Microsoft Press Conference

GTA4 won't be exclusive. I think we all know that.

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Wow, a version of Xbox live for Vista now too.

12:44: Gates announces new platform--"Live Anywhere." Will be part of Windows Vista--will have one user interface, one identity, one friends list, one message center, one marketplace. Same as Xbox Live 360, same interface, embedded in Windows.

I really have no plans of ever using Vista. But I guess that's one big way to get people to go for it.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Woah, really ambitious with that Live Anywhere stuff.

Quote:

Scot Henson, director of platform strategy for Xbox and Windows takes the stage to show off Live Anywhere. Starts up game of Shadowrun, connects with friends list--which shows whether his friends are on a PC, Xbox 360, or mobile phone. He sends message to Major Nelson, who is working on a Vista PC. On the right-hand side is his friends list, just like Xbox 360--GamerTag on there too. Henson says acheivements on any platofrm will add to one single gamer score, and GamerTag will be the same too.

I personally would not want this crap on my home computer, and would prefer that it stayed on my Xbox alone, but I guess some people might.

Double Post:
Is it true? Halo 3????

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12:55: Moore gets on stage and gives recap. Says games will all be playble, then Gates says "Hey Peter, let's play these people a snippet of a game they might like to see..." Crowd goes wild, trailer comes up. Halo theme plays, scen of a wartorn wasteland. Long figure can be seen therogh the smoke. Cortana alerts screen. MASTER CHIEF WALKS OUT.

Yep.

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12:59: HOLY CRAP, GIGANTIC Covenat dropship... dozens of them. Sky swarming with banshes over gian crater is actually a giant forerunner gateway--the gateway lights up, screen goes white, HALO 3 LOGO APPEARS.

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from the gamespot updated report:

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12:54: I get the official Rockstar Games announcement of Grand Theft Auto IV in my e-mail--it says that the game will be release simultaneously on Xbox 360 and PS3. Moore said it was coming to 360 first. What the...?

interesting...

I was speaking idiomatically.

Ahh, it seems the "exclusive deal" with GTA4 was to provide the episodic content on Live. I can see how they misinterpreted it.

Edit:

Quote:

12:59: HOLY CRAP, GIGANTIC Covenat dropship... dozens of them. Sky swarming with banshes over gian crater is actually a giant forerunner gateway--the gateway lights up, screen goes white, HALO 3 LOGO APPEARS.

1:00: Crowd goes ballistic. Lights come up and the conference is over.

Well, guess that's that. Short conference. Now someone host these trailers, damnit!

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How could Sony not mention GTA4??

FELIPE NO

Originally Posted by Newbie1234

How could Sony not mention GTA4??

Sony have always had GTA in their games arsenal, i guess it's kinda seen as a given that it's in there. X-Box got it a lot later remember....

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Same with Final Fantasy and MGS. It's really strange that they would not have mentionned it at the very least. Why let Microsoft steal all the thunder off of it.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Maybe Microsoft fattened Rockstar's wallets a bit and got exclusive announcement rights, as a sort of "up yours" to Sony. If this is the case, MS probably wouldn't have even bothered had they known what Sony had planned for their conference.

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Halo 3 trailer: http://bungie.net/News/TopStory.aspx...o3Announcement

(or http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...unce_large.wmv if you want a direct link)

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Bungie announces Halo 3, the third and final game in the Halo Trilogy. Halo 3 will be released for Microsoft's Xbox 360 in 2007.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

I wish that goddamn video wouldnt have borders. But it looks awesome either way.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Why did they show Viva Pinata? Fucking stupid.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Bungie Top Story

We won't ruin the content of our short presentation by describing it frame by frame, but we will note that everything you're seeing here is being rendered in real-time on the Xbox 360, using the current version of our Halo 3 game engine. The HDR lighting, self-shadowing, GPU-run particle system and many other effects should make it intact (and more) to our final game.

That does it for me. Killzone E3 2005? Whatever. The real deal is in '07.

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I really can't believe how stupid Bungie think we are.

Bungie - "Naw, we aren't making Halo 3. It's a completely different project. Cross our hearts and everything."
The World - "Come on, we're not falling for that. Show us something."
Bungie - "Oh, you're stupid!"
*Months passes*
Bungie - "Oh, here we have some Halo 3. Fooled you, didn't we?"
The World - "..."

FELIPE NO

Also, Halo 3 won't have an ending. Who are they kidding.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

I'm personally more hyped up for Gears of War at the moment. Looks like Halo 3 won't be out for awhile.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

I like how Microsoft took XBL down for the "E3: Xbox Live Bringing It Home" and it's still crashing.

But back to the games; I too am looking forward to GoW over Halo 3 (just because I want to see what Cliffy B can do with UE3) but neither of those games is anywhere near Forza 2 on my "list".

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Not a bad showing at E3 so far. Not an amazing one either. Nintendo seems to be winning.

But they both destroyed Sony.

But really, a GTA4 tattoo? Why try and make people think it's exclusive. It's not. True, I believe it being out on 360 and PS3 on the same day means it will sell more on 360 (why not buy the cheaper system for GTA, after all?), but come on. The tattoo thing was pathetic.

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Well, it's quite a big step having the GTA series, which sells like crazy, not Sony exclusive anymore.

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i'm only here for a second, but i wanted to swing by and post this. i was able to speak with some bungie reps about halo 3, and other games the conference. i can honestly say microsoft killed everyone.

as much as i hate blogs, i needed a temporary way to communicate with everyone i know outside of gff. i threw one up at the following location and it details day 1.

http://zeal-e306.blogspot.com/

i'm out.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Finally some REAL reporting.

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Sketch, the correct words are "I am your shield, I am your sword". Zeal, I registered here specifically to catch you. I haven't seen you on MSN or AIM since E3, so maybe you'll catch this.

Oh and if you read this, your blog has exploded. Everyone on Yahoo, EvilAvatar and IRC are reading it, man.

I'd also like to see the NDA if you don't mind. Can we talk on Ventrilo? Thanks

FELIPE NO

Thanks man. I just listened to it again and your right. I got the transcription on IGN thinking they might have something right this time. O_o

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?