Originally Published: August 31, 2010, on SportsRev.TV, Lundberg.me, NationalLampoon.com, PlayerAffnity.com, Original-Gamer.com, and Giantbomb.com.
I had a chance to sit down with gaming legend and the head of Lionhead Studios Peter Molyneux to get the low down on the October release of Fable 3 for Xbox 360 and PC. On a completely irrelevant note, I love Roman numerals.
Originally Published: August 21, 2010, on PlayerAffinity.com, Original-Gamer.com, NationalLampoon.com, SportsRev.TV, and Lundberg.me
I had a chance to catch up with our old friend John Drake from Harmonix to talk about Rock Band 3 and Kinect launch title Dance Central.
Originally Published: July 26, 2010, on ESPNNewYork.com, PlayerAffinity.com, Original-Gamer.com, Lundberg.me, Examiner.com, and Newsday.com
My bad play on words aside, it is easily one of the most anticipated video games of not just the year, but possibly all-time. It is a prequel that takes a more in-depth look at the start of what has become one of the greatest video game canons to have ever been conceived. And with this being Bungie’s last official foray into this space-age realm they’ve created for us, they wanted to make sure they went out with a bang.
Of course, I am talking about Halo Reach. We are about seven weeks still from this being available far and wide, but I had a chance a couple of weeks ago to sit down with our old friend, Brian Jarrard, the Community Director for Bungie, to talk about what they’ve done specifically to make this the biggest and baddest Halo yet.
And so with no further delay, I am going to help start your mouth watering a little early for this sweet piece of gaming goodness by imploring you to check out my Halo Reach preview with Brian Jarrard, the Community Director for Bungie, below!
Videos by Jared Bodden and Lee Elias
-Ray Carsillo
Originally Published: July 7, 2010, on Lundberg.me, Examiner.com, Original-Gamer.com, PlayerAffinity.com, and ESPNNewYork.com
I know that E3 was three weeks ago, but with the craziness of the World Cup, NBA Free Agency, and the approaching MLB All-Star break, to say we’ve been a little busy here at ESPN would be an understatement. But in our spare time, my expert cameraman/editor Jared Bodden and I, have been toiling away trying to finish these videos to show you some of the great games we saw at E3 and bring you some exclusive interviews with the people behind those games.
One of the most difficult things in this process has been whittling down what we felt were the most worthwhile games to look at, so we broke it down into four videos. The first video is a compilation featuring online and DLC games with the following three videos being a summary of the rest of the best from each day. For the games that we had to cut for the sake of time, I apologize tremendously. I also wish we could have given every game we did feature their own special video.
On that note, without further ado, below is the culmination of my three days at the L.A. Convention Center for E3 2010. I hope you all enjoy.
The first video was my online/DLC game special that features looks at the new Deadliest Warrior game from Spike Games that comes out next Tuesday, DCU Online from Sony Online Entertainment, QuickHit.com and their brand new NFL license, and Blacklight: Tango Down from Ignition Entertainment.
Our first day at E3 was a special day overall and had us see some spectacular looking games for consoles. Our video of Day 1 features Tron and Epic Mickey from Disney Entertainment, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow from Konami, and Test Drive Unlimited 2 from Atari.
On the second day of E3, console games and their peripherals were well represented once more as we looked at Vanquish from SEGA, Shaun White Skateboarding and Ghost Recon: Future Solider from Ubisoft, WWE All-Stars from THQ, and the new Wii Exercise Bike from Big Ben Interactive.
On the last day of E3, we had a chance to look at some of the most hyped games for consoles and some sweet accessories when we looked at Call of Duty: Black Ops and Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions from Activision and some sweet products from Nyko and iGUGU.
Videos by Jared Bodden
-Ray Carsillo
Originally Published: June 29, 2010, on ESPNNewYork.com, PlayerAffinity.com, Original-Gamer.com, Examiner.com, and Lundberg.me
He revolutionized the extreme sports video game genre and put skateboarding on the map in a way no one else could. Of course, the only man I could be talking about is the legendary Tony Hawk.
I had a chance before E3 officially got underway, and Activision threw their mega-concert, to catch up with the skate legend and to talk to him about his new game coming out this fall, Tony Hawk’s Shred from Activision. We also chatted about what he thought his legacy was and what it was like to turn the video game world on its head.
Check out my interview at E3 2010 with skate legend Tony Hawk below!
Originally Published: June 28, 2010, on ESPNNewYork.com, PlayerAffinity.com, Original-Gamer.com, Lundberg.me, and Examiner.com.
I had a chance on the second day of E3 to speak with Joseph Olin, the President of the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences, an organization whose primary purpose is to promote computer and video game entertainment.
Joseph and I talked about everything from the current and possible future states of the gaming industry to the influence sports and casual gaming has nowadays on gaming.
Check out my interview with Joseph Olin, the President of the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences below!
Originally Published: June 25, 2010, on ESPNNewYork.com, Lundberg.me, and Examiner.com
Maybe that proclamation is a little more dramatic than necessary, but when a gaming journalism fixture like Shane Satterfield takes a few minutes out of his hectic schedule, in the midst of the pinnacle of the gaming year that is E3, you make sure to let him know you’re appreciative.
Shane, of course, is the Editor-in-Chief for GameTrailers.com and has been covering the games industry for well over a decade. With that in mind, and with us having finally finished putting together all of our E3 videos, I felt it would be a great way to kick off my look back at E3 2010 with the interview I did on Day 2 with Shane.
We covered a bevy of topics from the future of gaming in general to his thoughts on this year’s Expo while we waited for the doors to open to the Los Angeles Convention Center’s South Hall.
Check out my interview with Editor-in-Chief of GameTrailers.com Shane Satterfield below!
Every now and then, people actually want to know what I think.
It’s always nice when you actually get credit for something. Thanks to the fine folks at Atari for passing this along. Check out the :26 mark.
Originally Published: June 18, 2010, on Examiner.com, PlayerAffinity.com, and Lundberg.me
On my last day at E3 I had a chance to check out some games from Activision and Ignition Entertainment and I created a montage of booth babes for your viewing enjoyment.
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