Xbox 360 - Crackdown 2 Video

Crackdown 2 was only really shown as a trailer, so no screens. but here is the trailer for it.

Xbox 360 - Instant on Movies and Party watching Sky Anytime and Movies

During Microsofts E3 press conference they showed of movies starting instantly and your friends watching the same movie. below are screenshots of this and B Roll video of it happening as well as Sky Anytime being demoed.

EA - MMA Announced for 2010 - Press Release

EA Announced MMA, a New IP. it features authentic and broad mixed martial arts experiences with a vast array of top fighters and fighting styles from around the world. it is currently set for 2010.

Press Release

A SPORTS MMA will feature the most authentic, intense and broad mixed martial arts experience to date – complete with a vast array of top fighters and fighting styles from around the world.

“With Fight Night Round 4 set to deliver a knockout with industry-leading visuals and genre-defining gameplay later this month, I couldn’t be more excited to announce the expansion of our combat sports strategy with EA SPORTS MMA coming in 2010,” said EA SPORTS President Peter Moore. “Fans have been begging EA SPORTS to get into the cage, and EA SPORTS MMA will put them in control of the sport’s unique combat experience while finally, in an immersive interactive experience, capturing the raw intensity that has made mixed martial arts one of the fastest growing sports in the world. We’re ready for the fight.”

The EA Tiburon studio carries a successful legacy, and is a leader in innovation, within sports video games. In August of 2008, EA Tiburon was named by GamePro Magazine as one of the top eight most powerful studios in the entire gaming industry. It is home to highly touted franchises, such as Madden NFL, NCAA® Football and Tiger Woods PGA TOUR®.

For more information about EA SPORTS MMA, log onto www.easportsmma.com.

EA SPORTS™ is the leading interactive sports software brand in the world, with top-selling titles and franchises including Madden NFL, FIFA Soccer, NHL® hockey, NBA LIVE basketball, NCAA® Football, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® and NASCAR® racing.

About Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is a leading global interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, wireless devices and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA^TM, EA SPORTS^TM, EA Mobile^TM and POGO^TM. In fiscal 2009, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $4.2 billion and had 31 titles that sold more than one million copies. EA's homepage and online game site is www.ea.com. More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.

EA, EA SPORTS, EA Mobile and POGO are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. John Madden, NFL, NCAA, NBA, FIFA, NASCAR, Tiger Woods and PGA TOUR are trademarks of their respective owners and used with permission. Xbox 360 is a trademark of the Microsoft group of companies and is used under license from Microsoft. PlayStation and PLAYSTATION are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

Xbox 360 - Project Natal. What is it and How Does It Work - Press Release

Microsoft have released some facts regarding the Sensor Bar for the 360 as well as a video showing the two prototype games they used to demonstrate it during the 360 press conference. the video is B Roll so a little rough.



Natal Fact Sheet.

“Project Natal,” pronounced “nuh-tall,” is a code name for a revolutionary new way to play, no controller required. See a ball? Kick it, hit it, trap it or catch it. Unlike 2-D cameras and controllers, “Project Natal” tracks your full body movement in 3-D, while responding to commands, directions, even a difference of emotion in your voice.

When “Project Natal” is ready, it will work with every Xbox 360 console so people who have never picked up a controller can finally join the fun.

See below for “Project Natal” 101, a list of terms and concepts to help explain this transformation in home entertainment.

What is “Project Natal”?

“Project Natal” (pronounced na-tall) is the code name for the new controller-free gaming and entertainment experience from Xbox 360. The name “Project Natal” has several sources. Microsoft Corp. traditionally uses cities as code names. As a result, Alex Kipman, who incubated the project and is from Brazil, chose Natal, a city along the northeastern coast of Brazil, as a tribute to his country. In addition, he knew that Natal also means “to be born” in Latin. Given the new audiences “Project Natal” will bring to Xbox 360, this felt right.

How Will “Project Natal” Change the Way I Play?

