The Highlight Reel - July 23, 2008
The E3 Media and Business summit may be over but our post mortem coverage continues with bloody, soul crushing results.. for some. More after the jump.
This week was a blood bath at the Crispy offices as we slammed each others’ favorites in an attempt to come up with the fifteen best games of the show; broken egos littered our hallowed halls, curses lingered in the air like fake smiles at a Nintendo press event, and somewhere in the distance a toilet overflowed… but at the end of the day we hammered out a list that everyone agreed on.
The result is Part I of E3 Aftermath: The CG Greatest Hits. Here are the first five (15 - 11):
Feature - E3 Aftermath: The CG Greatest Hits
While the rest of the Crispy staff battled it out over which games were the most outstanding at E3, our resident cynic Chris Buecheler offered an alternate perspective. Chris puts together a list of eight games that he thinks are not as compelling as everyone might think. Love it or hate it, this editorial makes some interesting points worth entertaining:
Feature - The Eight Least Compelling Games of E3
Harold Goldberg recounts his trek from home base to Los Angeles and back again. His tale is dripping with disappointment - something many of us can relate to:
Feature - Will E3 Ever Get Its Groove Back?
Billy Berghammer takes a look at Madden NFL 09 in his Five Things You Need to Know About Madden NFL 09. With the long-running football franchise is preparing to celebrate its 20th anniversary, one would hope that EA Sports won’t just phone this year’s edition in. Billy Berghammer runs through some drills with the game to bring you the essentials:
Feature - The Five: Madden NFL 09
Finally, Kyle Orland cracks the whip for his latest lunchtime game break. Will LEGO Indy last past the hour? Read on to find out.
Column - Games for Lunch: LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
