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E3 2013 Ubisoft Exposes New Watch Dogs Trailer
Hacking is a weapon
Ubisoft’s E3 2013 press conference may still be a few hours away, but the French publisher has broadcast this brand new Watch Dogs trailer to get you in the mood. The footage shows protagonist Aiden Pearce using his fancy smartphone to hack into a seedy underground office, and nail a number of criminals in the process. Don’t...
E3 2013 This Athletic Teaser Should Get You Hyped for EA Sports
Building anticipation
EA Sports is set to debut four big titles during its media briefing this evening – and this trailer should get you in the mood for its show. It includes brief glimpses of the publisher’s new UFC title, as well as NBA Live 14, Madden 14, and FIFA 14. These cinematics sure look pretty, but we’ll be waiting for some in-game...
E3 2013 You Should Probably Anticipate a LittleBigPlanet 3 Announcement
News is out of the sack
It looks like Sackboy simply couldn’t wait for the razzmatazz of E3 before opening his 'Popit' and smacking a great stonking LittleBigPlanet 3 sticker on an unfortunate employee’s resume. The online portfolio of James Kearlsey from animation firm JK Studios has accidentally outed the next entry in Media Molecule’s...
E3 2013 Here's Your First Look at Call of Duty: Ghosts on PS4
Doggy paddle
Looks like Microsoft doesn’t have time to squeeze Call of Duty: Ghosts into its press conference this year, as Activision has deployed some brand new footage from the upcoming sequel's campaign. The first snippet – running on next generation hardware – shows a couple of scuba diving soldiers navigating an underwater corridor...
E3 2013 Daylight Will Use the PS4 Camera to Record Your Reactions
Are you afraid of the dark?
Zombie Studios’ procedurally generated psychological thriller Daylight will take full advantage of the enhanced PlayStation Eye on the PlayStation 4, using the peripheral to capture your reactions as the title toys with your emotions. You’ll be able to store these snaps as a souvenir, or bravely share them with your...
Feature The Highs and Lows of PlayStation 3 at E3
Third time lucky
With the PlayStation 4 set to dominate the industry's attention over the coming week, we thought that this would be a perfect opportunity to look back on some of the highest highs and cringe-inducing lows from the PlayStation 3's time at E3. We’ve been astounded by gameplay demonstrations, shocked by surprise announcements, and...
E3 2013 There Could Be a PS4 Inside One of These Boxes
Patience is a virtue
While the various video game banners that appear around Los Angeles every year offer a timely reminder that E3 is right around the corner, it’s the giant wooden crates dressed with company logos that really highlight the event’s imminent opening. These shots snapped by Gamekyo offer your first glimpse at the PlayStation...
E3 2013 Yes, DriveClub Will Be Playable on PS4 in Sony's Booth
Pedal to the metal
In an announcement about as predictable as a rainy weather forecast in Coventry, DriveClub developer Evolution Studios has confirmed that the impending PlayStation 4 racer will be playable at E3 next week. It’s not especially shocking news, but it does confirm that the next generation console will be occupying a spot in Sony’s...
Talking Point What Are Your Hopes and Fears for the PS4, PS3, and Vita at E3 2013?
Nervous expectations
We’re on the home straight. The world’s gaming media is descending on Los Angeles as we type, a city that’s slowly being transformed into a haven for interactive entertainment. Posters are being erected, laptops are being charged, and publishers are transporting secretive packages containing builds of unannounced games...
E3 2013 Free-to-Play Tekken Revolution Punching onto PS3
King of downloads
If the flurry of free-to-play titles recently revealed for the PlayStation 4 haven’t already encouraged you to put away your wallet, then perhaps Tekken Revolution will push you over the edge. A trailer for the PlayStation 3 exclusive was inconspicuously included as part of a GameSpot feature published earlier today, confirming...
E3 2013 PlayStation Employee 'Blown Away By Something Being Shown Next Week'
Choo choo
The coming days will play host to a number of big PlayStation announcements and demonstrations – and it looks like former EGM editor Shane Bettenhausen has already been privy to one. The likeable employee – who joined Sony Computer Entertainment America in 2011 – Tweeted overnight: “It takes a lot to impress me, and I was just...
