Today's E3 Highlights

Microsoft Press Event:
- Updates to Xbox Live (coming this fall):
- Ability to download games to your hard drive
- Avatars (kind of like Miis) designed by Rare
- Partnership with Netflix (ability to simultaneously watch movies with friends over Live)
- Fable 2: http://www.gametrailers.com/player/36279.html
- Final Fantasy XIII will have simultaneous 360 and PS3 release: http://www.gametrailers.com/player/36267.html
- Gears of War 2: November 7th release date: http://www.gametrailers.com/player/36219.html
- Please watch this. It's awesome: http://www.gametrailers.com/player/36240.html
- Fallout 3: http://www.gametrailers.com/player/36315.html
- Resident Evil 5: http://www.gametrailers.com/player/36226.html (this has me stoked)
- 5 XBox Live Arcade Games announced:
- Galaga Legends
- Uno Rush
- South Park
- Geometry Wars 2 (it has 4-player multiplayer!!!): http://www.gametrailers.com/player/36204.html
- PORTAL: STILL ALIVE: http://www.gametrailers.com/player/36209.html

Halo Wars: http://www.destructoid.com/e3-08-halo-wars-coming-out-early-2009-plus-two-new-trailers-95279.phtml
Ghostbusters: http://www.destructoid.com/e3-08-ghostbusters-the-video-game-demo-footage-95251.phtml#ext
Castle Crashers: http://www.destructoid.com/e3-08-sammiches-will-make-you-beefy-in-castle-crashers-95261.phtml

EA Press Event:
- id Announces RAGE will be published by EA: http://www.gametrailers.com/player/36283.html
- NBA Live 09: http://www.gametrailers.com/player/36351.html
- Dead Space: http://www.gametrailers.com/player/36332.html
- Spore (Will Wright thinks he's better than God because there are more Spore creatures created than documented species on Earth): http://www.gametrailers.com/player/36350.html
- Left 4 Dead: http://www.gametrailers.com/player/36356.html