The flurry and excitement surrounding the E3, the US’ foremost game expo, has passed, but there’s another major convention on the horizon. The Tokyo Game Show is going to be held September 16-19, 2010 near, you guessed it, Tokyo, Japan. While E3 is a huge event, TGS is an even bigger affair. And, thanks to the Consumer Entertainment Suppliers Association (and Andriasang, which revealed the list), we have an idea of some of the companies that will be appearing there.

So far, over 130 companies have signed up to appear at TGS 2010. Here’s a brief look at some of the bigger names that will be attending…

Sony’s Playstation Home is constantly getting updates and support from both Sony and third party developers even though the general population share mixed feelings about the service. Despite its shortcomings, Playstation Home is technically a success story for Sony and it is bringing a similar experience to the PSP in Japan this Winter called Room for PSP.

Room (aka “R∞M”) is a free service that will be included in a firmware update before the end of 2009. Premium paid services will be introduced at a later date

It looks to have a more cartoony and friendly take on PS Home…

PSP owners have just been given another reason to think twice about upgrading to the PSPgo. The first pause would naturally be caused by the PSPgo’s $249.99 price point, about $100 more than a standard PSP and now even $50 more than a Wii. The second pause will be caused by the latest news from Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) – there’s no method for converting UMD games to digital ones in sight.

That’s right owners of PSPs with a UMD drive. If you decide to upgrade to a PSPgo, all of those UMDs are useless. They’re even to small to use as coasters! Last night Kotaku reported the heartbreaking news that the UMD conversion program was a pipedream. The SCEA representative spoken to said the program won’t be available “at this time.” So much for the conversion kiosks people were teased with at E3 2009. Now, at TGS 2009, SCEE has announced that there won’t be any UMD conversion method available in Europe either.

Yes, SCEE is going to offer you three free games with the PSPgo Rewards Program if you have an existing PSP and UMD, but IndustryGamers has gotten word from SCEA that residents of North America aren’t going to have that luxury…

The Square Enix Tokyo Game Show 2009 website is now online and all set for viewing! So even if you can’t make it to Japan, you can kind of get the same sort of experience. Well, if you can read Japanese you can.

The site is primarily a guide to the show. You can see where Square Enix’s booth is, tell what games are playable at the event, see which games will have footage and videos displayed, see the Square Enix booth layout, read a blog and tell what you thought about Square Enix’s displays. Little icons under each game on the game listing page tell you if it is playable at the event or if game footage is going to be shown.

Let’s look at all the games appearing at TGS 2009 that are listed on the site…

Sony already used the TGS 2009 as a forum to announce that the PS3 motion controller will be out in 2010, perhaps even by March. That alone was a promising little nugget of information, but Sony and Capcom decided to go a step further and start announcing some of the PS3 games that will either be immediately compatible with the forthcoming motion controller, or made compatible with a patch.

The biggest announcement was Capcom’s, when it announced during its press conference that Resident Evil 5: Alternate Edition is going to feature PS3 motion controller compatibility, along with other additional content. Only the Japanese version of the game (Biohazard 5: Alternate Edition) was announced at the event, and a release in other regions wasn’t mentioned.

Let’s look at an alphabetical list of games that will be compatible with the PS3 motion controller…

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) used the 2009 Tokyo Game Show to make two big announcements concerning the PS3 and PSPgo. First, the SCEE announced a new version of the PS3 Slim that has a 250GB hard drive which everyone is excited about. The second announcement was the PSPgo Rewards program, which will reward existing PSP owners who purchase a PSPgo with three downloadable PSP games.

The PSPgo announcement is an attempt to get current PSP owners to upgrade to the PSPgo. When the system debuts October 1, 2009, the PSPgo Rewards program will launch as well. Users with both systems can then log into the PlayStation Network with both systems to unlock three free game downloads. There are some catches though. First, you have to claim your three free games before March 31, 2010. Second, You have to have a UMD in the old PSP unit. Third, you can only choose from 17 PSP games.

Here are the 17 PSP games you can choose from, in alphabetical order…

Capcom fighting game fans have been on cloud nine since the company announced Wii-exclusive Tatsunoko vs. Capcom:Ultimate All-Stars would receive a United States release.

There is no better place than the Tokyo Game Show (September 24 through 27, 2009) for Capcom to spoil four new characters including two from the Capcom side and two from the Tatsunoko stable of famous anime shows.

It’s the week of the 2009 Tokyo Game Show, which means companies are preparing all of their latest games for the event and making all kinds of juicy announcements concerning what games you’ll be able to see there. Sony is the latest major company to announce some of the PS3, PSP and PSN games and services that will be either debuting or appearing at the event. The initial list isn’t a complete compilation of 60+ games scheduled to appear, but is instead a sampling of some of the biggest and most anticipated games that will definitely be shown off.

Three services are definitely going to be shown off at the PlayStation booth. You can test firsthand Home, of course. The PSP PlayStation Store comic delivery service is also going to be ready for people to come up and start reading. The PlayStation Store video delivery service is also going to be shown off as well.

Let’s look at the games that will be appearing…

Been playing some Metal Gear Online lately? Probably not but if you do have an account you might want to log in November 25, 2008, through December 9, 2008, as Konami will be giving all players who log into their Metal Gear Online accounts 10,000 reward points that they can use to spruce up those dusty characters at in the game’s shop.

It’s just one part of Konami’s “Commemorative Campaign” for its online war game, which is a celebration of achieving over one million members. The catch is that the points won’t be awarded until after December 9, 2008.

Part two of the campaign involves…

Namco Bandai Games has confirmed that Tekken 6, the latest installment in its popular Tekken fighting series, will be coming to the US for both the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 in Fall 2009. The game was originally launched in Japanese arcades last year (November 26, 2007).

According to a recent press release, Tekken 6 will boast the “largest character roster” of the series to date. Although a full character cast has yet to be to detailed, you can find a list of the 39 characters that appeared in the arcade version of the game on…