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We’ll talk about WiiMotion Plus, Natal, Sony’s Wand, and more!

If you like RPGs as much as I do (especially of the turn-based ilk) then you’ll understand why I was thrilled to visit the Ignition booth this past E3. The company is known for bringing sweet, sweet Japanese-developed games over to the US under their brand. Recently they released Blue Dragon Plus stateside, and have taken over the releases of King of Fighters XII and Muramasa.

While the booth was smaller (compared to those of the ginormous publishers) it was packed with games I was anticipating to see and experience.

This week’s topic on #gamechat discusses the big changes happening to the FPS genre.

A look at Activision’s E3 booth, and what you might have missed.

Trailers for two highly-anticipated Wii games: “The Grinder” and “Gladiator A.D.”

Writer Mike McGarrigle shares his harrowing tale of customer service gone wrong.

Super Mario Galaxy emulated and up-res on the PC. And Wind Waker, too.

Regardless how long you have been playing video games, there is always a game mechanic you cannot stand. You hate it, loathe it, wonder why developers included it in a game. I know, get to the point already. You know what I hate…quick time events or QTE. To me, this is one of the worst…

2K Marin showcases some of the Big Daddy and Little Sister concept artwork from Bioshock 2.

Since playing Fallout 3, I’ve become a fan of Bethesda’s work. The level of quality that they seek to master in each game that they produce has manifested in terrific, and epic, gaming experiences.

It was exciting for me to take a look at what they were showing at E3 this year, as I had high hopes for some of the games that they were working on — Wet comes to mind. I walked their booth not as a journalist (or rather, a wannabe journo) but as a gamer and fan.

First stop: Brink.