Preview: Mysterious stranger ‘Journey’ rears head at E3
Posted by Mark Cullinane in Console, E3 2010, PS3 on 29. Jun, 2010 | 0 Comments
If there’s one thing that distinguishes Sony’s range of PS3 downloadable offerings from Xbox Live’s repertoire, it’s probably the work of thatgamecompany. Signed by Sony to create three digitally distributed titles for their nascent online infrastructure, the developer’s first two titles- FlOw and Flower- didn’t just catch the eye, but demanded our full attention. Flower [...]
Preview: Child of Eden shows Kinect can do more than just Wii clones
Posted by Chris Evans in Console, E3 2010, Gaming, Previews, Xbox 360 on 23. Jun, 2010 | 0 Comments
While Microsoft’s press conference left me entirely unconvinced by Kinect, Ubisoft’s conference peaked my interest within seconds. Watching Tetsuya Mizuguch stood in front of Kinect was like watching a conductor in front of an orchestra. After all the promotional videos from Microsoft showing Minority Report levels of control, finally here is something showing what the [...]
Preview: El Shaddai has style, promises substance.
Posted by Bret Allen in Console, E3 2010, PS3, Xbox 360 on 23. Jun, 2010 | 0 Comments
One of the titles unveiled at E3 but not as heavily henpecked as some of the ‘big’ titles is El Shaddai by Ignition. Maybe there wasn’t enough word count left to feature a game with the full name ‘El Shaddai – The Ascension of the Metatron’, which even abbreviated still comes out as the tongue [...]
Preview: Ubisoft hit the creative jackpot with Scott Pilgrim adaptation
Posted by James Dilks in Console, E3 2010, PS3, Xbox 360 on 22. Jun, 2010 | 2 Comments
Of course, it had to be like this. Even in its original form, this comic-turned-film-turned-game was already bedecked with a multitude of nostalgic videogame intertextuality. It was Mega Drive logic grafted onto a local Canadian indie music scene and the hopefully not yet overplayed seven evil exes of Ramona Flowers. And now it arrives full [...]
Move’s Sorcery looks to trump Wii’s Skyward Sword
Posted by Chas Guidry in E3 2010, PS3, Previews on 22. Jun, 2010 | 0 Comments
Sorcery, a high fantasy action title in development by Sony Computer Entertainment for PlayStation Move, looks like the kind of game expected to flood the Wii’s library before players realized how limited the system’s motion control was when it first launched. But unlike Wii, it appears Move will launch as the most accurate motion control [...]
No Added Sugar’s Chris on IGN E3 coverage
Posted by Mark Cullinane in E3 2010, Opinion on 18. Jun, 2010 | 2 Comments
We’re usually not ones to plug our close rivals IGN, but when one of their E3 wrap-up videos features our very own Chris Evans opining about the 3DS, Kirby and Zelda, we can’t help but make an exception. See the video to the right to see, amongst others, Chris- and we’ve helpfully posted a picture [...]
Opinion: Nintendo bridges the gap between the expanded and traditional audience at E3
Posted by Chas Guidry in E3 2010, Opinion on 16. Jun, 2010 | 2 Comments
For the last four years, E3 has been a bittersweet event for Nintendo fans. The company’s acquisition of the expanded audience, those who didn’t consider video games a hobby, required Nintendo to market products that didn’t appeal to the fans it cultivated over the years. Polished tech demos and mini-game collections like Wii Sports Resort [...]
Multicritic: Time to kill E3?
Posted by Mark Cullinane in E3 2010, Opinion on 16. Jun, 2010 | 1 Comment
Should E3 be heralded as the mecca of the videogames industry or should it quietly be put out to pasture? The team offer some thoughts on the proper role of the mega-conference.
