Microsoft's Xbox E3 Media Briefing: Livestream, Updates and News

Update: It's over, here's the recap.

Xbox One Exclusive Revealed: 'Crackdown'

• Same loveable cel-shaded graphics
• Original director is back
• The narrator returns!
• "Agents, let's play"
• C4-loaded vehicles fully embraced now
• No gameplay, it's a CG-trailer, but a lot of buildings are falling down

Xbox One Exclusive Revealed: Platinum Games' 'Scalebound'

• CG trailer - alien forest, arrogant human protagonist (fights with headphones on)
• 'King Kong'-style creature battles
• Hero uses scale-encased supersuit, has a dragon buddy

New Content of Ubisoft's 'The Division' Coming to Xbox One First

• Familiar cooperative stuff shown off in a run-down Chicago setting
• A lot of planning, yelling between players - "Holy Crap" "I can't get a shot" "Moving up"
• I really hope that bass in the background is in-game
• Larger enemy shown off, big gun, big health
• Base of operations revealed
• Still coming in "2015"

Impressive footage incoming. pic.twitter.com/7aOYNuK16D

— Brian Hoss (@Second_Variety) June 9, 2014

Xbox One Exclusive Revealed: 'Phantom Dust' of Original Xbox Rebooted

Huge Chunk of 'The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt' Gameplay Shown Off

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt pic.twitter.com/zBNKjZSZZq

— Brian Hoss (@Second_Variety) June 9, 2014

Sequel to 'Tomb Raider' Reboot Revealed, 'Rise of the Tomb Raider'

Inside From Playdead pic.twitter.com/6LBmv4vp4L

— Brian Hoss (@Second_Variety) June 9, 2014

'Halo 5: Guardians' Beta This Fall

Live Action 'Halo: Nightfall' Series Included in 'The Master Chief Collection'

Nov. 11 - Entire 'Halo: The Master Chief Collection' On Xbox One

• Includes Every core 'Halo' title - 'Combat Evolved,' 2, 3 and 4
• One disc
• Custom Playlists grab best moments of series
• HD Treatment, retouched every part of the game
• Classic graphics available
• Contain original 'Halo 2' multiplayer exactly as it shipped
• Dedicated servers
• Over 100 multiplayer maps
• 4000 gamerscore

Forget the stories... The legends... pic.twitter.com/zgEleYFQWI

— Brian Hoss (@Second_Variety) June 9, 2014

Next 'Halo' Game Features Master Chief's Story, New Spartan

Ori and the Blind Forest pic.twitter.com/5FnKdeQmQl

— Brian Hoss (@Second_Variety) June 9, 2014

Xbox One-Exclusive 'Ori and the Blind Forest' Revealed

• Sidescrolling platforming, combat
• Artstic, contrasted, indie-style visuals
• Solemn, quiet tone, reminds me of glory XBLA days

'Project Spark' Introducing Sci-fi Galaxies and Conker of 'Bad Fur Day' to the Mix

Fable Legends From Lionhead pic.twitter.com/XONP1ANKy1

— Brian Hoss (@Second_Variety) June 9, 2014

'Fable Legends' Multiplayer Beta Coming in Fall, 4-Player Co-op

• 4-player co-op demoed
• Avatars do a lot of trash-talking
• You can be the villain - control the world from above like a "malevolent God" as heroes scurry down below
• Like a D&D Dungeon Master

Digital-only, Xbox One-exclusive 'Dance Central Spotlight' Coming this Fall

Over-the-Top, Arcade-Style, 4-Player Available Now for 'Dead Rising 3'

• 'Street Fighter,' 'Dead Rising' characters playable, and Tofu

8-Player Co-Op in 'Sunset Overdrive,' game releases Oct. 28

Sunset Overdrive An energy drink war on crate shooters pic.twitter.com/vflv1n3quh

— Brian Hoss (@Second_Variety) June 9, 2014

'Sunset Overdrive' Has Character Customization, Shows First Uncut Gameplay

• Some people are "dicks," whcih means you get to be a hero!
• "It's a "f**k**g video game"
• Character customization
• Freeze guns, fireworks launchers, 
• A lot of bouncing around in third-person, over-the-top gunplay scenarios, boss fights
• Rail-grinding on roller coasters!

'Dragon Age: Inquisition' to Premiere New Content on Xbox One 

Co-op demonstration pic.twitter.com/cn64f6ugEG

— Brian Hoss (@Second_Variety) June 9, 2014

'Assassin's Creed: Unity' introducing 4-Player Co-op

• Form your own online brotherhood
• Beheading a seemingly large feature of the game

'Evolve' Beta and DLC Coming to Xbox One First

• Octopus-like playable creature revealed, electric powers, tendrils on face

'Forza Horizon 2' Coming Sept. 30

• Drivatar can be ported from 'Forza 5'
• 1080p with Day/Night Cycle

New 'Forza Motorsport 5' Track, World-Famous "Nurinburg," Available Today, Free

16 mile version. Get it today for free. pic.twitter.com/DsVnzBpx0t

— Brian Hoss (@Second_Variety) June 9, 2014

'Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare' DLC Content Coming to Xbox First, as Usual

• Single-player footage shown for the first time on Xbox One
• Jetpacks, drone-swarms, beam weapons, cycling grenades
• Moronic soldier lets his arm get stuck in a bomb, nobly sacrifices self
• "It's okay, I'll see you on the other side" - sad music, kaboom
• Character models look excellent, facial animation is some next-gen stuff, torn limbs look very torn

Free-to-Play 'Happy Wars' Coming to Xbox One with Cross-Platform Play

• New character class
• Split-screen mutliplayer

Number-sliding iOS Game 'Threes!' Coming to Xbox One, Uses Kinect Gestures

'Killer Instinct' Season 2 Coming Fall 2014 with T.J. Combo Fighter

343 Studios Teases 'Halo' Details

Achievements App Update Coming to Xbox One

• Use achievements in snap mode, update progress in real time
• Search for achievement help online through the app

Nice seats. pic.twitter.com/OQ4rGrW47m

— Brian Hoss (@Second_Variety) June 9, 2014

Big line for Xbox. pic.twitter.com/Q1JvAHJdG1

— Brian Hoss (@Second_Variety) June 9, 2014

Early morning. pic.twitter.com/OHPFBBrXID

— Brian Hoss (@Second_Variety) June 9, 2014