Before E3: Apogee returns to nuke ‘em

July 14, 2008   Leave a Comment  

Leading the charge is fan favorite Duke Nukem. Apogee is bringing three new missions for Duke, called the Duke Nukem Trilogy, to the handheld console market in conjunction with 3D Realms and MachineWorks Northwest LLC.

We have arrived

July 13, 2008   Leave a Comment  

ARTESIA, Calif. — We landed in beautiful Long Beach at 11:45 a.m., and despite disaster with the rental car and a slightly questionable hotel room, we’ve made it! First things first. E3 technically starts Tuesday, but tomorrow we’ll be hearing from Electronic Arts and Microsoft, so expect big things there. For now, we’re relaxing after [...]

Before E3: Konami to release sequel to ‘Elebits’

July 12, 2008   1 Comment  

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. has announced that they are currently developing Elebits: The Adventures of Kai and Zero, the sequel to Elebits, exclusively for Nintendo DS. The game, slated to be released in the fall, allows players to find, capture and befriend the tiny creatures known as Elebits. The Elebits serve as energy sources in [...]

Before E3: Deep Silver s.t.a.l.k.s. their way to E3

July 12, 2008   Leave a Comment  

Deep Silver, Inc has released their game lineup for the 2008 E3 Media & Business Summit for both PC and consoles. Although Deep Silver publishes games for all platforms, this year their big console releases are solely for the Nintendo DS and Wii.

Before E3: Quality time with 2K

July 12, 2008   Leave a Comment  

At E3 this year, 2K Games and 2K Sports will be previewing a number of brand new titles behind the closed doors of the conference. On the list include: Borderlands (PC/360/PS3), BioShock (PS3), NBA 2K9 (360/PS3/PS2), NHL 2K9 (360/Wii/PS3/PS2), and Civilization IV: Colonization (PC). We’ve booked an hour and a half with these guys, so [...]

Before E3: Akella’s under-the-radar ‘Moscow Racer’

July 12, 2008   Leave a Comment  

Russian developer Akella is showing off an impressive-looking driving title at E3 this year.

Before E3: Majesco’s lineup

July 12, 2008   1 Comment  

With their surprising success in the crowded casual games genre, Majesco looks poised to continue their winning streak by offering up simple, addictive titles at E3 this year. [...]

Before E3: EA will present ‘Dragon Age: Origins’

July 12, 2008   1 Comment  

Dragon Age: Origins, the highly anticipated dark fantasy epic from leading video game developer BioWare is set to be shown during E3 2008, EA/BioWare said in their pre-E3 press blast this week. Origins will be shown throughout E3, July 15-17. We’ll let you know what we find out. For the latest Dragon Age: Origins updates [...]

Before E3: Midway’s lineup

July 11, 2008   1 Comment  

Here’s what Midway’s bringing to the show.

We’re AT E3

July 11, 2008   2 Comments  

And that means so are you. Blast has two reporters live on the scene of the biggest video game show of the year. We’ll have the latest news from Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony, Bethesda Softworks, Harmonix, Konami, Capcom, 2K Games and much, much more! We’ll even have some games you might not have heard of yet! [...]

The Old Shoebox: The Halo E3 2000 trailer

April 14, 2008   1 Comment  

There’s no question that Halo was one of the best action/shooter games ever made. It was a remarkable achievement in gaming and carried the Xbox at launch time. Its multiplayer had that James Bond Goldeneye/N64 feel where you could play it, the same levels, over and over again and love every minute. I still like [...]

PAX 2008 date set

Oct. 26, 2007   Leave a Comment  

Penny Arcade Expo 2008 dates announced after PAX 2007 attendance made it the number 1 video game conference in North America