E3 Top 5 Games of the Show

Last years E3 was a complete mess and choosing a top 5 was hard as there wasn't much to choose from this year however has been much better and the selection of games to pick from for this top 5 was easier.

Don't get me wrong though even though this year was much better there were still only a hand full of games to choose from however these were of a much higher standard than last year.

So instead of me just ranting on you want to know what Vagusnet top 5 games of E3 are so here they are.

5. Metroid Other M
Now this was my choice as it came from left field and it shocked the pants off me, never before have i wanted a Metroid game as much as this one and the main reason for this is that it looked freaking awesome.
When Reggie came on to the stage to announce and new mature Nintendo game and that they were teaming up with Team Ninja to do it we weren't expecting it to be a new Metroid game but when that trailer began to run my eyes began to open more and more and as soon as samus face showed up on screen my jaw nearly fell to the floor.
The game itself will take more of a mature 3rd/1st person style however it will still stick to it's standard bright graphics.
There is one other thing that will make this game game even better and thats Samus will talk for the first time and i for one can't wait.

4. Assassins Creed 2
Now i didn't choose this one as i've never played the first game and it hasn't interested me however there are a few friends who think that this is going to be great and like the good person i am i've decided that it should be included in the top 5 somewhere.
The game itself does look great from what has been shown and it has peeked my intrest a little as the stage demo showed off a more rounded game unlike the full on stealth of the first one (if thats wrong then i'm sorry) however it was the graphics that did it for me as this is one lovely looking games.
Even though the stage demo didn't show off much the stuff that was shown and announced makes Assassins Creed 2 more of a rounded game instead of jusr throwing the same thing at you time and time again.
The game itself is out in Novemeber and we should find out more about it before then but already it has a lot of people interested in it.

3. Left 4 Dead 2
Now the top 5 wouldn't be a top 5 if i never included this game as the first one was brilliant but we didn't expect to have a sequel this quickly however i still can't wait for it.
Taking the same premise as the first game you and three other survivors have to kill as many zombies as possible just to stay alive, if that sounds a little basic then you haven't played the first game and you should be shoot for that.
Setting the game in the south this time it has more of a colourful look to it but that doesn't mean that Valve have gone all pussy on us they have however thrown more zombies, special infected, guns and melee weapons into the mix just to make our experience an even better one.
Oh yeh just one more thing thoughs idiots who have signed the petition to stop left 4 dead 2 being made should be lined up and shot as Valve have already said and going by there track record that new things will still be coming out for the first game and that support will not stop for it.
*at time of typing this up the petiton now has over 15.000 signatures.

2. Uncharted 2 Among Thieves
I really really wnated to make this my number one however there was one more game at E3 that just beat it but thats not to say that this will not be special it's completely the opposite if this game doesn't do well then all PS3 owners should hang there head in shame.
I really loved the first game and the first time i saw the second one i was happy that it was going to be more of the same however when it was shown off at Sony press conference i knew that this wasn't just going to be like the first one it was going to trump the first one in so many aspects that only the name of uncharted and the main character will remain the same.
As soon as the stage demo started i knew we were going to see something special and i wasn't wrong the graphics seem much better and the amount of set pieces and explosions seems to be ramped up to that mythic 11.
If you throw in multiplayer as well (i'm hoping to get into the beta) then you have a game that shows what the PS3 can do and that Nintendo and Microsoft fan boys will be crying like lttle school girls as they will not get to experience this game for all its glory.

1 Modern Warfare 2
You can guess that this was going to be number 1 and it shows if you saw the extented demo for it as this game looks amazing.
Now i was saying the smae about World at War last year and i like many thought it was a steaming pile of shit however the buck has been passed back to infinty ward and it shows as what treyarch didn't with world at wars seems like a nes game compared to this.
In the demo we got a little taster of what we can expect and my mouth is watering from that so you can just imagine what the rest of the game is going to be like because they have siad that the demo is taken from and early part of the game and that the rest will feature even more jaw dropping moments.
If there is one game this year that is going to WOW everybody then my money is on Modern Warfare 2 and thats why it's our number 1.

