Category Archives: E3

A chance to win a Bethesda track jacket (Updated)

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At this year’s E3, we handed out Bethesda track jackets as a giveaway at our booth. They’re comfortable, fashionable, and feature logos from Fallout, Hunted, RAGE, and Brink.

They’re also pretty hard to find… but over the weekend, GamesRadar announced they’re giving away two of the jackets. For a chance to win, you best enter today (the contest ends tomorrow). For more details, read the contest rules here.

Update: Sorry for the confusion. It appears many of you think you need to comment on this blog… please follow the rules at GamesRadar.

Moar Brink coverage

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Since our update yesterday, Splash Damage’s Community Relations Manager, Steve Hessel, came across some new coverage that we thought we share with you…

Up first, Steve has an interview with German site iamgamer.de. Check it out if you’re fluent in German. Meanwhile, XboxTheEvolution has an E3 interview with Creative Director Richard Ham. Watch it below…

For more on Brink, check out the following sites:

For more details on Brink, be sure to check out our official site for the game.

E3 Coverage… it never ends

Here’s the latest highlights from around the web, as E3 coverage continues to make its way online — even a month after E3.

Last week Fallout: New Vegas won Gamespot’s Readers’ Choice Award for Best RPG (thanks for voting!). For your viewing pleasure, Gamespot also put up two gameplay videos last week, Wandering the Strip (above) and Shooting from the Hip.

More news, beginning with the latest on Brink, after the break…

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RAGE, Hunted Gameplay Videos on GameSpot

GameSpot’s posted up several new sparkling videos for RAGE and Hunted this week, showing off many minutes of gameplay from each of the two titles.

Below are the links for each of the seven clips, which all conveniently allow for download and HD viewing.

RAGE

Hunted

Let us know what you think in the comments.

Around the web in 30 links

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Lots of good stuff in this update, so let’s get right to it.

First, a few fun miscellaneous things to click on:

Keep reading for more on RAGE, Hunted, Brink and Fallout: New Vegas.

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GameTrailers names RAGE “Game of the Show”

Not to be outdone by the Game Critics Awards, GameTrailers’ own “Best of E3 2010″ series has bestowed six more honors on RAGE, including “Best Game of Show” (as seen above).

In addition to the top honors vid, you can also check out the clips for RAGE’s wins in the “Best First-Person Shooter,” “Best New IP,” “Best PC Game,” “Best Playstation 3 Game” and “Best Xbox 360 Game” categories on GameTrailers.

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RAGE wins three E3 Game Critics Awards

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Every year a group of select game journalists judge the best that E3 has to offer. This year, RAGE was nominated for an impressive five Game Critics Awards, making it the most-nominated game of any at the show.

But that’s not all, as today it won three of those categories, which also made it the most-awarded game of E3 2010. The three awards include “Best Console Game,” “Best Action Game” and the “Special Commendation for Graphics.”

Check out the full list here, and congrats to the team at id!

RAGE E3 Wrapup: After the Impact

Earlier today RAGE garnered a total of five Game Critics nominations, the most of any game that was at E3. That said, the press obviously had some nice things to say about the game in their previews.

In addition to last week’s roundup, here’s a look at some of the latest previews we’ve seen:

  • 1UP: “The 10 Best Looking Games of E3 2010″
  • USA Today: “RAGE looks fantastic and combat seems intense.”
  • GamePro: “It’s not only an impressive new piece of technology that looks unbelievably good, but it’s a brand new IP designed to elevate the whole genre to a new level.

And more from:

Don’t forget to follow RAGE on Twitter and the game’s official website, RAGE.com.

Rage scores five Game Critics Awards nominations; New Vegas up for Best RPG

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This morning the judges for the Game Critics Awards announced this year’s Best of E3 2010 nominations, and we’re excited to share that RAGE scored the most nominations with five. The game was nominated in the following categories:

  • Best of Show
  • Best Original Game
  • Best Console Game
  • Best PC Game
  • Best Action Game

Additionally, Fallout: New Vegas, captured a nomination for Best Role Playing Game.

Winners of this year’s Game Critics Awards will be announced next Tuesday, July 6th.

The latest E3 Coverage for Fallout: New Vegas (Updated)

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It’s been more than a week since the last game journalist vacated the LA Convention Center (rumors of some being trapped inside have yet to be confirmed), but the E3 coverage continues to make it’s way online for your reading pleasure.

E3 offered a first chance for many to get their hands on New Vegas. Among the eager, first-time players was Atomic Gamer’s Jeff Buckland. Here’s an excerpt from his preview…

“For those who are wondering whether Obsidian was able to make a brand new experience in the style of Fallout 3, the hour or so I spent with the game makes it seem like everything is pretty much in order. But it’s the new elements as well as the renewed interest, two years after Fallout 3, which gets me more excited.”

For more hands-on impressions, as well as accolades for the game at the show, hit the jump below.

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