E3, which slumped in popularity as the economy soured in 2008 but saw a significant comeback last year, comes at a crossroads sort of moment for video gaming.

CNN: Video gaming 'history' to be made this week at E3

But when we were stopped at a red light, that was the moment when I saw the homeless, hungry man who changed my life forever.

WHITEHOUSE: Following My Purpose

But Beijing interpreted the move as a betrayal of the two countries' agreement to shelve their quarrel, and saw the timing as a deliberate attempt to disrupt the leadership transition and foment instability at a vulnerable moment.

CNN: Why China won't turn the other cheek over foreign policy

One morning, she woke up and saw six Druids looking at her through her window. (She lived on an upper floor.) In a moment, they were gone, and that was the only vision she ever had, but she has no doubt that she truly saw them.

NEWYORKER: Seeing and Believing