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We tried this yesterday with our Nintendo Direct thing, but that kind of fell through what with my internet being shit and pretty much nothing happening on it to live blog about. But, my internet is better now and we can do that shit now. So here is our live blog for the Microsoft Press Conference. The press conference starts at 12:30 Eastern but GT and Spike got their countdown thing, so we’re gonna be starting then. Hopefully something interesting happens.
[UPDATE] The press conference is over and below is the archive of what I live blogged. The clock on the live blog software we use is off by about 11-13 minutes, but it works well enough. The start of the live blog is at the bottom of the page.MICROSOFT PRESS CONFERENCE LIVE BLOG
- And that’s the end of Microsoft. June 4, 2012 – 2:13 pm
- Lady, what are you saying? I can’t hear you over the shooting. June 4, 2012 – 2:13 pm
- Vehicle sections, don’t you love them? June 4, 2012 – 2:11 pm
- Wait, are those things flying around the AR drones that people control with their iPhones but with a minigun attached? June 4, 2012 – 2:10 pm
- Who is the guy playing the Black Ops demo? his silhouette looks familiar June 4, 2012 – 2:09 pm
- I do like the idea of a sniper rifle that’s shots are more powerful the longer you aim. June 4, 2012 – 2:06 pm
- Ooooh, a VTOL June 4, 2012 – 2:05 pm
- Christ, what the hell is happening here? Shit is just jumping off. June 4, 2012 – 2:05 pm
- Yep, this is a Call of Duty Game, alright. June 4, 2012 – 2:03 pm
- Hey, the president’s a lady. June 4, 2012 – 2:03 pm
- Fuck, starting off with a guy bleeding to death. June 4, 2012 – 2:02 pm
- Microsoft wrapping up their press conference with CoD Blops II June 4, 2012 – 2:02 pm
- Thank god, it’s over. June 4, 2012 – 2:00 pm
- But this is just ridiculous June 4, 2012 – 1:59 pm
- Having Usher singing and dancing might make sense if he was actually playing Dance Central 3 while he was doing that June 4, 2012 – 1:59 pm
- And now Usher’s performing on stage… What does that have to do with video games? June 4, 2012 – 1:56 pm
- And Usher is working with Harmonix on the game. June 4, 2012 – 1:56 pm
- Harmonix is making Dance Central 3 now. June 4, 2012 – 1:55 pm
- South Park: The Stick of Truth… Fuck YES!! June 4, 2012 – 1:53 pm
- Whoo! South Park! June 4, 2012 – 1:51 pm
- Damn, that was a quick look. June 4, 2012 – 1:51 pm
- She’s showing off Wreckateer, which will be part of the Summer of Arcade June 4, 2012 – 1:49 pm
- Oh my god, a girl is on stage! June 4, 2012 – 1:49 pm
- And now the game has timed QTE’s. June 4, 2012 – 1:48 pm
- Seriously, it’s like they aren’t even trying anymore. June 4, 2012 – 1:47 pm
- This doesn’t even look like survival horror anymore. It looks like an action game with zombies. June 4, 2012 – 1:45 pm
- Holy shit, you can move while shooting. June 4, 2012 – 1:44 pm
- Leon S Kennedy is in a bad way June 4, 2012 – 1:44 pm
- Now, RE6 demo thing. June 4, 2012 – 1:44 pm
- My internet fucked up and I didn’t get to see the last trailer they showed. June 4, 2012 – 1:43 pm
- LocoCycle coming 2013. June 4, 2012 – 1:43 pm
- So now we got a trailer about an assassin motorcycle June 4, 2012 – 1:42 pm
- Ascend comes out 2013. June 4, 2012 – 1:41 pm
- Christ, that level of violence is just unnecessary June 4, 2012 – 1:41 pm
- Trailer for Signal’s new game, Ascend: New Gods June 4, 2012 – 1:40 pm
- Games not even out yet and they are pimping their DLC. June 4, 2012 – 1:39 pm
- So what does any of this have to do with raiding tombs? June 4, 2012 – 1:38 pm
- Looks like the game might have more of a stealth aspect to it. June 4, 2012 – 1:36 pm
- Now for a “dramatic and action-packed sequence from later in the game.” June 4, 2012 – 1:34 pm
