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• E3 2011: Star Wars: The Old Republic Notes From E3
• E3 2011: Mass Effect 3 Shows us the Brutality of the Reapers
• 1UP's Best Games of E3 2011
• E3 2011: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Spec Ops Survival Preview
• Former Infinity Ward Heads Working on a Sci-Fi Shooter
• Booth Babes of E3 2011
• Wii U Could Have Been Better Explained, Iwata Admits
• Suspected PSN Hackers Arrested in Spain
• Top 10 Best Looking Games of E3 2011
• E3 2011: Star Trek Co-op is Logical and Tactical

E3 2011: Star Wars: The Old Republic Notes From E3 Posted: 10 Jun 2011 11:49 PM PDT Star Wars: The Old Republic's genre doesn't make it the greatest game to be demoing at an event like E3. It usually takes hours upon hours before one can even start to get a feeling for what an MMORPG can offer. Well, it was here at E3 and I played as a level 26 Imperial Agent for the short 20 minute hands-on demo. Here are a few thoughts from my brief time from the game: The demo takes place on Tatooine in the Judland Wastes and my character has the capability to ride a speeder across the desert, giving me a very brief tour of how large this planet will be for the game. It seems like a single planet is roughly three times larger than some of the basic zones in World of Warcraft. Even at level 26 there is still some rudimentary quest design in place. For this demo our group had to kill 20 Tuskan Raiders to fulfill one of the quests that was assigned to us before the demo began. Keep in mind, the demo was designed to give players a very brief and quick taste of the game so the next round of people could be shuffled in for their turn. I was never able to play the main quest due to my time limit with the game; I just kept killing Raiders instead. Having killed so many Raiders it gave me a chance to play around the with Sniper's abilities, such as deployable cover. This is an ability that the Sniper has by default, allowing them to deploy a small shield and instantly be able to take cover behind it and dish out damage from relative safety -- until an enemy gets a little too close. The Sniper class itself works best at range and relies on their companion to deal with enemies that may get too close. If that doesn't work, a simple grenade with some AOE damage will take care of any nearby foes. Picking up a quest related item does not appear in your basic inventory. Instead you could find this item in the "quest tab." It's an idea that's good in theory but many of the other players (including me) couldn't find where the quest releated item went to -- it had to be activated in order to continue the quest. Having this tab flash when a quest related item is picked up can easily remedy this minor interface gripe. I still don't want to play as a Jedi. Even though my time with the Sniper class was incredibly brief, I know I will enjoy playing as one of these agent classes instead of a Jedi or Sith. I feel more attached to characters that are not bound by a code or by ethics, but are designed to use tech and other weapons to gain an edge in a fight. Other than the planet and the class there wasn't anything new here that we haven't explored in previous demos of the game. Hopefully we'll have a more in-depth hands-on session later in the year to give us a proper updated impression on the game's development in a galaxy far, far away.

E3 2011: Mass Effect 3 Shows us the Brutality of the Reapers Posted: 10 Jun 2011 08:58 PM PDT We were treated to a brief demo of Mass Effect 3 at E3 this week that showed off many of the elements EA displayed during their conference presentation. Mechanics such as moving from cover to cover, melee attacks, vertical level design, and a range of new movements for Shepard like leaping across gaps and traversing ledges were all on display. In addition to that we were treated to something that wasn't revealed until now: The beginning of the game. Before the demo starts it's explained to us that Shepard is back on Earth trying to warn the world about the impending Reaper threat. Of course that means the Reapers decide to attack and Shepard is forced to spring into action. Throughout this segment we see Shepard paired with Captain Anderson as the two characters move through the erupting battlefield around them.

1UP's Best Games of E3 2011 Posted: 10 Jun 2011 07:55 PM PDT Feature Share it: Tweet 1UP's Best Games of E3 2011 We pick the best games of this year's E3 show. By 1UP Staff Every year, the gaming press stuffs into auditoriums and demo rooms at E3 to see what fancy new things developers are cooking. And amongst all of the hype and fascination, we managed to pick out the best for our E3 awards below. JUMP TO: Platform Awards | Genre Awards | Best 3D | Best Motion Control | Most Innovative | Best Trailer | Best of Show Best E3 Game by Platform BEST XBOX 360 GAME Gears of War 3 Epic seems to be pulling out all of the stops this time around. The campaign mode looks to be a kitchen-sink affair, with multiple playable characters and set-pieces galore, and Hoard 2.0 just might be the biggest time-suck of 2011. The list of reasons to love this game is vast, but honestly, we just couldn't find it in our hearts to disappoint Ice-T. RUNNERS-UP Modern Warfare 3 Mass Effect 3 BioShock Infinite Forza 4 BEST PS3 GAME Uncharted 3 In 2009, Uncharted 2 delivered one of the most seamlessly cinematic gaming experiences ever. Two years later, Uncharted 3 is looking to top its predecessor in every way imaginable -- some of the sequences we saw, such as Drake making his way onto a cargo plane, look absolutely epic. In short, Uncharted 3 is the reason to own a PS3 in 2011. RUNNERS-UP Resistance 3 Batman Arkham City Sly Cooper Twisted Metal BEST WII GAME Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

E3 2011: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Spec Ops Survival Preview Posted: 10 Jun 2011 07:52 PM PDT Tina: As an avid, Modern Warfare gamer, I took a great liking to Spec Ops mode in Modern Warfare 2. And I'm glad to see it's returning in Modern Warfare 3. Activision showcased Survival mode, a brand new addition to the Modern Warfare series. Mike Nelson and I had the pleasure of witnessing, nay, engrossing ourselves in an experience that kept us asking, "wait, did that dog have C4 strapped to its back?" Mike: I know right? It was this kind of absurd component but at the same time I get it. Since you kept surviving waves and waves in this mode, the enemy has to start trying just about everything it can to take you down. If it means strapping C4 on the back of a dog, well, I guess that's how it's going to go down. Perhaps if you kept surviving C4 would start dropping from the sky because there are an infinite number of rounds in this mode. So beyond the C4 being strapped on the back of dogs, what else stood out to you?

