There were several games announced at E3 2010 that induced a strong bout of nostalgia, but the best one by far was Donkey Kong Country Returns.

In the coming weeks and months I will have much more to say about both of these games, but let me just say a couple of things right now. TERA is going to be a sleeper hit with a hardcore fanbase, and The Old Republic is going to be a Big Fucking Deal.

The 2010 edition of the secret handshake club, better known as the Game Critics, has just announced their E3 2010 voting results. Which publications make up this elite group of gaming gurus? The ones I’m about to list below …

We know you loved all the readily available footage from Valve’s behind the scenes E3 2010 demo of Portal 2. Of course you did. Valve knows it too. But you probably hated the fact that it was all shot off-screen …

I’m going to preface this writeup by clarifying that E3 2010 was my first time attending as press, and that I still spent a large portion of my time on the show floor with the rest of the non press attendees. So the opinions you are about to read are given from the perspective of the average convention goer who isn’t waltzed to the front of a VIP line …

Chances are you already know a great deal about Microsoft’s Kinect and Sony’s Move, but as the old G.I.Joe cartoons wisely taught us, knowing is half the battle! And both Microsoft and Sony will soon learn that the other half is …

Albert Penello, Director of Platform Marketing for Xbox, recently sat down for an interview to talk about Microsoft’s E3 offering, how he thought their line up stacked …

Rumors abound that LucasArts and BioWare’s upcoming seriously big mother effing MMO is having a closed Beta this weekend for friends, family. and other people that are cooler than you …

The last of our E3 2010 previews are rolling in today and the E3 decor you’ve come to embrace the past two weeks will soon be gone. But before we bid E3 2010 farewell, let’s take a look back …

The Nintendo 3DS is a portable gaming device that has me really excited. Upon getting the unit in my hands at E3 and actually seeing the 3D effect I was blown away. The 3D is beautiful and that is only one part of what the Nintendo 3DS has to offer. The potential that the Nintendo 3DS has is truly staggering …

Over near the Konami booth at E310, there was an actual wrestling ring used to promote SLANG’s upcoming wrestling title, Lucha Libre AAA: Heroes del Ring. While I had never heard of the game, Lucha Libre wrestling was not something entirely new to me, as I was a huge fan of wrestling as a kid…

The 3DS is an amazing piece of hardware, no one can deny that. But without a quality game lineup, it will be hard to convince people to buy it. Nintendo announced a strong lineup of third-party games last week at E3 …

One of my biggest surprises at E3 2010 was Sonic Colors on Wii, and I’m not even kidding. I’ve always been a fan of Sonic games, but the most recent titles have been nothing to rave about, and I was expecting the same from Sonic Colors. Oh, was I wrong…

Let’s face it, Castlevania has never successfully made the transition from 2D to 3D. While Konami continues to release great 2D incarnations of Castlevania across multiple platforms, it’s safe to say that almost every attempt at a 3D Castlevania …

DJ Hero and all its fans who spent their hard earned cash for the game that uses turntable controllers have got themselves a sequel. One of the keys to success with DJ Hero …