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E3: Nintendo Roundtable Focuses on 3DS, But Offers Broader Insight
E3: Nintendo Roundtable Focuses on 3DS, But Offers Broader Insight
At Nintendo's E3 roundtable, Shigeru Miyamoto used it as an opportunity to talk about the 3DS, rather than the just-announced Wii U -- opening with an Ocarina of Time trailer and closing with Luigi's Mansion 2 -- and very good Q&A.
June 7, 2011
E3: Mario Kart, Luigi's Mansion More Franchises Coming To 3DS This Year
E3: Mario Kart, Luigi's Mansion More Franchises Coming To 3DS This Year
At its pre-E3 press conference today, Nintendo showed off new 3DS versions of the Mario Kart and Luigi's Mansion franchises for the first time, also highlighting other major franchises coming to the portable.
June 7, 2011
E3: Hands-On With The Wii U
E3: Hands-On With The Wii U
At a private showcase following Nintendo's E3 presentation Tuesday morning, Gamasutra was invited to go hands-on with several proof of concept demos for Nintendo's upcoming Wii U.
June 7, 2011
E3: Deep Silver Aims For U.S. Success, Franchise Potential With Dead Island
E3: Deep Silver Aims For U.S. Success, Franchise Potential With Dead Island
Deep Silver's Geoff Mulligan thinks the European publisher's found a recipe for North America success -- he talks Dead Island, genre challenges, and goals for a long-term franchise.
June 7, 2011
EA To Publish Insomniac's Multiplatform Overstrike
EA To Publish Insomniac's Multiplatform Overstrike
Insomniac Games, known for signature PlayStation games like Resistance and Ratchet and Clank, has confirmed details of its first EA-published multiplatform title, the four-player Overstrike.
June 6, 2011
Mattrick: Xbox 360 Will Be World's Top-Selling Console In 2011
Mattrick: Xbox 360 Will Be World's Top-Selling Console In 2011
Don Mattrick, president of Microsoft’s Interactive Entertainment Business, home of Xbox, made the bold statement at E3 on Monday that the Xbox 360 will be the top-selling console globally this year.
June 6, 2011
Sony: 8.8M PlayStation Moves Sold Worldwide
Sony: 8.8M PlayStation Moves Sold Worldwide
At E3 on Monday, Sony Computer Entertainment America CEO Jack Tretton said the company’s motion controller PlayStation Move has sold 8.8 million copies worldwide, with new Move games on the way.
June 6, 2011
Majesco Expands Social Strategy With Quick Hit Acquisitions
Majesco Expands Social Strategy With Quick Hit Acquisitions
Cooking Mama publisher Majesco on Monday said it is expanding its social gaming strategy through key acquisitions from social game developer Quick Hit, including key assets and developer talent.
June 6, 2011
Ubisoft Releasing New FarCry, Brother in Arms In 2012
Ubisoft Releasing New FarCry, Brother in Arms In 2012
At is E3 press conference today, Ubisoft announced that two of its first-person shooters, FarCry 3 and Gearbox Software's Brothers in Arms Furious 4, will release next year.
June 6, 2011
Fable: The Journey, Kinect Fun Labs Using Unreal Engine 3
Fable: The Journey, Kinect Fun Labs Using Unreal Engine 3
Lionhead Studios has licensed Epic Games' Unreal Engine 3 for its upcoming Kinect game Fable: The Journey, and Microsoft has done the same for its new Kinect Fun Labs release.
June 6, 2011
The Sims Social Coming To Facebook
The Sims Social Coming To Facebook
EA Play announced that popular casual game franchise The Sims will finally appear on Facebook with The Sims Social, a new game that will launch around the world this summer in five languages.
June 6, 2011
Report: Microsoft E3 Press Conference To Include Halo 4, Dance Central 2
Report: Microsoft E3 Press Conference To Include Halo 4, Dance Central 2
Microsoft appears to have inadvertently revealed its E3 lineup ahead of the conference later today, including announcements that Halo 4, Kinect Sports 2 and Kinect Star Wars are on the way.
June 6, 2011