E3 is the biggest and most important games event in the world. Each May thousands of industry types descend on downtown LA to check out the latest console launches and upcoming games, while meeting with people who probably only work around the corner from their office.
This year the focus will be on PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii, both of which will be properly playable for the first time, and the next wave of 360 titles, including Halo 3. Other obvious attractions include Zelda and the latest version of Spore, but predicting the games of the show is not as easy, with surprises guaranteed. Sadly one thing you can predict is a level of whooping and hollering in the Nintendo press conference that is as uncomfortable as the shorts the adherents have squeezed themselves into.
Elsewhere, those 360 owners who are signed up to Live will be able to play demos and watch trailers of on-show titles like Gears of War (HD trailer) and Moto GP 6 (demo). It'll be like having E3 in your living room, albeit without the lights, noise and eau d' Game.
I'll be there next week, so expect some jetlagged opinion from Monday night/Tuesday morning as Sony's press conference kicks off about midnight UK time.
So, what are you most looking forward to from next week's show? Wii? PS3? God of War 2? Halo 3? The latest German RTS?
