Two secret Xbox360 game reveals for E3? - CVG

CVG writes:

Microsoft Game Studios recently showcased its Xbox 360 line-up for the rest of 2008, including big hitters Banjo-Kazooie, Fable 2 and Gears of War 2. But from what we've heard, there are two more planned for the end of the year...

According to well placed sources close to Microsoft, the publisher has two more "big" Xbox 360 games to be revealed for its 2008 line-up.

Where and when will these two games be revealed? According to our own Deep Throat, it'll happen at E3 in Los Angeles, probably during Microsoft's pre-event press conference on Monday, July 14.

Our source didn't specify whether the pair of games will be totally new titles, or just missing names from the 360 line-up (Halo Wars or Alan Wake would be fantastic additions to the 360 Christmas list).

One of the games could even utilise the heavily rumoured 360 motion controller, which is sounding more and more real as the year progresses.

Excellent news then, if true, considering that Microsoft's '08 roster already looks pretty solid with Fable and Gears. Either way, we'll keep our ear to the ground and keep you posted on more developments...

[Superfragilistic]

I think Halo Wars is a given. But Alan Wake? Shane Kim has said that they're just not ready to be shown yet but that would be a huge surprise!

As for the "Newton" well that's coming this year regardless of whether it's unvelied at E3 (most likely)... or not. Plus there's still questions over Scene It 2 and Ninja Blade which were in the press kit at Microsoft's Showcase but never showed, although I wouldn't regard them as "big".

[Andronix]

Rare have already hinted that they are working on sequel to the N64 Fighting Franchise... Killer Instinct LOL!

or maybe a sequel to Perfect Dark ! LOL LOL!
Im actually hoping it will be something more heavyweight.

[Dark_Vendetta]

Let's hope it's not Lips or Xblade.

[HighDefinition]

It will be Perfect Dark Zero 2 and hopefully more.

I don`t think Alan Wake will show and honestly I`m not sure if it`s EVER gonna come out for the 360, I just CAN`T see them doing a open-world game that looks that good on a single DVD after seeing GTAIV. Open-world games are REQUIRED to be on a single disk(on a console), which is most likely why Project Offset(fairly sure it open-world) got cancelled for the 360 and not the PC. I think the same thing will happen to Alan wake, sadly. But w/ that said Alan Wake does look great.

[Tomdc]

I reckon mass effect 2 maybe?

They might not hav mentioned it before cos they've been struggling to get exclusivity for it...

Halo wars and alan wake were both pushed back to 2009 as far as I was aware...

There might be a new ip prehaps?

Microsoft need some good games cos their current lineup is ok but not as great as PS3's is for this year.

[BattleAxe]

I'm sure the 2 "secrect" games will be nothing great. If they were anything great, or if there even are 2 secret games, they would have leaked out something by now.

[BattleAxe]

HOPE ALAN WAKE
is one of them,id love to get that on my pc

and then I'd like to get HALO 3, Gears of War and Mass Effect for my PC aswell.............lol

[Jamie Foxx]

is one of them,id love to get that on my pc

[Superfragilistic]

is one of them, I'd love to get that on my 360. lol

(Bubbles for the cheeky comment Foxx)

[fishd]

"HOPE ALAN WAKE
is one of them,id love to get that on my pc"

Me Too!

[ukilnme]

HOPE ALAN WAKE
is one of them, I'd love to get that on my 360.

Same here.

[Nadine Coyle]

HOPE ALAN WAKE
is one of them, I'd love to get that on my 360

yer same

[NO_PUDding]

is one of them, I'd love to get that to be available on all Microsoft systems on the planet for everyone to enjoy and cherish, and possible sell on antiques roadshow 50 years later for 20 times the original price, exluding inflation.

[The Wood]

*strokes beard*

[1stKnighT]

Just give me my damn Fable 2 already :p

[360 man]

killer insticts 3
and
prey 2

[Veryangryxbot]

Pac man 360 and Ms Pac man 360.

My sources are very credible.

[ThatCanadianGuy]

That was funny!

[MK_Red]

Give me Killer Instinct 3. Others don't matter (Except for Fable 2 and Alan Wake but it's more of a 2009 game).

[heyheyhey]

just 2? weak

and you just know it's some bullsh!t like Lego Halo or something

ahhh il be so jealous while i watch God of War 3 footage

[pornflakes]

2008 = year for MS and 360 owners.. once again.
Now the delaystation3 is the FPS console... sad.

[End Of war 2]

playstation is left behind it has to play catch up this year its doing what the 360 did but doing it very avrage (haze flopped) it alwys playing catch up.

[heyheyhey]

yes, the only thing the 360 was good for is now done better on the PS3 too

ditto for in-game XMB and achievements

and can you please explain how exactly is it MS's year when the PS3 has been outselling the 360 every month and has had more exclusives released?

your being ignorant

[Aquanox]

I'd bet my shoes that before Bioshock was announced for PS3 your trolling mouth spitted out how bad it actually was.

This guy gotta be the worst trolling fanboy I've seen in a while... and I've seen almost too many lol

[Defectiv3_Detectiv3]

Coming from somebody w/ Bill Gates as an avatar I think its safe to say we'll take your troll opinions w/ a grain of salt.

