Microsoft's E3 press conference had two purposes: to show dominance in the very narrow category of violence-driven male-targeted enthusiast action titles, and to launch Kinect, formerly known as Project Natal, in a stab at the wide market for its newly redesigned Xbox 360.
A brutal reset, a smarter story, and a return to what made it great—Mortal Kombat (2011) revived the series.
Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.
15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.
The name "Hewson" carries a special weight for anyone who grew up during the golden age of British computing. As the son of Andrew Hewson—the man behind legendary publisher Hewson Consultants—Rob Hewson didn't just grow up playing video games; he learned to spell his name from their title screens. However, Rob didn't just rest on his family's 8-bit laurels. From leading major LEGO franchises at TT Games to tackling the high-stakes world of technical porting at Huey Games, Rob has carved out a unique path in an ever-evolving industry. In this candid interview Rob to discussed the burden and beauty of a family legacy, the technical "scar tissue" left by the ambitious Hydrophobia, and why porting a masterpiece like Inscryption to consoles is far more than a simple copy-paste job.
To celebrate Tomb Raider: Legend's 20th anniversary, the official channels have shared an early in-development gameplay demo.
Gamasutra apparently had low expectations. I was expect more than 6 Kinect titles, a handful of previously announced titles and a slightly better 360 that still is playing catch up with the PS3, and still can't match it's features despite being similarly priced. And they never even bothered to announce Kinects price, although I'm sure they would have been afraid of being boo'd off the stage if Gamestop is correct and it is indeed going to run you $150.
Microsoft needed to step up if they wanted to stop their hemorrhaging console sales and declining game revenue. They didn't.
you guys must of been high when watching this conference, huh?
EA conference >> MS conference IMO. Low expectations + free xbox = Amazing conference. LOL.
High Quality? I mean I got nothing against MS or a 360 but it's just easy to see that this conference honestly sucked.