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This Week in the 1UP Community - 5/31/11

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 12:03 AM PDT

E3 2011 begins in less than a week and anticipations are certainly high! Konami kicked off E3 with its press conference yesterday and the 1UP community was not shy to share their reactions to the announcements. Until more exciting news starts flooding from the biggest video game conference of the year, check out what interesting morsels members posted this week.

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E3 2011's Most Popular Rumors -- Will They Happen?

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 01:19 PM PDT

E3 2011 kicks off in Los Angeles in a week's time and, as always, there is no shortage of rumors about what we'll see at the show. Last year we saw the announcement of a new Xbox 360 model, Valve's Gabe Newell shocked everyone by showing up at Sony's press conference, and the 3DS was officially unveiled.

This year we'll be seeing the reveal of another Nintendo platform, codenamed Project Cafe. There's been no shortage of rumors surrounding it, but which are true? Will it have a touchscreen-equipped, portable controller? Will it brew you a cup of coffee?

The scuttlebutt is hardly limited to Cafe, either. Listed below are many of the big rumors connected to this year's E3 along with some thoughts on whether or not we're likely to see them. We're bound to end up being wrong about something, so feel free to share your thoughts and make your own E3 predictions in the comments below. During E3 week, be sure to check back with 1UP for news, impressions, and videos of all the happenings in LA.

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Review

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 12:15 PM PDT

The hero of The Witcher 2 looks like a cross between Edgar Winters and the saxophone player from The Lost Boys. During the dialogue, his delivery is very Christopher Lambert. He has amnesia, of course, and a hawt mage girlfriend. His name sounds like Gerald. He takes himself very seriously. These are all the ingredients for a ridiculous lead character.

But the fundamental fact about The Witcher 2 is that it's good enough to take itself seriously. Its earnestness would be ridiculous is a lesser game. There's a fundamental maturity about The Witcher 2, with its earthy vulgarity, old-school hardcore RPG gameplay, rich graphics that don't have to be flashy, complex challenging combat, and superlative low-fantasy writing that relies on people instead of all-powerful doo-dads.

Posted by Shri Krishna

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