E3 2015: Microsoft Conference Liveblog

Kicks off at 5:30pm BST, June 15th

by Ken Barnes
Mon 15th Jun 2015

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19:02

Now we've just gotta write up all this stuff...pray for us.

19:02

And that's your lot. Thanks for being with us!

18:59

...will there be a "one more thing..."?

18:59

Looks like that's your lot...

18:59

Gears of War 4 confirmed as title (unsurprisingly)

18:58

Multi-tongue monster confirmed.

No giant enemy crabs yet, mind.

18:56

Live gameplay demo ongoing that looks pretty darned shiny. Plenty of weather effects.

18:55

Bit windy out.

18:55

This is...

18:53

Here comes the new Gears trailer...

18:52

Gears of War Ultimate Edition public beta starts TODAY

18:52

Gears of War Ultimate Edition coming August 25th to Xbox One. 1080p/60fps.

18:51

Rod Fergusson takes the stage - Here comes Gears

18:50

This presentation - despite being awesome in terms of tech - is about as natural as the guys playing Kinect Sports a couple of years back.

18:49

This is genuinely incredible.

18:49

This is all well and good, but if it doesn't work with Barbie Race and Ride, it has to be deemed to be a failure.

18:48

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18:48

Saxs says "Create world" and HoloLens built his entire Minecraft world on a table.

18:47

Woah.

18:47

New version of Minecraft built specifically for HoloLens is being demoed by Saxs Persson of Mojang. Live demo going on.

18:45

Lydia is on stage to talk HoloLens/Minecraft

18:45

Microsoft HoloLens presentation is up

18:44

Essentially means that if you have a PC running Windows 10, Valve VR will work. Like...it would have anyway.

18:44

Kudo Tsunoda announces relationship with VALVE VR for Windows 10

18:43

Anything you earn or buy on Xbox One or Windows 10 version of Fable Legends will crossover to the other format.

18:43

Fable Legends was there (we lost our internet connection for a bit....sorry!)

18:41

Another Xbox One and Windows 10 exclusive coming up...

18:41

SEA OF THIEVES is the title. Xbox One exclusive.

18:40

Well Jolly my Roger.

18:40

"a shared-world adventure game" that features pirates and boats

18:39

New Xbox One exclusive from RARE now showing

18:38

*breathing intesifies*

18:37

Released August 4th 2015 at retail

18:37

Includes 10,000 gamerscore across 30 games.

18:37

RARE 30 GAME COLLECTION. $30. XBOX ONE EXCLUSIVE. CONFIRMED.

18:36

Perfect Dark, Conker, Banjo Kazooie....here comes RareReplay

18:36

Here comes RARE with the Xbox One exclusive...

18:35

Yet again..."Xbox Exclusive | Holiday 2015"

Sort yourselves out, Microsoft.

18:34

Climbing, sliding, ziplining, QTEs, plenty of breathy screaming...it's "new school" Tomb Raider, alright.

18:31

Lara is playing a bit of Ice Climber

18:30

...which may mean anything.

18:30

Tomb Raider: Rise of the Tomb Raider announced as "Xbox Exclusive. Holiday 2015"

18:29

Brian Horton of Crystal Dynamics takes the stage.

18:29

Well, Ion looked...like a game.

18:28

Now seeing ION, coming first to Xbox One and PC

18:27

Talking about the laws of fuzzecs with Dean Hall.

18:27

Dean Hall, creator of DayZ takes the stage

18:27

The Long Dark and Elite: Dangerous available in Xbox Game Preview TODAY

18:26

Every game in the Xbox Game Preview comes with a free trial, which will allow users to play the game and test them out.

The Long Dark
Shelter
Elite: Dangerous
DayZ

18:26

Xbox Game Preview - which is Steam Early Access on PC - announced

18:25

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Sadly, Cuphead won't launch until 2016.

18:24

Breaking: CUPHEAD still looks freaking awesome.

18:24

Massive old beard and mutton chops on this lad. Fair play to you, sir.

18:23

Chad from Studio MDHR is up on the stage to show some CUPHEAD

18:23

Coming summer 2015

18:23

Beyond Eyes will launch first on Xbox One and PC

18:22

Beyond Eyes looks very, very interesting. We're checking out the trailer now.

18:21

Ashen is console exclusive to Xbox One

18:19

Checking out a bit of Tacoma from Gone Home developer Fulbright. First on Xbox One and PC.

18:19

Here come some creators making games that will debut exclusively on Xbox One

18:18

Too many titles to list, but we saw Cuphead, The Flame and The Flood, Ark, The Solus Project, Behemoth's next title... we'll have 'em all written up for you later

18:17

Here comes the indie sizzle reel!

