Microsoft has officially kicked off E3 2011 with the Xbox 360 Media Briefing live from Los Angeles! Here are the big announcements and what they showed:

  • Show started with a Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 gameplay demo. DLC will launch first on Xbox 360.
  • Tomb Raider gameplay demo to help officially announce the upcoming game by Crystal Dynamics.
  • Peter Moore takes the stages to share that 4 EA Sports titles will be Kinect enabled, including Tiger Woods PGA Tour, Madden, FIFA and a title to be named later.
    • The Sims 3 Pets, Family Game Night 4 will also be Kinect enabled.
    • Mass Effect 3 will also be Kinect enabled with voice recognition, followed by a demo on stage.
  • Ubisoft shows off Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, we get a demonstration of weapon customization, which is also using Kinect. Impressive demo to say the least.
    • All future Tom Clancy games will use Kinect!
  • New partnerships include YouTube, Bing, as well as Live Television.
  • Dana White takes the stage to show off UFC on Xbox 360 – allowing you to predict fights, and a leaderboard.

The following is Xbox 360 exclusive:

  • CliffyB takes the stage to show off co-op Gears of War 3, along with Ice T. Massive Leviathan enemy is shown.
  • Crytek reveals the first trailer for the Kinect game Ryse.
  • Halo CE Anniversary officially announced, with a fully remastered campaign, Xbox Live Co-Op, and to be released on November 15, 2011
  • Forza Motorsport 4 trailer with all in-game footage shown. Kinect intregation includes voice, and head tracking. Available October 11, 2011.
  • Fable : The Journey unveiled by Peter Molyneux, also Kinect enabled.
  • Minecraft is making its console debut exclusively on Kinect for Xbox 360.
  • Disneyland Adventures, the magic of visiting the Disney park, on Kinect for Xbox 360. Looks similar to Kinect Adventures, yet with a Disney theme.
  • Star Wars Kinect also a live demonstration showing off Lightsaber fights.
  • Tim Schafer takes the stage to show off Sesame Street: Once upon a Monster.
  • Kudo takes the stage to talk about Kinect..
    • Kinect Fun Labs – to be added permanently to the Xbox Dashboard, and will be added, today!
      • Kinect Me – instant Avatar maker.
      • Kinect Sparkler – finger tracking.
      • Googly Eyes – scan objects to create content in games.
  • Kinect Sports Season 2 trailer shown – includes the sports of Baseball, Skiing, Golf, Darts, Tennis, and Football and will be available this Holiday.
  • Dance Central 2 reveals new features including Voice Control, and all songs in Dance Central will be importable.
  • The show ends with the sneak peak at a new trilogy.. Halo 4. To be released in Holiday 2012.

That wraps up the Microsoft press conference. What are you looking forward to the most?

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