E3

May 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The next generation of video gaming arrives in full force today with an astounding lineup of premier, first-party titles from Microsoft Game Studios including "Perfect Dark: Zero," "Gears of War," "Blue Dragon," "Lost Odyssey," "Project Gotham Racing 3" and "Kameo: Elements of Power" for the new Xbox 360 system that puts players at the center of the most powerful next-generation games and entertainment experiences. These first-party titles will provide attendees at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) with an exciting glimpse of the unprecedented game experiences that will come alive on Xbox 360.

May 18, 2005--Unveiling one of the most diversified lineups in company history, Midway Games announced today its product line to be shown at the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), May 18-20 in Los Angeles. Midway's E3 2005 lineup features such highly acclaimed brands as Blitz: The League, L.A. Rush, Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks, The Suffering: Ties That Bind and Unreal Tournament 2007. This year's portfolio also showcases the company's new kid's properties as well as the first look at its high-end PC titles and new offerings for the Sony PlayStation Portable entertainment system.

May 18, 2005-- Responding to stronger-than-expected consumer demand for high-capacity flash memory cards that are needed for music and video-playing in Sony's fast-selling PlayStation Portable (PSP), SanDisk today introduced a 2-gigabyte (GB) Memory Stick PRO Duo Gaming Card to provide PSP owners with plenty of removable storage for video clips, MP3 music tracks, digital still photos and game data. The announcement was made at Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), where SanDisk is showing its gaming cards and accessories in Kentia Hall, Meeting Room 7008 of the Los Angeles Convention Center.

May 18, 2005--Nyko Technologies, a leading manufacturer of peripherals designed to enhance the digital lifestyle, has created the Live! Ultra Pak for Xbox Live, a complete online gaming communication kit that allows players to easily choose between public speaker communication and private headset chat.

May 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The original Game Boy Advance fits comfortably into the pocket of a backpack. The retooled Game Boy Advance SP fits into a coat pocket. Now Nintendo takes aim at the pocket of your tightest jeans with the tiny Game Boy Micro system, quite simply the smallest and sleekest Game Boy product that Nintendo has ever created. It's thinner than a cell phone, as chic as an MP3 player and as fun as a Game Boy. In an instant it attracts attention and positions the image-conscious player as someone on the cutting edge of cool.

MAY 17, 2005--E3 2005 promises to be another exciting show for the interactive entertainment industry and there is no better place to play the hottest titles, see the latest industry developments and trends, or experience next-generation technology than at the NVIDIA booth. At E3, NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA), a worldwide leader in graphics and digital media processors, will be showing:

May 2005 – Agetec, Inc. a leading publisher of entertainment software, today announced its plans to introduce five new titles at the Electronics Entertainment Expo (E³) in booth W2660 at the Los Angeles Convention Center next week. Geared for the PlayStation2 computer entertainment system, the company will unveil RPG Maker 3, WILD ARMS Alter code: F and Armored Core: Nine Breaker. New games for the PSP (PlayStation Portable) entertainment system will be Armored Core: Formula Front and PoPoLoCrois.

May 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Square Enix just announced that FINAL FANTASY XI will be released on Xbox 360, Microsoft's next-generation gaming console, and Xbox Live, the company's premier online gaming service. Xbox 360 will be available this holiday season.

May 17 -- At a pre-E3 press conference held in Los Angeles, Sony revealed the outline of its PLAYSTATION3 (PS3) computer entertainment system, incorporating the world's most advanced Cell processor with super computer like power. Prototypes of PS3 will also be showcased at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), the world's largest interactive entertainment exhibition held in Los Angeles, from May 18th to 20th.

May 17, 2005 --Before the E3 show floor opened, Logitech announced several new peripherals for PSP, PlayStation 2 and Xbox gamers. Below is a quick glance at Logitech's E3 announcements: