—Bam’s Thoughts— Sony had three things to do at this years press conference. Apologize for the PSN outage, show off advancements in the PlayStation Move, and unveil the new hand-held, codenamed the NGP. They did all three and more, but didn’t execute. It was a slow show with some decent...

—Bam’s Thoughts— XBOX 360: The Future Revealed, that’s what Microsoft promised. If what I just saw was the future for my Xbox 360, it’s NOT what I bought it for in the first place. Most gamers bought the XBOX 360 initially for games like Halo, Gears of War, and Call of Duty. Yes, those...

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Last year Sony announced its answer to the motion gaming revolution with the PlayStation Move. The Move really isn’t that game changing. It’s basically identical to the Nintendo Wii Motion Plus controller, with a bit more responsive controls and the graphics of the PlayStation 3. The Move has not sold as...

After wowing everyone back at E3 2006 with the true reveal of the Nintendo Wii, and another successful show at E3 2007, Nintendo had two very weak E3 showings in a row in 2008 and 2009. The triumphant return for Nintendo came last year at E3 2010 with the reveal of the 3DS and a strong line-up for the Wii...

Microsoft is in an interesting position this year. Last year they showed off the Kinect. It appealed to the casual crowd, but the core Xbox fans were disappointed. Then, when the Kinect launched in November of 2010, the sales shocked everyone. This year, it looks like no new hardware is on the way, so the...