Here we are, live in the heart of USC’s Galen Center, as we wait for Microsoft to kick of E3 2011 in a big way. We’re expecting big things from Microsoft this year. But will it be Kinect big? Last year Microsoft used this very venue with a bit of help from Cirque du Soleil to announce the company’s – can I say revolutionary? – motion controller. But will 2011 be as important as 2010? That’s what we’re going to find out in the coming minutes!

Follow along on CrunchGear’s E3 Twitter hashtag #e3crunchgear or you could always forgo John Biggs’ snark commentary and watch the event live.

You can read all of our E3 2011 coverage right here.
Here we go!

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