Jon Carter, Cathy Twigg and Claire Doyle play Rock Band 2 at an event sponsored by MTV in Los Angeles' Orpheum Theater. LOS ANGELES -- The console wars have cooled, but game companies are engaged in a brutal battle for the coveted space between the television set and the couch. You know, the place w...

Filed under: Video Games Playing through a great single-player video game like 'Bioshock' can be a rich and engrossing experience, but when it comes to fun factor and laugh-out-loud moments with a few of your friends, nothing beats a great party game like, say, 'Guitar Hero World Tour' (pictured abo...

Filed under: Video Games We've done the roundup treatment for the big three (Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft) at this year's E3 video game show. Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony have each had their turn to toot their own horns, and now it's time for the publishers to have their say. Yes, these are the third-...

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LOS ANGELES -- Who said that E3 parties are dead? MTV and Harmonix threw pretty much the best E3 party ever Wednesday night at the Orpheum Theater, where something like a thousand journalists, executives, and other game-industry types were treated to two hours of Rock Band 2 gameplay, and then nearl...

LOS ANGELES -- One thing was made very clear during my meeting with Sony Online Entertainment: The company absolutely must have some amazing technology up its sleeve for The Agency and DC Universe Online. Both games, unlike traditional MMOs, were built from the ground up to feel like console titles ...

LOS ANGELES -- Though Castlevania producer Koji Igarashi had every intention of fulfilling the wishes of all those fans who wished a Wii title would allow players to realistically whip the undead, he also had no intention of punishing them. "To whip the Wiimote for hours would be torturous," Igarash...

LOS ANGELES -- If the Fallout universe were only an aesthetic, Bethesda would have completely nailed it with the upcoming Fallout 3. Unfortunately, as my half an hour with the game a few moments ago demonstrated, all the external pieces are there, but the charm that made the series such a classic is...

From ultraviolence to possibly even more disturbing karaoke, companies are rolling out their candidates for Next Big Thing at the E3 Media & Business Summit. Get a glimpse of gaming's future with these screenshots. First Look at Id's Wolfenstein Revival William "B.J." Blazkowicz is back, and he'...

LOS ANGELES -- Nintendo ignored hard-core gamers and went after casuals. Sony did the opposite. But to be honest, both E3 press conferences were rather light on exciting game announcements. Here are our video recaps of Tuesday's Nintendo and Sony press events, held on day two of the E3 Media and Bus...