So E3 is done with and I must say that Gamespot did a hell of a job with the coverage. Things of note...

Going in there were games that I definitely wanted to see and find out more about, but I really wanted to be blown away by something that hadn't had much coverage or was completely under the radar. The big titles (Assasin's Creed, Crysis, Bioshock, etc.) impressed me, but it was mostly a case of "Seen it, want it, now let me play the damn game." Note to publishers: We want to play your games. Now. You've sold us. We are your damn zombie slaves.

For me however, the big ones were Call of Duty 4 and Mass Effect. Both of those games look amazing. During the Mass Effect Stage Demo, I had a holy crap moment when the guy pulled back to reveal more planets, and then more solar systems. It was really similar to when I saw them pull back on the battlefield in Supreme Commander to show just how damn big it was. Though in this case instead of pulling back to see more battlefield, you pulled back to reveal more galaxy. COD4 impressed me on multiple levels from presentation, to mechanics, to well, everything. Plus I can't wait to play a Call of Duty game where its not WWII.

I'm totally buying the Orange Box.

Gears of War on PC. Hell yeah.

Rock Band looked like a hell of a lot of fun. I'm in an actual rock band with guys who are huge Guitar Hero freaks and I'm sure between us we're gonna have some killer throwdowns.

All and all a good show but my one constant thought the whole time I was watching the live coverage and reading all the news posts was how much I want to play these games and I can't yet. The waiting is gonna suck.