E3 2012: Ubisoft Press Conference Reactions
Out of the four conferences from the first day of E3 2012, Ubisoft’s was clearly the best. A bit of French weirdness was present–some annoying nerdy guy was backstage and there was a weird multiplayer FPS match in the middle of everything–but most games at the briefing looked incredible. Rapper Flo Rida started things off [...]
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Posted on June 5, 2012 by Nick | Filed Under Action, Casual Games, Features, Horror, Industry, Interviews, Multiple Systems, News, Nintendo, PC, PS3, Xbox
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E3 2012: EA Press Conference Reactions
EA’s 2012 E3 press conference was–in my opinion–the weakest of the four from Monday. That doesn’t mean it was bad–it was actually decent–but it didn’t have anything that amazed me like the other conferences. EA started their press briefing off right with a live demo and trailer for Dead Space 3. The trailer didn’t impress [...]
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Posted on June 5, 2012 by Nick | Filed Under Action, Casual Games, Features, Horror, Industry, Interviews, Multiple Systems, News, PC, PS3, Xbox
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E3 2012: Microsoft Press Conference Reactions
For those people who don’t know (in which case–why are you on a gaming website?), E3 2012 began on Monday, May 4 with four press conferences–Microsoft, EA, Ubisoft, and Sony. I’ll recap the events and share my thoughts on everything that was shown today, starting with Microsoft. Things started off right at E3 this year [...]
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Posted on June 5, 2012 by Nick | Filed Under Action, Casual Games, Features, Horror, Indie, Industry, Interviews, Multiple Systems, News, PC, Xbox
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Halo 4 Limited Edition Announced
Gamers eagerly awaiting the release of the incorrectly-named Halo 4 can now look forward to buying the Limited Edition version of the game for $100. What does your extra $40 get you? A lot, actually. Here’s a list of things included with the Limited Edition: “War Games” map pack: nine new maps doled out across [...]
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Posted on May 16, 2012 by Nick | Filed Under Action, Features, News, Xbox
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Nvidia Announces GeForce GRID, a New Cloud Gaming Service
Some industry experts predict that cloud gaming is the future. Cloud gaming is basically a type of streaming service in which all the games being streamed are hosted by a designated server location. What this means for players–theoretically–is that any gaming device (PC, Mac, smartphone, tablet, gaming console) can stream any game regardless of hardware [...]
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Posted on May 16, 2012 by Nick | Filed Under Features, Industry, Mobile games, News, PC
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Sony Reveals that the PS Vita Has Sold 1.8 Million Units Worldwide
During a post-earnings investor call, Sony president Kaz Hirai said that the PS Vita has sold 1.8 million units worldwide so far, a figure that Hirai called “a good start.” He also said that more appealing software is on the way for the handheld, and that Sony expects to sell an additional 10 million PS [...]
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Posted on May 10, 2012 by Nick | Filed Under Features, Industry, News
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Nintendo DSi, DSi XL Prices Drop on May 20
Those not interested in purchasing a Nintendo 3DS for $170 can get into the handheld gaming market a little cheaper come May 20. On that date, the prices of the DSi ($100, down from $150) and DSi XL ($130, down from $170) drop. Wal-mart already has the DSi XL available for the lower $130 price. [...]
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Posted on May 10, 2012 by Nick | Filed Under Features, Industry, News, Nintendo
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