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E3 2009: How [Microsoft] Could Steal the Show

Posted in E3 2009, Xbox 360 on May 4, 2009 by Jonathan Cullen

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In the second article of the big 3 platform holders at E3, the first being Sony, we take a look at Microsoft. It’s a month today when Microsoft are the first of the big 3 to take stage at this year’s E3, a little more then a month away now. Last year, they had a very moderate press conference when they showed off Fallout 3 for the first time, Resident Evil 5 for the first time, a live demo of Gears of War 2 and a live demo of Fable II, followed then by casual stuff, Duffy, claims it’ll beat PLAYSTATION 3 this gen, embarrsing live demo of You’re in the Movies and more.

So yeah, it was a moderate press confrerence. Then suddingly, Square Enix president Yoichi Wada come’s out and introduces the 3 exclusive 360 RPG’s, Infinite Undiscovery, Star Ocean: The Last Hope and The Last Remnant. I bet most of you thought “okay, that was it, it was an okay conference”.

And then, BAM!

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