Microsoft kicked off CES with their keynote this evening and, while little new was revealed, we did finally get confirmation on a couple rumored dates. That isn’t to say there weren’t a few surprises along the way…
- Crackdown 2 is a 2010 game
- Fable 3 is a 2010 game
- Alan Wake was described as an Episodic game with “more episodes available after it’s launch”. Given the twisting of terms and vagueness surrounding the whole Alan Wake segment, we don’t know if this means it will be delivered in a manner similar to Fable 2 Episodes or, if it will be just traditional game + DLC.
- Halo Reach is set for a Fall 2010 release with the multiplayer beta (included in your new copy of ODST) happening sometime this Spring.
- Microsoft Announced “Game Room” which will function as your own personal arcade. At launch there will be 30, old school, 80s arcade games that you can purchase and put in your Game Room, complete with their original cabinets. You can invite your friends into your Game Room and play against them on the machines you purchased. Over 1000 games will be released weekly over the next three years. Any games you buy will be playable on your Xbox 360 or Games for Windows live enabled PC.
- Finally, Natal is confirmed for Holiday 2010
Gosh, wasn’t that exciting!?