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Sony managed to steal quite a bit of onlookers, still enthralled over the myriad of announcements today. PlayStation came out of the starting blocks strong showing a new Destiny gameplay trailer and announcing that the Beta begins July 17th, and if your too eager to wait, then starting Thursday and going through the weekend PS4 owners can play the "Destiny First Look Alpha" by following the link. Along side the new announcements was a look at an all white PS4 and controller, part of a Destiny PS4 bundle.

Next was The Order 1886, displaying new footage, truly showing off the seamless transition between gameplay and cinematic moments. The next game shown off was Entwined, a visually stunning experience, Entwined is available now on the PSN for $9.99. Sucker Punch, inFAMOUS Second Son developer, dropped details on their latest DLC for Second Son. You play as Fetch, Delsin Rowe's neon wielding companion in the game, and best of all, you don't need the original game to play the new DLC titled inFAMOUS First Light.  LittleBigPlanet 3 was announced for PS4 as well as dropping some new characters. First and foremost was Oddsock, a dog like sock puppet with the ability to wall-jump and run faster than Sackboy. Toggle was next, Sackboys pudgier friend. While Toggle is bigger than any other character, he can also shrink, giving him the ability to get in those crevasses that others can't reach. Swoop is the last on the new roster, a bird character with the ability to fly. As you can imagine these characters add new elements and mechanics to the beloved series.

Bloodborne, developed by From Software, previously referred to as "project beast" was revealed. Bloodborne is a Horror fantasy game, that I'm sure many can't wait to see more on. Next, Far Cry 4 gameplay was shown, looking as beautiful as ever; you can read more on Far Cry 4 here. Dead Island 2 was announced via a CGI trailer and not much more. Sticking with the zombie theme, PlayStation's Adam Boyes, showed off a new Last of Us inspired Diablo III dungeon coming to PS4. Battlefield Hardline was next, with a brief display of Disney Infinity 2, followed by Magicka 2. Working in collaboration with Double Fine and Lucas Arts, Sony announced that Grim Fandango is getting a remastered version for PS4 and Vita. Indie titles followed up and just to name a few include The Talos Principle, Hotline Miami 2 Wrong number, Broforce, and more. Let It Die was named as a PlayStation exclusive coming in 2015. Let It Die is being developed by Suda 51, developer of Killer is Dead, if that's any indication of what this game has to offer, at least from what the trailer offered. 

Abzû, Giant Squid's first IP, was shown, and looks as breathtaking as Journey. Giant Squid was founded by Journey art director Matt Nava, Journey's composer Austin Wintory is writing the score for the game and seems as memorable as the Journey score, which went on to be the first video game score nominated for a Grammy. Sean Murry, founder of Hello Games, stole the show as he introduced their game,No Man's Sky, on the PS4, followed by a gameplay trailer that exhibits what to expect from the ambitious title.

Project Morpheus made an appearance, briefly, just long enough to vocalize that it will be available to demo at Sony's both. Shawn Layden, President and CEO of SCEA, walked on stage to share some interesting facts, like that 95 percent of all PS4's are connected. Layden also stated that later this year a YouTube app is coming to the PS4, as well as show the new ShareFactory themes. The next tidbit was that in the next 12 months PlayStation is bringing 25 free-to-play games to their flagship console.

PlayStation Now will go into open beta on July 31st, for PS4 owners, and will come to PS3, Vita, and certain TV's later on. PlayStation Now is Sony's game rental service that streams games to you via a PS4, PS3, Vita, or TV; no price point was given for the service. PS TV will also be able to use PS Now. PS TV will be available this fall for $99, possibly PS TV's greatest feature is the ability to connect to your PS4 via WiFi and stream gameplay to any TV in your home. Up next was the premiere trailer of in-game footage for Mortal Combat X, nothing mind blowing, graphically at least, but if you ever wished for a hyper violent Injustice game, well... this one's for you. Sony went on to discuss it's upcoming TV series Powers, based on the comic series Powers. The story follows two detectives who take on cases involving people with superpowers, be it good or evil. Powers will launch this December, will be a PlayStation exclusive and is free for PS Plus subscribers. Ratchet & Clank, the movie, was given a trailer, it was nice to see it seems to keep the charm that comes with the series; as well as news that the original Ratchet & Clank will be fully remastered for the PS4.

