184-E3 2007 Microsoft Press Conference LIVE BLOG

ALL TIMES CENTRAL

10:17pm Almost time to start the conference. Rumors and spec are flying can't wait to see what actually goes down.

10:33pm Halo fans from Libertyville?

10:36pm A band which features a drummer with way too many cymbals in covering Halo music.

10:37pm Peter Moore takes the stage.

10:38pm Every game shown tonight will be out in 2007.

10:41pm Rock Band demo begins. Apparently the vocals play while your singing. Interesting to note that all the accessories are corded. G4 is doing a horrible job of not showing the game. Peter Moore pauses the game. G4 is airing commercials, this sucks.

10:46pm Mass Effect trailer plays. It will be out in November. Much too long of a wait.

10:48pm Peter Moore makes a duh moment by showing a graph that says Xbox 360 has sold more games than Wii and PS3 combined.

10:51pm Quick flashes of games coming this year. COD 4 looks good. That mystery Spider-Man game makes an appearance. Crash Bandicoot??

10:55pm Jeff Bell hits the stage. Once again MS is trying to push the 360 as a family console. Announces Scene It! for the 360.

11:00pm EA Sports titles will run twice as fast and smooth starting with the '08 titles.

11:01pm Boring demo of Madden '08 it doesn't look much more interesting than last years.

11:03pm Xbox Live has hit the 7 million member mark.

11:06pm Predicts 10 million by July of 2008. Over 100 Xbox Live Arcade games. Including Bomberman Live, Sonic The Hedgehog, Wing Commander Arena, Feeding Frenzy 2, Golden Axe, Marathon!!!!!, Tetris Splash, and Puzzle Quest!! Golden Axe and Sonic available NOW!

11:09pm Signs a deal with Disney for marketplace content. Available now!

11:11pm Shane Kim comes to the stage to discuss games. Games for Windows logos are on display.

11:12pm Forza 2 will have sold 1 million units by the end of July.

11:13pm PGR4 demo begins. Shows off the motorcycles and how they race alongside cars.

11:20pm Gears of War for PC! Viva Pinata for PC? I might have missed something.

11:22pm New achievements, 5 new levels, map editor, BRUMAK!! Gears of War for PC looks insane.

11:25pm Sega, Eidos, THQ, joins Games For Windows. Unreal Engine 3 has GFW built in.

11:32pm Infinity Ward comes out to demo Call of Duty 4. The trailer looks sweet.

11:34pm The shadows and lighting are amazing in the COD 4 demo.

11:37pm Online Multiplayer beta for Call of Duty 4 exclusive to Xbox 360.

11:40pm GTA 4 downloadable content will be available by the end of spring 2008.

11:42pm Resident Evil 5 coming in 2008!

11:43pm Ubisoft comes out to demo Assassin's Creed! They lie about it being set in the crusades again.

11:45pm The demo is going kind of strangely. Lot's of weird sci-fi things going on.

11:47pm The enemies all have this weird static around them.

11:49pm HALO 3!!!

11:52pm LIVE ACTION HALO!!!!!

11:53pm Halo 3 Xbox 360 shown off. It's green and black.

12:00am Halo 3 trailer shown, it's a lot to take in. Multiple Spartans, Chief and the Aribiter fighting side by side. I'll have to watch it a few times. That also wraps up the show, not...super exciting, but I have to say...Microsoft has the lineup it might be all they need.