Tag Archives: E3

Nintendo zeroed in on a release date for New Super Mario Bros. 2 on the 3DS. The company announced the new Mario game will come out August 19 during its E3 press conference. This time Mario takes a page from Wario’s book. New Super Mario Bros. 2 is all about …

EA started its E3 2012 press conference with a bang by finally revealing Dead Space 3 to the world. Starting with a scene between protagonist Isaac Clarke and Ellie, his female companion from the second game, are approaching a planet that’s home to the Marker, though the landing doesn’t go …

Master Chief has a brand new breed of trouble on his hands. According to the trailer just shown by Microsoft at E3, Earth’s mightiest Spartan will be fighting some enemies that are definitely not Covenant, and “definitely not organic.” It looks like this new enemy isn’t the only artificial form …

E3 2011 was by no means a classic. Sure, we had a new Nintendo console to get excited about and two new handhelds at different stages of infancy, but put those highlights to one side and you’re left with a disappointment that bites particularly hard because you know it can’t …

Over 46,000 people attended E3 2011, meaning only 0.000006% of the population had an opportunity to drop by THQ’s booth to see the Metro: Last Light gameplay demo. Thankfully, the publisher has seen fit to releaseanothersneak peak of4A-Games’ post-apocalyptic action game to the general public, so we can all seewhy …

Five years is a long time for a game character to be out of the action, but that’s how long it’s been since the release of the fourth Hitman game, Blood Money. If you’re going to be gone that long, you’d better make a big splash when you come back, …

It’s now clear that Assassin’s Creed is likely going to be a yearly franchise for the foreseeable future – which is great for fans of its story, as it means we’ll get a resolution to the ambiguous ending of Brotherhood that much sooner. That it seems to be adaptingto a …

During last week’s E3, in possibly the sneakiest and smartest publicity stunt I’ve ever experienced as a games journalist, Batman: Arkham City developer Rocksteady distributed secret audio cassettes – each containing a patient interview from the upcoming sequel – to various people and places on the show floor. So far …

Yes. Shinobi is coming back. Even better, this is no mere port. Sega’s much vaunted franchise is finally returning to us with the brand new Shinobi 3DS. Game developer Griptonite Games has returned Shinobi to its 2D (but viewed in 3D) side-scrolling roots and, having played the game for way …

Despite that exclamation point, Orcs Must Die! is fairly unassuming. Developed by Robot Entertainment, who you may remember for its work on Halo Wars, it was tucked away in the corner of the LA Convention Center’s South Hall, its existence easily dwarfed in the shadow of Activision’s monolithic real estate. …