Monday 6 June 2011

Microsoft E3 Press Conference

Microsoft’s E3 press conference starts in about 20 minutes, but one of the company’s biggest announcements has already begun making the rounds. This morning, Microsoft’s E3 landing page prematurely launched and clued us in to some new features coming to Xbox Live and upgraded Kinect capabilities, as well as a few new Kinect titles. More traditional Xbox fanboys will also be thrilled to hear there are not one but two new Halo titles coming to a console near you. Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary will be available in HD, maybe even 3D. The site also reads “Halo 4 is one the way,” and we’ll hear soon enough the details about this title.


As for the new Xbox Live features, Microsoft is altering the UI and adding voice search, something Steve Ballmer touched on at CES earlier this year. For the Kinect, users will be getting new titles like Dance Central 2, Kinect Star Wars, Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster, and Kinect Sports Season 2. Kinect won’t only be getting some added games but some upgraded features. Users will be able to create custom avatars and share them with friends. There’s also Kinect Sparklers, which takes your photo and then lets you wave digital sparklers in the air around you.

WATCH THE CONFERENCE RIGHT HERE: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/Community/E3

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