E3 2006: Microsoft Keynote Wrapup

Microsoft stole the show, enjoy the news.

Xbox Live Arcade:

Over 100 indie developers have signed on and countless arcade classics from "misspent childhoods" are coming.

Pac-Man

Ms. Pac-Man

Contra

Super Contra

Frogger

Galaga

Sonic the Hedgehog

Defender

Street Fighter II Hyper Fighting

Time Pilot

Mortal Kombat 3

Scramble

He also showed off a new version of Lumines, called Lumines Live. Available only for Microsoft platforms the game will have all the same gameplay as its Sony counterparts, but thanks to Xbox Live and the joint agreements with Warner Music will have Music videos in the background (Madonna was seen in the video) and can change regularily thanks to constant update tech.
Hardware:
HD-DVD add on was shown, no price, but it has been promised for before the end of Fall. The Xbox Live Vision, the webcam we've all seen has been promised for Holiday season, along with the new wireless headset. No prices for anything, but that'll come soon enough.

Windows Vista:

Peter Moore showed off the possibilites of Windows Vista, proving that PC gaming is far from dead. Built on the latest DirectX technology this new OS will bring about a new era of computer gaming, making games more accesible and more developed than ever before. [

Xbox Live Anywhere:
A new system to expand Xbox Live to cell phones, enabling downloads from the marketplace available on your portable device along with gamercard, friend list, and other info available anywhere in the world. Cross-platform PC (Vista)/360 gaming is now a total possibility. You can even get achievements in either system and it works vice-versa. Now gamers that like PC controls they can play PC, if they like, controller if they like. Downloads from the marketplace also work anywwhere now. Videos, arcade games and other content can now be downloaded anywhere and can be accessed anywhere, cell phone, 360 or PC. That means you buy it once, you play it on any platform.

Game Announcements:
I'll start off by letting you see this.

HALO 3

Alright, now that I've got your attention again; There's 160 titles coming buy Holiday this year. That's alot. I'm not going to name them all, but there are quite a few spectacles coming. Fable 2, Gears of War, Rainbow 6: Vegas, Alan Wake, Viva Pinata, Splinter Cell Double Agent, Grand Theft Auto 4, Shadowrun, Call of Duty 3, and so many more. The amount of support that the console is recieving is astounding. Include all the craziness the Japanese developers are bringing brings one hell of alot of great titles.