Left 4 Dead, Alpha Protocol, Gears of War, and more.
Posted: June 1st, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Alan Wake, Alpha Protocol, Crackdown, Gears of War, Gears of War 2, Halo 3, Left 4 Dead, Mass Effect, Xbox Live | No Comments »Xbox 360 news from around the web:
Open up your eyes for Alan Wake media on Joystiq
| “You read about people watching a new Alan Wake trailer. You may have even watched people watch the trailer on video streams. And now, you can watch the trailer, just like you were sitting at Microsoft’s E3 keynote! Except it’s not followed by several…” |
| “Filed under: PC, Microsoft Xbox 360, E3 The Left 4 Dead 2 announcement at the Microsoft press conference gobsmacked us this morning (didn’t they just release Left 4 Dead like last November? What is this, Madden?), but apparently the sneaky folks at…” |
Microsoft E3 Press Event Wrap Up on Ubergizmo
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“Microsoft did put on a great show this morning, but if you have been unable to follow the whole thing minute by minute, here are the highlights: Modern Warfare 2 Looks Fantastic Forza 2 Looks impressive too MGS is coming to Xbox…” |
Recap: Xbox 360 at E3 2009 on Crave: The gadget blog
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“(Credit: Daniel Terdiman/CNET) Microsoft outlined a host of new games and feature upgrades for the Xbox 360 at its inaugural E3 2009 press conference. Good-bye games in boxes? Xbox 360 to get full game downloads Some Xbox 360 games will soon be…” |
E3 Game trailer: Alpha Protocol on Crave: The gadget blog
| “There are always a number of ways to get out of sticky situations. In the action role-playing-game Alpha Protocol, you must decide the best course of action. From Sega, developed by Obsidian, Alpha Protocol is set to be released later this year for…” |
| “Microsoft Launches “Project Natal” Controller for Xbox 360” |
Electronic Arts shoots for the extremes with cute games for girls and hardcore violent titles with brothels on VentureBeat
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“The breadth of titles in Electronic Arts line-up at E3 illustrates the diversity of the video game business itself. The company has everything from cute and cuddly Littles Pet Shop Online titles to the dark and hellish Dante’s Inferno. EA is…” |
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“Starting this fall, movies and television shows from Zune Video will be playable on the Xbox 360 in 1080p HD. Microsoft says that video start up using their new service will be “as close to instantaneous as possible” by transitioning between many…” |
| “quintin3265 writes “At today’s Electronic Entertainment Expo press briefing, Microsoft unveiled Project Natal, a technology that eliminates the controller from gaming on the Xbox 360. In one demo, a player used her arms and legs to hit balls in an…” |
Xbox Live gets TV streaming, Netflix browsing, HD vid store on digg.com: Stories / Gaming / Popular
| “Microsoft is busy announcing a slew of upgrades to Xbox Live, and the biggest news so far is the integration of live TV streaming, and the relaunch of the video service with 1080p instant-on streaming content.” |
Xbox 360 getting full retail games delivered on demand! on digg.com: Stories / Gaming / Popular
| “Microsoft’s E3 keynote was so jam-packed the company decided to wait until afterwards to announce what might be the biggest new feature of them all: on-demand access to full retail games.” |
Should we wave goodbye to buying video games at retail? on CrunchGear
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“Is it to early to proclaim—loudly, as you do—the practice of buying video games at retail dead? Yes, it probably is too early; yet we continue. Microsoft’s announcement today that it will make available, sometime this year, full…” |
Microsoft “Not Ready” to Discuss Natal Release Yet on 1UP RSS feed
| “Microsoft’s revelation of Project Natal at their E3 press conference was missing any details on a release date, or even a release window. G4 reports that we won’t be hearing those details anytime soon. “It’s important technology that we’ve been…” |
And EA’s Latest Partner Is… [E3] on Kotaku
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“EA have a lot of “partners”, developers with whom they share a close, special relationship. Like id. And Valve. And Grasshopper, and Epic. Now, welcome the latest EA partner: APB developers Realtime Worlds. Yes, the team behind 360 exclusive…” |
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“Halo 3 ODST may be a spin-off, but Microsoft wagers that enough content will be packed into the game’s box to warrant a $59.99 price tag. Bungie Studios has suggested that Halo 3 ODST won’t be as long as Halo 3. So why will it run the cost of a full…” |
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