• Controller-free gaming and entertainment. “Project Natal” provides a whole new way to play — no controller required. It uses a sensor to track your body movement and recognize your face, even listen to your voice. If you know how to move your hands, shake your hips, or speak, you and your friends will be able to jump instantly into any “Project Natal” experience.

• Full-body play. “Project Natal” provides a new way to play where you use all parts of your body — head, hands, feet and torso. With controller-free gaming you don’t just control the superhero, you are the superhero. Full-body tracking allows the “Project Natal” sensor to capture every move, from head to toe, to give players a full-body gaming experience.

• Personalized play. “Project Natal” provides an in-game experience in which the player’s face and voice are recognized. Greet and speak to characters in the game, or simply step into view of the sensor to log into Xbox LIVE and connect with friends. Only “Project Natal” is smart enough to remember voices and faces. Fun has never been so personalized.

• Off-the-couch play. “Project Natal” provides gameplay that gets you off the couch, on your feet and in the fun. Each “Project Natal” experience is designed to get players moving, laughing, cheering and playing together. “Project Natal” makes social gaming off-the-couch fun.

• Easy-to-play fun. “Project Natal” makes sharing in the fun a snap. Talk or watch a movie in the same living room or on the other side of the world — no headset, no keyboard and no controllers required. It’s just you, your friends, your family and a whole new way to play.

How Does “Project Natal” Work?

• “Project Natal” sensor. “Project Natal” is the world’s first system to combine an RGB camera, depth sensor, multiarray microphone and custom processor running proprietary software that brings “Project Natal” experiences to every Xbox 360 console. The “Project Natal” sensor tracks full-body movement and individual voices, creating controller-free fun and social entertainment available only on Xbox 360.

• RGB camera. “Project Natal” has a video camera that delivers the three basic color components. As part of the “Project Natal” sensor, the RGB camera helps enable facial recognition and more.

• Depth sensor. An infrared projector combined with a monochrome CMOS sensor allows “Project Natal” to see the room in 3-D (as opposed to inferring the room from a 2-D image) under any lighting conditions.

• Multiarray microphone. “Project Natal” has a microphone that will be able to locate voices by sound and extract ambient noise. The multiarray microphone will enable headset-free Xbox LIVE party chat and more.

• Custom processor (running Microsoft proprietary software layer). A proprietary software layer makes the magic of “Project Natal” possible. This layer differentiates “Project Natal” from any other technology on the market through its ability to enable human body recognition and extract other visual noise.

Xbox 360 - Facebook And Twitter Intergration. Pictures And Video.

It was announced at the Microsoft press conference that facebook and twitter would be integrated into the NXE. these pictures and video show how it looks. the video is what they call B Roll, so it's a bit rough.

EA E3 Press Conference as it was Twittered

• EA Press Conference now being twittered.

• sorry, little technical hiccup my end, lol. things should run smoothly now

• dantes inferno trailer just shown. no gamplay just cgi story stuff

• talking about the Sims 3. out in alot of countries very shortly.

• talking littlest pet shop now

• 2 million girls played it. this fall 3 brand new games are being announced. city, country, beach games. littlest pet shop online announced.

• a plush toy has a code that can be uploaded online. they can create, customise, have adventures playing it online

• simple, colourful graphics. mini games shown, customizing pets. talk, send messages, work together on adventures

• EA Girls, loads of girls just been bought out on stage. they have different colored wiimote socks. yes it's a wii game now.

• they're talking charm club girls now. the kids are now going to play a game from the Wii game. charms to be won, 40 in each game.

• trailer now being shown. very much aimed at girls. no gamplay shown.

• Now Need For Speed Shift. cockpit view highlighted as new and unique. aim to recreate the pure physical power of a car.

• focus on driver, how it changes to match your style. different styles create rivalries, and each has it's own reward system

• ingame now. racing round london. looks really good. fast....in car HUD is slightly rounded like helmet (like halo 3)

• they're offering the chance to win a bmw at E3, lol!