Well that was the last post for this years E3 i hope you enjoyed our little coverage and that we will be back next year with hopfully an even better coverage.
Just incase your interested the show will take place from the14th June 2010.

E3 What i Thought (Sony/Nintendo)

Instead of just going on and on with the last part i thought i would make it a bit more easier and just do three points each for both Sony and Nintendo.

Nintendo

• Even though there press conference was really dull and boring they did have a few announcements that made it better than last years with the first being that surprise announcment that you will be able to upload your photos onto facebook from your DSi.
  Now while this is a good thing for people who use facebook there is one big downfall the camera's on the DSi are so crap why would you want to upload your photo's from it.
• This year Nintendo decided it was about time they told us about a few games that are coming out instead of just rambling on and on and on.
  The games they did announce even though some of them we did know about were just enough to stop us from watching falling a sleep.
• Now while this might not seem like a big plus point i see it as one and thats they kept Cammy Dunaway from acting like a total cock and making there press conference more like a school play.
  Last year she was so annoying that you just wanted to shoot her wanted style however this year she kept it to a minimum that i did manage to keep my murder lust down.

All in all Nintendo still had the worst E3 but it was much better than last years and they finally did make a few announcements that us gamers cared about instead of just bragging that we have the best selling console.

Sony

• The PSP Go was shown off in all it's glory and the best way to describe it is a big fat MEH.
  I couldn't care less about a PSP without a UMD drive as it still wouldn't make me buy another one of those pieces of crap, however even though i couldn't care less alot of people could and that makes the GO worth while (Sort of).
• Finally the PSP will be getting games and like i've said i could'nt care less about the PSP however it's about bloody time that PSP owners have some games to play.
  The highlights included the really nice looking Gran Turismo and the surprise announcment that a brand new Resident Evil will be coming out early next year on the system.
  However it was a new Metal Gear Solid game for the PSP that made owners pee a little in there underwear.
• The PS3 however was starting to shine thanks to the amount of fantastic games announced for it.
  Top of my list was the really nice looking God of War 3 and MAG the game that people still arn't sure about but know that if it works it will be something of a milestone on consoles.
  However for me it was in game footage of one of the best looking games for me and thats Uncharted 2, now i loved the first one and when they showed this off i was so excited that they didn't just churn another limp arsed sequel and that they have made a game that will make none PS3 owners jealous.

So thats it for what i thought on E3 tomorrow will be the last post about E3 (thank fook for that) so keep your eyes peeled to VN.

E3 What i Thought (Microsoft)

So the biggest games convention is over for another year but has this years E3 been a success or has it fallen on its arse for the third year running well over the next two days i will tell you what i thought.

Today we will concentrate on what i thought of the big three and tomorrow will be our pick of the best 5 games at E3.

Microsoft
Now seeing as they had the honor of kicking off this years E3 it the best place to start and i think i say this for everybody when i pick Microsoft for having the best conference even though it did go on a little.
Instead of just throwing facts a figures at us they wanted to show us what we wanted and that was games and they succeded as the games they did show off were of the highest standards.

It's really difficult to choose what the best moments of there conference were but here goes

• We knew they had some kind of motion controller to show off however we didn't expect them to show something that was of high standards as there new camera.
  With the ammount of software they showed off from the scary Mylo to the fantastic way you can use the new camera to control the dashboard this was more than just another gimmick it was something that did change the way we controlled our games as well as the dashboard.
• With Microsoft wanting to show off more than games they did give us a surprise when they said that not only Facebook (I don't touch it myself) but Twitter will be able to be controlled on the 360.
  Not only Facebook and Twitter were shown off they also told us that the movie markeyplace will be changed to Zune HD and will offer us full HD movies and that you will also be able to easily stream the movies without having to download them.
  Finally though we did get something just for us and thats being able to download Sky programmes and movies if you are a subscriber thus giving us a bit more variety for our 360.
• The games that they showed off were of a high standard thus giving us another nightmare on what we should by at the end of the year.
  The highlights included Forza 3 which we knew was coming but we didn't expect it to be that good looking and the fact the game comes on 2 disc shows us that there will be enough content to last us for a long time, Left 4 Dead 2 was a big huge shock for us as the original only came out at the end of the year and valve aren't known for releasing a sequel to a game that quickly, Crackdown 2 was also a big surprise as it looks more darker than they slight comic book feel of the first ones, Splinter Cell Conviction was also a big of a shock for me as the first video they showed off for this game looked nothing like what they showed off for us this time around and i'm happy because of that because i'm now looking forward to a Splinter Cell game for the first time and other highlights included Halo ODST and Reach plus Epic announcing that they are going to release there first Arcade game.

