E3 Conferences ready for launch

In just under eight hours Microsoft kicks off it's E3 2011 conference, which also marks the opening of the show and a week-long avalanche of gaming news, videos, previews and interviews rolling out of Los Angeles.

As is tradition, things are kicked off by the conferences, of which four publishers take to their respective stages today to present their upcoming wares for the next twelve months and beyond.

Microsoft start with its conference at 9am PST/ 5pm GMT, followed swiftly by EA at 12.30pm PST/ 8.30 GMT. Ubisoft throw in come 2.30pm PST / 10.30pm GMT, and Sony wraps up with its conference at 5pm PST / 1am GMT. Nintendo holds its conference tomorrow.

Gamereactor UK will be live-blogging the conferences over the course of the night, keeping you up to date with the biggest announcements rolling off the stage. The GRTV team will be shooting post-show video blogs direct from the conferences to discuss the repercussions of what was shown, which will be seeing light of day on the site tomorrow.

And remember, you don't have to be glued to your computer all night-long; download Gamereactor's iPhone App for E3 news and video beamed directly to your mobile.