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Microsoft E3 2008 summary. GG.

Submitted by rapture on Mon, 07/14/2008 - 2:11pm.

I think Microsoft has made some very interesting news at this E3. Still, we have no word from Bungie or about any Halo-related titles. However, this is only the first day of E3.

Bungie has a countdown timer on Bungie.net suggesting that an announcement will be made on Tuesday Wednesday.

What do you guys think about these announcements?

XBOX UI gets a brand new dashboard with a 3D interface and Avatars this fall. You can modify your Avatars clothers, hair, accessories, etc. Download new accessories for your Avatar through XBOX Live Marketplace. Your Avatar will be a playable character in certain games. Instead of seeing a listing of Friends, you can see your friends’ Avatars on your screen and interact with them. Up to 8 friends can chat and share content in what’s called a Live Party.

XBOX Live Primetime is coming this fall. You can play game shows (like 1 vs 100) and win real prizes. This is one place where you’ll use your Avatar. Primetime games are scheduled events.

XBOX says they are bigger than the boxoffice and bigger than music. 5 million units more than PS3’s install base. XBOX 360 titles are outselling the Wii and PS3 combined. Have sold $2.2 billion in third party sales in last 12 months. A new member joins XBOX Live every 5 seconds. XBOX 360 customers have spent more than $1 billion on XBOX Live since launch. Over 10,000 movies and tv shows are on XBOX Live. Over 500 million pieces of content have been downloaded on XBOX Live.

Fall Out 3

Resident Evil 5 launches March 12, 2009 and will have online co-op.

Gears of War 2 launches November 7, 2008 . You’ll be able to ride and pilot the Brumaks. Horde mode is a 5 player coop mode where players take on waves of Locust.

Fable 2 launches in October 2008.

Uno Rush announced. You can use your Avatars in this game with a seemless transition from Live Party to Uno Rush. It looks like the standard UNO game but with Avatar support.

Geometry Wars 2 Retro Evolved is to be released in August.

Galaga Legions is announced as a true sequel to Galaga.

Portal comes to XBOX Live Arcase next month.

Portal Still Alive comes to the 360 this fall with new levels and achievements.

XBOX Live Community Games will launch this fall.

NETFLIX announces partnership with Microsoft. Instantly watch 10000 movies and episodes from your XBOX 360 with no additional cost to Netflix users. You can share Netflix movies and shows with your Live Party.

NBC/Universal begins releasing content today including TV shows like The Office and Monk.

GTA IV DLC episode coming later this year.

Viva Piñata to be released on XBOX Live Arcade. Viva Piñata sequel to have Vision Cam support and your playable Avatar. Coming later this year.

Scene It! Box Office Smash to be released and will have Avatar support. Gets Vision Camera support to allow you to be in the movie clips.

Rock Band 2 gets new drums and cymbals and a touch slide guitar. The first ever song from Guns N Roses to be released album will debut on Rock Band 2. RB2’s 84 song set list and they all are Master tracks.

Lips is a new karoke game expected to launch this holiday season. It that will feature a motion sensitive microphone.

Final Fantasy XIII is coming to XBOX 360 at the same time it launches for PS3.

XBOX 360 Spring dashboard update

Submitted by rapture on Tue, 05/08/2007 - 8:55am.

Anyone tried it out yet?

Windows Live Messenger Comes to Xbox LIVE, Uniting Friends and Families on the TV, PC and Mobile Phone

Starting tomorrow more than 6 million members of Xbox LIVE can instant message with people on PCs and mobile phones, one of the hundreds of enhancements coming with the Xbox 360 Spring Update

Beginning May 9th, Xbox LIVE, the most interactive gaming and social network available, is once again expanding with the arrival of Windows Live Messenger on Xbox 360. This new feature, available as part of the Xbox 360 Spring Update, will connect people across Xbox 360 consoles, Windows PCs and Windows Mobile devices. Xbox LIVE members will be able to socialize with people on their unified friends list, including their contacts from the more than 260 million Windows Live Messengers across the world. With Instant Messenger, Xbox LIVE members will have the ability to:

· Chat via instant messenger with up to 20 contacts in a single conversation, and have up to six different conversations at the same time with people on PCs, mobile phones and other Xbox 360 consoles.
· Instant message while playing games, listening to music or watching movies or TV shows downloaded from Xbox LIVE Marketplace.
· View at a glance if friends on Windows Live Messenger have gamertags and add them to a unified friends list.
· Utilize the virtual keyboard on the Xbox 360 to text chat or connect a USB keyboard to the console. Launching later this summer, the Xbox 360 text-input device accessory will connect directly to the controller to support instant messaging.

In addition to the availability of Instant Messenger on Xbox LIVE, the Xbox 360 Spring Update will bring with it hundreds of other features and enhancements to the console. Here are just a few:

· On-screen pop-ups that immediately display the name and gamerscore value of a just accomplished Achievement, allowing gamers to see their progress without leaving or pausing the game.
· An even safer way to communicate through Xbox LIVE with enhanced family settings that enable different default settings for video chat and voice chat.
· A new, standalone Xbox LIVE Marketplace blade houses all Xbox LIVE Marketplace content in one easy to navigate space.
· Xbox LIVE Arcade enhancements that showcase what games friends are playing directly from the friends list. Boasting about high scores, comparing progress and checking out leaderboards are all easier now as well.
· Faster access to free, trial version of Xbox LIVE Arcade games through an improved Auto Downloads feature.
· The ability to fast-forward, pause and rewind video as it is being downloaded on Xbox LIVE Marketplace.
· Owners can now set their consoles to turn off after downloading content from Xbox LIVE Marketplace to help save energy, and download speeds have been increased.

The Xbox 360 Spring Update is free to all Xbox LIVE members. For more information, please visit http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/news/2007/0408-im.htm.

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