Apart from the games will also be the extension of more Kinect
services on the Xbox. The interesting part will be how many new titles
will be announced with the limited time left on these current consoles.
Hit the jump for E3 play by play.
Keynote available online at: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/e3/
Hit the jump for E3 play by play.
Keynote available online at: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/e3/
The Microsoft Keynote starts with a Halo 4 introduction
cinematic follow by in game footage from a playable demo on the stage. This came a little early in the show I feel.
Microsoft President of Interactive Entertainment, Don
Mattrick, starts off the show as the introductory speaker. He leads with the
Splinter Cell: Blacklist cinematic trailer, followed by an onstage demo by Alex Parizeau
and Maxime Beland from Ubisoft. Splinter Cell: Blacklist is due out Spring
2013.
Head of EA Sports, Andrew Wilson, demos the FIFA 2013 Kinect
controls. He is joined on stage by Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana to
demo the Madden 2013 Kinect controls.
The trailer for Fable: The Journey is followed by Phil Spencer, Head of Microsoft
Studios. Phil talks about the large
library of games set to be released in the coming year. He then drops the trailer for Gears Of War Judgment due
out in 2013, also shown is a first look at something gear-heads have been looking forward to: Forza Horizon.
Yusuf Mehdi, Head of Marketing and Strategy, tells us about
all the new content being added to the Kinect Bing voice chat feature. As well
as, announcing new partnerships with Nickelodeon, Paramount Movies, Machinima, and Univision as additions
to the already large library of Xbox content providers. Apart from the
television and cinema additions to the Kinect were also the additions to the
sports viewing partners on the Xbox. Xbox will be adding NBA LeaguePass, NHL
GameCenter, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, and ESPN
U.
Stefan Olander, VP of Digital Sports for Nike, introduces the
Nike Plus Training System for the Kinect.
Mark Whitten, Head of Xbox Live, unveils the Xbox Smart Glass system that connects your
existing tablet and smart phone devices with your Xbox. We get started with a Sherlock
Holmes and Game of Thrones connectivity features. Tablet gameplay features are also shown for Madden
and Halo 4. Mark announces that a version of the Internet Explorer browser will be coming to
Xbox. To show us the features of IE
for the Xbox he runs a Prometheus video trailer as well as an Aston Martin webpage
search.
Game Director, Daniel Bisson and Studio Head, Darrel Gallaher from Crystal
Dynamics, show off a playable demo of the
new Tomb Raider.
Phil Spencer returns to announce Ascend: New Gods and Matter both due out in 2013
Phil Spencer returns to announce Ascend: New Gods and Matter both due out in 2013
Executive Producer, Hiroyuki
Kobayashi and Game Director, Eiichiro Sasaki from Capcom, play a demo of Resident
Evil 6. Followed by another playable, this time Kinect-only demo of Wreckateers by Alex Ruiz from the Xbox Live team.
Trey Parker and Matt Stone come
on stage to introduce South Park: Stick of Truth and
are followed by the announcement for Dance Central 3 with a live performance
from grammy winner, Usher. Donn Mattrick closes the
keynote with a 15 minute live demo of Call of Duty: Black Ops 2.
The Microsoft keynote
was strong they had some hard hitting titles like Halo 4 and Modern
Warfare. The gameplay footage from Splinter
Cell, Tomb Raider and Resident Evil 6 was amazing. The Gears of War and Fable announcements strengthened the lineup of
exclusive titles slatted for release. Microsoft
needed to bring out a star studded lineup of games in what could be the final
E3 before the next console war begins and I think they most certainly did.
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