Weekly wrap-up: E3 2012 edition

Reviews

Mad Riders review (XBLA)

Techland's insane ATV racer isn't without a few quirks, but it still delivers some solid, fast-paced racing through beautiful environments.

Game of Thrones: 'Valar Morghulis' recap and review (TV)

Game of Thrones delivers another enjoyable episode.

Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown review (PSN)

We enter the fight in the most complete and refined version of Virtua Fighter 5, even if it is a fairly aged game by now.

Prometheus review (Movies)

Despite its shortcomings, this sci-fi film ultimately manages to provide moviegoers with a largely enjoyable experience.

DiRT: Showdown review (Xbox 360)

This may not be your typical game of DiRT, but it's an intense, action-packed, and entertaining racer that does things differently, and it does them well.

Lollipop Chainsaw review (Xbox 360)

We dig deep into the colorful zombie world created by Suda51 and James Gunn, and we fall in love with what we get … especially Juliet.

Mario Tennis Open review (3DS)

What's the word on the latest Mario sports offering? Does it deliver the tennis gameplay that fans are looking for?

Metal Gear Solid HD Collection review (Vita)

While it doesn't come bundled with some neat extras, this collection of awesome titles provides exactly what Metal Gear fans want when they're on the go.

Men In Black: Alien Crisis review (Xbox 360)

Don't buy this game. Even if you're a Men in Black fan, just stay away. Please.

GZ Originals

The games of summer: Captain America and the Avengers

The games of summer: Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

The games of summer: X-Men vs. Street Fighter

Want to revisit some classics this summer? We've got three recommendations for ya!

Can Jason Rubin turn THQ around?

THQ isn't in the best place, financially. Can the new president help the company prosper once more?

Really? An Expendables 2 video game? REALLY?

There are some things that should never happen. This is one of them.

Five champions that should get the Pulsefire Ezreal treatment

Because more characters need to achieve ultimate badassery.

Top five franchises that helped shape this console generation

Many titles have come along this generation that really left their mark on gaming. Here are five of the current console gen's most influential series.

Enough already: what's with all the mobile over console gaming articles?

Mobile gaming is a nice alternative, and it's certainly a great time sink, but anyone who thinks it's going to make console gaming obsolete is just daft.

IGN: Win sh*t from the game we didn't like

Despite its mediocre review score for Lollipop Chainsaw, one of the biggest game news sites on the internet is still doing a giveaway. Wait, what?

For a bunch of nonsensical gibberish, follow @thesanchezdavid on Twitter.

It's the week after E3, and as we all know by now, E3 week is one thing, but E3 coverage spans much more than just three days. Case in point: I've been so damn busy that I didn't get the chance to post the weekly wrap-up last week. It's all good, though, because this special Saturday edition of the wrap-up will cover everything from E3 2012. And because I'm such a nice guy, I'll even throw in any non-E3 stuff that may have gone live on GameZone.

E3 2012

We're starting things off hot with links to all of our sexy E3 previews, impressions, and hands-on features. Miss anything? Are there some games you're especially interested in that you want to know more about? Want to scope out our exclusive interviews industry veterans? All of our coverage from E3 is just a click away!

E3 2012: The Elder Scrolls Online preview

E3 2012: Dishonored preview

E3 2012: Black Ops II preview

E3 2012: Need for Speed Most Wanted hands on preview

E3 2012: Assassin's Creed 3 multiplayer hands-on

E3 2012: Playstation All-Stars: Battle Royale Preview

E3 2012: RIFT Storm Legion preview

E3 2012: Dark preview

E3 2012: Skylanders: Giants preview

E3 2012: ZombiU Multiplayer Preview

E3 2012: Star Wars 1313 preview

E3 2012: Dollar Dash preview

E3 2012: Retro City Rampage hands-on (Vita)

E3 2012: Defiance hands-on

E3 2012: Omerta: City of Gangsters preview

E3 2012: South Park: The Stick of Truth first look

E3 2012: Alien Spidy hands-on

E3 2012: Dead Space 3 preview

E3 2012: End of Nations preview

E3 2012: Darksiders II hands-on

E3 2012: New Super Mario Bros. U preview

E3 2012: PlanetSide 2 preview

E3 2012: Spec Ops: The Line preview

E3 2012: Injustice: Gods Among Us preview

E3 2012: Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition preview

E3 2012: Double Dragon Neon hands-on

E3 2012: Metro Last Light preview

E3 2012: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD preview

E3 2012: Medal of Honor: Warfighter multiplayer hands-on

E3 2012: SEGA hands-on

E3 2012: Assassin's Creed 3 single-player hands-on

E3 2012: Bullet Run hands-on

E3 2012: Enemy Front preview

E3 2012: ZombiU single player hands-on

E3 2012: Splinter Cell Blacklist preview

E3 2012: Bellator: MMA Onslaught preview

E3 2012: Razer preview

E3 2012: The Cave Preview

E3 2012: Hybrid hands-on

E3 2012: First Look: Batman Arkham City Armored Edition (Wii U)

E3 2012: Sniper Ghost Warrior 2

E3 2012: Runes of Magic: Fires of Shadowforge

E3 2012: BandFuse: Rock Legends Preview

E3 2012: Brave hands-on

E3 2012: Gaems Portable Xbox 360 hands-on

E3 2012: SimCity preview

E3 2012: Hawken hands-on preview

E3 2012: The Walking Dead Episode 2 preview

E3 2012: Neverwinter hands-on

E3 2012: NBA Baller Beats hands-on preview

E3 2012: Hokra hands-on

E3 2012: Quantum Conundrum preview

E3 2012: Belletor MMA Onslaught interview with 345 Games

E3 2012: Halo 4 Multiplayer Party "Snack" Footage

E3 2012: New Little King's Story hands-on

E3 2012: Pid hands-on

E3 2012: Tomb Raider preview

E3 2012: Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 interview

E3 2012: Zone of the Enders HD Collection video preview

E3 2012: Of Orcs and Men preview

E3 2012: Lord of the Rings Online: Riders of Rohan

E3 2012: Watch Dogs preview

E3 2012: Dust 514 hands-on

E3 2012: What is Indiecade?

E3 2012: Is RaiderZ the next great F2P MMO?

E3 2012: Persona 4 Arena is the next great 2D Fighter

E3 2012: NBA 2K13 hands-off preview

E3 2012: Gears of War: Judgment 'Overrun' hands-on preview

E3 2012: Dead or Alive 5 preview

E3 2012: Silent Hill for PS Vita promises Diablo-style action

E3 2012: New retro gaming console plays NES, SNES & Famicom

E3 2012: Lost Planet 3 exclusive hands-on gameplay video

E3 2012: Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance hands-on

E3 2012: Lollipop Chainsaw interview with Suda51

The top five biggest letdowns of E3 2012

E3 2012: The Last Story interview with Takuya Matsumoto

Five things I learned from E3 2012

What was the best game of E3 2012?

Top five games we wish we saw at E3

E3 2012: The winner of day 0, the day before E3

E3 2012: Resident Evil 6 hands-on gameplay video

For all of our non-E3 coverage, including our review of Lollipop Chainsaw and Metal Gear Solid HD Collection, check out the rest of the weekly wrap-on on page two!