Monday Report for June 6


Posted by Kyle Orr on 05 Jun 2011 / 0 Comment


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The biggest week for video games is upon us again as we are mere hours away from the beginning of the 2011 Electronic Entertainment Expo. Monday is an especially huge day with press conferences being held by Microsoft, Electronic Arts, Ubisoft and Sony. Nintendo is holding it’s show on Tuesday, giving it an entire day to itself. Keep your eye on Talking About Games as we’ll be covering every show and bringing you all the latest news.

Of course not everything surrounds the various press conferences. There is likely to be plenty of games shown off and brand new trailers released for all the hottest games. Even the week leading up to E3 produced some interesting news. The biggest event was easily the return of PlayStation Network. The last few remaining features came back online, most importantly the PlayStation Store. This also opened up the ability for gamers to finally get the items offered in Sony’s Welcome Back program. The other big story from this week was the announcement of Call of Duty Elite. Activision has been talking about ways to make more money off of Call of Duty and it sounds like they finally found a way. Other cool things include an amazing trailer for Deus Ex: Human Revolution and the Rockstar Pass for L.A. Noire.

Before you dive full into brand new games from this year’s E3 you should take a look at our three part retrospective on last year’s shows by Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo. There are also two brand new reviews available for Hector: Badge of Carnage and L.A. Noire. You should also look forward to some big podcasts this week for in-depth analysis of all the big news from E3.

Just because this week is E3 doesn’t mean there won’t be any new games for you to play. The big game is inFAMOUS 2. The sequel to 2009′s hit PS3 exclusive, the second game looks to improve on what was already a really good game. Another big franchise receives a sequel with Red Faction: Armageddon. The series is famous for its amazing destruction and Armageddon looks to enhance players’ abilities to destroy but also adds the ability to repair. Other highlights include Black Ops Escalation finally making its way to PS3 and Operation Flashpoint: Red River.

Hit the jump to view the full release list.

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inFAMOUS 2

PlayStation 3:

  • inFamous 2 (Sucker Punch/SCEA)
  • Red Faction: Armageddon (Volition Inc./THQ)
  • Operation Flashpoint: Red River (Codemasters)
  • Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters (Double Helix Games/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
  • Kevin Van Dam Fishing (Zoo Games)
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops – Escalation (Treyarch/Activision)
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Red Faction: Armageddon

Xbox 360:

  • Red Faction: Armageddon (Volition Inc./THQ)
  • Operation Flashpoint: Red River (Codemasters)
  • Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters (Double Helix Games/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
  • Homefront: Fire Sale (Kaos Studios/THQ)
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Operation Flashpoint: Red River

PC:

  • Red Faction: Armageddon (Volition Inc./THQ)
  • Operation Flashpoint: Red River (Codemasters)
  • Pride of Nations (AGEOD/Paradox Interactive)

Wii:

  • Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters (Double Helix Games/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)

Nintendo DS:

  • Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters (Griptonite Games/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
  • GO Series: Picdun (Intense/Gamebridge)

Nintendo 3DS:

  • Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters (Griptonite Games/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
  • Pokedex 3D (Nintendo)
  • 3D Classics: Excitebike (Nintendo)

Written by Kyle Orr

Editor-in-Chief: Kyle has been playing games his entire life from the days of the Atari and the NES to the current generation. These days he tries (usually unsuccessfully) to split his time evenly between consoles and PC gaming. He loves almost every type of game and is known for finding a bright spot in even the worst games.