E3 2011 Games Coverage

BioShock: Infinite may well be the most immediately appealing game being shown at E3 this year. It's all still hands-off at this point, but the bits that seemed so promising in previously shown glimpses of the game coalesce in the demo put together for the annual trade show, a section of the game that involves an exploding blimp, a giant clockwork raven-thing and a movie marquee that reads Revenge of the Jedi. Just to catch you up on what… Read More

If you're expecting to read about a real-time strategy game, you're going to be disappointed. Like the ill-fated Starcraft: Ghost, Space Marine is THQ's attempt to bring the Warhammer board game and RTS series into the modern world of action games. Very obviously modeled after the Gears of War series (most every shooter is these days), Space Marine has a very clear idea of what it wants to be, and it succeeds. I spent a lot of… Read More

The big push for Microsoft during this year's E3 press conference was the Kinect and its usefulness as a gaming peripheral. The tech itself, which launched last November, is solid, but there's not been much to do with it beyond a voice-controlled Xbox 360 dashboard and the handful of launch games. One of the more promising titles revealed during the MS presser for serious gamers was Fable: The Journey, a game set in the fantasy… Read More

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier was one of my favorite games at last year’s E3, and it remains one of my favorite games for this year as well. I just don't want it to be among my favorite games for E3 2012, because I’m hoping it will be out long before that. Ubisoft is promising an early 2012 release, and rumors of a January target date have been bandied about-whether or not that is accurate, a Q1 release is the plan. But… Read More

Although it has only been a year since we last saw Ezio Auditore pretty much owning Rome in 1503, the years have not been as kind for the character. The series jumps to 1511, and Ezio is an old man in Revelations, well into his 50s, which for the Renaissance time period was ancient. But before he can relax and die, a new challenge awaits him in Constantinople. If you liked the previous Assassin’s Creed games, then you will probably enjoy… Read More

If you haven’t played the previous Mass Effect games, the third title in the trilogy may be enough to make it worth your while to go back and catch up on the series. The story concludes the trilogy of the coming of the Reapers, the ancient, machine-based, and nearly god-like entities that have perpetrated a cycle of wiping out all organic life in the galaxy. They have done so many times before, and are preparing to cull the galaxy of all… Read More

If you've always wanted to know what it's like to be an arrogant homicidal asshole, Saint's Row: The Third is the game for you. Taking some of the most criticized traits of the Grand Theft Auto series and magnifying them 10 fold, the third Saint's Row game is more violent than almost any game on the show floor and proud of it. During our demo, the guys from developer Volition Inc. joked around incessantly as they impaled… Read More

(This article comes courtesy of N-Sider, a site for well-adjusted Nintendo fans. N-Sider has served the Nintendo community for more than a decade.) While there's been a decent amount of good software this year, there really hasn't been much in the line of that particular joy you get when you're playing software that is totally new. Wii U isn't yet mature, and Nintendo has said they're currently more interested in… Read More

Some of the best games at E3 were behind closed doors. Metro: Last Light was one of them. The guys at developer 4A Games took us through several sections of the game, which had mine cart shootouts, Hitler-esque rallies, and some great environmental manipulation & destruction. As it did with Metro 2033, THQ has signed on to publish the sequel and seems to be letting 4A do its thing, which is refreshing. 4A hopes to successfully blend… Read More

Now, if we were going to judge all the recently released E3 trailers in order to pick the best, this would definitely be among the nominees. Actually, we are going to judge the E3 trailers, so this one deserves your attention. After a quick stint in Hollywood, Agent 47 returns to his natural home in the world of video games in Hitman Absolution. The details are frustratingly scarce, but it appears that the game will take place primarily in the… Read More

The Star Trek franchise is no stranger to the world of video games. There have been several titles in almost every genre over the years, but in general, the games have never really been able to appeal to an audience beyond the Trekkie nation. It is a shame too, because some of the games have been very good but just haven’t gotten the love they deserved. That may all change next year. A new Star Trek game was teased this week at E3, and… Read More

It was at this time last year that id Software wowed the gaming world with the official debut of its newest game, Rage (stylized as RAGE). Although still more than a year away from release, Rage took home a bunch of best of show awards, and had everyone paying attention. Id also showed off the brand new id Tech 5 engine, which is almost certainly going to be among the most sought after engines for the next few years. We were all smitten, and… Read More

E3 is full of strange things, but I couldn't shake the odd sense of deja vu I had whenever I passed by Dead Rising 2 Off the Record, which was playable at Capcom's booth. When I finally stopped to give it a try, I learned why my spider sense had been tingling: Dead Rising 2 came out last year. Off the Record is a remastering of sorts, with a few tweaks and an extra level. When I asked why the game needed to be remade so soon, I was… Read More

A good trailer can take you a long way, but a good trailer that is backed up by amazing graphics and enticing gameplay can make a game a household name. Bethesda’s upcoming Prey 2 has all of the above. Last week when the trailer for the long awaited-or perhaps long forgotten-sequel was released, it caught people off guard. It has been five years and two publishers since the original, so the game had been written off by most. And… Read More

Never underestimate the element of choice. Agent 47 never does. Earlier today, we sat in for a closed door session at with IO Entertainment and Square Enix, the developer and publisher of Hitman Absolution, the next tale in the Hitman saga. The built we saw was pre-alpha and for the PS3, but it gave us a pretty good idea what to expect from the upcoming stealth shooter. Though I was skeptical of Square Enix's decision to purchase Eidos,… Read More