Shooters!

That was the vibe I got after watching the EA press conference. Sure, they had someSimCityandNeed for Speedto break up the trigger pulling action, but most of their presentation was all about shooters. Some set during war, some set in space, and some on the top of a dam.

Don’t get me wrong, they looked great! But … shooters!

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Here is a recap of all the major news that came out of the show:

EA bitchslaps Zynga with SimCity SocialEA details some new mechanics in Madden NFL 13EA confirm Battlefield 3 Premium subscriptionXCOM: Enemy Unknown trailer arrivesEA announces a multi-year partnership with UFCStar Wars: TOR goes free-to-play up to level 15Dead Space 3 is exactly what I wanted: MoreGetting around the new SimCityFIFA is ‘football’s social network’Crysis 3’s urban rainforest is prettyDust 514 gets PlayStation Home area, Vita appIsaac gets chilly in Dead Space 3 trailerEA announces multi-year partnership with UFCMedal of Honor: Warfighter pre-order DLC announcedMore details on EA’s SimCity Social

A battle scene in Battlefield 6 Open Beta

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A snap of the upcoming MESA update in PEAK

Naked Snake sneaking around in MGS Delta.

Battlefield 6 aiming RPG at a helicopter

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Milla Jovovich portraying Alice in Resident Evil 2002, wearing a red dress and holding a gun in her hand.