The motherfucking megatons are here!
At last, the biggest week in gaming this year has arrived to the city of Los Angeles and as usual, Microsoft is first up to bat with their E3 conference. So far, we know that a the Gears of War Remastered collection is coming to Xbox One in 1080p/60fps – but like you, we’re all waiting for a release date on the greatest first party title we saw on Xbox 360. Halo 5: Guardians, Rise of the Tomb Raider and Forza Motorsport 6 are also expected to be shown within the 90-minute showcase, so Microsoft is putting focus on first party gaming this year again.
While many titles have been delayed to 2016, this press event is more so to ready you for the first quarter launches next year since our pockets will be stuffed from the lack of games releasing on all consoles this holiday. Above, you can livestream the entire conference, which will also be on-demand after it concludes in a few hours.
12:30 The show is starting!!!!!
Are you ready? #XboxE3 pic.twitter.com/SAOLmmR4r9
— Xbox (@Xbox) June 15, 2015
12:31 A first montage is shown featuring Halo, Tomb Raider, Forza & more.
This holiday, Xbox invites you to #JumpAhead with the greatest games lineup in Xbox History. #XboxE3
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— Xbox (@Xbox) June 15, 2015
12:32 343 Industries has taken the sage, which means Halo 5 is starting the show.
12:34 The final retail version of Halo looks amazing!
12:40 343 introduces their new game-mode WARZONE, featuring 24 players in multiplayer (can the servers handle it)?
12:44 Keiji Inafune introduces new Xbox One exclusive ReCore.
Welcome to the Official ReCore Community! | http://t.co/Bc7ERSdtpV
— Phill Sohn (@phillsohn) June 15, 2015
12:45 The head of Xbox, Phil Spencer takes the stage.
12:47 Backward Compatibility has been announced & Microsoft won’t charge you to play games you already own (shots fired at Sony or Microsoft caught feelings in 2013?).
. @XboxP3 announces Xbox One Backward Compatibly. Play Xbox 360 games on Xbox One starting today for Preview members pic.twitter.com/P8ex2G0OO6
— Larry Hryb #XboxE3 (@majornelson) June 15, 2015
12:49 Elite controllers for elite gamers? Meet the updated Xbox One elite controller and its d-pad!
12:55 The homie Todd Howard is showing Fallout 4 & looks simply amazing on next-generation, need on PC badly.
12:58 PC Mods are allowed to be transferred, saved and shared for Xbox One.
12:59 Madden NFL 16 arrives a week early on release August 20th on Xbox One EA Access before retail.
1:00 Titalfall is joining EA Access on Xbox One for free (nobody cares?)
1:01 Dragon Age: Inquisition coming to EA Access this summer.
1:05 Boring montage shit trailers
1:05 Tom Clancy’s The Division trailer is shown – after the cancelled announcement.
1:10 Ubisoft and Microsoft friendship? Laurent Detoc joins the e3 stage before their show later today.
1:11 Exclusive The Division Beta coming this December only on Xbox One.
1:13 Get Rainbow Six Vegas and Vegas 2 free with purchase of RS Six Siege on Xbox One.
Kick back with a Tom Clancy double feature of Rainbow Six Siege [RP] & The Division [RP]. #XboxE3 pic.twitter.com/WXtzV1mUIr
— Xbox (@Xbox) June 15, 2015
1:15 Windows 10 (PC + Xbox One) exclusive Gigantic is shown….PLEASE DIRECTX12 next!
1:25 Indy game takeover, as the fans become restless (minus Day-Z).
1:30 World premiere gameplay of Rise Of The Tomb Raider is being shown and is not disappointing.
1:35 RARE is in the building after 15 years.
1:37 Celebrating their 30th anniversary, RARE Replay featuring 30 hit games for $30.
Rare Replay. 30 hit games. 10,000 gamerscore. Collected exclusively on Xbox One. Nostalgia bomb! #RareReplay #XboxE3 pic.twitter.com/kjfvoZbYOW
— Rare Ltd. (@RareLtd) June 15, 2015
1:40 RARE introduces their new IP, Sea of Thieves.
New from @RareLtd: #SeaofThieves [RP], a pirate adventure. http://t.co/RwtUPQqhU2 pic.twitter.com/wOMIWQtkVg
— Xbox (@Xbox) June 15, 2015
1:44 Microsoft quietly announces new future partnership with Valve.
1:45 HoloLens Windows 10 Virtual Reality coming at January 2016 CES.
1:46 Minecraft Microsoft HoloLens is shown for Windows 10.
It’s official: @Minecraft is coming to Microsoft #HoloLens. #XboxE3 pic.twitter.com/VSyAlmdu2s
— Microsoft HoloLens (@HoloLens) June 15, 2015
1:50 Gears of War Ultimate Collection coming August 25th / Beta now available starting today.
1:58 Gears of War 4: coming to Xbox One Holiday 2016.
The next chapter #GearsofWar fans have been waiting for arrives exclusively on #XboxOne, Holiday 2016. #XboxE3 pic.twitter.com/72eJMSq8xa
— Xbox (@Xbox) June 15, 2015
2:02 Quantum Break, Crackdown all coming to Gamescom 2015 later this summer.
2:03 Shows over. . . . for now.