Our 5 things to get excited about at E3!

Nick's
Ahhhh, E3, like a second Christmas for us who love video games. This week is all about what the next big thing is, and also sometimes trying to clean up the mess made at last year's conference.
One of these days, Outlander will get to cover E3, but until then we get to sit and watch from our living rooms and desk chairs, wishing to be there to see it in person.
Anyway, enough of the banter, here are the five things I'm excited about this year.

1. PS3-Vita crossplatformation- Yeah, made up words are fun too. Since I got the Vita, I want to use it as much as possible. I would love to see Sony come out swinging with a lineup of games that will use the cross platforming promised with the Vita to full effect. Would also love to see Sony attack this concept with a shared price point for a game bundle in the future. Say a game is a PS3-Vita cross game, wouldn't it be nice to spend say $60-70 for both games at once instead of $60 for the PS3 and $40-50 for the Vita title of the same name. Either a package containing both games or a digital download of the Vita title would be great.
2. The Last of Us- Yeah, if I'm not just a sucker for an end of the world game. You saw how much I gushed about this game when they released the newest trailer. Very excited to see what Naughty Dog brings to the table in my favorite genre.
3. XBox whatthehellever- Again, made up words are fun. I'm not excited to see a new platform, on the contrary I am against it completely, especially if the announcement is a new console in the next two years. But I will be watching the Microsoft conference to see if they either roll out that new shiny or what. (Ed's note: contradiction much?)
4. Wii U- Yes, I am going to keep calling it Wii U, because that's what Nintendo is calling it. What I'm more interested in is the price point of said device. If the device is nicely priced I will likely be getting one, but if they say it's over $300 I will certainly say no. Nintendo has been all about keeping the cost down (except the 3DS) and they should attack it the same way here.
5. Anything Bethesda- I am wondering what one of my favorite gaming companies has in store this year as they parade around their new IP Dishonored. If they just stick to Dishonored and show off a good title, that's fine, but an announcement about the next edition in the Fallout franchise would be nice, even if it's just a poster shot with a "Holiday 2013" over the top of it.

As an extra, I am going to say I am also excited for any news coming out about GTA 5. Rockstar has been nice and mum about their big cash cow but this week will be perfect to hit us with a new trailer that will get us all hot and bothered. A release date would be nice to see too.
As you can see, this E3 won't be as much about the games as previous conferences, this one will be more about the companies themselves and what their plans are for the future.

Kyle's
I have nothing to add to Nick's intro set let's get onto my picks!

1. Sony's press conference - Full disclosure: I'm a Sony fanboy. I've been hooked since Playstation 2 and my PS3 is on at about a 100-1 rate over my 360. The fact that Sony has already announced so many exclusives pre-E3 (new God of War, Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale, LittleBigPlanet karting) has me excited to think what else Sony has up its sleeve!
2. Vita, Vita, Vita - Along with Nick, I am very excited about what Sony has in store for it's fledgling handheld. Look, the Vita is fantastic. I have several games for it and I legitimately enjoy all of them; even the new Resistance! But the fact is, it needs more AAA games. And all the rumblings are that this E3 will be a showcase for Vita. Lord I hope so.
3. Playstation All-Stars - I love Super Smash Bros. LOVE SSB. It is one of my favorite games ever and now I get to play it with Sony characters!? Sign me up. I want to see who the other characters are (my money is on Nathan Drake. Spoilers.) I just hope they decided to make it a ring-out system like SSB instead of the build up to unleash a finisher. But can we please change the name to Title Fight or just leave Battle Royale out of it?
4. Wii U - I want a name change. Please make that happen Nintendo. Other than that fact, I just want to see how it performs and some of the games coming for it. I want to like the Wii U, but right now, I just don't care.
5. The Last of Us - This is my pick for game of the show. I LOVE Naughty Dog. Everything Sony has shown about this game has made me drool and we've barely even seen the infected of the game yet. This game is going to be a blockbuster. E3 will be it's coming out party and it will dominate everything else.

I know my list is Sony heavy (Ed's note: stupid fanboy!), but I care about Sony. I'm also interested in seeing what 343 Industries is doing with Halo 4. Halo is the only reason I have a 360, so if it's as good as Halo games (usually) are, I'll buy it. More Resident 6 is also an interest.

We'll be back after the show with the things that blew us away!