Maybe you’re overwhelmed by our constant barrage of tweets and our relentless live blog updates from the floors at today’s Sony and Nintendo press conferences. ...

We'll be live-blogging the three major press conferences of E3 – Microsoft (Monday, 10:30am PST), Nintendo (Tuesday, 9:00am PST) and Sony (Tuesday, 11:00am). Naturally we’ll be here all week reporting every scrap of information we can about the biggest and loudest E3 in years.

Follow along LIVE at the appropriate time, and sound off in our comments section at the bottom of the page! ...

There’s no denying it, Microsoft had a strong press conference on the opening day of E3. With the two surviving Beatles in attendance promoting their new Rock Band game, innovative 1:1 motion-sensing technology in Project Natal, a strong line-up of games and exciting new multimedia and social networking possibilities, Sony has to up its game if it’s to keep up with Bill and his boys. Below, we team up with our colleagues at OPM ...

Contrary to what you might think, E3 isn’t all brilliant new games, booth babes and free beer. A lot of the time the biggest, best and most exciting games event on the planet is actually as dull and hope-dashing as a Sony graph-led press conference. And whether it’s dealing with console delays or waiting in a line (with enough BO to erode titanium) to play Wii Sports, the history of the event has been riddled with letdowns. So to ...

The news that Shadow of the Colossus is being turned into a movie – penned by the scribe behind Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li – has made us inconsolable. With the translation from hell about to mangle Sony’s ethereal adventure beyond recognition, all bets are off over what Hollywood’s going to do with videogame properties next. In fact, we’re completely convinced some cynical suits are about to turn our ...

As you’re probably aware, Valentine’s Day is tomorrow. To hell with that. Friday the 13th is today, and aside from developmentally disabled serial killers with machetes, that means one thing: bad luck.

Over the years, continually playing as the hero in videogames has taught us to have a generally optimistic outlook when faced with challenges, to believe deep down that, whatever happens, we can overcome any obstacle. ...

The unedited God of War III trailer has just landed on our desks with a wet thump and we're now even more excited about the prospect of next-gen God of War. Primarily because it looks like being the bloodiest, most brutal action game ever made. See the trailer, then check out our eight reasons why the game will be the superlative of brutal. Yes, that's right. Brutal-est. ...

What’s the beating heart of every new God of War game? It’s not ancient, revered Greek myths being broken down into a stupidly violent, melodramatic soap. Nor is it the always amusing three in a bed QTEs. No, it’s the screen-dominating, claret-filled boss battles that have always been the soul of Kratos’ adventures.

Whether they’re pitting you against skyscraper-sized titans or letting you ...

Spoiler alert! The following video and article contain explicit discussion of critical plot points from several popular games. Watch and read at your own risk. ...

At the end of every year we get a new year – one that is numerically superior to its predecessor and brimming with new stuff to buy. But how do you know what to buy if all the shiny “best of” awards are given at the end of the year? You could spend your precious 365.24 days reading game reviews, but what are they compared to shiny metallic awards? ...