E3 2012 MS Conference Edition

[KALEL114]

Per this pic from Neogaf, the Conference will be on June 4th at 10:00am PDT.

Spoiler!!! Click to Read!:

Hopefully MS confirms it soon, but they usually do it early.

What are your predictions?

[ProjectPat2280]

Hope they have something neat to announce. Everyones conference has been so dull the last few years.

[Donut]

Originally Posted by ProjectPat2280

Hope they have something neat to announce. Everyones conference has been so dull the last few years.

I wonder if the Waynes World doodooloo doodooloo guy will be back ? I know he was not Microsoft. But that was an example of dullness

[ProjectPat2280]

Originally Posted by Donut

I wonder if the Waynes World doodooloo doodooloo guy will be back ? I know he was not Microsoft. But that was an example of dullness

Oh lord, yea you're talking about "Mr Caffeine". He was at Ubisofts presser. I have a feeling he won't be back.

[Donut]

Originally Posted by ProjectPat2280

Oh lord, yea you're talking about "Mr Caffeine". He was at Ubisofts presser. I have a feeling he won't be back.

God he was painful up there. Everyone watching could also feel his pain with him

[Soapy]

Bonus Round: Microsoft E3 2012 Preview

[hippie_hunter]

I'm not expecting anything from Microsoft this year. And it's pretty much been confirmed by Pachter that Microsoft will essentially be repeating their performance from last year.

[TheVileOne]

I'm going to this conference . I better get my free Xbox this year.

[LuisTX85]

I read somewhere we can watch the press conference live on X-Box 360,That's cool to me But I sure hope the buffering ain't crap!!

Since it seems they ain't going to announce/reveal the next Xbox until next year then I'm guessing it'll be Halo 4&more apps&features focused,I like a lot of the apps now and so I am curious what else they'd bring in,Skype and old ability to be able to watch Netflix with others on Xbox would be nice!!!

[hippie_hunter]

My predictions:

- Microsoft announces very few new games. Primarily focuses on Halo 4, a new Forza, Alan Wake 2, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, and a bunch of family games that no one gives a crap about.

- Another Dashboard update

- Microsoft announces day and date digital releases for retail video games.

- More media content platforms like Amazon Video on Demand, a sports channel, etc.

- Hardcore gamers will groan

[LuisTX85]

I'm one hardcore gamer that won't groan,I don't care about exclusive new games on the 360 all that much except Halo 4&Future of Gears right now and H4 will be covered,The rest of my gaming interests are multi-console ones!!!

-I don't mind new dashboard updates or not

-Digital releases?There going to have new retail games on the marketplace or what??

-I love my extra media entertainment on the Xbox or PS3 since I'm always on it and I love using my big screen TV for Netflix/IHeartRadio/Youtube/Vivo/Espn&UFC

-Likely many will But I'll be thrilled overall

[LuisTX85]

Double post sorry

[hippie_hunter]

Originally Posted by LuisTX85

I'm one hardcore gamer that won't groan,I don't care about exclusive new games on the 360 all that much except Halo 4&Future of Gears right now and H4 will be covered,The rest of my gaming interests are multi-console ones!!!

-I don't mind new dashboard updates or not

-I love my extra media entertainment on the Xbox or PS3 since I'm always on it and I love using my big screen TV for Netflix/IHeartRadio/Youtube/Vivo/Espn&UFC

-Likely many will But I'll be thrilled overall

There is nothing wrong with that at all. The problem is that instead of finding a good balance, Microsoft is pretty much saying **** it to the games aspect of a video game console.

-Digital releases?There going to have new retail games on the marketplace or what??

With Nintendo and Sony doing day and date digital releases now for their consoles and handhelds, I'd be very surprised if Microsoft doesn't do the same for the Xbox.

[hippie_hunter]

Microsoft will announce Internet Explorer for the 360 at E3.

[LuisTX85]

I would've thought they'd save that feature for for the next console..But then again Sony has had it for PS3 since day 1 and so I guess it is possible for them to add it then improve it heavily on the next console!

With the 360 having MS Messenger..I wonder IF they'd add an update for it&add it to the net browser to have it be like it is on an actual computer!?

[Soapy]

Internet Explorer lol

[Coca Cola Duracell Franklin.]

I don't expect much out of Microsoft this E3. They'll ride out on their past successes, try to push some more Kinect titles, maybe show something Call of Duty related, and call it a day.

They don't need to impress anyone this generation anymore, so they won't bother.

When they need to hype their next console, things better get interesting.

[KALEL114]

Guess we will be seeing a bunch of this at their conference. Prequel most likely?

Usually, we like to reveal the name and final cover art for our upcoming issue's cover story the Thursday before it hits subscribers. This time we're saving the full unveiling of the game's title until Monday during Microsoft's E3 press conference, but we can confirm that our next cover is the new installment in the Gears of War series and is coming to Xbox 360. We figure this news and a glimpse of the shrouded Gears of War cover are least some consolation, as the image raises some interesting questions: Who is in chains, and where?

Take your time trying to decipher clues about the next game in the Gears of War universe, and check back on Monday when we fully pull back the curtain on both (yes, we said "both") of our covers. Also waiting for you on Monday is a teaser trailer jammed with sneak peeks at our month of online Gears of War coverage. As always, you can learn more about Epic's new game in the following weeks with a wealth of online videos, articles, and interviews that will populate our upcoming Gears of War hub, including an exclusive and extensive first look here at Game Informer that hits Monday morning. You don't want to miss it.

https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/...rs-of-war.aspx

[TheIrishAvenger]

When does the conference start?

[KALEL114]

9:30am PDT.

[TheIrishAvenger]

Originally Posted by KALEL114

9:30am PDT.

And how long is that from now?

[KALEL114]

Right now, 2hrs and 22m.

[LuisTX85]

On my Xbox watching the MS press conference count-down,11 mins to go!!

[Parker Wayne]

Originally Posted by Soapy

Internet Explorer lol

Can we use it to download Google Chrome?

[LuisTX85]

Halo 4-Awesome graphics,Interesting story,Bit better gameplay

Gears of War Judgement:Great trailer with an awesome song

Fifa:Meh

Madden'13-Looks alright

Splinter Cell Blacklist:Looks f'n awesome

Features: Only interested in NHL/More ESPN/Machima&Web Browser apps

Arcade games:They all look alright

New racing action game:Looks nice But I'm just not into racing games

Tomb Raider-Very cool

Resident Evil 6:Looks f'n great

South Park-Looks funny But not sure about it yet

Call of Duty Black Ops II:Looks very good But I just haven't been interested in COD games since the first modern warfare