News about E3 comes in a drip at a time, and rather than stuff it all in the Newsbits post, I'll mention it here.

IGN states with confidence that Halo 3 will be shown in trailer form during Microsoft's pre-E3 press conference. They get this from "independent sources who recently spoke with Microsoft executives", which is apparently good enough for them. The rest of the article is just them speculating on what the trailer might contain (if it exists), which some other sites have taken as fact.

Gamers looking to replace the Max Payne shaped hole in their lives have been looking forward to Alan Wake, Payne developer Remedy's next project. They'll have to look a little farther down the line, though, because Wake will be a no show at E3. At best, they say an announcement may be made within the "E3 timeframe."

Speaking of no shows, Rockstar looks to have almost zero presence at the expo this year. No new games, and no new GTA. It seems the only showing they'll have is the Table Tennis title they're working on for the 360, which will be shown at Microsoft's booth. It's possible they could come out with a surprise announcement of a new GTA, but you'd think if they were planning something they would have at least reserved a booth.