E3 2009 highlights: The Xbox roundup

E3 was brütal! If you blinked, for a split/second, you missed something. Even if you were trine to keep up, it was a blur -- staying a.wake like that, you only pushed yourself to the brink of your own dark void. That's where Joystiq comes in; to crackdown on the madness; to reach out ... with conviction -- phew! Crysis averted.

We've scoured the dark corners and survived the inferno to piece together this roundup of all things Xbox at E3. Why? Just 'cause we love you. So, draw nier and shift your eyes past the break.

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Alan Wake

• Alan Wake is real, coming spring 2010

• Open up your eyes for Alan Wake media

• Impressions: Alan Wake

• Alan Wake 'levels' structured like episodes of a television series

• Lake: 'Remedy is not a factory,' team fortunate to spend time on Alan Wake's debut adventure

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Army of Two: The 40th Day

• Impressions: Inside an Army of Two: The 40th Day weapons cache

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Assassin's Creed 2

• Assassin's Creed 2 launches November 17

• Jesper Kyd returning to compose Assassin's Creed 2 soundtrack

• Assassin's Creed 2 will end with a cliffhanger

• Interview: Assassin's Creed 2 creative director, Patrice Désilets

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Avatar

• Avalook at James Cameron's Avatar

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Batman: Arkham Asylum

• Hands-on: Batman: Arkham Asylum

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Bayonetta

• Bayonetta's E3 trailer is absolutely insane

• Bayonetta: Not just for the 'hardcore maniac player'

• Hands-on: Bayonetta

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The Beatles: Rock Band

• The Beatles: Rock Band to feature harmonizing vocals

• The Beatles: Rock Band's 'All You Need is Love' exclusive download on Xbox Live

• Ten Beatles: Rock Band songs, first downloadable album revealed

• Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr are at the Microsoft press conference

• See the first Beatles: Rock Band trailer and Ludwig drums

• The Beatles: Rock Band intro is our 'Real Love'

• The Beatles: Rock Band DLC not compatible with other Rock Band games

• The Beatles: Rock Band 'Abbey Road' E3 booth in pictures

• The Beatles: Rock Band to get NO mustache DLC

• Hands-on: The Beatles: Rock Band

• See The Beatles: Rock Band cartoon intro in high quality

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BioShock 2

• Impressions: Bioshock 2 multiplayer

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Blur

• Hands-on: Blur

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Brink

• Brink: Bethesda / Splash Damage collaboration revealed

• Impressions: Brink

• Interview: Splash Damage's Richard 'Rahdo' Ham

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Brütal Legend

• Ozzy Osbourne's voice is in Brütal Legend

• Tim Schafer electrocutes Jack Black on video

• Activision sues Double Fine over Brütal Legend

• Hands-on: Brütal Legend

• Interview: Tim Schafer and the art of selling out

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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow

• Kojima's 'Castlevania: Lords of Shadow' unmasked

• Feast your eyes on the Castlevania: Lords of Shadow trailer

• Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, minus the 'Castlevania'

