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E3: Microsoft E3 Announcements

• Scribbled on July 14th, 2008 by Jonah Falcon
• Filed in E3, Microsoft Xbox 360

Above is the G4 video of the Microsoft E3 conference. We did comment on stuff as it happened.

Click “Read more…” for the stuff as it happened.

Don Mattrick talks about the past, and now is talking the future.

Tons of Fallout 3 and live play!

(Oops! hehe)

And only the Xbox 360 will have downloadable content for Fallout 3.

Then they showed off co-op gameplay in Residental Evil 5.

Next, Fable 2.

Yes, slo mo bird poop.

That orb? It’s your friend who’s online - in case you want to invite him into your game.

Hanging out with your online bud.

Next, Gears of War 2, and some HOT FOOTAGE.

CliffyB shows off some multiplayer Gears of War 2 action.

And now, they’re talking about the Fall Updat with… Avatars! Looks like Microsoft wants Home before Sony does. Doesn’t hurt that the Avatars look vaguely like Miis.

This image from Joystiq.

The more important thing is that the dashboard is more user-friendly and (hopefully) faster.

You can see what your friends are doing from word bubbles.

Now they’re talking about The Big Show, in which your Mii Avatar plays a live Game Show with 100 other Miis Avatars.

A new game called UNO Rush with the Avatars.

They’re showing off now Geometry Wars 2 and a true sequel to Galaga, Galaga: Legions. It looks like it’s borrowed something from GeoWars 2.

PORTAL TO XBOX LIVE ARCADE - and a South Park based XBLA game.

The rumors are true: Netflix on Xbox 360. AND ITS FREE FOR XBOX LIVE GOLD OWNERS!

This image from Joystiq

Shane Kim’s on the stage. He’s talking about the usual 3rd party titles, but bragging about the GTA4 downloadable content - later this year.

Banjo Kazooie 3 is being shown off now. Looks awesome. Oh, and the first Banjo game’s coming to Xbox Live Arcade. The Viva Pinata sequel, Trouble in Paradise is being shown off as well. Not much different from the first game, but now co-op play and new pinatas.

The Scene It! sequel is being shown off, too, Box Office Smash.

There’s a new Xbox Live Camera game You’re in the Movies in which you do a lot of wacky stuff like run like a clown and swat bugs. Then it takes your movements and turns it into a movie. Weird.

Guitar Hero World Tour now being shown off - 85 songs on the disc. GH Tunes will allow people to create and share songs. Metallica will have an exclusive partnership with GH, and their latest album coming out this September will be released on GH.

Uh oh, here comes teh LIPS. Wireless flashing mikes - very SingStar. And you can import songs from your Zune.

Interestingly enough, after the Avatars were announced, every speaker is preceded by their Avatar equivalent.

ALRIGHT! IPOD SUPPORT! Whew. I was worried.

Now it gets interesting - Microsoft had on Guitar Hero World Tour - now they’re bringing up the chief competition - EA’s Rock Band 2. Wow.

Ok, Metallica is with Guitar Hero World Tour - and AC/DC is with Rock Band 2. Rock-n-roller cola wars all over again.

The entire song list of Rock Band 2 - 84 songs on disc -100 total available at launch. Can you read this?

As announced, every DLC from Rock Band is available, and every song is available from both titles on either disc so you don’t need to swap.

Now, it’s Square-Enix. They’re to show off their 3 titles: Infinite Undiscovery, Star Ocean, and Last Remnant.

The Last Remnant will also be coming out for Windows, too.

FINAL FANTASY XIII TO XBOX 360.

It’s amazing how Microsoft knows how to land haymakers at its own press conference. Wowzers.

That’s it! Let us know what you think.