Fri, Jun 03, 2011 | 13:16 BST

BULLETCAST, June 3 – What you need to know now

The News. Just before E3. Pay attention. And no, there’s no audio. I’ll sort it out this weekend. Give me a break, alright?

Sony’s confirmed NGP’s launch line-up and given press access to both the machine and software in a pre-E3 event. You can get full coverage on here.
Konami’s pre-E3 press conference confirmed HD collections for MGS, ZoE and Silent Hill. Apparently Rising won’t be at E3 next week. Full coverage, thanks to Super Cullen, here.
CD Projeckt RED’s pre-E3 event’s confirmed The Witcher 2 for 360 this year, and announced EA as a GoG.com partner. Full details here.
Square Enix has dropped a fantastic Tomb Raider reveal trailer. Watch it now. Expect the Crystal Dynamics reboot to be one of the biggest games of E3.
And Square’s confirmed its E3 line-up for next week, which will include showings of Final Fantasy XIII-2, Tomb Raider and Hitman: Absolution.
A few dates for you. The Team ICO HD Collection will launch on September 22, according to Dengeki. Dark Souls will release on October 4.
The Duke Nukem Forever demo has gone live to First Access Club members.
Kotaku reckons the next Rainbow Six game is an anti-terror thing set in New York.
Eiji Aonuma apparently said in Japanese TV this week that a 25th anniversary Zelda game will be shown at E3. No one knows what this is as yet.
GTTV’s published a bunch of new videos from some big-assed titles this morning. Check out Soul Calibur V, SSX, Dark Souls and Prey 2.
Darksiders II’s got its first trailer, as well.
OnLive’s UK launch has been detailed. There’s still no date, though.
THQ’s announced its E3 line-up, featuring appearances from UFC Undisputed 3, Metro: Last Light, Warhammer 40k: Dark Millennium and more.
The Black Ops Escalation map pack’s launched for PC.
Resistance 3′s single-player demo will launch in the UK alongside Battle: Los Angeles on July 11.