tag: E3

Capcom remakes hack-slash-shoot-grapple formula with upcoming DmC: Devil May Cry (hands-on preview)

June 5, 2012 12:00 PM Dean Takahashi

The year of remakes continues with Capcom’s upcoming DmC: Devil May Cry. We caught a hands-on preview of the game at an event for game journalists in Los Angeles, and it reminded us of those old, sweaty-palm, hack, slash, shoot, …

Dragon Ball Z Kinect lets you fight like Saiyan in the privacy of your living room

June 5, 2012 12:00 PM Jasmine Maleficent Rea

Jasmine Maleficent Rea

Dragon Ball Z Kinect lets you beat up virtual baddies in your living room the same way characters do in the long-running anime series. Endless grunting and screaming is optional, however.

Tekken Tag 2 wants you to be a better fighting game player

June 5, 2012 12:00 PM Jasmine Maleficent Rea

Jasmine Maleficent Rea

Tekken Tag 2 wants to make you better at fighting by turning its tutorial into a mini-game.

The Wii U game from the Bayonetta developer that Nintendo didn’t show during its E3 event

June 5, 2012 11:16 AM Jeffrey Grubb

Jeffrey Grubb

Project P-100 (working title) is a Pikmin-like adventure game that takes place in a colorful cartoon world. It is from the team that made Madworld and Bayonetta, two violent action titles aimed at hardcore gamers.

In the game, gigantic aliens …

Aisha Tyler: Ubisoft’s meme machine

June 5, 2012 10:40 AM Rus McLaughlin

Rus McLaughlin

Ubisoft, stop your search now. Aisha Tyler is your one true conference host, the presenter to rule them all. And these are just some of the awesome -- and way, WAY off-script -- things she said.

Nintendo Land brings asymmetrical multiplayer to Wii U

June 5, 2012 10:30 AM Jasmine Maleficent Rea

Jasmine Maleficent Rea

NintendoLand is a multiplayer-focused project designed to take advantage of the Wii U game pad a mechanic called asymmetrical gameplay. It turns iconic elements from Nintendo's various franchises into a theme park.

Nintendo details 3DS Mario titles, Luigi’s Mansion, and third-party games

June 5, 2012 10:20 AM Jeffrey Grubb

Jeffrey Grubb

Nintendo took a few minutes during its Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) event in Los Angeles, Calif. to talk about 3DS games. The Kyoto-based company showed new gameplay for New Super Mario Bros. 2, Paper Mario: Sticker Star, and Luigi’s Mansion: …

Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition utilizes Wii U’s GamePad screen

June 5, 2012 10:20 AM Omri Petitte

Omri Petitte

Nintendo's press conference at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) highlighted a short demonstration of Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition, which included new, in-game features specific to Nintendo's upcoming Wii U console.

Nintendo bets big on “asymmetric” tablet-based gameplay — one player against several

June 5, 2012 10:18 AM Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi

Nintendo is betting that a new style of gameplay will distinguish the upcoming Wii U video game console from the pack.

Zombify your face with ZombiU for the Wii U

June 5, 2012 10:16 AM Mike Minotti

Mike Minotti

Xavier Poix, managing director of the Ubisoft France game studios, joined Reggie Fils-Aime, president and chief operating officer of Nintendo of America, on stage during Nintendo's Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) press conference on Tuesday to show ZombiU, a survival horror game where players have to fight off the undead.

Brag to the Miiverse and take on new modes in New Super Mario Bros. U

June 5, 2012 10:13 AM Eduardo Moutinho

Eduardo Moutinho

The upcoming Nintendo Wii U entry in the new-school Mario franchise with old-school gameplay, New Super Mario Bros. U, will introduce never-before-seen modes while allowing players to connect with the recently announced Miiverse service.

Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime …

Wii Fit U will make you sweatier, livelier, and happier

June 5, 2012 10:11 AM Rob LeFebvre

Rob LeFebvre

Or so says Chief Operations Officer of Nintendo America, Regi Fils-Aime. After selling 43 million copies of Wii Fit on the original Wii system, Nintendo isn’t resting on their laurels. Showing off their new gaming console, Wii U, and the …

Nintendo confirms 23 games at E3, video streaming, and more for Wii U

June 5, 2012 9:39 AM Mike Minotti

Mike Minotti

Reggie Fils-Aime, president and chief operating officer of Nintendo of America, said that Nintendo will show over 23 games for the Wii U, the company's new tablet-based game console, at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) during the company's Tuesday press conference.

First look at action-strategy game Pikmin 3 (gallery)

June 5, 2012 9:37 AM Jeffrey Grubb

Jeffrey Grubb

At its Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) preshow presentation, famed Mario designer Shigeru Miyamoto introduced Pikmin 3, the third entry in a series of GameCube titles focused on commanding an army of ant-like plant creatures.

“Pikmin is a real-time, action-management game …

Social networking comes to Wii U, Miiverse will interface with PCs and phones

June 5, 2012 9:36 AM Jasmine Maleficent Rea

Jasmine Maleficent Rea

Social networking features come to the Wii U, allowing players to chat with each other in-game and beyond.

From the creator of Portal, Quantum Conundrum caters to physics-based puzzle gamers (hands-on preview)

June 5, 2012 9:00 AM Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi

Quantum Conundrum is a zany take on the physics-based puzzle genre that Kim Swift created with Portal. Here, Swift tries to outdo herself.

Sleeping Dogs turns Hong Kong crime movies into a video game (hands-on preview)

June 5, 2012 9:00 AM Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi

Square Enix's Sleeping Dogs is like a Chinese version of Grand Theft Auto.

Nyko’s Free Fighter arcade fight stick is southpaw-friendly (gallery)

June 5, 2012 6:00 AM Evan Killham

Evan Killham

Nyko's new PlayStation 3 fight stick allows for right- or left-handed play with a variety of configuration options.

4 ways developers will use SmartGlass to enhance Xbox 360 experiences

June 5, 2012 12:02 AM Dan "Shoe" Hsu

Dan "Shoe" Hsu

Here are four ways developers plan on using SmartGlass, a software-based application that extends Xbox 360 gaming and viewing experiences onto smartphones and tablets.