e3 2010 Archive

  • If Nintendo ‘won’ E3 then where does that leave Apple?

    If Nintendo ‘won’ E3 then where does that leave Apple?

    There were two big pieces of news at E3 last week: the ceaseless march toward 3D gaming and the unrelenting encroachment of motion control upon our lives. I honestly couldn't give a toss about 3D gaming because if I wanted 3D entertainment I'd talk to a human being. Same thing with motion control: it doesn't bother me because I want nothing to do with it (outside of dancing the Macarena when asked to “freestyle”). It'd be like getting angry because it's hot on Venus: what? Exactly. One thing I did notice: what happened to all of that hubbub about “Apple being the new Nintendo”?

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  • OnLive now running on Macs

    OnLive now running on Macs

    Get thee to the downloadery for OnLive now works on Macs. You can download a small file to bring up the OnLive client and play Assassisn's Creed and other exciting games. As you recall, OnLive is essentially a game streaming engine for Macs and PCs. All of the heavy lifting happens in the cloud and the company simply streams audio and video to your desktop. Think of it as video-on-demand on crack.

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  • Shock result means Dr. Wagner, Jr. will be on the cover of AAA: Heroés del Ring

    Shock result means Dr. Wagner, Jr. will be on the cover of AAA: Heroés del Ring

    Dr. Wagner, Jr. will be on the cover of AAA: Heroés del Ring. I know this because I saw him win a lucha libre match on the E3 show floor a few hours ago.

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  • Video: Pro-wrestling legend Dusty Rhodes loves WWE All Stars

    Video: Pro-wrestling legend Dusty Rhodes loves WWE All Stars

    This was truly a life-changing moment. Pro-wrestling legend Dusty Rhodes was at THQ's E3 booth today promoting the upcoming release of WWE All Stars and WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011. And wouldn't you know it, he told me to beat it! Yes~!

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  • Here are your Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword movements

    Here are your Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword movements

    The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword might be the Wii's crowning achievement, magnum opus and the single best reason to buy the system. It's going to be huge. Nintendo had a series of posters hung behind its E3 booth that will help you start practicing for the game right now. Click through for what we can only assume are the 11 major control movements for the upcoming Zelda title.

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  • Must see video: Nicholas Deleon playing Kinect’s Dance Central

    Must see video: Nicholas Deleon playing Kinect’s Dance Central

    This might be the best video you'll see of E3 2010. It doesn't get much better than Nicholas dancing. Trust me.

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  • Civ V gameplay video is making me excited

    Civ V gameplay video is making me excited

    You seriously do not want to Chatroulette with me right now. It would be ugly. Regardless, this new video about Civ V is amazing exciting to a Civ nerd like me. Please let it appear on Mac Steam. Please.

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  • Sony PlayStation Move Charging Station: $29, charges two Move controllers simultaneously

    Sony PlayStation Move Charging Station: $29, charges two Move controllers simultaneously

    Buried in the depth's of Sony's online archives were these photos of the PlayStation Move Charging Station, a device we don't remember seeing at the big E3 booth. Or maybe we're blind. In any event: the Charging Station, as the name implies, charges your Move controllers. Up to two at a time, too.

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  • The Playstation Move is a Wii clone – but it’s awesome

    The Playstation Move is a Wii clone – but it’s awesome

    The Playstation Move is just what it looks like: a Wii clone. It feels the same, looks the same, and works the same. That’s a good thing, though. Everyone and their grandmother has played Wii bowling and knows how it works. Sony isn’t reinventing motion control with the Move. They are, however, seriously improving it. A [...]

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  • E3 2010: Hands-on with the surprisingly good AAA: Heroés del Ring

    E3 2010: Hands-on with the surprisingly good AAA: Heroés del Ring

    Rather than use E3 to pile on the mountains and mountains of hype of the big-bidget titles, I've elected to sprinkle through our coverage the small little gems that might otherwise go unnoticed. First on the docket is AAA: Héores del Ring a lucha libre (Mexican-style higly-flying pro-wrestling) game that'll hit your Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, and PSP on August 10 of this year. I had some quality time with it this morning and I can say this: I left the booth absolutely shocked at how thorough the game is.

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  • Penny Arcade totally gets E3

    Penny Arcade totally gets E3

    I don’t envy our boys in the field over there. Pour one out for poor Devin, Nicholas, and Matt. via Penny Arcade

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  • The sights of E3 2010

    The sights of E3 2010

    The Electronic Entertainment Expo is the gaming industry’s equivalent of the Consumer Electronic Show and the North American International Auto Show. It’s a massive show filled with game demos, over-the-top booths, and scantly-claded booth babes. It’s heaven. Click through for a large photo gallery that will give you a taste of what you’re missing.

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  • Hands-on: 3DS hardware and gaming impressions

    Hands-on: 3DS hardware and gaming impressions

    We got our hands on the 3DS this morning at Nintendo’s press conference, but it wasn’t exactly a proper hands-on. It was just a simple demo to basically show that it works. Well, I just waited in a huge line that snaked around Nintendo’s E3 booth for over an hour to spend some quality time [...]

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  • Video: Portal 2’s E3 2010 trailer

    Video: Portal 2’s E3 2010 trailer

    Do you want to see the same Portal 2 trailer that Matt and I saw a few moments ago during Sony’s press conference? Of course you do! Also: the game’s official site isn’t live yet, but it’ll be here when it is.

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  • It’s now Sony’s 3D world

    It’s now Sony’s 3D world

    Sony’s future isn’t motion control, but yet the other current home entertainment gimmick, 3D. Oh sure, Sony is fully embracing motion control as well with the Move and it works great, but let’s not call these two flavor of the weeks anything more than they are. They’re not revolutionary, groundbreaking, or really innovative. Both are [...]

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