Homebrew News

Originally Posted by wraggster

Man, Mojang's little indie darling is getting some major mileage with the gaming industry's biggest players. The Microsoft E3 press conference brought the announcement that Minecraft would be making its way to Xbox 360 with some unexplained Kinect support this Winter. No other details were announced, but we're thrilled to punch trees to extract logs using our real hands.

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/06/mi...t-this-winter/

Originally Posted by wraggster

Forza 4 will arrive with head-tracking through Kinect -- that we knew. What we didn't know, however, is that the game will park at retailers on October 11, as announced during this morning's E3 2011 Microsoft press conference.

A Turn 10 rep took to the stage to detail the game's new features, including a slew of community items and the Kinect functionality. Other than a new teaser, however, the most pertinent news was the game's planned October launch.

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/06/fo...on-october-11/

Originally Posted by wraggster

Microsoft has officially announced Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, the long rumoured HD remake of original Xbox title Halo: Combat Evolved (pictured).

Set for release on November 15 to mark the franchise's tenth anniversary, it's described as "the epic game that launched a universe, remastered for a new generation".

A fully remastered campaign, co-op over Xbox Live and classic multiplayer maps were promised via a brief trailer at Microsoft's E3 press conference.

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Originally Posted by wraggster

The Tomb Raider reboot launches in Autumn 2012, developer Crystal Dynamics has announced.

A new trailer for the game shown during Microsoft's E3 conference offered a first glimpse of what to expect from the game.

The sequence shown saw Lara trying to escape from a network of underground tunnels while being pursued by a feral local.

There were a few environmental puzzles to solve, some brief-but-brutal combat and some hammy voice acting.

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Xbox 360 will be getting exclusivity on Modern Warfare 3's map packs and add-ons, according to a low key statement at the end of a presentation at this morning's E3 2011 presentation.

Infinity Ward's Robert Bowling played through an intense demo that took place off the shores of New York, and he was joined afterwards by Sledgehammer's Glenn Schofield.

Behind them, a simple statement said that the Xbox 360 would be getting game modes and map packs first, though neither

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