e3 2011

SimCity Dated For Feb 2013

SimCity is slated for a release in February 2013, according to an email touting Electronic Arts’ line-up at E3. In the meantime, Maxis is promising that E3 will showcase SimCity‘s multiplayer for the first time. [RPS]


One Year Later, Did Microsoft Keep Its E3 2011 Promises?

For the fourth year in a row, we’re comparing E3 hype to gaming reality. On Wednesday, we looked at Sony. Yesterday, we investigated Nintendo. Today, we wrap up with a look at Microsoft’s E3 2011 promises.


One Year Later, Did Nintendo Keep Its E3 2011 Promises?

For the fourth year in a row, we’re comparing E3 hype to gaming reality. Sony was the subject of our first investigation. Today we check out Nintendo and will follow with Microsoft’s E3 2011 promises tomorrow.


One Year Later, Did Sony Keep Its E3 2011 Promises?

For the fourth year in a row, we’re comparing E3 hype to gaming reality. Sony was our first victim. We’ll check Nintendo and Microsoft’s E3 2011 promises on Thursday and Friday, respectively.


E3: Go For The Games, Remember It For The People

How long ago was E3? Until yesterday, it was the day after I last did a laundry. And that’s a hell of a long time. I sat there in the laundromat with my 3DS, looking at the 134 people I met at E3. I’ve not had a StreetPass notice since.


E3′s Booth Babes Fail A Simple Trivia Quiz With Flying Colours

About a year ago, PAX sought to ban booth babes (pardon me, “costumed booth representatives”), using a number of tests to determine booth babe-iness (as opposed to garden-variety sexy cosplay). One of them was a lack of familiarity with the product represented.


These Big Video Games Won’t Be Out Until 2012

Hopefully you are not on the edge of your seat waiting for the next Tomb Raider. Warning: even if you are an Olympic athlete, you should consider inhaling and exhaling a few times between now and the release of Mass Effect 3. Never mind their 2011 hype. They’re next year’s games.


BioShock Infinite, Uncharted 3 Lead Game Critics’ Best Of E3 2011 Nominations

The nominees for the Game Critics Awards’ “Best of E3 2011″ are in, with two games vying for Best of Show, Irrational Games’ BioShock Infinite and Naughty Dog’s Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception.


Resident Evil’s Dip Into Action Is More Experiment Than Evolution

I haven’t had a good scare since 2005, at least not at the hands of Resident Evil.


Rayman Origins Looks Like A Slapping Good Time

“You don’t want to play as Rayman?” the Ubisoft demonstrator asked. “Most people go right for him.” I explained that I identified more with his shambling, big-mouthed galoot of a partner, Globox.


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