[heyheyhey]

ha, so im worse than Nasim? lol

im stuck in the open zone for a while and if i wasn't a trolling fanboy i'd just be the odd one out

besides it's more fun like that (in the open zone)

anyways, i love how you think you have me all figured out- i liked Bioshock on my PC and never said it was a bad game

stop thinking im your average Sony droid who thinks every 360 is sh!t

i think the 360 itself is utter bollocks not it's games

[TheMART]

heyheyhey is Russian he can't help it being stuck in the past, its because of his communist mind thats still there. He likes to be dictated by Sony's arrogance.

[sinncross]

how about some 2009 titles?

[fredy]

that some will not be able to keep up, you bet you don't have a xbox360...

keep things in perspective..it's 2008

[DoctorXpro]

Fable 2 and Alan Wake -----> This is not a secret, everybody knows.
Do you really know what means secret?????

[Says you]

So why don't you stop pretending this year is your year when is actually not considering I can tell your just being nervious and XBox 360 is still the FPS console

Perfect Dark Zero Prey Prey 2 BioShock BioShock 2 Gears of War Gears of War 2 Halo 3 Quake 4 Warhound Battle field 2 modern warfare Call of duty 2 Precursors Front line fuels of war Left 4 dead Huxely

as you can see you guys have 16 shooters

[zonetrooper5]

Stop worrying about 2009, MS will have games for 2009. Can't wait for E3, gonna be a massive event I reckon with alot of games for both sides.

[jspc1989]

the 360 hasnt really had alot of very good press lately, it hasnt had bad press i just havent heard anything wild about it in a while lol.

maybe msoft are taking another route by keeping things back and dropping some sort of hype bomb on everyone. i mean what better way is there to do that than to showcase two new games that absolutely nobody new about. and if theyre apparently ''big'' titles then this is gona turn out to be interesting.

i doubt it will be alan wake or halo wars, it would be nice but for some reason i can see them bringing out something that nobody even new was in development to bring up the ''holy hell!'' factor if you get me.

peace out x jc x

[jspc1989]

microsoft purposefully told this ''close source'' to announce this, to start building up some of the hype. or maybe in just getting to analytical over nothing lmao o well xx

[Superfragilistic]

Microsoft, Shane Kim in particular, have been very vocal about their past mistakes (a rarity!) with Too Human and Alan Wake being announced and shown too early, as they have of Sony with Home and Killzone (common!).

There have been a ton of rumours this year about things like Newton (it will be revealed in 08), Banjo, Netflix, Gears2, GTAIV episodic content, dashboard changes, price cuts and now this. And yet despite all the rumours and gossip they've kept quiet, leaking out info slowly.

In the past Microsoft would use any excuse to confirm rumours by showing the goods in response... they'd quite happily brag and boast. But it seems they're adopting a very different strategy these days.

I'm pretty confident to agree with your suggestion that this is all part of a new marketing strategy with a clear intent to build momentum and hype gradually towards the end of the year. I think Microsoft are very keen to steal the limelight at E3 this year, unsettle the competition, and with all that potential hype announce a price cut between E3 and Christmas.

It's an interesting, and in Microsoft's case, an unproven strategy. It will be fascinating to watch the counter responses of their competitors and watch the year play out.

[Superfragilistic]

I just re-read my above post and thought I should clarify that in my first sentence I was meaning that Microsoft have rarely acknowledged their mistakes in the past but have been quick to point out Sony's mistakes at every opportunity.

The change I believe is happening is MS is trying to look more responsive to consumer demand and build loyalty by admitting mistakes much earlier in recent times and promising to make up for them.

ALSO

I'd love to hear why people disagree with the idea that Microsoft is running a different marketing strategy like the one jspc and I have raised.

Thanks in advance! :) No more bubbles. :(

[NO_PUDding]

I believe you are wrong becuase Shane Kim was only very recently badmouthing Sony.

All the major mistakes have been made by them, they are just lucky Sony cannot afford to drop the price.

BTW I didn't agree or disagree.

[InMyOpinion]

I spoke to a Remedy employee at Nordic Game acouple of weeks ago that said they have been having an 18 month media black-out on purpose and that they would show a new trailer+info very soon.

E3 would be the ideal place to do it.

I also saw Top Spin 3 being played on a PS3, it looked really good. Much better than Top Spin 2.

[Defectiv3_Detectiv3]

I really don't think it will be Halo Wars - they obviously delayed that game so it wouldn't have to compete w/ End War and Command and Conquer.

Killer instinct isn't likely either, it will have to compete w/ Tekken6, MK vs. DC, and Soul Calibur. Not to mention when asked about it Rare flat out denied this game was in dev, they didn't beat around the bush like devs usually do when they're working on something they aren't ready to announce.

If they are in fact going to make a motion controller then one of these games will have to tie in, which would mean it will be an underwhelming wii-like title.

[TheXgamerLive]

I know it's supposed to be jan. or feb. 2009 but this Christmas would be incredible.

