All gamers are carnivores and savages. Oh sure, some of us rarely eat meat in real life, but when we’re in a game, the thing we most want to see is our enemies turned into meat, the more rare and bloody the better. There’s something almost primal about seeing your …
Read More »GamesRadar E3 2011 Awards: Most Graphics
Hey, videogames are a visual medium. Therefore, graphics are part of the package. How large a part they play is one of those things gamers will argue about for hours, withlots ofphrases like”graphics whore”, “frames per second”, “gameplay first”, and “realism vs art” thrown about. We say don’t overcomplicate things …
Read More »E3 2011: Scivelation preview – what on Earth is a Scivelation?
Publisher Topware officially proved with the successful Two Worlds II that it can put together a top-notch game. After that milestone, what’s left to do but create another quality title, this time a sci-fi stealth/combat adventure in which you take on a corrupt religion? It’s called Scivelation, and while the …
Read More »E3 2011: UFC Undisputed 3 – first impressions
We took our seats inside THQ’s ridiculous looking UFC theater on the E3 floor as a ring girl welcomed us inside. We say ridiculous because of the security standing outside, reminding us of testy bouncers at a strip club. After we settled, Dana White, CEO of Zuffa and all things …
Read More »E3 2011: Deus Ex: Human Revolution hands-on preview – theres more than one way to skin a robot
We’re not so sure Deus Ex: Human Revolution should have been on the show floor. E3 is rock concert loud, and it’s hard to concentrate for any amount of time on tasks that require any amount of cerebral thinking. Usually, developers choose a section of their game that works well …
Read More »E3 2011: Blacklight Retribution – like any other multiplayer FPS, only…freer
Zombie Studio%26rsquo;s previous Blacklight installment, Blacklight: Tango Down on the PSN and XBLA received positive, but mixed reviews. It was praised for its incredible graphics for an arcade title, but damned for its sub-par campaign. One thing that nobody complained about was its price – it was a solid, good …
Read More »E3 2011: Warhammer 40K: Space Marine preview – don’t call it Gears of Warhammer
Plenty of haters lately have railed against Warhammer 40K: Space Marine, saying that it just looks like a mash-up of Gears of War and Dynasty Warriors set within the 40K universe. To this we’d like to say: What on Earth is the matter with you that you can’t appreciate a …
Read More »E3 2011: Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception preview
During the Sony press conference on Monday, Nathan Drake made a literal splash as Naughty Dog unveiled a previously unseen cruise-ship level for Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception. The level looked great, showing off a good mixture of stealth, furious gunplay (now with a close-quarters kill in which Drake pulled the …
Read More »The 10 sexiest photos from E3 2011
E3 is many things to many people. It’s exciting. It’s nerve-wracking. It’s enthralling. But most of all, I think we can all agree that it’s sexy beyond belief. And this year’s show floor contained a particularly high quotient of the sexy. So much so that we’ve collected together the 10 …
Read More »E3 2011: FYI – the Nintendo conference featured footage from Xbox 360 and PS3 games. Just sayin
Now, don’t flame us here. We’re just mentioning this for the benefit of anyone that might not be familiar with how these things work. So we’re just clearing it up. To avoid confusion. You know that exciting video of the Wii U software line up that Nintendo showed during its …
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