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SouLess · 05-15-2006, 02:29 AM

The Mircosoft Press Conference3:

The Grauman's Chinese Theater was by far the smallest venue for the third and last major pre-E3 press conference with Microsoft's presentation. The press conference began with a spectacular trailer for Epic Games's shooter Gears of War. Epic Games' lead designer "CliffyB" then went on stage for a live demo for the game. It showed part of the beginning of Gears of War with a terrific looking and gritty firefight with yor character against some pretty nasty looking aliens. Visually the demo really showed off the power of Unreal engine 3 as your character fights through a blasted out building, with heat and weapon effects and some terrific looking character and weapon models on display. It is easily one of the best looking games we have ever seen. Oh, and the blood splats are pretty good too, especially when you use your character's chain saw on the enemy

Microsoft's Xbox head Peter Moore then took the stage. He talked about the launch of the Xbox 360 console and how they tried to get as many of them out to the marketplace. They claimed that by the end of June they would have sold over 5 million units since its launch in November, faster than the PS1, PS2, and even the iPod. Moore talked about their vision of a connected entertainment system, beginning with the Xbox 360 version of Xbox Live which they claim will reach 6 million by May 2007. Microsoft said that 57 percent of Xbox 360 owners have signed onto Xbox Live (no word on the numbers of paid subscriber) Moore then showed off some upcoming Xbox Live Arcade titles, including Pax-Man, Frogger, Mortal Kombat, Contra, Defender, and Sonic. Moore also talked about the expansion of original indie games for Xbox Live Arcade, including Lumines Live, RoboBlitz, and more.

Then it was time to talk about the mainline Xbox 360 titles, showing off trailers for games like Rockstar Table Tennis, Mass Effect Too Human, Madden NFL O7, Dead Rising, and more. Moore said there will be over 160 Xbox 360 games for sale by the end of the year A brand new game was revealed during the conference, the Lionhead developed RPG Fable 2 with a trailer that looked interesting. Forza Motorsport 2 was also revealed during the press conference, giving racing sim fans more choices to customize their vehicles. . Over 300 cars will be available and it will launched this holiday. The game will also work with the newly announced Xbox 360 racing wheel which will have force feedback and will be wireless A new wireless camera and headset for the console were also announced and available this fall.

Moore then introduced a new movie showing off a new Japanese based game, Blue Dragon. Dead or Alive Extreme 2 was also officially announced but not yet shown. Moore then showed off a new trailer for Splinter Cell: Double Agent, the next game in the Tom Clancy spy series. The trailer showed a variety of scenes, from a Middle Eastern desert to an Artic location to a HALO jump drop. The Rare kids based game Viva Pinata was shown next and, well, if your kids like this sort of cute animal fantasy game then they should like this. One interesting thing is that this game can use Xbox Live Marketplace to buy new items and even trade with other players.

Moore then talked more about Xbox Live Marketplace, saying there have been over 18 million downloads so far with over 1,000 individual downloads available. Moore said that having demos for upcoming games help sales of those games. When the demo for Fight Night Round 3 went up in January, pre-orders for the full game went up 500 percent. Moore said that a docu-drama on the making of Gears of War will debut on Xbox Live Marketplace and conclude with a half-hour special on MTV. Moore then showed off the Xbox 360 HD-DVD add-on which will be available this holiday (no pricing yet). Moore then pulled out what he called "the big guns", revealing in a new tattoo on his arm that Rockstar's crime action game series Grand Theft Auto IV to debut on the Xbox 360 on Oct 17 2007. In addition, episodic content from Rockstar will also be available for the console in the future.

