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E3 2012: the year of the lackluster blockbuster Jun 9th 2012, 16:00 The Electronics Entertainment Expo is no place for the easily distracted, every inch of convention center carpet devoted to capturing the attentions of calloused video game journalists. In spite of the customary flash however, it's hard to come away from this year's festivals without a creeping sense of disappointment, that for all the showmanship, we didn't actually see all that much at E3 2012 -- an in-between year that seemed lackluster even by those standards. It's diminishing to break such a show up into clearly delineated binaries like "winners" and "losers" certainly, but if impact can be measured by lasting buzz, Epic's certainly sitting pretty at the close of the event. It's telling, really, that Unreal Engine 4 generated some of the most excitement around the show. In a year when Sony and Microsoft are no doubt focused on churning out next generation consoles, one of the show's highlights came in the form of a gaming engine -- a backend on which the next generation titles will be built. Continue reading E3 2012: the year of the lackluster blockbuster E3 2012: the year of the lackluster blockbuster originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 09 Jun 2012 12:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments Dropbox confirms Galaxy S III on AT&T and Verizon won't include 50GB storage Jun 9th 2012, 15:33 If that extra Dropbox storage helped swing the Galaxy S III pendulum in your favor, and you're a customer of AT&T or Verizon, it's not good news. Droid Life reports that one such expectant customer was asking Dropbox, via its forums, where their storage was. The cloud-space provider informed them that not all carriers are offering the deal, with those two big hitters being among them. This is further confirmed elsewhere on its support pages (check the source). So, just as we thought operators were loosening their grip, it seems some old habits don't die so easily. Dropbox confirms Galaxy S III on AT&T and Verizon won't include 50GB storage originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 09 Jun 2012 11:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink The Verge  |  Droid Life, Dropbox  | Email this | Comments

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