June 13, 2012 | Broken Joysticks

Broken Joysticks E3 Reactions #1

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Kirk Williford

E3 is over and now it’s time for our staff to share their thoughts on the show. First up executive editor Kirk Wiliford:

Mark down E3 2012 as being one of the most boring, uninteresting and flat-out underwhelming E3s of all time. You know it’s bad when I can only recall one major new IP being announced, and although Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs looks absolutely fantastic, it wasn’t enough to save the show. From Usher concerts to TechDemoLand, there were lots of things to be concerned about going into the future of the E3 expo. Here’s just a snippet of what I thought about E3 2012, condensed into my three biggest questions:Read More

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KSWatch, Issue #1

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Andrew Minott

Welcome to KSWatch, a weekly preview of interesting games, apps, or other cool things currently pining for your cash on Kickstarter.

Babel Rising Launches On Xbox Live Arcade & PlayStation Network

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Ever wanted the power to smite an entire civilization? Ubisoft grants us all this power in their latest Xbox Live Arcade / PSN title Babel Rising. The goal in tower of Babel is to prevent the people of Babylon from building the ancient Tower of Babel, and in order to accomplish this players must use their divine powers, with either the PlayStation Move or Microsoft Kinect.

The whole thing sounds like it could be very entertaining. Who hasn’t stood in front of their Kinect and asked themselves “Why can’t I hurl lightening bolts with this thing?”

Jagged Alliance: Back In Action Announced

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

The first standalone expansion pack for Jagged Alliance: Back In Action was announced this morning. Jagged Alliance: Crossfire thrusts players into the country of Khanpaa, a peaceful place constantly under siege by mercenary groups.

Crossfire is set to offer a mix of RPG, RTS and economic management and a unique fog of war system that operates using line of sight rather than the traditional method of uncovering terrain as units move and having it constantly exposed.

Along with this announcement they released several screenshots. Check them out after the jump.Read More

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