Spec Ops: The Line looks like other shooters, sounds like other shooters, and even plays like other shooters when you first see it, but an E3 2012 demo of its co-op stages illustrate what makes it notable.
Beenox and Activision's The Amazing Spider-man shows off Peter Parker's good side at E3, but there are still to many questions about its missions and feel to give it an early thumbs up.
NetherRealm follows up Mortal Kombat 9 with Injustice: Gods Among Us at E3 2012. The game looks good, but its lacking the satirical flair that made the last NetherRealm fighter so memorable.
Sony's PlayStation Vita was largely absent from the company's E3 2012 presentation, but Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation was a diamond in the handheld rough.
After two years, Sony has created a compelling reason to own a PS Move: Wonderbook, an interactive storybook with a new entry in the Harry Potter series written by J.K. Rowling.