E3 2012 News

Tokyo Jungle is one of those Japanese games you hear about, blink in astonishment, then shake your head, thinking it'll never be released in other countries. But it will be, E3 has revealed, with dogs, deer, and dinosaur in a post-apocalyptic Tokyo.

Atlus announced today that Persona 4 Arena will launch on August 7, confirming that it'll boast both Japanese and English voiceover options. With BlazBlue developer Arc System Works at the helm, the strange tie-in may prove quite interesting indeed.

Yes, LittleBigPlanet for Vita is "just LittleBigPlanet for Vita." But it is also much more than that, thanks to powerful game creation tools aimed at touch screen gameplay.

Sports Champions 2 features far more iconic sports, but they aren't quite as good at showing off Move's accuracy.

How exactly can one sell a turn-based tactical game to the E3 audience, who clap and roar because they recognise a character in a video game? The approach taken by XCOM: Enemy Unknown is pretending you're something else entirely with a very flashy E3 trailer.

Sony has announced that God of War: Ascension is coming March 12, 2013.

At today's press briefing, Sony announced a line of interactive storybooks that work with the PlayStation Move. The first will be Book of Spells, a Harry Potter storybook with a partnership and original writing from JK Rowling.

Though Assassin's Creed III is introducing a new series star in the shape of Connor, another new stab-happy sort is coming in a spin-off for Vita. Assassin's Creed III: Liberation has murder fiend Aveline roaming New Orleans in 1765.

Sony announced full retail games coming to PlayStation Plus starting tomorrow. The first ones will include Infamous 2, LittleBigPlanet 2, and Saints Row 2.

Sony announced Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified during its E3 press briefing today, promising multiplayer in line with the console experience.

Sony confirmed its cross-franchise fighting game PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale for a PlayStation Vita release too during its E3 showcase. Oh, and BioShock 2's Big Daddy and Uncharted's Nathan have been announced as pugilists too.

Quantic Dream debuted its new game at Sony's E3 briefing today, titled Beyond: Two Souls. It stars Ellen Page as Jodie Holmes, a young girl with psychic powers and a mysterious past.

Ubisoft announced Watch Dogs at its E3 press briefing today, a new IP with a focus on cyber-crime and an apparent drop-in multiplayer system similar to The Crossing.

Connor is easily the deadliest assassin Ubisoft has created.

The quintessential elements of Far Cry seem to be intact, which should sate fans of the original games. However, what makes Far Cry 3 such an interesting experience is what it tries to do new.