Eurogamer: GDC: Microsoft Keynote LiveText Tonight

Eurogamer writes:

"Hello and welcome to Eurogamer's LiveText coverage of the Microsoft keynote address at the Game Developers Conference! John Schappert, Microsoft's corporate vice president of Live, Software and Services for the Interactive Entertainment Business, is currently delivering his keynote, "A Future Wide Open: Unleashing the Creative Community". And we're typing it up live. Read!."

[predator]

hurry up get to the good stuff!!!!!!!!!

[decapitator]

This is like sitting through a boring movie. Get on with the good stuff already..sheesh...

[chester]

ninja gaiden 2 released June 3 in north america. in my books, that's pretty damn good stuff.

[MrWonderful]

can you view this on live?

[predator]

i dont think i can, im from the uk, you might be able to from the usa

[wow14]

Right now, there are two new stories on Inside Xbox about GDC

GDC: Too Human Press Reception
Community Confidential for Wed, Feb 20th @ GDC

[MrWonderful]

or any website have live feed? im in the us and cant find it on live

[predator]

"the Halo 3 community is uploading approximately 100,000 pieces of user-generated content every day". That's more than all of the daily uploads on YouTube, apparently - 30 per cent more.

wow thats cool

[Mikelarry]

anyone know when sonys gonna do thiers or if they will be doing any?

[TheExecutive]

No keynote from Sony this year.

[DeZimatoR]

Does anyone know when is Sony delivering their keynote?

[predator]

dont think they are

[TheExecutive]

sheesh... these guys are kissing their own a$$es! get on with the good stuff!
15 minutes of it... seriously...
make that 20 minutes of self-a$$ kissing...

[wow14]

Hey everyone, start at the bottom of the page (look at the timestamps)

[DeZimatoR]

Ahhh, thats crap :S

Was hoping they had a keynote where they showed some new footage from Killzone 2 and maybe even a sneak peak at Resistance 2, aswell as more info about when is Home coming, etc.

Mweh...

Thanks for answering though. BTW, are they going to do anything to the 'public'?

[predator]

who sony or MS?

[DarkSniper]

It looks like in each and every big conference, the best always comes last and the worst comes first. This makes perfect sense on why Microsoft is quick to announce their news while Sony sits back and lets the smoke clear before creating the biggest explosions known to gamingkind.

$niper

[DeZimatoR]

Sony.

Seeing as they don't have a keynote.

Would be strange if they didn't have any way to get some 'surprises' out to the gamers...

[TheExecutive]

ok now i am completely lost... what the he!! are these guys talking about?

[Kaz Hirai]

And you all think Microsoft are putting on a good show? HA!

MWAH-HA-HA-HA!!!

[JohnRico]

XNA & some dude who made an arcade game with it

[wageslave]

http://www.joystiq.com/2008...

Joystiq is doing a vastly superior job.

[Meus Renaissance]

Everyone claps. James is quite a cool customer by the look of it. And now he's on stage. "Community Game Creator". He's going to show off his game. Dish Washer.

This is like going to the theatre to see your favourite movie and there are trailers that last for 30mins before it even begins. Trailers of dish washers.

[toughNAME]

I saw the word James and I got all excited

[predator]

dish washer?!?!?!?!?! i wonder how that will turn out?

@DeZimatoR: i do beleive that they will be showing some new stuff, they have a booth im sure so watch out for some new information, hopefully in game xmb and home

For the first time ever this year you'll be able to have community games distributed via Xbox Live." "For free! Say for free!"

wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! im am so going to do that, this is the you tube of games ms was talking about

Your creator identity is not too different from a gamertag -- it has a history of your developed games. You'll inform users what's in your game, using descriptive sliders. On a scale, how violent is it? What sort of game is it? There's prohibited content, of course, but ti's up to peer reviewers to evaluate the game. "now, 10 million people on Xbox Live get to play your game."

that is amazing

[JohnRico]

Is Nintendo at GDC this year

[DeZimatoR]

Indeed, hope they have something up their sleeves :p

Bubbles for you man, thanks for the info ;)

[PS360WII]

Yeah I hope they stop talking about how great they are and start talking about oh I don't know... some games!

