At E3 2008 Jack Trenton announced a line up of Playstation 3 titles that would be getting special treatment and goes into effect this week (July 28, 2008). Select titles have been relaunched at lower price points across the United States with nine titles now costing $29.99 each.

Most of these games are actually very good and well worth their price. Warhawk is even supposed to get trophy support in the future. In case you forget which games have been discounted, Sony has placed them in distinctly colored cases. They have red borders around them so they stand out really well.

Click through for a complete list of the newly priced titles up for grabs…

Every E3 there are plenty of announcements and everyone claims their is the biggest, most important and whatevertheheck else. There were fewer hardware announcements than most years with more concentration on games, developing console interfaces and content options.

Not too surprisingly, most of the staff picks for their favorite E3 2008 announcements were somehow related to Microsoft’s Xbox 360. There was, of course, a sole dissenter.

Give it a read and then let us know what your favorite announcement was from E3 2008…

One of the most anticipated games of 2008, Will Wright’s civilization creation game Spore, will be released for the PC along with Spore Creatures on the Nintendo DS on September 7, 2008. The reach of Spore is also expanding to mobile phones thanks to a new agreement between AT&T and EA Mobile.

Spore: Origins is currently available exclusively to AT&T wireless customers. You’ll only be able to download Spore: Origins from now (July 18, 2008) until September 4, 2008. If you have high-speed internet service from AT&T you’re in for an extra treat. Now until September 20, 2008, AT&T is throwing in a free downloadable copy of…

Although of the official keynotes and press conferences for E3 2008, that doesn’t mean you still can’t enjoy the informational goodness they provided. Here’s a quick-link list of our coverage of all the the press conferences and two keynote addresses from E3 2008. Enjoy! Tuesday, July 15, 2008 Nintendo press conference: [Live Blog] [Recap] Sony more »

On the heels of Disney revealing its lineup for E3 this year, Konami has unveiled its lineup for E3 2008. Konami’s lineup has something for everybody including music, dance, and sports titles to go along with the storied franchises of Castlevania and Silent Hill.

Highlighting Konami’s booth will be the hands on time people can spend playing Rock Revolution and the announcement that Castlevania will be making its next gen debut on the Wii.

Not all the games below are family-friendly but are still widely anticipated gamers young and old. Some of the more anticipated titles include, Castlevania: Judgement, Silent Hill: Homecoming and…

Midway Games, like most other considerate E3 attendees, has announced a list of games which it will be displaying at the event. It looks like, this year, Midway is going a somewhat safe route when it comes to games, as it will be showing off new installments in its popular Mortal Kombat, Unreal Tournament and Touchmaster series at the event.

The selection this year seems to reflect Midway’s desire to reach two, very different audiences. Games like Unreal Tournament 3 (Xbox 360), Wheelman (PS3, Xbox 360, PC) and Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (PS3, Xbox 360) are being released for Midway’s faithful fans, while titles like Touchmaster 2 (DS) and Game Party 2 (Wii) are for casual players.

Without further ado, Midway Games’ official E3 games list taken directly from the press release…

SouthPeak Games has just unveiled which titles it will be displaying at E3 2008, and I have to say that there is quite a variety. The company will be occupying Booth 426 this year, and will be showing demo videos, have game demos for visitors to play and will have Shawn Smith, Ninjatown‘s creator, on hand to give a presentation about his upcoming DS game.

It looks like the company has a nice selection of games coming for all platforms, so there should be a lot to see at the convention. Ninjatown (DS), Brave: A Warrior’s Tale (Wii, Xbox 360, PSP) and Monster Madness: Grave Danger (PS3) are among some of the more popular, forthcoming titles.

So, straight from the official SouthPeak Games press release is it’s E3 2008 lineup…

It is official! The latest update to the E3 2008 games listing confirms it. Animal Crossing Wii is scheduled to appear at E3 2008. Again, like Kid Icarus Wii, it is still unknown what shape or form the Animal Crossing Wii presentation will take.

The E3 2008 listing for Animal Crossing Wii does provide some new, definite information about the game. It reveals that it will be developed by Nintendo EAD, will make use of WiiConnect24 and has already been rated “Everyone” by the ESRB. Unfortunately, the listing doesn’t answer the loaming MMO questions speculators have had about the game.

Kid Icarus is making his comeback, and I can’t think of a better place for his debut than E3. Apparently, Nintendo feels the same way, as the E3 2008 game listings shows that Kid Icarus Wii will be in attendance in some way, shape or form.

Of course it doesn’t provide much information on the game itself. The release date and publisher are both listed as TBA. It does explicitly state that it will be a Wii action/adventure game though. The listing also mentioned the original Kid Icarus for the NES as challenging, and the Gameboy Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters as being a bit anti-climactic.

The videogames media is abuzz with rumors of a new, groundbreaking PS3 controller that will “break apart” into two separate units. Sony hasn’t commented on the news but industry insiders expect an official announcement during this year’s E3. If such a controller does materialize, it would be the third controller for the PS3, the most for any single console. SIXAXIS and Dualshock 3 are the two PS3 controllers currently in use.

Heavily disguised and highly placed sources told GamesIndustryBiz that working units of the new controller have already been…