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Nintendo confirms it won’t be at E3 2023

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1 hour ago

March 18, 2023

This year, Nintendo is skipping the Electronic Entertainment Expo, better known as E3. The Switch maker confirmed on Friday that it will not participate in the gaming convention, which returning this summer after canceling in 2022.

“We approach our participation in any event on a case-by-case basis and always consider different ways to interact with our fans,” a Nintendo spokesperson told CNET via email. “Because this year’s E3 exhibition did not fit into our plans, we have decided not to participate. However, we have been and remain strong supporters of ESA and E3.”

Given that Nintendo has backed out of the deal in recent years, the move isn’t all that surprising. Nintendo stopped holding special press conferences after the 2012 expo, instead holding a digital-only Nintendo Direct.

Last month, IGN reported that Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo skipped the event and will not be present on the show floor. Microsoft is expected host your own Xbox demo event in Los Angeles this summer.

E3 2023 is scheduled for June 13-16 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The gaming convention was canceled in 2020 and held as a digital event in 2021 due to the pandemic. It was expected to return in 2022 but was eventually canceled again.

Sean Keane of CNET contributed to this report.

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$199.99 B&O Beoplay Portal XBOX Headset at Amazon – Video Game Deals

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40 seconds ago

March 18, 2023

Wendy Cooney

It has an MSRP of 499.99, which isn’t really a big deal because it was never worth it, but it also doubles as a Bluetooth noise canceling headset, which isn’t bad for the price.

Whatever it is, I bought it for 249.99 about 1.5 years ago and I like it because of my X series. It’s much better than other first person headsets and sounds decent.

https://www.amazon.c…ding=UTF8&psc=1

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Clueless Bridge Builder Poly Bridge 3 Coming in May

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2 days ago

March 16, 2023

Wendy Cooney

Developer Dry Cactus has announced that physics-based bridge building in Poly Bridge is back with a third entry. Poly Bridge 3 releases on May 30 for PC and will continue the series’ tradition of unsteady bridge building with a touch of Trials Fusion physics turned inside out. Your goal here is to move your car from one side of the level to the other, hoping your newly built bridge doesn’t collapse.

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Game 8-4: Game 8-4 03/03/2023: SHADOW OF THE NERDTREE

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2 days ago

March 16, 2023

Wendy Cooney

While the gang talk about the latest State of Play (okay, mostly about Humanity to be honest), the launch of PSVR 2, Mikami’s departure and the announcement of the Elden Ring DLC (STEAK BET ALERT).

Tune in to 8-4 Play every other week to talk about video games, Japan and Japanese video games right from the 8-4 offices in beautiful downtown Tokyo. The organizers were Mark McDonald, John Riccardi and Hiroko Minamoto of 1UP Japan.

March 15, 2023

Posted By: Jan

Episode Notes:

Duration: 01:25:21

Time – Discussed topic:

01:04 – Nicknames

13:00 – Discussion PSVR2 (Resident Evil Village)

30:44 – Humanity

44:52 – Like a dragon: Ishin

52:55 – News: Pokemon Direct, Shinji Mikami leaves Tango Gameworks and more!

And now here’s the music we used in this episode!

***WARNING, SPOILER***

Intro: Fly – Hidenori Shoji (Like a Dragon: Ishin)

Ending: Mercenary Theme 2 – Ko-ta, Shusaku Uchiyama (Resident Evil Village)

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