E3
Microsoft Lays The Smack Down On Nintendo
The saga continues… I woke up early this morning…a little too early if you ask me (5:30PST). This damn jet lag has been kicking my ass. After a long bid sitting in front of my laptop blogging to you folks Brooklyn and I sat down and watched the Microsoft press conference.
Destructoid Event…or Frat Party?
We capped the evening off (thanks to Nintendo’s early ass conference the next day) by attending an open bar (and open kitchen) event hosted by the team at Destructoid. It was at a place called Cafe Brass Monkey (does every E3 party venue have to have a bizarre name?) Upon walking up to the event I noticed a barrage of drunkards hanging out in front of the door slurring their words and yellin...[Read More]
Shadow Complex Screens
Check out these new screens from the new title from Epic Games called Shadow Complex.
Left 4 Dead 2 Announced, HD Trailer
Don’t forget to hit that full screen button because this trailer is in sweet, sweet HD baby! Left 4 Dead 2 seems to take place in New Orleans according to this video.
Microsoft Goes Controller-less with Natal
With a few stabs at waggling aimed at Nintendo, Microsoft wowed the crowd at their press Conference today when they unveiled “Natal” their motion sensing technology. Vocal, facial, and motion recognition from their upcoming Netal camera based technology. “Its not about re-inventing the wheel its about no wheel.” This statement was no doubt a stab at Nintendo. Sony was ignor...[Read More]
Metal Gear Solid Rising Announced for Xbox 360
The countdowns to countdowns are all finally over. We know now that the next game in the Metal gear Solid series will star none other than Raiden. Good choice considering Raiden’s badassery in Metal gear Solid 4.
Xbox 360 Video Push: Sky, Netflix in UK, Instant On, Liveparty
There was quite a few video related announcements at today’s press conference that may have been overlooked. Instant On is supposed to be the upcoming ability to stream 1080p HD video from the marketplace.
Facebook, Twitter Coming to Xbox Live
Microsoft in their quest to make the xbox 360 that box in your living room you use for every damn thing have announced that they will be integrating Twitter and Facebook into the Xbox 360 dashboard. check the gallery for a look.
Lastfm Coming to Xbox 360
Among the barrage of announcements Microsoft managed to fit in the fact that Xbox Live members will be able to stream Lastfm music through their Xbox 360 console.
Halo Reach Announced, Halo 3 ODST Shown
What Microsoft Conference could be complete without something Halo? Today we were shown not only some in game footage of Halo 3 ODST but we also learned that there is another Halo 3 game in the works called Halo Reach. Its implied that the game may be set in the past and confirmed that there will be a multiplayer component to Halo Reach. Those who purchase ODST will get access to the Halo Reach mu...[Read More]
Forza Motorsport 3 Announced
Forza Motorsport 3 was officially announced and shown at Microsoft’s press conference today. The game will be released this November and will feature high definition video upload and creation tools.
Splinter Cell Conviction Announced
This is one of those games that many saw coming due to the various leaks such as that footage of the game that popped up on YouTube a while back. Well, the game has finally been announced officially and Sam Fisher will be up and at it again soon exclusively on Xbox 360.