E3 2013 Dead Island Developer Dashes onto PS4, PS3 with Dying Light
Zombies, run
Dead Island creator Techland is lacing up with a brand new PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 parkour adventure. Announced earlier today alongside the CG trailer embedded below, Dying Light is a first-person title set in an infected world. However, in this post-pandemic outing, there appears to be a high-speed twist. While the Polish...
Feature 15 Things You Should Expect During Sony's E3 2013 Press Conference
The likeliest PS4, PS3, and Vita announcements
The countdown may still be ticking, but E3 2013 has already more or less arrived. How do we know? Well, because we have a checklist of tasks to complete, an inbox absolutely overflowing with press releases, and a splitting headache. But the pounding in our skull is only partially fuelled by stress –...
E3 2013 Sony Sends a Message with Slick PlayStation Developer T-Shirts
No hurdles, just games
Sony’s really eager to establish the PlayStation brand as a developer-friendly environment. The company has spent the past year or so recruiting smaller studios to its platforms, and it’s made an even stronger push in that space over the past six months. In order to underline its close relationship with indie outfits, the...
E3 2013 Warframe Trailer Communicates in a Foreign Tongue
Ninja raiden
Following this week’s announcement, Digital Extremes has deployed the first cinematic trailer for its upcoming PlayStation 4 launch title, Warframe. The free-to-play third-person shooter sees you assume the role of a futuristic ninja, who has access to a variety of firearms and melee weapons. The title will run in 1080p on Sony’s...
E3 2013 Blacklight: Retribution Reloads with PS4 Trailer
Scream and shout
If this Blacklight: Retribution trailer taught us anything, it’s that you have to scream while firing a machine gun to look tough. The Zombie Studios developed free-to-play first-person shooter is due out later this year on the PlayStation 4, and is the first next generation title to be backed by Sony’s popular Pub Fund...
E3 2013 Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 Feasts on Flesh
Features open world component
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 developer MercurySteam’s clearly been spending too much time with Hideo Kojima. This brand new video – revealed during Konami’s pre-recorded E3 press conference moments ago – is less a trailer and more an epic. The six minute showcase features a bit of everything: monologues,...
E3 2013 Kiefer Sutherland Will Voice Snake in Metal Gear Solid 5
Hayter to say it
As expected, Kiefer Sutherland will assume the role of Naked Snake in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Konami confirmed the news in its pre-recorded E3 extravaganza just moments ago, which is already kicking up some killer GIF images on NeoGAF. Is there nothing that those guys can’t tu
E3 2013 Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Celebrates Valentine's Day
Square Enix locks in latest adventure
Losers in love will be able to wipe away their tears with a copy of Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII next year, as Square Enix has confirmed that the sequel will launch on 14th February in Europe. The game’s due out on the slightly less romantic release date of 11th February in North America – but you...
E3 2013 PlayStation Home Offers Early Access to Killzone: Mercenary's Beta
Tons of other cool goodies up for grabs
Not everyone’s lucky enough to attend E3 in Los Angeles – but PlayStation Home annually offers the next best thing. Sure, the real convention may not be filled with shirtless avatars performing the running man in front of favourably proportioned polygonal ladies, but you’re going to want to visit this...
E3 2013 This Trailer Should Get You Hyped for Sony's Press Conference
Bring on the montages
We’d prefer it if you whispered it, but E3 is right around the corner. And this isn’t just your average annual showcase with a handful of game demos and the odd surprise – this is the big one. Not only are we set to get our first glimpse at the PlayStation 4 – you know, the box that you’ll be hiding underneath your...
News The Last Guardian Cranes its Neck onto Official E3 Website
Sony says that it's merely speculation
Surely this is the year that we’ll finally see The Last Guardian again. Regardless of whether it’s still a PlayStation 3 release, we don’t think that the platform holder can get away with another E3 without showing the title. Either it’s cancelled – and given creative director Fumito Ueda’s recent...
News Dark Souls 2 Will Make Your Life a Misery in March
Death deploys next year
It’s that time of the year where video game advertisements start popping up all over Los Angeles – but this Dark Souls 2 banner offers a little more than mere pre-E3 excitement. The poster – attached to the building where the big show will take place – features two glum looking warriors and a March 2014 release...