18:16

CUPHEAD

18:16

CUPHEAD

18:16

Indeed, it's GIGANTIC, which was announced earlier in the year

18:15

A Windows 10 and Xbox One exclusive from Motiga now...wonder what this could be?

18:14

Rainbow Six Siege on Xbox One will come with back-compat versions of Rainbow Six Vegas and Vegas 2 on Xbox One

18:13

Now we're talking Rainbow Six Siege

18:12

Xbox One will get an exclusive beta of THE DIVISION in December

18:12

(we kid, we kid...hyped for The Division)

18:11

Looking very sharp. As it did the last 400 times.

18:10

Tom Clancy's The Division shows up

18:10

We are going to assume that the lack of PS4/PC logos at the end of the trailer is due to the fact that it's the Xbox presser.

18:09

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You can get your hands on Dark Souls 3 in early 2016

18:08

(Forza Motorsport 6 will feature 24 car multiplayer, btw)

18:07

Up next, a World Premiere from BANDAI NAMCO

18:06

First trailer up next from Forza Motorsport 6 - an Xbox One exclusive, of course

18:04

...fortunately, that was planned.

18:04

A Ford GT drops from above the crowd....

18:04

Up comes a Ford presentation...gotta be Forza next

18:03

Can't fault a trailer with "Danger Zone" as the backing track

18:02

And here comes a trailer for for PvZ Garden Warfare 2

18:01

Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 announced

18:00

This week, EA Access Vault is open to ALL XBOX LIVE GOLD MEMBERS

18:00

DRAGON AGE INQUISITION coming to EA Access Vault this summer

18:00

As we already announced, Titanfall is now available on EA Access.

17:59

MADDEN NFL 16 will be available on August 20th via EA Access

17:58

EA's Peter Moore takes the stage

17:58

FALLOUT 4 mods created on PC will be shareable with players on Xbox One

17:57

FALLOUT 3 FOR XBOX ONE WILL BE INCLUDED WITH FALLOUT 4 ON XBOX ONE

17:57

Just realised that we'll all be able to play Double Dragon Neon and Red Dead Redemption and Bayonetta on Xbox One.

Back in a sec. Just going to think about that for a while.

17:55

An extended Fallout 4 gameplay presentation is going on.

17:54

(Not really, we love Sammy and co.)

17:54

twitter.com/pushsquare/status/610490328756420608

Shots fired.

17:53

For the record, a handful of backwards compatible titles will be available to Preview Members TODAY. Full functionality coming Holiday 2015.

17:52

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17:51

Todd Howard from Bethesda takes the stage to show more Fallout 4

17:51

Xbox Elite Wireless Controller announced

Features extra triggers, more accurate triggers, switchable analoge sticks, button remapping, paddle remapping, max/min values for triggers. Works with Windows 10 and Xbox One.

17:50

"WE WON'T CHARGE YOU TO PLAY THE GAMES YOU ALREADY OWN." - *drops mic*

17:49

Game developers don't need to do anything.

17:49

Complete with screenshot support. Broadcasting. Game DVR. Game streaming to Windows 10.

17:48

Now showing off Mass Effect Xbox 360, running on Xbox One.

17:48

Digital Xbox 360 titles will show up AUTOMATICALLY on Xbox One.
Retail games, you insert the disc and then download the game.

17:47

Xbox 360 games playable NATIVELY on Xbox One

17:47

XBOX ONE BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY CONFIRMED

17:47

OH MY

17:46

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17:45

Here comes the boss....Big Phil takes the stage

17:45

New title is RECORE, coming Spring 2016

17:43

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17:43

"From Keiji Inafune and the makers of Metroid Prime"

17:42

Xbox One Exclusive World Premiere Coming Up

17:42

Multiplayer confirmed to support up to 24 players

17:41

Halo 5: Guardians campaign features drop-in/drop-out co-op. Multiplayer features environments 4x the size of any Halo game previously. Multiplayer playable at E3.

17:40

Josh Holmes from 343 takes the stage.

17:39

Ironically, the Xbox Live Events app on Xbox One is showing the video at 30fps. It's 60fps on YouTube...just sayin'

17:39

This is looking silky smooth...buttery goodness

17:36

Halo 5: Guardians looking pretty sweet...

17:36

A live gameplay demo....looking pretty sharp...

17:35

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17:34

Halo 5: Guardians gets us started

17:33

Bonnie Ross from 343 Industries takes the stage

17:32

Kicking it off with a catalogue presentation. Gears, Tomb Raider, Halo, Forza...

