E3 2011

E3 2011 headlines

• Capcom hints at going back to roots with Resident Evil 6

  Capcom has told Rely on Horror that it is aware fans prefer the traditional, horror-suspense gameplay of past Resident Evil games and it is looking to bring it back.

• E3: Crystal's Tomb Raider vies for Game of the Show

  Lara Croft’s going back to the basics, but is her island vacation gone horribly wrong pure brilliance or utter blasphemy? We took a look at the game and spoke with its creators to find out.

• The Weekly Wrap – CoD: Elite, Kojima, pre-E3 insanity

  E3’s next week. We’ve been continuously wetting ourselves for the past 48 hours. You know, in a manly way. But let’s not forget the calm before the storm. Or rather, the storm before the storm.

• Serious Sam 3 reveal trailer is totally mental

  The reveal trailer for Serious Sam 3 has been posted by IGN, and it’s vintage Serious Sam stuff, showing you ripping through hordes of mutants.

• Microsoft talks "entertainment" future of Xbox, drops E3 hints

  We’re all for swooping in to save the day at the last second, by this is getting ridiculous. After a strong 2010, Microsoft’s been eerily silent about what’s next for its old-but-not-over-the-hill box. Or at least, that’s been the case as far as games go. But the whole “videogame console” thing is only half the […]

• Hideo Kojima won't be attending E3

  Hideo Kojima’s revealed via a tweet that he won’t be attending E3 in person this year.

• E3 2011 floor plan revealed

  The team of trained monkeys that works behind the scenes at E3 have seen fit to release the floor plans for the event (coming up all-too-soon!), so you can start to plot your movements in Los Angeles between June 7-9.

• Nintendo E3 conference date and time announced

  Nintendo has started sending out invitations to their E3 2011 press conference, confirming that it’ll be held on June 7 at the Nokia Theater.

• The Weekly Wrap – ApocalyPSN, Project Café and more

  This week, we’ve decided to blather on for 15,000 words about PSN and the Royal Wedding. Kidding. Mostly.

• Nintendo confirms new console will be playable at E3

  Nintendo Japan has confirmed its next console will launch in calendar year 2012, and will be announced and playable at E3 this year.

• E32011 dated as 2010 attendance tops 46K

  The Entertainment Software Association has announced that E3 will return to the Los Angeles Convention Center in 2011 and will run from June 7-9. It also announced that 45,600 people from 90 different countries attended this year’s event.