[JohnRico]

Is Microsoft the only company doing a GDC note today ?

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

"For the first time ever this year you'll be able to have community games distributed via Xbox Live." "For free! Say for free!" someone near me shouts. Shut up you div.

The community will manage the content: create, submit, review and play. "I'm not going to be the arbiter of what the community does." The community's going to have control, within basic ground rules. Democratising game distribution.

[Bladestar]

User created content what? hehe... This is what I was hoping microsoft would do... Now people can create and publish their own games on this new section of xbox live... Map Editor what?
I guess developers making xbox live arcade games are going to have to work harder for our money... you will see a bunch of puzzle, and other great games... Now, that's what I call a true user created platform...

[TheExecutive]

i wonder if they are going to provide tools or what...

[predator]

you can download xna for free, i have it

[predator]

epic are on stage, sayin its a year and half since gears 1

come on baby announce daddy!!!!!!!!

marcus is on screen, come on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! announce gears 2!!!!!!!

[chaosatom333]

sony is going to trying to steal microsoft's thunder, no doubt about it. it's a good thing for sony.

[u got owned]

you two should get a room.

[Meus Renaissance]

They'll announce Gears 2 just before the show is done. "Oh, and by the way..."

[PS360WII]

oh destructible environment in next gears...?

[JohnRico]

So Sony Droids bashes the Microsoft Key Note. I guess it will be obvious that XBOX fans will be bashing the Sony Key Note when that happens

[marinelife9]

Sony's not doing a keynote this conference.

[heyheyhey]

TGS and E3 are where Sony is gonna have their fun

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

"Dr. Michael Catz, President of Epic Games. He's here to show off the next version of Unreal Engine running on Xbox 360. (Hmmm.....Well now gues that 360 still has superb power)

"Ambient occlusion post processing filter - more realistic dynamic shadows off the back of THAT, You can add much more definition. Advanced character lighting is another thing. "We've done significant work on the character pipeline." "There's much greater contrast in the shadows, much greater specular lighting...much more detail on the character overall. You can now do lots more things on-screen. Tech demo with "over 100" Locust enemies running around a typical Gears of War environment. Calm down. Water stuff has been improved, he says. Realistic specular and environment bits or something. More realistic splashes, sound effects. It certainly looks a bit special with rolling waves, etc. Now we can blow stuff up, he says. Another Gears-based demo with blowing holes in wooden fences using the explody crossbow thing [Torque Bow, Tom. Tsk! - Ed]. Destructible environments in Gears of War?"

[Bladestar]

hehe... interesting ehh? Where are all those xbox 360 haters that though that the xbox 360 couldn't handle something like that? Some were saying that Gears 1 maxed xbox 360 power... ohh boy how wrong these haters were... how you like this apples?
mmm... kind of quiet around here.. isn't... where are the haters now?

[Bladestar]

XBox live Arcade games on the Zune.... mmm... Apple you are going to have some serious competition of that department... now it's starting to make sense why the Zune includes:

64 MBytes x32 Mobile SDR DRAM / 133 MHz / 90 mA (K4M51323PC-DG75)

CPU: Freescale i.MX31L processor; ARM Core, FPU (SCIMX31LVKM5 / 3L38W / CTAU0629) (400 MHz)..

compare to the ipod 32 MB RAM... and 80 MHz (x2) CPU! hehe...

EDIT:
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http://majornelson.com/arch...

"Chris Satchell just announced that XNA game tools will support game development on Zune in the future." hah!... now I can make games for the PC, XBox 360 and the Zune using the same tools, languages, etc... true cross-platform development...

[vloeistof]

yeah were all waiting for gears 2 be ready site will explode

[Dark_Vendetta]

It's down for me, wtf :(

[green]

iam buying a zune

[titntin]

Ok - too many hits now the page dies...

