I am not usually offended by the prospect of a fun video game depicting a historic event such as war. That changed on July 15th, when Nintendo held their annual E3 press conference in Los Angeles. Showing a montage of “hot” third party titles (a relative term in the Nintendo camp), Call of Duty World [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, July 19, 2008
Once upon a time, way back at E306, 1up Yours gathered some of the industry’s biggest players around one pool to produce an epic, booze-filled, podcast that has gone down in history simply as “1up’s poolside podcast.” In 2006, two new consoles (the PlayStation 3 and the Wii) were debuting, and the Xbox was preparing [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, July 16, 2008
It may not be much, but the fact that there is some exclusive content for the PS3 version of Bioshock will keep Sony fans who are itching to get their hands on this amazing game happy. The biggest addition to the disc is a new difficulty dubbed Survivor, which makes it seem to be a step up [...]
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New information and screenshots have been released for Square-Enix’s re-imagining of the first two games in the RPG franchise. Star Ocean: First Departure will be the first time that the original Star Ocean is available in North America, which will be great news for fans of the series. The story is the same as it was [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, July 16, 2008
The remakes of the cult RPG classics Chrono Trigger, and Dragon Quest IV have made their first appearances at E3, and we have some new screens and info for you to compare with a fine toothcomb to the original-if that’s your thing. They look to be near identical to the original games, unlike the Final Fantasy DS ports Square-Enix have been [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, July 16, 2008
All the console manufacturers have had their say, and a day on, lets take a look at what Sony talked about during the event. http://nukoda.com/news/e308-god-of-war-iii-officially-announced/ http://nukoda.com/news/e308-ratchet-and-clank-announced-for-psn/ http://nukoda.com/news/e308-resistance-comes-to-psp-in-2009/ Sony decided to take the obvious route with their Press Conference, opening with a look back at Playstation, followed by two games that have had lots of coverage so far, Resistance 2 and [...]
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With PlayStation 3 owners eagerly awaiting the sequel to what was considered the best launch title for the console, news of Resistance 2 was obviously going to make up a large part of Sony’s showing at E3. What was unexpected was the announcement of a PSP entry in the shooter series. Resistance Retribution will not be [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, July 16, 2008
With the most to prove, as in, no games announced for this holiday season, Nintendo had the option to do what they pleased at E3, and still come out on top. Instead, the company decided to close with what can only be seen as an embarrassment, with a Wii Music demonstration that left a lot [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Amidst the glitz and glam of the Electronic Entertainment Expo, we usually highlight a few gems that stand out from the crowd. Last year many were taken aback by Call of Duty 4 or Rock Band — this year, “Fallout 3” is becoming an increasingly popular phrase. Todd Howard showed off a demo of the game, [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, July 15, 2008
MegaMan 9, the next instalment in the hugely popular franchise, is coming to all three consoles this Fall. Showing new screenshots at E3 today, Capcom have gone back to MegaMan’s roots by taking the graphics from the NES and making a new experience around them. This drastic step back for the series could be the best move [...]
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Monday, July 21, 2008
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