Have you ever wondered if digital distribution would really take off? When all forms of physical media would be virtually gone? Well the creators over at Onlive have taken that step and have gone beyond, right now! We got a behind the scenes look at what could possibly be the future of gaming.
The developers for Black are at it again but where that game had a serious tone of destruction, this one sees an upbeat approach. Bodycount is inspired by famous faces like Lady Gaga and JJ Abrams and yes we said Lady Gaga. We got a demonstration on how the game works then got a hands on for ourselves to see what it's all about.
At E3 we were treated to a demoed session of Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. This demo was split into 3 different scenarios, demonstrating a couple of things in the game. Here's how it all went down.
Sega and Platinum Games are set to show the world Vanquish, a third person shooter that gives you that Gears of War cover system but put their own style on it. The main character is a US agent named Sam, who has to fight off many Russian robot troops that are trying to gain a energy source to rule the world. We got a hands on at E3 and here's what we thought.
Gran Turismo 5 is upon us! Time to get ready for engine and suspension tinkering, and get those racing gloves out because we all know you are racing fans that have been waiting for this game.
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess was the last game in the Legend of Zelda franchise to be on a console, and even then that game wasn't a native Wii adventure: it was originally produced for the GameCube and then converted over to the Wii. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is the first Zelda game that's made specifically for Wii, and this one requires Wii MotionPlus.
LittleBigPlanet had possibly the most robust game creation engine on any system now the developers are giving players even more control with LittleBigPlanet 2.
With the madness that is E3 day one was certainly a crazy ride. We did however get a lot of hands on with the games and here is just a sample of what we've experienced.