Before it went, epic had left the stage? Though its nice to show well the unreal engine has come on, I would have expected GOW2 to be announced at that point?

Heres hoping the page comes back up!

[JohnRico]

Joystick is covering it live

http://www.joystiq.com/2008...

But you have to refresh it. With Eurogamer you didnt have to :(

[JohnRico]

Well whatever they show no doubt that will get bashed because the stupid retarded & immature Sony Droids sure cant control themselves

[heyheyhey]

well this particular droid won't say anything bad if the conference is actually any good

however if it turns out crap after all the hype then i will naturally take the piss

[SmokeyMcBear]

NG 2 June... sounds like a good time to release

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

"John Schappert's back. Um, excuse us, but weren't you guys supposed to announce Gears of War 2? Over 1,000 games on Xbox 360 by the end of 2008, promises Schappert. And that excludes Xbox Live Community Games" (Hint hint)

"April 29th bring GTAIV to Xbox 360, "on day one." Starting Fall 2008, GTA DLC will hit Xbox Live Marketplace. "plenty of games for the whole family to enjoy," adds Schappert" (told you so)

Ninja Gaiden 2 demo being shown on the 360 hardware.

[Dark_Vendetta]

Looks like no GoW2 :(. Too bad
Edit: Sorry I thought it'll end at 8:30pm. So there is still hope

[Greysturm]

I understand the presence of the unreal engine but i dont see the need for NG2 to be shown with no link at all to developers but oh well guess you need to hype those titles at all venues i hope Molineux does something more developer trgeted.

[JohnRico]

YES FABLE 2 CO-OP

I hope we see some of Multiplayer Online

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

Ninja Gaiden 2 gets June 3rd release date

Fable 2 "In Fable 2, money is very important. You get money for doing jobs and... well, gambling. Walk into a pub and play a game -- this one's called Keystone. A bit of a cross between Roulette and Crappes, says Peter. He bets on 17, rolls the dice and ... wins? We think he's cheating. It was a trick! It's actually an XBLA game.. the money won can be used in Fable 2. The game will be released a few weeks before Fable 2 "You'l be rich before you start playing the game. Combat. X does sword, Y does guns, B does magic. Tap for quick hits, hold for big ones. Co-op combat requires coordination.

"here it is. Big trailer finish. That music. Gears of War 2. And now for a bit more - Cliffy B busts through a door at the side of the stage with a real chainsaw bayonet. "It's a funny thing about rumours on the Internet - once in a while they're true. Gears 2 is going to be bigger, better and far more badass than the first one." This November, 2008"

[Dark_Vendetta]

"Gears of War 2." Epic logo. The end.

Announced :>. I would like to see gameplay but thats enough for now
Edit:
"Gears 2 is going to be bigger, better and far more badass than the first one." This November, 2008.

[predator]

GEARS OF WAR 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THE KING RETURNS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

November 2008 confirmed!!!

Cliffy b comes on stage "sometimes rumors are true!"

[green]

yesssssssssssssssssssssssss finally.

GOW2

[vloeistof]

november 2008 well well

[xboxrumble]

Ninja Gaiden 2 June 3rd NA release
Gears 2 in November 2008, only on Xbox 360

I know there are more games in between..

I'm going to pre-order right now

[Greysturm]

Nothing new beside the expected gears of war anouncement well hope you werent waiting for those Unanounced titles. I am excited by the upgrades to the unreal engine hopes this means better games for all middleware users. Ng2 doesnt look terribly better and improved but i might give it a try. Fable was meh... Cant wait to see all the upgrades explained on gears 2.

[Bladestar]

You are seriously having a hard time trying to undermind Microsoft GDC Keynotes there....

The fact that xbox live arcade games will play on the Zune adding another revenue stream for developers to make money is huge.. obviously you are not able to see that... for obvious reasons...

