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Ninja Gaiden III E3 trailer is bloody awesome

Posted on June 6, 2011 by John Scalzo

Tecmo Koei has released the E3 trailer for Ryu Hayabusa’s next adventure and it looks like the ninja will be emerging on the PS3 and Xbox 360 in early 2012. This is the first time the series has debuted on both HD consoles at the same time.

Oh, and this trailer is not for the squeamish. Tomonobu Itagaki may have left Team Ninja, but the trailer is full of blood and guys and some absolutely awesome ninja action.

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MS @ E3 11: Halo 4 announced, coming in 2012

Posted on June 6, 2011 by John Scalzo

Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary isn’t the only Halo game Microsoft was ready to announce at this year’s E3 Expo. The publisher has just confirmed that Halo 4 is in development at 343 Industries and will be released near the end of 2012.

The teaser trailer is short, just a few seconds of Cortana waking the Master Chief from cryostasis before his ship explodes. Halo 4 is described as the “dawn of a new trilogy for the Xbox 360,” so you can be sure the Xbox 360 will be around for a long time. And, if you think about it, this is also an announcement for Halo 5 and Halo 6.

But that’s the end of the show. Hope you enjoyed the 2011 E3 Press Conference from Microsoft.

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MS @ E3 11: More Kinect announcements include Kinect Sports 2, Dance Central 2

Posted on June 6, 2011 by John Scalzo

More Kinect announcements continue to escape from Microsoft’s E3 Press Conference.

Now up is Kinect Sports: Season 2. Developed by Big Park, the second Kinect Sports title will include skiing, baseball, golf, darts, tennis and football.

And as was hinted at earlier, Harmonix’s Dance Central 2 was announced with multiplayer dancing. Oh yeah, it’s a party now!

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MS @ E3 11: Kinect Fun Labs launches today with new features

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Mike Gutierrez

Game designer and Kinect head honcho Kudo Tsunoda just revealed Kinect Fun Labs at Microsoft’s Press conference, a permanent addition to the Xbox Dashboard that brings an array of new ways to interact with your Xbox 360 Kinect. One feature shown off as body scanning, which instantly created an avatar out of a person’s real features. Second was finger tracking, which the presenter used to take a 3D picture of himself, then draw lighting effects both in front of and behind his image, which he could then view in 3D. Finally, they showed off one of Kinect’s most talked about features since launch – object scanning. The presenter was able to scan a plush toy onto the screen with Kinect, then jump around and lean from side to side as a fully animated version of that object.

It’s all pretty interesting and hopefully will lead to more innovative features on the platform. Kinect Fun Labs is available today, right now, on Xbox Live.

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MS @ E3 11: Star Wars, Disneyland Adventures, Sesame Street come to Kinect

Posted on June 6, 2011 by John Scalzo

Just like last year, the 2011 Microsoft E3 Press Conference was all about Kinect.

Microsoft has partnered with Disney to bring Disneyland Adventures to Kinect. Minigames based on Peter Pan, Alice in Wonderland and other Disneyland attractions will keep the kids busy for a good long time.

More for the kids came from Tim Schafer, who showed off Double Fine’s Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster. A storybook-themed romp through the Sesame Street world. He also apparently has the cutest daughter in the world and is very proud he finally gets to make a game for her.

An extended look at Kinect Star Wars makes the gesture controls used in the game look pretty spectacular. For those that didn’t jump on the Dance Central bandwagon, this may be the Kinect’s killer app for a lot of people. Fighting battledroids involves blocking blaster bolts with a Lightsaber and then counterattacking. But the demo got good when it ended with the promise of a duel with two dual-Lightsaber wielding Sith.

And speaking of Dance Central… rumor has a sequel is coming up soon in the Microsoft Press Conference.

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MS @ E3 11: Minecraft coming to Kinect

Posted on June 6, 2011 by John Scalzo

Microsoft’s Phil Spencer just announced that Minecraft, the indie gaming hit, will be coming to Xbox Live Arcade with Kinect support.

Minecraft will be released this Winter.

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MS @ E3 11: Kinect-based Fable: The Journey revealed

Posted on June 6, 2011 by John Scalzo

Microsoft is continuing with the Kinect as Lionhead’s Peter Molyneux has taken the stage to reveal Fable: The Journey, a Kinect-powered first person take on the Fable franchise. All of the attacks look to be magic-based as our hero blasts monsters with hands motions. The game is powered by the Unreal Engine 3 and looks stellar.

Fable: The Journey will be released in 2012.

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MS @ E3 11: Halo remake announced… anybody surprised?

Posted on June 6, 2011 by John Scalzo

It’s been the subject of rumors since before the Xbox 360 was even released, but today, Microsoft has finally officially announced Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary. The 10th anniversary high definition re-release of the Xbox’s most popular game will be released on November 15 courtesy of 343 Industries.

And if the rumors are true, this isn’t the only Halo game Microsoft plans to announce today.

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