Forty-nine percent of all American homes have a video game console according to new research released today at E3 2012 by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), the trade association that represents the U.S. video game industry. Matching this historically high install base, more Americans than ever are playing video games on smartphones, tablets and handheld devices and changing the way consumers enjoy computer and video games. More than 30 percent said they play games on their smartphones, compared to 20 percent last year. One quarter of gamers said they play games on wireless devices, up from 13 percent in 2011. … Continue reading ESA Reports Rising Game Popularity→
LucasArts, a Lucasfilm Ltd. company, announced today a new internally developed videogame franchise, Star Wars 1313 . The game will make its formal debut at the 2012 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles June 5-7. As players take control of a lethal bounty hunter in a never-before-seen dark and mature world, Star Wars 1313 introduces an integrated development approach by bringing together great artists across the Lucasfilm organization, including LucasArts, Industrial Light & Magic, Lucasfilm Animation Ltd. and Skywalker Sound. A third person cinematic action adventure game, Star Wars 1313 will bring to life the Coruscant underworld, the most dangerous … Continue reading E3 Expo: Star Wars 1313 Adult Adventure Announced→
Cutting-edge innovation and experiential digital entertainment will be on display from Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI), at the 2012 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3 Expo) taking place at the Los Angeles Convention Center on June 5 – 7, 2012. Highly anticipated and fan-favorite titles Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Skylanders Giants and TRANSFORMERS: FALL OF CYBERTRON lead Activision’s line-up of blockbuster titles being showcased in the South Hall, booth #647. "The level of creativity driving video games has never been greater. Our industry has the greatest talent in the world and E3 … Continue reading E3 Expo: Activision Reveals Show Lineup→
Capcom, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today confirmed the next wave of upcoming titles it will be showcasing at the 2012 E3 Expo in Los Angeles which opens officially tomorrow. In addition to playable debuts for Resident Evil 6 and Lost Planet 3 there will also be new content for DmC Devil May Cry. Street Fighter X Tekken for PlayStationVita handheld entertainment system will premiere the Cross-Platform Play functionality. Capcom’s full roster of titles on display at its booth 1047 in the South Hall of the LA Convention Center includes: Resident Evil 6 Playable for the … Continue reading E3 Expo: Capcom Showing Resident Evil 6, Others→
2K Games has released a new trailer for XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the highly anticipated action-strategy game from Firaxis Games. The trailer focuses on the intense tactical combat, the terrifying alien enemies, and the wealth of strategic options that players will encounter when XCOM: Enemy Unknown invades stores on October 9, 2012. http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=UNyhyzjYCks Publishers: 2K Games Developers: Firaxis Games Platforms: PC Events: E3 Expo 2012
Grab your tablets and smartphones and get ready for gaming, as 2K Play today announced that their innovative new slate of mobile games will be unveiled at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) 2012, taking place at the Los Angeles Convention Center from June 5-7. The games are designed to deliver a play-anywhere-play-anytime social experience and will be available beginning this summer for mobile devices. "From our blockbuster Carnival Games series to our exciting new original properties like Herd, Herd, Herd, to our election year tie-in with Comedy Central, we’re thrilled to introduce a lineup of games that are with you … Continue reading E3 Expo: 2K Pushing Tablet Gaming→
Today CCP Games is proud to announce a number of new details for its upcoming free-to-play massively multiplayer first person shooter, DUST 514, scheduled for release this year exclusively on the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system. The details, coming out of this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), focus on the first beta event of the summer, as well as how the game supports the PlayStation ecosystem with a custom PlayStation Home Space and the PlayStation Vita companion app DUST 514: Neocom. The premier beta event for DUST 514 is scheduled to begin on Friday June 29th, and will run throughout … Continue reading E3 Expo: Dust 514 Gameplay Trailer→
GAEMS, Inc. announced today they will show the latest innovations in their lineup of award-winning personal gaming and entertainment environments (PGE’) at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles, June 5-7, 2012. The GAEMS booth will be located in South Hall, #247 (right next to the G4TV stage). GAEMS recently partnered with Microsoft and will unveil the new G155 Sentry, a Microsoft-licensed device that provides individuals and families with a completely customizable personal entertainment solution to enjoy games, DVDs or even stream media like Netflix, HULU or YouTube anytime and just about anywhere. The Sentry and an Xbox 360 … Continue reading E3 Expo: GAEMS To Unveil Personal Gaming Device→
Explore Middle-earth in an epic and thrilling LEGO videogame adventure for the entire family! Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games and The LEGO Group today announced LEGO The Lord of the Rings, the latest addition to the wildly successful LEGO videogame series that brings to life the legendary fantasy saga by J.R.R. Tolkien. The game will be available for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation 3 system, the Wii system, the Nintendo DS hand-held system, the Nintendo 3DS hand-held system, PlayStationVita system and PC in fall 2012. LEGO The Lord of the Rings is based … Continue reading E3 Expo: LEGO Lord Of The Rings Announced→
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