In the lead up I will be giving a rundown of the news as well as regular updates both on here and via my Twitter Feed (@somemanwithplan - remember there's no 'a')
Obviously comment below if you want to get involved.....
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19:02 - Xbox Reveal is over...... Good Job Microsoft (blew Sony out of the water)
19:01 - Overrun... World Premiere trailer of Call of Duty: Ghosts - Lighting is effective and story seems very strong compared to the run and gun action - standard affair - of previous installments
19:00 - Almost over.... jungle environment and character screens shows the updates and it is pretty
18:59 - Side by Side with MW3 shows - impressive stuff (even my Girlfriend is impressed)
18:58 - And they've made dynamic maps - in multiplyer at least - with crumbling walls and destructable environments (so it's like Frostbite in Battlefield)
18:57 - New fluid annimations, AI updates, fresh lighting tech and movement applications
18:56 - And there's a Dog Squad Member - 'Who you will care about'
18:54 - The game looks fucking ace though (graphically at least) - Writer is Stephen Gaghen (who did Syriana)
18:53 - And it's Call Of Duty: Ghosts [YAWN]
18:52 - World Exclusive coming up...... from Activision .... with early release for Xbox One
18:50 - XboxOne show winding down now....David Maddock on stage again.
18:49 - Live Broadcasts from NFL - Fantasy Leagues and Skype integrated (Shame it wasn't Football/Soccer)
18:47 - Sports being discussed again by Tracy Tellum - 'NFL'
18:46 - Steven Speilberg on screen as Halo Live Action Series is announced (and he's bloody directing) - sounds like a potential followup to 'Forward Unto Dawn'
18:45 - Come on Halo 5.... please please please
18:44 - 343 Industries introduced and Halo name-dropped (Bonnie Ross on stage)
18:43 - You tell'em, Tracy Tellum (on stage now)
18:42 - 15 exclusives in 12 months with 8 new franchises
18:41 - No gameplay, just screens - and cutsceen stuff with some actors too
18:40 - Microsoft Studio up next, with Remedy being discussed - and it's Quantum Break (something new)
18:39 - It's available at launch and is being developed by 'Turn 10'
18:38 - Forza 5 on stage now, graphically impressive
18:37 - Speaking about new franchises - please be Halo
18:36 - Phil Spencer of Microsoft on stage now
18:35 - Exclusive add-on's for Fifa 14's Ultimate Team Mode - Games shown look awesome
18:34 - 10 times more animation depth and detail in EA Ignite game engine for sports games
18:33 - True Player Motion - Buzzword is 'Social'
18:32 - Model capturing for these online games including strategy programs
18:31 - 'All four will be revolutionary' - they work through a program called 'Ignite'
18:30 - Here come the games - EAs Andrew Wilson on Stage - Fifa, Madden, NBA Live & UFC
18:29 - Next generation will be able to hold 'many more' online players at once for better multiplayer experiences
18:28 - Achievements are dynamic, based on your own performances and include entertainment focuses and not just games
18:27 - 300,000 serves for Xbox Live on Xbox-One (more than all the servers worldwide in 1999)
18:26 - Devices work with Kinect to load previous saves, guessing - with intelligence - what you will want to do next
18:25 - SmartGlass intergrated, native to the platform - on Android I think....
18:23 - 1080p widescreen viewing which also reachs Kinect and understand bend in limps, energy of emotion and reads your headbeat as you exercise
18:22 - Kinect responds to personal gestures and voices. It takes 13 billionths of a second to understand your voice
18:21 - Microsoft Kernal again - two operating system running at once (one Windows/one Xbox)
18:20 - Marc Whitten on stage discussing the specifications now - 8GB of ram, Blu-Ray, 3.0 USB (thats all I caught)
18:18 - Yusuf shows off TV voice commands to change stations and view the guides as well as on demand series that autorecord your films/series (obviously 'Trending' is a bit player as usual)
18:17 - Awesome Fantasy team reviews using interactive TV applications for the console. (NBA Fantasy Team updates)
18:15 - So thats what the space is for out the back (a fake sitting room) - Skype can snap in too
18:14 - You can snap different programs into sections of the screen so that you can do multiple things at once... nice touch
18:13 - Kinect controls look smooth too.
18:12 - The Xbox can then simulaneously move between game, tv, music just using easy commands
18:11 - The Xbox can remote your TV - command is 'Watch TV'
18:10 - You still use the words 'Xbox On' to turn it on.... and it logs you in automatically - driving game confirmed too on the home screen.
18:09 - Yusuf Mehdi on stage to, potentially, discuss games
18:08 - New controller too - looks a lot like the old one.
18:07 - and they've shown the bloody thing in full. Looks nice!
18:07 - The new console is called - 'Xbox One' - We we're all wrong - it's going to make us old school games confused when we talk about it.
18:06 - 'Simple Instant and Complete'
18:05 - He's wearing two microphones, perhaps he's in a XBLA Chat???/
18:04 - Blah,Blah,Blah 'The Xbox 360 was great....'
18:03 - David Maddock giving a few works 'TV becomes more intelligent and entertainment becomes more intelligent than ever'
18:01 - Opening from Bill Gates (video features Cliff Bleszinski)
18:00 - AND WE ARE A-GO
17:58 - Share Button could be included - Online Personalities is a massive step for the next console generation
17:56 - Less than 5 minutes and we can expect some concrete information
17:54 - Here is the stage http://assets2.ignimgs.com/2013/05/21/img0982jpg-acbd52_800w.jpg
17:53 - Apparently the Xbox Reveal tent is using a lot of the space for the stage - big show or playable consoles for the attendees?
17:50 - Halo Teaser Perhaps (t-minus 10 minutes)
17:49 - Oh and Destiny will be shown tonight - my prediction - plus Diablo 3
17:48 - Toilet Break....
17:43 - Free online too I hope; especially if it does follow this always online connection rumour (which it won't)
17:42 - Rumoured Names: The Infinity, Xbox 720, Xbox, Fusion
17:40 - FACT - The next Xbox will be green (somewhere)
17:39 - Obviously a racer of some kind which shows of the graphical capabilities and perhaps, as speculated everywhere, a new Alan Wake
17:38 - 343 Industries are at the show [Source:IGN]
17:36 - Going to list off some of my expect (brand new reveal games)..... Starting with Halo 5
17:32 - Come on Microsoft - Start Early
17:27 - IGN are speculating about 'Share Buttons' and Flatter controllers... and touch screen. I really expect this to be revealed tonight
17:24 - The event looks buzzing judging by the posts on Twitter from Brian Crecente etc... DubStep Playing too
17:21 - Console will surely have a new controller but the current one is so nice that that would be suprising and would obviously get some negative press from somewhere
17:19 - Price Guess £299.99 RRP
17:16 - Peter has use those words at least 14 times so far.....
17:13 - I really hope they transfer over gamescores!
17:12 - The Microsoft Event Tent is pretty....
17:11 - Ok, IGN have managed to put Naomi Kyle in on their feed (not suprise there)
17:10 - Presure on Microsoft tonight to follow the massive Sony direct broadcast
17:08 - Prizes for anyone that works out how many time he uses the words 'Innovative' or 'Unlimited'
17:06 - Logged In.... Obviously don't follow IGN's stream as Peter Molyneux may runoff with some unlimited ideas
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