E3 is coming, and with it brings the promise of innovation, surprise, and gaggles of gamers proclaiming their console of choice to be the shining star of the show. Past e3’s have been kind to digital gaming, with titles like 1vs100, Portal: Still Alive, Fat Princess, and others being unveiled at the increasingly star-studded press event. What will e3 2009 bring to the world of downloadables? Will we see retail Xbox 360 titles--like Gears of War and Halo 3--make their way to Xbox Live for digital purchase? Will Sony finally unleash more PS1 classics into the US store, revamping their online infrastructure and offering a brighter future for PSN? Will Nintendo open the flood gates to Virtual Console, possibly dropping some forgotten arcade classics into gamers eager clutches?

Of course, if I had these answers, I probably wouldn’t have the time to write this column. My powers of prediction only gets me so far. Sigh.

PlayStation 3

Best

Resident Evil: Director’s Cut

This classic, quintessential survival-horror masterpiece finally returns in its original form, bringing its horrible controls, hilariously awful voice acting, and early PS1-era visuals back with it. While this re-release might not win over anyone who wasn’t a fan already, it is now easier than ever to find out how close you were to becoming a Jill sandwich. ($10.00)

Zen Pinball

The developers of XBLA’s solid Pinball FX return here with four new tables and a bunch of clever tricks. Video pinball has never been as captivating as the real thing, but Zen Studios has provided the next best thing as this is some of the best pinball action you can get without filling your pockets with quarters and tracking down an Addams Family machine. ($10.00)

Worst

Bowling

Sony…we love PS1 games and want more of them on PSN. We really do. Silent Hill, Metal Gear Solid, and Final Fantasy VII would all make fine additions to the service. Bowling…not so much. ($5.99)