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It was Microsoft who kicked-off E3 2008, and so they did
with a bang. With big announcements coming from the start of their
Press Conference right to the very end, onlookers on
 behalf of
Nintendo and SONY would have no doubt reported what a hard act it
would be to follow.
Firstly; the games. Of course, big-hitters Gears of
War 2, Halo Wars, FallOut 3, The Last Remnant,
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, Fable II, Viva Piñata:
Trouble in Paradise, and Resident Evil 5 were all present
and correct, and new additions to Microsoft’s “casual” line-up
included You’re in the Movies, Lips, 1 Vs. 100
and Scene It? Box Office Smash were announced. Two big
surprises joined the line-up, the one-time PLAYSTATION3 exclusive
Final Fantasy XIII slides it’s way across to the Xbox360, as
predicted by
Electronic Articles back at it’s E3 2006
PLAYSTATION3 unveiling, and RARE’s Banjo-Kazooie, originally
published by none-other-than Nintendo, will be sliding it’s way onto
the XboxLIVE! Arcade.
The Xbox360 Dashboard is set to receive some major
modifications. The Blade System used currently is going to be
replaced completely, and customised 3D Avatars – similar to that of
Wii’s Mii System – will replace GamerPics. Although details aren’t
quite as solid, the new system seems to reflect SONY’s Home quite
closely in many aspects, as well as online social networks such as
MySpace and Facebook.
XboxLIVE! Primetime and a deal of Netflix will,
finally, see the Xbox360 achieving the gaol of a true home
multi-media machine. Handling hundreds of television programmes from
networks such as NBC Universal, Sci-Fi Channel and MGM, as well as a
much more complete film catalogue than presently offered for those
who subscribe to Netflix, the Xbox360 is positioned well – if a
little later than promised – to dominate the home digital
distribution market for television and film.
Kev J.
15/07/08 |
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E3 2008: Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise - 07:52am GMT - 01/08/08
E3 2008: Postal III - 05:42pm GMT - 30/07/08
E3 2008: 1 Vs. 100
LIVE! - 03:22pm GMT - 29/07/08
E3 2008: Fable II - 10:00am GMT - 25/07/08
E3 2008: FallOut 3 - 09:34am GMT - 25/07/08
E3 2008: Dead Space - 11:42am GMT - 22/07/08
E3 2008: Left 4 Dead - 09:48pm GMT - 21/07/08
E3 2008: Tales of Vesperia - 09:02pm GMT - 21/07/08
E3 2008: Darksiders: Wrath of War - 07:28pm GMT - 20/07/08
E3 2008: Final Fantasy XIII - 09:47pm GMT - 19/07/08
E3 2008: Dark Void - 08:22pm GMT - 19/07/08
E3 2008: Red Faction: Guerrilla - 07:51pm GMT - 19/07/08
E3 2008: Gears of War 2 - 06:28pm GMT - 18/07/08
E3 2008: Resident Evil 5 - 09:00pm GMT - 17/07/08
E3 2008: Street Fighter IV - 08:18pm GMT - 17/07/08
E3 2008: You're in the Movies - 11:36pm GMT - 16/07/08
E3 2008: Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts - 10:40pm GMT -
15/07/08
EA
Announce E3 2008 Line-Up - 01:30pm GMT -
14/07/08
Electronic Theatre Editorial: E3 2008 Predictions - 09:00am GMT -
14/07/08
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