E3 is STARTING TODAY! Join Jae_Blaze06, SoILakaSOAD, and theonekk on this very AWESOME episode of the Black Oni Podcast!! Download here

Agenda

1- I-I-I-Iiiice Breaker!!
2- Gamin’
3- Gamin’ News
4- Hot Topic

1- INTRO/ I-I-I-ICE BREAKER!!!
• What is your fondest memory of E3, and what was it like?

2- GAMIN’
• Whatcha playin’?
• Latest/New game releases: Wildstar, Ultra Street Fighter 4, Tomodachi Life, Mario Kart 8

3- GAMIN’ NEWS
• Microsoft has new method for E3 planned, Sony hosting E3 events at Theaters in the US.
• Nintendo’s E3 presentation may have leaked. Link
• Bethesda looking to surprise everyone with an announcement.! Link
• Nintendo trimming the fat on it’s company. Link
• Several Games announced and teased already. EA and Criterion Games, New Spec Ops Dev Game based on Unreal Engine 4, Crystal Dynamics new IP
• Luigi Death Stare taking the world by storm. Link

3- HOT TOPIC
• Microsoft announces GPU performance with kinectless options. How will this alter the playing field for those who continue to use the kinect? Link
• Should Nintendo stop attending E3 all together?
• Should we be expecting every genre to have stories? Next Need for Speed trying to go for deep story. Link
• What will be your next console, if you are to buy one at all?

Big shoutout to Dave Blackwell, one of the writers on both Black Oni Blog and Why Do We Play, for gathering some of the articles for our discussion.