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E3 2019 General Attendee Badges Available in February
Feel like attending E3 2019 as one of the few members of the public who get to attend? Tickets will go on sale next month The ESA decided to get the word out early about the biggest video game convention in the U.S by alerting fans on their Twitter account that registration would begin in[...]
Sony Says They Will Not Be Attending E3 2019
Sony has made some pretty shocking news today as Sony Interactive Entertainment announced they will not be attending or taking part in E3 2019 The news came down this morning after an exclusive with Game Informer, where they company basically informed them that there would be no presence at the event No Sony booth on[...]
Kingdom Hearts 3 toy story
The E3 demo for Kingdom Hearts III was pretty much the exact same demo as the one shown during its reveal event in late May However, since we weren't able to check out the game during its reveal, this was our first chance to get hands-on with the long-awaited sequel And while the new keyblade abilities are[...]
Gearbox's Project 1v1 is the Anti-Battle Royale
The game is in pre-alpha, but it was fully playable at E3 with at least a few skins for the three available characters. The game will have a card system for abilities, with decks of only a handful of cards (at the moment) which you'll need to pick up recharge items for in order to use[...]
Capcom's Remastered Resident Evil 2 Wins E3 Best Of Show
Capcom picked up a nice little accolade in the middle of E3 as their remastered version of Resident Evil 2 took a top honor Something a lot of fans may not know about E3 is that before and during the event, there are also some awards happening called the Game Critics Awards It's basically our way[...]
Twitch
It pretty much goes without saying that if you weren't at E3 in person, there's a pretty good chance you were watching it live on someone's feed This year's event was one of the most watched on the social streaming service, both for the company itself and several of its partnered streamers — who basically[...]
Tom Clancy's The Division 2 Logo
The crew over at Gaming Bolt got a quick interview with Ubisoft at E3, speaking to the game's Associate Creative Director, Chadi El-Zibaoui When pressed for the issue on microtransactions and loot boxes, they got some less and encouraging words. He also discussed the sticky question surrounding monetization in The Division 2– he confirmed there will be microtransactions,[...]
Scuf Gaming Brings Their New PS4 Vantage Controller to E3
One of the last stops I made on the last day of E3 was over at the Scuf Gaming booth, and it was well worth the visit to see their new controller This thing is basically an upgrade from top to bottom as they've taken their previous PS4 designs and streamlined them to make them[...]
The Gorgeous Beauty of Rend As Seen at This Year's E3
On the final day of E3, we got to pay a visit to Frostkeep Studios to check out their latest game on the way called Rend This is a team-based "faction" survival game that plays a bit like Conan: Exiles as a more recent example, but on a much larger scale as you are basically[...]
Konami Unveil Their Latest Sports Title For the Switch: Hyper Sports R
Konami had a secret project for the press at E3 this year that we didn't know about until we walked in the room and saw Hyper Sports R This isn't your standard track and field type game as the events use the switch joy-cons to make things happen So, for example, in the running event[...]
Arcade1Up E3 2018-1
When we visited with the crew of Arcade1Up at E3 this year, a feeling of nostalgia hit us like a ton of bricks that we weren't ready for These guys create old-school arcade cabinets, but not in the traditional sense These are shrunken down cabinets that are sold for a cheaper price and can fit[...]
Good Vibrations and More as We Test Out Woojer's Ryg Harness
While we were at E3 we got to try on their brand-new Ryg harness system, which as you can see from the photos below is a complete sensor suit designed to give input depending on what audio goes into the device. We were strapped in and the company played us a couple different clips from YouTube[...]
Looking Over ROCCAT's Latest Keyboard at E3
While going through the tech halls and appointment rooms at E3, we managed to score some time to check out what ROCCAT was up to They didn't have a lot to show us this year except for their latest gaming keyboard in the Vulcan This is actually a lovely little piece of tech to check[...]
