Post Tagged with: "E3 08"

WTF: GameDaily Calls LittleBigPlanet “Glorified Version of PowerPoint”

GameDaily recently wrote up a list of ten games that they believe will “probably suck.” Their argument as to why LittleBigPlanet will “probably suck” starts with them calling it a “glorified version of PowerPoint” and adding that they foresee “tons of crap content.” Simple logic by the simple minded says that if you use the [...]

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Mirror’s Edge Created In Portal Engine

Remember the rooftop stage from Mirror’s Edge? It was first shown in the initial gameplay trailer as well as being prominently featured in the E3 08 trailer and demonstrations to the press. Well, Portal modder EvilWeevil has taken it upon himself to bring that stage to life in Portal.

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Ripten’s Best of E3 2008

We’ve taken a week now to get our bearings and fully recover from our jet-lag, and I think overall we all felt that E3 2008 was a huge success. We definitely can’t wait to go back next year! The three console-makers each had a few surprises (some which we liked better than others) and the [...]

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Miyamoto Talks Tradition: Mario Game In Works

In a recent interview with the UK based Telegraph, Miyamoto stated that there are teams working on new Mario, Zelda, and Pikmin projects. “They are all working on more Mario, Zelda and Pikmin projects … And they all work in close proximity to me, so I can keep a good eye on them.” Not exactly [...]

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Hands-On Preview: FaceBreaker

If you were ever a fan of the arcade boxing game that first hit the Dreamcast back in 2000, Ready to Rumble, you’ll want to check out EA Sport’s newest IP in five years, FaceBreaker. Created by EA Canada, the same team that developed Fight Night Round 3, FaceBreaker is an arcade boxing game with [...]

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The Demise of E3: ESA to Blame? Think Again.

You never really appreciate something until it’s gone — or in this case, chased from a city by angry gaming press with torches and pitchforks. As E3 showed up, sputtered, then crept out of Los Angeles — hanging its head in dejected embarrassment — industry bloggers and reporters of every stripe began panning this years [...]

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Microsoft: E3 Not Big Enough Stage For Halo Announcment

In a recent interview, Microsoft’s Senior Vice President of Interactive Entertainment, Don Mattrick, responded to Bungie’s public disagreement with the company’s decision to put off their E3 Halo announcement. Mattrick was quoted saying: “One of the things that we decided, when you have the number one game in the world as we have in Halo, [...]

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Hands-On Preview: SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation

I’m a huge fan of the SOCOM series on the Playstation 2, so I was eager to get my hands on SOCOM: Confrontation at E3. As soon as I found out that Sony had a playable version of Confrontation on the showcase floor (thanks, Chad!), I headed straight over to Sony’s booth to check it [...]

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E3 08 Preview: Free Realms

The first thing I noticed about Sony Online Entertainment’s family-oriented MMO, Free Realms, was the inviting and pretty art style–cartoony, but not obnoxious; colorful, but not garish. This is a place you want to come. It’s a place I could see letting kids play around in, and probably a place that parents wouldn’t mind playing [...]

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Castlevania Wii Fighter: A Stake Through The Heart of Koji Igarashi

Castlevania gamers rejoiced when a new installment in the popular series was announced at this year’s E3. Fans then became less enthused when they learned that instead of a traditional action-adventure title like those the series is known for, the new Castlevania is going be a fighter for the Nintendo Wii. In a recent interview [...]

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The Biggest Explosion in Gaming History (Video)

Do you cheer when you see things blow up? Well, grab your pom poms because the killers over at the E3 Mercenaries 2 booth showed me the biggest in-game explosion I’ve ever seen. It’s the tactical nuke, and it may make you smile with awesome. Click the link for the boom.

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Hands-On Preview: Pro Bull Riders: Out of the Chute

Look out for the Italian Stallion! Range: Ok, I’ll be the bull and you be the rider. Me: *squint* Yes, Pro Bull Riders: Out of the Chute, from Crave Entertainment, is a co-op game.

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“Dreamcrushed” Sega Says No To Dreamcast 2

In an E3 interview conducted with Sega’s President, Simon Jeffery, the Dreamcast revival is jokingly brought up, only to be shot down immediately by Jeffery. The tone of his response in doing so is very routine, and downright unaffectionate to the plight of the many loyal Sega fans who continue to grasp at Dreamcast 2 [...]

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Hands-On Preview: Princess Debut

Every 6-12 year old female wants to be princess of a world with talking animals, right? A dancing, fancily dressed princess with a sexy prince on her arm? Enter Princess Debut, built from scratch by Natsume expressly for the hearts of little girls.

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My E3 Shit Now Belongs To …

Congratulations Streetsweeperz. All my E3 shit are belong to you. Send me an email to chad@ripten.com from your registered email address on the site, and include your mailing info. If you didn’t win, take the time you were about to spend crying, and register to win some original Mega Man art by Keiji Inafune. Chad-

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