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8. We mostly wanted Aliens, mostly

We love Aliens. A lot. It's without doubt our most watched film. When SEGA announced that Gearbox was developing an FPS based on the franchise there was a collective gasp for air in VideoGamer.com HQ (which wasn't a nice experience, since James hadn't taken out the bins). Our next-gen gaming dream seemed to be coming true. So, when we received a call the morning of our E3 appointment with SEGA to see the game, when our friendly SEGA rep informed us that it was no longer on show at E3, tears started to well in the corners of our eyes. Not normal tears either. These were acid tears. Tom's face is now permanently scarred and he has bad dreams. They mostly happen at night, mostly. At least Randy Pitchford was nice enough to explain the game's absence to us later in the day.

7. Where were the new game announcements?

We're still recovering from working 18 hour days last week, but how many new games were announced at E3? Off the top of our heads we can name M.A.G., Resistance Retribution, You're in the Movies, Animal Crossing: City Folk, Alive, Wii Sports Resort, Singularity... there weren't that many. If you include downloadable titles like Fat Princess and Geometry Wars 2 the list gets bigger, but it's hardly in keeping with the event's history. The lack of genuine new announcements added to the all-round feeling that E3 2008 was a big disappointment.

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