So thats what i thought about microsoft later on today i will have my thoughts on Nintendo and Sony and don't forget that tomorrow we will have our top 5 games of E3.

E3 Day 3 News Blast

Oh my god last night was so busy that i didn't even have enough time fore myself, there were two press conferences and enough announcements that they could fill up an entire year with news.

So as usual i have a news blast for you that will probably be a bit long however it should cover all of the important stuff.

• First off was Nintendo and while there wasn't a lot of stuff they did start off announcing that New Super Mario will be heading to the Wii in it's four player glory with update graphics and the usual weapons and pick ups that have become so famous with the plumber.
• It wasn't the only Mario game shown off they also showed off a new downloadable Mario game for the DS and a big shock came when Super Mario Galaxy 2 was shown, the latter of the two features the same graphic style of the first one but with more new levels and the added bonus of Yoshi.
• It seems it was all about games at Nintendo press conference and the biggest shock came when a trailer came up on screen showing that Team Ninja will be the next ones to handle a new Metroid Game, Titled Metroid Other M the game will put you in Samus boots one more time and will have a darker edge to it.
  The game is set for release early 2010 and i can't wait.
• It wasn't all about games they also announced that you will be able to upload your photo's from your DSi to facebook, a new add on for the Wii called the Vitality Sensor was also show off that will enable you to check out how your body is doing and finally a new Wii fit will be hitting stores by the end of the year with even more new exercises and mini games to get to grips with.
• Sony had the second press conference of the day and they kicked off with the release date of the PSP Go, the new handheld will be out on 1st October and will feature no UMD drive but an internal 16gb hard drive and should cost around £179
• Games were also shown off for the PSP Go in the form of Gran Turismo, Motorstorm, Little Big Planet and a announcement that a new Resident Evil will be coming out early next year.
• The biggest game announced for the PSP was the new Metal Gear Solid in the form of Peace Walker.
  Hideo Kojima came on stage to show it off and he said that it will be a direct sequel to Metal Gear Solid 3 and will once again put in the shoes of one Solid Snake.
• It wasn't just the PSP with some big games the PS3 will also be getting some big hitters including Rockstars exclusive Agent that is another sand box game set during the 70's and a trailer showing of Final Fantasy 14 that will be exclusive for the PS3 and will be a direct sequel to Final Fantasy 12.
• Other games shown off were Uncharted 2 where it was also announced that the BETA kicks off that night, MAG was also shown off in its 256 player form and looked a lot like SOCOM, Assassins Creed 2 had more time on the PS3 conference stage than it did at Ubisofts press conference and finally Gran Turismo 5 was revealed for the hundredth time given more of the same Gran Turismo we are so use to.
• Finally there was three other big games shown off, firstly Project Trico got a new name entitled The Last Guardian and the same trailer that has already been shown, secondly we have the new game in the play create share genre that Sony is so proud of entitled ModNation Racer it will give the same amount of freedom that Little Big Planet gave you only in kart racing form and lastly Sony wheeled onto the stage the first look at the new God of War game that looked like the last one only with much better graphics.
• There was one last announcement at there press conference and that was there motion controller that will work with the Eyetoy and it is going to give you even more freedom than the Wiimote so say Sony.
  The wand was just a basic remote with a ball on the top and it is supposed to sense your full movement in 3D space however it looked more like a child's toy than a serious controller and the demo they showed off with it was even more stupid.
• In other quick news Lost Planet 2 had just been announced for the PS3 and will come out at the same time as the 360 version
• Beatles Rock Band DLC will not work with other Rock Band games so if you want to play anything to do with the Beatles you will have to fork out the money for the separate game itself.
• The Games on Demand service Microsoft announced on Monday will allow people to re download games they have to delete because of space and that they will not be over priced.
• finally Perfect Dark from the N64 will be coming out on XBLA this summer and will feature update resolution and the standard multiplayer over Xbox Live.

