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Verizon's announcement during CES 2011 was all about 4G LTE. LTE, short for Long Term Evolution, was rolled out on December 5, 2010 in 38 markets and by the end of 2011 they hope to be in 175 markets. After today's announcement they will roll out with ten new 4G LTE devises, 4 cell phone, 2 mobile hotspots, 2 LTE enabled laptops and 2 tablets.

Verizon plans to release these products starting in Q1 of this year. 

Unfortunatly no iPhone announcement yet, maybe we'll hear more on this room come Macworld 2011 later this month.   

The retro risks that Capcom had taken with Mega Man as downloadable games on both Live and the Playstation Store seem to have paid off as the Blue Bomber is coming back for another adventure. But hints from the trailer below, created through a collaboration between iam8bit and Buddy System Studios, seem to indicate that he won't be alone. Either that, or he'll be inheriting some new powers with Capcom's history serving as the source for each one.

The implications are pretty huge, but I'll just let you enjoy the trailer instead and make your own guesses as to what Mega Man Universe is going to bring to your world when it arrives. And in keeping with the retro fever that Mega Man is sweating under, the trailer uses stop motion animation with a few effects thrown in, to give this presentation the feel of an old-school commercial. Can't wait to hear more on what Capcom has planned for this one!

Day Three was a relaxed day for us. Only a handful of appointments and the crowds were a little thinner as quite a few people decided to head home once they've gotten their fill of news. I don't blame them. My feet at this point were turning to mush from all of the standing and walking, but the end was in sight. Almost. Today was a catch up day for anything interesting that I wanted to see for myself so we weren't under any pressure to run from one booth to the other.

Then again, the Lakers were defending their title at the Staples Center that evening making getting out early something of a priority. When Angelinos tell you to go home instead of hanging around to see burning taxis win or lose, it's probably good advice.

Reggie and I hit E3 over the past week. Instead of long, winding previews of every game we got to see, we took pictures and are providing nuggets of impressions. Reggie's got the pics from the show. I've got some words on what I saw. This one's the first nugget. Hope you enjoy them!

Teddy bears are the universal embodiment of cuteness. They are the quintessential stuffed animal, perpetually open for hugs and snuggles.

But in Naughty Bear from 505 Games, they are prey. They are enemy targets who can be manipulated and destroyed in a quest for survival and vengeance. And, the main vessel of this vengeance is one of their furry, round brethren.

You play Naughty Bear, a stitched, beat-up and disgruntled occupant on an island full of bears who don't seem to like you. So, you respond in kind, using as many twisted and brutal methods as you can to get the bears to leave you alone.

What made the game so intriguing to me was its dark nature, veiled by a very cute, fluffy exterior. It's a trip seeing colorful, huggable creatures whipping out machetes and guns in an effort to defend themselves -- but it's also stirring to uh, bear witness to the sheer mental and physical brutality Naughty Bear can dish out.

The point isn't to simply kill every bear you see. You have to do it in the worst ways possible to earn "naughty points." The bears you find in various missions have an unscripted AI, and they all react to Naughty Bear's presence in different ways. For instance, killing a fellow bear in the woods isn't enough. But killing a bear in front of other bears and causing them to freak out, grab some weapons and call the police? That's more like it.

Naughty Bear snaps necks, curb stomps, caves in heads with baseball bats and also won't hesitate to put a slug in another bear's fuzzy dome. This is relatively disturbing in its own right, but then there's the psychological warfare Naughty Bear can wage against others. Instead of bringing death, Naughty Bear can yell "boo!" and scare the stuffing out of anyone who isn't ready for it. At some point, you can drive a bear completely insane, cause him to snap, and eventually watch him off himself. In the demo, I saw a bear turn his gun on himself and pull the trigger. A puff of stuffing came out.

Naughty Bear was easily one of E3's guiltiest pleasures for me. We'll see if it can maintain that vibe when it comes out June 29 for the 360 and PS3.

Revenge is a dish best served cold, and there are few chefs better at preparing it than Kratos, the protagonist of the God of War series. Roughly a year ago, I talked about how his blend of bravado, skill-tempered power and pure rage helped him stand alone as Sony's Computer Entertainment's alpha dog and helped craft a franchise that aimed to reshape the concept of scale in game design. With the full power of the PS3 behind God of War 3, Kratos' debut (and possibly lone appearance) on the system needed to be something special.

A few days ago, Sony gave us and others a big taste of Kratos' vengeance ... and it was good. WARNING: I talk a lot about the first 30 minutes of the game, especially some but not all highlights of what I saw ... if you find that to be spoiler-worthy, be careful if you choose to read on.