E3 Expo Quick Hits: Day One

Kinect

E3 Expo’s first day was dominated by Microsoft’s many announcements; *Sony* and *Nintendo* will follow *Microsoft* with their own news tomorrow.

Below, some day one *Microsoft* (and non-Microsoft) video game news and commentary that caught our attention:

»  Struggling *Electronic Arts* announced a new line-up of games, which Dean Takahashi calls “outstanding.” [VentureBeat]

»  The “best” game trailers released Monday, selected by Ars Technica. [Opposable Thumbs]

»  *Microsoft* won’t say how much it will charge for its new controller-free Kinect game system — but a GameStop listing shows it starting at $149.99. [Engadget]

»  A run-down of the Kinect titles *Microsoft* demoed during the company’s media presentation. [CrunchGear]

»  Mary Jo Foley doesn’t think Kinect and the new, redesigned Xbox 360 will appeal to “non-gamers” like herself. [ZDNet]

»  Forrester’s James McQuivey gushes about Kinect. Sample: “Kinect is to the next decade what the Operating System was to the 1980s, what the mouse was to the 1990s, and what the Internet has been ever since. It is the thing that will change everything.” [James McQuivey’s Blog]

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