Rock Band 2 Announced:

Harmonix and Electronic Arts have announced via the 2008 E3 Media & Business Summit that Rock Band 2 is going to be released really soon. “With the original Rock Band title providing millions of players with a new way to interact with the music and artists they love, Rock Band 2 builds upon its core band foundation to offer an unparalleled, deeper, dynamic gameplay experience.”

FFXIII versus still on the PS3:

One of the big shockers from the Microsoft press conference was the unveiling of a new Final Fantasy XIII trailer and the subsequent announcement that the once exclusive title would be coming to the Xbox 360. The foregone conclusion one could draw from the announcement is that all Square Enix titles have the propensity to float multi-platform. Fortunately for the Sony crowd, a PSU interview with Square Enix executive Shinki Hashimoto has revealed that Final Fantasy XIII Versus will remain exclusive to the PS3:

We won’t change policy. Final Fantasy Versus XIII is still a PlayStation 3 exclusive

New Guitar Hero on the DS, already:

Let it never be said that Activision sits idly by while there’s a franchise to exploit. Guitar Hero: On Tour (pictured) may have only just shipped, but it’s already a big enough hit to warrant a follow-up, and Guitar Hero: On Tour — Decades was announced for the DS at Nintendo’s E3 press conference today. We know little about this sequel, but apparently, two versions of On Tour: Decades will be released, and owners of the different versions can swap songs. It adds a Pokémon-like twist to the standard Guitar Hero formula, but at the same time, it does initially seem like an unnecessary added level of complication just to get all the available songs in your game.

First Prince of Persia gameplay footage:

After all the screenshot leaks and poor screenshot videos, here’s finally the first official game play video of Prince of Persia:Next Generation. It was released at E3 just some hours ago. Wow, I just love their new artistic direction, this game will be a killer!”

E3 is the biggest event in gaming and this year it is bigger than ever. Read below some of the biggest announcements:

Full game Installs coming to Xbox 360:

Microsoft’s planned overhaul of the Xbox 360 dashboard is bringing plenty of new functionality, but it turns out it has yet another trick to spring: A new feature will allow players to install full 360 games onto their hard drives, making for faster loading times and quicker access to the games you play most often.

FFXIII defects to Xbox 360:

Square-Enix has announced Final Fantasy XIII for Xbox 360 at Microsoft’s E3 press conference.

The announcement debuted in the form of a new trailer which initially looked like a Panzer Dragoon game with dragons flying in a trench. A ship lands in the trailer and flying mechanical soldiers drop out. Included in the trailer were massive airships. A hint of gamplay was shown and the graphics looked awesome.

GTA coming to Nintendo DS:

Nintendo is really pimping out the DS to anyone who wants a piece. The DS’s newest client? Publisher Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto series. Today at the Nintendo E3 2008 press conference, Nintendo announced that Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars will be coming exclusively to the DS this holiday. Developed by Rockstar Leeds in conjunction with Rockstar North, Chinatown Wars will take players inside the seedy underbelly of Liberty City’s infamous Asian Triad crime syndicates. Players will use the DS’ specific controls to guide their cars and characters on what is described by Rockstar as “an epic tale of crime and corruption.” OK, good.

New Interface for Xbox 360:

While the look and feel of the 360 dashboard will be completely changed by this update, the update will also feature the long rumored 3D Avatar system. These avatars will represent players and will be completely customizable. Other major enhancements to the LIVE service include Xbox LIVE Party, which will allow up to eight players to stay together across various gaming and media experiences as a group.