The last of the 3 big events that have been taking place in this short 3-week timespan. For those that don't know what X06 is, here is a Wikipedia article about it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_(Xbox_show) Basically, it is an event for Microsoft to make announcements on anything Xbox-related or related to games for Windows. The games are also playable to those at the event. So like a mini-TGS or mini-E3, but just for Microsoft (no Sony/Nintendo). Guessing games like Forza 2, Gears of War, Viva Piñata, Blue Dragon, Lost Odyssey, Alan Wake, and a few others will be the main focus (some of those possible being surprise announcements). We'll probably get the final, confirmed info regarding the 360 HD-DVD drive (when it will ship in the US and for how much). Maybe a surprise price cut or a new (black) SKU annoucenment too? AFAIK, this event will start later on today, in about 2 and a half hours (noon here). Xbox.com will have a live stream of the event, and there will be other sites with live text feeds from the event also (Eurogamer, 1UP, etc.). As usual, I'm going to link to a NeoGAF thread that will be updated and probably better organized than anything I could do: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=121409
Kind of busy with class right now, but here's some updates: ● Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh & MS establish Wingnut interactive, Studio dedicated to creation of world class interactive entertainement (sounds like Hollywood version of Mistwalker). ● PJ & Fran will work on two 360 exclusive franchises, first is the 'chapter in the Halo(r) universe' (read:Spinoff) the second is something original. ● Halo Wars from Ensemble 360 exclusive. Halo Wars places the player in command of human UNSC armies as they deploy for mankind's first deadly encounter with the enemy Covenant forces ● GTA4 will have two downloadable 'episodes' exclusive to 360, released months after launch ● Splinter Cell 5 (the one after Double Agent) is 360 exclusive ● Bioshock is 360 & PC exclusive ● PGR4 announced ● new Banjo Kazooie announced ● Cryptic Studios (City Of Heroes) will develop the Marvel MMORPG, for 360 & PC only ● Doom & Sensible World of Soccer announced for XBLA (Doom out today) ● HD-DVD $199, €199, £129, free King Kong for limited time & Media Center Remote Mid November for US & Europe I think the conference is going on right now, but I can't really keep up with it.
This have been hinted at for a while, but Guitar Hero 2 is indeed coming to the Xbox 360: http://darkzero.co.uk/v4/games/news/10943/360-guitar-hero-ii-confimred-for-xbox360 There are a couple of updates (mostly media updates) in the NeoGAF thread. Again, I haven't had much of a chance to check out everything MS did, but it does sounds like they put on quite a show.
Thanks for the updates RC.. I like that the MMORP that the guys for City of Heros will be coming to the 360 and not just the PC..
Apparently SCi (who owns Eidos and some other developers) will not release any games on the PS3 until 2008, so a lot of their next-gen games coming out in 2007 will be 360 exclusive (at least for 2007 I guess): http://in.today.reuters.com/news/ne...R_RTRJONC_0_India-269536-1.xml&archived=False This would include Kane and Lynch as well as the Hitman games AFAIK. The next Tomb Raider is supposed to be out in 2008, so I guess that will hit both consoles at the same time. I'm not sure what other games they are working on that would be affected by this.
