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The oddest Nintendo E3 gifs and Photoshops from the Internet

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
June 5, 2012
1 min

The Electronic Entertainment Expo press events are over. Sony, EA, Microsoft, Ubisoft, and Nintendo have all said their piece. Now, it's the Internet's turn.

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Nintendo’s Wii U: Safe on first, weak on third-party

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 5, 2012
3 min

Nintendo wants you to think their new Wii U console presents "unique" gameplay opportunities, but at their 2012 E3 conference, they barely even touched "original," and the fresh blood they needed from third-party developers felt very thin indeed.

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Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition coming to Steam with additional content

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 5, 2012
1 min

Dark Souls will finally make it to PCs and will have extra content, but gamers might not be thrilled with how much of a direct port it is.

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Transformers developer using past critiques to fuel change (video interview)

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 5, 2012
2 min

Developer High Moon Studios is hoping to make a more-engaging game with Transformers: Fall of Cybertron by addressing the critical feedback they received on the previous installment in the series.

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Capcom shows three playable characters for Resident Evil 6 (hands-on preview)

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 5, 2012
2 min

Capcom is showing off a playable version of Resident Evil 6 at the E3 trade show this week. Controllable characters include Leon, Chris, and Jake, each with a different combat style.

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Tomb Raider reboot: Lara Croft comes of age, from bow to gun (preview)

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 5, 2012
5 min

Lara Croft was one of the most iconic video game characters of the past 15 years. But we never really learned how she came...

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With Skylanders Giants, Activision could dominate toys and video games (video and gallery)

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 5, 2012
4 min

Activision Blizzard has an evil plan afoot to rule both toys and video games. And Skylanders Giants is going to be a big part...

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The Amazing Spider-Man relies on his mobile phone’s GPS (hands-on preview)

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 5, 2012
3 min

The Amazing Spider-Man apparently needs to reference the global-positioning satellite feature on his mobile phone to navigate New York. This interesting spin on the in-game minimap can greatly help players...even if it is a little silly.