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Crackdown 2

• Crackdown 2 announced for Xbox 360

• The Agency is recruiting again: First Crackdown 2 trailer

• Crackdown 2 features 4-player co-op, 16-player online

Crysis 2

• Crysis 2 teaser is all flash, no substance

DanceDanceRevolution

• Have 8 feet? Try the new DanceDanceRevolution

Dante's Inferno

• Dante's Inferno E3 trailer makes poetry fun again

• Seen@E3: Protesting Dante's Inferno

• Impressions: Dante's Inferno burns in (the fifth circle of) Hell

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Darksiders

• Darksiders will ring in the new year, get demo

• Mark Hamill signs on for Darksiders

• Hands-on: Darksiders

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Dark Void

• Overheard@E3: Dark Void knows its roots, but it's better

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Def Jam Rapstar

• Voice-on: Def Jam Rapstar

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DiRT 2

• DiRT 2 tears up the track in latest trailer

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DJ Hero

• Video: DJ Hero turntable and guitar gameplay

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Dragon Age: Origins

• Hands-on: Dragon Age: Origins

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EA Sports MMA

• EA Sports MMA: If it's in any martial art, it's in the game

Fairytale Fights

• Hands-on: Snow White hacks up children in Fairytale Fights

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Fallout 3: Point Lookout

• Fallout 3's Point Lookout coming June 23

• Bethesda drops Point Lookout trailer, screens

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Fight Night 4

• Fight Night 4 enters the ring June 25th

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Final Fantasy XIII

• Final Fantasy XIII running on 360 before Japanese release

• Square targeting spring 2010 release for Final Fantasy XIII on 360

• Impressions: Final Fantasy XIII

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Forza Motorsport 3

• Forza Motorsport 3 coming in October

• Forza 3 trailer is less of the Forza you love

• Forza Motorsport 3 will ship on two discs

• Turn 10 on Forza 3: 'No game competes with us'

• Hands-on: Forza Motorsport 3

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Front Mission

• Front Mission evolves in E3 debut trailer

Gears of War 2: Dark Corners

• Hands-on: Gears of War 2 Dark Corners 'Nowhere'

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Guitar Hero 5

• Watch Neversoft play Guitar Hero 5 on a stage in LA

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Halo: Reach

• Bungie confirms Halo: Reach, beta included with Halo 3: ODST

• Here's the Halo: Reach E3 trailer

• Halo: Reach is an FPS

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Halo 3: ODST

• Halo 3 ODST drops down September 22

• Halo 3: ODST brings four-player co-op with Firefight mode

• Halo 3: ODST demo expands on story, structure, 'splosions

• Halo 3: ODST controller pics hold clues into New Mombasa mysteries

• Hands-on with Halo 3: ODST's new Firefight mode

• Impressions of Halo 3: ODST campaign -- Life in a sandbox

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Huxley

• Huxley will not offer cross-platform play, goes free-to-play

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Just Cause 2

• Impressions: Just Cause 2

Left 4 Dead 2

• Left 4 Dead 2 Nov. 17 on Xbox 360, PC

• Kill Southern zombies with four new characters in Left 4 Dead 2

• Hands-on: Left 4 Dead 2 hands-on 4 you

• Left 4 Dead 2 will last 'much longer' as a platform

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LEGO Rock Band

• Hands-on: LEGO Rock-Band

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Lost Planet 2

• Hands-on: Lost Planet 2

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Mafia II

• Mafia II trailer is all snow covered streets, bullet ridden corpses

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Mass Effect 2

• Impressions: Mass Effect 2 'suicide mission'

• Hands-on: Mass Effect 2 is a shooter!

• Mass Effect DLC to be announced soon

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Metal Gear Solid Rising

• Metal Gear Solid Rising coming to Xbox 360

• '!' Metal Gear Solid Rising confirmed for PS3, PC

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Modern Warfare 2

• Modern Warfare 2 map packs hitting Xbox Live first

• Modern Warfare 2 gameplay excites, even in its barely visible state

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Need For Speed: Shift

• [Hands-on coming soon]

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Nier

• Notworthy: Square Enix's 'Nier' demo

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Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising

• Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising trailer shows off finer points of battle

Overlord II

• Hands-on: Overlord II

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Project Natal / Milo

• Microsoft reveals Project Natal, motion camera for Xbox 360

• Overheard@E3: Kudos to Kudo's Wii burn

• Peter Molyneux shows 'Milo' for Project Natal

• Project Natal video features smack talking, scruffy teenagers

• Taking a walk with Milo, Molyneux's Project Natal 'game'

• Xbox 360 motion controller dev not afraid of Project Natal

• Activision got the heads up about Project Natal

• EA Sports already working on Active for Natal/PS3 Motion Controller

• Miyamoto flattered, not worried by Sony, Microsoft motion controllers

• Hands-on: Project Natal: Burnout

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Raven Squad

• Hands-on with Southpeak's FPS/RTS hybrid, Raven Squad

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R.U.S.E.

