And of course the boothbabes!!!

^Notice that it says 'Origins', not 'Original sin'. Maybe I'm just nitpicking but possibly they are making a prequel aswell as a remake?

.....sparing no expense on the voice acting for this one--it's all appropriately haughty, in line with the tone of the story.

Dawn of Mana, the first true Mana sequel in a decade, reveals the origins of the legend behind the Mana Tree and the Sword of Mana.

A 3D World
Breaking the series' 2D mold, Dawn of Mana brings the world of Mana to three-dimensional life while preserving the atmosphere that fans have come to know and love. See for yourself how vividly characters and monsters move about these new yet familiar surroundings.

An Action-Adventure
This installment in the Mana series is a true action-adventure, with sweeping plains and mountains stretching as far as the eye can see. It's a world ripe for adventure!

A World of Sensation
"Touch" is the theme of Dawn of Mana's world. You can virtually feel realistically rendered, lifelike objects.

2:02 Final announcement! For PS3! E3 is so damn exciting sometimes. What is it?!

FINAL FANTASY XIII. FINAL FANTASY XIII. They pulled a serious bait-and-switch on us. Sword-and-gun-wielding heroine who looks like Yuna, flipping her way around a high-tech, futuristic world. No idea what it was until the end when that NAME popped up. Yoshinori Kitase directing! This is the guy behind all the best ones--VI, VIII, VIII, X. Be still my heart.

2:08 Sorry, I jumped the gun--Mr. Kitase was merely presenting. Motomu Toriyama will direct the game. And apparently FFXIII isn't the only game coming out of this universe--there's a, uh, mobile game too. Oh.

More details coming!

2:20 The conference draws to a close with a comment from Hashimoto that this should demonstrate Square Enix's commitment to next-generation gaming, but that it's "only the beginning." A final movie showcases the name Final Fantasy XIII, as if each new installment in this mega-enormous series is now a franchise unto itself.

Finally, Mr. Wada has retaken the stage. "How did that grab you?" Laughter and applause. Some more commentary on SE's commitment to supporting the next gen. Speaks more about the "synergy between products" being a proven formula with Compilation of FFVII. Looks like they're taking the same tack with FFXIII.

Some more info on FFXIII (can't type fast enough!): The game was begun by the FFX team for PS2, but the team was then derailed to make last year's FFVIII PS3 tech demo. They were so happy with the hardware, they decided to then shift development to the new platform. Apparently the game will run on the "White Engine" and will feature the most technologically advanced civilization ever featured in a Final Fantasy. The storyline will center on "those who resist the world." Yeah, okay.

this is a bit of a dumb question, but does E3 show on TV, if so, what channel, if not, im a moron

Where are you getting your info from? I'm getting mine from Gamespot, again. They post stuff as it happens, just like IGN and a few other sites, but I find Gamespot's format is nicer to look at.

Unfortunately, I don't.

They just showed the trailer at the Sony conference. GameSpot's feed was lagging but you get glimpses at everyone including Raiden and Ocelot. Raiden cutting stuff up while using optic camouflage then revealing himself as the faceplate on his suit opens up like a series of panels...."It's my turn to protect you, Snake".

I bet Nintendo are pissed about Sony's controller. Thank god they got rid of the Boomerang, now it's basically just a normal dual-shock, but lighter, wireless, and completely Gyro-Motion sensitive which was of course Wii's main selling point. Go Sony though, that'll be awesome.

Well no question about that. I expect once the Revolution was announced Sony went back to the board on their controller and decided to try and copy Nintendo's remote, which is one of the reasons the PS3 was pushed back so far. They certainly couldn't outdo the Wiimote, i'm not saying that at all, but it's still a copy and Nintendo should be pissed at that, it takes away a little from the originality of theirs.

Completely off topic, i picked up GT4 a couple days ago and... i hate it. How the hell do you TURN lol.

It feels weird to say, but I may well get a ds lite when they come out stateside

E3 2006: PS3 20 Gig Missing Features?
Images of system with smaller hard drive missing HDMI input, other features.
by Jeff Haynes
May 8, 2006 - The announcement earlier tonight that the PS3 would come in two separate configurations easily caught the ear of PS3 fans eager for any news of Sony's system. However, upon closer analysis of the images for the systems itself, a rather curious system feature seemed to be missing from the 20 gig configuration.

Looking at the official press site of SCEA, we noticed that the PS3 with the 20 gigabyte hard drive seemed to lack HDMI support. This seems to be confirmed by an offical press release from SCEA, which indicates via comparison between the two systems. However, it also indicates that the 20 gigabyte system won't have Memory Stick, SD or Compact Flash reading capability or WiFi support. Even worse, it appears that rumble doesn't appear to be included with the new six axis sensing controller.

Could the 20 gig become a gamer shunned system? When Microsoft launched the Xbox 360, consumers hated the Core system that didn't come with a hard drive and other features, quickly dubbing it the "tard pack." Will the 20 gig suffer the same fate? We'll have more details as we get them from the show.

MS and the 360 are practically completely screwed, so it seems this year. Plenty of support for Sony and Nintendo, but absolutely NONE at all for the 360. That's what you get for re-designing your existing console and trying to sell it as next-gen.

E3 06: Alan Wake Preshow Impressions
"I was a writer, before my life fell apart. My name is Alan Wake." What's going on with this guy, anyway?
By Brad Shoemaker, GameSpot
Posted May 9, 2006 1:00 pm PT
LOS ANGELES--At last year's E3, one of the most interesting and enigmatic titles on offer was Alan Wake, the new game from Max Payne developer Remedy. But where that game was a hard-boiled third-person shooter, Wake is...what? We still don't really know, and Microsoft's main marketing man Peter Moore didn't help much by describing it simply as a "genre buster" at the company's pre-E3 media briefing today at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood. The phrase "psychological thriller" has been thrown around from time to time, so we expect there will be heavy adventure elements involved.

Based on a new trailer we saw at the conference today, we can at least say that the game is looking awfully good. The trailer showed subtitles referring to Wake's bizarre predicament: "I was a writer, before my life fell apart." He says he came to a small town to escape the past, so he could sleep again. But what is he running from? What's keeping him from sleeping? During all this we see scenes of the idyllic town, day shifting to night, and finally Wake himself alone in the forest, clutching a lantern in one hand and a pistol in the other, getting all emo about how scary it is to be awake in the darkness. Obviously something creepy is going on, though we still don't know what's got Wake all creeped out.

There are plenty of questions yet to answer about Alan Wake, as we still haven't seen what the gameplay will be like--and aside from the final shot of Wake himself, we haven't really even seen the game's visuals, since the previous scenes may or may not have been CG. At least Moore did drop the tidbit that the game will be exclusively available on the 360 and Windows, cutting out the previously assumed PS3 version. In any event, we'll certainly bring you more details on this intriguing game as soon as we get them. Keep your eyes here as all E3's secrets are laid bare over the next few days.

-GameSpot