WORLD OF WARCRAFT: BURNING CRUSADE NEW ALLIANCE RACE REVEALED
The official site of World of Warcraft has announced that the Dreanei will be the new Alliance playable race in the upcoming expansion. Check out the Draenei page at the World of Warcraft site for more details.

MICROSOFT ANNOUNCES XBOX 360 PERIPHERALS
Microsoft announced today that they will be releasing several new accessories for the Xbox 360. The items include a wireless racing wheel with force feedback, the previously announced Xbox 360 camera, a wireless gaming receiver that will allow Xbox 360 wireless accessories to work on Windows PCs, and a wireless headset. MIcrosoft did not reveal a price for any of the items, and only gave the Xbox 360 camera a release date. That release date is September 19th. This article was gathered from multiple sources.

NINTENDO SHOWS OFF WII ZAPPER
While "Wii Zapper" just doesn't sound right, it looks like Nintendo has an attachement for the Wii that holds both the remote and analog stick in a gun configuration. Gamespot is reporting that Nintendo is showing off this device at their booth and calling it the "Zapper" - in apparent homage to the old NES light gun. Can R.O.B. be far behind? C'mon Nintendo, bring back R.O.B.! Check out the Gamespot article here for more details and join with me in hoping that everyone's favorite little unemployed Robotic Operating Buddy can find work again!

Just to be perfectly clear, Nintendo is showing off a light gun form factor for the Wii that would hold the standard Wii controls. They have said absolutley NOTHING about bringing R.O.B. back. The R.O.B. thing is just part of my twisted thinking.

SONY SHOWS OFF 2 MORE UNNANOUNCED GAMES
Gamespot is reporting that Sony has 2 previously unannounced games showing in their booths on E3's floor. The games are;

WarDevil Enigma: According to Gamespot, this game appears to be virtually the same as the WarDevil game coming to the Xbox 360. I haven't heard much about WarDevil: Unleash the Beast Within for the 360, but based on the trailer for it, it seems to be set sometime in the far future and could possibly be a third person action game or a RPG done in the KoTOR style. Either way, there seemed to be lots of robots shooting at each other.

Heavy Rain: The Casting: Gamespot noted that this one appeared to be a prequel to Indigo Prophecy, which if you don't know much about, you should be ashamed of yourself. Check out this link to go to Atari's page for Indigo Prophecy if you really need the details.

XBOX LIVE MARKETPLACE E3 CONTENT - WEDNESDAY EDITION
Xbox Live's Major Nelson is reporting in his blog that more E3 content is now available in the Xbox Live Marketplace. According to the list, here's whats up for download currently;

Demos
None Listed

Trailers
Enchanted Arms
Games For Windows Montage
MotoGP '06
Prey
Call of Duty 3
World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions
Xbox 360 Games Montage
Xbox Live Arcade Montage
X-Men: The Offical Game
Dead or Alive? Xtreme Beach Volleyball 2
Ninety-Nine Nights
WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2007

Gamer Pictures & Themes
X-Men: The Last Stand Theme (FREE)
Gold Picture Pack (FREE)
Silver Picture Pack (FREE)

Game Content
Call of Duty 2 Bonus Map Pack (FREE)
Call of Duty 2 Skirmish Map Pack (400 Points - $5)



Kind of dissapointing to not see any new demos today, but something is always better than nothing.

VERIZON XBOX LIVE MARKETPLACE MILLION POINT GIVEAWAY DATED
Verizon has set the date and time for the Million Point Giveaway for the E3 - Bringing it Home promotion. The giveaway begins on Friday, May 12th at 6pm EST (3pm PST). Way to screw people who work, Verizon!

RISE OF LEGENDS NOW IN STORES
Big Huge Games follow up to Rise of Nations and Rise of Nations: Thrones & Patriots should now be in stores. If you're a fan of RTS games, it should be high on your list already, if it's not, go download the demo from the official Rise of Legends website.

TELLTALE GAMES SAM & MAX WEBSITE LIVE
Telltale Games dropped us a note to let us know that the website for their upcoming episodic Sam & Max adventure game is now live. According to the site, episode 1 of the series will be released sometime in 2006 and will be available via direct download from Telltale and on the Gametap service. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they'll do Sam & Max justice.

UNO NOW AVAILABLE IN THE XBOX LIVE MARKETPLACE
Stix over at Gamer's Lounge is reporting that the Xbox Live Arcade version of Uno is now available in the Xbox Live Marketplace for 400 points. ($5.00) Why not relive your school days and go download it now?

GAMESPOT GOES HANDS ON WITH THE WII CONTROLLER
Gamespot has a short first-impressions article about their time with the Wii controller. They don't seem to mention much about it in action, but give a good explanation of the feel of the controllers. Check it out over at Gamespot