We are scratching the surface of E3 2015, with Bethesda kicking things off the right way, it's time for Microsoft to make their mark on the convention. LOTS of news to cover from the show, so let's get right to it:
- Another great intro video, get the hype going.
- Bonnie "What do I do with my hands now" Ross starts the show. Maybe the arms of her jacket were just sewn to her sternum, I don't know.
- Want to start with a bang? Halo 5: Guardians should do the trick.
- Fun drinking game: drink whenever Bonnie spreads her arms out like that with those jazz hands.
- To the trailer!
- The idea of hunting down to find Master Chief sounds awesome. The dueling squads idea has a lot of potential.
- You know what's also awesome? Nathan Fillion. Sweet!
- The action was so awesome it made the video freeze
- Yeah...they aren't actually playing the game. But at least their intro was cool.
- Looks like a Halo-ass Halo game and that's fine by me.
- That ground pound looked pretty bad ass.
- 10-27-15...SWEET!
- Spit me some knowledge, Josh.
- Seamless drop-in, drop-out co-op, you can control 2 different squads. Intriguing.
- Now we get into Halo multiplayer. At this point you could just say "It works" and it will be a big step up.
- Josh, some advice from someone who has been on stage often, when the crowd applauds and hollers, let em.
- This "Warzone" idea seems awesome as hell! Two full teams are fighting each other, as well as the A.I.
- Any more talk on that? Nope, MOVING ON!
- We get a trailer for Inafune's new game: Recore, and while we don't get much info on it, it looks interesting, and will be out Spring 2016.
- Phil Spencer time! Let the Spencer Shirt Watch 2015 begin!
- Phil! Can't see the t-shirt, c'mon!
- Spencer dropping the bomb on the show with backwards compatibility, giving us the power to play Xbox 360 games on the Xbox One.
- Check out the people standing and losing their minds. It's as if Oprah just gave him a car.
- Then the air kinda gets taken out by saying "we will have over a hundred by holiday, and more soon thereafter". So it's not like every game will be playable right out of the gate. But the idea of playing my games on 360 while using some of the Xbox One features sounds appealing. Also, as a preview member, I can do this today! Please have Red Dead Redemption as your top priority.
- This feature seems pretty cool!
- Now we get to the Xbox Elite Wireless Controller. Spoiler alert! This thing looks BAD ASS!
- Interchangeable parts, circle pad, hair triggers, custom button remapping. This thing is incredible.
- For Xbox one and Windows 10, due out this fall.
- Todd Howard! YAY! This conference got way better!
- We miss a good chunk of what he says due to the video cutting out, boo, but this looks to be the same montage we saw at the Bethesda event.
- The big catch here: mods made on the PC can be transferred, played and shared for free on Xbox One.
- And now for Peter Moore, this conference is flying!
- I'm a member of EA Access, and....meh. I like the idea of paying less for games (10% discount or more) but the idea of playing "first" is a bit of a stretch. Sure, I can download and start playing the game a week in advance, but only for 8 or so hours before the game goes, whoops, gotta wait now. It's only $35 a year though so, for what I am getting, it's pretty much worth it.
- Also, EA Access makes older games free, so that's always good.
- I like free things, so I will have to check out "The Vault" and see what I don't already own.
- Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2. Hell yeah! Next Spring...Ok.
- Trailer looks great, many new characters, plus any trailer that includes "Danger Zone" gets points with me.
- Sold! Can't wait!
- Forza Motorsport 6 incoming...
- ...or to be more accurate, 2016 Ford GT incoming, like from the ceiling.
- "Thanks, Henry"....for what? I think someone at Microsoft mandated that anyone on stage has to read the teleprompter word for word or risk never being invited back.
- Ford is putting A LOT of money behind the marketing of Forza 6, and that GT is sexy as hell.
- Hey, in case you couldn't tell, Forza Motorsport 6 looks gorgeous. Promising 1080p and 60 frames per second. 24 cars for online racing, and, hey, it comes out in 3 months. That's like really soon! AWESOME!
- Oh SHIT! Dark Souls III.
- As I am watching, I am counting the death toll in my head.
- Early 2016
- MOVING ON!!!
- Hey, Tom Clancy's The Division, fancy seeing you here. How have you been since we saw you last year?
