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Microsoft Announces Xbox E3 Line-Up, Xbox Live Details.

Posted by simoniker on from the ghoulie-grabbing dept.

Thanks to Shacknews for pointing to the brand-new Microsoft E3 press release that accompanies their press conference this evening. Highlights include the announcement of three Rare titles exclusively for Xbox, including Grabbed By The Ghoulies (!) and Conker:Live And Uncut, confirmation of Halo 2, Counterstrike, Project Gotham Racing 2, and a new Crimson Skies game for Xbox, plus the full info on the Xbox Live expansions, including XSN Sports and Music Mixer.

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  1. much-needed Xbox Live improvements by AvantLegion · · Score: 3, Interesting
    The improvements for Xbox Live are a bit understated in the article, but they're gonna be big.

    A web-based stats database? Sure beats the "records get reset every month" stuff we get now. We've had stats on the Web for games like UT on PC, but a central stats database for every Xbox Live game? That's just downright cool. Not to mention the site will also have communicate-with-friends features.

    General lobbies will also be really nice.

    Some of the integration features, like alerts to your cell, or games that allow you to accept online challenges even when you're playing single-player, are the kind of features that don't mean much to the 90% that won't use them, but mean the world to the 10% that do. It's extra features like that - ones that don't get in the way if you don't want them - that make a nice, complete product.

    The Xbox should really be defined by Xbox Live. It's the best online console by a ridiculous margin. Hopefully people will get over the Microsoft bashing, Sony/Nintendo faithful chest-pounding, and take note that Microsoft is (*gasp*) truly innovating here! No other console, or PC for that matter, have the kind of complete online gaming service that Microsoft is making Xbox Live to be.