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‘E3’ Stories

Konami botches Rock Revolution press conference

Chris Scott Barr, Jul 22nd 2008 Discuss [1]

I admit that Konami has a lot of catching up to do in the US market when it comes to rhythm games. Yes, they helped pioneer the genre in Japan, however, with games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band on the scene, Rock Revolution has an uphill battle. Konami had a special press conference to debut their new game, and they made a horrible presentation. Hit the jump for a video clip from their E3 show. Read The Full Story

E3 down to only 38 exhibitors

Chris Scott Barr, Jun 20th 2008 Discuss [3]

I remember as a teenage gamer having dreams of attending E3. Honestly for a gamer, it really didn't get much bigger than that single event. Now I'm finally in a position to attend the show, and it's only a shadow of its former self. It has been announced that only a whopping 38 companies will be showing off their wares this year. To give you an idea, only two years ago at E3 2006 there were over 400 companies showing off the latest and greatest in the world of gaming. So what happened? Well the ESA decided that they no longer needed a “mega-show” and decided to “refocus”. At the rate things are going, the show will be completely dead in another year or so. Read The Full Story

First look at the official Rock Band drumset

Chris Scott Barr, Jul 12th 2007 Discuss [0]

What would E3 be without some Rock Band coverage? The guys over at Giz got a chance to sit down and play with the new drum kit for the upcoming title. Read The Full Story

Sony battle with Microsoft for most boring hardware announcement – shows off PSP Slim

Chris Scott Barr, Jul 11th 2007 Discuss [5]

Sony has finished up their press conference, which pretty much does it for the big announcements coming from the big 3 console makers. I must say there's definitely a tie as far as product announcements go. I must clarify a bit, the best hardware announcement was probably the WiiZapper from Nintendo. However, Microsoft and Sony are going to have to duke it out for the most boring announcement yet. Microsoft managed to put the crowd to sleep when they announced their special Halo 3 box. But Sony may have taken the cake with their announcement of a newer, slimmer PSP. Read The Full Story

Sony announces Metal Gear Solid 4 – Final game in series will be exclusive to the PS3

Chris Scott Barr, Jul 11th 2007 Discuss [0]

Sony has finally gotten their time to shine at E3, and they're announcing a PS3 exclusive game. This is good, because the console is severely lacking in good exclusive titles. They have just announced that Metal Gear Solid 4 will be the final game in the series, and will be one of the consoles exclusive titles. Check out the full press release after the jump. Read The Full Story

Nintendo is on fire at E3 – Announces Wii Fit

Chris Scott Barr, Jul 11th 2007 Discuss [0]

What's this? More announcements from Nintendo? Surely not! No, I assure you, it's true. Nintendo has apparently pulled out all the stops at this year's E3. Their latest product is a fitness accessory for the Wii. I'm beginning to wonder if the DS is going to get any lovin this year. Read The Full Story

E3 Game lineup revealed

Chris Scott Barr, Jul 11th 2007 Discuss [3]

There's a lot going on over at E3, not just Nintendo and Microsoft showing off their wares, but plenty of other people are showing of new games. There are dozens of announcements that have already been made thus far, and the guys over at tgdaily have compiled these into a nice, manageable list. Check it out: Read The Full Story

Nintendo shows off more goodies – Wii Wheel and Mario Kart

Chris Scott Barr, Jul 11th 2007 Discuss [0]

Nintendo is really shining so far at E3 this year. First they wow us with the WiiZapper, now we get a Wii Wheel. Read The Full Story

Microsoft disappoints with E3 press event – Announces special edition Halo 3 Xbox 360

Chris Scott Barr, Jul 11th 2007 Discuss [0]

E3 has officially begun, sadly we are not attending this year. We will however keep you updated on all of the big news coming from the show over the next few days. First up is Microsoft's press event. Microsoft touted some big numbers for their Xbox 360 such as 7 million Xbox Live members thus far, which is a million more than they predicted, next year they are looking for a total of 10 million users. As for content, over 100 games are available on the Xbox Live Arcade, and over 45 million have been downloaded thus far. Read The Full Story