Ubisoft’s upcoming title, I Am Alive, has been in development for quite a while. With release scheduled for March 7th as part of XBLA’s House Party promotion, this long awaited title will soon see the light of day. Want to be prepared for surviving the post apocalyptic world that I Am Alive places you in before the game hits? Then you need to make sure you listen to what the game’s protagonist has to say in these character perspective videos that Ubisoft has presented as trailers. Read the full story

Earlier this week Kotaku reported on as of yet unconfirmed rumors that the next Xbox console will lock-out used games. For many, this seemed like a dramatic and, ultimately, unfair gesture that will hamper many people’s enthusiasm and support for the next generation. Read the full story

I remember sitting in the crowded aisle of the Microsoft press conference at E3, watching the presentations with mixed reactions. Some I just could not care less about if I were paid to care less about them, while some filled me with childlike glee and anticipation. When Tim Schafer of Doublefine took the stage to present Once Upon A Monster, the Kinect based Sesame Street co-op game, I remembered the joy and entertainment I got out of Sesame Street as a child, and began to eagerly look forward to the rest of the presentation, and to the eventual release of the game. Read the full story

Since the Kinect was launched, developers started crawling out of the wood work and have started making “games” for this new tech. Dancing seems to be the most obvious and prevalent of these, but unless you are into kids songs or club thumping there was not a place for the dancer inside of you to escape. Then comes Grease: The Game. Besides the obvious tie in to the movies, this game was designed for the worst dancers around. Read the full story

I’ve been gaming since around the age of five, and up until last November I thought I had achieved some of the most rewarding and inspiring moments of my gaming life: catching ‘em all the first time, vanquishing Ganon for the first time, the list goes on. But something happened over the course of 48 hours from November 19 to November 21 that easily put all of those achievements to shame and replaced the pride of succeeding and accomplishment with the pride of our medium and community making a difference. Read the full story

November 15^th can’t come fast enough for us Halo fans. Almost like Master Chief himself was having a homecoming celebration from being lost in space, the original badass comes to the Xbox 360. It’s a tall order to fill, but the new Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary looks absolutely stunning. It’s amazing what a new coat of paint can do for a game, while releasing an HD remake is certainly not ground breaking in any way, it is extremely nice fan service. Pay attention kids, this is your father’s Halo… Just prettier.

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Nintendo pulled a slightly expected fast one on the crowds of people at 2011 E3. In the chaotic mess of E3, through the thousands of people swarming around, and the hundreds of games being presented, there was new hardware being presented, only one year later after Nintendo announced their new handheld, the 3DS. The Wii U, the next generation unit from Nintendo, was announced this year to the public and it has some new tricks to go along. Nintendo has said that the hardware inside the units being shown is not final, but it is on par if not better then the current generation of hardware. The Wii U looks like a first generation Xbox 360 had a baby with a Wii. It’s a slightly curvy yet generic looking unit. It has an optical drive slot and all the usual buttons on the first of the box, but the different thing that they presented was what you play the Wii U with. Read the full story

Microsoft announced “Halo 4″ at their press conference June 6 at E3, nearly nine months after “Halo: Reach” launched on the 360. The minute-and-a-half trailer left more questions than answers themselves. Among those questions one in particular begs to be asked: is Microsoft trying to salvage their first real mascot from the figurative grave?

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Amid all the new systems, games, bundles and other shenanigans throughout E3, one common theme can be discerned amid the mix of disconcerting euphoria: Gaming should be enjoyed by all, not just some. Is this the trend we can expect to see the upcoming generation of gaming to follow? Is it the path that has the interests of all gamers–and not just some–in mind?

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11:06 That’s the end of our live update from the Microsoft E3 conference. Thanks for tuning in. There is a lot to talk about so keep checking the home page for new articles on all the news you’ve just read. Personal highlight was Tomb Raider; I can not wait to see more of that. As always, comments are very welcome. Let us know what you liked seeing the most on our comments page below.

11:04 Just in case you didn’t get it – Don introduced a very brief Halo 4 trailer. It showed Master Chief being thrown around inside a spacecraft that was heading to ward some giant elliptical mess. Standard stuff.

11:02 Halo 4 – Winter 2012. Soooo long to wait.

11:01 HALO 4!!!

11:00 New project trailer…

18:59 Don Mattrick hitting the stage now. Call of Duty DLC will stay exclusive for first release.

18:57 Dance Central 2 – over 100 songs on launch. I think I’d be awesome at that after a few coca colas.

18:56 Kinect Sports Season 2 – Live From E3: “Now American football is being shown. Haha, the voice implementation is so funny for this.”

