Here we go! The last of today’s big conferences. Let’s see what Sony has in store to counter this morning’s strong show by Microsoft. Come on in!
Rainbow Six Siege: Plan Your Attack
The last surprise of the E3 Ubisoft conference was when big boss Yves Guillemot announced, Columbo style, that he had just one more game. The final trailer was for the new version of *Rainbow Six*, now subtitled *Siege* instead of *Patriots*. Let’s watch!
E3 2014: Ubisoft Conference LiveBlog
HEY YOU. Do you like Assassinating some Creed? Do you like Watching some Dogs? Do you enjoy the odd bit of Far Crying? You do? You’re in the right place. It’s time for Ubisoft’s E3 conference!
Star Wars Battlefront Looks Delicious
Dice used today’s E3 conference to finally show *Star Wars Battlefront* in all its (very early) glory. Let’s take a look!
E3 2014: EA Conference LiveBlog
OK, get you ear protectors ready, it’s time for the EA conference! Come on in and get comfy. It’s going to be dramatic.
Uh-Oh – There Is Going To Be A New CrackDown On Xbox One
I can resist most things. My general cynicism has now got to a point that I can ignore most hype and not fall for the usual traps. However, sometimes something comes along that even I can’t filter out, and that usually ends up with me spending money.
So. Hey. MICROSOFT HAVE JUST ANNOUNCED A NEW *CRACKDOWN*. Ahem. Read on for the trailer!
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Lara Croft Returns In Rise Of The Tomb Raider
Crystal Dynamics used the Microsoft E3 conference to announce the follow-up to *Tomb Raider*, their franchise reboot that became [my favourite game of 2013](https://awesomefriday.ca/2013/12/simons-best-games-and-movies-of-the-year/). Excited! Read on for the first trailer.
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Microsoft Announces Halo: Master Chief Collection
Some potentially exciting news out of E3 – *Halo* 1-4, all on one disk, everything unlocked and over 100 multiplayer maps. *Halo* nirvana. Read on!
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E3 2014: Microsoft Conference LiveBlog
E3 Microsoft time. I think we might see some *Halo*. Let’s go!
E3 2014 Schedule: LiveBlogs All The Way, Baby
The biggest event in gaming kicks off tomorrow when E3 2014 begins its week of hyperbole, broken promises and overbearing dubstep. Microsoft, EA, Ubisoft and Sony will be holding their conferences on the first day, and I’ll be liveblogging every single one of them! Take note of these times and get the kettle on.
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LivePlay: Mario Kart 8
Here we go! Join me (us) as I (we) career through the latest and greatest *Mario Kart*!
Clear Your Friday: It’s Time For Mario Kart 8!
You may want to book this Friday off or plan some well-timed sick leave: *Mario Kart 8* will be in my sweaty hands, and all over the site! (eww)
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Lego Batman 3 : Beyond Gotham Teaser Is Black, Or Maybe A Really Dark Grey
The *Lego Batman* developers, Traveller’s Tales, have just released a teaser trailer for the third in the series, subtitled *Beyond Gotham*. I think they may have seen *The Lego Movie*. Let’s take a look!
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Review: X-Men: Days Of Future Past
The latest *X-Men* film is a spectacular affair, a high-budget and frequently hilarious reassertion of the franchise after the dreadful *X3: The Last Stand* and *Wolverine* movies. It features all the most popular members of the group kicking ass in glorious action sequences that might be some of the best you’ll see this year and even makes room for a few *fantastic* new mutants. The narrative is good, if a little exposition-heavy upfront, and the pace is great. So it’s a real shame that, even with all these perfect elements, the film’s story makes such a dull thud. The problem isn’t that it’s badly told, it’s just that there’s not been any attempt to evolve the narrative threads that have been present since the first *X-men* film from 2000. It’s the same old story; a fight between Professor X’s peaceful integration and Magneto’s warlike assertion of mutant superiority, and after the fourth time it has lost its surprise and effect.
Review: Under The Skin
You can put it away now: the idea that the unnervingly attractive Scarlett Johansson only became a superstar due to the fact that she is the human embodiment of a 1940’s bomber girl. It’s easy to decide on obvious categories – something that she has undoubtedly had to fight herself – and she could have effortlessly made her career as The Pretty Girl in all kinds of meaningless rom-coms and action flicks. But then you look at her filmography and you see a ridiculously diverse selection – from *The Girl With The Pearl Earring* and *Lost In Translation* to her deliciously deadly stints as Black Widow in the various *Avengers*, *Iron Man* and *Captain America* blockbusters.
And now, with director Jonathan Glazer’s adaptation of *Under The Skin* from [Michael Faber’s novel](http://www.amazon.ca/Under-The-Skin-Michel-Faber/dp/0006393721), she can finally draw a line under the stereotype. In a movie that contains enough twists and horrors to keep you thinking for weeks, she carries the whole narrative while barely saying a word in a stunning, revelatory performance that is a career best to date.
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