Demoed extensively at this year's E3 conference, Epic Mickey tells the tale of Mickey Mouse after he is flung into a place called Wasteland. This twisted version of the Magic Kingdom is ruled by Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (Mickey's half-brother), and Mickey must make his way through the land — using a paintbrush to fill in colors, elements, and battle foes, while splashing paint thinner to take Read more

I recently had a Billy Madison quote-off with a co-worker — you know, where you quote one line from a movie, the other person responds with an additional quote, and so on and so on. So when I heard about a new video game billed as movie karaoke being revealed at E3, I was understandably psyched. Out later this year, Yoostar 2 lets players re-create famous film scenes. So for pop culture nerds Read more

Nintendo announced its new 3DS portable gaming system at E3 yesterday to much excitement. The console brings 3D gaming to you wherever you are, without the need for glasses. Although it comes packed with many new features — including a 3D camera — there will also be a full roster of new third-party games (as well as some old favorites) available to play at launch. I previously mentioned a few Read more

During the Nintendo presentation this morning at the E3 conference, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata took the stage to officially show off the Nintendo 3DS. It's a pretty amazing gaming device, coming with a 3D widescreen on top and touch panel (non-3D) screen on the bottom, a 3D slider (to adjust the level of 3D projection, or turn it off all together), an analog stick, dual 3D camera on the Read more

Remember yesterday when I said that the new Microsoft Kinect controller system would change the face of exergaming? Well the proof is in the pudding — yesterday, Ubisoft revealed their new title Your Shape: Fitness Evolved, that has you jogging, squatting, jumping rope, and kickboxing, all with some nice beats and hot trainers to move with. First, you'll get a body profile (including weight, Read more

We already know the potential exergaming magic that will come with Microsoft's Kinect motion-control system, but we didn't know when it would hit shelves. Thankfully, Microsoft's official E3 press conference kicked things off this morning with a few exciting announcements. First up, Kinect will be hitting shelves on November 4 (reportedly for $150) and will come correct with voice control, video Read more