After watching all three Press Conferences courtesy of Gametrailers live-feed of the show, I have to say that this E3 was amazing! There were a few missing factors that many of us speculated and expected to show, but I 'm sure we'll see them announced soon enough. Of course there is still a ton of E3 left for us to anticipate and be excited about.

Today's press conferences, as you all may already know, mainly consisted of Nintendo and Sony's offerings. While Nintendo's conference was very underwhelming, I want to focus on what Sony has discussed today and whether or not they had a few tricks up their sleeve or if it was a "fake-o" after all. To be fair, I will only be going over the PS3 material because quite frankly I really have no interest in portable gaming. I'm not saying that the PSP Go or any games and features, officially announced, were not a major part of the show and should be disregarded; what I'm saying is that I personally just prefer console gaming.

These are some of the things that captured my attention today:

Rockstar announced an exclusive new IP, Agent. Set in the 1970's, this game is based on espionage and that's all we know so far. I expect this to be a great addition to the new spy/saboteur fad that seems to be spreading amongst the industry.

Square Enix also announced Final Fantasy XIV Online exclusively for the PS3 and PC. I consider this to be the biggest, and my favorite surprise of E3, so far. It looks to be a sequel to the MMORPG Final Fantasy XI. While I dislike paying a monthly fee in order to play a game, I might succumb to this drawback as long as the game looks and plays good. The cinematic trailer is absolutely gorgeous, but why expect anything less from Square Enix?

United Front Games surprised us, as well, with ModNation Racers. Just think of Mario Kart with Little Big Planet customization. It looks like a very impressive game with a ton of customizable features and even a race track creator. It's astonishing how deep the creative aspect of the game goes, allowing you to edit everything from the landscape to you're own custom car. It plays much like Mario Kart, with power-ups and weapons, but unfortunately we weren't able to see very much due to time restrictions. I'm really looking forward to this title.