[Rayko]

killer instinct 3 and shenmue 3

[Bluejet]

I would be exited for that!

[urban bohemian]

I'm not saying Halo 4 but I wouldn't rule out Marathon!

[HighDefinition]

But, I doubt it.

[Stryfeno1]

Crimson Skies 3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Superfragilistic]

That'd make the other game...

Crimson Skies 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Awesome. :P

[buddyro]

with two secret games humm I wonder what it could be maybe Killer Instinct.

[air1]

i hope it's a fighting game (ki3) please.. and a racing game (pgr)that would round the library out very nicely

[InMyOpinion]

Forza 3...pls.

[SoulKillah]

...are 2 titles that haven't been announced...Halo Chronicles and Alan Wake might be shown too..hopefully:)

[Superfragilistic]

They've been ramping up production for Halo: Chronicles but I'd be very surprised if Microsoft announced that for 08. Halo 3 is still performing well and Halo: Chronicles would probably steal too much hype from Gears 2.

Halo Wars makes sense because it's a more niche console genre as in an RTS, but then it'll have to compete in the shadow of the groundbreaking EndWar which could end badly.

If the work is done, I'd put my money on Alan Wake as the most valuable to the 08 lineup as it further diversifies Microsoft's offerings this year.

Forza 3 has a good strategic chance as Microsoft might want to beat GTR5 to the sim market which is empty for this year. Plus Turn10 have been very quiet for a while now but are an in house studio. Hmmmm...

Huxley, APB and La Noire (multiplatform) might also be outside chances.

I really think at least one will be seeing at least one game related to motion controls though.

AND some people will hate me for saying it but there could be some big surprises from Square Enix and their "all new lineup for the Xbox360". See below,

http://www.n4g.com/xbox360/...

[zypher]

i personally hope its new IP. but its probably gonna come down to two between Killer Instinct 2, Halo Wars and Alan Wake. either way more than likely it'll be first-party.

[power of Green]

1. Super Mario 5:

2. Bonk's Adventure. :p

No wait

1. Section Z

2. Space balls the game. :p

[TheXgamerLive]

I wanna play as Pizza the Hut:)

[zonetrooper5]

What about that rumoured game called Ninja Blade and Lips although some people think that Lips is either a game or another piece of hardware for the 360.

[CertifiedGamer]

They are going to confirm that they are jumping out of the console race and admit that since the beginning they always knew PS3 was better.

[TheDesperado]

Those are the two, no doubt.

This effort is just APPALING on MS's part. Sony destroyed them last year when they announced the 08 lineup, and ohmygod, just imagine this slaughter tenfold for the 2009 PS3>360 lineup!

[Trekster_Gamer]

Crimson Skies 2
Halo Wars
Forza 3
Killer Instinct 3

Why must they tease with tidbits of info I say! :)

[pshizle]

something like a wii sports title that ties in with the new motion controller

[JasonXE]

Ok, we got one game unannounced exclusive to the 360. Everything goes Dark.

UUULLTRRAA ULLTRRAAA ULTTRAAAA lmao.

[BigPimpin]

For Me: Killer Instinct 3 and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 3

[ukilnme]

H3ll yeah, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 3 would be great.

[DJ]

That sounds about right. There's not doubt that Halo Wars will make it this year.

[NinjaRyu]

JADE EMPIRE 2!

[ktchong]

However, if Microsoft announces another two titles for this year, then Xbox 360 will actually have more titles than PS3 for this year... it'll be a whole new ballgame.

[DJ]

Maybe I'm just counting wrong, but...wouldn't they need like 5 more?

[TheDesperado]

And unless Xbox fans are going to retro-upgrade Heavenly Sword to AAA and admit that PS3>360 last year, then Ninja Gaiden 2 quality and lower (Too Human, Banjo, Fable 2) just ain't gonna cut it.

[1stKnighT]

My money is on Killer Instinct 3 and..................and...... ...........let's try..............Physconauts 2.

[ilkercruiser]

Sequel to The Best Game on Earth!!!!!!!!!
...

Pacman Championship 2 !!!!!!

and

...

Feeding Frenzy 3 !!!

What big games are coming.

I'm sure something like this disappoint microsoft gamers again again and again. Just like last year...

[Xi]

theres a lot of possibilities.

PGR5 and forza 3 are being worked on, both would complement the systems lineup by providing a racing game.

We have alan wake and halo wars which we very oddly not presented with the other titles like banjo so both fit the possibility. Not to mention splintercell was absent from ubidays, and the developers have been tight lipped on why.

Lips and Xblade were rumored titles that were supposed to get some release inform, however they could be code names.

there was some recent info/rumor dropped on a killer instinct 3, a fighting game would also complement the current lineup they have.

plus we havent heard much info from some of the developers currently making titles for games. Bungie has a project that been in the works since halo2, mistwalker hasn't released any info on up coming games (cry on?), square enix has a supposed 360 lineup somewhere.

[juuken]

...Hmmm...

[TheMART]

I would put my money on:

- Forza 3

and

- Amped 4

or

- Kameo 2

[etownone]

forza 3 would be nice.