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Remember Me review

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Alec Meer) — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:05:00 GMT

That title's going to be a bit of a tall order, sadly

3 hidden gems of E3 2013

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Alex Wawro) — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:29:00 GMT

It's going to be a good year for gamers. E3 2013 was one big coming-out party for the next generation of gaming consoles--and the party got loud.

Hunting down the best unique games at E3 2013

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Hayden Dingman) — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:04:00 GMT

It's no big secret that game sequels have gotten out of hand. Everybody has a favorite franchise, and it's always hard to see beloved characters retired from the roster. But when it comes to clinging to the tried-and-true to the exclusion of something new, the game industry is guiltier than most.

Sid Meier sees new opportunities in gaming

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (John Gaudiosi) — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:49:00 GMT

Sid Meier is the latest game industry veteran to embrace the burgeoning mobile gaming space. The man behind Civilization--a classic PC game that successfully made the transition to tablet--has launched his first mobile game.

Gunpoint review

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Alec Meer) — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 14:33:00 GMT

Magic trousers, pratfalls aplenty and chaotic electrician powers make this indie debut a tiny treat

How Sony can still screw up the PlayStation 4

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Armando Rodriguez) — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:39:00 GMT

Sony's PlayStation 4 may be the fan favorite right now, as far as next-generation consoles go.

Game maker writes a love letter to classic strategy games with Massive Chalice

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Alex Wawro) — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:06:00 GMT

Brad Muir is a Double Fine man with a mission: Build the best tactical strategy game possible with money and feedback from the people who want to play it.

Ubisoft's Rocksmith 2014 guitar software includes a new Session Mode tool

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Hayden Dingman) — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:42:00 GMT

Rocksmith, edutainment software from Ubisoft that teaches you how to play a real guitar under the guise of a Guitar Hero-esque game, now morphs into Rocksmith 2014, with an exciting new feature called Session Mode.

Indie games leave E3 for a press event of their own

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Alex Wawro) — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:18:00 GMT

E3 is dominated by the biggest names in games--Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft, and other such 800-pound gorillas. As a result, independent game makers have a hard time getting noticed amid all the fanfare. So a few of them decamped from this year's E3 and held their own press conference at a nearby art museum.

Hands-on with the Virtuix Omni gaming treadmill

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Hayden Dingman) — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:14:00 GMT

After using Virtuix's Omni omni-directional treadmill at E3, I don't think playing a game with just a keyboard or a gamepad will ever be as satisfying again.

Second-screen apps get a primary role at E3

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Brad Chacos) — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:07:00 GMT

For all the focus on the new consoles at E3, developers sure seem to be in a rush to get you to put down your controller and pick up your tablet.

Xbox One pricing paves way for Sony PS4 success

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Nick Barber) — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:07:00 GMT

A series of blunders by Microsoft has paved the way for Sony's PlayStation 4 console to capture the top spot in year-end holiday sales.

Bungie's Destiny is a highly personal shooter (that makes you play with your friends)

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Brad Chacos) — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:50:00 GMT

LOS ANGELES--After you've birthed the classic Halo series, and breathed life into it for more than a decade, what do you do next? For Bungie, the answer is to embrace Destiny, the cooperative, sci-fi, open-world, "shared experience shooter" that the company demoed at E3. It's on the way for every major platform available: Xbox 360, Xbox One, Playstation 3, Playstation 4. Bungie would neither confirm nor deny a future PC verison.

Why always-online consoles are actually good for gamers

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Alex Wawro) — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:27:00 GMT

LOS ANGELES--Internet access is always a hot topic at E3--Wi-Fi access is notoriously scanty--but this may be the first year that attendees are more concerned about the health of their home networks. Microsoft and Sony built their next generation of gaming consoles expecting that they'll be jacked into a broadband connection most of the time; Microsoft took it a step further, advising players with poor Internet access to skip the Xbox One entirely and content themselves with current-generation hardware.

Mario who? Why nobody loves the console mascots anymore

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Nate Ralph) — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:24:00 GMT

LOS ANGELES--Sonic Lost World is shaping up to be a pleasant return to form for the legendary blue hedgehog, re-imagining that quintessential, blisteringly fast Sonic experience. And it's also largely invisible at E3 this week, lost amongst a sea of zombies, military shooters, and whatever's going on with Microsoft's tone-deaf PR.

Nvidia hopes Shield eventually overtakes Xbox, PS4

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Agam Shah) — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:40:00 GMT

Nvidia's Shield is complementary to gaming consoles for now, but the company hopes that wide adoption of Android gaming ultimately could make the US$349 handheld an alternative to Xbox and PlayStation.

We made a game in only 20 minutes with Microsoft's Project Spark

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Alex Wawro) — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:59:00 GMT

LOS ANGELES--Project Spark is the most intriguing game Microsoft brought to E3, because it really isn't a game at all--it's a toolbox for making your own games and sharing them with others.

Hordes of zombie games overrun E3

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Armando Rodriguez) — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:57:00 GMT

LOS ANGELES--If there's one thing we can take away from this year's E3, it's that zombie games have overrun the show--almost like a horde of zombies. There are zombie adventure games, zombie third-person shooters, zombie MMOs, and even zombie strategy games. It's been difficult to walk more than five feet on the show floor without bumping into another game infested with shambling undead monsters.

Rovio teases "Angry Birds" racing game

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Mark Hachman) — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:54:00 GMT

Angry Birds, start your engines! On Wednesday, Rovio teased Angry Birds Go!, suggesting the massive game franchise is about to get behind the wheel of a racing game.

Mad Catz stalks Android gamers at E3 with a new console and controller

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Alex Wawro) — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:53:00 GMT

LOS ANGELES--Peripheral manufacturer Mad Catz brings a bevy of brightly colored gamepads and headsets to every E3, but this year it brought something unexpected: the M.O.J.O., a tiny black box that plays Android games and apps on your HDTV.

PS4 vs Xbox One console comparison review

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Chris Martin) — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:00:00 GMT

Sony and Microsoft have both announced their next-generation consoles, the PS4 and Xbox One. We investigate the differences price, specs, controllers, features and games.

Nintendo's Super Mario 3D World: fun but what's new?

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Nate Ralph) — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 23:16:00 GMT

Nintendo's Super Mario 3D World is the first multiplayer 3D Mario game and the goal, as ever, is to get from one end of the level to the next.

Square Enix provides more questions than answers at E3 Q&A

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Armando Rodriguez) — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 23:01:00 GMT

While Sony and Microsoft duked it out with over-the-top press conferences this week at E3, Square Enix's talk with the media took on a more low-key feel. The company held a small gathering at a nearby hotel to show us more trailers for its upcoming releases and answer any questions we might have had. Still, while the trailers did their job at holding our attention, some of the answers we got from Square Enix were less than satisfactory.

Heck no, Ouya won't go. Even if E3 calls the cops

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Ian Paul) — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:54:00 GMT

The company behind the Android-based console Ouya is at E3 this week to show off its wares and make announcements along with the rest of the gaming world. Unlike most of the industry, however, Ouya Inc. isn't playing by E3's rules, and the trade show's management reportedly doesn't like it.

Touring Tamriel in The Elder Scrolls Online

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Armando Rodriguez) — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:57:00 GMT

LOS ANGELES--It was a productive afternoon: I rescued a pig, solved a murder, and foiled a regicide--not bad for a sell-sword who's 90 years-young. At this year's E3 I scored some time with a beta build of Bethesda's new MMORPG, The Elder Scrolls Online. I explored the lands of Tamriel as a decrepit mercenary, bent on stealing anything and everything that wasn't bolted down.