K Monthly - June 2010

Welcome to the June 2010 edition of K Monthly, a look back at some of the best original coverage, including reviews, previews, features, weekly columns and more from Kotaku. Looking back at June, E3 2010 was responsible for a huge portion of Kotaku’s original coverage, with our first hands-on with the brand new เครดิตฟรี Nintendo 3DS and its games. We played the new Legend of Zelda, Gears of War 3, Twisted Metal and Kotaku’s “Best New Game of E3” award winner, Dance Central(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); https://kotaku.com/hands-on-with-seven-nintendo-3ds-games-and-gadgets-5564204 We also looked at the games that weren’t at E3, plus a few that were announced beforehand, like Devil’s Third, the new game from the makers of Ninja Gaiden. https://kotaku.com/the-glaring-omissions-of-e3-2010-5570140 —- TABLE OF CONTENTS June 2010 FEATURES Who’s Johnny? The Unexpected Gamer Who Runs EA by Stephen Totilo ! The Real Metal Gear by Luke Plunkett My Lunch With Bobby A Delightful Chat With the Most Hated Man in Video Games by Brian Crecente Promise of Persia This Video Game Movie Wouldn’t Be Like Those Other Ones by Brian Ashcraft REVIEWS Alpha Protocol Review: Not Quite The Omega Backbreaker Review: The Challenger Crashes Blur Review: Rainbow Road Kill X-Scape Review: The Beauty Of Yono Rummy The Old Ugly Snoopy Flying Ace Review: Dog Fights The A-Team Movie Review: I Love It When A Plan Comes Together Toy Story 3 Movie Review: Childhood’s End Magic: The Gathering – Duels Of The Planeswalkers PC Review: I’d Tap That Transformers: War For Cybertron Review: Now Light Our Darkest Hour Kanex XD Review: More Gaming On Your iMac Sin & Punishment: Star Successor Review: #1 With A Bullet Napoleon: Total War: The Peninsular Campaign Review: Wellington Party PREVIEWS & IMPRESSIONS Fable III Breaks Its RPG Traditions, Breaks More Wind At E3 Epic Mickey Is, In Theory, The Game of the Year Halo: Reach Will Be Harder Than You Think, Less Spacey Dead Space 2 Is a Dark Journey Through Hell in Space The Legend Of Zelda Skyward Sword Video Preview, Starring Me Homefront Is The Video Game Of The American Insurgency Ninja Gaiden Creators Reveal Devil’s Third, The Bloody New Shooter From Valhalla What The World Needs Is A Lady Gaga Kind of First Person Shooter GoldenEye For Wii Is A Remake With Some Asterisks MotorStorm: Apocalypse Hands-on… In 3D!!! Vanquish Is Full Of Stylish Bullet Time, Smoke Breaks Journey, From The Creators Of flOw and Flower, Explained El Shaddai Has God On Speed Dial Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Hands-on: Whipping Evil A New One Ghost Recon Future Soldier Does Three Things Almost All At Once The Bloodiest Game Of E3? Going on A Harry Potter Killing Spree Company of Heroes Online in Glorious Motion F.E.A.R. 3 is Really About Family… A Psychic, Psychotic Family Playing Portal 2… For Science Killing Time, Pedestrians With The New Twisted Metal For PS3 Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Eyes-On Impressions: Hot Fuzz The Conduit 2 Eyes-On Impressions: Re-Rigging the Adventure Killing Time With The Witcher 2: Assassins Of Kings Red Faction: Armageddon Eyes-On Impressions: Opposites Attract, With Deadly Force The Force Unleashed II: Attack Of The Other Clones Super Scribblenauts Impressions: One Simple Word Lord of the Rings: War in the North Eyes-On Impressions: A Party of Three Mario Sports Mix Puts The Bob-omb in Volleyball PixelJunk Shooter 2 Plays With Light And Acid Shogun 2 Total War: The Difference A Decade Makes Halo: Reach Campaign Eyes-On: Skyrockets in Flight Madden NFL 11 Cooperative Multiplayer Impressions: Ready on Three, Teamwork! Kane & Lynch 2 Impressions: Take Cover EA Sports MMA Hands-On: Making Sense of a New Science Suicide Bombers and Razor Wire Make Gears of War 3 a Real Beast Crysis 2 Eyes-On Impressions: Rumble in the Asphalt Jungle Living The High Life In Test Drive Unlimited 2 NBA 2K11 Eyes-On Impressions: Looks Are Everything – For Now Medal of Honor Multiplayer Impressions: Not What’s Right, Just Who’s Left NCAA Football 11 Demo Impressions: Warming Up the Pre-Game COLUMNS Well Played by Brian Crecente Video Games Bid Adieu to World War II Gaming’s Big Secrets Revealed… Soon No Controller? No Glasses? No Problem Confessions of A Failed Gaming Parent Stick Jockey by Owen Good The Beauty of Human Error, Committed by a Computer Umpire The New Code of Used Sports Games A Quiet E3 Foreshadows Sports Gaming’s Biggest Rivalry He Doesn’t Mind What You Yono All APP Call Them – Unless It’s ‘Monopoly’ Tim Rogers In Praise Of Sticky Friction How I Didn’t Get Killed At E3 Leigh Alexander Who Cheers For War? Lisa Foiles Let’s Rate the Booth Babes!