GameTrailers continues their series E3 Preview Bonus Rounds with our own Stephen Totilo, Newsweek's N'Gai Croal, and Kotaku's Brian Crecente. After offering up their predictions for Mircosoft, and Sony, this week some of the heaviest hitters of game journalism offer up their thoughts on what Nintendo is likely to show at next week's E3.

It's kind of like The McLaughlin Group, just with less McLaughlin, and more Mario.

Throughout the past three years, Multiplayer editor Stephen Totilo has offered me recommendations on games that he thought I really needed play.

Most of them were titles I either hadn't heard of, were released outside the United States, or I had simply overlooked. Holding his opinion in high regard, I kept a running list of his recommendations, and made it a point to try as many of them as I could.

I put together a short list of some of the games that Stephen has recommended, and whether or not the games ended up being as good as he said they would be. I rated each of his recommendations on a scale of one to five, one being bad, and five being great. See if you agree...

"Cubivore" (GameCube)
Why it was recommended: It's one of the most creative, and unique games ever released on the GameCube.

Reason I missed it originally: A quirky game about evolution, published by Atlus for the GameCube only. The better question: how was it originally noticed by anyone?

How good was the recommendation? 3/5 Read more...

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Some of you may have noticed that Multiplayer's editor Stephen Totilo broke the news last week about restrictions that have been placed on some reviewers when talking about "Metal Gear Solid 4." Yesterday, he joined G4's host of X-play, Adam Sessler, on-air to discuss the recent events.

A lot of people see the beginning of a new year as a chance to start over, make themselves better, and resolve to do certain things throughout the new year. One might call these plans "resolutions" if people could actually stick to them.

One group of people that might do well by setting forth some resolutions for the new year is the video game industry. There are a small handful of things that the industry as a whole could really benefit from leaving in 2007, making 2008 really live up to the hype. Let's take a look at the list.

The Phrase "Next-Gen"
Ladies and gentlemen, "next-gen" is now. Everyone from PR firms to development studios are still using this phrase. Please, I beg of you, stop using "next-gen" until the PS4, Xbox 4000, and the Nintendo Super Wii are slated for release. Those consoles will officially be "next-gen." The PS3, Wii, and 360 are the current generation of games. Now is the time to accept it.

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In addition to the relaunch of our beloved Gamedrop Blog, MTV News’ own gaming aficionado Stephen Totilo has relauched his blog, Multiplayer. Hit it up for everything that’s going on in the gaming news world:

"From PlayStation to Wii. From Xbox Live to “World of Warcraft.” From “Grand Theft Auto” to “Grim Grimoire.” No matter what your tastes are, if video games are your thing then MTV News’ Multiplayer blog is for you. This is the place for us to talk about our adventures in games, to share our thoughts on living a gaming life and to get everyone — from gamers to game makers — on the same page. Dig in!"