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E3 2012 - Microsoft Press Conference Discussion

#1 Edited by CitizenKane (10459 posts) - 1 year, 15 days ago

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Welcome to the E3 2012 Microsoft Press Conference Discussion

Welcome my fellow Giant Bomb comrades! Unless you have been living under a rock trying to avoid the zombie apocalypse that is sweeping the east coast of the United States, you know that E3 2012 is here! Keeping with the tradition, each of the three platform companies along with EA and Ubisoft will be holding press conferences to discuss their company and what they will offer the video game industry presently and in the future. As you know, this will create apocalyptic chaos across the Internet and, more importantly, the Giant Bomb community and forums. In order to help control the madness, we will have an official "sticky" thread for each of the conferences. This thread is dedicated to the discussion of everyone's general feelings/opinions/thoughts of the Microsoft press conference.

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#2 Posted by CitizenKane (10459 posts) - 1 year, 15 days ago

This thread is now open for discussion!

#3 Edited by NekuSakuraba (6944 posts) - 1 year, 15 days ago

They just mentioned Jeffs tweet on GameTrailers!

Also - Let's do this!

#4 Posted by FrankCanada97 (4037 posts) - 1 year, 15 days ago

Good thing I have Spike TV, don't know why though. Their TV line-up is horrible.

#5 Posted by hidys (911 posts) - 1 year, 15 days ago

Won't the conference be live here as well?

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#6 Posted by Xbox420 (101 posts) - 1 year, 15 days ago

Jeff got name dropped already. First of many i'm sure.

#7 Edited by Hizang (8534 posts) - 1 year, 15 days ago
#8 Posted by Phatmac (5293 posts) - 1 year, 15 days ago

I'm going to say that Alan Wake 2 will be shown at the show.

#9 Posted by Brodehouse (7284 posts) - 1 year, 15 days ago

I'll put dollars to donuts that they show Resident Evil 6 and make a big deal over exclusive stuff.

#10 Posted by Zacagawea (1337 posts) - 1 year, 15 days ago

I'm glad that banner won

#11 Posted by Winternet (7629 posts) - 1 year, 15 days ago

@CitizenKane: you're open for discussion.

#12 Posted by Xbox420 (101 posts) - 1 year, 15 days ago

I just really hope they don't put kids on stage to play Kinect. Can't make that mistake 3 years in a row.

#13 Posted by Totori (559 posts) - 1 year, 15 days ago

16 minutes!

#14 Posted by Marcsman (2466 posts) - 1 year, 15 days ago

The Skyrim DLC of course.

#15 Posted by CitizenKane (10459 posts) - 1 year, 15 days ago

@Winternet said:

@CitizenKane: you're open for discussion.

I'm open for many things...

#16 Posted by hidys (911 posts) - 1 year, 15 days ago

@Xbox420: Really the less kinect there is the better the whole press conference will be.

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#17 Posted by Ramone (2512 posts) - 1 year, 15 days ago

This should be mildly interesting

#18 Posted by CitizenKane (10459 posts) - 1 year, 15 days ago

@Hizang: Thanks. Added to the main post.

#19 Posted by leebmx (1341 posts) - 1 year, 15 days ago

Lets do this. New console announcements are GO!!!

#20 Posted by mikey87144 (1070 posts) - 1 year, 15 days ago

Something tells me kinect will be a major talking point. I also expect some more media deals announced and more exclusive DLC. Halo gameplay, a Gears of War trailer, and maybe GTA but who knows on that one.

#21 Posted by Totori (559 posts) - 1 year, 15 days ago
@CitizenKane said:

@Winternet said:

@CitizenKane: you're open for discussion.

I'm open for many things...

^__~
#22 Posted by CitizenKane (10459 posts) - 1 year, 15 days ago

@hidys said:

@Xbox420: Really the less kinect there is the better the whole press conference will be.

I whole heartily agree with this. It's not just because I don't care for motion controls. It's that it makes for a stupid looking demonstration and takes time away from other games.

#23 Posted by NekuSakuraba (6944 posts) - 1 year, 15 days ago

@leebmx said:

Lets do this. New console announcements are GO!!!

They already said it isn't happening on the pre conference. XD

#24 Posted by hidys (911 posts) - 1 year, 15 days ago

@leebmx: Or not...

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#25 Posted by Keen314 (66 posts) - 1 year, 15 days ago

The xbox.com feed is showing trailers and has pundits discussing some stuff now.