Checking Out Fractured Lands by Unbroken Studios in the Indie Cade
The last game we were able to check out in the Indie Cade area of E3 this year was a title from Unbroken Studios called Fractured Lands A lot of people joked going into E3 that all we would be seeing from every company on the floor was battle royale modes being introduced I can happily[...]
Dealing With Aliens in Everyday Life With Desert Child at E3
One of the cool Indie Cade titles at E3 that caught our eye roaming through the area was this arcade setup for Desert Child by Akupara Games This game is straight-up inspired by anime shows like Cowboy Bebop, Akira, and Redline, where you basically deliver pizzas and race your bike in a world with aliens and bounty[...]
A New Retro Gaming Solution Shown Off at E3 with Polymega
If you're looking for a new retro system for your life, you might wanna look at the console Polymega brought to E3 this year The console you see below is actually pretty cool as it is a sectional library storage system First off, the unit itself comes with interchangeable parts, which you can see below,[...]
Bigben Interactive Bring Warhammer: Chaosbane to the E3 Floor
Our second venture into the world of Warhammer at E3 came from Bigben Interactive who presented Warhammer: Chaosbane in the West Hall If you have a love for games like Diablo, then this will basically be your jam with the Warhammer theme serving as your peanut butter We didn't get to see a lot of[...]
The Sinking City Takes Lovecraftian Pleasure to a New Level
Which is a bit of the case when we saw The Sinking City at E3 Bigben Interactive brought the detective noir game to the convention last week, and what we got was a mixed bag of awesome and cringy Starting with the good, you're a detective in a city that's basically half under water in[...]
Razer Shows a Few New Awesome Items Coming in 2018 at E3
It's always cool to pop in and see what Razer has in store for the months ahead, so when the opportunity came up at E3, we jumped on it. The three main items we can chat about this time around are their latest laptop, pad, and mouse Starting with the laptop, we got to check out[...]
G512 Backlit Logitech E3
During our frequent runs between the South Hall and West Hall of E3, we got to have a little time with Logitech to see what they were up to This time around we got a look at a brand-new mechanical gaming keyboard in the form of the G512 This is actually what you would call[...]
Astro Gaming Celebrates a Decade with the X-Edition at E3
While we were at E3 last week, we had a chance to drop in and see what Astro Gaming was bringing to the party, and we weren't disappointed The company had already teased the A40 TR X-Edition, which is a special red-and-blue edition of their flagship gear Everything about this one is clean and well designed[...]
PDP MARS Gun E3 2018-1
We didn't quite know what to expect from PDP when we walked into their room at E3 this year, but my oh my were we delightfully surprised We were introduced to their new interactive item called MARS, which is a new arcade gun for home use I say arcade gun because we can't really call[...]
Dead or Alive 6 Is Downright Enjoyable and Less Sexualized
Koei Tecmo Games was showing off the recently announced Dead or Alive 6 at E3 this week and the game was downright enjoyable, which surprised me I'm not much of a fighting game fan, and the Dead or Alive series tends to be my least favorite for reasons that should be obvious Other than Super Smash Bros.,[...]
FromSoftware's Action Adventure Sekiro is Still Early in Development
FromSoftware's latest project Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice was revealed during Microsoft's Xbox E3 Media Showcase The game is being published by Activision, it will be multi-platform, and is a pretty major departure from the development studio's previous games Unlike Dark Souls and Bloodborne, there are no major RPG elements in Sekiro[...]
Nintendo Is Open to Doing a Live E3 Presentation Again
Nintendo has spoken about leaving their Direct videos behind and going back to live stage demonstrations at E3, saying that it's certainly possible. credit//Nintendo Nintendo used to be one of the big advocates for live stage conferences at E3 The company has had many big moments on stage, from announcing the Wii, showing off various games and,[...]
Focus Home Interactive Previews Space Hulk: Tactics Before Its Fall Release
The latest in the Space Hulk series from Focus Home Interactive made its way to E3 this year as we got to try out Space Hulk: Tactics Based on the Warhammer 40K series, this is basically a tactical RPG featuring the kind of characters and factions you'd expect from the series You get a group of[...]