E3 2012 Archives - GamesBeat

The GamesBeat E3 2012 Non-Award Awards: The least prestigious awards in the industry

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
June 10, 2012
7 min

When we're in Los Angeles for E3, we've always got our eyes out for special and noteworthy works. When we're not doing that, we give out these E3 2012 non-award awards. Grossest quote? We have that. Most charming booth babe? Yep. Year of the Bow Award for the Most Bows? You'll have to click to find out.

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Get Well Gamers presents “Comics for Kids” pre-E3 benefit show June 5

Posted byby GamesBeat
May 30, 2012
1 min

California-based charity organization Get-Well Gamers is ushering in next week's Electronic Entertainment Expo with Comics for Kids, a comedy benefit show.

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Konami kicks off pre-E3 character battle (gallery)

Posted byby GamesBeat
May 24, 2012
1 min

Fan votes will determine the winner of the tournament-style throwdown.

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Here’s what’s different with Nintendo’s revised Wii U controller

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
May 20, 2012
1 min

An employee at TT Games, the makers of the Lego Star Wars titles, leaked an image of a revised Wii U controller. A few minor changes have been made, and let us run you through them.

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6 reasons E3 might suck this year

Posted byby GamesBeat
May 18, 2012
2 min

This year's E3 is looking more notable for what we won't be seeing.

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Mojang talks Minecraft subscriptions, boycotting E3

Posted byby GamesBeat
May 8, 2012
2 min

Mojang, the Swedish developer of Minecraft, is considering introducing a subscription model to its block-centric building game and will bow out of next month's Electronic Entertainment Expo.

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Nintendo CEO Iwata: No Wii U pricing at E3; digital downloads coming to 3DS and Wii U

Posted byby GamesBeat
April 27, 2012
2 min

During a financial results briefing today, Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata announced that the company will not be revealing pricing for its upcoming Wii U console at next month's Electronic Entertainment Expo and outlined a new digital distribution model.

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Sony exec confirms no PlayStation 4 at this year’s E3

Posted byby GamesBeat
January 12, 2012
1 min

The next generation of Sony’s PlayStation console will not be seen at this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo, according to Sony Representative CEO and Executive Deputy...

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