Today alone, GS has asked 2 of my questions(along with my name) for Resident Evil 5 and NBA 09. At RE5, they asked another question I posted word for word but said someone else asked about it. This is crazy awesome. Not gonna say which(because they said my last name), but if you are desperate enough, go watch the vids yourself.

BTW, this is the 2nd and 3rd time they've said my name, the said it at the Wii launch but that jerk Reggie came on stage right as they were gonna ask my question.

I only have the sony emblem. I spent hours on an unconfortable chair waiting for the other 2 conferences, and now, I'm not getting the one for the live stage show. Next year, I'm watching E3 on G4.

EDIT: they finally caved and gave me the stage show

Ok, first off, lemmee just get it outta my system. FINAL FANTASEH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now we await Sony's big response, and if no response is given, then we can deem this E3 a failure before its already begone for the Playstation creators.

Second, Fable 2 online Co-op. Me and my friend(aka my co-op partner) have been waiting for this announcement. And it seems that it will be an easy, flawless system. I just hope I can find his "friend orb".

Third, whats with this new avatar crap? I don't want another set of Mii's to carry around. I see this as a cheap attempt to benefit on Nintendo's ideas. And I better be compensated for all that money spent on Gamerpics. Thats just ridiculous. I honestly hate the new layout as well. It just looks cheesy. I prefer it the way it is. But hey, it may grow on me.

Fourth, Banjo Nuts and Bolts can be added to my christmas list, very well done Rare. And Banjo 1(hopefully followed by 2) on XBLA made it for me. That was my favorite game growing up and to be able to relive it is awesome. I just hope they don't strip it like they did with Soulcalibur.

Finally, speaking of good demos, Fallout 3 and Gears 2. 1 word, Damn. If these aren't on your 360 gaming radar, they should be. Any doubts I had about the VATS targeting system have been lifted.

On a final note, GS better get their servers in line for the next few days. I don't want any doubts about my emblem getting, and while IGN is nice, its too cluttered for my tastes, so get it together GS.

Gamespot has been down for me until just now, so I watched the first half hour of the Msoft conference on IGN. This better not cost me my emblem. If it does, I might have to make IGN my new home for gaming, because their servers are reliable at least.

With E3 officially starting today, I've decided to cook up a list of the best games that I've played tat debuted this year, plus make a list of my most anticipated. By the way, neither of these lists are in any particular order.

5 Best Games So Far This Year

Super Smash Bros Brawl

Gamespot Score: 9.5

Grand Theft Auto IV

Gamespot Score: 10

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

Gamespot Score: 10

Battlefield:Bad Company

Gamespot Score: 8.5

Rainbow Six Vegas 2

Gamespot Score: 8.5

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Now, for the upcomings.

5 Most Anticipated Games For This Year

Fable II

Fallout 3

Gears of War 2

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

Borderlands

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What? Borderlands? Yes, I think its gonna be a shocker title that goes under everyone's radar and gets shunned by reviewers because of it.

So, the big question. Will 2008 surpass 2007, the current mecca of gaming, after just one year. Honestly, I don't think so. 2007 shined in that it brought so many great original IPs(new games, like Mass Effect, Assassin's Creed, and Bioshock) alongside a lot of big sequals(such as Halo 3, Call of Duty 4, And Super Mario Galaxy). 2008 however, looks to be more on sequals, with only a select few new IPs(Spore, Left 4 Dead, Endwar, and the ones listed above). Also, it seems that the 360 will once again be the big winner in exclusives with Fable II, and Gears 2. Seeing as MGS4 and Brawl are the only reedeemable games coming exclusivly for Sony and Nintendo's consoles(I refuse to consider Wii Fit a game). Luckily for Sony fans, 2009 seems promising, with all of the games people thought were coming out in 2008(Killzone, Little Big Planet) joining up with God of War 3, the 2 big Final Fantasy XIII games, and a new Red Faction game.

Well, 2008 seems to be a great year for gamers, and I can't wait to see what this year's E3 will let us know about 2009. Enjoy E3 everyone.

Halo 3's debut in September 2007 was met with rave reviews and record-shattering sales.

Fast forward to May 2008, Halo is still in the top 5 in number of online participants......wait, TOP 5?! What happened to 8.1 copies SOLD, not rented, not borrowed, sold. 8 million+ people have thrown down anywhere from $60-$120 for it. So how come Call of Duty 4, who its publishers, Activision, spent millions less than Microsoft, Halo's publishers, on marketing and merchandising and everything else, is outselling and being outplayed compared to the huge event that was Halo?......its not the better game, sure the graphics are nice, but Halo brings much more to the table than Call of Duty. Its because Call of Duty 4 is a better sequal.

Wait what could I be saying? Halo has Forge, Halo has the Theatre options, Halo has all new weapons and graphics, Halo took four years, Halo 3 is innovative....right? But wait, strip all that out, take out Forge, take out replays and its that same damn Halo we've been playing since 2001. Same enimies, same situation, same enviroments, same multiplayer, all with extra toys to keep us distracted for just a few hours longer. This is a letdown to people who were expecting the the God-and-a-half that Halo promised to be. Sure, Forge proved to be a nice distraction and led to some awesome stuff, but in the end, its the same Halo. Take Halo's middle child, Halo 2, sure it was the same Halo, but by adding the online multiplayer element, it added so much more than the first offered, and was still being played by hundreds of thousands until the day(and a few weeks after) Halo 3 debuted.

Hell, the same could be said about Call of Duty 2&3. 2 took the already tired WWII genre and brought it to next-gen stardom, but in the end it was the same ol' Normandy Beach(at least this time it was Utah beach and not Omaha), the same Nazi's, and the same guns. Call of Duty 3 was an even bigger dissapointment, as it was more or less COD2 with bigger multiplayer.

But then came Call of Duty 4......new enimies, new enviroments, MUCH better graphics, new guns, it was a whole new game to play. And guess what, IT WORKED. Everyone and their dog plays COD4 now. Its such an innovative game, its a great sequal to a tired game.

So what makes a sequal great. Not re-making the entire game, but adding enough new content to keep new players interested and keep veterans from getting tired of the same old stuff. I'm not suggesting a full-blown makeover like Call of Duty did, just enough innovation keep it fresh. Just my two cents.