Cliffy B took some time during E3 to do a walk-through of the PC version of Gears of War. The game will include 5 new single player chapters not found in the Xbox 360 version and will ship with 19 multiplayer maps and 1 new multiplayer mode (King of the Hill). In typical Epic fashion, the game will also ship with the latest version of the Unreal Editor, so all you modders out there can start going to town on new game modes, maps, and God only knows what else.

No word yet if the 360 version will see a premium content update for the new single player chapters, multiplayer maps and King of the Hill mode. But if there’s money to be made, you damn well better expect Microsoft to take advantage.

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Sony finished off E3 with the last press conference from the three console manufacturers. And just how did they do? There were some new game trailers, the announcement of the new slim PSP, and some new games (click here for more in depth coverage).

So what did everyone here at Loot Ninja think of the press conference? Read on to find out.

drunk pandas: Sony came into E3 on a slight high after announcing the $100 price cut of the 60GB PS3 and announcement of the 80GB model. They had a lot to prove to fans and the industry, as the negative press surround the PS3 was quite strong. This year, we got to see a lot of Jack Tretton, and less of Krazy Kaz Hirai.

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Nintendo was sandwiched in the middle off E3 with the second press conference from the three console manufacturers. And just how did they do? There were some new game trailers and some new games/controllers announced (click here for more in depth coverage).

So what did everyone here at Loot Ninja think of the press conference? Read on to find out.

drunk pandas: With Nintendo, I was expecting a lot of games, since there is a great lack right now. The great Reggie-nator showed up some videos of Super Mario Galaxy (with a release date), announced Mario Kart for the Wii with online play, showed off the wheel for Mario Kart, and announced the Wii Zapper accessory. I can’t say I wasn’t disappointed by all of this. The Wii, for many people, has been lacking quality titles to really give a reason to play the system.

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Microsoft led off E3 with the first press conference from the three console manufacturers. And just how did they do? There were some new game trailers, the announcement of the Halo 3 Limited Edition Xbox 360, and some new games/controllers announced (click here for more in depth coverage).

So what did everyone here at Loot Ninja think of the press conference? Read on to find out.

drunk pandas: Microsoft came into E3 as the dominant console manufacturer in the US. The Xbox 360 is selling lot hot cakes, despite the hardware issues. The games have been there to prove the system, and Xbox Live is their killer-app. So what does Microsoft do in this situation? They sit back and let the competition take over. I just really don’t understand the marketing mindset at Microsoft right now. They need to keep pushing to gain even more ground. It seems like they’re content with being ahead now, and with deal with whatever comes in the next couple years once the competition is biting them on the heals.

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Now that E3 is over, we’re going to put you, our loyal readers, to the test. Who do you think had the best showing at E3 of the big three console manufacturers?

Stay tuned for Loot Ninja’s impressions tomorrow.

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Sony announced Echochrome at this year’s E3. The game is a has very simplistic graphics, but some deep puzzle gameplay. It looks almost like an MC Escher painting come to life.

The game will be available as a PlayStation Network download as well as a PSP title.

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Sony brought out a new trailer for Lair at E3, and we’re bringing it to you here. The game looks better than ever. Seriously, fire breathing dragons.

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Microsoft might want to tone this one down. They’re calling the newly announced accessories “hot”, which they’re saying are the Halo 3 Limited Edition Xbox 360 (how this is an accessory I’ll never know), the Messenger text input device, and wireless controllers hot pink and neon blue.

Ok, the Messenger is somewhat cool. I’m going to discount the Halo 3 LE 360, as calling it an accessory makes as much sense as calling Gene Simmons a virgin. Besides, it’s pretty useless unless you don’t already have a 360. The last ones, colored controllers, are far from “hot”. Come on, why do I need neon pink and blue controllers? I think Microsoft should change the title here from “hot” to “steaming piles of crap”.

I think they should have busted out this “hot” term last year when they announced the wireless headset and wireless racing wheel. Those are a lot cooler than colored controllers.

Today has been a clusterfuck. There’s no other way to put it. Sony has some explaining to do, because what they’re come up with doesn’t work too well.

If you haven’t heard, earlier in day, SCEE President David Reeves told GamesIndustry.biz that once the current stock of 60GB PS3’s sells out in America, they’ll be gone forever. Vamoose. No more. To further confirm this issue, a Norwegian site posted a video of Kaz Hirai stating the same thing. Here’s a transcript of what he says (around 1:50 in the video):

Well, again, just from a hardware perspective, the 499 dollar price adjustment that we did for the 60 GB version, for the American market, uh, we’re no longer in production for that product, so uh once that product is gone from the retailer shelves, then we’re back to the $599 SKU only, so it’s not like we have a two price strategy here in the US market. We found out very early on, you know, consumers react mostly to just having one SKU as opposed to two.

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Here’s even more gameplay footage of Ratchet and Clank Future for the PS3. Can you tell I’m excited for this game?

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