- Crystal Dynamics on stage now to talk Tomb Raider. June 4, 2012 – 1:34 pm
- Windows 8 is a thing now, with Smart Glass support. June 4, 2012 – 1:33 pm
- Smart Glass and IE on Xbox will launch this Fall. June 4, 2012 – 1:32 pm
- You can control your web browser with your phone with Smart Glass now. June 4, 2012 – 1:32 pm
- The space helmets in Prometheus do look kinda stupid. June 4, 2012 – 1:31 pm
- And again with the voice controls, now used to control the web browser June 4, 2012 – 1:30 pm
- Smart Glass can also let you use your phone to control your Xbox. June 4, 2012 – 1:29 pm
- The tablet can give you real time info on ships and shit in Halo 4. June 4, 2012 – 1:28 pm
- That’s actually kind of cool. June 4, 2012 – 1:27 pm
- If you watch Game of Thrones on Xbox the tablet will give you a map showing where things are happening in the world. June 4, 2012 – 1:26 pm
- While your tablet gives you info on the movie. June 4, 2012 – 1:26 pm
- With Smart Glass, you can start watching a movie on the tablet, then keep watching on your TV June 4, 2012 – 1:25 pm
- Called it. June 4, 2012 – 1:24 pm
- Ok, so I think the Xbox Live guy is leading up to the Xbox Smart Glass. June 4, 2012 – 1:24 pm
- Great, now my Xbox will be bugging me to work out.June 4, 2012 – 1:21 pm
- “If you have a body, you’re an athlete.” Clearly this guy hasn’t seen a lot of people who play Xbox June 4, 2012 – 1:20 pm
- Microsoft is teaming up with Nike for new fitness shit. June 4, 2012 – 1:19 pm
- Will be available on the Xbox, PC, phones and tablets. June 4, 2012 – 1:17 pm
- Xbox will be introducing a new music system called Xbox Music, with over 30 million songs. June 4, 2012 – 1:16 pm
- And even more voice controls. They are really pushing that shit this year. June 4, 2012 – 1:15 pm
- So is Watch ESPN. June 4, 2012 – 1:14 pm
- NBA Game Time and Link Pass coming to Xbox, as is the NHL. June 4, 2012 – 1:13 pm
- Nickolodeon and Univision will now be available on Xbox June 4, 2012 – 1:12 pm
- Microsofts plans to double entertainment providers. June 4, 2012 – 1:11 pm
- Bing voice search on Xbox can now understand people who don’t speak English. June 4, 2012 – 1:11 pm
- And you can use voice controls to launch movies with multiple video platforms. June 4, 2012 – 1:10 pm
- Xbox can now let you search movies by genre. June 4, 2012 – 1:10 pm
- Due out October 23rd, 2012 June 4, 2012 – 1:09 pm
- New game is Forza Horizon. June 4, 2012 – 1:08 pm
- And some motherfucking dubstep! Finally! June 4, 2012 – 1:08 pm
- Trailer for a new driving game. June 4, 2012 – 1:07 pm
- Should I know the main guy for this game? I feel like I should June 4, 2012 – 1:07 pm
- New trailer for Gears of War: Judgement or whatever it’s called. June 4, 2012 – 1:06 pm
- Phil Spencer pimping Microsoft’s studios June 4, 2012 – 1:05 pm
- So now we have a bunch of gameplay from Fable: The Journey, which will incorporate Hadokens June 4, 2012 – 1:05 pm
- New Madden coming out this August. June 4, 2012 – 1:03 pm
- Voice controls work with offense and defense. June 4, 2012 – 1:03 pm
- Joe Montana is looking old. June 4, 2012 – 1:03 pm
- I have no idea what’s happening. June 4, 2012 – 1:03 pm
- New Madden will also have voice controls, and is being played by a Hall of Famer Quarterback. June 4, 2012 – 1:02 pm
- FIFA 13 coming out this Fall. June 4, 2012 – 1:00 pm
- Refs can also be petty if you swear at them. June 4, 2012 – 1:00 pm
- FIFA 13 will also have Kinect voice controls, changing your lineup and plays. June 4, 2012 – 1:00 pm
- Drama of real life football. It’s super dramatic. June 4, 2012 – 12:59 pm
- With Kinect. June 4, 2012 – 12:59 pm
- Now sports. June 4, 2012 – 12:58 pm
- Splinter Cell: Blacklist due out Spring 2013. June 4, 2012 – 12:58 pm
- Oh, ok, it’s called Splinter Cell Blacklist June 4, 2012 – 12:58 pm
