e3 2012

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.


PlayStation

PlayStation All-Stars Might Beat Up Your PS Vita

There’s speculation that PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale is Vita bound, because Sony registered a Vita domain for it. This could also just be cyber squatting. [Gaming Everything via Inside Games]


May 27, 2012
PC

Techland’s Trailer For Its Latest Game Is Better Than The One It Did For Dead Island

As far as claims go, yes, I’m being bold and melodramatic. But then, so was Techland’s original Dead Island trailer, which I think set expectations for the co-op zombie shooter to unreachable levels and ultimately came back to haunt it. This time though, the situation is different. No zombies, dead kids or shattered families. Just ATVs. And funny. And trees.


Nintendo

New Metro: Last Light Interview And Gameplay Footage Finds Its Way Online

Kotaku AU

Apparently this Metro: Last Light video appeared for a brief time on GameTrailers, but was quickly taken down. I’m not sure why it was removed, but whatever the reason it did little to stop one enterprising user from grabbing the clip and uploading it to YouTube. Inside we find almost four minutes for gameplay footage, along with a surprisingly solid interview with the developers.


PC

This Is What A ‘Supernatural Assassin’ Does In Bethesda’s Dishonored

If you’re not up to speed on what Bethesda’s Dishonored is all about, two things should fill you in nicely. One is Stephen Totilo’s “18 Things You Should Know About Dishonored”. And the other is that image at right, of a guy leaping off a rooftop and stabbing a dude in the neck.


PlayStation

Here’s The First Gameplay Trailer For The New Tomb Raider

It’s only a teaser for a full trailer but this video on Game Trailers TV offers a glimpse of what Crystal Dynamics’ reboot of Tomb Raider is going to look like.


PlayStation

See Sly Cooper Slink Around On The PS Vita

Last week, Sanzaru Games, the maker of Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time said the game would also release on the PlayStation Vita at the same time it arrives for the PS3. This video from the PlayStation Blog sheds more light on what that will mean.


May 26, 2012
PC

Save Almost 60% On A Logitech G27 Steering Wheel, Shifter And Pedals [Updated]

Kotaku AU

Scoopon currently has Logitech’s G27 running as one of its deals, offering the $499 RRP steering wheel and pedal combo for $214.95 delivered. It works out to be 57 per cent off, though in reality it’s more of a 15 per cent discount.


PlayStation

Demon’s Souls Servers Will Stay Alive Indefinitely

It looked like next week was going to be the last hurrah for the online component of Demon’s Souls. But publisher Atlus has announced that they’re going to be keeping the servers online for their hit PS3 hit for as long as they can.


PlayStation

Do All Of May’s PlayStation 3 Exclusives Have The Same Cover?

I just got copies of May PlayStation 3 exclusives Sorcery and Starhawk.