18:53 Kinect Sports Season 2 – Live From E3: “By putting hand over eyes, as if to look ahead, you can scan the range in front of you.”

10:50 Kinect Object Capture – scan in any item you like “to create your own content”. Fun Labs goes live today on your Xbox. I’m gonna have to get round to a friends house to try that out..

10:49 Kinect Labs – Finger Tracking – 3D art. Looks fancy.

10:46 Kinect Labs creating life-like avatars. In an INSTANT. Copies facial features, hair and copies clothing. Just phenomenal.

10:45 Kinect Fun Labs – new addition to the dash board.

10:42 Tim Schafer on stage to show off Sesame Street – Once Upon A Monster. Elmo and Cookie Monster. YEH! Another Kinect (I’ve learnt how to spell now) title. Looks like another hit for family gaming.

10:40 We like the Star Wars demo. A lot. Hoping the force push/pull controls are fully functioned by player.

10:37 Kinect Star Wars. Jumping, lightsaber voice activation to turn on and authentic slashes to dispose of combat droids. Force push also shown. Want.

10:35 Disneyland Adventures on Kinect. Longest slot so far apart from MW3. Really? Available “holiday season 2011″

10:32 Minecraft making its console debut on Xbox 360 an Kinect. Excited?

10:30 Fable: demo guy just did some Harry Potter sh** and pulled this electro bolt out of nowhere and threw it across the map at an enemy. Lovely stuff from the Fable boys and girls.

10:29 Fable: Kinect based onstage demo. Spell casting looking insane.

10:27 Fable: The Journey – Peter Molyneux – “Next leap forward in Fable franchise ”

10:27 Forza 4 October 11th. All kinds of nice Kinect interactivity there. Especially the headtracking. Go watch a video of it – it’s a must.

10;23 Halo – the original – REMASTERED! New multiplayer maps (along with originals). Title is: Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary – release date 15th November 2011.

10:22 Crytek trailer for ‘Ryse’ – Kinect controller game set in ancient Rome.

10:21 In more GOW 3 news – Ice-T’s band ‘Body Count’ will do a track to celebrate the return of Hoard Mode.

10:21 Crytek up next.

10:18 Sea monster is munching on the deck players are standing on – they are ploughing lead into its eye in return. Splat.

10:17 Massive sea mutant, big tentacles destroying everything in its way.

10:16 GOW3 campaign demo on its way. Ice-T is up on stage to help with co-op.

10:15 Gears of War 3 video is running. Bleszinski is on stage.

10:15 UFC live on Xbox allowing people to pick winners for the fights…

10:09 And, it seems, Bing. Voice controlled searching. Xbox lady on stage is saying “Xbox Bing “insert search title here”" and it is returning all relevant content available.

10:07 Youtube is coming to Xbox.

10:06 Xbox Home – all voice activated. “Making it simple to reach all your entertainment.”

10:04 Ubisoft announce that all Tom Clany titles will use Kinenct. Demo of holding and firing a controllerless gun was fascinating.

10:00 Ubisoft – Ghost Recon Future Soldier trailer looking tasty. There’s a theme here… Kinect being used for GR as well. Customization of weapons using your limbs – very flash. Or voice!

9:57 ME3 – voice commands for battle as well. And some crazy hand sword thing. Not bad for a developer who didn’t even make the top 100 :s

9:56 Mass Effect 3 on stage. Yet another Kinect compatible title. Voice control for in game responses. Amaze.

9:52 EA sports Peter Moore is on stage. Madden, Tiger woods and FIFA franchises will all support Kinect. Once more to be announced later..

9:52 Amazing cave escape there by Lara. Classic stuff. Very exciting.

9:48 TR demo is looking amazing. Great fire and water effects and the perspective is much tighter in comparison to previous titles.

9:47 Tomb Raider demo – games are coming quick and fast from the MS boys and girls.

9:43 Glen Schofield of Sledgehammer Games takes the stage after the MW3 demo: ” We are honoured to work with Infinity Ward to create MW3. The most epic MW ever. It is truly humbling to be part of this game. We can’t wait for November 8th 2011.”

9:42 War torn cityscape does not .. though

9:42 Escaping the harbour in a nifty little dinghy. Looks fun.

9:41 Room clearing in slow-mo aboard an enemy submarine.

9:36 That dude…is Four Two Zero.

9:35 The dude controlling MW3 has his controller disconnect. Laughs from audience. Fail.

9:35 MW3 kicks off the MS event… green writing. Hushed voices. Now we’re seeing an underwater level.

9:00am – It’s half an hour until the MS event kicks off but we’re already hearing some fantastic news for Halo fans. Stay tuned.