#26 Posted by Marokai (1850 posts) - 1 year, 15 days ago
@Keen314 said:

The xbox.com feed is showing trailers and has pundits discussing some stuff now.

I'm stuck at the uncool kids table staring at a music loop on G4's stream.
#27 Edited by NekuSakuraba (6944 posts) - 1 year, 15 days ago

Mr. Snider?

#28 Posted by CitizenKane (10459 posts) - 1 year, 15 days ago

@NekuSakuraba said:

Mr. Snider?

Wait...what?

#29 Posted by DoctorDanger99 (685 posts) - 1 year, 15 days ago

im playing a drinking game with myself. im going to take a drink everytime they say KINECT. i expect to be dead before the end of the confrence.

#30 Posted by Marokai (1850 posts) - 1 year, 15 days ago
@DoctorDanger99 said:

im playing a drinking game with myself. im going to take a drink everytime they say KINECT. i expect to be dead before the end of the confrence.

Don't do it! You have so much to live for!
#31 Posted by Totori (559 posts) - 1 year, 15 days ago

Who's watching on spike?

#32 Posted by NekuSakuraba (6944 posts) - 1 year, 15 days ago

@CitizenKane said:

@NekuSakuraba said:

Mr. Snider?

Wait...what?

They were talking to some guy on the GT stream who had the last name Snider. :P

#33 Posted by TonyBlue87 (277 posts) - 1 year, 15 days ago
@Marokai said:
@DoctorDanger99 said:

im playing a drinking game with myself. im going to take a drink everytime they say KINECT. i expect to be dead before the end of the confrence.

Don't do it! You have so much to live for!
Yeah! Like Kinect!
#34 Posted by hidys (911 posts) - 1 year, 15 days ago

@DoctorDanger99: I'll join you.

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#35 Posted by Superkenon (707 posts) - 1 year, 15 days ago

Hey, guess this is the time to pop my GameSpot code.

#36 Posted by hidys (911 posts) - 1 year, 15 days ago

@Marokai: If they do mention it that many times there may really be nothing to live for.

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#37 Posted by Tactical_Kill (1686 posts) - 1 year, 15 days ago

Let's do this! Hopefully they don't spend to much time focusing on the Kinect, but most likely they will...

#38 Posted by leebmx (1341 posts) - 1 year, 15 days ago

@NekuSakuraba said:

@leebmx said:

Lets do this. New console announcements are GO!!!

They already said it isn't happening on the pre conference. XD

Its just a clever smokescreen......It will be called the 720 and in an amazing partnership with Sony it will be available in a by one get one free deal with the PS4.

You have to dream big.....

#39 Posted by Tactical_Kill (1686 posts) - 1 year, 15 days ago

Halo trailer to kick it off!

#40 Posted by Grissefar (2338 posts) - 1 year, 15 days ago

What the fuck, I had to go to giantbomb.com/live manually? Way to catch viewers there.

#41 Posted by TripMasterMunky (2393 posts) - 1 year, 15 days ago

If they turn Halo into a survival horror game that'd be sweet.

#42 Posted by NekuSakuraba (6944 posts) - 1 year, 15 days ago

Looks good.

#43 Posted by Totori (559 posts) - 1 year, 15 days ago

There could be cubes the size of apes in there!!

#44 Posted by Marokai (1850 posts) - 1 year, 15 days ago

That Halo trailer looked a lot more interesting to me before they showed Master Chief.

#45 Posted by Tactical_Kill (1686 posts) - 1 year, 15 days ago

That HUD looks pretty awesome

#46 Posted by CitizenKane (10459 posts) - 1 year, 15 days ago

That jungle looks awesome!

#47 Posted by CitizenKane (10459 posts) - 1 year, 15 days ago

That Elite just got War of the Worlds-ed.

#48 Posted by Marokai (1850 posts) - 1 year, 15 days ago

That weird thing sounded Reaper-esque.

#49 Posted by DoctorDanger99 (685 posts) - 1 year, 15 days ago

@Marokai said:

@DoctorDanger99 said:

im playing a drinking game with myself. im going to take a drink everytime they say KINECT. i expect to be dead before the end of the confrence.

Don't do it! You have so much to live for!

i have nothing to live for.except to play shitty games on the kinect!

#50 Posted by Tactical_Kill (1686 posts) - 1 year, 15 days ago

Did, did he MC just sprint? Nice!

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