Moore then went to talk about Games For Windows, their new PC gaming push. They showed off a live demo of the upcoming Crytek first person shooter Crysis. The demo showed some spectacular battles with a War of the Worlds like alien tripod. Moore then showed off how Microsoft's Vista OS and DirectX10 would enhance PC games with trailers for Age of Conan, Microsoft Flight Simulator and Crysis. Moore said Vista would make PC games will make those games easier to install and manage. Moore finally announced what we revealed earlier this week with the PC-Xbox 360 game Shadowrun, which Moore said will have it will have weapons unlike any in first person shooter. The game is due in January The other announcement was Alan Wake, the Remedy mystery action game that will also be released for both the PC and Xbox 360.

Moore then introduced Microsoft's head man Bill Gates in his first Micrsoft E3 press conference appearance. Gates talked about how Microsoft plans to use the gaming industry to further Microsoft's plan to link their products seamlessly. Gates then said that they will have 10 million Xbox 360 consoles sold before the other two new consoles debut this fall. He announced Live Anywhere which will launch with Windows Vista, which will link players from PCs to Xbox 360 consoles and mobile phones among others.

He announced Live Anywhere which will launch with Windows Vista, which will link players from PCs to Xbox 360 consoles and mobile phones among others. Gates then demoed how Live Anywhere works, logging onto the game Shadowrun, showing a friends list that has shows friends not just on Xbox 360 but for Windows PC and mobile phone. the demo showed off how a player can play a friend in Shadowrun whether they are on the PC and Xbox 360 and then play the game in both Windows and on the Xbox 360 at the same time. You can even used you mobile phone to, as another demo showed, send content for Forza Motorsport, picking out a car to play on your mobile phone, customizes it out for the P and race it on the Xbox 360

Moore then joined Gates on stage, and they finally showed off what was highly rumored, the trailer for Halo 3, the next game in the Bungie first person shooter series. The trailer showed off Master Chief on some kind of Covadent base, with his holo pal Cortana flashing in and out of screen. The trailer, if it was using in game cinematic, looked awesome as you see Master Chief looking downward on a based with alien ships flying about. The trailer said the game is due out in 2007.

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Note; I don't wanna hear it. Seriously.

