We’ve been busy, getting you hands-on impressions and other information from the Los Angeles Convention Center! While we work on getting those to you, why not check out our gallery of shots from in and around this year’s event?
June 2013
In this episode, Shawn and Graham find a quiet spot near E3 festivities to share their thoughts on this week’s announcements and early impressions of games on the show floor. Topics include Shin Megami Tensei IV, Mario Kart 8, Knack, Lightning Returns, Thief, Tearaway and more!
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Hosts: Graham Russell, Shawn Vermette.
Music: Podcast theme by Tom Casper.
There are a lot of things in games that are just not fun. Getting absolutely decimated because your equipment is too weak is not fun. Steamrolling the enemy because your equipment is too strong is fun once and then never again. And more than anything else, grinding easy missions hoping for a rare drop is not fun — particularly when that rare drop will take you straight from getting handily beaten to absolutely wiping out the enemy. READ MORE
Instead of a typical press conference, Nintendo tried something a little different with its Nintendo Direct. The focus was on Wii U software, with some announcements and a few nice surprises.
Sony’s E3 press conference focused on game announcements, both new and old, and clarification of Sony’s policies regarding used games and always online. While some of the titles demoed at the event were already known about in advance, there were still plenty of surprises.
