E3, the video game industry’s uber-showcase, is only a few short days away, and we figured that we would set-up a dedicated page where we would post the latest and coolest trailers in one easy and convenient place for you to watch. We’ll update the post everyday as new trailers find their way from the convention floor, so check-back often!
Agni’s Philosophy Final Fantasy: This video is apparently being used to promote the abilities of Square Enix’s new graphics engine, known as Luminous. I don’t know about you, but I’m not about to get my hopes up about this at all; we all know what happened the last time Square used the words “Tech Demo”…
New Super Mario Bros U: It’s New Super Mario Bros with all its friend-destroying fun, but this time with inflata-yoshis, bubble-yoshis, and flying squirrel suits. You know you’re gonna buy it.
Dead or Alive 5: It looks like clothing based jiggle physics isn’t the only thing new in DoA 5. Akira & Sarah from Virtua Fighter are going to be throwing down with the DoA girls!
Zombie U: A great new zombie survival game for the Wii U that will take full advantage of the Wii U’s gamepad, but with an awful name.
Pikmin 3: The Pikmin games were some of my favorite games on the GameCube, and I was always disappointed that the Wii never saw an entry in the series. Well, the time to be sad is over, because Pikmin 3 will be released for the Wii U!
New Super Mario Bros 2: Mario has definitely got a series case of gold-fever in this new 3DS game.
Castlevania Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate: In case one new Lords of Shadow game wasn’t good enough for you, now there is one for the 3DS too! Mirror of Fate is a 2d/3d side-scroller that follows Trevor and Simon Belmont as they uncover the dark secret of their ancestor Gabriel.
Transformers Fall of Cybertron: Optimus Prime, Megatron, Starscream, Shockwave, Dinobots, & Metroplex? TAKE MY MONEY NOW!
X-Com Enemy Unkown: I am so excited for a new X-Com game, especially one that is an RTS. The original “UFO Defense Force” is one of my all time favorite games and I can’t wait to play this one!
Fable The Journey: A Kinect exclusive Fable game…that basically looks like an on-rails shooter. I don’t know about this one…
Sleeping Dogs: This was originally known as True Crime Hong Kong, before Square-Enix saved the game from oblivion.
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale: It’s Super Smash Bros, but with popular Sony characters. I Gotta Believe!
Resident Evil 6: Despite Resident Evil uber-bad guy Albert Wesker being dead (in theory that is), Umbrella lives on as Neo-Umbrella (lol). Resident Evil 6 definitely seems to be going for that ‘straight in-your-face action’ route rather than the slow scares of the original game. Oh, and if you didn’t already know, you can pick up the demo for RE6 by buying a copy of Dragon’s Dogma!
Kingdom Hearts 3d: It’s nice that we have another Kingdom Hearts, and on the 3DS too, but I have to say I’ve been totally confused by the story since Kingdom Hearts 2. Organization 13, Heartless/Nameless, Aqua/Terra/Ventas, Xenoheart/Ansem, what in the hell is going on?
Medal of Honor Warfighter: Here’s hoping that this MoH is much better than the more than disappointing entry two years ago. It definitely looks gorgeous, thanks to the Frostbite 2 engine. Speaking of the Frostbite 2 engine, where the hell is my Mirror’s Edge 2!?
The Last of Us: This isn’t so much a trailer as it is a gameplay demo. That being said, Naughty Dog went from making Crash Bandicoot, to Uncharted, to this. I think the natural progression of things means their next project is going to be a snuff film. This game looks amazing, but holy crap it is brutal.
Splinter Cell Blacklist: Super-spy Sam Fisher returns, but from this trailer it looks like he might be ditching that whole “stealth” thing.
Halo 4: Well the Chief is back, once again, to save the universe. I gotta say, since Microsoft keeps toying with the “Live Action” trailer for Halo games, you would think they would just make that damn Halo movie themselves.
Gravity Daze: We’ve already talked about how much we love this game, and we’re pleased as punch it’s finally coming to the States so all of you can enjoy it as well. Heaven knows the Vita needs all the exclusive games it can get at this point; absolutely original, gorgeous, fantastic games are just a bonus.
Assassin’s Creed 3 Liberation: Going along with the ‘anything for the Vita is a good thing’ theme, have a trailer for a new spin-off of the Assassin’s Creed series. This one features a female assassin, set during the Louisiana Rebellion. Looks interesting, and more importantly, it’s for the Vita. I’m going to keep stressing that important fact.
