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Konami to broadcast E3 showing on CBS

Ron Burke — Wed, 15 May 2013 06:01:51 +0000

Konami is ready for E3, and they are looking to involve the public in the fun. This year around they’ll be giving us coverage on CBS TV stations nationwide! What will they be showing? A brand new trailer for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2, an exclusive look at the next Pro Evolution Soccer title, a peek at Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, and other major announcements. The sweet part is that all of this will hit just prior to E3, so we’ll nab em and make sure you get to see them right here at Gaming Trend. It’ll also be on Gamespot and Xbox Live, but hey…the awesome happens here.

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Looking out for number one — Need for Speed Most Wanted E3 Preview

Keith Schleicher — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 22:40:29 +0000

Criterion is the most well-known developer for the Need for Speed series, and one of their best selling of the series are the Hot Pursuit titles. Being able to race around as a cop and chase other cars was a unique gameplay feature. Now Criterion is going to be coming out with a new Need for Speed game, but it’s not going to be another Hot Pursuit. Instead, they will be working on the next Most Wanted game, and I got a chance to check it out.

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Super heroes smash up — Injustice: Gods Among Us E3 Preview

Keith Schleicher — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 22:13:33 +0000

The team behind Mortal Kombat at one time delved into the comic book world with Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe. Its greatest failing was probably the fact that people expected it to be Mortal Kombat with DC characters, but instead the violence was toned down because of the DC license. Although the results were mixed, it did show us that the team that formed into Netherrealm Studios could handle a property other than Mortal Kombat. Now they are going to give the DC characters their own due with Injustice: Gods Among Us.

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5th Cell bringing us a third-person shooter — Hybrid E3 Preview

Keith Schleicher — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 22:00:56 +0000

Developer 5^th Cell is most well known for the Drawn to Life and Scribblenauts games. They have added some unique innovations into these games, taking advantage of the Nintendo DS touch pad. When I heard that they were the team behind Hybrid, I was surprised since it is a 3^rd person shooter with cover elements. It was featured at E3 as part of the Summer of Arcade, and I got a chance to play it.

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Tag This! Jet Set Radio E3 Preview

Keith Schleicher — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 21:40:23 +0000

If you had a Dreamcast, chances are good you had a game called Jet Grind Radio in your collection. It was one of the most unique games ever created. It oozed style not only in the graphics, but in the animation and soundtrack as well. Now those who never got to experience the original game on the Dreamcast will get their shot this summer when Jet Set Radio is released on PSN, XBLA, and PC.

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Fight for the Doggfather — Tekken Tag Tournament 2 E3 Preview

Keith Schleicher — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 21:30:43 +0000

I can remember the days of the arcade when fighting games were hugely popular. With games like Street Fighter II, Mortal Kombat, Soul Edge, World Heroes, Samurai Showdown, and Killer Instinct, it seemed like you couldn’t move three cabinets without finding another fighting game. I will always remember Tekken Tag Tournament because you chose a team of two fighters, and you could switch them mid-battle. It was a novel concept at the time. Now over a decade later, Namco Bandai is coming out with a sequel.

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Set your sight for the Horizon — Forza Horizon E3 Preview

Keith Schleicher — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 21:19:59 +0000

The Turn 10 team loves cars. It’s evident by the passion in their voices when they talk about their games. Their ultimate goal is to make gamers into car lovers, and car lovers into gamers. While they have made a name for themselves with their Forza games, they are heading in a new direction with Forza Horizon.

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Metro: Last Light – E3 2012 Demo

Ron Burke — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 03:17:15 +0000

Prepare yourself – it is almost time to return to Dmitry Glukhovsky’s post-apocalyptic world of Metro. Though it won’t follow the book Metro 2034, Glukhovsky is collaborating with the team from 4A Games once again to bring us the continued adventures of Artyom and his battle for survival in a horror-filled world. The folks at 4A Games have two major goals with this sequel – build greater detail into the world they have created with additional realism (including new dynamic weather elements), and secondly to raise the survival horror elements to a completely new level. This means using scavenged items more, wiping crud from your air masks, and piercing the darkness with your head lamp (complete with hand-crank charger) more often than ever. These two goals combined aim to bring players the most authentic Eastern European look at the post-apocalyptic world.

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Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition – Uchiyama Daisuke Interview

Ron Burke — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 03:03:40 +0000

We got to sit down for a rare opportunity – an interview with Uchiyama Daisuke – Publishing Producer responsible for the Dark Souls series. The topic of discussion? Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition for the PC. The big question on our mind was what would be different about this version of the game. Put simply, we’ll get three new stages and four new bosses for this edition, as well as some tweaks in terms of control and gameplay. It is how we reach this new content that was the topic of our discussion.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 – Strikeforce Mode

Ron Burke — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 02:47:32 +0000

The L.A. in 2025 demo wasn’t the only thing to see at E3 for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2. Behind closed doors we got to take a trip to Singapore. Billed as a “Strikeforce” mode, the folks at Treyarch have a new ace up their sleeves for this year’s installment of the venerable series. Taking place in Keppel Terminal in the Port of Singapore, this new mode offers up something that we’ve not seen to date – the ability to fail and have it impact how the singleplayer game unfolds.

