E3 2008 Microsoft Press Conference Thoughts
Here we are at E3 time again. Microsoft once again started the show with their press conference, and pretty much anything would be better than last year’s snooze fest at the high school. Thankfully, this year was hosted at E3, but was it any better?
The press conference kicked off with a great start. We got trailers & gameplay from Fable 2, Fallout 3, Gears of War 2 & Resident Evil 5, which were nice, but not a whole lot we hadn’t seen before. Getting a look at Fallout 3 actually being played was comforting to see they pulled it off right. Bethesda seems to be trying to make a game for everyone, AND they may just actually be able to pull it off. Play it in first person, third person, as a shooter, as a thief, with real-time combat or strategic targeting. It all seemed to work nicely in the demo.
After those game, at only a few small points in the presentation did the audience even clap and applaud a little bit, much less enthusiastically. Those brief moments were at the announcement of Portal: Still Alive, RockBand 2 offerings (including Guns and Roses, AC/DC and Metallica), and Square Enix announcing Final Fantasy XIII for the 360. Basically PC gaming got the shaft. Oh wait… I think they might have mentioned Fallout 3 was also PC. It was hard to tell, I kept nodding off.
The rest of the time was basically summed up as blah, blah, ugh, blah, ugh, ugh, blah! Seriously.
I think Microsoft was thinking their big announcement was the Mii-vatars, no Ava-Miis, no Wii-60 Avatars. Something like that. Just imagine your Nintendo Miis created by Rare for the Xbox 360. Oh, and steal the interface from the iPod/iPhone, and viola, you have the new 360 dashboard and Avatars. Beyond that, you have brand new party games that have been done before like Sing Star, wait I mean Lips.
But hands down, the best part about their conference actually had NOTHING to do with gaming. Netflix is teaming up with Microsoft to add their streaming library to the 360 for subscribers! Now that’s awesome, and I can’t wait to stream movies through my Xbox 360.
And speaking of the Xbox 360, I found this awesome site that has a guide on how to fix the Red Ring of Death! Click Here to check it out!
Unlock Rock Band Cheat Codes
Rock Band took rhythm gaming one step further when it introduced drums and singing into our lives, and rocking out with your friends has never been better. But what happens when you’re stuck and you can’t seem to unlock all the songs and instruments? Thankfully there are some cheat codes for Rock Band that will let you play all the instruments and songs. Beware the Unlock All Songs cheat will also disable saving the game. but it’s all good, read more below.
Unlockable: All Songs
If you want to unlock every song in the game (which disables the ability to save), head to the game’s title screen and insert the following code on any instrument: Red, Yellow, Blue, Red, Red, Blue, Blue, Red, Yellow, Blue.
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Grand Theft Auto IV Cheat Codes
These cheat codes for Grand Theft Auto IV will work on the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game.
Cell Phone Cheat Code Passwords
Most of the cheat codes for Grand Theft Auto IV are entered through your cell phone as a call. At any time during the game open up your cell phone and dial the following numbers. Luckily, once you enter the number once, you can redial the number using the Cheats menu on your cell phone.
- Get Song Information - (948)-555-0100
- Change the Weather - (468)-555-0100
- Refill Niko’s Health and Fresh Armor - (362)-555-0100
- * Refill Niko’s Health, Fresh Armor and Ammunition - (482)-555-0100
- * Remove Your Wanted Level - (267)-555-0100
- * Add Stars to Your Wanted Level - (267)-555-0150
LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures Cheat Codes
These cheat codes for LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures will work on the Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and PC versions of the game.
Unlockable: Characters
Go to the math classroom at the university and insert the code to unlock the listed character.
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