E3 may be done, but we’re sure as hell not finished yapping about it. Probably won’t be for a few days, either. Can you blame us? A lot of news went down last week. So much so we figured we’d duct tape all of our best posts together to form this master page of easy-to-read coverage. Shall we begin?
The Press Conferences:
• Microsoft Press Conference Awards — Reading our impressions of the Microsoft press conference for the second time award: Hopefully you.
• Nintendo Press Conference Awards — Two new Mario’s, a new Metroid, and, uh, some vitality thingy.
• Sony Press Conference Awards — You just know Kratos is pre-ordering that Hanna Montana PSP bundle.
Daily Dairies:
• Day One Diary — All of our thoughts and impressions from the first hectic day of E3.
• Day Two Diary — Like our first diary, but on the second day.
Mobcasts:
• Episode 005 — The core Bitmob staff and former 1UP/EGM editor James Mielke discuss the press conferences, announcements, and more.
• Episode 006 — Electronic Arts’ and former 1UP/CGW editor Jeff Green, 8-4’s and former EGM editor John Ricciardi, and Turn 10’s and former EGMer Che Chou join Michael Donahoe and Robert Ashley to discuss E3’s size, demoing games, and the evils of Twitter.
News:
• Microsoft Invites Shigeru Miyamoto to See Project Natal — Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto checks out Microsoft’s new motion-control doohickey.
• Concept Art of New Zelda for Wii — See what the new Zelda game might look like had Nintendo actually announced it at E3.
• A New Wii Zelda — And some details on this should-have-been-announced Wii Zelda.
Videos:
• Video Blips Special: E3 Trailers Day One — All the hottest trailers from the first day.
Previews:
• Emasculated by Wii Sports Resort — Shoe cuts in front of a long-ass line in order to play Wii Sports Resort. What an asshole!
• Forza 3 in Seven Dan Greenawalt Quotes — Learn about Forza 3 through the mouth of its maker.
• THQ Big Sword Bonanza — THQ busts out its big swords with Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine and Darksiders: Wrath of War.
• God of War 3 – It’s All About the Little Things — A few small reasons why God of War 3 will likely kick ungodly ass.
• When Modern Warfare 2 isn’t always guns a-blazing — War isn’t always about shooting people in the face. It’s also about ice-picking people in the face.
• Project Natal: Hands/Feet/Arms/Legs/Torso/Heads-On Impressions — Our spaz-happy impressions of Microsoft’s nifty motion-control device.
• EA Took Me to Hell and All I Have to Show is This Lousy Update — Discover exactly how much EA’s Dante’s Inferno wants to be God of War.
• 256 Players…Can MAG Really Work? — We discover if you really need to make 255 new friends fast.
• Activision’s Hero Complex: Is it a good thing? — Can Activision save Greg Ford from his musical ineptitude? Find out next week…er, right now, actually.
Community Q&A:
• The Official Bitmob Q&A — Fellow Bitmobber Paul Gale answers your questions straight from the show floor.
Community Posts:
• Microsoft Press Conference Recap (In Limerick Form) — Andrew Hiscock recaps Microsoft’s press conference in limerick form.
• Nintendo Press Conference Recap (In Limerick Form with Haiku Bonus Round) — And Nintendo’s.
• Sony Press Conference Recap (In Limerick Form with Nursey Rhyme Bonus Round) — And Sony’s.
• Hardcore Gamers’ Reaction to Nintendo’s E3 Conference: An Empirical Study — Andrew also charts the reaction of hardcore gamers for Nintendo’s press conference.
• Hardcore Gamers’ Reaction to Microsoft’s E3 Conference: An Empirical Study Continues — And Microsoft’s.
• Feedback: Understanding The Wii Vitality Sensor — Nicholas Michetti ponders what we might actually do with the Wii Vitality Sensor.
• Ride, Tony Hawk, Ride! — Patrick Bonk thinks the next Tony Hawk will get him back on the virtual board.
• Opening Cinematic Hints at Beatles: Rock Band Setlist? — Benjamin Torrey may know the secrets to The Beatles: Rock Band set list. Crafty fella.