NotebookReview: Special E3 2012 Edition - Who's Got Game?

Special E3 2012 Edition - June 9, 2012 E3 2012: Better, and Worse, Than Expected E3 2012 has come and gone, and while we've still got a few stories to bring you over the coming days, it's not difficult to say that the show, overall, was both better and worse than we expected. The press conferences may have let people down, but the rest of the industry was there to pick up the slack. Here are a few of our thoughts. » Read the full E3 wrap-up article The Nintendo Wii U Is Here! We got some (albeit all too brief) hands-on time with the prototype Wii U units at E3 2011. This year, however, Nintendo let us play to our heart's content. The tablet-esque Wii U Gamepad is back, black, and better than ever. Read our hands-on look and find out why this box packs more than just a gimmick. » Read the full Wii U hands-on preview Resident Evil 6 Marries Gaunt Zombies with Great Storytelling Zombies may be nothing new - George Romero scared audiences with them back in the sixties. Just the same, few games make the menace quite so...menacing...as Resident Evil 6. In a great example of "If it ain't broke, don't fix it," our Associate Editor Grant Hatchimonji goes hands on with the new game - and comes away impressed. » Read about our preview encounter with Resident Evil 6 zombies Dishonored: A Wealth of Potential from Bethesda Stealth action and steampunk have both been done before, but not in quite the way that Dishonored manages. A creative new world filled with unexpected new gameplay techniques, Dishonored defies classification - save for being on our must-play list. » Read the full Dishonored review New Tomb Raider Explains How Lara Croft Got the Name Square-Enix took us behind closed doors for an outstanding 30-minute demonstration of their upcoming Tomb Raider game. In the new reboot, a young and vulnerable Lara Croft is trapped, beaten and bruised - she's not yet the Tomb Raider we all know and love. Can this thin-skinned Croft survive the dead and destruction? » Read the full Tomb Raider preview   ADVERTISEMENT     RESOURCES Microsoft Talks SmartGlass and Kinect at E3 EA at E3 Offers Glimpses at New Dead Space, Crysis, More How the Gaming Industry is Changing the World Alienware X51 First Look Review: The Next Generation of PC Gaming ABOUT THIS E-NEWSLETTER This e-newsletter is published by TechnologyGuide.com, part of the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from TechnologyGuide Update, click here. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget TechnologyGuide Media Group, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2012 TechTarget. All rights reserved.