Gears Of War Judgment has been announced and shown, but how will Epic’s past with the series affect the future?

Sony’s E3 conference might not have been packed with secrets and surprises but in detailing its new handheld, the Japanese giant has served up the highlight of the show so far…

No big gamble, no extraordinary surprises, Microsoft’s E3 2011 conference came and went with all but a few key moments. Master Chief’s return to the universe in a brand-new trilogy is certainly alluring, though it’s the re-mastered Halo: Combat Evolved that deserves recognition.

With just hours to go until this year’s event kicks off, we take a look back at some of E3′s more squirming moments. Long may they continue.

A round-up of some of the internet’s most interesting bits and pieces over the last few weeks.

New issue on sale now, featuring in-depth coverage and hands-on verdicts on all the biggest games that E3 2010 offered up. Gears Of War 3 leads the charge as we speak to Cliff Bleszinski about what Marcus did next, followed by a round-up of all the big annnouncements and major sequels – with new Zelda, Call Of Duty, Final Fantasy, Halo, Rock Band, LittleBigPlanet, Killzone and Portal games and a host of fresh IPs as well, could the next 12 months be gaming’s finest yet?

We take a look at what’s been happening across the internet during the past week.

In an E3 devoid of big surprises, the platform holders all concentrated on pushing motion control and 3D: Microsoft concentrated on the former, Nintendo on the latter, while Sony hedged its bets and went for both.