That's it for this jam packed news blast if there are any more big news stories coming out of E3 we Will let you know.

E3 Left 4 Dead 2 Details Spill Out

Out of all of the game announcements yesterday Left 4 Dead 2 was a huge shock and the trailer that was shown didn't give very much away however i have some nice juicy details of the game for you to sink your teeth into.

• First off there will be 5 new campaigns and not the 4 that was icluded in the first game.
  The campaign will be set in Southern USA and will be stretch over areas that include New Orleans and Savannah.
• Like the first game there will be 4 characters to choose from including a high school football coach, a mechanic, a conman and the usual female character in the form of a cable tv news reporter.
• There will also be some new mutants for you to shoot at on top of the usual suspects, the new beats include a wandering witch that will be wandering around the level waiting to be bumped into so she can tear you a new arsehole and the new charger that will scream towards you with his big arm reading to send you flying with it.
• The weapons will also get a boost, not only will there be a new shotgun but the sniper rifle is also getting an upgrade and on top of that melee weapons have been thrown into the mix including a chainsaw, frying pan and Axe, so more ways to kill the rampaging horde.
• Valve has also said that there will be anew mode added as well alongside the standard versus, survival and campaign but they haven't detailed us on what it is.
• The AI director will also be tweaked so instead of it just concentrating on the infected it will also change the weather and rumored layout of the levels.
• A new addition to the campaign will be a gauntlet where it will see players running for there lives instead of standing there ground and fighting, the example that was shown off was on a bridge that was full of zombies and the only way past them was to run as fast as you can over the roof tops of cars.
• Finally something we all knew is that the game is due out on November 17th on PC and 360.

Well thats it for the details on Left 4 Dead 2 we have the trailer up for you to have a look at as well so tell us what you think.

E3 Day 2 News Blast

Oh my god if yesterday is something to go by then we have a lot of work to do as the news just keeps flooding in so here is the first news blast of the day that will include details of Microsofts, EA and Ubisofts conference and keep an eye out for a special news story on Left 4 Dead 2 with details of the game itself.

However this is a news blast so lets get started.

• Microsoft had the first press conference and didn't dissapoint they had a lot of stuff to show off including some fantastic games.
  The games that were shown off include Crackdown 2, ABP, Modern Warfare 2, Alan Wake, Left 4 Dead 2, Forza Motorsport 2, Halo ODST, Halo Reach and many more.
• It wasn't just game announcments they also detailed a few upgrades to the dashboard that will include Twitter and Facebook so you can keep an eye out on what your friends are talking about and you will also be able to view photos etc.
• Details were also released on the new Sky deal for everybody in the UK and the upgrade of Netflix in the US that will see streaming of tv programmes, football etc for the UK with Sky and 1080p video and instant streaming of movies from Netflix in the US.
• They also said that there video marketplace will be getting a new update and name change, from this Autmn it will be called Zune HD and will give you even more choice of movies to watch and you'll be able to stream them in full HD (thats 1080p for people who don't know)
• Still sticking with Microsoft they also showed off there new motion controlled camera that will fully detect movement amongst other things.
  Along side the camera was project Natal that will us the motion sensing to enable you to control a car without using a pad and also be able to paint by just using simple movements of your arm.
• There was also one other game showed off that will use the camera and that was the really scary but interesting Mylo, the game will see you interacting with a virtual kid in ways that have never been seen in videogames.
  Being able to fully talk to him with him understanding you and by also handing him notes and pictures makes this piece of software so lifelike that it scared the pants off me during the press conference.
• It wasn't just all about Microsoft yesterday EA also showed off some new games in the form of Mass Effect 2, the first fully trailer for the new knights of the old republic, there was also the usual updates to FIFA and Madden etc, also on show was a new mixed martial arts game and finally they announced that they will be releasing RealTime World game APB for them.
• Ubisoft also wanted a bit of the limelight with there own press conference where they showed of the new raving rabbids game in the form of Rabbids go Home, there was also a Wii Fitt clone in the shape of Your Shape that will use the new Wii camera (More at there press conference on this), Spielberg was in 2 places not only did he show up at Microsofts press conference he also showed off the new TinTin game at Ubisofts, Red Steel 2 was also shown off using the Wii motion plus and finally a release date for Assassin's Creed 2 was announced with the 17th November being the drop date for it.
• In quick news the Gears of War 2 expansion Dark Corners will now only cost you 1200 MSP instead of 1600 and that the all Fronts Collection will also be avaliable on the market place as wella sin the shops, the expansion is out on the 28th July.
• It seems that Metal Gear Solid Rising is not just for the 360 the game will also be coming out for the PC and PS3 as well.
  The announcement of the 360 version was made at there press conference by Hideo Kojima himself but it was unknown if it would make the jump to the PS3 as well, but now it seems that it is.
• One other quick piece of news that wasn't a part of the Microsoft press conference was that they plan to release fully game titles for you to download from the Marketplace.
  Entitled Games on Demand the service will enable you to download fully Xbox 360 titles, the first batch of games include Call of Duty 2, Oblivion, Dirt, Crackdown and Sonic the hedgehog.
  The price of these has yet to be announced but as soon as we know you will know.

