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Monday, June 9th Microsoft | 09:30 PST / 12:30 EST / 17:30 BST | | Official Stream | Gametrailers | Twitch | IGN | Youtube | Gamespot EA | 12:00 PST / 15:00 EST / 20:00 BST | | Official Stream | Gametrailers | Twitch | IGN | Youtube | Gamespot | Ustream Ubisoft | 13:00 PST / 18:00 EST / 23:00 BST | | Official Stream | Gametrailers | Twitch | IGN | Youtube | Gamespot Sony | 18:00 PST / 21:00 EST / 02:00 BST (Tuesday AM!!) | | Official Stream | Gametrailers | Twitch | IGN | Youtube | Gamespot Tuesday, June 10th Nintendo | 09:00 PST / 12:00 EST / 17:00 BST | | Official Stream | Gametrailers | Twitch | IGN | Youtube | Gamespot Alternatively, if you don't live within those time zones, you can use this chart to determine event timings for you: To give this topic legs: Are you going to be watching the events unfold? For my part, I will be unable to join in the live stream festivities this year due to full time work commitments, but I will be trying to watch one conference a night most of that week on my TV via the Wii U (hoping against hope that YouTube has all the conferences up, as the system won't play Gametrailers etc videos on its web browser) and I hope to not fall too far behind on the news front too.

The Sonic series has been rife with intense battles, witty dialog, and compelling plots. But there have also been moments that hit the softer side of our emotional response: Those moments that are simply cute, precious, uplifting, or some combination of the above. Simply, they're those simple moments that made you as a viewer go "Aww..." in response. For me, the absolute top of my list goes to Dr. Eggman at the end of Sonic Adventure 2. "As a child... I looked up to my grandfather for all the great things he accomplished in his life... He was my hero! And I wanted to be a great scientist like him. But... Did he really mean to destroy us?" As simple a scene as this was, it was the first time we saw Eggman express any sort of emotion to the heroes beyond "MWA HA HA! I'LL GET YOU THIS TIME!", and it was really interesting to see Dr. Eggman actually open up to someone emotionally, and to one of his arch-enemies at that. Everything from the music to the uncertain tone of Eggman's voice set the perfect mood for this moment; One really gets the impression that Eggman is having to reevaluate everything he once thought was certain. The "goodness" of his grandfather, the very foundation upon his own inspiration to go into science... He was clearly shocked by the truth. Sure, Eggman's not such a good guy himself, but the scene certainly indicated that perhaps he respected and admired Gerald's good intentions for the world until this point. Tails's response seems almost too simple here, perhaps, but Eggman's equally brief "You're right" actually sets the perfect mood to this scene. In the end, it doesn't matter what Gerald did; Eggman, along with the others, just saved the world. And it was time to look forward to the future, not to dwell on his grandfather's past. Also, the visual image of a young Ivo looking up to and imitating the then-living Professor Gerald is kind of adorable. Anyway, now it's your turn! Post your favorite heartwarming moments from the games, cartoons, comics, or anything else Sonic-related that you can think of! Share with us, will you?