Sony’s E3 2011 press conference is happening later today (June 6, 2011), and we’re all excited about what’s to come. Make sure you’re here at 5pm PST, 7pm CST or 8pm EST so you can hear all of the latest announcements concerning the PS3, PSP and NGP. There’ll probably be some Xperia Play news as well. Bookmark the site now, and then join us as we live blog the event.

Sony will also be offering a live stream of the presentation at E3 2011, for all of those unable to attend this year…

Nintendo’s GDC Keynote brought some exciting news for the the 3DS. Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata delivered the keynote speech where he announced future 3DS features that will increase the value of the handheld. We also got our first glimpse of a new Super Mario game for the 3DS that will be developed by the same team who created the Super Mario Galaxy titles. No details were announced, but all eyes are on that tail on the logo.

Earlier this evening, Microsoft held its CES 2011 keynote. After about ten minutes of talking, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer took to the stage to share what new features we have to look forward to from Kinect. The hardware itself won’t be getting any major upgrades, but some software will be Kinect ready later this year.

CES 2011 is in our sights. Even though the show deals primarily with gadgets and technology, it also presents a good opportunity for gaming. Microsoft happens to be one of the bigger companies at the show that’s in the business of gaming and everything else. Microsoft is bound to announce some interesting things about Kinect, and you can get in on the action without actually being there. Microsoft is streaming its entire keynote on Facebook.

The 2009 Tokyo Game Show is in full swing now, which means announcements concerning new games are slowly starting to trickle out of Japan. This year Kaz Hirai, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. was keynote speaker at the event. On September 23, 2009, he presented “Sony Computer Entertainment 2009 Strategy” in front of a room of anxious journalists. Pretty appropriate since, as Hirai pointed out, it’s the 15th anniversary of the original PlayStation and Sony’s first foray into video games.

Hirai’s keynote wasn’t all that eventful. There weren’t many major announcements made, aside from a 2010 release window for the PS3 motion controller. Instead, it was more of a summary of the latest PS3 and PSP related numbers. Hirai did also briefly mention at the end of the speech that he felt 3D gaming was the next big step that Sony should take and footage was shown from a number of key releases (FFXIII, The Last Guardian, LBP PSP), but mainly it was all about the numbers.

Let’s take a brief peek at the numbers he mentioned…

At E3 2009, Microsoft showed us the future of gaming with Project Natal. Nintendo addressed the hardcore Nintendo fan’s concerns and Sony came out swinging with stuff all across the board.

If you are looking for a clear cut “winner,” however, I think you have to look at Nintendo. While Microsoft wins as my favorite presentation, Nintendo accomplished everything it set out to do and that’s comfort both gaming fans and Nintendo fans alike, by reassuring us that Nintendo hasn’t given itself completely up to the idea of catering only to a “casual” market.

Comic-Con 2008 started off (July 24, 2008) with a bang as Will Wright took to the podium to deliver his keynote. Wright is the mastermind behind The Sims games and the soon to be released Spore.

During his speech, Wright talked a lot about what personally interests him. Given the nature of Spore there’s no surprise he’s into such things as aliens and the novel/film 2001: A Space Odyssey. Apparently he felt right at home with his fellow otaku offering detailed insights on why videogames should be considered art. Wright sees newer kinds of media to be the scorn of older media forms. They all take on a process that eventually ends up as being a way for one to artistically express oneself. In a way, that is what he was gunning for with Spore.

Click through for the highlights from Will Wright’s keynote speech…

The San Diego Comic-Con is looking sweeter by the moment. Brainy game designer Will Wright (The Sims, Spore) will be making the opening day speech at his very first appearance at the event.

Wright will speak this Thursday (July 24, 2008) from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in room 6CDEF, about his upcoming opus Spore and the MashON Spore Comic Book Creator, which allows players to take their Spore creature and…

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 »

Yeah, it’s a bit of a weird choice for a videogame keynote address, but Texas Gov. Rick Perry took the stage and talked today (9:15 a.m. PT, July 16, 2008) at E3 2008.

In his defense, Perry was pretty gushing about the videogame industry in a recent interview with the San Antonio Express-News, giving kind words to the money making power of the industry and expanding demographics of games.

According to the GamePolitics Live Blog (via Twitter so don’t blame me for the clicking), there were approximately 50 people who attended Perry’s keynote. That’s a pretty small crowd for a politician’s speech but likely because he’s not a name in the game industry and there are so many games to play at the Expo.

Even so, here’s bullet point style recap of Perry’s rather upbeat keynote…