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E3 – The Consoles

June 7, 2016 3:54 pm | Leave your thoughts

Hardware reveals at E3 have had mixed fortunes during the history of the show, with excitement and euphoria just as prevalent as dread and confusion. The flip flopping of Sony’s and Microsoft’s success since the reveal of the PS3 has marked a paradigm shift with Regards to consumers no longer passive compliance to features, price...

Games of E3 – Honorable Mentions

Published by Leftover Brian

June 4, 2016 8:50 am | Leave your thoughts

Honorable Mentions So, after five main games I’m excited to find out about this show, there’s still a ton of games that will be revealed again or for the first time. I’ve picked another 12. Abzu (PS4/ PC) From the art director and composer of Journey, comes a gorgeous underwater simulator focusing on exploration and...

E3 Games by Eigotaku Part 5

Published by Leftover Brian

May 29, 2016 11:01 am | Leave your thoughts

Game 5. The future of Metal gear, what could have been for PT, and what’s next for Kojima. This is personally the most bittersweet entry of my ‘games of E3’ for three reasons. In all likelihood, we will never get another original Metal Gear Solid game. If we do, it will most likely be in...

E3 Games by Eigotaku Part 4

Published by Leftover Brian

May 29, 2016 7:20 am | Leave your thoughts

It could be argued that Rockstar and Activison and their tent pole IP- grand theft auto and call of duty, respectively, are the two sharpest edges of the contemporary gaming sword, consistent and uncompromising in their jabs on Nintendo’s waining dominance since the 16 bit era, and the console shaped horses these franchised warriors ride...

E3 Games by Eigotaku Part 3

Published by Leftover Brian

May 28, 2016 10:13 am | Leave your thoughts

E3 would not be E3 without big conferences, thumping soundtracks, endorsement loving developers championing annualised cash ins to seasoned fans of the sports or shooter genres. Except when it’s not. Except when Nintendo is mentioned. In 2008, Nintendo lynchpin Shigeru Miyamoto went on stage to demo a music game in line with the ‘touch generation’...