• Hands-on: R.U.S.E. (and its steep learning curve)

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The Saboteur

• Hands-on: The Saboteur

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Samurai Shodown: Edge of Destiny

• Hands-on: Samurai Shodown: Edge of Destiny

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Section 8

• Section 8 brings user-created dedicated servers to Xbox 360

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Singularity

• Impressions: Singularity

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Splinter Cell: Conviction

• Splinter Cell banner seemingly reaffirms Xbox 360 exclusivity

• Splinter Cell Conviction exclusive to Xbox 360, out this fall

• Splinter Cell: Conviction trailer doesn't need to hide

• Watch Sam Fisher kill lots of people in Splinter Cell: Conviction

• Just how exclusive is Splinter Cell: Conviction?

• Impressions: Splinter Cell Conviction

• Conviction producer says players shouldn't fear the new 'Mark and Execute' feature

• Splinter Cell: Conviction story focus helped shape gameplay elements

• Splinter Cell: Conviction trailers: Then and now

• Interview: Alexandre Parizeau talks Splinter Cell: Conviction, evolving characters and stealth

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Split/Second

• Hands-on: Split/Second

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Squeeballs (GameTrak Freedom)

• Hands-on: Joystiq puts hands on Squeeballs, GameTrak Freedom

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Supreme Commander 2

• Taylor: Bringing Supreme Commander to Xbox 360 was a 'hair on fire mission,' sequel developed in-house

• Interview: Chris Taylor on Supreme Commander 2, publisher Square Enix and RTS on consoles

Tekken 6

• Namco promotes pummeling through its Tekken 6 tournament

• Hands-on: Tekken 6

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Tony Hawk Ride

• Tony Hawk will ride Tony Hawk Ride at Microsoft's E3 keynote

• Pro skaters sound off in Tony Hawk Ride trailer

• Tony Hawk Ride board limited to 300 lbs.

• Hands-on: Tony Hawk Ride

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Warriors: Legends of Troy

• Hands-on: Warriors: Legends of Troy is Dynasty Warriors for people who hate Dynasty Warriors

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Wolfenstein

• Wolfenstein E3 trailer returns to familiar territory

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Zephyr: Rise of the Elementals

• Konami announces Zephyr: Rise of the Elementals

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Summer of Arcade

• Summer of Arcade returns; includes Marvel vs. Capcom 2, TMNT, Monkey Island

• XBLA Summer of Arcade media round-up

Joy Ride

• BigPark's 'Joy Ride' free to play, download ... then you pay

• Take a joyride with the first trailer for Joy Ride

• Hands-on: Joy Ride

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Marvel vs. Capcom 2

• Hands-on: Marvel vs. Capcom 2

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Shadow Complex

• Epic Games' next is Shadow Complex for Xbox Live Arcade

• Hands-on: Shadow Complex not too complex, very familiar

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'Splosion Man

• [Hands-on coming soon]

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TMNT: Turtles in Time Re-shelled

• Hands-on: TMNT: Turtles in Time Re-shelled

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Trials HD

• Hands-on: Trials HD

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Trine

• Atlus publishing Trine on XBLA

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Avatars

• Microsoft announces Avatar Marketplace, unlockable apparel

Facebook / Twitter

• Facebook, Twitter on Xbox Live this fall

• Facebook on Xbox Live: What it is, and what it isn't

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Games on Demand

• Full Xbox 360 game downloads arriving in August

• Video: Xbox 360 Games on Demand service

Last.fm

• Last.fm service coming to Xbox Live

• Here's what Last.fm on Xbox 360 looks like

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Netflix

• Netflix on Xbox 360 receiving upgrade soon

NXE Updates

• Xbox Video Marketplace relaunched as Zune Video this fall

• NXE update: watch all media with your Xbox Live party

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Booth Tours / Banners

• E3 2009: A banner year

• The Beatles: Rock Band 'Abbey Road' E3 booth in pictures

• 45 Second Booth Tour: Microsoft

• 45 Second Booth Tour: EA

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Press Conferences

• Microsoft pushes Pre-E3 briefing up five minutes for 'very special' addition

• Live from Microsoft's E3 2009 keynote

• Live from EA's E3 2009 keynote

• Microsoft press conference Bingo ends in failure

• Live from Ubisoft's E3 2009 keynote

• Partygoers ponder the highs and lows of Microsoft's press briefing

• Live from Konami's E3 2009 keynote

Polls

• E3 2009 press conference winners and losers: The Joystiq reader poll

Trailers

• See all of E3's biggest trailers

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