For Halo 4, change was inevitable.
Bungie, the studio that created the series, moved on to new projects after 2010’s Halo: Reach, leaving Microsoft directly in charge. And while Bungie had polished the Halo formula to a fine …
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Photos: E3 2012 Video Game Conference
Scenes from the 2012 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles.
In Praise of Cartoon Violence: Borderlands 2 at E3 2012
If you watched any of the press conferences during E3 2012, you likely witnessed some gruesome displays of violence–faces stabbed, throats choked, bullets penetrating skin in explosions of flesh and bone.
As I sat in the …
Review: SteelSeries’ Simple, Durable, Dependable Diablo III Mouse
As expected, games peripheral-maker SteelSeries has released Diablo III-themed accessories for Blizzard’s uber-popular hack-and-slash. In one corner, the tamely named “Diablo III Mouse” (henceforth, D3M) — in the other, the …
Microsoft’s Unveils ‘SmartGlass’, Kinect-Enhanced Sequels at E3 2012
From Halo 4 to an Xbox 360-, tablet- and smartphone-augmenting technology dubbed “Project SmartGlass” to a barrage of franchise sequels, Microsoft‘s E3 2012 show brought few surprises and expended most of its 90-minute …
Nintendo’s Provocative Pre-E3 Wii U Reveal: A Tweaked Controller and New Social Network
11 Things to Expect (or Not to Expect) from E3 2012
Here comes E3 2012, like Slim Pickens strapped to the world’s fattest ballistic missile, carrying a bottomless Santa Claus tote full of goodies. Don’t let the June 5-7 dates fool you: The show actually kicks off on Monday June 4, …
Skyrim Dawnguard Trailer Unveiled: Get Your Van Helsing On
Who or what are the Dawnguard, you ask? Bethesda’s finally answered, earlier than expected, in a surprise 1:37 long trailer for the eponymous forthcoming Skyrim expansion pack. Think vampire hunters in heavy plate, like a …
The 10 Best New Skyrim Mods for May 2012
Want a lantern you can wear at the hip? Bags and pouches that clip to every body part? Brighter outdoor lights? Cats, dogs or rabbits that’ll call you master? You’ll find all that and more in our pick of this month’s best new Skyrim mods
Microsoft Says Xbox 360 ‘Defying Gravity’ at 67M Sold (This Is Why No New Xbox at E3)
Microsoft executive Yusuf Mehdi moved from the company’s Online Services Business, where he was involved in MSN’s mid-2000s profit turnaround, to its Interactive Entertainment Division (overseeing the Xbox 360) last November. At …
Diablo III Review: Drop By for the Grind, Stay for the Achievements
If all you play of Diablo III is its no-cutting-in-line “normal” mode, you haven’t played the better game Blizzard wants you to. That one involves epic boss fights, crafting killer gear, questing for legendary item sets and …
Delay Diablo III‘s Real Money Auction House ‘Until It’s Ready’ Blizzard
Diablo III‘s real money auction house, which in case you’re just joining us refers to a place you can use actual cash to buy and sell in-game equipment, has been delayed again, and this time Blizzard isn’t saying when it’ll be …