Well thats it for now you know that there will be a ot more to come so keep your eyes peeled to Vagusnet for the latest E3 news.

E3 News Blast

Seeing as E3 begins today and there is alot of news coming out of it already here is a quick E3 news blast where each story will be smaller as there is a lot to cover.

• Microsoft has announced today that there press conference will be starting 5 minutes early as there will be a special big announcment, so instead of it starting at 6:30 (GMT) it will be starting at 6:25pm (GMT).
  The big announcment is unknown at the moment but you never know as rumors keep coming in that the next generation of console could be announced sooner than people think.
• Even though Halo ODST isn't out yet it looks like there is going to be another Halo project to surface, titled Halo Reach the game looks like it could be shown off at the press conference tonight and it might be the reason why the conference is going to be early.
  The game is expected to be out in the Autumn of 2010.
• Lionhead head Peter Molyneux will be present at thsi years E3 where he will announce details of his new game, it's unknown at the moment what it is but we don't have to wait long.
• The cat might be out of the bag with Nintendo as it looks like they will announce a new Mario for this year however all signs point towards the game getting released in Japan first and we will have to wait until next year for it.
• The Nintendo master Shigeru Miyamoto is not going to be at this years E3 for some unknown reason however it might be a big trick from Nintendo just to throw us off the scent of one of there big announcements.
• Yesterday pictures and a video was leaked on the PSP Go and it now seem's that Sony will be released by the end of Autumn this year, now i know the turn around is quick however it is needed is Sony wants to challenge Nintendo.
• The countdown from Hideo Kojima has ended where all signs will point towards a new IP instead of the Rumored Metal Gear Soild of the Xbox 360.
  We will find out more at Konami's press conference tonight at 10:00pm (GMT) and if you want to watch it go over to www.gametrailers.com where they will be streaming it live in HD

Thats it for now but you do know that there will be more.

PSP Go is a GO

A leaked video from next months Qore shows the new PSP in action so i thought i would post up a pic of what the new PSP looks like.

New features include the slide down pad that does not include a second nub, a brighter screen and finally no UMD drive instead it will run off 16gb of internal memory.

The handheld will be shown off at Sony's E3 press conference so keep an eye out for it.

E3 Our Layout

Well the big show happens tomorrow and we finally know what we are doing so i guess it's time to share.

