[CatManDu]

I started right at the beginning of Beta 1. Then they took it all down for a while and started another beta (though some of us took the shortcut into the server that was found by the ARS people). I though that was Beta 2, but it may have just been a continuation of beta 1. So hard to keep track.

Last time I played, there were only four trolley games: Rings, Cannons, Minnie's Music and Tag.

As for E3, it's held in Los Angeles, and it's pretty amazing. All the new games are shown like World's of Warcraft, Half-Life 2, the new Medal of Honor expansion, Tony Hawk Under Ground, etc. The booth's are amazing too. EA, Sony, Nintendo and the other biggies spend millions on their expo showings. It's where all the big reviews spawn from as well as sales. There's nothing more intimidating than hearing "Jason, can you come demo this game for the buyer for Best Buy"! Luckily, we didn't have a booth this year, so I could just run around and check stuff out.

No action figures or what-not and no scoops. I didn't really press for info. Had I thought about it before hand, I would have had a bunch of questions ready for them!