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Microsoft Event At E3 : June 04, 2012
Microsoft media briefing at E3
 
12:49 - Microsoft shows off the latest trailers, including Halo 4 and Splinter Cell: Blacklist
 
 
12:50 - Football legend Joe Montana takes the stage to show off the next Madden.
 
12:53 -
 
 
12:56 - Microsoft Studios head Phil Spencer takes the stage to introduce trailers for the next Gears of War and Forza releases.
 
12:58 -
 
 
12:59 - The company quickly jumps to the next subject: Bing voice search. The feature is extending to a variety of different countries.
 
 
1:01 - Xbox Live is bringing Nickelodeon and several other collections, including Spanish channels.
 
1:02 - Sports content is getting a boost: NHL games, WatchESPN with four ESPN channels.
 
1:04 -
 
 
 
1:06 - Event moves on to Xbox Music. Music discovery portal, complete with what appears to be a Genius Mixes-like feature.
 
1:07 -
 
 
1:08 - Nike's Stefan Olander takes the stage.
 
1:09 - Nike+ "Kinect Training" pairs Nike+ technology with Microsoft's Kinect system.
 
1:10 - Xbox Live will enable users to connect with other athletes.
 
1:11 -
 
 
1:12 - Xbox Live head Mark Whitmore talks Xbox SmartGlass.
 
1:13 - Users can start watching a movie on one device and continue watching on another. When switching to a TV from a tablet, the tablet shows additional content such as actor info.
 
1:14 -
 
 
1:16 - SmartGlass also works with games, enabling users to explore additional features on a tablet while playing a game on Xbox.
 
1:17 - Xbox experience has been completely redesigned to support remote control input via Windows Phone.
 
1:18 - Internet Explorer is coming to Xbox, though Whitmore admits that "a keyboard does not belong in the living room." System instead focuses on voice input.
 
1:19 - "Fast, fluid and intuitive web experience for the living room."
 
1:20 - Users can scroll through content by using a smartphone display as a trackpad to control an on-screen cursor on a TV.
 
1:21 -
 
 
1:22 - Crystal Dynamics developers come on stage to talk Tomb Raider.
 
1:24 -
 
 
1:29 - Phil Spencer returns to talk about Signal Studios' Ascend: New Gods.
 
1:29 -
 
 
1:34 - Next up: Resident Evil 6.
 
 
1:39 - Alex Ruiz from the Xbox Live team comes on stage to talk about Wreckateer. The game appears to mimic Angry Birds but in a 3D environment with Kinect input.
 
 
1:41 - Next on the trailer list: South Park: The Stick of Truth. Trey Parker and Matt Stone come on stage to the loudest applause of the event.
 
 
1:43 - The town of South Park has been mapped for the game. The game centers around a new kid that attempts to join the four main characters.
 
1:46 - Moving on to Dance Central 3. Usher emerges from the back of the stage behind smoke and lights.
 
 
1:47 -
 
 
1:52 - The event is closing with a trailer for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2.
 
 
1:55 -
 
 
2:02 - The event has come to a conclusion—no last-minute surprises.
 

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