05-15-2006, 02:29 AM	#2 (permalink)
SouLess The best of both worlds Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 10,782	The Mircosoft Press Conference3: The Grauman's Chinese Theater was by far the smallest venue for the third and last major pre-E3 press conference with Microsoft's presentation. The press conference began with a spectacular trailer for Epic Games's shooter Gears of War. Epic Games' lead designer "CliffyB" then went on stage for a live demo for the game. It showed part of the beginning of Gears of War with a terrific looking and gritty firefight with yor character against some pretty nasty looking aliens. Visually the demo really showed off the power of Unreal engine 3 as your character fights through a blasted out building, with heat and weapon effects and some terrific looking character and weapon models on display. It is easily one of the best looking games we have ever seen. Oh, and the blood splats are pretty good too, especially when you use your character's chain saw on the enemy Microsoft's Xbox head Peter Moore then took the stage. He talked about the launch of the Xbox 360 console and how they tried to get as many of them out to the marketplace. They claimed that by the end of June they would have sold over 5 million units since its launch in November, faster than the PS1, PS2, and even the iPod. Moore talked about their vision of a connected entertainment system, beginning with the Xbox 360 version of Xbox Live which they claim will reach 6 million by May 2007. Microsoft said that 57 percent of Xbox 360 owners have signed onto Xbox Live (no word on the numbers of paid subscriber) Moore then showed off some upcoming Xbox Live Arcade titles, including Pax-Man, Frogger, Mortal Kombat, Contra, Defender, and Sonic. Moore also talked about the expansion of original indie games for Xbox Live Arcade, including Lumines Live, RoboBlitz, and more. Then it was time to talk about the mainline Xbox 360 titles, showing off trailers for games like Rockstar Table Tennis, Mass Effect Too Human, Madden NFL O7, Dead Rising, and more. Moore said there will be over 160 Xbox 360 games for sale by the end of the year A brand new game was revealed during the conference, the Lionhead developed RPG Fable 2 with a trailer that looked interesting. Forza Motorsport 2 was also revealed during the press conference, giving racing sim fans more choices to customize their vehicles. . Over 300 cars will be available and it will launched this holiday. The game will also work with the newly announced Xbox 360 racing wheel which will have force feedback and will be wireless A new wireless camera and headset for the console were also announced and available this fall. Moore then introduced a new movie showing off a new Japanese based game, Blue Dragon. Dead or Alive Extreme 2 was also officially announced but not yet shown. Moore then showed off a new trailer for Splinter Cell: Double Agent, the next game in the Tom Clancy spy series. The trailer showed a variety of scenes, from a Middle Eastern desert to an Artic location to a HALO jump drop. The Rare kids based game Viva Pinata was shown next and, well, if your kids like this sort of cute animal fantasy game then they should like this. One interesting thing is that this game can use Xbox Live Marketplace to buy new items and even trade with other players. Moore then talked more about Xbox Live Marketplace, saying there have been over 18 million downloads so far with over 1,000 individual downloads available. Moore said that having demos for upcoming games help sales of those games. When the demo for Fight Night Round 3 went up in January, pre-orders for the full game went up 500 percent. Moore said that a docu-drama on the making of Gears of War will debut on Xbox Live Marketplace and conclude with a half-hour special on MTV. Moore then showed off the Xbox 360 HD-DVD add-on which will be available this holiday (no pricing yet). Moore then pulled out what he called "the big guns", revealing in a new tattoo on his arm that Rockstar's crime action game series Grand Theft Auto IV to debut on the Xbox 360 on Oct 17 2007. In addition, episodic content from Rockstar will also be available for the console in the future. Moore then went to talk about Games For Windows, their new PC gaming push. They showed off a live demo of the upcoming Crytek first person shooter Crysis. The demo showed some spectacular battles with a War of the Worlds like alien tripod. Moore then showed off how Microsoft's Vista OS and DirectX10 would enhance PC games with trailers for Age of Conan, Microsoft Flight Simulator and Crysis. Moore said Vista would make PC games will make those games easier to install and manage. Moore finally announced what we revealed earlier this week with the PC-Xbox 360 game Shadowrun, which Moore said will have it will have weapons unlike any in first person shooter. The game is due in January The other announcement was Alan Wake, the Remedy mystery action game that will also be released for both the PC and Xbox 360. Moore then introduced Microsoft's head man Bill Gates in his first Micrsoft E3 press conference appearance. Gates talked about how Microsoft plans to use the gaming industry to further Microsoft's plan to link their products seamlessly. Gates then said that they will have 10 million Xbox 360 consoles sold before the other two new consoles debut this fall. He announced Live Anywhere which will launch with Windows Vista, which will link players from PCs to Xbox 360 consoles and mobile phones among others. He announced Live Anywhere which will launch with Windows Vista, which will link players from PCs to Xbox 360 consoles and mobile phones among others. Gates then demoed how Live Anywhere works, logging onto the game Shadowrun, showing a friends list that has shows friends not just on Xbox 360 but for Windows PC and mobile phone. the demo showed off how a player can play a friend in Shadowrun whether they are on the PC and Xbox 360 and then play the game in both Windows and on the Xbox 360 at the same time. You can even used you mobile phone to, as another demo showed, send content for Forza Motorsport, picking out a car to play on your mobile phone, customizes it out for the P and race it on the Xbox 360 Moore then joined Gates on stage, and they finally showed off what was highly rumored, the trailer for Halo 3, the next game in the Bungie first person shooter series. The trailer showed off Master Chief on some kind of Covadent base, with his holo pal Cortana flashing in and out of screen. The trailer, if it was using in game cinematic, looked awesome as you see Master Chief looking downward on a based with alien ships flying about. The trailer said the game is due out in 2007. Sources: 1 2 3 Note; I don't wanna hear it. Seriously. __________________ Stars, Hide Your Fires! Let Not Light See My Black And Deep Desires. Song of the week thread! POST YOUR ****ING SONGS!