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get ready to get your game on III has begun I'm Bridget Carey and this you're seeing it update the Electronic Entertainment Expo called III for short has kicked off it's the big video game conference of the year and you could say this is the year of the second screen both the Wii U and the xbox are showing of ways to tie tablet screen interaction with what's on the television creating a richer game experience Nintendo started by teasing a look into the updated design of its next system the wii u the gamepad now has joystick direction ups and there's a near field communications reader if you ever seen the Skylanders toys this is going to awake in similar opportunities for nintendo imagine being able to interact with a toy in the real world to activate something in the game world the gamepad will also be a TV remote control and you can share photos and content from the gamepad to the TV screen the gamepad will also be a portable system for casual games that don't need a full TV to play and it's good for just recording a quick way in on the wii fit but the big focus around the wii u is that it's more social players will be more interactive as part of the miiverse you can see what your friends are saying and also come across what players are saying in games that you don't own you can ask questions for help with defeating a boss or share your love about a game in a text chat and you can even write and draw a comment instead of just typing a Nintendo is also showing that it's targeting more serious gamers as well with a new controller the Wii U pro controller notice there's no screen on it it looks kind of like an Xbox controller we should be getting a look at gameplay examples at nintendo's press conference on Tuesday Microsoft unleash this concept in full force with a feature it calls smart glass using at a blur foam design your own play in Madden by drawing it on the screen and then it's sent to the xbox or if you're on HBO GO watching say Game of Thrones the tablet will show extra info about the show like a map of where the scene is taking place SmartGlass will also let you start watching a video through the xbox and take it with you on a mobile device remembering where you left off these features will launch sometime this fall of course many new games like halo for a new tomb raider and a southpark game but they also showed off new features for the kinect motion sensor there will be a workout program with Nike and the next madden game will let you use voice commands to call plays or snap the ball connect also turns your TV into a smart TV you can use voice commands to browse the web microsoft is really throwing down with apple here now the big question is if Apple can create a television product that can compete that your tech news update for today be sure to come back for more III coverage all this week and you can read up on more details at cnet com / update from our studios in New York I'm free to carry