E3 hasn't even officially started yet, and the trailers are already ankle-deep from Monday's appearances alone. Just wait until it's raining assets later in the week and you can't keep up with anything. You'll feel a bit like Malcolm McDowell in A Clockwork Orange. You won't want to watch anymore, but you won't be able to help it.
Viddy everything that popped online Monday after the break, with the added bonus of the Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare E3 trailer. Even though it came out a couple of days ago and is a total mouthful, it's well worth a second look.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare -- Wow. We want this, like yesterday. But not WWII yesterday. We mean today yesterday.
Dead or Alive: Deformed -- Apparently "deformed" means "stunted growth" since this finds you fighting kids with kids.
Dungeon Hero -- Makes us feel slightly creepy.
NHL '08 -- They shoot, but will they score? Oh, zing ... very zing.
Fury -- PC MMORPG tries very hard to WoW us.
Need for Speed ProStreet -- Vehicle physics lessons and shiny cars.
SpaceForce -- RU serious? This space combat game looks decent enough for us.
European Street Racing -- Seems like a crime to blur past all that sweet scenery.
TimeShift -- Frag, kill, rinse, repeat.
Legendary: The Box -- Some things should never be opened. Enough said.
Although that WoW reference in the Fury trailer's caption was cute, Fury isn't trying to WoW anyone. Don't get the misconception that this is another MMORPG where you have to grind for weeks on end for a Purple Helm of Uberness. It's nothing like that.
is it just me or are these "age gate" restrictions on videos a total waste of time? how many under 18 kids are going to actually put their real b-day in there and get denied? none. you just make up a b-day like i do (i like to say i'm 80-90 years old to really throw off the marketing department's stats).
also - at gametrailers - you can just use the download links, no lying about your age necessary.
I still think that the age gate, despite just being a "measure" to avoid legal responsibility from the host, is an interesting feature. If your child is smart enough to lie about his age, he probably knows a lot more (although that logic is fuzzy...).
A better solution though would be a question related to something academic, like "What's the square root of 4?". Chances are that kids under a certain age wouldn't even know what a square root is, and it would force them to follow in class. But still, it's not 100% effective.
Man these games looked boring but Dungeon Hero at least gave an interesting narrative, to at least make me care about the game. Rather than just shotting jiggly breast and Simulated driving.