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The big press conferences may be over but there's still plenty to see at E3 today -- we'll be visiting 2K, Ubisoft, Bethesda, Tecmo, Eidos, Nintendo, and more. That's not even counting the inevitable zombiefied wandering of the show floor, which could yield amazing C-list celebrity sightings and unforseen moments of embarassment.

Check back often; we'll be continually updating this post with impressions, thoughts, and cautionary tales. And if you have a specific question or request, check in with our moderator Paul Gale's E3 Q&A post. He'll sort you out.

Read on for Splinter Cell: Conviction, Jumpgate Evolution, Homefront, Brink, Fallout 3: Point Lookout, Just Cause 2, Assassin's Creed 2, Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars, Greg Ford kicking Napoleon Dynamite off a demo and more.

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Here we go with our first from-the-show E3 Mobcast. Check back tomorrow for another episode, with more special guests!

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We kick off our E3-week podcasts with Mobcast #5: The E3-ening. James Mielke, who you may know from Electronic Gaming Monthly and 1UP, joins Dan "Shoe" Hsu, Demian Linn, Greg Ford, and Robert Ashley for discussions on The Beatles: Rock Band, the Big Three press conferences, the onslaught of motion controls, and trailers vs. demos.

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Nintendo held a small press meet for Mario daddy Shigeru Miyamoto at E3. Last year, I showed up five minutes late for this thing and was literally locked out by LA Convention Center security. This year, I made sure to show up extra early....

Miyamoto revealed he was this close to unveiling a new Legend of Zelda game (not pictured here) for the Wii at Nintendo's E3 press conference. The game just wasn't ready enough -- and it's not like gamers didn't get enough fan service with the announcements of New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Super Mario Galaxy 2, and Metroid: Other M.

He did, however, reveal some tiny tidbits on Link's future console-sized adventure:

1. Miyamoto will show it at next year's E3.

2. It will support the Wii Motion Plus. In fact, that may be a required accessory to play the game, depending on its consumer acceptance.

3. He wants gamers to "think of this Zelda" when playing the upcoming Wii Sports Resort, hinting that the Wii Motion Plus-powered archery and fencing events will give everyone an idea of what they'll be doing in this new Zelda. Let's hope it won't be too much first-person sword swinging and all. That's getting into Resident Evil: Survivor territory.

4. Concept art showed a mature Link with his back to us, looking over his shoulder, shield in hand. A dainty, ghostly, caped female figure with a pointy head stands in the foreground, facing us with her alien-like eyes closed. Both are standing in a broken wall opening, one possibly caused by Link and an oversized bomb.

Zelda fans should go ahead and start going nuts with the speculation now. But it'll be a year before they get any more hints or answers.

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And now we come to the final press conference of the Big Three. Sony had some shockers (Final Fantasy 14?!) and snoozers (do we really need to learn more about Home?). Check out what our editors had to think about the event below.

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Best Bits: With Final Fantasy 13 still several months away, Sony summons a Final Fantasy 14 trailer to wow the crowd. Ah...big whoop. Where's Final Fantasy 15?

Also wow: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and Assassin's Creed 2. The former's a bit more colorful and the latter has more "living, breathing city" to it, but both are gorgeous games with an unbelievable amount of visible detail at far draw distances.

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It's the first official day of E3 and this is our first of three E3 special episodes, but the real announcements started yesterday. Driving the sexiest purple Chevy minivan you ever did see (it's so hot there are boob-prints on the passenger and driver-side windows both), we braved the wilds of central California to arrive at the Los Angeles Convention Center in plenty of time to catch the Microsoft event yesterday. Since then we've seen both Sony and Nintendo press conferences, but this show just captures our immediate impressions right after the Microsoft blowout and documents, briefly, our trip south. Note to concerned parents: yes, you CAN draw penises vehicle-to-vehicle through PictoChat. (Hit the jump to see the show.)

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Editor's note: If you only read one E3 press conference recap in limerick form this year...etc. (Hit 'read more' for the full effect.) -Demian

Editor's note 2: Don't miss out on Andrew's brilliant Nintendo and Sony follow-ups! -Shoe

There once was a company from Seattle
Whose console was in quite a battle
They introduced some games
With very big names
In hopes of some cages they'd rattle

Kojima once had a mysterious website
With only a countdown and no insight
It's a Metal Gear game
but Raiden is lame
Monkeys with diapers? Just might.

A new Halo made smiles out of frowns
The franchise reclaims its crown
With Master Chief?
A fan boy's relief
Bungie presents Halo: Reach Around

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It's day one of E3 2009, and we're already exhausted, delirious, and ready for some serious therapy. But we're pretty gung-ho, too, because most of the glitz and glamor of old E3 is back and kicking our asses (in a good way).

We'll be continually updating this post with our quick-hit thoughts on what we've seen, heard, and played on day one. Lots of stuff to discuss, so keep on coming back to this page to get the latest (and if you have a specific question or request, don't forget to ask our moderator, Paul Gale, who's your on-demand live reporter from E3).

Now...read on for BioShock 2, Square-Enix, Brütal Legend, Ghostbusters, The King of Kong, and more.

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The first official day of E3 proper kicked off with the Nintendo Press Conference, which had a few surprises...and plenty of horn tooting. Our thoughts, and random awards, below:

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Best Bit: A 2D and a 3D Mario? Someone pinch me. I might've slightly preferred a full-on, single-player side-scroller, but a Zelda: Four Swords take on Mario for New Super Mario Bros. Wii? Plus a sequel to one of the greatest, most innovative 3D adventures of all time in Super Mario Galaxy 2? Someone pinch the other cheek, please.

Worst Bit: Feeling slightly castrated when Nintendo was showing off Women's Murder Club: Games of Passion and Style Savvy. Also, the video montage of "man on the street" DSi testimonials was more "girl on the street." Thank god Samus Aran made me feel like a man again.

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We live streamed Sony's E3 2009 press conference today, courtesy of G4TV and Justin.tv. But since it's over, you're out of luck. Or rather, you are until we embed an archived version of the presentation, which is coming soon.

UPDATE: Here it is.

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We live streamed the hell out of Nintendo's E3 2009 press conference from 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM PST. Or rather G4TV and Justin.tv did, and we embedded the hell out of it. Here's the archived version for posterity.

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Editor's note: I had to laugh at this. I can just picture all these keyboard-samurai, white-knuckled with outrage. Must be tough to live your life according to some arbitrary man-boy Bushido. -Demian

Who needs to write a real post about Metal Gear when you can just highlight comments from around the globe?

I think a multi-platform Metal Gear is an excellent idea [Demian: I think Metal Gear Solid: Rising may actually be a 360 exclusive, or perhaps timed exclusive]. But apparently some people disagree. Here's what they think in response to the latest episode of the Kojima Productions Report podcast.

I particularly like the "XBOX360 is a dead console!!!". Oh, and the guy that wrote a poem. Word.

UPDATE: See below.

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The E3 madness has begun. If you're having a hard time keeping track of everything, don't worry -- we are, too! So we're compiling the best demos/trailers released today. Hit the jump to see 'em all.

• Microsoft's Project Natal makes you look like a joystick. Nintendo feels flattered.

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