A new, faster version of the popular iPhone will hit stores June 19, Apple said Monday. The iPhone 3GS is billed as a more powerful, feature-laden follow-up to the 3G, which the company says revolutionized the way people use mobile phones.
AT&T Dishes on Missing iPhone Tethering, MMS
As part of the WWDC keynote on Monday, a few iPhone OS 3.0 features were announced that made people go "huh?" Why? Because AT&T wasn't going to support them, at least at the start. In terms of new features, that would be MMS and tethering.
E3 2009: Best, worst, and most likely
E3 coverage is never complete until you get a list of the shows hits and misses. Here's ours.
Biggest game most likely to be banned in Australia: God of War III
A game already known for its visceral brutality aims to take it to another level with the new version for Playstation 3. Participating in the disturbingly graphic dismemberment of enemies with high-definition graphics? It will be very surprising to see this slip past our ‘adults don't play games' censorship regime when it comes out next year.
Ban-bait ... God of War III / Pic: IGN
Game most likely to disappoint: Dragon Age: Origins
Bioware has made some of the greatest computer RPGs of all-time, and Dragon Age had fans excited by the idea of bringing back the vibe of classics such as the Baldur's Gate series. But the E3 demo was just boring. Even a dragon scene did little to make things exciting. Bioware tried too hard to be clever in the demo, and did little to prove this will deliver on the promise of their pedigree.
New hardware most likely to cause WTF moment: Wii Vitality Sensor
A new Wii peripheral for monitoring your pulse? Ummm. OK. Nintendo President Satoru Iwata said it will deliver new experiences that offer greater relaxation and even help you fall asleep. Is his Wii beside his bed? There is genuine potential for this device in Wii Fit applications â€" keep your heart rate above a specified level, for instance â€" but the way this was presented made it seem all too random.
Best game most likely to deliver nostalgic fun: Tatsunoko Vs Capcom
Tatsunoko? Capcom? In some ways this is a game that speaks to a select hardcore audience. But when more Wii owners hear Tatsunoko is the company behind classic Japanese animations like Battle of the Planets / G-Force, along with many other fun and crazy robot and hero cartoons, suddenly getting to play Ken the Eagle in a battle against Capcom's Street Fighter stars is a chance to dive back into the Saturday morning cartoon years of the ‘80s.
Best for Wii: Wii Fit Plus
The new game for your Wii Fit system disguises fitness work inside a selection of games that are actually fun to play. Exercise has rarely been so easy.
Best for Xbox 360: Splinter Cell: Conviction
The newest Splinter Cell sees protagonist Sam Fisher angrier than ever, bringing more action to the classic stealth series in the process. But the real wow factor is a new cinematic style where mission information and even cut scene videos are overlaid on the game world to incredible effect.
Best for Playstation 3: Uncharted 2
The first Uncharted showed what a difference a good script can make for making your lead character actually feel funny and charming. What we saw of Uncharted 2 continued the trend, and in true Hollywood style felt like they'd turned the action up to eleven. Exactly what you want from a fast-paced action title.
Best for PC: R.U.S.E.
A new spin on real-time strategy, RUSE brings a Poker element to the genre by letting you deceive your opponent with false units, hidden moves, and cracking their plans â€" it's not just how you use your units, but how you play the system to best advantage.
Best for Nintendo DS: Scribblenauts
From the creators of Drawn To Life, here is a new idea that is epic in concept while being a lot of fun to play. You need to help your little avatar achieve certain goals by typing in nouns to invoke objects he can use. Tens of thousands of words are in the game â€" if it isn't a trademark or profane, they claim it's in there. We saw tools like ladders, axes, lassos, and fishing rods, vehicles like cars, pogo sticks, and gundam-style mechs, creatures like lions, vampires, zombies, and Cthulhu, and even net memes like Keyboard Cat are in the game!
Best for PSP: Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
Hideo Kojima calls this a ‘true sequel' in the Solid Snake series of Metal Gear Solid games, and we're getting it on the PSP. Set in the 1970s, ten years after MGS3, it fills in a gap in the saga â€" what other reason do you need?
Buzziest game of the show: Scribblenauts
This was the game that people were talking about on the show floor. After you played Scribblenauts, you couldn't stop thinking about it. You wanted to go back with your new ideas for words to see if you could stump it, or see what that object might do. Very likely to clean up a lot of ‘Best in Show' awards.
Ten more to watch:
It was a great year, so there are many more excellent games in the works. Here's ten more to add to your wishlist for the year ahead.Mass Effect 2; Borderlands; Alan Wake; The Saboteur; New Super Mario Bros. Wii; Metroid: Other M; Assassin's Creed II; ModNation Racers; Heavy Rain; Singularity
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