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It’s that time of year again, gamers around the globe wait with bated breath to hear word from their favorite developers and publishers regarding their gaming future. Some may remember when E3 gladly opened it’s doors to the public, well… those days are back! Games, girls, gamer girls… Here’s a Recap of Day One.
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Announcements

Coming soon to the Xbox 360 are two sweet new marketplace additions. Okay, one super-sweet, the other moderately sour… combined to make just regular sweet. First, Games on Demand will allow owners to purchase and download popular titles straight to their hard-drives, costs are said to be on track with retailers prices. And the sour-ish bit… well, you’re going to start having to pay for Avatar clothes. I know, I know – you are crushed, boohoo. More on those in the press conference below.

PSP Go to be released October 1st for $249. Little is known about the PSP Go: It has 16GB of built-in flash memory that can be expanded with Memory Stick Micro, game download capabilites, a smaller screen than PSP-3000 (3.8inch vs 4.3inch), and has bluetooth.

…but one (such as myself) may make certain observations:

1. It’s screen slides up to reveal the controls underneath, like your sliding cellphone.

2. While closed, you only see the screen – so it’s logical that you may be able to access content (movies, pictures, music) stored on the device via touch-screen – think iPhone.

3. Downloadable games suggest that the Go will have Wi-Fi, possibly even a standard net browser.

PSP Go due out Oct. 1st

Sony’s New Motion Controller was also catching some interest. When used in conjunction with Sony’s Eye Toy camera, the controller (which looks like a microphone with a light-up bulb for a head) can be moved around in three-dimensional-space and the movements will be translated on-screen. The anyone familiar with the principles of motion-capture(Mo-Cap) should have a good grasp on how this works, if the lit-up bulb of the controller comes closer, the Eye Toy sees it get ‘bigger’, and will there for make what ever you have on screen get bigger to match; swing the controller around and the object on screen will swing as well. But what happens when you hold it behind your back?? Well, it is still a prototype – I mean hell, it doesn’t even have a name yet – so there is plenty of tie to work the kinks out.

Activision’s DJ Hero is looking better as it’s fall release draws nearer. The game itself is similar to the wildly popular Guitar Hero, requiring well-timed button presses and hand movements to produce the best possible sound. DJ Hero, however, puts a spin on things — I feel horrible about that pun, moving on — three buttons are embedded in the new peripheral’s record platter used to cue up different samples, and spinning the platter produces a scratching effect as you would expect. Also a cross faded, special effects knob, and ‘euphoria’ button (equivalent to ’star-power’) are all placed for use with your none-spinning hand. DJ Shadow, DJ AM, and DJ Z-Trip will be lending their likenesses and some mixes to the game, so crank up the Hi-Fi, slap down some vinyl, and get practicing.

What you'll be placing next to your plastic guitar this fall...

New Super Mario Bros. for Wii. Yes, ‘New’ is in the title. With an emphasis on co-op, NSMB can be played with up to four players – there are even some puzzle solving elements which require one player to pick-up and throw another. As always, coin collecting is all important. Watch the Nintendo Press Conference below for more.

Press Conference Videos
My personal favorites! Very long, long ass videos, with some high points and some funny awkwardness. Straight from the horses mouth.

Microsoft

Sony

Nintendo

Trailers
New games, new videos! The heaviest hitters from Day One.

Last Guardian – PS3

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves – PS3

Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker – PSP

Mass Effect 2 – 360 PC

Halo 3:ODST – 360

APB – 360 PC

The Beatles: Rock Band – 360 PS3 Wii

Warriors: Legends of Troy – 360 PS3

Alpha Protocol – 360 PS3 PC

The Saboteur – 360 PS3 PC

Star Wars: The Old Republic – PC

Heavy Rain: The Origami Killer – multi

Super Mario Galaxy 2 – Wii

The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks – DS

Stage Demos and Interviews

Stage Demos

God of War III Live Demo – PS3

Brutal Legend Stage Demo – 360 PS3

Left 4 Dead 2 Stage Demo – 360 PC

Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time Stage Demo – PS3

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Stage Demo – PS3

Interviews

Batman: Arkham Asylum Interview- 360 PS3 PC

Assassin’s Creed 2 Developer Interview – 360 PS3 PC

DJ Hero Interview – 360 PS3 PS2 Wii

Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction – 360 PC DS

Tales of Monkey Island – Wii

Day One Wrap-up

Looks like there’s a lot of great stuff happening around the game industry, and this is all only from Day One – there’s two more days to cover! Big thanks to Gamespot for all the videos!
Oh, shucks… I almost forgot – Booth Girls! Thanks to GamesRadar for these: