what fisticuffs would be like between Twisted Metal‘s Sweet Tooth and PaRappa the Rapper? Well, other than being a bit deranged, you’re in luck. At E3 yesterday, Sony released a new trailer for PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale....  read more

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E3 Roundup: June 4, 2012

E3 Roundup: June 4, 2012

E3 is upon us, and whether you’re hoofing it around the convention or watching from home, it can be tricky to keep up with all the news. We’ve gathered up the highlights from the first day of press conferences, including Microsoft, Ubisoft and Sony....  read more

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E3 2012: Thoughts on Microsoft's Press Briefing

E3 2012: Thoughts on Microsoft's Press Briefing

“When you’ve begun to think like a gun / the days of the year are already gone.” – John Cale, “Gun” Microsoft’s press briefing immediately established the prevailing theme of E3 2012: guns, and the men who shoot them....  read more

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Watch the Teaser Trailer for Gears of War: Judgment

Watch the Teaser Trailer for <i>Gears of War: Judgment</i>

Day one of E3 has already uncovered details on a number of great titles, and the newest Gears of War game is no exception. Microsoft showed off the game’s first trailer during its press conference earlier this afternoon. Marching to the tune of A Perfect Circle’s “Counting Bodies like Sheep to the Rhythm of the War Drums,” protagonist Damon Baird is brought forward in chains. Besides some fiery chaos and angry Locust shots, little else can be gleaned from the trailer’s stunning cinematics....  read more

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E3 Day Zero: It's All For You

E3 Day Zero: It's All For You

I’m on the thirteenth floor of an apartment building in Los Angeles. Below me are bars, nightclubs, coffee shops, and a multitude of people from various points of the socioeconomic spectrum. Some of them own dogs. I like dogs. I also kind of like Los Angeles, even when we have to call 911 after stepping over the catatonic husk of an unresponsive sidewalk sleeper. Los Angeles gets knocked for its perceived superficiality. What massive gathering of individuals isn’t superficial to a signifianct extent, though? LA’s just self-aware. In turn it makes us more self-aware, like when I put on my...  read more

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The Week in Gaming News

The Week in Gaming News

Our round-up of notable news from the world of gaming for the week of June 13, 2011....  read more

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