17:31

WE ARE LIVE

17:29

...any minute now. THE HYPE IS REAL.

17:27

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Please, please, let us get what we want.

17:24

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Our bodies are ready.

17:22

8 minutes or so....BRACE YOURSELVES

17:16

So, what are we going to see? Rumours abound about a 30-game Rare Anniversary collection by the name of "RareReplay"...

17:05

So, what are you looking forward to the most?

17:03

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Bit green all up in the room

17:03

T- 27 minutes and counting....

17:01

We'll bring you more on every single one of those games this afternoon/evening.

17:00

31 Indie Titles Announced for Xbox One

Well, here's 31 indie titles that have been announced a bit early.

Neonchrome Alpha Trilogy
HUSH
Ostrich Island: Escape from Paradise
SHINY
Leo's Fortune
Planet of the Eyes
The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing
Glitchrunners
Super Rude Bear Resurrection
Phantasmal: City of Darkness
Zenith
Tachyon Project
ENKI
Gemini
Prismatica
Sword Coast Legends
Raging Justice
Munch Time 2
Space Dust Racers
Spaera
Bacon Man
Dark Raid Bot Wars
The Great Emoticon
Bailar Latino
Blast 'Em Bunnies
Blues and Bullets
Deathtrap
The Bridge
Quantum Rush: Champions
Fermi's Path
Soccertron
The Toilet Chronicles

16:39

The Xbox E3 2015 Conference will kick off in about an hour!

Souldin said:

Unravel still remains the best thing EA showed this conference.

Souldin said:

Pelé appearing just makes me think of the Cox n' Crendor episode.

Souldin said:

The creator's excitement and enthusiasm is rather touching.

Souldin said:

Unravel looks good, I like how the game is being presented, it feels... sincere?

Souldin said:

In any case, I don't care much for EA, but I've decided to make videos sharing my thoughts on each of the conferences, so I'm watching it.

Souldin said:

Oh, the comment section is still active? Neat.

DesignateTurian said:

Mass Effect: Andromeda

PokeMario said:

The whole "greatest games in Xbox history" thing made me think they'd have something that would blow me away

PokeMario said:

Do you think Microsoft may be hiding a "bombshell" announcement?

Falco1863 said:

Of course they announce backwards compatibility after I liquidated my 360 library! Kaahhhhhhhhn!

PokeMario said:

But I think by the end of the year I will be "satisfied" with my purchase of the Xbox One

mastermp2 said:

ok see ya guys

PokeMario said:

I'm glad the Xbox One is getting all of this connectivity with PC, but at the same time, a lot of these Xbox "exclusives" are also on PC.

Ralizah said:

Oh, and Dishonored wasn't too appealing, either.

Ralizah said:

I wasn't terribly impressed by Doom or that weird online game. Fallout 4 looked great, though.

PokeMario said:

Am I the only one that thinks Bethesda wasn't all that great

Ralizah said:

Tomb Raider and Gears 4 will be really nice offerings for the holidays. Couldn't care less about Halo, though.

PokeMario said:

Great conference, I just feel it lacked a little something, maybe Scalebound

Souldin said:

Now then, do I have the time record my thoughts and opinions on this before EA's conference starts (I'm trying to watch each of them this year)? Let's find out. Cheerio everyone!

mastermp2 said:

and backwards compatibility

mastermp2 said:

My winners: Tomb Raider, Recore and maybe Gears 4

TeslaChippie said:

But it was a solid, solid conference. Recore and Sea of Thieves looked really interesting

PokeMario said:

No Call of Duty, I guess we can skip the first ten minutes of Sony's conference

TeslaChippie said:

I love that they HAD to have EA come out and mention Madden... thought they were done with that crap

TwilightAngel said:

This was great and this made me want to buy an Xbox one right now! And i am eventually see you later everyone

shingi_70 said:

that was great, alot i expected to be there was missing though.

mastermp2 said:

See ya Tesla

Ralizah said:

Yeah, I owned a 360, and was super disappointed. Nice to see Microsoft actually... working so hard to improve their machine. They've done a ton of stuff to make the Xbone appealing

Souldin said:

Yeah, otherwise, not much interested me.

TeslaChippie said:

Alright guys, I'm gonna be over at PushSquare for the EA, Ubi and Sony conferences. See ya!

CrazyCrayfish said:

Enjoyed that.

Souldin said:

So then... I found this okay. Cuphead and Fable Legends still look nice. The Rare Reply is a great thing, and I'll certainly be getting Halo 5 for my brother but otherwise...

Red620Ti said:

Damn, that was impressive

TeslaChippie said:

Microsoft was a pain in the butt 2-3 years ago. They've really come around