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No game under the Nintendo banner has garnered more vitriol in recent years than Metroid Prime: Federation Force, which is quite an achievement given that it was barely announced two weeks ago. But considering Nintendo's history, maybe it's a little too early to start passing judgement.
With most of the biggest announcements available only as trailers and guided playthroughs, E3 2015 raises the question: what's the point of attending in person?
Between big announcements from Sony, Microsoft and other developers at this year's E3, it's easy to overlook how the PC has grown its own significant presence. That's ok, because as console makers vie for the top prize, the PC is walking away with the most toys.
Yesterday, at the Oculus pre-E3 presentation, we found out about the partnership between Oculus VR and Microsoft. Although the revealed features seem pretty underwhelming right now, it could be the start of bigger things to come.
E3 press conferences are expensive, demos are limited to thousands, and interviews can go terribly wrong. Nintendo's recent moves signal a sea change in how to handle E3 that other companies are bound to follow.
Although Microsoft has promised renewed support for PC gaming in the past, it has never followed through with it. That might change with next week's PC gaming presentation at E3 leading up to the launch of Windows 10, but are we just going to see history repeat itself?
Critics often warn against pre-ordering games, since doing so benefits publishers more than gamers, and those little DLC bonuses are rarely worth the effort. Despite an uneasy feeling sense of putting down a bet, the way some pre-orders might be like, there is a plus side to pre-ordering.
The Witcher 3 set a new standard for open-world role-playing games, but could it have spoiled things for games due out this fall like Fallout 3? We dicuss the merits of both series and to see if we've been spoiled by hours of monster hunting.
Does every online shooter need to be competitve to stay relevant? Not always, but it can be a tougher sell. Here are the challenges PvE games have to face compared to PVP.
Story should not be restricted to sci-fi games or smaller indie 'arthouse' games. The daily happenings of sports can bring out the heights of human emotion, so why shouldn't we expect this same treatment to come from our sports games?
