Videogame News
As rumored, Microsoft unveiled a number in interesting new Xbox 360-centric applications, features and services at the E3, with the most exciting being the Xbox SmartGlass app for smartphones and tablets, IE and the Xbox Music service.
The grand list of all the Xbox 360 games that were at the Microsoft conference or will be present at the show in one form or another.
THQ and Microsoft showcased a new trailer for South Park: The Stick of Truth, along with some new screens and pre-order details. Lots of fan favorite characters appear all over this trailer, and it certainly captures the look of the show.
Microsoft and Twisted Pixel announced Lococycle at the Microsoft E3 Conference. Not much information here, outside of a teaser trailer, which you can check out behind the link.
Atlus today revealed Code of Princess, a unique sounding Nintendo 3DS “action RPG brawler” to be released in North America. The game, which bears more than a little resemblance to Guardian Heroes for the Sega Saturn (and more recently XBLA), features online and local co-op and competitive play.
E3 announcments full steam ahead! Atlus unveils new Sherlock Holmes title to be released in September for both Xbox 360 and PS3. Screens and trailer, along with more info, can be found in the press release behind the link.
In a somewhat unexpected (but awesome) bit of news, Digital Reality and Grasshopper Manufacture announced that their excellent Xbox Live Arcade shmup, Sine Mora, is coming to the Vita. The diesel punk shoot ’em up will surely look and play extremely well on the powerful portable, and the Vita version will feature some new content as well.
First person face bashing fun is headed back to Xbox Live Arcade and PC, and fir the first time the PS3 via PSN, with ACE Team and Atlus’ Zeno Clash II. Check out the first media and details for the first person melee brawling sequel.
The E3 is about to begin and Activision this morning sent over their lineup of titles that will be present at the show in one way or another. Black Ops II, Transformers: Fall of Cybertron, Skylanders Giants, The Amazing Spider-Man and 007 Legends are the highlights at the moment.
Last night, Nintendo surprised us all by releasing a new Nintendo Direct video that confirmed a few new details of the Wii U including the controller, some of the online functionality and even Wii backwards compatibility.
Battlefield 3: Close Quarters and Armored Kill, Medal of Honor: Warfighter, Crysis 3, Madden NFL 13, FIFA 13, NBA Live 13, Dead Space 3, Need for Speed Most Wanted and more to make an appearance next week.
Konami finally unveils Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 with a new CG trailer depicting Gabriel Belmont and, well, you should probably just see for yourself. Looks like a pretty interesting direction to take the reboot of the Castlevania series, here’s hoping for more information soon.
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance gets a new trailer just in time for E3, and man oh man does it look awesome. Putting this title in Platinum Games capable hands might have been the best move Konami could have made, as this trailer looks to prove.
A new trailer depicting the combat side of Lollipop Chainsaw. Expect to see a whole lot of zombie slaying, in a variety of brutal ways. Oh, and rainbows too, because why not?
Check out the heroes and villains of Middle Earth battling it out in this CG trailer for the upcoming MOBA title set in the Lord of the Rings universe, Guardians of Middle Earth.
As E3 looms ever closer, Square Enix reveals a new English trailer for the upcoming release of Kingdom Hearts: 3D Dream Drop Distance on the 3DS.
We’re surprised it took this long… blocky Middle-earth is finally coming to consoles and portable platforms this Fall! TT Games, LEGO and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today officially announced LEGO The Lord of the Rings for just about every platform available.
