Microsoft Shows Off Loads of Cool Stuff at E3

"You knew something was up when Microsoft kicked off (as opposed to wrapping up) with two of the most celebrated musicians in rock history. The message? "Hey, it's The Beatles!" The subtext? "Hey Sony and Nintendo, we ain't messin' around." Classy, and not a little intimidating. Next? A battery of trailers and actual game demonstrations, including pretty tasty announcements for stuff like Epic's first Xbox Live Arcade game, Shadow Complex, Valve's zombie-blender sequel, Left 4 Dead 2, and a brand new standalone Halo game, Halo: Reach."

While we don't cover games here on Digital Home Thoughts, Microsoft's doing some interesting things in the home entertainment space with the Xbox 360 that are worth paying attention to - check out the PC World article for the scoop.