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Originally Posted by wraggster

When you get tired of playing UFC games, you'll be able to watch the actual fights too. Microsoft just announced during its E3 2011 keynote that UFC matches will be available through Xbox Live.

But it's not entirely a passive experience: you'll be able to "call matches," and place bets with your friends to see who of your group bet on the right pugilist.

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/06/uf...-to-xbox-live/

Originally Posted by wraggster

Peter Molyneux has just announced Fable: the Journey for Xbox 360.

The first-person Fable experience features Kinect integration, allowing the player to draw shapes in the air to cast spells. It also appears to be on-rails -- shades of Dead Space: Extraction?

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/06/fable-the-journey/

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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