Microsoft’s E3 presser was held disgustingly early this morning, with some very juicy tidbits being unveiled. Social networking services, Last.fm, Facebook and Twitter will all be coming to Xbox Live, as will a games on demand service allowing full titles to be purchased for download and play from the hard drive.
Potentially huge was the unveiling of a new camera codenamed Project Natal. This new device will be capable of detailed motion sensing, facial recognition (including facial expressions), as well as voice recognition. A few minigames were demoed in a promotional video, as well as navigation of the Xbox menu system with a flick of the hand.
On the gaming front, demos were shown of Tony Hawk’s Ride, with the new skateboard controller, Modern Warfare 2, Final Fantasy XIII, Rock Band - The Beatles and exclusives Splinter Cell Conviction and Alan Wake.
New Xbox-exclusive game announcements included Forza 3, Crackdown 2 and Left 4 Dead 2.
The Big Guns, however were the announcements of Halo - Reach, a prequel by series creators Bungie and the non-exclusive Metal Gear Solid Rising, starring Raiden, sissy-man turned bad-ass ninja in MGS4.
Keep checking back as more detail emerge and tomorrow for the roundup of Nintendo & Sony’s conferences!
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