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Developer High Moon Studios and Hasbro worked close together on Transformers: Fall of Cybertron to craft a deep origin story that the developers feel will "blow the minds" of Transformers fans. They liken the story to a "Band... more
The Spider-Man videogames have been a roller coaster of real fun highs and "Why did I just waste $60 on this?" lows. Thankfully, The Amazing Spider-Man is somewhere in the "real fun highs" category, at least based on what I ... more
You'll never have to ask yourself how great the Elder Scrolls games would be as an MMO again. Elder Scrolls Online is here to fulfill all of those fantasies as well as ones you never knew you had. We got a really early look a... more
First-person, steampunk-flavored supernatural stealth action, anyone? It sounds weird, but it works wonderfully. Arkane's Dishonored is all of that and more, making for a game that is all over the place, but in the best way. ... more
Trying to communicate the concept of Wii U, and what can really be done with the tech, is not an easy task. As with Wii Sports and the original Wii before it, Nintendo is hoping to demonstrate the potential of the gamepad/tab... more
While there was no new info about the titles, Nintendo did confirm four forthcoming 3DS titles at E3: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate Scribblenauts Unlimited Disney's Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion Kingdom Hear... more
I adore the Paper Mario series, and the new one looks awesome for the 3DS. Nintendo just briefly described Paper Mario: Sticker Star, which adds a focus on stickers. There are stickers everywhere, and players need to collect ... more
Up until now, Square Enix and developer United Front Games have shown off very enclosed, focused areas of Sleeping Dogs. So it was about high time they finally let the press loose on the city of Hong Kong in its full open-w... more
One game we've barely seen much of over the past year is the new Tomb Raider. Our first, and really last, look at the new adventure was way back at last E3. The only piece of news to pop up since then was the delay announceme... more
Trion and Crytek have shared a new trailer for Warface in addition to a silly amount of screenshots to help usher in this week of never-ending news and asset dumps. We get it -- the game looks good, particularly for somethin... more
Holly Green and I took a step outside the convention center today and spotted a bunch of crates for Nintendo's booth. We knew we had to share with you the contents of these crates, so we ducked security to snap some photos. A... more
So, yes, we became more than a little fixated on the elephant creature from the God of War: Ascension demonstration at the Sony press conference. What of it? Here's another screenshot of the mysterious beast, plus a handful o... more
That brief trailer for Gears of War: Judgment was a nice start, but now we're talking. Epic Games' Rod Fergusson describes this prequel's gameplay as being a lot more open than other Gears titles, and while it's hard to tell... more
Halo 4 kicked off the Microsoft press conference and it's loo--oh, why ... yes, this is the part of the day when we start to play catch up and write about things we didn't get around to earlier. Ahem. The footage runs throug... more
Quantic Dream co-founder David Cage came out on stage at Sony's E3 2012 press briefing to introduce his studio's next project, Beyond: Two Souls. Oscar-nominated actress Ellen Page (Hard Candy, Inception) stars as heroine Jod... more
Holy hell! Look at this thing! Sony has announced a new peripheral for fans of racing games who aren't content with their current methods of input. The PlayStation Move Racing Wheel, as it's been so eloquently named, will be ... more
I'm rather looking forward to Far Cry 3, having enjoyed its predecessors despite their less-than-subtle flaws. If absolutely nothing else, these games offer locales that I always find myself wanting to explore for a little w... more
Criterion Games is bringing back speed and high-stakes action in their upcoming reboot of Need for Speed: Most Wanted. The scenic vistas and sun-soaked highways return with more destructible items and explosions then before.... more
Oh my glob. I need this game in my life. Rayman Origins was the best surprise of last year and Rayman Legends is only looking better, both in terms of gameplay and visuals. So vibrant, so whimsical, so damn pretty. Also shown... more
I hated American history class in school, but I would have probably enjoyed it if Connor, Assassin's Creed III's protagonist, showed up in more of the stories and blew up more Brits. He's half-English, half-Native American an... more
As reported earlier, EA has brought out the white glove on Zynga with SimCity Social for Facebook. This isn't just a rehash of any well-known farming games, though. Players will get to watch their cities evolve based on ... more
Those graphics, am I right? Unlike the other shooters EA showed off, Crysis 3 actually has some great color. It seems to be a blend of Crysis and Crysis 2 in terms of setting; an "urban rainforest," as EA describes. We also s... more
Nordic Games has just announced that Painkiller is coming back with Painkiller Hell & Damnation, promising "the most painful experience for Hell's demonic population since 2004." Hell & Damnation is going to rem... more
I can't speak for everyone, but -- SCREW IT -- I'm going to speak for everyone: South Park: The Stick of Truth was the best part of Microsoft's press conference. Even as someone who fell out of love with the show long ago, I... more
With over four million units sold across the world, you knew this was coming. All the same, I am EXCITE (yes, as in I am now the literal walking embodiment of the word "excite"). Dance Central 3 was just officially announced... more