BEYOND Two Souls: Heavy Rain was a fantastic game, and they made a fantastic graphics engine for it. Looks like the makers of Heavy Rain have decided not to waste that graphics engine, either. BEYOND: Two Souls is their latest effort, and consider us intrigued. The trailer is a bit long, but you can kill time until it gets to the good stuff by marveling at how realistic the human faces are. Wow.. look at them…
Assassin’s Creed III: E3 always brings out new trailers for games, especially ones that have been announced long before, and already have many other trailers under their belts. Assassin’s Creed III is no exception to this, but the new E3 trailer is particularly awesome, so we’re sharing it with all of you. Watch as Connor, the new main character, inspires the American troops and demonstrates the flaw of old-school British warfare, all in one go.
Crysis 3: Enough said. Cue the ‘Oh mah gah the graaaaaphhiiiiiicsssss!’ screaming.
Far Cry 3: This trailer apparently made a pretty big splash at E3. Fair warning: it’s pretty violent, and I lost count of the F-bombs in it, so you might not want to share this particular moment of your life with your boss or co-workers.
Dead Space 3: There is cursing and violence ahead. Again. And scary monsters. You have been warned.
Gears of War Judgement: This trailer is, unfortunately, quite short. I almost didn’t include it, but… it’s Gears of War. And it’s the World Premiere Trailer. And it uses a song by A Perfect Circle, and you all should hear it. Yeah… I have to admit the Perfect Circle is what sold me.
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch: There’s a new Ni no Kuni trailer for E3, and you all should stare at the beauty of Level 5 and Studio Ghibli. Also, after all the macho trailers that were posted above, we could all use a little quiet pretty time, don’t you think? Too bad this game got pushed back to January of next year, but at least it will be (finally) coming out in America.
DmC: Ostensibly the 5th game in the Devil May Cry series, I have to admit I’m still not sold on Dante’s ‘new look’. The gameplay, though, looks spot on. I might have to give it a chance after all….. curses.
Lost Planet 3: I really enjoyed the first Lost Planet, and I absolutely abhorred the second one. Whether or not I forgive the series enough to play the third one remains to be seen, but this trailer looks like a step in the right direction.
Nintendo Pre-E3 Wii U Presentation: In this 30 minute online-presentation Nintendo unveiled some of the final features of their new console the Wii U. The Wii U controller, now called a gamepad, has gotten a slight face-lift since we last saw it, thanks to the inclusion of a new style of analog sticks and a few other things. Additionally, Nintendo announced a new, more traditional style controller which will be used for all those multi-platform games the system is slated to have. Lastly, Nintendo also unveiled their plan for the Wii U’s online social service known as Miiverse. The Miiverse’s always on in-game status (which will also be accessible via mobile device) definitely seems like an interesting concept.
Metal Gear Rising Revengeance: Despite Snake having died in MGS4, Hideo Kojima is continuing on with the Metal Gear series. Set after the events of MGS4, Revengeance puts players in the role of Raiden in his bad ass cyborg ninja-assassin form, not his whiny MGS2 form. This game looks absolutely bat-shit crazy, and that is certainly saying something when you are talking about a Metal Gear game!
Castlevania Lords of Shadow 2: 2010′s semi reboot/re-imagining of the series was met with some criticism, but still managed to be one of the best games of the year thanks to its stunning background imagery, beautiful music, and absolutely epic story. The game ended on one of the best OMGWTF moments ever, and it looks like Lords of Shadow 2 promises to deliver on that ending by introducing (possibly….oh please oh please oh please) Alucard into the series!
Zone of the Enders HD Collection: Hideo Kojima is primarily known for being the creator of Metal Gear, but he also created a lesser-known, but equally amazing, series known as Zone of the Enders. Z.O.E. was a futuristic mech-combat game series that was a favorite of mine and many others when it was first released on the PS2. Fans have been waiting for a sequel for years, but it looks like Konami is possibly testing the waters before doing so by releasing an HD Collection of Zone of the Enders 1&2.
Tomb Raider: Crystal Dynamics has been at the helm of the Tomb Raider franchise since 2006, and they have done a great job revitalizing what WAS a dying franchise. However, their newest effort is a complete reboot of the series, and it looks to be the most action-packed and brutal game in the series yet. It is definitely putting the “survival” in the survival horror genre.
Dishonored: This brand-new IP from Bethesda Games is shaping up to be absolutely amazing, and clearly looks like it has been influenced by some of gaming’s biggest and best. It is definitely on my must-buy list for this year!
Injustice: After successfully re-launching the Mortal Kombat franchise, NetherRealm Studios is looking to try their hand once again with the DC Comics universe. Superman uppercutting Flash into space and then punching him back down to Earth…count me in for sure!
