What I Don't Want to See: I'm tired of games that require you to kill people. It's boring, and almost everyone is doing it. In modern games, it's pretty much impossible to play through without being asked to obliterate someone or some thing by shooting/stabbing/smashing it on the head, so a game like is a breath of fresh air. Although I certainly won't get through E3 2012 without having to shoot someone in a video game (Halo 4, Black Ops 2, and will make sure of that), it would be nice to see some big-budget titles that challenge players to accomplish something more cerebral than blasting through wave after wave of seemingly suicidal enemies. Let's hope that I'll get some hands-on time with and to soothe my shattered psyche.

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What to Expect: For console gaming, this E3 almost seems like a repeat of last year's show. Nintendo will be busy hyping the Wii U. Microsoft and Sony have a small chance of announcing their next consoles, but more likely they'll just make the case for why their aging machines still have plenty of life left. When it comes to gaming hardware, all the excitement is bound to be focused on the portable gear. Both the and the PlayStation Vita have had exciting but somewhat rocky years, and Nintendo and Sony will probably announce new software and possibly even new hardware to try to stabilize their mobile lineups.

PC gaming will be a little more lively this year, with the rise of indie gaming and the free-to-play model breathing new life and creativity into the scene. Expect a lot more oddball PC titles in addition to the big marquee games this year.

What I Want to See: It's high time that we started putting this generation's gaming peripherals to good use. We have the Kinect, the Wii, and the PlayStation Move all promising new ways to game, yet almost no titles deliver on that promise. While we all wait for the changing of the guard, I want to play Kinect games that are as good as the tech demos made by people playing around in their garage. I want a reason to use a PlayStation Move with an actual PlayStation, instead of hooking it up to my Mac to play . I want us to do motion gaming right before we move on to the next thing.