MS press event on 2/24

If you look on the Dashboard theres avatar wear for the original master chief armor in multiple colors and the title is "The Covenant is coming" my guess is Halo remake is gonna be announced today is very very shortly.

Edit: Looks like MS cockteasing us again.
 
At the Xbox press event today in San Francisco we announced details about the upcoming Gears of War 3 multiplayer beta, as well as additional news for Xbox 360, Kinect, Windows Phone 7 and PC gamers.

Here is a run down of the news:

Gears of War 3- Kicking off in mid-April, the Gears of War 3 public multiplayer beta will give players a chance to experience three new Versus Multiplayer modes on four new maps, and help shape the year’s biggest blockbuster, set to launch worldwide on Sept. 20 and in Japan on Sept. 22. You can even decide which maps you would like to see in the beta starting today by visiting the Gears of War Facebook page and voting on their favorites. Voting ends on Feb. 28.

Halo: Reach Defiant Map Pack – Available on Xbox LIVE for 800 Microsoft Points on March 15, the Halo: Reach Defiant Map Pack introduces three stunning new battlefields for the most critically acclaimed shooter of 2010. Set in the heat of the legendary Battle of Reach, the three new warfronts – Condemned, Highlands and Unearthed – are primed for non-stop action in Firefight and all competitive multiplayer modes.

Halo Waypoint – Looking for more ways to share your best Halo victories with friends? Fire up Halo Waypoint on Windows Phone 7 or HaloWaypoint.com today to check out the new stat-tracking features, which allow you to share your in-game stats on the web and compare against friends from the palm of your hand.

Fable III Traitor’s Keep game add-on – Available on Xbox LIVE Marketplace for 560 Microsoft Points on March 1, the Traitor’s Keep game add-on continues the journey as fans venture into three new levels called Ravenscar Keep, Clockwork Island, and the Godwin Estate, taking on new quests and encountering a mysterious prisoner. Traitor’s Keep also comes packed with 250 gamerscore points and additional content.

Crysis 2 3-D – Stunning in either HD or 3-D, Crysis 2 from Crytek and Electronic Arts, lets players step into a post-apocalyptic world where alien invaders stalk the streets of New York City. With 12 multiplayer maps and six modes on Xbox LIVE, wield the supersoldier enhancements of the Nanosuit 2 when Crysis 2 launches on Xbox 360 on March 22.

Child of Eden – Winner of several E3 awards, Child of Eden is a multi-sensory shooter from the mind of renowned game designer Tetsuya Mizuguchi that will send players diving into a kaleidoscopic matrix of synchronized music and mind-blowing visuals. Since “Child of Eden” was designed with Kinect for Xbox 360 in mind, only on Xbox 360 players will experience the controller-free magic that provides a new dimension of immersion when the game launches later this year.

Once Upon a Monster – In a truly original interactive experience, young players join Cookie Monster, Elmo and other Sesame Street characters as they explore a living storybook titled Once Upon a Monster. In the book, they make new zany monster friends from the Once Upon a Monster world and share in their adventures, solving problems, forging friendships and learning key life skills along the way. Parents and children literally become part of the whimsical storybook adventure by getting active together through dancing, jumping, flying and more.

The Gunstringer – From the developers that brought you award-winning hits like Splosion Man, The Maw and Comic Jumper, comes an all-new Kinect-exclusive title, The Gunstringer for Xbox LIVE Arcade. Take control of an undead marionette in an epic Wild West stage production that requires your puppeteering and quick draw shooting skills to exact revenge on the Gunstringer's enemies – all controller-free.

The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile – Created by award-winning indie developer James Silva, “The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile” is the stylistic action platform sequel to 2009’s “Dead Samurai.” The exclusive Xbox LIVE Arcade title features solo and co-op campaigns, 50 intense arcade challenges, an almost endless Dish Challenge, and now for the first time, the combo-fueled action will be playable in 3D. Grab your six foot long syringe and sharpen your cleavers, because it's about to get bloody.

