What’s new at E3 this year? Pop Insider Editor-in-Chief Marissa DiBartolo stopped by FOX LA to show off some of the coolest new games and accessories debuting at E3. For more on the products featured in this segment, check out the information below.


M15 GAMING LAPTOP (ALIENWARE)

  • Weighing under 5 pounds, Alienware introduces its most powerful and most innovative 15” gaming notebook.
  • It features the Legend industrial design language previously available with its’ big brother, the Area-51m and technologies culminating from everything Alienware has learned as a gaming team.
  • The laptop’s keyboard has newly shaped keys, and a new precision-point glass touchpad.  
  • The quality and performance is communicated by the lightness and structural rigidity of the magnesium alloy chassis.
  • On the inside, the new Alienware m15 is powered by 9th generation Intel Core processor as well as NVIDIA GeForce GTX graphics.  
  • All processors on the m15 feature Alienware’s dynamic overclocking technology intended to maintain turbo speeds.   
  • The m15 uses higher end graphics like 2070 and is outfitted with 8-phase graphics voltage regulation and 6-phase processor voltage regulation with the intention to sustain the highest performance possible, longer than ever before.  
  • To keep things cool, evolutionary Cryo-Tech Cooling 3.0 technology brings increased airflow and thermal efficiency to maintain high performance while achieving a new level of thinness.
  • The laptop is available in two colors: Lunar Light and Dark Side of the Moon.
  • MSRP: starting at $1,299.99
  • Available: Dell, Best Buy, B&H 

7.1 GAMING HEADSET (ALIENWARE)

  • This gaming headset has 7.1 Stereo Surround Sound featuring Signature Alienware Immersive Audio, custom-tuned 50mm 20Hz–40KHz drivers for a wider, more dynamic sound stagem, and custom-designed acoustic chambers for a high resolution audio experience.
  • The hybrid of plush memory foam, sports fabric and leatherette on the earcups are designed to achieve optimal cooling and comfort while enhancing noise isolation.
  • The cushioned headband provides greater comfort for long gaming sessions.
  • The clamp force ensures that there is no slippage during gameplay while the detachable USB connection provides cross-platform compatibility via a swappable 3.5mm cable for use withXbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch and mobile devices.
  • The headset’s discord certification and TIA-920 Certification ensure crystal clear communication and voice quality while the unidirectional noise cancellation retractable microphone provides focused gameplay.
  • The headset comes in two colors: Dark Side of the Moon and Lunar Light.
  • MSRP: $99.99
  • Available: Dell, Best Buy

OCULUS QUEST (OCULUS/FACEBOOK)

  • Oculus Quest is Facebook’s first all-in-one gaming system built for virtual reality.
  • Now, you can play almost anywhere with just a VR headset and controllers.
  • Setup effortlessly whether you’re at home or someplace new. Oculus Quest works with your environment, so you can play standing or sitting in spaces big or small.
  • Oculus Insight translates your movements into VR no matter which way you’re facing and provides room-scale tracking without external sensors.
  • Look around, duck for cover and turn the tide of the battle from anywhere in your playspace.
  • Oculus Quest has positional audio built directly into the headset, so you can hear your teammates or what’s sneaking up behind you even without headphones.
  • MSRP: 64 GB—$399; 128 GB—$499
  • Available: Oculus.com, Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop

SUPER MARIO MAKER 2 (NINTENDO)

