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Top five highlights of E3 2012! Updated: 06/05/12

While it is still very early in the days of E3 2012, a lot of press conferences have already been done. Out of all the new information that has flown out of E3 this is personally what I have found to be the highlights. Feel free to disagree and let me know about it!

5. Nintendo

Even before Nintendo has had their press conference, they have released new information out on their Nintendo direct channel. The information wasn’t release dates, hardware specs or anything huge, but it was interesting to see Nintendo’s console and its features slowly be revealed. So far we have a new controller to buy on top of the WiiU’s GamePad, in the form of the Wii U Pro controller. This controller mimics the tradition controllers being used by current generation consoles in an effort to make the Wii U easier to develop for and port 3rd party titles. My favorite feature reviled about the controller, was the use of a full fledged D-pad. I feel this will give Nintendo an edge on the competition when it comes to releasing older titles and indie games on the Wii U.

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Mario Tennis Open

After going to Wondercon on a whim, I was pleasantly surprised to find that Nintendo of America had set up a booth in the dead center of the exhibit hall. Their booth was centered on the 3DS and its upcoming games, while the WiiU was unsurprisingly a no show, Nintendo having said they’re saving it for E3.

Besides a handful of downloadable titles, there were three different yet to be released games on the floor. Spirit Camera was an odd game that focused on the use of the 3DS camera to make the settings around the player scary and weird but it came off as a little gimmicky. Kid Icarus held a spot in a majority of the 3DS’ cartridge slot with both multiplayer and single player stations. I played a bit of that, but the game comes out March 23rd so I felt like playing a game that was a bit farther off.

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Episode 7: “You’re right, I’m the problem!”

Gather round and check out Episode 7 of The OFFICIAL Pixel Legends Podcast on our new weekly schedule (hopefully), every Friday! Be sure to go to iTunes and check out the new episode!

This week we all play SSX games of yesterday to prepare for the new one coming Tuesday! Opinions are given on the recent Mass Effect 3 day one DLC announcement. Optimists and pessimists disagree on multiplayer in RPGs, and we discuss Nintendo’s attempts to distract people from the PS Vita launch.

Have a comment, disagreement, or question you want discussed on the show? Email us at pixelegends@gmail.com!

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Legendary Submission—DLC, Digital Distribution, What Does it Mean?

Legendary Submissions are articles we get from readers like you! If they’re good, you’ll see them here! This article comes from reader/listener Kurt as he analyzes DLC, Digital Distribution, and the good and bad aspects of both.

Downloadable Content. A concept that seems to have many confused and mistakenly frustrated. Recently, I’ve come across articles that idyllically look to the future of gaming with promises of instant gratification through digital distribution. On demand games have already been on the market and frankly, the concept isn’t new. Steam has been a thriving online service for the PC (and more recently, Mac) platform and is just about to celebrate its 10th birthday. What started out as a service to streamline game patches and connect players together in online matches quickly became the biggest PC gaming service in existence.

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Psychonauts Episode 1: Humble Beginnings

Welcome to a new video series! Backseat Gaming is where we run through a game one of us has loved, but another has barely (or never!) played! The chooser watches while the newbie plays, both while providing commentary for your enjoyment!

Our first series comes from the minds at Double Fine Productions, with their cult-classic: Psychonauts!

What Makes a Game—In Game Advertising, Why are People Mad?

It’s not as bad as people think

Product placement is nothing new to the world of the mass media. It has been in movies and TV shows for years now and is considered a very effective way of advertising a product inside of a piece of entertainment. Reese’s Pieces probably would not exist today if it wasn’t for E.T. and M&Ms being too snobby to show their product in a movie. Of course, game publishers at some point realized that, “Hey! We can make even more money if we sell ad space inside the game!” A cry was heard from the internet as people were angry that their sacred form of entertainment was being tainted by the man.

"The trailers are the best part!"

"The trailers are the best part!"

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