"LEIPZIG, Germany--As the Games Convention in Leipzig finally draws to a close today, there's one question that everybody wants to ask--or at least that we want to ask--could it be the new E3?

The first incarnation of the Electronic Entertainment Expo was the video game trade show to end all video game trade shows, until last year when it was announced by organisers the Entertainment Software Association that it would be downsized and renamed the E3 Media and Business Summit. Attendance wo..."

GamerSquad presents the usual gaggle of videogame-related scantily clad female marketing bunnies for your socially stunted enjoyment. We kid.

Who doesn't love the Booth Babe phenomenon?

Put your hands down! This year's new E3 didn't go down well in terms of attendee reaction, and guess what - it was the first E3 to abandon the poor Booth Babe/model/aspiring actress to the mercy of second-rate accident insurance commercials and relentless shift work at Hooters.

E3's loss, GCDC's n...

Think you know everything about Mario Kart Wii? Think again. CVG tells us all the secrets about the upcoming entry to the Mario Kart series, and they manage to preview the game as well. This is one article that Mario Kart fans don't want to miss.

Some of these secrets include:

• There will be 12 players in a race. Yes, that's right, 12 players.
• The hop/skid controls from Mario Kart 64/DS are back! It was noticeably missing from Double Dash, but Nintendo has brought it back for this outi...

"Microsoft's Xbox 360 took top honors as the console with the most award-winning games at E3 this year according to the Game Critics Awards. Xbox 360 games took home 11 awards, followed by PS3 with eight, and Wii with just one.

EA's Rock Band won Best In Show ousting Bioshock, Call of Duty 4, Mass Effect and Fallout 3 for the honor. Sony's Little Big Planet won Best Original Game, while Microsoft's Mass Effect took home the Best Console Game prize and Sony's Killzone 2 earned a congeniality..."

"After a great showing at E3, Microsoft Games Studios are proud to announce that “Mass Effect,” available this November from Microsoft Game Studios and BioWare Corp, has earned Best of E3 2007 nominations from the Game Critics Awards in the Best in Show, Best Console, and Best RPG title categories.

Visit the official “Mass Effect” website at www.masseffect.bioware.com to download the recently released extended E3 Director’s Cut video, as well as catch up on the latest information on the gam..."

"Unfortunately, before I had even settled into my seat, a Sony rep walked up and said, "Alex, we really need you to do interviews now."

"Oh, ok. Should I shut this game down?" Alex replied.

My heart momentarily sank but my hope rose again when the Sony rep said, "No, we've got somebody else coming to demo it."

Okay, even with someone else running the demo, I figured I'd still have a good time. My eyes drew back to the screen in front of me. My fellow editor had created a sticker the s..."

""E3 2007 has finally come and gone. This year’s show has been on a lot of people’s minds since last summer, when the Electronic Software Association announced that the industry’s biggest event, formerly the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3 for short), would be seeing a considerable downsizing. Over the last year, a lot of questions have been in the air: What would E3 be like now? How will it work? Will the show be worth attending? These are just a few of the many questions the entire industr..."

"“We take the design very seriously, so we’ve done a lot of testing,” Fils-Aime told MTV News. “We don’t see any risk of consumers falling off that Balance Board unless they’re … doing this while they’ve had a few too many alcoholic beverages.”

On the potential for the Balance Board,Fils-Aime said that Nintendo is already is discussions about its future uses, adding:

“Boarding games are obvious, whether it’s skateboard or surfboard… “My favourite idea is: Imagine a golf game where you’r..."

Game awards, just like reviews, are merely subjective opinions offered up by self-proclaimed 'experts'. Ultimately, retail sales figures make or break a game, putting the consumer firmly in place as the only 'real' gaming expert that needs to be listened to. That said, these awards gatherings are always good for inciting fanboy riots - if nothing else.

Roll on with Part-03 of GameTrailers.com's E3 Awards coverage.

At E3, Sony announced their newly designed PSP. They rambled on about a few things that excited fans, but it turns out one of those things was a lie. If you put the battery from the original PSP, you'd get 8-10 hours of gaming which is what Sony told us, but the new PSP will come with a smaller battery, only allowing 5 hours of gaming. Also, if you try to put the original PSP battery into the new PSP, the battery will bulge out. That's all the lies, but the rest is true so far.

"Big changes could be in store for E3 again. We've been hearing that the show will be moved away from Los Angeles next year, but a new location has yet to be pinned down. Microsoft's Jeff Bell would seem to be in favor of Las Vegas, where a number of conventions are held.

This year's new E3 was a drastic change from years past, and the event garnered some pretty mixed reactions, with some executives deciding not to attend at all.

That said, next year's E3 may be in for an overhaul yet ag..."

G4TV has awarded the best game of E3 to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare as well as the best Xbox 360 game. Dtoid staff had a little time to play the game last week and they say it sure does live up to it's hype, so let's hope that it impresses all gamers. Expect the game to release October 30th for people that live in the US and November 9th for people in Europe.