  • Let your imagination run wild with new tools, course parts, and features.
  • This sequel to the Super Mario Maker game launches exclusively on the Nintendo Switch system.
  • By combining a variety of parts, you can do some incredible stuff that isn’t even possible in regular Super Mario games.
  • You can choose from some of your favorite Super Mario styles.
  • Whether you like to run through Castles or sneak through spooky Ghosts Houses, there are plenty of classic themes to choose from, along with some new ones: Desert, Snow, Forest, and Sky.
  • You can customize almost everything in your courses and change the goal!
  • Instead of just reaching the Goal Pole to finish, you can set an additional objective that players have to complete, like collecting 50 Coins or defeating all the Dry Bones.
  • Pass a Joy-Con controller to your pal and work side-by-side to create a course on a single screen.
  • Whether you’re trying out courses you’ve made or hopping into the all-new Story Mode, you can play a nearly limitless number of side-scrolling Super Mario courses anytime, anywhere.
  • Create the wildest course you can imagine, then test it out yourself right from the Make menu.
  • Nintendo’s robotic friend, Coursebot, is back to keep all your created courses in a safe place for easy access.
  • You can also save your favorite courses from Course World here to play on the go.
  • With a Nintendo Switch Online membership, you can download and share courses, play online, and more.
  • MSRP: Super Mario Maker 2 — $59.99; Super Mario Maker 2 + Nintendo Switch Online Bundle  — $69.99
  • Available: pre-order now on Amazon, Target, Walmart, Best Buy, Nintendo, GameStop, digital on Nintendo.com (official release on June 28)

RECON SPARK GAMING HEADSET (TURTLE BEACH)

  • Debuting an all-new white and lavender colorway, the Recon Spark gaming headset delivers comfort-driven performance with great sound and crystal-clear chat through its high-quality 40mm speakers and high-sensitivity flip-to-mute mic.
  • The Recon Spark’s lightweight design, metal-reinforced headband, and glasses-friendly leatherette-wrapped memory foam ear cushions provide added durability and comfort.
  • Additionally, the headset’s standard 3.5mm connection makes it multi-platform compatible and ideal for use with Xbox One, PS4 Pro, and PS4, Nintendo Switch, mobile devices with a 3.5mm headset jack, and for PC gaming with an included PC splitter cable.
  • MSRP: $49.95
  • Available: turtlebeach.com, online, and at gaming retailers in July 2019

WIRELESS CONTROLLER FOR NINTENDO SWITCH: GAMECUBE STYLE UMBREON/ESPEON/PIKACHU (POWER A)

  • Each officially licensed Nintendo and The Pokémon Company International controller comes with the classic GameCube design plus a larger D-pad and added left shoulder button.
  • They have wireless freedom using Bluetooth 5.0, motion controls and system buttons added for compatibility across all Nintendo Switch games, a player indicator, and a low battery warning LED.
  • They also include two AA batteries for up to 30 hours of gameplay and a two-year limited warranty.
  • MSRP: $49.99
  • Available: Amazon, Best Buy

CRASH TEAM RACING: NITRO FUELED (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)

  • Crash Team Racing, the classic kart racing game from the 90’s, is making an epic return with the remastered Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled.
  • Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled (from the developers at Beenox) modernizes all the modes, characters, karts, tracks, power-ups and controls for today’s gamer, but also includes some throwback gameplay that fans remember from the original game, plus a whole lot more.
  • For the first time ever in Crash Team Racing history, customization is coming to Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled where players will have a variety of ways to mix and match kart bodies, wheels, paint jobs, stickers, and even add decals to karts.
  • Also, new the experience is online gameplay and redesigned and remastered tracks, karts, battle arenas, and battle modes from the game Crash Nitro Kart.
  • MSRP: Standard Edition — $39.99; Nitros Oxide Edition — $59.99
  • Available: pre-order now on PS4, XBOX One, and Nintendo Switch at PlayStation Store, Amazon, Walmart, GameStop, Target, Best Buy (official release on June 21)

ARCADE1UP COUNTERCADES (TASTEMAKERS)

  • Arcade1Up machines each house different classic arcade games, which come with immersive full-color hi-resolution displays and sounds.
  • They come with an original joystick and control buttons.
  • The countercades launch with three titles and feature two games.
  • Starting off with Centipede, Space Invaders and PAC-Man, these cabinets are the ideal table top arcades for your bar or coffee table.
  • MSRP: $199
  • Available: Walmart, Best Buy, GameStop, and other major retailers in fall 2019

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Bill Reese

Bill Reese

Bill Reese is Director of Operations at Adventure Media & Events, where he's worked since 2014. A former editor at Playbill and graduate of SUNY–Purchase, he spends most weekends rooting for the New York Red Bulls pro soccer team and making subway systems out of Brio trains with his little boy Jonah.

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