First off the press conferences will be covered by us on our twitter account, just go over to twitter.com and add vagusnet to read what is happening in each one of the big three's press conference.
The time for each press conference are as follows:-
Microsoft - Monday June 1st 6:30pm (GMT)
Nintendo - Tuesday June 2nd 5:00pm (GMT)
Sony - Tuesday June 2nd 7:00pm (GMT)

Secondly James will be posting up new trailers everyday so you can see for yourself what everybody is talking about.
Thirdly if there are any other big news stories coming out of E3 they will be posted up on here and finally at the end of everyday there will be a news blast review on what has happened.

So as you can see we have a nice E3 schedule and even though we are not going to be there we wil try our best to make this E3 the best one yet.

Sony E3 Prediction

The other day we had Microsoft and yesterday we had Nintendo so today it's the turn of the finally three and that's EA, sorry i mean Sony.

At last years E3 even though it was one big pile of steaming poo Sony had the best conference because they were more about games than anything else, instead of trying to do a million different things at once they decided to concentrate on the thing that people want and that's games
This year however might be a different kettle of fish as they could be trying a little to hard to show off so much stuff.

So what can we expect to see from Sony well read on and find out.

• It looks like Sony will announce a new PSP that will ditch the UMD drive in place of a hard drive and will also boast a whole host of other new features.
  Now this seems like a good idea on Sony part as not many people want to carry around a load of UMD they just want to play there games on the move and by removing the UMD and replacing it with a hard drive so people can just download games instead.
  The only big downfall about this is that people who already have a PSP will already have a big collection of games and will be really pissed off with the fact that they would have to buy them again if they went with the new model however if Sony offered something to them (and they would have to) they that problem would easily be solved.
• Like Microsoft it is rumored that Sony will have some sort of Motion controller to show off at this years E3.
  Now the problem with that is again like Microsoft they are trying to many things instead of just doing what they do best, they should just concentrate on what they have and make it better instead of just releasing another stupid control scheme that we already have in another console.
• A few weeks ago a few pictures were leaked on the Internet showing of a slimmer PS3 and it looks likely that Sony will be showing this off.
  The reason for this is down to the fact a few days later some lawyers came by and told every website that had these pictures up to take them down or fear the wrath of them, well the websites said no and that the pictures stayed thus fueling the rumor that one of Sony's big announcements was ruined.
• For the last few years Sony have talked a lot about how big Home will be and this year we might just get that announcement that should of came earlier and that's home with finally be released in it's full state and not in beta form.
  You see they have had Home in it's beat for for to long and that people are starting to think that we will never get to see the finished article.
  So Sony if you are reading this instead of just adding more and more things to the stupid beta just give us the finished version and add stuff to that you idiots.
• Like with the other 2 we know that there will be games shown off but what can we expect well Heavy Rain will feature along side a new Singstar, MAG (massive action game), a new Jak and Daxter (i hope), Gran Turismo 5 in it's finished form, Uncharted 2, a whole host of games for PSN and seeing as they want to copy Nintendo with a motion controller i would be surprised if they showed off a Wii fit clone.

Well that's it for our Sony predictions and in fact our predictions for this year, whether any of these will be announced will remain to be seen but we should see at least 75% if not more of this stuff revealed.

If you want to check out there press conference they will be having there's last on the 2nd June at 7:00pm (GMT) and that it will be shown in HD over at gametrailers.com and on our twitter feed

Nintendo E3 Prediction

Yesterday i posted up what i thought Microsoft would show at this years E3 and that was an easy job as most of the predictions had already been leaked however when it comes to Nintendo it's like banging my head against a brick wall as they couldn't be any more difficult to predict.

At last years E3 Nintendo had a terrible time of it as they had by far the worst press conference so this year they will be looking to change things around by blowing our minds, but what can we expect to hear from the big N well read on to find out.

