Monday, June 1, 2009

E3 2009: Microsoft's Presentation

Highlights:
  • Left 4 Dead 2: Valve does it again and improves upon one of the best cooperative games to date. You must see the trailer, it is awesome! I've got just one word for you... Chainsaw...

  • Splinter Cell: Conviction - Sam Fisher is back with a vengeance!

  • Forza 3 was shown!

  • Alan Wake was demoed, and looks really good. It looks like a hybrid third-person shooter + sand box + RPG-lite game

  • Crackdown 2 was shown!

  • Halo: ODST trailer shown

  • Halo: Reach announced, which as you all know is about the Fall of Reach!

  • Metal Gear Solid: Rising - MGS lands on the XBOX360; however this time starring Raiden, and promises to be a completely new MGS experience!

  • Netflix - Now you can add movies to your queue without a PC!

  • Instant HD: Full HD (1080p) Streaming of all TV shows and Movies on XBL (Zune HD).

  • Project Natal - A new wireless motion controller using a camera-based system. It features voice and face recognition, as well as full body motion capture. You are now the controller! However, this new device is not only for games. All of the menu's on the XBOX are integrated! Wow! I think Nintendo had better act fast!

  • New Social Networking features including Facebook and Twitter. Microsoft has fully integrated these into the XBOX Experience complete with Avatar support. It's really cool.

  • Milo - This has to be seen to be believed!!! It is the most awesome use of artificial intelligence, voice recognition and virtual world interactivity ever seen on a console, or on any other consumer electronics device for that matter! Wow!


Project Natal - Microsoft's revolutionary motion-based user interface


Microsoft's E3 Presentation:

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