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Simple Life starlet and night-vision nymph Paris Hilton caused a bit of a headache at E3 for mobile games publisher Gameloft, racking up late for the launch of her first mobile game and then proudly announcing completely the wrong name.

Sony has revealed a few more snippets of info regarding SingStar PS3 - including news of how much we'll have to pay to download tracks via the new SingStore service.

In the two days I've spent inside the Wii section of E3, nothing has been more stressful than having my badge ripped off me directly in the middle of it. Because, well, they won't issue you a replacement one. No matter what you do. As despite being a slightly well known games journalist (hey, I've been slagged off on people's blogs!) who is actually working at the show (not just having a nice time waiting in line) apparently I might have went outside and sold my pass for 'one and a half thousand dollars'. That is, naturally, insane. Literally anyone can buy a pass for three hundred as a general attendee. What, it's worth $1500 to get the most inedible sandwiches ever at 11:30a.m sharp and use a stupidly crowded media room, which seems to have bigger lines than the Wii booth?

It's been a rather interesting E3 so far - from the price of the PS3 to Microsoft's GTA IV announcement to Shigeru Miyamoto's lovely dancing, we certainly haven't lacked for talking points. Rob Fahey - editor of our sister site, GamesIndustry.biz - got the chance to sit down with Xbox boss Peter Moore and discuss some of those key issues. Read on to find out what Moore thought of Sony and Nintendo's conferences, and how Microsoft plans to compete as the launches of the rival consoles draw nearer.

In recent years, Phil Harrison has not only been promoted within Sony to the point where he runs the firm's worldwide network of development studios, he has also become the de facto face of the company at industry events around the globe.

Titan Productions is teaming up with Hollywood production company Regency Entertainment to produced a videogame based on Heat, the healthily violent action movie which first hit our screens in 1995.

Rockstar has confirmed to Eurogamer that its Austrian development studio, Rockstar Vienna, has been shut down.

SCEI president Ken Kutaragi has defended the PlayStation 3's high price tag once again, declaring that not only will consumers be prepared to pay the cost but that the console is "probably too cheap."

An Electronic Arts representative has confirmed to Eurogamer that Xbox 360 title Frame City Killer has been cancelled.

Ubisoft has revealed more information on Red Steel, the publisher's Yakuza-flavoured action game set for a release later this year as an exclusive launch title on Wii.

Following reports that Sony only decided to implement motion-sensing technology into its PS3 controller after Nintendo unveiled the Wii remote, Worldwide Studios president Phil Harrison has declared that the company first began discussing the idea more than a decade ago.

One of the things you pick up on after a few E3s is the patterns of behaviour. The slowing of your feet on the second day; the growing numbers out on the concourse at any given time smoking and yalrighting to casual acquaintances; the secret handshake to walk to the front of the Nintendo queue; the tradition of lumping online journalists from different European territories into the same interviews.

Having already surprised us with the news that the latest Call of Duty game will not be appearing on PC, Activision has dropped another bombshell in the shape of a dedicated game for Sony's PSP.

Rare has officially confirmed its involvement in the development of Diddy Kong Racing on Nintendo DS, marking the first - but not necessarily the last - collaboration with its former partner since the studio was bought by Microsoft.

SCEI president Ken Kutaragi has declared it will be up to us gamers to decide whether the PS3 is worth the asking price - as we did when the original PlayStation was released.

It seems the E3 organisers really are cracking down on the appearance of booth babes this year - they wouldn't even let international crimefighting superhero Wonder Woman into the show.

LucasArts has added fuel to the rumour that a Star Wars game which lets you use the Wii remote as a lightsaber is currently in development, telling Gamasutra.com: "We're looking into it."

Ubisoft has announced a new game from IL-2 and Pacific Fighters developer Maddox Games, which is intended to be the first instalment in an entirely new franchise.

Tecmo has revealed new details of Super Swing Golf PANGYA, including info on how it'll work with the Wii's remote CONTROLLER.

Following confusion over the technical specifications of the two versions of the PS3 Sony plans to launch, SCEA president Kaz Hirai has confirmed that the 20GB model will not feature HDMI output or data card inputs.

Microsoft's Peter Moore has expressed doubt over whether Sony will be able to produce enough PS3 units to meet demand in time for the console's launch - and over whether we'll be willing to pay the price they'll be asking.

Tecmo has revealed more details of the sequel to Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball.

Warner Bros. Interactive has confirmed that scowly old Hollywood legend Clint Eastwood will lend his voice and likeness to the forthcoming Dirty Harry game.

Konami has revealed some new info about Elebits [still finding that offensive - acting Ed], which it hopes to turn into a new brand when it arrives on Nintendo's Wii platform at some point next year.

Konami has confirmed that a new Hellboy game is currently in development for PS3, Xbox 360, PSP and mobile phones.

Codemasters Online Gaming has opened the beta sign-ups for Lord of The Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar, the first and only MMO game based on Tolkien's legendary tale of fat-footed Frodo and his merry friends.

Suda Goichi, designer of Capcom's Killer 7 title on the GameCube, has announced that his team is working on a new original title for Wii that missed an appearance on the E3 show floor at the last minute, for reasons unknown.

When Bizarre Creations said it wanted to do for the shooter genre what Project Gotham had done for the racing genre, I wanted to do for their soundbite department what blisters are currently doing to my feet. The lack of detail in its original announcement didn't really help much, prompting some to imagine a sort of Fight Club shooter, sounding worryingly close to the awful second half of Manhunt.

Bringing one of the darkest, most sinister game franchises ever to the jolly, shiny world of handheld PSP gaming might not seem the most immediately obvious idea, but since when was anything connected with Silent Hill supposed to make any sense?

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has said that there will be no more iterations in the Game Boy Advance series, despite the success of the GBA SP and GBA Micro.