With the 2009 Electronic Entertainment Expo is now in the past, lets have a look at the highs and the lows of the event…

Nintendo made so many waves with the Wiimote 3 years ago, it’s surprising it’s taken Microsoft & Sony so long to get comparable technology out there, but this years E3 will be fondly remembered for both Microsoft’s Project Natal and Sony’s PS3-nis PlayStation Motion Controller.

Now too the games!  For the first time since I can remember, there seem to be almost as many original IPs than sequels.  Games such as Realtime World’s APB, the … Read More...

As noted on the RPS article, Sam’s been pushed into the background recently by newbie Altair & his bretheren, but after some time off to sort his life out following the death of his daughter and/or the shambles that was Double Agent, Ubisoft have unleashed Fisher back into the wild, ready to smash many a terrorists face into the nearest available basin.

The focus no-longer seems to be distinctly about hiding, with the general gameplay being retooled into a third-person brawler-cum-sneaky shooter that combines some of Splinter Cells trademarks (particularly snooping under doors, although the snake-cam has been replaced with … Read More...

There isn’t a lot in the world that simultaneously makes me wee and crap my pants…  This very nearly was one of those moments!

Anyway, E3 this year is just getting better and better, with both the afformentioned Monkey Island re-release now confirmed for PC as well as XBLA and, in a completely left-field move, LucasArts putting everything they said that hurt the entire adventure community SO MUCH behind them and teaming up with Telltale Games to bring a series of Monkey Island episodes to both PC & WiiWare starting next month!

The former, which features both revamped graphics and … Read More...

E3 2009 hasn’t even started properly yet and there’s already TOO MUCH information pouring out of the LA Convention Center.

Activision & Bizarre Creations (of Project Gotham & retro sh’mup Grid Wars fame) have released the first proper trailer for Blur, their new arcade racer that features more than a passing hint of Nintendo’s famous italian plumber-based go-karting simulation.

In a nutshell, it’s Mario Kart with Vin Diesel & Paul Weller inplace of Toad & Donkey Kong with added Transit Vans & less CHEAP ASS BLUE FUCKING SHELLS!

Trailer down there somewhere…

Shock, Shunt & Barge your way through your … Read More...

This time we have a pre-E3 reveal of Sony’s latest hand-held, the PSP Go.

The device seems targeted at the casual market, chasing DSi sales in the process, with mobility & downloadable content as the main focus, although games will still be available from Sony’s websites.

There’s no touch-screen, but the device is now a two-tier effort, hiding the controls using a mobile phone-esque sliding mechanism, allowing the device to form a neat hand-held video/music player or a full games console as required.

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EA and Crytek have announced Crysis 2 which will hit the PC, 360 and PS3 and is powered by the new CRYEngine 3 which has been developed with current generation of *real* consoles in mind (because, face it, the Wii just wouldn’t cut it).

“The development of Crysis 2 marks a major stepping stone for our studio,” said Cevat Yerli, CEO and President of Crytek. “This is not only the next game in the Crysis franchise, it’s the first title we are developing for consoles and the first title being built on CryENGINE 3. We are excited to have the

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