***DAY 1 of E3 WEEK Packaged***

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I made the same post at TXB...I love everyone....

DAY begins.....

LucasArts to Develop Versions of Star Wars Galaxies for Xbox Live and PlayStation 2...

Link (http://www.activewin.com/gaming/pressreleases/pressrelease_200502b5.shtml)

To see it in action...MUST SEE.... Video (http://www14.big.or.jp/~gesao/swceleb2_swg.wmv)


Next is the announcement of many great games....... * the next version of a game that rhymes with J-Lo and is made by Bungie (online with Xbox Live)
* Ninja Gaiden
* Half Life: Counter-Strike (online Xbox Live)
* Psychonauts
* Blinx: The Timesweeper
* Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic
* Tork
* Midtown Madness 3 (online with Xbox Live)
* Phantasy Star Online (online with Xbox Live)
* Splinter Cell
* Project Ego
* Star Wars Galaxies
* Brute Force
* MechAssault
* Dead to Rights
* Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge
* Dead or Alive Extreme Volleyball
* Tao Feng: Fist of the Lotus
* Steel Battallion
* Panzer Dragoon
* Project Gotham Racing (online with Xbox Live)
* Amped (online with Xbox Live)
* Rallisport Challenge (online with Xbox Live)
* NBA Inside Drive 2003
* NFL Fever 2003
* Quantum RedShift
* ToeJam & Earl 3
* Turok Evolution
* Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance
* Kakuto Chojin

Not all of the games..just cream of the crop!!!!!

Next we have the Revolutionary details to a game called... BLINX THE TIMESWEEPER...
"Blinx takes the Xbox hard drive and more or less makes it function like a Tivo or Ultimate TV system. Play is recorded using around 200 megs of hard drive space. When you die, the game rewinds in front of your eyes to a point where you can start again. That's not all Blinx can do, though. Players will be able to fast forward, record, rewind, and stop time to assist them in their quest. Created by Sonic/Nights game designer Naoto Oshima"

Next we have more details on Xbox Live

J Allard, general manager of the Xbox platform, detailed Microsoft's plans to lead the way in online gaming with Xbox Live. Leveraging the Xbox system's built-in hard drive and Ethernet port to facilitate online play right out of the box, Xbox Live is a game universe where gamers can find their friends easily; where they can talk to other players through the Xbox Communicator headset; where gamers can download new statistics, levels and characters to their Xbox hard drive; and where game players have fun together. The standard Xbox Live game features that work across all Xbox Live multiplayer games include the following:

* Gamertag. Gamertag is a player's unique online ID for all games across the global gaming service.
* Friends list. This feature allows gamers to find friends online and invite them to a game no matter which Xbox Live game they're playing.
* Xbox Communicator. Voice communication is integrated with all Xbox Live multiplayer games, enabling voice interaction with teammates and opponent. Key elements of this feature exclusive to Xbox include voice-masking, global muting and parental control.
* Matchmaking. QuickMatch is the ability to enter a multiplay experience with a single button click, and OptiMatch, an Xbox Live exclusive, helps players select games and opponents based on similar skill levels.
* High-speed content downloads to the Xbox hard disk. Only Xbox offers console gamers the ability to download and permanently store both free and for-a-fee content, including new levels, characters, missions and statistics.

"Online capabilities will change video games in more profound ways than 3-D technology has so far," Allard said. "We built Xbox Live to allow game creators to focus purely on making the next great games. As the artists create, Xbox Live will do the heavy lifting where cross-game services, technology, customer service and billing are concerned."

Xbox Live launches in North America, Europe, and Japan this fall and begins its steady rollout this summer with a consumer beta program in North America. Allard said Xbox Live will support five Xbox Live exclusive games this year, including "Unreal Championship" (Infogrames) as well as "MechAssault?," "Whacked!?," "NFL Fever 2003" and "Midtown Madness® 3" (Microsoft Games Studio). By the end of 2003, at least 50 Xbox Live-enabled games are scheduled to be available worldwide.

At launch, U.S. consumers can purchase a starter kit for $49.95. For the estimated retail price of a single game, the consumer receives a year's subscription to Xbox Live, an Xbox Communicator that plugs into the Xbox controller and facilitates all voice communication with other players, and "ReVolt," a fun, online racing game from Acclaim Entertainment. Pricing and specific offers in regions outside of North America will be announced locally at a later date.

As the grand finale to the Xbox Live unveiling, Allard announced a lineup of games in the works for the future of the service, including "Star Wars Galaxies?" (LucasArts Entertainment), "Counterstrike" (Valve Software for Microsoft Games Studios), and future versions of Xbox original blockbusters such as "Halo?," "RalliSport Challenge," "Amped?" and "Project Gotham Racing...

Ther were other small announcements.. Feel free to add if you like..... Its a great time to be a gamer......

GAME ON

[Marc]

Is that it? I'm a little less than impressed. I expected more online games. I hope they have bigger things to announce before this weekend...

[Koopa]

if i hear one person that ever called nintendo kiddy praise that blinx game i'm going to *****-slap them:mad:

but ya blinx could be pretty awesome if they pull it off right.....theres some major problems to be worked out, such as:how the hell can they make a game where u can alter time without confusing the hell out of gamers? and...why cant that blinx guy go back in time and prevent whatever bad thing happened from happening.....yeah but it could be good, revolutionary if it uses the hard drive like they say its going to.....

ok enough for now.

[sinizuh]

Quality over Quanity.

btw, the Star Wars Galaxies movie was awesome... thanks... i didn't like the nerds comments thought ;)

[Piccolo_DBz]

The 50 dollar Xbox online package deal caught me off gaurd I think it's to good to be true and I'm still waiting for the catch. I really want this online service to work out better then seganet.

[SkoalMint]

Originally posted by Piccolo_DBz
The 50 dollar Xbox online package deal caught me off gaurd I think it's to good to be true and I'm still waiting for the catch. I really want this online service to work out better then seganet.

I agree. I was very surprised. I assumed that we would have to buy the communicator separately and still pay a monthly fee. However, if the deal goes through as they stated, you can't beat it. Everything I had been reading said the communicator would probably cost as much as a controller. So your looking at paying an extra $10 for a year of XBox Live and a game. Sounds pretty sweet to me.

[CoMATOSE]

yar! the concept behind blinx is c:cool::cool: l , though he does look stupid,.........could be a winner

[Shiz_96]

Thanks for the E3 video. I hope we get to see a lot more coverage of the games soon. Yeah that $50 price is sweet. They could have just sold the communicator for $35 like SkoalMint said and still chargd $10 a month but it is still early. Fall is a bit away still and nothings final.

[Crazy Joe]

Originally posted by Koopa
and...why cant that blinx guy go back in time and prevent whatever bad thing happened from happening.....

uhhh... he can, that's why when you die, it rewinds to before you die, that's like going back in time.

[Hugh_Jass]

Oh man, Star Wars Galaxies looks GREAT!

I can't wait to play this thing.

And $50 for the XBOX Online package is unbelievable news. I was on the fence on the online issue. After hearing this news I will definitely be online.

[OEM Alien]

Originally posted by Hugh_Jass
Oh man, Star Wars Galaxies looks GREAT!

I can't wait to play this thing.

And $50 for the XBOX Online package is unbelievable news. I was on the fence on the online issue. After hearing this news I will definitely be online. HELL YEAH! AND HALF LIFE COUNTERSTRIKE!!!! WHOO HOOO!!!!!!!!!!!! :D :D :) :D :)