• Dragon age Origions now. biggest bioware game to date...and quite dark. some things can shock you. really important decisions await

• ingame stuff now, lots of people on the screen and fairly bloody. strange creatures and dragons aplenty

• it's war, and its bloody war, graphic deaths. out october 20th

• Mass effect 2 now. your trying to save mankind. your not expected to succeed. it's a emotionally charged story with shooter action

• 360 and PC early next year. gameplay trailer. it's the same as whats been seen very recently

• still looks good, crips realistic graphics

• kicking soundtrack to it, lol

• Sports traielr, not games....but average players with controllers playing them, celebrating like they were the people....was a ps3 used

• Fight night round 4. has better graphics, but a genre breaking physics engine

• 360 version going to be played. 60fps, looks very fluid. looks really good. strategy important (what punch and where) use you abilities

• ali has reach, so he's father away than those with shorter reach. replays show muscles moving

• June 25th, a week earlier, release.

• MMA just announced. coming in 2010, it's a broad mixed martial arts experience. top fighters from around the world.

• EASports.com launched today. brings fans together to watch stats and leagues. connected features anytime any place announced

• NCAA 10, start at site, create build at team. customized stadium, outfit your team and send it to your console. Team builder is out now!

• Madden 10 online franchise. log in from browser, iphone, and trade manage players with your console game

• EA Active, has been reconsied and they're happy about it. looking at how it's effected peoples lives and gamplay trailer

• 10-25 pounds loss recored amongst those who tested it

• some american actress, no idea who she is, is talking about her experiance with it

• 600,000 sold in two weeks

• first expansion pack is coming this holiday. designed to take things to the next level, adding more things and improving original game

• EA Sports Grand Slam Tennis. talking about Wii version and motion plus

• going to show it off now. they're not that good at it, lol. stylized graphics. pete sampras just walked on stage

• he's actually good at it. 23 players, wimbledon in it. they enjoyed themselves and joked

• The Saboteur now. trailer shows CGI. set in WWII. your a part of the french resisitance

• gameplay wise. stylized black and white gameplay. colour returns when you defeat the NAzi's and complete stuff. it's sandbox. looks nice

• quiet in, loud out. but you can gun and run. can take uniforms of those you kill. still, don't draw attention to yourself.

• if your found and attacked, you can hide in places like the red light district. you can also climb the effiel tower if you want.

• talking about EA Partners. and Brutal Legends. talking about the famous people they've met whilst making the game.

• its a game full of rock people from the ages. thats what's been talked about at the mo

• expect a new trailer on tuesday for the game

• jack black talking in a video message....more comedy than sensible

• Crytek now. Crysis 2, it's multiplatform on the 360, ps3 and PC.

• more will be shared later this year. only old screens shown so far

• new partner announced...Real Time Worlds...and the game is APB

• it's a online city, full of live, vehicles, civilians...100 players have to achieve fame and fortune and do it fast. some will be crinimals

• some will be enforcers. heavy customization options on your characters. trailer, showing some crinimal stuff you can do...

• shoot, run over, car jack, attack, blow things up. but the enforcers are after the bad guys...bad guys after civilians

• Star Wars...stage full of sith and jedi's with light sabers

• Lucas arts and Bioware....Star Wars Old Republic the MMO. set 1000 years before Episode 1

• it will be fully voiced throughout. a first for a MMO. every person you meet will speak

• could be the largest ever voice work in computergames.

• first cinematic trailer for the old republic now being shown. good looking, looks very like star wars movies.

• sith and bounty hunter kicking ass. ship just flew straight into the jedi hall...full of sith. they're attacking the jedi's in a epic battle

• jedi's did not win, planet being attacked completely. someone betrayed them, it was a kick ass trailer...very epic and cool

Microsoft Game Studios - Alan Wake Screens

Some Alan Wake Screens have been released showing in game moments.