For all your Post-E3 Blizzard information, here's the re-cap on what they offered. From details on World of Warcraft's expansion to some eye-candy from Starcraft II, there's no dull moment with this developing company.

Starcraft II features full online supposrt, a brand-new 3D engine, huge army to control, and chaotic battles. Not too much we didn't already know in this department, though.

The Burning Crusade will soon get a patch that includes a built-in voice-chat. We'll also get the...

"The folks over at GameTrailers have voiced their opinions on the wealth of titles showcased at E3, offering up worthy nominations across a wide variety of categories before nailing their game of choice in each.

So, what scoops Best Action Game? What nabs Best New Franchise? And what saunters off with Best Game in the view of GameTrailers? Well, that would be spoiling the anticipation, robbing ourselves of an extra click, and also stealing some of GameTrailers’ thunder."

So who won E3 in the handheld business you ask. PSP or DS? The answer may surprise you. The DS seems to be much more popular, but the PSP won. Reasons being for it's redesign and impressive list of games. Games included God Of War: Chains Of Olympus, Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow and Battlefront: Renegade Squadron. Then Sony surprised us with a new game, Patapon. It'll be coming from Japan Studios, the people that brought you LocoRoco.

The DS had a few titles ranging from Sonic Rush Adven...

If you're a fan of Front Mission 3 and 4 (for PSOne and PS2 respectively), chances are you already know about a remake of the first game in the series that is coming to DS later this year. Note that this is a port, not a remake of Front Mission 1st.

Features:
- Double-screen usage. Top screen shows all of the info you could possibly want of your mechs - real handy, especially in a strategy game like this.
- Stylus usage - Optional.


Can this game with futuristic war-robots quench the...

If you're a DS owner and a Final Fantasy fan, chances are you're highly anticipating this spin-off of the Final Fantasy series. The game was a success in Japan, although as some say, it was "dumbed down" for the Japanese gamers who mostly are not used to real-time strategy games.

For the English version, a few changes have been made and added. Read on for the hands-on impression of the English version.

Known changes:
- Increased difficulty
- A bonus content (still not clear what it is...

"Four years ago, Eiji Aonuma took on one of the most difficult jobs in the game industry: Shigeru Miyamoto's. He was made producer of the Legend of Zelda series, taking the reins of one of the world's most popular and enduring game franchises.

Having just finished the wonderful Phantom Hourglass for Nintendo DS, Aonuma is enthused about the future of the Zelda series, and says that his teams will create similarly re-envisioned Zelda experiences on both Wii and DS.

Eiji Aonuma: With this ..."

Was it the money? Was it a misunderstanding? Or was it simply a case of 'My dog ate the PS3 trailer?' No-one really knows, but according to Sony, they sent a request, but no-one replied.

Although SCEA President says there is nothing wrong between Sony and Rockstar, and that they are still working with each other on various other exclusives for PS3, one can only wonder whether it is but an elaborate cover up for souring relations.

For those of you who have no idea what this PSP game is about watch this trailer to enlighten yourself a little more. Featuring scenes of a Young Snake as well as an Old Snake, this game has a few surprises set in store for you, especially the last part that brings the question as to whether Kojima and gang are finally starting to crack up.

"Now that E3 2007 is history, the ESA is apparently not wasting any time asking for input from its attendees for help in forming E3 2008. Attendees received a quickie questionnaire via email that asked them not only their opinions on how E3 2007 was handled they also ask for opinions on where E3 2008 might be held next (with San Fransisco, Los Angeles, Laguna Beach, San Diego and Santa Monica as the choices). The survey also asks whether E3 2008 should be held in one large convention center lo..."

"July 17, 2007 - The hits kept coming at today's PlayStation Premier press conference in Tokyo. Perhaps the biggest announcement, as far as the Japanese market is concerned, came from Koei president Kenji Matsuhara, who took the stage to announce that Shin Sangoku Musou 5 (aka Dynasty Warriors 6) is in development for the PlayStation 3.

Famitsu.com reports that the game's concept is "Extreme Action, Extreme Battle field." On top of the usual updates, including all new weapons, Koei is playi..."

"Play.com is offering an interesting alternative to the Sony PlayStation 3 Starter Pack - announced at E3 last week and due to go on sale in the UK tomorrow, 18th July."

"Announced at E3 last week, the new PSP is 33 percent lighter, 19 percent slimmer and 67 percent more sexalicious. It has video-out for watching UMD films or Memory Stick videos on the TV or, more likely, playing games on one.

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It can also buffer game-data a bit to reduce load-times, and charge itself through USB (PC and PlayStation 3, obviously - and probably even Xbox 360 if you cross-dress).

Sony's Japanese announcement makes no mention of the rest of the world, but Sony..."

Echochrome was one of Sony's E3 surprises, captivating audiences with its simple elegance and twisted, conceptual gameplay. Appearing like an M.C. Escher take on Lemmings, just the sight of this PS3 and PSP title was puzzling in its own right. While it deserves praise for originality, Sony shouldn't get all the credit.