We were promised this year's E3 would be a big one, and it certainly didn't disappoint, with a strong showing from each of the 3 major companies, including new Wii-rivalling full motion control systems from both Sony and Microsoft. There were a great number of surprises too, not least of which was a new Metal Gear Solid game for the 360 - though not necessarily the game fans have been waiting for!

If you missed the press conferences, don't fret! Every detail (well, nearly every detail) of Microsoft and Sony's conferences was hastily scribbled down on our forums as the conferences were happening. And even better, unlike the so-called "professional" gaming sites, our reports are fully subjective, and liberally sprinkled with personal bias and "humourous" observations about the people presenting the games.

So head into the forums now to check out the E3 news.

...Oh, alright, I'll make it easy for you, just because I care. The Microsoft conference summary can be found here, and the you can read the Sony one here.

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Fallout 3 asin: B000UU5T7E

Well, for the guys at No Mutants Allowed, the apocalypse may very well be upon us. Meanwhile, the rest of us are enjoying Fallout 3. If you aren’t, you should be, and I plan on telling you why. Read on if you’re open minded and you want to play a game that will change how you look at both at the modern FPS, the western RPG, and maybe the way you play games as a whole.

Fallout 3, as far as a unpurist heathen like my myself can tell, is both like the previous Fallouts and in many ways is not. I can’t be sure what a hardcore fan of the previous games exactly wants, so I can only innocently assume that some will enjoy the game for what it is, or shun it for being different. The rest of the review is going to be on the basis that this is the only game I’ve played in the Fallout universe, and I’m judging it on it’s own merits, not anyone or anything else’s.

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What are you waiting for? The wait is over! Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix is out now for both the Xbox Live Arcade (1200 MS Points) and PlayStation Network ($14.99) for download. Sporting 1080P HD visuals, remixed tunes, and rebalanced gameplay, this 2D fighting classic is reborn and ready to show the world why Street Fighter is the most popular fighting game of all time.
As an added bonus, PS3 owners can download a free wallpaper and free mp3's of hip-hop remixed Street Fighter themed tunes. Meanwhile those on Xbox 360 can purchase a new premium theme especially made for the New Xbox Experience (NXE). But enough about that... time to go warm up my thumbs. HADOKEN!

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Ever see Event Horizon? Ever think that it would make a great videogame? Well EA Redwood Shores spacebound splatterfest has somewhat quietly appeared, lurking in the darkness, waiting for you to walk by, ready to grab your leg and drag you down the carcass-strewn hallways of the Ishimura, a deep-space mining craft that may have dug a little too far this time. Read on.

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A tri-ace gem lost to the USA comes back. Star Ocean First Departure from Square-Enix for Sony PSP will show you what you missed on the SNES and more.

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