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Who Needs An E3 Booth? Here Are Nine New Grand Theft Auto V Screens

Owen Good 12 June 2013 6:00 AM

Jetskis! Biplanes! Burning helicopters! Pyschopaths! Hey, maybe it’s not at E3 and it’s not on PlayStation 4 or Xbox One, but Rockstar Games didn’t want you to forget about Grand Theft Auto V, so here are nine more screenshots to pick apart.

Nintendo

Vikings Pillage Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Later This Year

Owen Good 12 June 2013 1:00 AM

Donkey Kong Island is overrun by Vikings in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, which will be a Wii U eShop download when it arrives later this year.

Nintendo

Mario Kart 8 Is Coming To Wii U Next Spring

Owen Good 12 June 2013 12:15 AM

Drive on walls, drive upside down, drive through the sky and underwater in Mario Kart 8, coming to the Wii U. Motorcycles also return.

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PlayStation

LeBron James Runs Headlong Into The Uncanny Valley With NBA 2K14

Owen Good 11 June 2013 10:30 PM

Already a great-looking series, NBA 2K14 has only begun to show off what it can do with the PlayStation 4.

PlayStation

Here Is NBA Live, Reborn On The Next Console Generation

Owen Good 11 June 2013 9:30 PM

Back under new management, EA Sports’ beleaguered NBA Live series will return late this year only on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The game promises a new ballhandling and dribbling engine called “bounceTek” that you can see in this video.

In Real Life

The Division’s Dirty Money Reminds You To Use Plastic Next Time

Owen Good 11 June 2013 5:15 PM

Ubisoft just showed off The Division, in which future America is decimated by a plague transmitted through the currency — transmitted on Black Friday, no less. At the end of the presentation, Ubisoft rained down this pseudo-infected moolah on attendees.

In Real Life

You’ll Need Cat-Like Reflexes To Win The Arrested Development Fighter

Owen Good 11 June 2013 4:00 PM

From the warped mind of the guy who brought you LEGO Breaking Bad, here is a game that will not be shown today at E3: Bluthfighter — The Arrested Development Fighting Game.

Xbox

Smartglass, Kinect And Video Editing To Enhance Xbox One Multiplayer

Owen Good 11 June 2013 2:00 PM

Smartglass should deliver a bunch of new functionality to multiplayer gaming on Xbox One, if this demonstration is any sign. It will keep tabs on your friends’ in-game progress and ostensibly find more competitive quickmatches suited to your playing skill.