by Uditha Bandara

E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) is one of the world largest event for electronic entertainment media. Industry giants Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, EA, and Ubisoft showcased there new line of games for this year and 2010.

Event started with the Microsoft Press conference. They had announced lot of new game titles for XBOX360, also new features for XBOX Live and New technologies for the industry.

Microsoft Press conference highlights

Press conference started with announcing Beetles ROCK BAND game for XBOX360.

Then they announced Tony Hawk Ride with the wireless skateboard controller for Xbox360.

Other games announced were-

Modern Warfare2, Forza motorsport 3, Left for dead 2, Splinter cell conviction, Halo 3:ODST game play demo, Halo :Reach, Metal Gear Solid Rising, Final Fantasy XIII, Alan Wake

Forza motorsport 3

Splinter cell conviction.

Metal Gear Solid Rising

Also new set of features for XBOX Live was announced at the conference.

SKY TV available on XBOX Live

Last fm coming to XBOX Live

And the famous social networking site facebook and micro blogging site twitter were coming to XBOX Live.

Then they had announced Project Natal .A way to play games without any controller. Only controller you need is you. And the only experience you need is the life experience.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRKct8cF21k

And that was a Milestone moment for the Game industry. Legendary Movie director Steven Spielberg was also going to support for this project as well.

After the Microsoft Press conference there were Nintendo and Sony press conferences along with Ubisoft and EA.

 Ubisoft press conference

EA press conference

Games Announced at E3

PSP Games

Jak&Daxter: The Lost Frontier, LittleBigPlanet, MotorStorm:Arctic Edge, Soul Calbur:Broken Destiny

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, God of War 3

XBOX360 Games

Forza Motorsport 3, Mass Effect 2

DS games

Golden Sun DS, Kingdom Hearts:358 /2d days, The Legend of Zelda:Spirit Tracks,  Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s inside story, , Scribblenauts,

PC games

Left 4 Dead 2, Modern Warfare 2, League of Legends,  Star Wars: The Old Republic,

Game Critics Awards for the E3 2009.

The winners for the Game Critics Awards: Best of E3 2009 are as follows.

Best of Show
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
(Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment America for PlayStation 3)

Best Original Game
Scribblenauts
(5TH Cell/Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment for Nintendo DS)

Best Console Game
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
(Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment America for PlayStation 3)

Best PC Game
Star Wars: The Old Republic
(BioWare Austin/LucasArts)

Best Handheld Game
Scribblenauts
(5TH Cell/Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment for Nintendo DS)

Best Hardware/Peripheral
"Project Natal"
(Microsoft for Xbox 360)

Best Action Game
Modern Warfare 2
(Infinity Ward/Activision for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC)

Best Action/Adventure Game
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
(Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment America for PlayStation 3)

Best Role Playing Game
Mass Effect 2
(BioWare/Electronic Arts for Xbox 360, PC)

Best Racing Game
Split/Second
(Black Rock/Disney Interactive Studios for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC)

Best Sports Game
Fight Night Round 4
(EA Canada/EA Sports for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)

Best Fighting Game
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars
(Eighting/Capcom for Nintendo Wii)

Best Strategy Game
Supreme Commander 2
(Gas Powered Games/Square-Enix for Xbox 360, PC)

Best Social/Casual/Puzzle
DJ Hero
(Freestyle/Red Octane/Activision for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii)

Best Online Multiplayer
Left 4 Dead 2
(Valve/EAP for Xbox 360, PC)

Booth tours

EA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icuQI6RKSM0&feature=PlayList&p=84163D099956F821&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=93

Ubisoft

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpuRKhBtJO0&feature=related

Nintendo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOTGz3mDUuA&feature=related

Sony

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WX87EnRN80&feature=related

Eidos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noNMzp3_lOQ&feature=SeriesPlayList&p=70C4EDAB9245E47D

Square Enix

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2KdeNjYA2E

Warner Bros. Interactive

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkuaTjc6x94&feature=SeriesPlayList&p=70C4EDAB9245E47D

E3 2009: Big 3 Press Conference Wrap-Up

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpysyg83uc4&feature=SeriesPlayList&p=70C4EDAB9245E47D

XBOX Live Video