Tag: Rumor

E3 will undoubtedly be a big event for Nintendo fans, but Microsoft also has some exciting plans for the show. No less than 10 new games are slated to be announced at E3. Sources at Eurogamer said that these games will be directed at a more hardcore audience, and they wont be obvious. Another interesting tidbit is that Microsoft recently had a job posting for a studio that is focused on "Highly experimental gameplay." That could mean anything. According to Eurogamer, "Microsoft plans to triple the number of games available for Kinect by the end of 2011."

A list of the anticipated announcements follows after the jump.

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Voice actor Peter Dickson has been cast as the voice for Emperor Sorean, a leader of an evil cult in Xenoblade Chronicles. Dickson let looseoOn his official blog two important facts. He revealed that the game will be given an autumn release in "UK, Europe and USA." Up until this point no release date for the US version has been confirmed by Nintendo. The official Nintendo site says that the game has a yet to be announced release date in 2011. Check out Dickson's message on his blog here, it's about seven entries from the top. This is not an official message from the publisher so it may or may not be true, but many RPG fans have anticipated this game's US and UK release. Xenoblade is an Action RPG for the Wii.

With the initial report coming from GameInformer, a slew of articles based on rumored and/or “sourced” information followed, setting the gaming industry (fans included) ablaze. The initial thought of a new console from Nintendo is well interesting enough, but with all the added hype stemming from reports and tidbits from major gaming media outlets, bloggers, and even twitter accounts make this story just that much more intriguing. So, with the plethora of information that has accumulated just over the last 24 hours, we thought we’d lay down the highlights for you to keep that hype train rolling.

* Controller to feature a standard d-pad along with bumpers, triggers and dual-analog sticks.

* A touch capable screen appearing on the controller that measures 6 inches in size, along with a possible front-facing camera in which case could give the controller the ability to act as a Wii Remote sensor bar by itself.

* The controller’s touch screen has been mentioned to be “one-touch” rather than multi-touch.

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