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Microsoft E3 2007 Keynote Live Blogging
Big News Summary : No Price Cut announced.
New Halo Special edition Xbox 360 coming in September
Gears of War and Viva Pinata for Windows.
No new system design with cooler chip set.
No mention of hardware problems
No new tattoos on Peter Moore
Tonight I am going to try to live blog the Microsoft E3 Keynote. I plan on watching the Video stream on my girlfriend's Windows XP laptop while I take noted on my iBook.
Unfortunately it looks like both Sony's and Nintendo's Keynote will be during the day while I am busy. This is my first attempt to cover something live or at least semi live since I'll be posting this right after it is over. (after a spell check that is.)
My girlfriend is an old school TV fan and I Dream of Genie and she was not sure that Larry Hyrb should be using the name Major Nelson.. I pointed out that he registered the domain first and all is fare in love, war and the Internet.
Here we go.
The G4tv.com server is getting pounded right now and is slow to respond. 8:30
Peter Moore is playing Rock Band for the 360. 8:42
Viva Pinata : Party Animal is being shown, a Mario Party style game staring the Viva Pinata characters, Viva Pinata TV show Season 2 coming soon
Mass Effect is being shown: 8:45
Looks very Halo like, It's a Bioware RPG right? Out this November.
This year in the US people will spend more money on games than on Music
Xbox 360 has the largest installed user base 5.6 million in the US
Xbox 360 is outselling PS3 2 to 1.
Two third of all 3rd party next gen games sold are on the Xbox 360.
Since the launch of the Wii and PS3 consumers have spend more on the 360 than the Wii and PS3 combined in the US.
Peter Moore is wearing a jacket so no new tattoos shown yet.
One third of all game sales this year will be the games Madden 08, GTA IV and Halo 3. The Xbox 360 is the only platform to have all 3 games.
Montage of new games 8:52
The Simpsons game looks good
That is a very impressive montage of games.
Jeff Bell Global Games Marketing VP takes the stage. 8:55
New Kids game: Scene it? on the Xbox 360 a new kids game based on the kids board game with a new controller. Looks like a TV remote from a game show for kids.
Naruto a very very popular Anime series game coming to Xbox 360, Naruto show is the number one show for boys 8-14. 9:00
Naruto Rise of the Ninja only on the Xbox 360. It looks very Anime like and I am sort of surprise that it's not going to be on the PS3. That is a big win for MS. It looks like a good anime fighting game. man and I thought that Dragonball Z was weird.
All main 2008 EA Sports games will all be Xbox and at twice the frame rate of the last games and they will all be on Xbox Live
Reggie Bush from the New Orleans Saints takes the stage
They are showing off Madden 2008.
Reggie Bush is talking smack. He is a very good Madden player and he scored a touchdown.
Xbox Live is the largest community connected to the TV
7 million Xbox Live subscribers .. Wow that is a new member every 8 seconds. They are forecasting 10 million members by next year's E3.
Now movie to Xbox Live Arcade. 45 million XBLA games sold
New games for Xbox Live Arcade this year:
Bomberman Live
Undertow
Hexic 2
Sonic the Hedgehog Classic
War World
Sensible World of Soccer
Extra Every Extend
Geno
Wing Commander Arena
Track & Field
A chess game
Golden Axe
Puzzle Fighter
Word Puzzle
Marathon Durnadal!!!
Poker Smash
Switchball
Tetris Splash
Puzzle Quest
Sudoku
All coming this year.
New games TONIGHT!
Sonic the Hedgehog classic and Golden Axe. (I am so getting Golden Axe)
Xbox Live Marketplace Video marketplace talk time. 125 million in downloaded content spent
Disney is coming to Xbox Live Video marketplace!
Wow Disney animated movies in HD on Xbox Live
Including live action Disney owned movies studios ALL IN HD! Woo! AVAILABLE TONIGHT (I wonder if I can get Kill Bill in HD?)
All Disney movies will be coming to Xbox Live
My girlfriend is Disney freak and she sarcastically wonders if they are going to show "Song of the South" on Xbox Live.
Xbox Live Video Marketplace for the rest of the world. Finally.
Microsoft Games Studio VP takes the stage
Shane Jim
9:12
Showing off Project Gotham Racing 4
Motor bikes in PGR 4
Lots of rain wind and fog in PGR 4.
PGR 4 trailer looks super tight. I might have to get it in September when it hits stores.
Halo Wars in the works
Peter Jackson is still making a new Halo game.
Lost Odyssey and RPG by Mistwalker Studios now in English. It looks very Final Fantasy like.
Blue Dragon, Lost Odyssey and Mass Effect are exclusive RPGs for Xbox. (and Eternal Sonata)
Viva Pinata for Windows announced
Gear of War for Windows
Game editor on Gears of War Windows XP and Vista this holiday season.
Cliffy B takes the stage
Showing of gears of War for Windows features five new chapters, new achievements and a new multiplayer mode.
You can fight the "Bruamak" that giant monster from the trailer. (they better make this content available on the Xbox 360 version or I am going to be ticked)
Peter Moore is back. Still no new tattoos. 9:24
Talking about games for Windows Live on Vista
Games for Windows will be built into Epic's Unreal Engine 3. Woo!
Peter is talking up games on Windows Vista.
Games for Windows Montage 9:26
Lots of Xbox 360 games now on Windows Vista.
Peter is showing off Call of Duty 4 Modern Combat on both Games for Windows and Xbox 360.
Call of Duty 4 Trailer looks hard core.
Call of Duty 4 multiplayer beta only on Xbox 360
Tom Clancy's
Splinter Cell : Conviction only on Xbox 360
GTA IV Time!
All of the footage from the GTA IV trailers were from an Xbox 360.
GTA IV coming out on Oct 16 (My Birthday)
in Spring 2008 two exclusive episodes for download on GTA IV Xbox 360
Virtual Fighter 5 Online only on the 360
Devil May Cry 4 on Xbox 360 in March
Resident Evil 5 on Xbox 360 teaser trailer. Set in africa? July 26 Xbox Live Trailer
Assassin's Creed developers take the stage
Walking through the game. The crowd effects looks impressive. Set in Jerusalem in the crusades. Impressive sword combat. Showing off the chase AI routines. on foot dynamic chases are a big part of the game and the crowds are a factor in them. Coming out November 2007
Halo 3 Time
Halo 3 TV commercial that looked like a movie.
Halo 3 on Sept 25th.
NEW HALO XBOX
A Green Halo Special edition Xbox 360 in september! (no price listed)
That was the secret leaked grey console I guess.
No price cut yet. 9:54
Peter Moore leaves the stage but ends with a new Halo 3 trailer showing off impressive first person game play. It looks a lot better than the multiplayer Beta
Well that's it no price cut announced and no new tattoos on Peter Moore.
Shows Over.
Jake at July 10, 2007 
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