It's just around the corner (does anyone know exactly when it is?) -- expect some big news such as Halo 3, PS3/Wii release & price points, among a bevy of unexpected information. So here's a thread for all things E3 to keep things organized. I'm pretty excited. :cool:

E3 2006 will run from May 10-12. I'm really looking forward for some solid specs and capabilities of the PS3, upcoming games for the 360 and innovative uses for the Wii controller. I almost forgot about God of War 2!!! I'm going to be online for a week straight!

It's just around the corner (does anyone know exactly when it is?) -- expect some big news such as Halo 3, PS3/Wii release & price points, among a bevy of unexpected information. So here's a thread for all things E3 to keep things organized. I'm pretty excited. :cool:
its an event where all the major gaming companies show off their fall and following year products. it features celeberties, info, and half naked models dressed up as gaming characters.

It's just around the corner (does anyone know exactly when it is?) -- expect some big news such as Halo 3, PS3/Wii release & price points, among a bevy of unexpected information. So here's a thread for all things E3 to keep things organized. I'm pretty excited. :cool:
its an event where all the major gaming companies show off their fall and following year products. it features celeberties, info, and half naked models dressed up as gaming characters.

Oh yeah, there are always juggies at each booth. Where do they find these chicks? I find it hard to believe that hotties would be down with standing at the Mortal Kombat Armageddon booth with nerdy white boys with glasses sporting wood drooling over them all day long. Money talks I guess.

E3 06: Zelda Wii sword fighting, next-gen WarioWare confirmed
This week's issue of Time partially pulls back Nintendo's veil of secrecy; Wii tennis game confirmed.
By Tor Thorsen, GameSpot
Posted May 7, 2006 6:23 pm PT
LOS ANGELES--At its press conference on Tuesday, Nintendo will officially unveil its next-generation console, the Wii. It is expected that executives will demonstrate the console's full set of functionalities, which is known to include the now-famous "nunchaku" motion-sensing controller. The company will also likely reveal the official titles of previously announced first-party games, such as Super Smash Bros. and Metroid Prime 3, as well as possibly revealing some new Wii titles.

Today, though, some of Nintendo's press-conference thunder was stolen when the first copies of Time arrived on newsstands. The May 15 issue of the magazine has a lengthy article on the Wii, titled "A Game for All Ages," by technology correspondent Lev Grossman.

Grossman traveled to Nintendo's headquarters in Kyoto, Japan and was shown the Wii by legendary game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. The reporter was especially impressed with the Wii's controller. "It's part laser pointer and part motion sensor, so it knows where you're aiming it, when and how fast you move it, and how far it is from the TV screen," he said. "There's a strong whiff of voodoo about it."

More importantly for Nintendo fans, the Time article revealed several key pieces of information about Wii games. First, Grossman described playing The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess on the Wii. "Now I'm Errol Flynn, sword fighting with the controller, then aiming a bow and arrow, then using it as a fishing rod, reeling in a stubborn virtual fish," he said. While Nintendo confirmed the much-anticipated GameCube title would have some Wii functionality, this is the first official description of what that functionality is.

Time also revealed the existence of not one, but two previously unknown Wii games. First up was the first next-generation installment in the popular WarioWare series. While he didn't give a title for the game, Grossman did describe its gameplay in detail. "In one hot minute, I use the controller to swat a fly, do squat-thrusts as a weight lifter, turn a key in a lock, catch a fish, drive a car, sauté some vegetables, balance a broom on my outstretched hand, color in a circle, and fence with a foil," said Grossman. "And yes, dance the hula."

Besides discussing how the next Madden NFL game will play on the Wii, the reporter also describes playing an unnamed tennis game. "The controller becomes a racket, and I'm smacking forehands and stroking backhands," he said. "The sensors are fine enough that you can scoop under the ball to lob it, or slice it for spin. At the end, I don't so much put the controller down as have it pried from my hands."

I gotta admit, this is sounding really sweet.

e3 should be on g4 from today to the 12th for anyone looking to get a peek on some of the stuff.

For those who haven't heard or seen, the PS3 will be 500 dollars for the 20 GB, no HDMI or included wireless controller version, and 600 dollars for the full-featured 60 GB version. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the Wii, I believe, will retail for 250.

BIG NEWS: GTA4 on 360 in October 2007
http://www.gamespot.com/e3/e3story.html?sid=6149747
http://www.gamespot.com/e3/e3story.html?sid=6149698

they are redoing GTA vice city for 360 and PS3? i was hoping they'd do something new :(