E3 2009

5 Things That Should’ve Been at E3 But Weren’t

All of the major E3 keynotes from Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony are over. While 2009 is now officially the year of motion controls, there’s still something missing. Here’s what we expected to see at E3, but didn’t. Price Cuts The financiapocalypse has yielded no price cuts for ailing gamers from Sony, Nintendo or Microsoft. A…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Mecha Bot from James Cameron’s Upcoming Avatar Makes Appearance at E3 Expo

Collider has images of what is said to be a “heavy lifter” which will appear in the upcoming James Cameron sci-fi epic Avatar. It basically looks like a generic, mecha, but it’s something, right? The statue/model/robot is on display at E3 outside Ubisoft’s booth for the corresponding video game which will release alongside the film.…

Movies Adrian Covert

Nintendo’s Miyamoto Smack Talks Sony and Microsoft’s Motion Controls, Plus More

We’re at a Q&A session at E3 with Nintendo’s wizard Shigeru Miyamoto. Asked about Sony and Microsoft’s motion controls revealed earlier this week, through a translator he said that Nintendo’s policy is to actually do development and figure out how the hardware is going to be used with software before making an announcement. Oooo smack…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Microsoft: Project Natal Is “The Endgame”

What is Project Natal? Is it a fancy motion controller? Is it an easy way to talk to your TV? Is it a new way to use the 360 or Live? No, to Microsoft, it’s much more. It’s the goal. https://gizmodo.com/xbox-360-project-natal-full-body-motion-control-one-up-5274319 Talking to Marc Whitten, Microsoft’s Xbox Live General Manager, he’s happy to show you…

Tech News Mark Wilson

The Difference Between Sony and Nintendo at E3

I’ll let you figure out what it means. [Giz@E3]

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Sony PlayStation Motion Controller Video: How It Works

We saw details of the PlayStation Motion Controller, but now we can see what the E3 attendees saw, a full walkthrough from the keynote presentation. [YouTube via DVice] https://gizmodo.com/ps3-motion-controller-may-be-the-best-game-motion-captu-5276068

Tech News Wilson Rothman

Hands On: Is The PSP Go! Too Small?

I just finished groping the PSP Go! After a few minutes with the new handheld, I know why Sony is keeping the classic PSP intact. Updated with video. The PSP Go! feels considerably smaller than the wider PSP—mostly because it is. And the feeling of actually playing is akin to a cellphone/PSP hybrid, a device…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Everything You Need to Know About the PSP Go!

The PSP Go! is official and it looks great. Check out the features of what could potentially be a Nintendo DS—and iPod Touch—killer, along with the Playstation and Media Go store. https://gizmodo.com/psp-go-leaked-slider-with-16gb-of-flash-storage-and-bl-5273203 Technical features • 3.8-inch LCD screen. • Sliding control pad. • 16GB internal flash storage. • Wi-Fi. • Bluetooth. • M2 Memory Stick…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Sony’s E3 Keynote Liveblog Archive

Sony’s E3 press conference is about to start, and we’re here waiting to see what they’ll announce. PSP Go!? PS3 Slim? Who knows?! We’re starting now. Archive below: 11:00 AM ON JUN 2 2009 Mark Wilson: We just cabbed it across LA, and we’re at the Shrine Auditorium, ready to liveblog Sony’s press conference. Wow…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Wii Vitality Sensor Turns Wii Into Definitive Nursing Home Console

Some news at the Nintendo E3 conference at last: The Wii Vitality Sensor. It tracks your pulse. I’m sure it will have millions of fun applications. Seriously Nintendo, really? What are they going to do with this thing? Probably tie it to Wii Fit and some other games that would monitor your heart rate to…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Nintendo’s E3 Keynote Liveblog Archive

Nintendo’s E3 press conference hasn’t even started, and they’ve already slammed Sony. Impressive! The conference kicks off at 9AM PT—noon ET—but our liveblog is getting fired up now. Besides the New Wii Fit Motion Music Plus New Play Super 64, what do you want to see? https://gizmodo.com/nintendo-points-the-way-to-e3-with-trademarks-wii-fit-p-5271187 Archive below: 7:47 AM ON JUN 2 2009…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

The Xbox Needs Apps

The original Xbox launched in November 2001, with the Xbox 360 following just four years later, the shortest console cycle ever. The four-year anniversary of the 360 is five months away, but yesterday Microsoft proclaimed that “the future of home entertainment has a new name: Xbox 360.” Huh. It became remarkably clear today that Microsoft…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

