Microsoft's 2011 E3 presser started off with a live demo from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's campaign. Ruined NYC looks epic. Much bigger scale than past games, it seems like. November 8 2011 release date. DLC will be on 360 first.
Next up, live demo from Tomb Raider reboot. Looks incredible. Will be an origin story with 21-year old Lara Croft. Fall 2012 release.
Peter Moore comes out for EA Sports. 4 EA Sports games will use Kinect in 2012 - Tiger Woods, FIFA, Madden, plus one secret title.
Mass Effect 3 live demo. Earth has been taken over. You choose your own path to take it back. Will support Kinect via voice recognition - you speak which dialogue tree option you want to use. Can also order teammates to "Move Up" or use specific powers "Singularity". Garrus, Mordin, and Liara are shown with Shepard.
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. Will use Kinect for body tracking and voice commands. Demo shown using Kinect gestures and voice to modify weapons. Very in-depth customization. Custom weapon used on a firing range with Kinect controls - looks very responsive and smooth. Not sure how it will function in real gameplay. All future "Tom Clancy's" games will use Kinect.
New Dashboard Features Coming Holiday 2011 New Xbox 360 Dashboard is shown. Very clean looking and less cluttered than the current dash. YouTube access coming to Xbox Live. Bing search coming to dashboard to search Netflix, YouTube, Hulu Plus, other content. Bing will also let you search for terms to find related games, movies, other content. Xbox Live TV - Microsoft partnering with live TV partners around the world. News, sports, anything you want to watch on your Xbox 360. UFC President Dana White on stage. UFC PPV coming to Xbox 360. Will use Kinect so you can access additional info / videos / etc. Compete with your friends to predict results. Exclusive Games Gears of War 3 co-op gameplay demo. Rapper Ice T and Cliffy B playing together ... Huge boss fight is shown where the monster tears through a ship. Powered armor will be available - teammates can use your armor as mobile cover. Crytek Xbox 360 exclusive Codename: Kingdoms, now called Ryse, up next. Gameplay is first person sword / shield hack and slash with Kinect. Halo CE HD remake, officially called Halo: Anniversary. Looks great. Co-Op over Xbox Live. Online multiplayer. November 15th, 2011 release. Forza Motorsport 4. Kinect voice and headtracking controls. Tons of manufacturers. Looks like more cars on-screen at once. October 11 release date. Fable: The Journey revealed. Uses Kinect controls for things like driving horse drawn carriage casting magic. Combat seems to be on-rails. 2012. Minecraft coming exclusively to Xbox 360 and Kinect in 2011. Kinect Disneyland Adventures revealed. Get to visit Disney parks completely re-created in the game. Basically a Disney-themed minigame collection. Looks fun if you like Disney. Coming Holiday 2011. Star Wars Kinect. Lightsaber fights. Pod racing. Speeder bike racing. Space combat. Voice commands and motion controls. Not sure how movement works - looks on-rails but you control the movement speed. Lightsaber swings look fairly responsive. Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster. Looks like it would be awesome to play with your kids. Minigame collection. Fall 2011 release. Kinect Fun Labs announced. Lets you play with Kinect apps / gadgets / toys designed both by game developers as well as users. Will be a free addition to the Xbox Live dashboard. Will let you re-create your Avatar so that it looks exactly like you - including clothing, hairstyles, etc. Will let you take 3D photos and edit them. Finger tracking motion controls will be available. Item scanning will let you scan in any items you want to use in games. Release date - TODAY June 6th, 2011. Kinect Sports Season Two - Baseball, golf, skiing, darts, tennis, football. Golf demo looks decent. Change clubs with voice commands, swing with natural swinging motions. Football was also shown. I don't believe these demos were live, despite people being on stage. Dance Central 2 - Adds voice control and new campaign mode. All Dance Central 1 songs can be imported to DC 2. Simultaneous multiplayer dancing. Halo 4 teaser shown. Master Chief gets a jet pack. Will be start of new trilogy. Holiday 2012. End of Show.
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