- That trailer made you seem like a generic shooter, can someone tell me more?
- Thank you, Laurent. I think?
- Action RPG shooter, eh? Ok.
- Xbox One exclusive beta....this December...this game is never coming out is it?
- Rainbow Six: Siege, ok I'm back on board. Allons-y!
- By the way, you can also play Vegas and Vegas 2 via backwards compatibility this holiday. Sweet, but I have already played those games to death.
- They will come FREE with Siege. Again, sweet.
- Siege looks bad ass and will be out October 13th. Really looking forward to this title.
- Gigantic comes to Xbox One and Windows 10, and looks like class based warfare with a striking art style. Also a giant fucking dragon!
- FREE TO PLAY. Also sounds like cross-platform between Xbox One, and Windows 10 machines.
- Beta starts this August. Looks interesting, may give it a try.
- We come to the indie portion of the show, the opening montage had some killer games in it, including Westerado and SuperHot.
- Tacoma looks like a beautiful mind-bender.
- Ashen looks cool as hell.
- Beyond Eyes looks like a watercolor acid trip. Nothing wrong with that by the way.
- Cuphead sound awesome. The thought of playing a 1930's cartoon style platformer is unique and sounds like something I need to play. The cartoon feel is superbly captured.
- Xbox Game Preview. It's Steam Early Access. Though you can give the games a free trial before deciding on putting money on it. Nice touch.
- He mentioned Elite: Dangerous and DayZ! Just saying....I like those games.
- I can play Elite: Dangerous on my Xbox One like NOW? GREAT!
- Ion, from the studio that brought you DayZ, looks like it has a lot of potential, if only we had any idea what it was.
- We get a look at Rise of the Tomb Raider.
- I really liked the rebooted Tomb Raider, and this game looks gorgeous. Yet again, Lara Croft gets her ass kicked.
- While the previous game showed Lara being a survivor, this new one looks like her beginnings of being a badass.
- 11/10/15 eh? Save your money now, I guess.
- Rare Replay is 30 Rare games for $30. Including: Perfect Dark, Banjo - Kazooie, Conker's Bad Fur Day and Viva Pinata, and is due out August 4th. Yep, I'm buying.
- New Rare game? Didn't see that coming.
- Sea of Thieves looks to be a pirate-themed MMO. Also looks like something I absolutely need in my life.
- Oooh. Fable Legends. You lookin' so pretty. Also, lookin' so free! I love all this FREE stuff.
- This was the game that was shown during the Windows 10 announcement and the big selling point of it was cross-platform play.
- This E3, the key theme is going to be VR gaming. Here it comes...
- also, here comes the most awkward pause so far at E3 after the Valve VR partnership announcement. Whoo boy.
- Maybe it was everyone thinking, "Wait, isn't Microsoft with Oculus?" Well yeah, and now also Valve VR, all VR's are welcomed here!
- Yes, every Oculus Rift will come with an Xbox One controller.
- Xbox One games can be played on the Rift, as long as you stream it through Windows 10.
- Oh right, Microsoft is also DEVELOPING a headset with HoloLens. This headset thing better pan out.
- The hell is Mo-yang? Don't you mean "Mojang", the Minecraft people? WHAT? It's pronounced "Mo-Yang?" This might be the most mind-blowing thing from E3 thus far.
- AHHH Stop it! Mo-yang sounds so weird.
- OK, this HoloLens stuff is kinda nuts. This is the Tony Stark dream. I, and many others, were blown away by this. I can't waiot to see more HoloLens demos.
- Oh shit, Gears of War.
- Gears of War Ultimate Edition. The first game in the series redone, with 60 frames per second. Coming August 25th. Yep! Sold! Multiplayer Beta starts today!
- Oh and also...Gears 4. Holiday...2016.
- Ah, the Spencer shirt was a Rare shirt.
That's pretty much the conference. Strong showing overall, I thought. Fast paced, lots of games, new console features. My standouts:
- That controller is sick.
- Xbox Game Preview sounds interesting.
- That HoloLens demo was great.
There is more to come from Microsoft as far as game reveals and release dates. There is a lot to love about what is coming from the Xbox/Windows 10 teams.
Next up: EA...
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