Fable III for Windows – Launching in the US on May 17, Fable II for Windows takes gamers back to Albion for the next installment of the beloved Fable franchise. Players can take advantage of the same great action found on the console game as well as a full 3-D functionality made possible by NVIDIA technology and a PC-exclusive hardcore mode which offers a higher level of difficulty.
Age of Empires Online for Windows – The next evolution in the best-selling real-time strategy franchise, Age of Empires Online invites players to create a living, growing online world, shared with friends and friendly rivals around the world. With a robust free-to-play experience and a deep selection of premium content packs, Age of Empires Online is always evolving so you can choose the content that’s right for you and your budget.

Fable Coin Golf – Launching March exclusively on Windows Phone 7, Fable: Coin Golf draws upon the wealth of traditional British pub games and lets you transfer gold earned in the game to your Fable III game on either Xbox 360 or Windows. In addition, you can unlock three exclusive weapons that can be used in the Traitor’s Keep game add-on.
Must Have Games for Xbox LIVE on Windows Phone 7: Kicking off this spring, this collection of the biggest names in mobile games brings you six weeks of hits, including Plants vs Zombies, Hydro Thunder Go, Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I, geoDefense, Doodle Jumpand more – all complete with Xbox LIVE Achievements, leaderboards and more.
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Nothing too exciting but great news on the Gears 3 beta!
 
A little more Gears 3 news:

Aside from the opportunity to test out Gears of War 3's multiplayer before its retail release, the forthcoming beta will feature at least one additional incentive for Gears heads to enter: an unlockable, gold-plated version of the Retro Lancer (modeled above by Cole Train). This new (old) rifle, with bayonet, made a cameo appearance in Gears 2 and will feature in the new game.

Epic hasn't decided exactly how the gold Retro Lancer will be unlocked in the beta for use in the retail version of Gears 3, but, during a press event this week, producer Rod Fergusson offered a rough idea of what it might take. "If you play -- right now, we're still fiddling with the numbers -- but right now we're talking like 90 matches," Fergusson said. "If you play 90 matches and get, say, 100 kills with [the Retro Lancer] weapon, [the gold version is] yours. There's no other place to get it." Fergusson also promised there would be additional unlockables in the beta, though he didn't go into specifics.
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source: Joystiq
 
[quote name='seanr1221']According to Major Nelson, we'll be very happy with the announcements.[/QUOTE]

Sad Trombone
 
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Pretty disappointing for sure. Well, I'm disappointed for different reasons then most here - I was hoping to see something new, as yet unannounced, for Kinect. Oh well.
 
Typing this from the venue (the event has shifted into a more casual cocktail party).The Dishwasher sequel looked solid, hands-on time with a new level in Child of Eden was a highlight and the Arkham City hands-off demo made me even more excited with the game; definitely more open than Asylum and feels a lot like Assassin's Creed, just not *that* open.
 
Whatever, we all know Arkham City will be delayed to 2012.

Major Nelson is on my shit list after hyping up shit.
 
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[quote name='whoknows']The blade dashboard was so nice.

Such a shame they changed it to the crap it is now.[/QUOTE]
I know. I've always wanted an option to change it back to the blade dashboard. It was a very simple design. I'm surprised that some of you guys liked the old dashboard. I though I was the only lone person who wanted the blade dashboard back.
 
I never had the privilege of trying the blade dashboard. Just the current and the one before. They are fine, except for the one huge omission: the ability to organize our dashboard however we want. You know, like you can do on the little ol' Wii? We need a dashboard something akin to that - something we organize however the hell we want, including putting our download games right up front if we so like. Oh well. They'd rather throw us advertisements... AND charge us for online.
 
[quote name='crunchewy']I never had the privilege of trying the blade dashboard. Just the current and the one before. They are fine, except for the one huge omission: the ability to organize our dashboard however we want. You know, like you can do on the little ol' Wii? We need a dashboard something akin to that - something we organize however the hell we want, including putting our download games right up front if we so like. Oh well. They'd rather throw us advertisements... AND charge us for online.[/QUOTE]
They want you to spend more money on stuff you wouldn't normally buy.
 
The blades were nice...for the time. Once Live, XBLA and DLC took off it quickly became clunky to navigate. Not to mention ads all over the place. At least on the NXE and current KinectXE they are grouped together and easily avoidable.

It does still need work though, especially the guide button menus. Those just seem thrown together.
 
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