E3 2013 Sony's Press Conference to Be the 'Strongest in Years'
Geoff Keighley teases shock and awe
There are now less than ten days to go until Sony’s big E3 media briefing, and the excitement is already starting to build. In order to drive some additional enthusiasm, connected industry insider Geoff Keighley has hinted that the Japanese giant’s event looks poised to be the best in some time. Writing on
Feature Five Things That Sony Should and Shouldn't Do at E3 2013
Press conference commandments
In a little over ten days, the gaming industry will descend on Los Angeles for this year’s E3 – the most important exposition in interactive entertainment. While the convention itself is undeniably the hottest attraction – quite literally, or so we’re told – it’s the pre-show press conferences that...
News Flower Looks Like It's Blooming on PlayStation Vita
Listed as part of IndieCade's lineup
The imminent summer breeze looks set to blow a gift in the form of thatgamecompany’s beautiful Flower onto the PlayStation Vita. While publisher Sony’s yet to officially confirm the port, the title rooted itself on IndieCade’s exhaustive E3 lineup, prompting the folks over at Shacknews to take notice...
News Metal Gear Solid 5's Main Voice Actor to Be Unmasked Next Week
New trailer focuses on gameplay
Solid Snake’s new voice actor will be revealed during Konami’s pre-E3 press conference on 6th June, according to a teaser image posted on NeoGAF. Legendary performer David Hayter waved goodbye to the character earlier in the year, after insinuating that
E3 2013 You'll Be Able to Watch Sony's Press Conference on Your Vita
Tretton in technicolor
If small screens are more your thing, Sony has confirmed that you’ll be able to watch the company’s impending E3 press conference on your PlayStation Vita. European PlayStation Blog manager Fred Dutton confirmed the snippet on the, er, PlayStation Blog, noting that the company is still “finalising plans”, but that...
Feature Three Lessons PS4 Can Learn from Xbox One's Unveiling
Star student
We don’t think that it’s entirely unfair to say that Microsoft’s big Xbox One unveiling didn’t quite go to plan. While the Redmond-based manufacturer clearly had the mainstream market in its sights, we’d like to assume that it wasn’t planning on completely alienating its core audience in the process. It’s still too early...
E3 2013 PlayStation Vita Set for 'Surprisingly Big' Showing in Los Angeles
Raise the roof
It’s starting to seem like our criticism of the PlayStation Vita may have been a touch premature. Sony Computer Entertainment Europe’s senior business development manager Shahid Kamal Ahmad recently teased an “amazing” title for the format, and now Game Informer executive editor Andrew Reiner has
Feature Five PS4 Announcements That Could Steal the Next Xbox's Thunder
Future combat
Sony knows that it’s got a battle on its hands. It may have hogged the limelight ever since its surprise PlayStation 4 announcement earlier in the year, but Microsoft will not allow that to persist. When the next Xbox is finally revealed on 21st May, the companies will at last lock horns – and it’s the outcome of that tussle that...
E3 Sony's E3 2013 Press Conference Scheduled for 10th June
Be prepared to stay up very late
Sony’s drawn the short straw with regards to E3 press conference scheduling once again, securing the late spot following Microsoft, Ubisoft, and EA. Rounding out a bumper day of events, you’ll be able to learn what the platform holder’s got in store for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and Vita from 18:00PM...
News Respawn Entertainment Rendezvousing at E3 2013
Call of duty
Respawn Entertainment will be deploying details about its next project at this year’s E3, co-founder Vince Zampella has teased. The studio – which houses a number of ex-Infinity Ward employees – was formed after the aforementioned executive and his long-term colleague Jason West were fired by Activision for fraternising with EA...
News E3 Staying in Los Angeles Until 2015
Looks like another perfect day
In an announcement that will mean very little to the majority of you, the Electronic Software Association has announced that E3 will remain in Los Angeles until 2015. A sojourn to Vegas had been rumoured while the West Hall of the LA Convention Center is reconstructed into an epic new Farmer’s Field stadium – but...
