At E3, I took a Nintendo booth tour. I saw the Wii U, Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Kid Icarus--the list goes on. The one title that stood out to me, that I still wanted some hands-on time with was Super Mario 3D Land. I am the 99% that likes MOST Mario-themed game and salivates every time a new title hits a system. So that’s why when I was only able to sample a few levels in the new platformer--I wanted, nay, I needed to play more.

On November 15th, 343 Industries - the powers that be in the Halo universe since 2007 - are delivering a labor of love. If you count yourself among its legions, you'll recall that Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary is a visual remastering of the ten-year-old game that started the fight for fans both old and new.

Bastion is, in a word, incredible. It takes the standard Action RPG formula and adds enough quirks and style to make it feel completely different. It shows the incredible potential of downloadable games as rich and rewarding game experiences in their own right. 

Sony Computer Entertainment America is moving beyond the cyber attack that caused its PlayStation Network to be offline for over a month and compromised personal data from tens of millions of gamers’ personal data. The company has invested $20 million over the next three years to develop original games for its online network, which reaches over 77 million users online.

THQ and Zuffa are working on one of the big games of 2012 with UFC Undisputed 3, the new installment in the critically acclaimed and best-selling mixed martial arts (MMA) videogame franchise based on the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The game is poised to take players inside the virtual Octagon with extensive focus on intense toe-to-toe combat, impressive visual presentation and significantly increased accessibility, including the introduction of PRIDE Mode, two new weight classes and an impressive playable roster of more than 150 UFC fighters. UFC Undisputed 3 is currently in development for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 and is scheduled to hit store shelves in January 2012.

Since the Wii came out, we've been inundated and inundated with fitness title after fitness title. Some do it wonderfully--a game like EA Active comes to mind, while others, shall we call them shovelware fitness titles, tend to just plain suck. Yes, it's difficult for me to throw the word suck around, but think of all the mediocre fitness titles that have come to your motion controlled consoles. And now here comes UFC Personal Trainer, which in my opinion is the savior I was looking for as it related to fitness games.

Square Enix and GameStop launched the Augment Your Living Room PowerUp Rewards pre-order program to promote Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Running through August 30th, the prize includes up to $20,000 of audio and visual “augmentations” for the winner’s living room as well as a prototype of Adam Jensen’s augmented arm. The developer talks about the new game in this exclusive E3 interview below.