GAMING: 2011 E3 Day 3 Recap (News)

The Electronic Entertainment Expo hit Los Angeles, California this week and as a result GeekPlate is having a week of E3 coverage with the highlights from the news that breaks at the expo. Thursday meant the third and last day of the show floor in the convention. Here are some final highlights from E3 today.


ASSASSIN'S CREED REVELATIONS from Ubisoft is another chapter of the gaming series for the XBOX 360, PS3 & PC due out in November.


BATTLEFIELD 3 from developer DICE and EA is an action first-person shooter scheduled to be released on the XBOX 360, PS3 & PC this fall.


NEED FOR SPEED: THE RUN gameplay demo from the EA press conference. It will be coming to the XBOX 360, PS3, Wii, 3DS & PC in November.


PREY 2 is an action game from Bethesda Gaming Studios for the PS3, XBOX 360 & PC.


RAYMAN ORIGINS is an Ubisoft platform game for the PS3, XBOX 360 & Wii due out by the end of the year.


THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN: THE GAME is another platform game from Ubisoft coming to the PS3, XBOX 360, Wii, 3DS & PC during the upcoming holiday season.


STAR WARS THE OLD REPUBLIC developer walkthrough of Tatooine. The MMORPG from Bioware and Lucasarts will be out on PCs sometime in the future.
That was it for GeekPlate's E3 2011 coverage. If you missed it, there were three previous installments on GeekPlate highlighting the Microsoft/Sony press conferences, Nintendo's press conference + Day 1 of E3 and Day 2 of E3. Hope you have been enjoying the videos and news highlighted in these entries. See you next year for more E3 news and I imagine actual playable Wii U launch titles.

GAMING: 2011 E3 Day 1 + Nintendo Press Conference Recap (News)

The Electronic Entertainment Expo hit Los Angeles, California this week and as a result GeekPlate is having a week of E3 coverage with the highlights from the news that breaks at the expo. Tuesday brought the Nintendo press conference and the opening of the show floor - the first official day of E3.

Nintendo:


The Wii U debut video. Wii U is the next console in Nintendo's future. It will have a 1080P HD resolution. The new console's controller has a large touchscreen interface, a front-facing camera, gyroscope and microphone while incorporating the more traditional analog sticks, d-pad, front and shoulder buttons and triggers. A 3DS-like stylus can be used on the controller touchscreen. Wii U discs will be able to hold 25 gigabytes of data. Will be compatible with Wii games and devices. Release date in 2012.
--LEGEND OF ZELDA's 25th anniversary year has Nintendo planning game releases on all of its platforms. THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: LINK'S AWAKENING is the first and will be available for download in the 3DS eShop. THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: THE FOUR SWORDS will be available as a free DSiWare download in September.
--NINJA GAIDEN 3: RAZOR'S EDGE will be a unique version specifically designed for the Wii U.
--PIKMIN will be coming to the Wii U instead of the Wii.
--SMASH BROS. will get new versions for the 3DS and Wii U.
--SUPER MARIO 3DS, built specifically for the handheld will be released by the end of 2011.

E3 News & Video:


BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY, the sequel to the critically acclaimed hit BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM, from developer Rocksteady Studios provides a preview of the playable character, Catwoman. BAC is scheduled for release on the PS3, XBOX 360 & PC in October.


LORD OF THE RINGS: WAR in the NORTH trailer for the PS3, XBOX 360 & PC. From Snowblind Studios and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, the action RPG is due out this year.


THE DARKNESS 2 from developer Digital Extremes is a shooter sequel that takes place two years after the first and is for the PS3, XBOX 360 & PC.


XCOM, from 2k Games is a first-person shooter for the XBOX 360, PS3 & PC and is due out in March 2012.
--ONLIVE is going portable with the ONLIVE PLAYER APP that will bring its PC gameplay streaming capabilities to iPads and Android tablets.

That was it for GeekPlate's coverage of the Nintendo press conference and Day 1 of E3 2011. If you missed it, there was a previous installment on GeekPlate highlighting the Microsoft/Sony press conferences. Hope you have been enjoying the videos and news highlighted in these entries. Look forward to tomorrow's post recapping the official second day of the convention.

GAMING: 2010 SDCC News Highlights

Last week several industries traveled down to San Diego for a series of panels and interviews for fans that unveiled plans for the following year. Here's some of the interesting GAMING news to come out:

--At the Marvel vs Capcom 3 panel, Okami's spirit dog Amaterasu and Devil May Cry's Trish were among those announced as new characters for the game.
--DC Entertainment released a five minute trailer of their highly anticipated MMORPG, DC Universe Online.
--Top Cow Productions announced its intentions to develop a video game starring one of their flagship characters, Witchblade.
--Over at the Street Fighter Mania panel, it was announced that Street Fighter X Tekken would be coming.
--The Batman: The Brave and the Bold animated series will be making the jump to consoles with a video game for the Nintendo Wii and DS.
--A Spider-Man:Shattered Dimensions trailer made its Comic-Con debut.
--Warner Bros. Interactive is developing a hardcore, violent game based off the DC Comics franchise, Suicide Squad.
--A Green Lantern video game is coming Summer 2011 but how connected it is to the movie will determine how high expectations are set.

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