Post-E3 2009: Tales of Monkey Island
June 16, 2009
In one of the happiest moments of E3 2009, Telltale Games fulfilled their promise to excite their fans with the announcement that they will be releasing all-new episodic adventures of Guybrush Threepwood, Elaine Marley, and LeChuck in Tales of Monkey Island. For those of you who are completely unaware, Monkey Island is one of the most beloved PC Adventure Games of all time. The series has been long forgotten by LucasArts and the fans of the franchise all screamed for joy at the word of this announcement early on during E3 2009. Read more
Post-E3 2009 Bioshock 2
June 16, 2009
The original Bioshock was shown behind closed doors and although I still contend Mass Effect was a better game during that show, I was eagerly awaiting to get my hands on Bioshock 2. Unfortunately, Bioshock 2 did not come in playable form and we were left with only a trailer of the game. But what we saw leaves us eager for more. Read more
E3 2009: Harvest Moon Animal Paradise
June 7, 2009
With our visit to the Natsume booth, we had to check out the latest in the Harvest Moon franchise for the Wii. While there still is no Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 version of Harvest Moon in the works, the latest for the Wii, Harvest Moon: Animal Paradise, looks to give fans even more of the cute and cuddly fun the series is known for. Read more
Post E3-2009: APB
June 7, 2009
In a secluded meeting room, we sat in an exclusive behind closed doors session of Reality Worlds’ long awaited APB (All Points Bulletin). Earlier in the week, we learned that the title would be Published by EA under their EA Partners program. In the room, we had a chance to hear more about APB and see some of the technology and brief gameplay. Read more
E3 2009: Harvest Moon Sunshine Islands
June 6, 2009
No trip to the Natsume booth would be complete without checking out the latest in the Harvest Moon world. The latest title in the DS looks as impressive as ever with Harvest Moon: Sunshine Islands. We spent some time with the title during our tour around Natsume at E3 2009. Read more
E3 2009: ModNation Racers
June 5, 2009
Have you ever played a Kart Racing title and thought you could make a better track? Just like LittleBig Planet allowed you to create, share, and play by yourself and with others locally and over the Internet, ModNation Racers hopes to do the same exact thing for the racing genre. We had a chance to sit down with the game during a Closed Door “Breakout Session” at E3 2009. Read more
E3 2009: Afrika
June 5, 2009
Afrika is a title that intrigued a lot of gamers when Sony first showed it off alongside the unveiling of the PlayStation 3. Since that time, it seemed we, in markets outside of Japan, would have little or no chance to play the title. The chances for release seemed even slimmer since Sony released the title in Japan last summer. Thankfully for gamers outside of Japan, Nantsume has picked up the rights to the title for the North America audience. We had the chance to sit down with Natsume’s own Graham Markay to take a closer look at the latest build of Afrika. Read more
E3 2009: Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box
June 5, 2009
Developer Level 5 had the second of their three planned Professor Layton titles at E3. Following closely to the formula that made the first game successful, we spent some time with Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box at E3. Read more
E3 2009: Super Mario Galaxy
June 4, 2009
Nintendo learned last year, at E3 08, that if you don’t feed the Hardcore Nintendo nerds some juicy gaming goodness, they will bite you. After being bit repeatedly, Reggie, Cammie, and the rest of the Big N got the picture and promised to never treat E3 like their personal Casual Games Showcase. In place of Wii Music, this year we saw the surprise announcement of Super Mario Galaxy 2. While the game has no official release date and there is no playable build on the show floor, it is looking very promising. Read more
E3 2009: Homefront
June 4, 2009
THQ in 2009 is turning out to be one of the top studios at this years show with some of the most impressive games at the show, two of which are in the running for Best in Show. Having one of the most popular booths for a 3rd party developer THQ is earning high marks for its upcoming list of triple “A” titles, and when allowed a special live demo of Warhammer 4000 right off the bat, I couldn’t imagine how they could even top it… but thats exactly what THQ did. Read more