Welcome to the June 2010 edition of K Monthly, a look back at some of the best original coverage, including reviews, previews, features, weekly columns and more from Kotaku.
Looking back at June, E3 2010 was responsible for a huge portion of Kotaku’s original coverage, with our first hands-on with the brand new Nintendo 3DS and its games. We played the new Legend of Zelda, Gears of War 3, Twisted Metal and Kotaku’s “Best New Game of E3” award winner, Dance Central
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We also looked at the games that weren’t at E3, plus a few that were announced beforehand, like Devil’s Third, the new game from the makers of Ninja Gaiden.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
June 2010
FEATURES
Who’s Johnny?
The Unexpected Gamer Who Runs EA by Stephen Totilo
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The Real Metal Gear by Luke Plunkett
My Lunch With Bobby
A Delightful Chat With the Most Hated Man in Video Games by Brian Crecente
Promise of Persia
This Video Game Movie Wouldn’t Be Like Those Other Ones by Brian Ashcraft
REVIEWS
Alpha Protocol Review: Not Quite The Omega
Backbreaker Review: The Challenger Crashes
Blur Review: Rainbow Road Kill
X-Scape Review: The Beauty Of The Old Ugly
Snoopy Flying Ace Review: Dog Fights
The A-Team Movie Review: I Love It When A Plan Comes Together
Toy Story 3 Movie Review: Childhood’s End
Magic: The Gathering – Duels Of The Planeswalkers PC Review: I’d Tap That
Transformers: War For Cybertron Review: Now Light Our Darkest Hour
Kanex XD Review: More Gaming On Your iMac
Sin & Punishment: Star Successor Review: #1 With A Bullet
Napoleon: Total War: The Peninsular Campaign Review: Wellington Party
PREVIEWS & IMPRESSIONS
Fable III Breaks Its RPG Traditions, Breaks More Wind At E3
Epic Mickey Is, In Theory, The Game of the Year
Halo: Reach Will Be Harder Than You Think, Less Spacey
Dead Space 2 Is a Dark Journey Through Hell in Space
The Legend Of Zelda Skyward Sword Video Preview, Starring Me
Homefront Is The Video Game Of The American Insurgency
Ninja Gaiden Creators Reveal Devil’s Third, The Bloody New Shooter From Valhalla
What The World Needs Is A Lady Gaga Kind of First Person Shooter
GoldenEye For Wii Is A Remake With Some Asterisks
MotorStorm: Apocalypse Hands-on… In 3D!!!
Vanquish Is Full Of Stylish Bullet Time, Smoke Breaks
Journey, From The Creators Of flOw and Flower, Explained
El Shaddai Has God On Speed Dial
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Hands-on: Whipping Evil A New One
Ghost Recon Future Soldier Does Three Things Almost All At Once
Going on A Harry Potter Killing Spree
Company of Heroes Online in Glorious Motion
F.E.A.R. 3 is Really About Family… A Psychic, Psychotic Family
Killing Time, Pedestrians With The New Twisted Metal For PS3
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Eyes-On Impressions: Hot Fuzz
The Conduit 2 Eyes-On Impressions: Re-Rigging the Adventure
Killing Time With The Witcher 2: Assassins Of Kings
Red Faction: Armageddon Eyes-On Impressions: Opposites Attract, With Deadly Force
The Force Unleashed II: Attack Of The Other Clones
Super Scribblenauts Impressions: One Simple Word
Lord of the Rings: War in the North Eyes-On Impressions: A Party of Three
Mario Sports Mix Puts The Bob-omb in Volleyball
PixelJunk Shooter 2 Plays With Light And Acid
Shogun 2 Total War: The Difference A Decade Makes
Halo: Reach Campaign Eyes-On: Skyrockets in Flight
Madden NFL 11 Cooperative Multiplayer Impressions: Ready on Three, Teamwork!
Kane & Lynch 2 Impressions: Take Cover
EA Sports MMA Hands-On: Making Sense of a New Science
Suicide Bombers and Razor Wire Make Gears of War 3 a Real Beast
Crysis 2 Eyes-On Impressions: Rumble in the Asphalt Jungle
Living The High Life In Test Drive Unlimited 2
NBA 2K11 Eyes-On Impressions: Looks Are Everything – For Now
Medal of Honor Multiplayer Impressions: Not What’s Right, Just Who’s Left
NCAA Football 11 Demo Impressions: Warming Up the Pre-Game
COLUMNS
Well Played by Brian Crecente
Video Games Bid Adieu to World War II
Gaming’s Big Secrets Revealed… Soon
No Controller? No Glasses? No Problem
Confessions of A Failed Gaming Parent
Stick Jockey by Owen Good
The Beauty of Human Error, Committed by a Computer Umpire
The New Code of Used Sports Games
A Quiet E3 Foreshadows Sports Gaming’s Biggest Rivalry
He Doesn’t Mind What You Call Them – Unless It’s ‘Monopoly’
Tim Rogers
Leigh Alexander
Lisa Foiles
