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Games => Video Games => Topic started by: Spriggan on May 08, 2006, 11:40:51 PM

Title: E3 Xbox 360 thread
Post by: Spriggan on May 08, 2006, 11:40:51 PM: With E3 upon us I'm creating a new 360 thread so there will be on on the main page. While I'll be creating posts here covering news items as I see them feel free to discuss anything about the 360 here, also feel free to post your own news since I won't be posting everything I read but only things that stand out to me.

So, as everyone assumed they would, MS announced an HD DVD add-on for their system. No price yet, but it should cost probably $200 would be my guess, If I were planning on getting a 360 I'd wait until the inevitable version with the integrated HD-DVD that will more then likely be out for Christmas.
Title: Re: E3 Xbox 360 thread
Post by: Faster Master St. Pastor on May 09, 2006, 12:19:50 AM: Huh? Just now announced? I've known about that for at least a month and a half now. Wierd.
Title: Re: E3 Xbox 360 thread
Post by: Faster Master St. Pastor on May 10, 2006, 09:52:41 PM: Eh, if Sprigg won't do it I will:

Halo 3 was officially announced on the 6th (I think), and will be available on an as of yet unannounced date in 2007.
Bungie declares it the best kept secret ever (http://bungie.net/News/TopStory.aspx?link=Halo3Announcement).
The trailer is in the link above, as is Bungie's own announcement, and here (http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/news/events/e32006/articles/halo3.htm) is a write up of it, along with another link (http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/news/events/e32006/articles/e3pressbriefing.htm) detailing the press conference where said Halo 3 was announced.
Title: Re: E3 Xbox 360 thread
Post by: Mr_Pleasington on May 10, 2006, 11:27:42 PM: I, for one, am ready to finish the fight.

Even if I have to take on a rampant Cortana.
Title: Re: E3 Xbox 360 thread
Post by: Faster Master St. Pastor on May 10, 2006, 11:37:23 PM: I myself flipped out when I saw the video the first time. I so can not wait for the final installment of what has been the best game to stick it to my friends for quite a while. All the more so because the trailer was running on the Xbox 360, and not a PC like is the norm. If I can expect that this early then imagine what it'll be like when its released.
Title: Re: E3 Xbox 360 thread
Post by: Spriggan on May 11, 2006, 12:32:09 AM: Sorry, Halo 3 was so three weeks ago. All the cool kids are talking about the new Smash Brothers.

Snake? SNAKE?! SNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKE!
Title: Re: E3 Xbox 360 thread
Post by: Faster Master St. Pastor on May 11, 2006, 12:55:55 AM: You obviously haven't seen the Bungie forums, its like a termite hive.
Title: Re: E3 Xbox 360 thread
Post by: Spriggan on May 11, 2006, 12:59:48 AM: Well we now know where all the unhip kids are don't we?
Title: Re: E3 Xbox 360 thread
Post by: Faster Master St. Pastor on May 11, 2006, 01:16:38 AM: Yup, there talking about Super Smash Bros. a couple threads away.
Title: Re: E3 Xbox 360 thread
Post by: Entsuropi on May 11, 2006, 06:54:35 AM: The vid underwhelms me. It's masterchief walking along.

And did they jump the storyline forward by like a year or something? I wanted to fight out the fall of earth, not the resistance on earth. Lame.
Title: Re: E3 Xbox 360 thread
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on May 11, 2006, 09:04:27 AM: HALO 3?!?! (http://www.sorethumbsonline.com/comics/st20060510.gif)
Title: Re: E3 Xbox 360 thread
Post by: Spriggan on May 11, 2006, 11:09:34 AM: SE wins!
Title: Re: E3 Xbox 360 thread
Post by: Spriggan on May 15, 2006, 09:49:53 PM: Since there are apparently people on this forum who actually care about this game I'm going to post this, Bungie has a Q&A about H3 up on their site.

http://bungie.net/News/TopStory.aspx?link=weeklyupdatemay1206