Perhaps the best thing about E3 is the sheer number of never-before-seen games we get to learn about. Despite a fair bit of information getting leaked well before the Expo began, the LA Convention Center still held its share of surprises, not the least of which was Square Enix's bombshell announcement of , its new cross-platform MMORPG. Here's a rundown of all the major game revelations the show had to offer:
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If the first staple of E3 is gaming, the second is certainly the technology those games are played on. E3 is the quintessential place for game companies to unveil their Next Big Things, be they or . This year, Microsoft set the bar ludicrously high with their announcement of Project Natal (that's pronounced "nuh-TALL"), a controller-less input system for the Xbox 360. After that, it was up to Sony to rally attendees back to the PS3, and the game was afoot.
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Ah, but what would an E3 Expo be without a truckload of cinematic trailers for those games we already knew were in development? While attendees almost universally adored BioWare's debut trailer for (the number of people that have ranked it better than Episodes 1-3 combined is extraordinary), there's much to be seen from a slew of different developers:
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Even if you couldn't make it to E3, the next best thing to playing live demos is watching live gameplay footage, especially of games you've never seen in action before. It's with good reason, then, that you should savor these videos of some of E3's biggest games in action. , , -- watch, enjoy, and salivate along with us as we await the glorious day when they finally hit store shelves!
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It can be tough for companies to make a splash at E3 when we already know about the games they have to offer. But sometimes even a small announcement, like a new feature, can mean radical change and lots of fresh excitement. Here's a look at those reveals that caught our attention, despite being fairly small:
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As fun as E3 is, by the end of the week everyone who attends the show is exhausted. It was fun, then, to learn that EA had set up a protest against their own game. Take a look at the article; it basically speaks for itself.
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That was our news coverage for the week, folks, but it doesn't come close to what we've still got in store, including hands-on previews and much, much more. Keep an eye on for the latest and greatest of E3 2009!