Former Infinity Ward Heads Working on a Sci-Fi Shooter Posted: 10 Jun 2011 06:29 PM PDT You might think Respawn Entertainment would be working on a game to directly compete with Call of Duty. After all, it was founded by Jason West and Vince Zampella, the two former heads of CoD developer Infinity Ward who were fired by Activision. They're accused of conspiring with a rival publisher to form a new studio, with litigation ongoing between the two sides. Whether or not the two (and the many other former Infinity Ward staffers who left to join Respawn) want to create something that will directly compete with and best Call of Duty, with Electronic Arts serving as the publisher for Respawn's first game, there's not as much of a need for a military shooter -- EA has both Medal of Honor and Battlefield in the company's stable of franchises. EA Games president Frank Gibeau has indicated that Respawn's title will in reality be "more sci-fi oriented," meaning it will compete against the likes of Halo and Gears of War, not Call of Duty. "In general we're going to continue to follow our rotation strategy of giving studios a full two-year cycle to get a game built and polished to maximum quality, but we're going to do it in a way that allows us to maximize technology investments like Frostbite 2, the online service models that we're doing... we're going to be able to trade team knowledge and increase the quality of the products year in, year out," he told CVG.

Booth Babes of E3 2011 Posted: 10 Jun 2011 06:02 PM PDT BABES Booth Babes of E3 2011 A gallery of this year's best E3 booth babes. By 1UP Staff, 06/10/2011       Share it: Tweet Page 1 of 56   VIEW AS: SLIDESHOWLIST Booth Babes of E3 2011

Wii U Could Have Been Better Explained, Iwata Admits Posted: 10 Jun 2011 05:21 PM PDT Following the announcement of the Wii U at E3 earlier this week, confusion began to spread among some. Was this a new console? Was it a new controller for Wii? Was it a standalone tablet device? This largely stemmed from the fact that Nintendo never showed the console itself (pictured above) during its media briefing, only releasing pictures of it on the Internet afterwards. While Nintendo doesn't consider it a "blunder," president Satoru Iwata does realize it would have been wise to show a picture of the system prior to demonstrating the controller. "Because we put so much emphasis on the controller, there appeared to be some misunderstandings," he told the London Evening Standard. "We should have made more effort to explain how it works." "We haven't made any kind of blunder, but I should have shown a single picture of the new console, then started talking about the controller," he said. "The console is not drastically different, and Wii U is about the controller. The console itself will be almost invisible."

Suspected PSN Hackers Arrested in Spain Posted: 10 Jun 2011 04:18 PM PDT The Spanish police announced in a press release today that three Anonymous members in Spain have been arrested who are suspected of being involved with the April attack on the PlayStation Network. The breach resulted in the service going down for nearly a month and millions of users' personal data being compromised. Sony has said the attack could cost it in the neighborhood of $171 million. One of the three had a server in his apartment believed to be involved with not only the PSN attack, but other attacks on banks, various countries' government websites, and more. Exact dates for when the arrests took place were not specified, only that they had taken place sometime after May 18. All three -- who resided in Barcelona, Alicante, and Almeria -- have been released without bail, according to the New York Times. Charges have yet to be filed, although the Times says they "were expected to be charged with forming an illegal association to attack public and corporate Web sites." A conviction could see each of them spend up to three years in jail. It might seem like a sign of progress, though one expert believes this won't make any sort of impact on Anonymous. Bloomberg spoke with John D'Arcy from the University of Notre Dame who says the three "weren't anybody major" and that the seized server is "not a server anyone is going to miss." The Spanish police's Engish Twitter account claimed what it had done was "dismantle the #Anonymous hacker group in Spain." It referred to the three as "Anonymous leaders" in a subsequent tweet.

Top 10 Best Looking Games of E3 2011 Posted: 10 Jun 2011 04:14 PM PDT Top 10 Best Looking Games of E3 2011 Check out our high-res gallery of the most impressive looking games of the show. continued... By 1UP Staff, 06/10/2011

E3 2011: Star Trek Co-op is Logical and Tactical Posted: 10 Jun 2011 03:30 PM PDT It's no secret that Star Trek video games have a very checkered past. There have been a few gems like Judgement Rites or Bridge Commander but these are diamonds in the rough. This new game -- known simply as Star Trek -- intends to bring a lot more of an action-focused approached, a genre that Trek hasn't been involved in since Elite Force II. At E3 this week we had a chance to see this proof of concept in action. Seeing the game in action will no doubt conjure up memories of Mass Effect's shooting mechanics. The difference for Star Trek will be its ability to make a consistent co-op experience, one that allows you to play as either Kirk or Spock with the characters having their own unique approach to the battlefield. Kirk is designed as a very brash and bold character, designed to charge into action and appears to have the most firepower. Spock on the other hand will have more tech and stealth-related abilities like being able to put enemies in stasis.

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