EA and Ubisoft Hate E3

This year’s toned-down E3 with ~5,000 attendees was apparently not a big hit in the offices of EA/Ubisoft. Top executives of both companies have ran the show to the ground:

“I hate E3 like this,” said EA CEO John Riccitiello. “Either we need to go back to the old E3, or we’ll have to have our own private events.”

Laurent Detoc, president of Ubisoft North America, was equally critical. “E3 this year is terrible. The world used to come to E3. Now it’s like a pipe-fitters show in the basement.”

Red Faction: Guerrilla - E3 Screenshots

8 Brand new Red Faction: Guerrilla screenshots. Check them out below:

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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 2 - E3 Screenshots

THQ has released a bucket of ultra high-res screenshots for upcoming RTS; Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 2. Check them out below:

Note that these screens are extremely large (5120×2880 pixels) and weight over 6MB each.

Microsoft on Games for Windows LIVE

Microsoft’s epic fail of a service; Games of Windows LIVE, got jackshit exposure/mentioning at this year’s E3. Why did that happen and will it actually evolve into a brilliant platform like Steam or die a cold/dry death? Kevin Unagnst has the answers as he tries to explain Microsoft’s ignorance towards pc gamers and pc gaming.

At the end of the day, E3 is the battle of the consoles. We know that’s predominantly what people are interested in, that’s what the air time is about,” said Unangst. “And so, rather than try and raise a volume level that’s five minutes out of an hour and a half keynote, we said ‘you know what, let’s give PC its due.’ We did an event in San Francisco two weeks ago, it had a whole separate rollout, we talked to folks, we showed some of the great new games coming up. And then here tonight we’re having our own dedicated event for the people who truly care about the PC and are tracking it. That was a decision on our part that says the consoles are going to fight it out, I’d rather have a dedicated event where we can talk, where we can showcase the news. There’s going to be even more. We’re talking about it at Gamefest next week. If we did it the other way, you’d be saying why was there only five minutes of Games for Windows during an hour and a half? ‘

Awesome.

Tomb Raider: Underworld - Screenshots/Artwork/Factsheet Goodness

Lara Croft looks smoking hot with every incarnation of Tomb Raider games, this one is no different. Check out the ULTRA HIGH-RES Tomb Raider: Underworld E3 screenshots as well as 3 pieces of artwork. When you’re done drooling, check out the PC Factsheet.

Press Release: 

Description
Tomb Raider: Underworld represents a new advancement in exploration-based gameplay. As fearless adventurer Lara Croft explore exotic locations around the world, each designed with an incredible attention to detail resulting in breathtaking high-definition visual fidelity that creates a truly believable world and delivers a new level of challenge and choice. Read more

Borderlands - E3 Factsheet

Press Release:

Product Overview:
Borderlands combines the best in first-person action with player customization and vehicular combat for incredible layers of gameplay depth. The game features a groundbreaking content generation system allowing for near-endless variety in weapons, item drops and character customization. Borderlands allows for multiple players to share the same game experience simultaneously online in co-op gameplay. Players can freely join or leave each other’s games at anytime, or choose to play in the full single-player mode. These features, along with a rich and deep fiction that touches upon the mysteries buried beneath the surface of a danger-filled planet, combine to form a breakthrough experience that challenges the conventions of modern shooters. Read more

Borderlands - E3 Screens

Gearbox has released new screens for their upcoming FPS; Borderlands. Check them out below:

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Kiefer Sutherland To Voice Act in Call of Duty: World at War

Kiefer Sutherland, notable for being “Jack Bauer” in FOX’s blockbuster series; 24 has signed up to voice act one of the main characters in Call of Duty: World at War. With Sutherland’s talent and the distinct voice, you’d be hard pressed to find a better actor for the role.

Damnation - E3 Screenshots and Factsheet

Remember that mod-turned-full-retail game; Damnation? Yeah, here are some E3 screenshots and factsheet of it:

Press Release: 

Changing the landscape of shooters forever with a revolutionary blend of movement and combat in all three dimensions, Damnation is a non-stop test of reflexes, decision-making and action. Taking the shooter vertical, Damnation features massive streaming landscapes that set the stage for post-industrial battles between humanity and an unstoppable corporation in the wastelands known as Damnation. With the freedom to go anywhere and kill anyone to reach a goal, players create their own routes using vehicles, acrobatics and climbing to get around the huge maps.

In Damnation, players take control of Captain Hamilton Rourke, a member of the guerrilla resistance force known as the Peacekeepers. A veteran of the Great War, Rourke has his own personal agenda in avenging the death of his fiancé. Read more

Mercenaries 2: World in Flames - E3 Screenshots Bonanza

17 high resolution Mercenaries 2: World in Flames screenshots.

 

More Merc2 media here.

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