The Last of Us Remastered was given a new trailer as well and while minor spoilers entail it is an amazing trailer. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain was the next to be shown and honestly, I have no idea what Hideo Kojima was trying to show in this trailer, but I'm on board. GTA V was revealed as coming to PS4, Xbox One, and PC, and will run at 1080p and 60fps. You will also be able to transfer your save file to PS4 from either PS3 or Xbox 360. The last multi-platform title shown off was Batman: Arkham Knight, exhibiting how the Batmobile will be used in game along with Scarecrow taking over the video, to explain why he is going after Batman.

Lastly was an Uncharted 4 trailer, now titled Uncharted 4: A Thief's End. A visibly older Nathan Drake was displayed, waking up on a beach, injured, loading his gun, and walking into a jungle. Meanwhile a conversation between Nathan Drake and his friend/mentor Sully is going on with Drake telling Sully he has no choice but to get back in "the game" and asks Sully if he can count on him "one last time." That sums up the PlayStation conference for this year's E3. I thought that Sony brought most everything I wanted to see, and some I wasn't expecting. But what do you think? Share your thoughts. by Italo Presutto

Ubisoft started strong today with Far Cry 4. It opens on a bus, an elderly man hands the protagonist, A a passport, he hands one to the woman in front of him. A monkey tries to grab the passport, the woman smacks the monkey; armed guards start checking the bus, the driver steps out to speak with them, one finds something on the bottom of the bus. The woman the protagonist gave the passport to, and one other, dart out of the emergency door. Immediately the guard open fire, the bus driver shoots one guard fatally with a pistol and injures another; the guards focus their fire on him, he's gunned down. The unnamed protagonists and elderly man duck for cover as bullets fly through, tearing apart everything in their path. They escape out of the back door, a helicopter lands and the surviving guards have them on their knees at gun point. The controversial antagonist, Pagan Min, steps out of the helicopter. Calmly he tells the injured guard he said, "stop the bus, not, shoot the bus" he goes on to repeat the words stop and shoot several times asking if they sound the same. The guard replies that the situation got out of hand, Min states he doesn't like when that happens and in a fit of rage stabs the guard more times than needed to kill him. He looks at the protagonist and apologizes, because it wasn't supposed to be like that. He tells him to stand up and greets him with a hug, then takes a selfie with the two, clearly Min knows the protagonist. He asks who the elderly man is and seems amused by the mans response, or lack there of. He says he has a party waiting for the protagonist, walks off and says "me and you, we're gonna tear s**t up!"

The highlights of what followed is a new Just Dance, Just Dance 15, accompanied by an ensemble of dancers through out the auditorium. Along side was Just Dance Now, a mobile companion app for Just dance 2015. The Crew was shown off in a new trailer driving from New York to LA, Ubisoft was touting the game for it's ability to travel without the hassle of load-screens.The Division also got a new trailer detailing the events leading to the calamity that ensued in NYC setting up the back story for the plot synopsis of the title. Basically there was a virus and the vast majority of people died, leaving the rest to muscle their way into supplies by pillaging or, in a vigilante sense, protect those being targeted.

Assassin's Creed Unity was shown off in the form of a CGI trailer and a mission walkthrough. The buildings in Assassin's Creed Unity aren't scaled down, a fact I found rather interesting. All buildings are 1:1 scale models and that makes for some brilliantly stunning parkour moments in the right hands. At the very end of the gameplay demo as the player assassinated his target, three others appeared from the shadows to emphasize the co-op featured in this iteration of the Assassin's Creed series.  Lastly was gameplay shown of a multiplayer match from an unknown title. It pinned four players against another four in a battle to gain control of a hostage. One team seems to be a swat team, while the other, the abductors. After an intense match of very strategic and communication heavy combat, often times shooting through walls to hit enemies or using controlled explosives to blow through floors. The match ended short going to a Rainbow Six Siege logo. Needless to say I was exceptionally happy about most every announcement today at the Ubisoft conference. What do you think? Let me know. 

by Italo Presutto

Today is the beginning of E3, and Microsoft was up first to open the show up; and boy, did they. The conference started strong with Phil Spencer, head of Xbox, prominently displayed, iterating that this years E3 is about games, games, games. First shown was Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare gameplay, seemingly a tired tradition of Microsoft, getting it out of the way so that they could show off everything else they have in store. Next they would go into more detail about Forza Horizon 2, an open-world racing game introducing nighttime racing, an advance weather system, and more to the series. Mentioned just before was a new DLC track for Forza Motorsport 5, Nurburgring, available today and it's 100 percent free; so be sure to download that if you own the game. It was announced that the Evolve Beta (the co-op shooter that tasks you and three friends with hunting down a fifth friend who plays as a monster hunting you and ever evolving) will be an Xbox Exclusive and the DLC will come to Xbox first.

