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  Nintendo Has No New Colors To Announce For America

  Nintendo’s announcement overnight of a black Wii and a red DSi being scheduled for the Japanese market, got us wondering about those new colors coming to America. Who better to answer this than the president of Nintendo of America? “We don’t have anything to announce for the U.S. on either of those products,” Nintendo of…

  By Stephen Totilo Published June 4, 2009
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  MAG Preview: Generic Action Game

  At the Sony booth during E3 2009 I got a chance to become a part of something much bigger than myself, stepping into the shoes of a soldier in Zipper Interactive’s MAG – Massive Action Game. What Is It? MAG stands for Massive Action Game, and that’s exactly what it is. Up to 256 players…

  By Mike Fahey Published June 4, 2009
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  Meet Your New Castlevania Developers!

  Castlevania: Lords of Shadow is the first major Castlevania title in years. But it’s not being developed in Japan. And neither series curator Iga or his whip are anywhere to be seen. Instead, meet MercurySteam, pictured here with Hideo Kojima, who will be “helping out” on the project. MercurySteam are Spanish developers, who are probably…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2009
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  Stare Into Project Natal’s Small, Child-Like Eyes

  If you haven’t seen it yet, here’s a close-up shot of Project Natal, Microsoft’s motion-sensing camera for the Xbox 360.

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2009
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  E3’s Uncharted 2 Screens Have Us Back In The Jungle

  Uncharted 2 isn’t all snowy mountains and crummy city streets. Drake will also find himself back in the jungle, which is really where he belongs.

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2009
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  Home Now Supports Photo Sharing

  While it’s not quite “the most exciting news to hit PlayStation Home since Open Beta”, as Sony would like you to believe, the addition of photo sharing to the service is still appreciated. PlayStation Home users will, as of later today, be able to display personal pictures in their Home apartment. Ever wanted to see…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2009
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  Body On With Project Natal’s Controller-Free Kick Balls

  I was fairly impressed with Project Natal’s ability to strip away the physical controls for Burnout Paradise and still deliver and relatively similar racing experience. But the kick ball game, designed specifically for Microsoft’s motion controller, wasn’t quite as impressive. Ricochet is a giant game of Breakout in 3D. You play the game by swatting,…

  By Brian Crecente Published June 4, 2009
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  Sony: E3 Not Proper Venue To Announce Any PS3 Price Drop

  Despite expectations that Sony would lower the price of the PS3 at E3, the company announced no price drop at the big show. We asked why. “From our perspective, this show is all about content,” Sony’s head of PlayStation marketing in the U.S., Peter Dille, told Kotaku in an interview yesterday. “We believe that our…

  By Stephen Totilo Published June 4, 2009
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  Final Fantasy XIII On Xbox 360 Looks Like This

  To go with the announcement of a rough release timeframe for the game, Microsoft also released some screenshots of Final Fantasy XIII running on the Xbox 360. Can you spot the differences? Because, uh, we can’t. Especially since only one of them is an in-game shot.

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2009
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  Bioshock 2 Multiplayer Impressions: That Sinking Feeling

  Bioshock didn’t excel as a shooter. It excelled as a narrative, Rapture acting as a living, breathing story. So it’s a little strange seeing part of the game reduced to a standard multiplayer shooter. 2K showed us a few rounds of Bioshock 2’s multiplayer component yesterday, and in doing so, have revealed an aspect of…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2009
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  Stylus-On With Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks

  The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks is a return to the stylus-controlled Link of Phantom Hourglass, but with a twist. In Spirit Tracks, not only do you get to play through segments of the game on a train, firing off shots from a canon, but you have a pet Phantom of sorts which is used…

  By Brian Crecente Published June 4, 2009
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  Sony: PSP Go Priced Right, Games “Shipping” On Street Dates

  While we haven’t gotten Sony to answer our question yet about how UMD games will or won’t be transferable to PSP Go yet, the company has addressed two other big topics: the unit’s price and the timing of game releases. Sony Computer Entertainment America’s head of marketing Peter Dille showed us his fully-functional white PSP…

  By Stephen Totilo Published June 4, 2009
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  E3’s Unmentionables: What Microsoft, Nintendo & Sony Forgot To Say

  Earlier this week Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony each hit the show with big news, unveiling a slew of major titles, major surprises and innovative technology. But despite a strong showing across the board at the big three press conferences, there were still quite a few things left unsaid. Like what about that rumored PlayStation 3…

  By Brian Crecente Published June 4, 2009
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  ModNation Racers Impressions: LittleBigRacer

  Sony’s “Play Create Share” initiative picks up speed with the debut of ModNation Racers for the PlayStation 3, a kart racing title that lets you build the track, the kart, and the racer. United Front Games has plenty of experience building racing games, and they want to deliver that sort of power to the player.…

  By Mike Fahey Published June 4, 2009
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  Conan’s Tonight Show Backdrop Looks Way Familiar

  As seen on SERIOUS LUNCH

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 4, 2009
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  Plus-Sized Fat Princess E3 Trailer

  We are not only amazed Sony was able to fit Fat Princess into a trailer, but delighted. Now where the hell is our cake?

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 4, 2009
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  Mafia II Eyes-On: The More Things Change…

  Funny thing, making a sequel to Mafia. A game that, for all its innovation, has been forgotten in the wake of the Grand Theft Auto series. Hopefully the same fate doesn’t await Mafia II. Because from what I saw of the game today, it’s looking like a game that may actually challenge, and in some…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2009
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  Snapshot Tinkers with Side-Scrolling Formula

  E3 isn’t just about the big, triple-A games, there are also plenty of indie games as well. Yesterday I wandered over to the quiet indiecade corner of E3 to check out Snapshot and talk to its two man development team, Kyle Pulver and Peter Jones. The game is a side-scrolling platformer with a unique twist.…

  By Brian Crecente Published June 4, 2009
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  Xbox 360 Will Have Ten Year Life Span

  Hot off its Project Natal demonstration, Microsoft is saying the Xbox 360 will have a ten year life cycle. “We firmly believe that the Xbox 360 has a life cycle through 2015 (10 years after the launch),” explained Microsoft exec Shane Kim. Hrm. We could have sworn we heard that before. OH RIGHT. Sony’s been…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 4, 2009
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  Saw Preview: Should I Be Enjoying This?

  At Konami’s E3 Booth yesterday I got my first chance to play the video game adaptation of the smash hit horror film series Saw, leaving me questioning the limits of my violence tolerance. What Is It? Saw bridges the gap between the first two Saw movies, placing the player in the role of Danny Glover’s…

  By Mike Fahey Published June 4, 2009