• Out of the big 3 Nintendo's console is the only one that cannot output in HD this is down to the limitations of the Wii however they might prove us wrong by showing off a new Wii that will enable games to be shown at a HD ready level however with the way Nintendo have been going they might just stick to the way the Wii outputs games instead.
• Just like Microsoft Nintendo will be looking to add to there channel line up on the Wii however it's unknown what they will be doing but what we can predict is that there TV channel they released in Japan will be shown in some form for America and Europe.
• There is one add-on that Nintendo have yet to tackle with the Wii and that's a camera, seeing as they put two in the new DS all signs point towards and camera add-on for the wii but again in what form is unknown.
• A mystery new add-on might be showing that will enable the whole family to us it seeing as that's the route that they are taking at the moment with the Wii.
• They have said that they plan to show off more core games at this years E3 to make up for the lack of announcements at last years. Some of the games we might see are the sequel to Red Steel, Maybe a new Zelda game for the Wii alongside Spirit Tracks (the name might be changed) for the DS, a new F-Zero, Kid Icarus might make an unlikely appearance, maybe even a new Mario game for the Wii or DS and we will know that they will show off new titles for Wiiware and DSI store.
• One last surprise on the cards might be the first showing of Bethesda's secret mature game that they have been hinting at over the last few weeks.

Well i guess that's it for our predictions for Nintendo tomorrow will be the last day for our E3 prediction where we will be giving our thoughts on what Sony might be showing off.

Just incase you want to watch Nintendo E3 press conference it will take place on Tuesday 2ND at 5:00pm (GMT) and will be shown in HD over at gametrailers.com but will also be in text form on our twitter account.

Microsofts E3 Predictions

Oh yes people it's getting very close to the big big event where we will find out what each one of the big 3 will show us and what we can expect in the year to come.

As always we have our predictions on what we think might be shown at each press conference and this year is no different, so over the next few days get ready to find out what we think.

To kick things off we have our thoughts on what Microsoft will be showing at there press conference, seeing as they have the first press conference on the 1st June at 6:30pm (UK time) it seems fitting to start off with them

So without further ado here is out predictions for Microsoft at this years E3.

• Rumors have been going around the Internet for the last few months now stating that the big M is going to release some kind of motion controller however it might be that they have two to show us, the first one coming in the form of a new camera that fully detects motion much better than has seen before and the second being the motion wand that has been rumored now for more than a year. We know that there will be some kind of announcement to do with motion sensing but it's still unknown for now if it will be both that have been mentioned.
• Over the last few weeks a weird rumor has been floating around that Microsoft is ready to show off the successor to the Zune that will come in the form of the Zune X and will not just be a standard music device instead it will combine both mobile phone and handheld gaming device. Now it looks like this might have some weight behind seeing as Microsoft will not want Apple to take all of the glory for the fantastic IPhone and they will want a piece of the pie itself, however seeing as the Zune has never done that well it might just be a good idea for Microsoft to leave the music/mobile/portable gaming device alone and concentrate on what they do best.
• A few moths ago a rumor was released that Microsoft will be looking to add another subscription level to Xbox Live in the form of VIP thus making it a three tier subscription choice. The VIP level looks to add exclusive access to Betas, Demos, Trailers and other extra bits and bobs before anybody else (even gold subscribers). Whether they will fully announce this remains to be seen but there is a chance that this will happen.
• As usual they will also show off some new feature added to the dashboard as they have stated that once a year there will be some big add-ons to the dashboard but it is unknown what they might be.
• Now we know that they will show off a shit load of games but what can we expect well we know that Halo ODST will show it's face along side, 2ND GTA DLC, Alan Wake, APB, Forza 3, new Lionhead game, Lips 2, a successor to Your in the Movies and a lot of Arcade games including South Park, the original Call of Duty and this new easy games devleopment tool that was shown off at this years GDC
• The biggest gaming rumor though is that Metal Gear Solid 4 will be also making an appearance on the 360 but it will also come with the add-on Oxide pack that will add new features like the previous director cuts of MGS games. The chance of this happening though are a bit 50/50 at the moment because Hideo Kojima has stated that MGS4 Will never fit on to a standard disc as there is a lot of game data there however there is a chance that it could come on more than 1 disc thus solving that storage problem.

Well that's it more our predictions for Microsoft i would like to thank James, Greg and Dan for helping me out with a few suggestions and we will have Nintendo predictions tomorrow.

Don't forget that Microsoft press conference will be on June the 1st at 6:30 pm (UK time) and that we will be covering it on our twitter account so check that out.