Assassin's Creed Unity was shown off, along with it's new 4-player co-op multiplayer, giving us a slight look of the game before Ubisoft undoubtedly shows off more of it. "Premium content" is coming to Xbox One, first, for Dragon Age Inquisition, says Bioware. What this content is remains unknown. A digital only Dance Central was announce as coming this September, Dance Central Spotlight. Sunset Overdrive (one of my most anticipated games of 2014) got a release date of October 28th, as well as new gameplay footage shown off and it was divulged that an 8-player online co-op mode is coming titled "Chaos Mode."

Looks like engadget was right about the Halo Master Chief Collection, because Microsoft announced that Halo: The Master Chief Collection is a real game and will include Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, Halo 3, Halo 4, and a pass for the Halo 5: Guardians Beta. Halo: Nightfall is a Halo TV show, not the anticipated Spielberg project but a separate, that will premiere on November 11th, when Halo: The Master Chief Collectionlaunches for $59.99. Also worth mentioning is that aside from visual fidelity, 1080p, 60 fps, and dedicated servers, Halo 2's multiplayer hasn't been tampered with. 

Phantom Dust and Crackdown are making a comeback, no more than trailers were shown however. A slew of indie games were announced for Xbox One, Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime, Fru, Knight Squad, Earthlock, Slash Dash, Woolfe, Fenix Rage, Below, and Hellraid; just to name a few. Dead Rising 3 is getting new DLC called Super Ultra Dead Rising 3 Remix Hyper Edition EX Plus Alpha, poking fun at some of Capcom's game titles while featuring a collection of costumes from Capcom's franchises. Fable Legends gameplay was shown off and looked very impressive. Fable Legends is a online only game and is set to take place 400 years before the original Fable. A new Tomb Raider game was announced, titled Rise of the Tomb Raider. 

All-in-all I would say Microsoft came out strong this year, but what do you think, let me know.

by Italo Presutto

Batman: Arkham Knight Gets Delayed to 2015

MGM and Warner Bros. are teaming up with Stargate movie director Roland Emmerich and co writer Dean Devlin, to re-boot and re-imagine the original 1994 movie with a new trilogy. The 1994 Stargatemovie was wildly popular, grossing over $200 million world wide. “We couldn't be more excited to once again partner with Roland and Dean, the world-class creators of the original Stargate, to bring their reinvigorated vision of this wildly popular property to audiences of multiple generations" said Gary Barber, MGM CEO. Adding "we look forward to adding this great franchise to our slate,” he said. Greg Silverman, project overseer for Warner Bros, said "Stargatecreated an expansive cinematic universe that has engaged fans for two decades. Under the guidance of Roland and Dean, these new films will build upon the creativity and popularity of the first film, while delivering an original film-going experience for fans and those new to the franchise.” 

Hopefully Stargate SG-1 contributing writers Jonathan Glassner and Brad Wright are involved with the project; as they are immensely talented writers who helped grow and mend one of the most popular Sci-fi  television series ever, that ended up spanning over 11 years and 10 seasons. No release date, release window, or even a date on when they will begin shooting the film was given. by Italo Presutto 

PlayStation announced today that they will be bringing two PS4 titles to the popular PlayStation Plus service, instead of the single title they've previously provided. The news came today through a PlayStation.Blog post. Now you will be able to download two games per platform (PS4, PS3, PS Vita) setting aside the previous model of one for PS4, three for PS3, and two for PS Vita. Starting in June players can look forward to Trine 2: Complete Story(PS4), Pixeljunk Shooter Ultimate (PS4), Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time (PS3),NBA 2K14 (PS3), Terraria (Vita), and Mutant Mudds Deluxe (Vita). This  strong line up ensures satisfaction for almost any gamer out there and with the Destiny beta coming soon, the service is starting to gain even more legitimacy and interest as the content provided for current-gen (PS4) increases. 

