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And that’s that. One of the greatest E3s for years is done. There were megatons. People are still hiding under their kitchen tables. The conferences were nothing if not sensational. Our goosebumps refuse to settle.

But let’s not be rational. Let’s mark the platform holders’ performances out of ten. Let’s say who “won”. Why not?

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If we keep crunching all this down it’ll disappear eventually. Get all the news from E3 platform-holder conference from the links below.

• E3 2009 Microsoft press conference
• E3 2009 Nintendo press conference
• E3 2009 Sony press conference

In between the PSP Go announcement in the and motion-control demos at its E3 press conference yesterday, Sony also revealed new content for the PSN video service. See a grab of all the companies sticking their oar in Engadget.

Users are to have the ability to download video directly to PSP, no PS3 or PC intermediary needed.

Bonzer. All details through the link.

Good grief. They didn’t take Microsoft lying down, did they? All the news from Sony’s E3 press conference is listed below. Just for ease.

• The full liveblog transcript
• God of War III releasing March 2010
• Gran Turismo 5 previewed at Sony press event
• TRICO’s new game is Last Guardian
• Sony talks about its new motion control tech launching in Spring 2010
• Square announces FFXIV as PS3-exclusive MMO for 2010
• PS3 Assassin’s Creed 2 can connect to PSP version
• Lost Planet 2 coming to PS3 early 2010
• Sony announces Rockstar’s Agent, a new PS3-exclusive IP
• Final Fantasy VII launches in US today for PSN
• Jack Tretton announces Resident Evil PSP
• Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Confirmed
• Gran Turismo PSP gets dated for October 1st
• Gran Turismo on PSP has 800 cars, 35 tracks
• PSP Go! to cost $249 and €249
• PSN store now available for PC, called Media Go
• Assassin’s Creed: Bloodlines announced for PSP November 2010
• Sony announces 24 million PSN accounts worldwide

New motion control tech from Sony was talked about in the company’s E3 press conference today.

Been working on it for a few years, apparently. As you’d hope.

The prototype of the new controller showed a glowing sphere on the end of the stick. PS Eye tracks it.

The demonstration showed 1-to-1 motion control. On the screen, the controller became a racket in the guy’s hand, changing into various other bits and bobs, such as swords and guns.

It has true 3D pointing too, and if you change angles to the camera it’ll notice. In FPS mode, you can move and shoot but, will sometimes need buttons.

The ability to use two controllers is there as well, and with one in each hand you can play with building blocks, paint, use a sword and shield and fire virtual arrows.

When you move the camera follows you, should you drop down on one knee, or some such.

More information is promised from Sony soon.

Sony announced Final Fantasy XIV as a PlayStation 3 exclusive today.

The MMO will ship next year.

A trailer showed an open area, boats. Dragon blowing fire on stuff. Airships. A dark haired knight of some sort.

We are speechless.

Jack Tretton has just announced at E3 that a brand new Rockstar IP called Agent is heading exclusively to PS3.

The game takes players across world of late 70′s and Sony wants the game to become another GTA in terms of importance.

Sony has announced that the new PSP Go! will cost $249 and €249 at US and European retail respectively.

It’s to release on October 1.

It’s so on. Microsoft delivered a blistering E3 keynote in LA yesterday, leaving many shellshocked at the depth and quantity of its announcements and Sony with everything to do in its conference today.

PSP Go’s a cert, as are God of War III, Heavy Rain and the like, but what else? We could tell you what we know, but we’d be in mortal danger.

Don’t blink, for God’s sake. It’s make or break time. Nuke or die. Boom or bust.

The Sony E3 press conference starts at 11.00am PST/7.00pm BST/8.00pm CET. Get our liveblog after the break.

If you’re after streaming video, check IGN, Gametrailers, Gamespot or G4.

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Microsoft kicked E3 off to one hell of a start yesterday, with wall-to-wall game announcements, a ton of exclusivity deals and reveals, and a full showing of the forever-rumoured motion camera, Project Natal. Both Nintendo and Sony get their shot at the LA headlines today.

Nintendo’s conference begins at 9.00am PST/5.00pm BST/6.00pm CET today.

Sony’s conference begins at 11.00am PST/7.00pm BST/8.00pm CET today.

Obviously, we’ll be liveblogging both. We’ll give you plenty of warning before Nintendo starts, and we’ll leave this story in the top bar until we start properly getting ready for action.

So don’t worry. We’re here for you.

Just Add Water’s posted a timer on its site which appears to count down to Sony’s E3 press conference on June 2.

JAW’s working on something called “Project V” at the moment, a “retro shooter,” so we were told at GDC.

For the win. More soon.