Well we're definitely in E3 territory now...get ready for some more announcements tomorrow. Things got off to a pretty good start today however, with the surprising GameCube price drop (well, it's not too surprising, actually) and then the first details of Microsoft's Xbox Live network. Microsoft held a big press conference today, and information is starting to find its way online. Among the revelations was a confirmation that Half-Life: Counter-Strike will be released for the system (it's not specified, but chances are that it's Condition Zero) and will be online-capable. There was also a hint about an online-capable Halo 2, there were (finally!) some rumblings about Ninja Gaiden, and a whole lot of info about that title Blinx that was discovered last week. For preliminary info, check out Xbox.IGN's writeup, as well as this official press release about Xbox Live, this one with their E3 lineup and this one announcing a $2 billion commitment to the Xbox platform. There's a whole lot of other info to get to tonight, so let's jump right in, shall we?

• Infogrames has announced Dungeons & Dragons Heroes, which despite its pen & paper roots is actually a third person action game for Xbox, PS2 and GameCube. It features Gauntlet-style co-op gameplay for four people.
• It's finally official: Capcom is bringing Marvel vs. Capcom 2 to PS2 and Xbox. It's assumed to be a port of the existing Dreamcast version.
• Apparently Super-fans have two games to look forward to, as Computer and Video Games has posted new screenshots from Superman: Shadow of Apokolips for PS2, and a second game for Xbox that sports a more realistic look (and is adapted from the comics, not the animated series).
• After enjoying a nice resurgence on the GBA, the Breath of Fire series is about to return in a big way with an all new title for PS2. Details and shots are up at GameSpot.
• To go along with those amazing new shots from the game posted earlier, LucasArts announced today that Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided will be released "for the next two generations of the Xbox and PlayStation" (whatever that means). I still can't see myself getting into any MMORPG, but this one looks a whole lot better to me than Final Fantasy XI.
• XenGamers has posted an interview with Taku Kihara of Sega AM2, which was conducted at the recent Virtua Fighter Expo in Japan.
• You'll need to be a GameSpot Complete member to watch the high res version, but GameSpot posted a new gameplay trailer from Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance over the weekend. This looks great...definitely better than the screenshots released so far, and it's renewed my hope in the game. I can't wait to see this at E3.
• On a related note, French gaming site newtechnix.com has posted four screenshots from Tao Feng, the upcoming fighter from Studio Gigante, a company founded by former Mortal Kombat developers, including co-creator John Tobias (thanks TRMK for the tip).
• Crave has announced that The Lost, the upcoming title from Freedom Force and System Shock 2 developer Irrational Games, will be released on the Xbox in addition to the original PS2 version.
• Here are some new screenshots from House of the Dead III (some of these ran elsewhere last week) which of course no longer features the much-reviled cel-shaded look that was originally announced.
• According to one source, the PS2 hard drive will retail for $80 when it's released here in the U.S. We'll know for sure tomorrow, along with hopefully some reason why anyone should spend even that much on it (which is $70 cheaper than the Japanese version).
• Here's some solid info and screenshots from Duke Nukem Advance, which has thankfully undergone a revamp since those first screenshots were leaked some time ago.
• Here are a ton of new shots from Resident Evil 0, the next GameCube title in the series.
• And finally, EA has announced plans to bring The Sims to the PS2, with new "level based gameplay" and two player mode.