Also, that fact that now hobists are able to publish their games to millions of people where they will be rated and played by friends and others... developers score, etc.. means nothing to you.. again for obvious reasons... but this is big! no other company could possibly offer this kind of feature...

Gears 2 was also big at the technical level... most of you actually thought that xbox 360 was already max out in terms of horse power... well.. Gears 2 obvious shows that developers only tapped the power of the xbox 360...

Now, you may say that you are no xbox 360 hater... and that you own one... but you are obviously bias...

This a big announcements that can change the developers arena, game developer hobists and gamers...

how about xna minigames like the one used in Fable 2 where developers can make make mini games to earn in game money using your Zune, PC and then use the money when playing your 360 single player game?
You think that's small? Imagine playing an MMO or RPG that allows you to play mini games to level your character or collect money and resources while on the road or during brake, or on the bus?

Yeahh.... let's undermind this... lol.

[Greysturm]

Your a bit too defensive if you ask me.

1) Yeah i saw that but i am not impressed why because i have seen it before that was part of the whole concept of remote play which sadly hasnt been developed but for a few titles so i hope that microsoft get this right.

2) Hobbist wont be able, people expereienced in C+ will which reduced the quantity of offers but its nice to see xbla opening up and i have seen it before on pc its nice but the same reason i wasnt excited for ut3 mods its just catching up to pc.

3) read again i praised the upgrades of the unreal engine but then again you are a hysterical fanboy.

4) I dont own one and give props when it deserves it and i dont hate it becauste that is stupid then again it seems to be your way of life trying to defend it so if you find an identity by being overly hysterical good for you.

5) The xlna games used i saw that integration earlier this year on a title known as the agency where integrated minigames such a qbert will help you gain rewards on the main title and will have features through text messages and emails allow you to develope your character and storyline through breaks.

6) i only brought it to mind because several people were insisting that microsoft would come out with several titles to wow us which it didnt it just showed us what we were all expecting for this year.

[Bladestar]

"I dont own one"... no need to say anything else... you comments are too predictable... "C++"? another reason... XNA uses C#... do you know the difference? I do... have you try XNA? doubt it... translation: your opinion is as good as any other xbox 360 hater/Sony fanboys.... (0 value)... don't own a 360... never used XNA, don't even know what language is used to program games using the framework... in other words... bla bla bla...

[Greysturm]

So your answer is that since i am not a programmer and dont own a 360 my opinion doesnt count. Lets see thats is more fanboyish than my comments ever were i at least ty to have a rational discusion but then again thats why i have more bubbles and less ignores than you figures. I guess its easier to shout than to analyse and deconstruct a comment to make an informed opinion on my part all i have to say is although i have no first person expirience several friends and some family members work with the tools and they have commented on the subject, that opinion has been confirmed by other non related sources. i wont bother answering again as you have to attack my credibility to satisfy your necesity to defend your console of choice if you dont like what i have to say bad for you kiddo but what i say stands and until proven otherwise go crazy.

[Mallow]

Great day

Fable 2 co-op ? Great
Gears of War II this year ? even better
youtube of gaming ? great

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

Gears in 2008, Ninja Gaiden June 3rd, GTA DLC day one and new Unreal Engine running on the "under powered" (HAHA) 360. Take that Droids, now go get some tissues http://www.kleenex.com for those crying wittle eyes XD I thought the power of the 360 was maxed out? huh Droids, what do you say now?

[zonetrooper5]

I'll be preordering Gears of War 2 off play.com soon ^_^

Now I might get my arse into gear and learn C# language so I can use XNA. This was a great conference by the looks of it, Gears of War 2 sounds like its going to be stupidly excellent and XNA, I told you it was coming, it just plain awesome. So this year my wallet is going to be dead, thin, passed out, gone to heaven etc.

Stuff I'm getting this year:
Electric Guitar
Killzone 2
Gears of War 2
LBP
Resistance 2
Fable 2
NG2
GTA IV
Saints Row 2

and much more...