Microsoft Press Conference Impressions | E3 2014 | Quick Thoughts

When Microsoft said they were going to talk about games, games and more games for 90 minutes they really meant it. So many exclusive games only available on Xbox One. Forza Horizon 2, Sunset Overdrive, Dead Rising 3 DLC, Dance Central, Fantasia, Fable Legends, Project Spark, Ori and the Blind Forest, Halo 5, Halo Collection, Inside, Scalebound and Crackdown 3 are all games only coming to Xbox One! Let alone the amount of 3rd party games with exclusive content!

I would love to play a lot of these games, but there are 2 that I really want to play. The first being "The Rise of Tomb Raider", a sequel to the 2013 reboot. It was only a short trailer with no gameplay, but I was ecstatic when Lara removed the her hood. She's hardened up from the events from the previous game and she's back to kick arse!

The second is a game called "Scalebound". This is an exclusive Xbox One game made by the crazy Japanese developer Platinum Games. From the short trailer we see a kick arse protagonist fighting against huge dragons. This is defiantly something I need in my game library! 

As someone who doesn't own an Xbox One, I really do feel like I will be missing out on a lot of great games. Hopefully Sony will have a strong showing too, but they're going to really bring their A game to compete with Xbox's showing.

Good stuff, Microsoft.

1 down, 2 to go! Let's hope PlayStation and Nintendo can bring the goods!

Ridiculous Microsoft Conference Predictions | E3 2014

Microsoft's E3 press conference is only a few hours away. Last year they had a great showing of exclusive AAA games, but PlayStation one upped them by announcing that their console was $100US cheaper. While I could just wait to find out what the company has in store for Xbox One, it's always fun to have a guess at what will be shown. 

Here's 4 totally inaccurate and ridiculous predictions for Microsoft's 2014 E3 conference!

1) Earlier this year Phil Spencer was promoted to head of Xbox and this will be his first E3 in this position. He'll be wanting to win the crowd over, and what better way to do that than to crack a joke. What he'll say is totally unknown, but it'll most likely have something to do with Don Mattrick.

2) Halo 5: Guardians was announced a couple of weeks ago but no gameplay was shown. With Halo being their biggest franchise they'll want to show it off in a big way, and what better way to do that than an epic on stage fire fight. Once a quick explanation of a new online mode is finished a team of 20 spartans will run on to the stage and shoot a cardboard cut out of Don Mattrick until it's nothing more than a pile of dust. The crowd will burst into applause. 

3) A representative from Rare will apologies for making lame Kinect games. As a token of apology, they will invite Grant Kirkhope to come to the stage to give him a one-two jab in the Rare representative's family jewels. It will be followed up by an announcement for Kinect Sports 4. 

4) With the removal of Kinect from Xbox One their new slogan will be "It's a PS4 in 720p". 

It might seem that I was taking a jab at Microsoft, but I think they're going to have a great show! We'll see in a couple of hours!