- Never been a fan of Splinter Cell, but this new game looks pretty cool. Kinect stuff looks interesting, too June 4, 2012 – 12:56 pm
- Also, new Splinter Cell has voice controls with Kinect for distracting guards June 4, 2012 – 12:55 pm
- Sam now has Killing in Motion, a combo of shooting and some kind of free-run thing. June 4, 2012 – 12:54 pm
- So the gameplay they’ve been showing has been for a new Splinter Cell game. June 4, 2012 – 12:53 pm
- They didn’t say who, though. At least not yet, anyway June 4, 2012 – 12:51 pm
- Microsoft is going to be bringing in more entertainment partners for Xbox. June 4, 2012 – 12:51 pm
- So Cortana’s going crazy? Is that the gist of it? June 4, 2012 – 12:49 pm
- Now Chief appears to have Predator vision. June 4, 2012 – 12:49 pm
- And you can do it without using energy. June 4, 2012 – 12:48 pm
- Holy shit, you can sprint! June 4, 2012 – 12:48 pm
- They got flying guys that can catch plasma grenades and throw them back at you. June 4, 2012 – 12:47 pm
- Looks like we’ll be able to fight some new enemies in Halo 4. Some kind of robots that aren’t Covenant. June 4, 2012 – 12:47 pm
- Fucking sword guys. I hate those guys. June 4, 2012 – 12:46 pm
- Hey, some Halo 4 gameplay. June 4, 2012 – 12:45 pm
- It looked like Halo was going a horror route from the trailer, but then Master Chief showed up June 4, 2012 – 12:44 pm
- Live action Halo Trailer, just what everybody wants from a game trailer. June 4, 2012 – 12:43 pm
- It is time! Let’s see some shit. June 4, 2012 – 12:42 pm
- Almost time for the Microsoft press conference. June 4, 2012 – 12:40 pm
- Snider wants a surprise. June 4, 2012 – 12:36 pm
- Totilo wants to see Ryse. June 4, 2012 – 12:36 pm
- Microsoft Companion, connecting your Xbox to phones. June 4, 2012 – 12:36 pm
- Peter Molyneaux, Stephen Totilo and Mike Snider talking what they want to see and are excited about from Microsoft. June 4, 2012 – 12:35 pm
- Along with Dust, probably one of the most interesting to me. June 4, 2012 – 12:34 pm
- Tony Hawk also part of Summer June 4, 2012 – 12:34 pm
- Deadlight part of Summer, apparently like Shadow Complex June 4, 2012 – 12:34 pm
- Phil Spencer talking Summer of Arcade June 4, 2012 – 12:33 pm
- ok, so backed up the stream 30 seconds, will be a bit off with time but hopefully it will stream better June 4, 2012 – 12:32 pm
- commercial break time. June 4, 2012 – 12:30 pm
- Why is Snoop Dogg involved with Tekken? June 4, 2012 – 12:28 pm
- Well, only American Stoners since Canada keeps getting fucked by Hulu June 4, 2012 – 12:27 pm
- Kevin Smith, a prophet? Really? June 4, 2012 – 12:25 pm
- Now Kevin Smith in a branded hockey jersey June 4, 2012 – 12:24 pm
- There’s the dubstep. At least online, anyway June 4, 2012 – 12:23 pm
- Man, I hate commercials. June 4, 2012 – 12:22 pm
- fucking Nerd Machine, getting all the good shit before other people. June 4, 2012 – 12:20 pm
- apparently Nerd Machine is a movement June 4, 2012 – 12:19 pm
- oh shit, Optimus is Jeff Bridges from Tron: Legacy June 4, 2012 – 12:18 pm
- oh boy, more Transformers. June 4, 2012 – 12:17 pm
- average swag the human body can carry? what the dick is happening? June 4, 2012 – 12:16 pm
- i remember the space ponchos, that was weird June 4, 2012 – 12:16 pm
- how could it not June 4, 2012 – 12:15 pm
- oh, of course it will set the bar high June 4, 2012 – 12:15 pm
- why were they showing nintendo stuff when talking about the playstation plus stuff? June 4, 2012 – 12:14 pm
- fuck, 17 hours. i’m gonna be busy June 4, 2012 – 12:13 pm
- figured there would be more dubstep in the intro thing June 4, 2012 – 12:13 pm
- time for the pre thing on spike June 4, 2012 – 12:12 pm
- 10 minutes until the pre-Microsoft Press Conference thing June 4, 2012 – 12:02 pm
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