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Divinity: Original Sin – our Co-Op E3 Demo

Ron Burke — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 02:36:05 +0000

I got to sit down with Larian Studios Producer David Walgrave to talk about Divinity: Original Sin, their upcoming party-based 4-player prequel RPG. Our quick look at the game made me pretty excited to play the game, despite having never played the two previous games. Let me tell you why…

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Medal of Honor Warfighter Hands-On

Ron Burke — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 02:20:29 +0000

Let’s face it, there is a glut of shooters and most of them are just terrible. Rewarding bad behavior like running through uncleared buildings, or asking the player to complete unrealistic objectives by themselves, I’ve almost fallen out of love with the shooter. Thankfully, the folks at Danger Close agree, and that much was made very clear by two rounds with the new Fire Team mode of Medal of Honor Warfighter.

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SimCity – your next massive time sink

Ron Burke — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 02:14:08 +0000

By the third day of interviews, most E3 presenters have been worn down, which is why the enthusiasm from Maxis Entertainments Bret Barry took me by surprise. As the VP and GM of the SimCity Franchise, Bret was very excited to show us compelling reasons to come back and to SimCity. By the time this new title releases it will have been 10 years since our last trip (as Societies doesn’t really count), so I wasn’t sure what to expect. Would it be more of the same, or could the folks at Maxis pull us in one more time for adventures in city management?

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Dishonored – Same mission, two videos

Ron Burke — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 17:36:09 +0000

You might have read my E3 dissertation on the Neo-Victorian / Steampunk title Dishonored, but as well as I might paint the picture for you, it just doesn’t do the game justice. Behold! I have the entire E3 demonstration, both the Stealth and *ahem* Less Stealthy run through of the level for your enjoyment. Here is a nibble about these two videos from the folks at Arkane:

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Company of Heroes 2 E3 2012 Preview

Ron Burke — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 02:42:14 +0000

Company of Heroes was a smash success, but it shouldn’t come as a surprise as the team at Relic has had a great deal of practice. Homeworld 1 and 2, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War, Dawn of War II, Space Marine, and more have all hit like a ton of bricks, bringing revolution to the usual dirt-farming RTS world. Holding strategic points in the field isn’t the only change – the game also brought directional suppression, unit veteran upgrades and recruiting, line-of-sight, meaningful infantry, directional tank damage, and far more to the table, giving players a completely new experience. Amazingly, that was 2006.

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Going in for the score — Madden NFL 13 E3 Preview

Keith Schleicher — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 02:12:32 +0000

The Madden franchise has always been a huge seller. For some gamers, it’s the only game that they get every year. It truly typifies how popular the sport of football is in the United States. Every year the Madden team has tried to innovate, but some years they have been more successful than others. This year seems to be a year that could really take the game to the next level.

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PlanetSide 2 E3 Video

Ron Burke — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 22:44:43 +0000

PlanetSide 2 looks pretty awesome, and we gave away a truckload of beta keys, but now you can see a great introduction to the game courtesy of the folks behind the game. Showing off each class, their role, and how deep the customization in this game really is, this video is the same behind-closed-doors demo we got just a few weeks back at E3. Here is a little nibble about the classes you’ll hear about in this video:

Fable: The Journey is more fun than it has a right to be

Keith Schleicher — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 04:40:23 +0000

It’s hard not to be skeptical of most Kinect games. While the Kinect has a lot of potential, it really hasn’t been utilized well with perhaps the exception of Harmonix’s Dance Central games. When Fable: The Journey was announced last year, it’s not surprising that gamers were underwhelmed. When they had a demo for it available, I really didn’t think I’d be that impressed. However, once I got a handle on the controls, I felt like I was actually casting spells and destroying enemies with ease. I walked away happily surprised, although I admit that it did give my arms a bit more of a workout than I had expected because I really was throwing my arms around. If you have a Kinect, then check out my session at E3 and see how well it worked, as well as a brief Q&A with someone from Lionhead Studios.

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Devil May Cry video hands-on: Say hello to hipster Dante

Mike Dunn — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 05:26:38 +0000

Ok, maybe hipster is a bit harsh, but given the character’s more pronounced emo proclivities and decidedly different looks this go around, it’s not much of a stretch. That said, the DMC formula is in full effect here- Good, evil, guns, swords- and plenty of angels and demons to play with along the way. Of note during this hands-on: the environment has a dark side and could be considered a character all it’s own, and there’s a lot of vertical maneuvering during combat. Check out the video after the break:

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Bad things come in threes — Dead Space 3 Preview

Keith Schleicher — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 04:52:54 +0000

In space, no one can hear you scream. It’s the most quiet, desolate setting. While several horror films have used this as a plot device, it’s surprising that more video games haven’t. Maybe this is why the Dead Space series has become so popular, spawning two sequels. Pretty soon Dead Space 3 will be available for us, but it looks like we’ll be exploring more than just the far reaches of space.

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