{"id":3089,"date":"2014-06-10T21:32:58","date_gmt":"2014-06-10T11:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reckoner.com.au\/?p=3089"},"modified":"2014-06-12T10:55:18","modified_gmt":"2014-06-12T00:55:18","slug":"e3-media-briefing-breakdown-microsoft-ea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reckoner.com.au\/features\/e3-media-briefing-breakdown-microsoft-ea\/","title":{"rendered":"E3 Media Briefing Breakdown: Microsoft and EA"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Microsoft<\/span><\/h1>\n

My first experience of a media briefing at E3 and it was definitely a big one. Happily on the receiving end of a priority pass for entry (thank you Microsoft) I found myself as front row. As close as you can get without being a speaker; next to a couple of execs from Harmonix.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/rajdeut\/status\/476026457668714497<\/p>\n

From the word go this presentation was–as Microsoft’s Phil Spencer introduced–“All about games”. And boy, did they make sure you knew it. From Xbox One exclusives such as Sunset Overdrive<\/a> from Insomniac<\/em> (releasing Oct 28) to indie showcase pieces like Limbo creator Play Dead’s<\/em> Inside<\/a> due 2015. It was a non-stop avalanche of games driven into you by bowel-shaking bass.<\/p>\n

Highlights:<\/h2>\n

Insomniac Games’ Sunset Overdrive demo & release date<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Sunset<\/strong>With so many games being pushed to 2015 it was a relief to hear one truly next-gen title is coming out this year. The gameplay demo was hectic and there’s crazy amounts going on but it looks really fun. It’s like a Dead Rising that takes the piss out of itself, the cinematic trailer before the demo ending with these words from its protagonist “It’s a fucking video game”<\/em>. Here’s the\u00a0trailer<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0more info<\/a>.<\/p>\n

343’s announcement of the “Halo: The Master Chief Collection”<\/strong><\/p>\n

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All 4 major Halo games on the one system for the first time, Nov 11 2014. It will also include stand alone Halo 2 multi-player, a new “moments” option of gameplay allowing you to play the best parts of the 4 titles instead of linearly one by one and Ridley Scott’s Halo Nightfall<\/strong> live-action series. Purchasing the release will also entitle gamers access to the Halo 5 beta due in Dec this year. Here’s some\u00a0more info<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Forza 5’s N\u00fcrburgring Free DLC available now<\/strong>
\nGlaringly omitted from the latest iteration it’s now back, for free AND rescanned with millimetre accuracy! Here’s some\u00a0more info<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Other highlights included a new gameplay video<\/a> from the 2015-coming The Division<\/a>, Forza Horizon 2<\/a> details, Fable Legends’<\/a> “Villan-player<\/em>” mode making you the Dungeon Master of the game, a new Crackdown<\/a> and a new exclusive IP called Scalebound<\/a>. Not to mention a sneak peak of “Rise of Tomb Raider<\/strong>“.<\/p>\n

What fell flat for me:<\/span><\/h2>\n