Sony at E3 2012: New games, plus J.K. Rowling (pictures)

The upcoming PS3 title Beyond: Two Souls features Ellen Page as the voice of a woman with a secret.

PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale looked about as uninspired as its title.

Assassin's Creed III does feature some awesome-looking naval warfare.

More naval combat from Assassin's Creed III.

A partnership with Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has produced Book of Spells, an "augmented" game for kids that uses the PS Move motion-control system. Yes, it supposedly teaches you how to cast spells from the books/movies; you get to watch yourself do so, with added special effects, on the screen.

More Book of Spells.

And this is the closest we got to actually seeing J.K. Rowling.

In God of War: Ascension, Kratos is still doing his hacking-slashing thing. Which is what everyone expected, so no surprises there.

More God of War.

And yet more God of War. It was a long demo. Bloody, too.

The postapocalyptic game The Last of Us.

The Last of Us features lots of quiet moments, deep discussion, and serious political intr... oh, who are we kidding? This is as close as you'll be getting to big hugs.

This is what The Last of Us considers a "power-sharing arrangement."