An additional change to the service is that, starting in July, the first Tuesday of every month marks the starting date for free PS Plus titles available that month and continue to the first Tuesday of the following month. Also noted was that "several of the titles that have had a nice, long stint in the Instant Game Collection will be phased out." Whatever games they may be, if you have PS Plus I would suggest making sure you have downloaded everything that is available to you. by Italo Presutto

Ike has been confirmed as a reoccurring character in Super Smash Bros.for the Wii U and 3DS. Ike is from the Fire Emblem series and is accompanied by Marth from the series as well. Additional characters confirmed for Super Smash Bros. are as follows; -Mario (Mario series) -Luigi (Mario series) -Peach (Mario series) -Rosalina & Luma  (Mario series) -Yoshi (Mario series) -Bowser (Mario series) -Link (Legend of Zelda series) -Zelda (Legend of Zelda series) -Toon Link (Legend of Zelda series) -Sheik  (Legend of Zelda series) -Donkey Kong  (Donkey Kong series) -Diddy Kong (Donkey Kong series) -Kirby (Kirby series) -King Dedede (Kirby series) -Charizard (Pokemon) -Lucario (Pokemon) -Greninja (Pokemon) -Pikachu (Pokemon) -Samus (Metroid series) -Zero Suit Samus (Metroid series) -Fox McCloud (Star Fox series) -Olimar (Pikmin series)  -Mega Man (Mega Man series) -Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic series) -Pit (Kid Icarus series) -Wii Fit Trainer (Wii Fit) -Little Mac (Punch Out) -Villager (Animal Crossing series) Hopefully before the release of the 3DS version this summer, characters like Solid Snake, Meta Knight, Captain Falcon, and a few others will be announced as reprising their roles in the game. The Wii U version will be available later this winter. What characters would you like to see return or make a new appearance all together? by Italo Presutto

LittleBigPlanet Vita Developer, Tarsier, has received funding from the Nortic Game Program for their new IP Hunger. Hunger is a third-person 3D action adventure game that will have "stealth and exploration elements" according to the devs site. A summary of the games plot was given describing a scenario in which "A nine-year old girl named Six is kidnapped from her home and taken to work in The Maw – a surreal underwater resort catering to the whims of the powerful elite. When an unexpected twist of fate offers her a chance at freedom, Six takes a journey through the bizarre and unpredictable world of The Maw, and catches a glimpse at the corrupt heart of modern happiness." Some concept art was shown and as well as the picture above were these three below.

Microsoft unveiled a new line of Surface Pro tablets at a press conference today. Touting this iteration of their Surface Pro, the Surface Pro 3, as the fully capable tablet to replace your laptop. Sporting a 2160x1440 "ClearType" full HD 12" screen, Windows 8.1 Pro OS, a front and back-facing 5 MP 1080p camera, a full sized USB 3.0 slot, Mini DisplayPort, microSD card slot, your choice of either i3, i5, or i7 4th-gen Intel Core Processor, and 4GB or 8GB of RAM memory it is certainly positioned to steal customers from an already waning laptop PC market. 

The Surface Pro 3 is certainly a powerful tablet and competent laptop, especially when you get into the higher i7 Processor price range, but at a starting price of $799 some people may finally make the PC to tablet jump, and why shouldn't they? For the average windows user who needs a laptop for school, work, or just web browsing and fun Surface Pro 3 is what they've been waiting for. The new Surface Pro Type Cover and kickstand has been improved and refined to feel more like typing on a laptop with a full keyboard, for those of us who use a tablet and loath having awkward viewing angles and using a touch-screen keyboard.  The Surface Pen is also a nice addition to the tablet. It works similar to the Samsung Galaxy Note's S Pen, and will add precision for any task needed of it. There is no dedicated slot for the Surface Pen however, just a plastic loop on the side of the device. However, considering the Surface Pro 3 is thinner than it's predecessor, I suppose it is only a trivial and minor gripe.  Microsoft has said more accessories will be available in the ensuing months. You can pre-order your own Windows Surface Pro 3 tablet starting on May 21st at 12:01 am EDT. by Italo Presutto