A quick intro...
 

Hello everyone,
This is Ted, I work with a PR firm representing Microsoft Game Studios for PC and Xbox products. I'm going to be posting Xbox and MGS news items in this forum from time to time, so I figured it best to come clean as to who I was before starting. For those concerned, yes, I did clear this with DVDtalk management beforehand, so please don't worry that I'm trying to sneak in under Geoff's radar <grin>

I promise I'm just going to be here to post news updates that might interest you as gamers. No ten page press releases or "we're the best!" stuff. Just brief snippets from our latest news, and if you're interested in more info, you can always post requesting more.

Also, I'm going to stay away from giving opinion on anything, since who's going to believe the PR guy anyhow :-)

If you have questions about some MS titles, ask me, and if I can answer them, I'll certainly try. Can I guarantee an answer, no, but I can try to find answers.

Thanks

Oh, my Live Gamertag is Calico, and I'm currently running a couple Links 2k4 tourneys on XSN, along with playing a lot of Rainbow Six 3 and PGR2. So feel free to add me to your friends list, I'm only about average, so playing against me is a great way to pad your stats.

Nice :up:

Welcome to the forum.

Welcome to the forum. :D

Welcome to the forum. :)

Awesome! Welcome to the forum.

One of us! One of us!

Welcome! :hump:

Do you play Top Spin? I need to pad my stats on that more than anything, lol I suck.

Cool... I'm sure we'll be seeing plenty of prizes and giveaways in the near future... ;)

Welcome PR Xbox man from the Land of Microsoft. Anything tasty abrewing under the glow of the green X?

Can you share with us your knowings of possible cool shinny things at next year's 10th anniversary e3?

E3 is still under the cloak of super-secret planning, which is another way of saying...I really don't know yet as I'm workin' some other projects.

As for giveaways and such with DVDtalk, assuming DVDtalk management is interested, we're always interested. We don't have anything new coming for a teeny bit, but when it does, this would certainly be the place to hold a contest now, wouldn't it :-)

Though I do love Top spin, I'm afraid to play that game on live any more, I'm *that bad* at it. When your ranking starts in the 25k range and never moves, you get a bit depressed.

I also play a good bit of Amped 2 for those interested. When I say "good bit" I by no means mean I'm good, I just love to play it. Though I do throw out a mean switch rodeo on the halfpipes...

Hey! Welcome to the forum! Now can you pull some strings and get Quantum Redshift 2 released? :thumbsup:

Jeremy

How much did they pay for your soul?

;) j/k. welcome!

Welcome aboard,

It's good to know that the suits have recognized this forum.

Welcome!!

Having you around should be great :up:

Welcome to the forum.

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MS IN THE HOUSE!!! Welcome.

What future xbox titles are in the works for MGS?

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Hah! Bookmark this thread folks; think of me...while you enjoy your "giveaways" and contest "booty"... as the only person willing to sit up and BEG for free stuff... ;)

Hi! Does MS have any big x-box exclusive titles in the works for 2004?

hi.

gamecube rules! j/k. mods don't ban me. :o

I think you'll find us more than happy to wear any free shirts, etc that may have a logo slapped all over them. Free advertising for you, free shirts for us :D

Obviously I'm sure many of us would be willing to sacrifice our hard to come by time to beta test games, etc. You'll find that we are givers around here :D

Howdy, welcome to the forum.

sniper you WHORE! I was first!!111!!!

*push*

*incites riot*

:D

X_xobx sux. PS2 is da bomb. Gettaout a here!


Only kidding.


Welcome Calico.

Welcome!

Wow, man you need to lay off the caffeine :D

Calico, I want to know if Fable is going to come out before Duke Nukem Forever :D

The two *big* exclusives fo 2k4 will be Halo 2 and Rallisport Challenge 2. Both are going to be fully online through Xbox Live for some big multiplayer games.

When is XSN sports gonna get a soccer game online?

Since Sony denied NEC to release Ys I&II Eternal Story over here, maybe Microsoft should give them a little talk about an English version on "another" system.. or would that be Konami now since they just bought the console rights to the series worldwide.

We all know Xbox needs some good Japanese RPGs.. and what better way than to get a series of RPGs that actually feature gameplay? A feature missing from another popular series.

-wink-

It's either that or I buy a PS2 and just import it.. I don't mind importing, it's that first part that bothers me. :lol:

As far as RPG's, you've got <a href="http://www.xbox.com/en-us/sudeki/default.htm">Sudeki</a> and <a href="http://www.xbox.com/en-us/tflo/default.htm">True Fantasy Online</a> coming for the Xbox in 2k4.

I don't know of MS working on soccer for the Xbox, but I'm hoping EA will hop on board the Live train so they can just publish their FIFA series for the Xbox to get us some "footie" (spelling?) for Live.

Speaking of which...any truth to the rumor in the Official Xbox Magazine that said EA and MS are close to inking a deal for XBL compatability? They also said Battleground 1942 was back in development and being tested on an early XBL infrastructure.

And I second Japanese RPGs. It's obvious the PS2 can attract gamers because of the big exclusives from Japanese developers, but also because it has niche games that end up bleeding into the mainstream. There are plenty of games - Xenosaga and Suikoden from Konami, and the Breath of Fire series from Capcom - which have sold pretty well despite being very Japanese in an American market.

Third thing (sorry this post is so loaded), any news on a US release of Phantom Dust? This looks like a really cool online game, and is precisely the type of game I was talking about above. Could this be the big sleeper hit for '04?

Jeremy

Any news on Shenmue 3?

#1. Being aPR guy, I can't comment on rumors. But I'm with you in wishing they'd restart work on BF 1942 for Xbox, that'd be fantastic, and obviously, everyone in the gaming universe (well, we Xbox fans anyhow) would love to see them work with Live on their new titles. NFS:Underground was such a great game, to have it on live would've been a dream for me. Between that and Project Gotham 2, I'd never get any sleep if they were *both* Live games.

#2 Phantom Dust: Let me ask around on that, I'm with you in that it looks really cool, but I haven't heard anything about it lately (don't take that to mean anything good or bad, it could be that I fell asleep in the wrong meeting!..hahah)

Any word on a first party wireless controller?

I second that question. Don't make me buy one from overseas that probably is not that high of quality.

Yeah, me and ryo over here are interested in any news you've got concerning this little puppy. Im still waiting for this title, oh, and welcome!

Hi Calico, any chance of there being strategy games, like Age of Empires being released for the XBox and of course XBox Live?

Thanx Chris

Any word if a price drop is coming soon?

The thing that kills me on Xbox is the lack of a quality steering wheel. There are soooo many awesome driving games on Xbox, but not a single decent wheel. I'm playing Project Gotham 2 and tearing my hair out in frustration because I have to control my car with a gamepad instead of a wheel. I have no precision control. It's a widely known fact that all of the current wheels available for the Xbox just suck completely.

The PS2 has a fantastic wheel in the form of the Logitech Driving Force. I want something of similar or better quality for my Xbox.