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E3 ‘08: Our Promise-Checking Round-Up
8:00AM Stephen Totilo | Big companies make big promises at big shows like E3. We recently rounded up the promises made by Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony from last year’s E3. Who can you trust going into E3 2009? Here are last year’s performances… More »
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Sony’s E3 Promises, One Year Later
8:00AM Stephen Totilo | Not many great things are remembered from the 2008 E3 press conference, but, we’ve learned, when Jack Tretton promises something, you can take it to the bank. More »
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Microsoft’s E3 Promises, One Year Later
9:00AM Stephen Totilo | Join us in reliving the hype of last year’s Microsoft E3 press conference with the know-it-all hindsight of what did and didn’t come true. Sorry, Microsoft, but you were not perfect in predicting the future… More »
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Nintendo Says ‘Thank You’ For Watching Its E3 Press Conference
11:20PM Brian Ashcraft | E3 2008 is over. Finished. But Nintendo hasn’t forgotten and is sending out thank you notes, thanking folks for attending its presser. The letter reads: “THANK YOU for attending our E3 media briefing. Nintendo aims to bring people engaging experiences…to make them smile…and we hope we provided you at least a little of that during our event”. Below that, it’s signed by Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime, vice president of corporate affairs Denise Kaigler and vice president of sales & marketing Cammie Dunaway. Regardless of what you thought of Nintendo’s E3 press conference (eh…), classy of them to send out thank you notes. More »
Does Kotaku Manscape?
2:40AM Mike Fahey | E3 was pretty hectic for me, so I only vaguely remember Flynn and the GayGamer crew pulling me aside to answer me several questions, most of which were gaming related. Thankfully they’ve been posting a series of videos called “My Scrapbook of Precious E3 Memories, in which members of the gaming press offer up their opinions of the import topics of the show, such as Favourite Game, Worst Game, Pet Peeves, and the most important question of them all, “Do you manscape?” Manscaping is what a man does to maintain his appearance, generally referring to certain places that shall remain nameless. Aren’t you dying to know our answers? Hit the link below to see McWhertor, Ashcraft and I handle the question with varying degrees of tact, and be sure to check out the whole series for more opinions we’ll probably regret having put to video later. My Video Scrapbook of Precious E3 Memories Part 8: Do You Manscape? [GayGamer.net] More »
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Do E3 Awards Really Matter?
12:40AM Mike Fahey | On Tuesday we posted the official Best of E3 awards, but do they really make a difference? Do what the critics feel are the best of the best actually translate into higher sales? UBS analyst Ben Schachter seems to think so, compiling this handy chart to prove it. “Do awards translate into higher sales? The answer is yes, but not always. Additionally certain categories have a higher correlation between awards and sales. Since these awards began in 1998, the Best Console title has sold an average of 2.42 million units life-time in the U.S., according to NPD”, Schachter explained. More »
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Game Critics Best of E3 By the Numbers
8:20AM Brian Crecente | You’ve had a chance to digest the raw data of who won what from the Game Critics Best of E3 awards. Now here’s a bit of fuel for that angry fanboy deep inside you: A run down of all of the 2008 Best of E3 Game Critics Awards stats.
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Game Critics Announce Best of E3 Winners
3:20AM Brian Crecente | Fallout 3 and LittleBigPlanet tied for the game with the most awards handed out for this year’s Game Critics Best of E3 awards. Fallout 3 landed the coveted Best of Show award as well as Best Role Playing Game, while LittleBigPlanet landed Best Console Game and Best Social/Casual/Puzzle Game. However LBP was passed up for Best Original Game, with Mirror’s Edge getting the nod instead. Hit up the jump for the full list of winners and feel free to look back at our votes and the full finalist list, to see how they compare.
Kotaku’s Picks for Game Critics Best of E3 Awards
3:20AM Brian Crecente | Last week the Game Critics Best of E3 finalists were announced with much fanfare and debate. Today, I turned in Kotaku’s official ballot for who we think the winners should be. I have to say this was one of the harder years to judge. In particular you had games like Left 4 Dead, Fallout 3 and LittleBigPlanet all vying for the same awards and let’s not forget Spore, Rock Band 2, Guitar Hero World Tour, LEGO Batman, etc, etc. Hit up the jump for our official ballot and then chime in to explain how we got it all wrong. More »
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