[Update: Watch the debut trailer above!] [Update #2: New screenshots and concept art]Signal Studios, developers of the Toy Soldiers games, will be working on a new title for the Xbox 360 titled Ascend: New Gods. As showing d... more
Quantic Dream's next game, Beyond: Two Souls, has now become slightly more tangible thanks to some new screenshots, the first ones in fact. Not surprisingly, they look rather gorgeous. Also, dirty, sweaty and explosive. All g... more
Vienna-based studio Broken Rules has just announced that its colorful aerial action title, Chasing Aurora, is going to being launching on the Wii U's eShop platform. Seen first at LunarCade Shanghai, the game boasts an inter... more
It looks like a little information has leaked before the Microsoft press conference this morning. A new Splinter Cell game! Called Splinter Cell: Blacklist, the screenshots show Sam Fisher (?) doing some manly things in some ... more
Paradox just released a new trailer for War of the Roses for E3 that shows off some gruesome gameplay, including a little of each different type of combat that will be available to players. There will be ... more
Game Informer -- seemingly in an attempt to scoop the Internet detectives that were likely going to spoil its exclusive -- has gone ahead and blown its wad to reveal the recently teased Gears of War game. It's going to be cal... more
Super quick recap time: Hitman: Absolution sees series protagonist Agent 47 betrayed by his former employers, the ICA. With the cops following his every move, the anti-hero needs to find the truth amidst the conspiracy he's... more
Electronic Arts is demanding attention, if my inbox is anything to go by. Three separate emails, from three separate EA employees, each containing one screen for a game that'll be at E3. The three games are Dead Space 3, Crys... more
The headline says it all, but allow me to reiterate because there's little else for me to do: Electronic Arts has sent out the first official screenshot of Need for Speed Most Wanted. It's being developed by the beloved Crite... more
Maybe you saw our preview this morning of upcoming fighting game Injustice: Gods Among Us and wondered why we stuck you with placeholder images. Don't put that on me, man! The publisher took their sweet-ass time getting them ... more
Today is May 31... HEY! Wasn't Retro City Rampage supposed to come out this month? Briiiiiiaaaaaan! You've got some 'splainin' to doooooooooooo! In all seriousness, the game is finished and running through a final bug check.... more
I recently had a chance to see a ton of the games that will be shown off at E3 next week. There's a lot of great looking stuff, and easily one of the standout titles I saw was Gameglobe. I initially ignored it because the re... more
It's been a full year since we last saw anything of Metro: Last Light. And unfortunately, just like last time, developer 4A Games only showed off a new section of gameplay rather than letting us go hands-on. While it is worri... more
Is this real news? Like, really real news? Probably not, but I know quite a few people were hoping that Nintendo would fix the name for its latest home console. For those people, I'm sorry to tell you that, when the Nintendo... more
Whoa hold the phone! War and Death fighting each other?! That would be a cool plot twist, but it's not as it seems. The War you see there is actually someone named Crowfather, disguised as War, and you come across him right a... more
Batman's back (in LEGO form) and he brought his friends along for sequel in LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes. Not just Robin, though. Superman, The Flash, Wonder Woman and Aquaman are among the blocky heroes, and The Joker and ... more
Yup. Just two brand new screenshots for Call of Duty: Black Ops II. I know, it's a lot to process all at once but I think you'll manage. The first screen depicts a secret service agent, while the other shows off those quadroc... more
Remember that hands-off Lost Planet 3 reveal demonstration I saw last month? Capcom finally let me put my hands on it -- that exact demo. It makes me wonder why they didn't let me play it in the first place. Still, I was able to finally play through it last week, and as you'd imagine, I have a bit more to say about it. more
Relic Entertainment's Company of Heroes 2 has been in development for two years now, and the studio figured out pretty quickly that they didn't want to change things too drastically. Instead, they focused on adding more on to... more
E3 is just a few weeks away. Everything that is going to be at the show already exists somewhere, right at this very moment. It's just a matter of time before wee see it all. It looks like one surprise of the show may h... more
I had the opportunity to sit down with Travis Baldree, President of Runic Games, for some hands-on quality time with their upcoming sequel to the wildly successful Torchlight. Luckily, I was able to check out what is perhaps ... more
Our latest look at The Darkness II during E3 had main character and wielder of the Darkness powers, Jackie Estacado, hunting down Victor Valente, the crippled man we were introduced to before and leader of the Brotherhood. T... more
When I saw XCOM at last E3, I thought it felt way too BioShock-ish and wasn't all that interested. Developer 2K Marin shared the sentiment on how the game was feeling like BioShock so they went into hiding after the initial ... more
What do Snoop Dogg, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Mr. Destructoid all have in common? They really have an awesome sneaker collection. They also happen to be super-star babe magnets and we all know that magnets work by magic. So whi... more
Microsoft threw a big bash here in Los Angeles tonight to celebrate upcoming racing title Forza Motorsport 4. I showed up and geeked the f*ck out at all the beautiful cars they had lined up for the party. Sure, they also had ... more
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