After 2008’s E3, a lot of people predicted the downfall of the trade show.  It was not nearly as big and spectacular as previous shows, and there was a dearth of “big” announcements (save maybe Microsoft’s reveal of FFXIII coming to the 360).   Well, it looks like this year’s E3 (scheduled for June 2-4) will return to its previous form, letting in virtually anybody that can whip up somewhat decent credentials (hint-hint Nate!) and returning to the Los Angeles Convention Center.  So, hopefully there will be a whole lot less of Cammy Dunaway’s personal life, and a whole lot more games - and here’s a list of ten games that really need to harness the power of E3 if they want to be successful.
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Okay,  so Nate attempted to make a post about video game characters he would like to have with him in case of a Zombie apocalypse.  I say attempted, because, to be frank, his list sucks.  A lot.  So, I made a list that is way, way better.  Oh, and it might contain spoilers, especially for Fallout 3.  SO DON’T LOOK!
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Rumors of the demise of EGM and the sale of 1UP.com to various suitors have floated around the interwebs for awhile, but now, unfortunately, it has come to pass: 1UP.com has been officially bought out by UGO, resulting in a enormous rash of firings. Many other blogs have covered this event well, so instead of just copy-pasting their hard work for the sake of site-hits or content, I’ll merely link to three stories that I feel are most pertinent. Said links and my personal feelings on the 1UP “fallout” after the jump. Just a warning: it’s pretty long.
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Well, ok, second best. The best video game related trade I ever made was when I traded my cousin Will a bunch of beanie babies for his Dreamcast. I almost feel bad for swindling him so hard. But, this is about my second best trade ever, which was trading in Fable 2 straight up for Grand Theft Auto IV. Because, even though I made a 2-hour round-trip to get Fable 2 at midnight, stayed up ‘til 7 A.M. playing it, and let it consume my life for about two weeks, I have now come to loathe Fable 2. It has nothing to do with the game’s genre or any of the technical aspects of the game (its control scheme, meh graphics, HORRENDOUS load times, etc.); from a technical aspect I pretty much enjoyed the game. No, my main beef with Fable 2 is how it fails so utterly and completely at one of its highly promised intangible features: the ability to emotionally engage a player.

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