Today kicks off the festivities at E3, as a billion game developers, marketers, and journalists have all gathered in Los Angeles to both raise the glamour factor on the west coast, and show off some games along the way. Following the recent trend, a bunch of announcements and video trailers have preceded the show itself over the past week, but it's pretty likely that we'll get some surprises along the way.

R.I.P.: Andrew Gold dies at 59.

Links:	Thanks Ant and Mike Martinez and Acleacius.
Play:	Advanced Combat. BlueBlox.
Stories:	Titanic II sinks on maiden voyage. Thanks Devicer. Doorbell tricks burglars into thinking you're home invented by schoolboy. Macaulay Culkin or Ferris Bueller?
Science:	Cryptic mutations could be evolution's hidden fuel.
Images:	Volcano in the Caulle Cordon of southern Chile erupts violently.
Media:	Guinness Record Rube Goldberg Machine: "The Time Machine". Have You Seen the YouTube Horror Film? Beaver is somewhat disgusted with a skunk he stumbles upon.