The Leaderboard: E3 and the American Art of Violence

By Drew Dixon at 11:22 AM on June 26, 2012

Drew Dixon views the violent videogames of E3 from a broader cultural context. If someone completely oblivious to American culture were to visit E3, they’d likely perceive us to be a gun-and sex-obsessed culture at best—barbaric jingoists at worst. And yet, videogames are supposedly a bastion of creativity—a medium rife with innovation. In an era of economic uncertainty, videogames are a thriving business—one to which some of the brightest minds are turning. And yet, as I watched demo after demo at E3, I couldn’t help but notice what all this supposed creativity was being devoted to, namely, the taking of...  read more

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The 10 Best Videogames of E3 2012

By Garrett Martin at 9:44 AM on June 11, 2012

Paste videogames editor Garrett Martin was on the floor all last week, playing and watching demonstrations of dozens of videogames. Here at the 10 upcoming games we're most looking forward to.  read more

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The Week in Gaming News [Special E3 Edition]

By Bo Moore at 5:00 PM on June 9, 2012

This week, our weekly gaming roundup will be a little bit different. E3, the videogame industry’s annual trade show, was this past week, causing a landslide of game announcements, new trailers and general videogame news. Check out Paste’s coverage of the event below: News Roundup: • June 4 • June 5 • June 6 • June 7 Paste Games Editor Garrett Martin was on site to cover the event first hand. Check out his impressions of the three major press briefings below: • E3 Day Zero: It’s All For You • E3 2012: Thoughts on Microsoft’s Press Briefing • E3...  read more

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E3 Roundup: June 7

By Megan Farokhmanesh at 12:03 PM on June 8, 2012

E3 came to a close yesterday after four days of conferences, demos and more. Check out the final batch of trailers and demos from various gaming outlets below. You can also view the recaps from June 4, June 5 and June 6....  read more

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E3 2012: Nintendo - Wassamatta U?

By Garrett Martin at 4:44 AM on June 8, 2012

Nobody has any idea what they really want. Game journalists groaned in unison at the violent shooters that dominated the Microsoft and EA press conferences. Many of the same writers immediately mocked Sony’s Wonderbook, an interactive storybook for kids, and every family-friendly game shown at Nintendo’s press event. Sure, Nintendo’s software line-up is full of more iterations of the same handful of franchises they’ve fixated on for three decades, but at least their event wasn’t a ninety-minute sizzle reel of exploding heads. Nintendo might be stagnant but their games are still a nice, primary colored change of pace from the...  read more

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E3 Roundup: June 6, 2012

By Megan Farokhmanesh at 12:00 PM on June 7, 2012

E3’s biggest press conferences are over, but the announcements continue with new games, demos and trailers. Check out the highlights below. You can also view the highlights from June 4 and June 5....  read more

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