Nintendo Conference: June 15th 5:00pm GMT Here we are in time for the big one. Why is this the big one? Well the 3DS is going to be shown for sure and as for other predictions: another Zelda game has already been strongly hinted at and the Goldeneye remake. I just have my fingers crossed they don’t fall back on yet another new Mario game. It’ll be...

Jun 15, 2010

Ubisoft Conference: June 15th 1:00am GMT If I’m wrong about that start time it’s because I’m half asleep. Predictions going in: I imagine that Ubisoft will be focusing on butchering Assassin’s Creed into a multi-player experience and the new Ghost Recon, but let’s see. The conference opens with a man on stage with his back to...

EA Conference: June 14th 10:00pm GMT Predictions going in: no real big surprises expected from EA. Mass Effect 3 is a given and perhaps something from Repsawn Entertainment. While waiting for the official beginning we are subjected to music including Fallout Boy’s ‘Thanks For the Memories’ and songs about doing things in spite of others....

Xbox 360 Conference: June 14th 6:30pm GMT Even before this started, it was already known that Natal had become Kinect. I’m still trying to work out why they think that name is better. In fact, I’m willing to bet money on people accidentally calling it Kinetic for the first year. Predictions going in: Kinect priced around £99.99, 250gb 360 priced...

When Metroid: Other M is released this year, Samus is going to be breaking her long held silence. But with the quality of the voice acting already coming in for some harsh scrutiny perhaps it would have been better for her to have kept her mouth shut. Of course the cinematic, cutscene heavy interpretation of the series by Team Ninja would seem to require Samus...

You cannot deny how important to the industry E3 has become. I will be hooked to the press conferences and post conference follow ups (otherwise known as the details), and I expect many industry gazers, fans and whatnot to be doing much the same. A couple of years ago there was an argument that due to the new casual market being dominant over the hardcore...