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This preview was based on a hands-on demo, as were many other E3 previews we posted.

E3: Lord of the Rings: War in the North Lord of the Rings co-op action: Now with giant eagles! When I first set my eyes on War in the North, I thought it was some sort of sequel to Pandemic's lackluster Lord of the Rings: Conquest. As it turns out, WitN couldn't be more different, with an...

E3: Sword of the Stars 2: Lords of Winter The sequel to Sword of the Stars is as pretty as its strategic battles are complex. After three expansions, a sequel updates Sword of the Stars with space eye-candy (via the new MARS 2 engine), a new faction (The Suul 'ka) and features that fans have...

E3: Dungeon Siege III Obsidian's Dungeon Siege sequel rebuffs the series with improved combat and character customization. There is nothing unexpected about Obsidian Entertainment making an RPG sequel within another developer's franchise (Gas Powered Games). However, this time Obsidian are...

E3 2011 Photo Gallery This year's E3 spectacle was as awe-inspiring and bizarre as ever. Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo hogged the most floor space, while smaller publishers fought for attention with strange and eye-catching displays. Booth babes were at an all-time low, but there is no reason...

E3: War of the Worlds Ocean Interactive's 2D-platformer adaptation of H.G. Well's novel is confident in visual design only. Since the developer couldn't make a sequel to its DSi title Dark Void Zero, it turned to Paramount's film vault and dug for their next project. After fighting for a...

E3: Otomedius Excellent Attention, fans of cleavage and shoot 'em ups: Konami have a game for you. After depriving Western shmup fans of the first two entries in its Otomedius series, Konami have decided to localize the upcoming third entry , Otomedius Excellent. Otomedius is the...

E3: Brothers in Arms: Furious 4 Despite its namesake, Furious 4 has more in common with Borderlands than Gearbox's other series. As a fan of Brothers in Arms, especially Hell's Highway, I was disappointed to see that the latest entry in the series forgoes all the strategic depth and serious...

E3: Rhythm Heaven Wii With more catchy tunes and improved graphics, Rhythm Heaven's first console iteration is shaping up to look like a good time. For those of you who never played the first two entries in the series - Ok, first off, you are terrible people - Rhythm Heaven is a goofy...

Sadly, there will be no level editor feature. It seems like Konami aren't giving this game the love it deserves. With no showing at their press conference and being hidden away (with only one booth) at the show floor, it seems like they are sending this one out to die. And, of course, this...

E3: Leedmees Hidden away behind sports, dance and mini-game collections, Leedmees is a Kinect treasure waiting to be discovered. Leedmees is a refreshingly clever Kinect game with a simple premise: You control a stick figure of God-like proportions that guides lemmings, who mindlessly walk...

It's on its way. E3 is over but our coverage isn't. Expect more previews, photo galleries and our top picks of the show early next week.

E3: Star Trek From Trekkies to Dead Space fans, Star Trek's gaming reboot will appeal to a wide audience of gamers. After Steve Butts put a figurative gun to my head, I took my marching orders and headed to see Digital Extreme's third-person shooter take on J.J. Abrams' Star Trek reboot. I...

E3: Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Despite the subtitle "Space Marine," the latest Warhammer title isn't the Gears of War clone you think it to be. As a fan of Relic's real-time strategy entries in the series, I was surprised as anyone to hear their latest title would be a third-person...

E3: NeverDead You can tell NeverDead is a Japanese title, because it is absolutely nuts. After viewing the game's baffling trailer during Konami's pre-E3 conference, I knew I had to seek out NeverDead on the show floor. It's every bit as frantic and insane as I hoped it would be. In...