God Bless Xbox: Microsoft’s E3 News Roundup

E3 hasn’t even officially started yet, and we’re guessing Microsoft’s already blown it out: Project Natal’s motion controls seem downright incredible, full games like Mass Effect are going on demand, and Twitter and Facebook have infected Xbox Live. It’s overwhelming! Here’s everything you missed today: •Xbox 360 Project Natal: Full-Body Motion Control One-Ups the Wii:…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Project Natal Intro Videos Show Real Controller-Free Interaction

GameTrailers somehow nabbed the actual video Microsoft played on the big screen at its E3 conference. Check it out, but turn down your volume, as audio got borked in the transfer. Gameplay: Interaction With Milo: [GameTrailers.com]

Tech News Wilson Rothman

Xbox Live Spillover: New Avatars, Where’s Hulu and Why I Hope You Have Fast Internet

Besides announcing full retail games on demand, meaning you’ll be able to download full retail games from the comfort of your own smelly dungeon instead of trekking to Gamestop’s smelly dungeon, Microsoft filled out details on some of the other new Xbox Live hotness. https://gizmodo.com/xbox-live-full-retail-games-on-demand-download-mass-ef-5274395 I asked about bringing Hulu into the fold—Xbox Live’s Marc…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Xbox Live Full Retail Games on Demand: Download Mass Effect, Bioshock and More

Microsoft had too much news for the keynote, so they’re taking care of the spillover now: First up, full Xbox Live games on demand. That’s right, you can download Mass Effect, Bioshock and more. Using a real credit card—no Xbox Live points—with retail-like pricing. They’re coming in August. Not every game, but it is a…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Facebook and Twitter Come to Xbox Live This Fall

For you social networking fiends who need to use Facebook or Twitter on every screen possible, Microsoft announced Facebook and Twitter integration will be arriving on Xbox Live this fall. https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-e3-keynote-archive-5273957 The Facebook client looks pretty similar to the typical Xbox Experience interface, with individual sidescrolling windows that might actually be a little tedious to…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

Microsoft E3 Keynote Archive

We’re inside USC’s Galen Center in lovely pre-apocalyptic LA, waiting for the Microsoft E3 keynote to kick off—it goes down in half an hour at 1:25PM Eastern, but our liveblog kicks off right now. What’s Microsoft gonna unveil? Archive below: 2:30 AM ON JUN 1 2009 matt: Hey guys, we’ll see you right here live…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Nyko Zoom Case: ‘Cause You Don’t Care If Your DSi Is Actually Portable

The picture of Nyko’s Zoom Case for the DSi says it all, no? Nicking a bright idea from Brando, Nyko’s Zoom Case utterly obliterates portability and reason in exchange for 8x of zoomglory—because we all know zoom is what’s missing from the DSi’s 640×460 camera. https://gizmodo.com/brandos-telescope-case-now-for-iphone-3g-owning-voyeurs-5038164 You can detach the lens from the Zoom Case.…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Nyko Type Pad Pro Brings QWERTY to the Wii Completely Inconspicuously

There are Wiimote peripherals. And then there is the Type Pad Pro. Attaching to the Nyko Wand (the Wiimote is semi-incompatible because it lacks Nyko’s proprietary Trans-Port Technology), the Type Pad Pro transforms an ordinary Nintendo controller into a testicularly spaceshippy full QWERTY keyboard. Through Trans-Port communication, the A and B buttons on the Wand…

Tech News Mark Wilson

5 Things That Should’ve Been at E3 But Weren’t

Mecha Bot from James Cameron’s Upcoming Avatar Makes Appearance at E3 Expo

Nintendo’s Miyamoto Smack Talks Sony and Microsoft’s Motion Controls, Plus More

Microsoft: Project Natal Is “The Endgame”

The Difference Between Sony and Nintendo at E3

Sony PlayStation Motion Controller Video: How It Works

Hands On: Is The PSP Go! Too Small?

Everything You Need to Know About the PSP Go!

Sony’s E3 Keynote Liveblog Archive

Wii Vitality Sensor Turns Wii Into Definitive Nursing Home Console

Nintendo’s E3 Keynote Liveblog Archive

The Xbox Needs Apps

God Bless Xbox: Microsoft’s E3 News Roundup

Project Natal Intro Videos Show Real Controller-Free Interaction

Xbox Live Spillover: New Avatars, Where’s Hulu and Why I Hope You Have Fast Internet

Xbox Live Full Retail Games on Demand: Download Mass Effect, Bioshock and More

Facebook and Twitter Come to Xbox Live This Fall

Microsoft E3 Keynote Archive

Nyko Zoom Case: ‘Cause You Don’t Care If Your DSi Is Actually Portable

Nyko Type Pad Pro Brings QWERTY to the Wii Completely Inconspicuously

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