e3 2012

The Surprisingly Simple Story Behind What Might Be The Last Great Wii Game

Nintendo has an annoying tendency to keep games all to themselves. Over the past few years, the Japanese company has sat on the rights to much-requested series like Mother, Fatal Frame, and Fire Emblem, stubbornly refusing to translate and ship them over to US shores.


The Walking Dead Game Returns, More Brutal Than Ever

Last week at E3, I had a chance to sit with the folks at Telltale and watch the first 20 minutes of episode 2 of The Walking Dead, their five-part episodic game series based on the comic series of the same name.


Here’s A Friendly Tease For All You RPG Fans

If you’ve kept up with my regular column about Japanese role-playing games, you likely know that one of my favourite games of the past few years is a charming RPG called Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky.


The Many Games Of E3 2012 That We Can’t Play Until 2013

The good news is, we saw a lot of really good-looking games at E3 this year. Some we’ve known about for a while; others were surprises that leaped out at us, making us want more.


What Were All Those Indie Games Doing At E3 Anyway?

Most game enthusiasts expect to hear about the new Halos, Call of Dutys and Final Fantasys (ok, maybe not that last one) at the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo. What they may be surprised by is a size-changing game like Scale, the loopy cosmic momentum of Gravity Ghost or the colourful Kinect creativity of Songlines.


The Elder Scrolls Online Is Not As World Of Warcraft As You Might Fear

About a month ago, on the top floor of a seven-storey hotel whose elevators were temporarily out of service, I saw the massively multiplayer online version of The Elder Scrolls. (You know, the Skyrim series.)


Dead Or Alive 5 Devs Would Love If Their Game Was In Fighting Tournaments, But…

These days, it’s impossible to make a fighting game without the awareness that the community surrounding those games is going to put it through its paces. The fact that there’s a dedicated group of players who’ll be picking apart move sets and stun durations isn’t daunting to fighting game creators, though.


Papo & Yo Is One Reaction To ‘Culture Of Fear’ In Corporate Video Games

Not many games look and feel like Papo & Yo. If you need to categorise it, you can call the upcoming PS3 exclusive a magical realism puzzle platformer. It’s a game where you put cardboard boxes on your head to get hints and move houses to get across gaps.


Nintendo Discussing Ways To Make Its New Games More Like Its Old Ones

There was something magical about Nintendo’s earliest Mario and Zelda games. Something simple. Something pure. Something Nintendo has gotten away from.


A Mother’s Inferno Makes Players Fight Through Grotesque Stages Of Grief

Having recently become a parent, I can say that the loss of my child is one of the most terrible things I can imagine. I don’t know if I’d want to play that tapping into the emotions surrounding such an event.


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