E3 2012 News

Having previously said that New Super Mario Bros. 2 would be released this August, Nintendo used its E3 showcase to pin the platformer down. It'll be arriving on August 19, to be precise.

Paper Mario's promised 3DS adventure has been unveiled. Paper Mario: Sticker Star will be available on 3DS this holiday season.

Nintendo showed off Wii Fit U at its E3 press briefing, and the ways that the controller can be used in concert with the Balance Board.

Showing off some of the big fancy 'hardcore' games coming to the Wii U, Nintendo revealed during E3 that both Mass Effect 3 and Trine 2 are coming to the console too.

Scribblenauts is coming to Wii U. In HD--which should be more than enough reason to give Scribblenauts Unlimited a whirl.

As you can't have a Nintendo platform without a Mario game, the company announced one during its E3 showcase today. New Super Mario Bros. U continues the four-player co-op tomfoolery from NSMB on Wii, but also lets someone help them out using the game pad.

Warner Bros and Rocksteady showed off a new version of Batman: Arkham City, titled "Armored Edition." It packs new exclusive armor for Batman and Catwoman, along with touch-screen features for Batman's gadgets.

They've been away for a while, but those adorable Pikmin are to return in Pikmin 3 for the Wii U. Creator Shigeru Miyamoto unveiled it during Nintendo's E3 showcase, revealing a new Pikmin and how the Wii U's special tablet controller will be used.

Nintendo announced today that the Wii U will support a variety of video streaming services: YouTube, Amazon Instant Video, Netflix, and Hulu Plus.

At E3 2012, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime confirmed that Wii U will support two GamePads--"just like the NES."

The similarities between Portal and Quantum Conundrum are almost too numerous to write up. But that's not really a bad thing, right?

A Square Enix exec claimed that former publisher Activision was "crazy" for dropping the title, and after some time with it, I'd agree.

The Painkiller series is all but dead in our hearts thanks to a string of third-rate sequels and expansions, but Painkiller Hell & Damnation hopes to stir up interest again. It's jumping to Unreal Engine 3, and also a third-person perspective.

We recap the Sony conference with links to further reading just in case you happened to miss anything while you were weeping with joy or sorrow.

Did you miss Microsoft's E3 showcase this morning? Oh, we didn't. We did not. From SmartGlass to Gears of War, we watched my dears, yes we did, we watched and we wrote, and here's what you missed.