In Pictures: E3 2008 Picks and Pans
For once it doesn't matter whether you swear by the Wii, Xbox 360, PS3, or PC gaming. It's all here. Here's what caught our eye--and what we wish we'd never laid eyes on--at this year's E3 gaming expo in LA.
Danny Allen, Darren Gladstone, and Matt Peckham, PC World
E3 2008 Picks and Pans
Well, the E3 Media & Business Summit has wrapped up for another year and as always, some of the games we wanted to see were unveiled, but many weren't. Our gut feeling: The smaller, media-only event still doesn't feel quite right despite this year's return to its Los Angeles Convention Center roots.
A fleeting CGI trailer of God of War 3 was a perfect example of Sony's press conference: full of promises and plenty of "be patient" posturing. It lacked the one or two zingers Microsoft landed its at press event (even with the last-minute decision to postpone a major Halo-related Bungie announcement). Meanwhile, Nintendo impressed with Wii Sports Resort and Wii Music, though may have put off hardcore gamers in the process. Of course, a variety of other hot games also caught out our eye...
Click next to see what Matt Peckham (Game On blogger), Darren Gladstone (Casual Friday gaming column author) and Danny Allen (editor of PC World's History of Game Consoles, as Seen in Old TV Ads) thought of the show. Agree, disagree? Leave a comment below.
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