This being the E3 week, we churned out a huge amount of reporting and you consumed it in record-breaking numbers. Knowing that this post would serve as an E3 recap of sorts, I've categorized some things out in the jump. This covers stories that we tagged original; there might have been some others from the conference that didn't get that tag. Either way, this is our comprehensive E3 coverage list, so if you're not seeing something below, check that.
As a part-timer and the least experienced game writer on this staff, I had my own impressions of E3 which I will write up later, from an outsider's perspective. (I was only there Sunday and Monday). We all work in separate cities, and this event allows us a time to work together, in person. And the Kotaku staff of Fahey, Bash, McWhertor, Leigh, Adam, Maggie and of course, Crecente - with help from Gawker managing editor Noah Robischon in Los Angeles, and Jim Reilly working offsite on multimedia assets - came together like a team of superheroes to put out one hell of a report for you this week. They're all recovering this weekend, but show the Supa-Kotakufriends a little love in the comments.
Highlights
Nintendo Introduces Wii Motion Plus
Xbox Division FINALLY Reports Profitable Year
Tretton: Sony Considering PSP with Harddrive
Mario & Zelda Teams Both "Hard At Work" On Wii Games
The New Xbox Experience: Just The Facts (And Maybe Some Conjecture)
Ladies And Gentlemen, We Have Booth Babes
Much more after the jump.
Liveblogs, News Conferences and Fact Checks:
Liveblogging Microsoft e3 2008 Press Conference
Fact-Checking Microsoft's E3 Presser
Nintendo E3 08 Press Conference Liveblog
Fact-Checking Nintendo's E3 Presser
Sony E3 08 Press Conference Liveblog
Fact-Checking Sony's E3 Presser
Liveblogging Konami's E3 2008 Press Conference
Liveblogging Take-Two's 2008 E3 Press Conference
Capcom E3 08 Press Conference Liveblog - Lost Planet The Movie
Ubisoft E3 08 Press Conference Liveblog
The EA E3 2008 Press Conference In Pictures
New Game Announcements
PS3 "Massive Action Game" Announced; Promises Battles Up to 256 Players
Ratchet and Clank Future: Quest For Booty Announced For PSN
Galaga Gets First True Sequel
Fable II Coming In October
Is Final Fantasy XIII Xbox 360 Coming To Japan? "Ask Them"
Tretton Says No 360 Final Fantasy XIII Coming to Japan
GTA Coming To The DS With China Town Wars
It's Official - Animal Crossing Wii Is Coming
Statements and Executive Speak
Miyamoto: Wii Music Is "Better Than A Video Game"
ESA: This Is The "Golden Age" Of Gaming
ESA Prez Gallagher: Industry Must Not Abandon Its Base
CEO Ben Feder On Turning Things Around At Take-Two
Texas Governor Perry Encourages Game Biz
Exchanging Words With John Schappert
Interview: Catching Up On Microsoft's Big Announcements
Interview: Riccitiello Doesn't Fear Activision Blizzard
Interview: EA Boss Riccitiello Aims To Win You Over
Tretton Explains the Long Road to Home
Non E3
Coming To XBLA: My Frequent Death, Castle Crashers
NCAA 09 Glitch Corrupts Pre-Release Roster Files
Game Marathons: Fad, or Going the Distance?
The Meaning of Ninjy
PS3 Video Service Is Region-Locked
General Coverage:
The Miracle Of Science: Checking Out Monster Lab
DC Universe Online - Opening The Door
Fun With Trivia: Passing Around Buzz! Master Quiz
Bionic Commando Has Control Issues
Damnation - One To Watch
Portal Still Alive Will Include New Puzzles, But No New Plot
MadWorld - Black, White, And Red All Over
Silent Hill: Homecoming Gets Pyramid Head, PC Version
How Power Outages and WTO Protests Influenced inFamous
Alpha Protocol - Mass Effect For The Solo Spy Set
Flock: Sheep Death In A Toy World
Sonic Unleashed: Half Classic, Half Stretchy Werewolf
Rethinking Kids' Games: Disney Interactive At E3
Jizz Mopping Through The Dildo Wonderland
Bayonetta - Beware The Hair Dragons
Resident Evil 5: Killing Zombies WIth My Best Girl
Not Excited About Lips? Maybe You Should Be
Wii Sports Resort Will Sell Like Hotcakes, Hands-on Impressions
Free Realms - The Best MMO At E3?
Funcom - Age Of Conan Reviewable In A Month
Flower - Petals On The Wind
Rock Band 2: Perfecting The Game
Left 4 Dead May Get Machinima Maker Post Launch
Hands On: Spore On iPhone Is Pretty Much FlOw
Sega: No Plans For Shenmue III, Seaman 2
John Riccitiello, Little Sister Killer
Sony Announce New $200 PSP Bundle
PS2 "Family Value Pack" Is Indeed Good Value
Wii Music Impressions
The New 80GB PS3: Just The Conjecture (And Maybe Some Facts)
Why A Castlevania Fighting Game? Ask Iga!
Dead Space Producer Chuck Beaver Talks Survival Horror In Halo's Era
Hands On With Castlevania Judgment
LittleBigPlanet Sorta Dated, Slightly Delayed
Carmack Talks: From id/EA to Mac gaming and PS3 Programming
More DS Strumming - Guitar Hero On Tour Decades
id Leave Activision For EA
Microsoft Releasing LE Red, Green 360 Controllers
Guitar Hero News From MS Presser - Van Halen, The Eagles, Metallica
Fallout 3 Getting Exclusive Downloadable Content For Xbox 360 And PC
Visited E3 Hall... In Intensive Care
First Peek At E3 2008 (Boxes And Furniture Crap)
Microsoft Announce 60GB 360, Confirm 20GB Price-Cut